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P U B L I C AT I O N
Winter/Spring 2005
F O R
A U G S B U R G
C O L L E G E
A L U M N I
&
F R I E N D S
Vol. 67, No. 2-3
EEditor’s
DITOR’Snote
NOTE
Learning by seeing and doing
I
usually write this piece at the very last
moment, after all the page layout is
complete and after we’ve proofed
everything. At this point, the magazine is
finally in order, and, freed of the editorial
minutiae, I can more easily take in the
content as a reader.
I always seem to discover unexpected
themes and threads among the stories.
Sometimes they’re serendipitous, and
sometimes it’s as if the stories fall together
to create something greater than the sum
of their individual parts.
When I “read” through this issue, I was
struck by how much of the content deals
with learning outside the classroom.
Moreover, the one story that is about
classroom learning lauds the new ways
that technology links us with classrooms,
students, and teachers around the world.
Experiential learning, the learning that
takes students outside of books, and
mostly outside of classrooms, is powerful.
It’s an Augsburg hallmark, enhanced by the
vast resources of the neighborhoods, city,
and world around us.
I felt the power of experience when
student Anna Warnes talked about how
the tsunami didn’t kill faceless people on
the other side of the world, but people she
knew and had learned from in Thailand. I
also felt it in hearing from our nursing
students who learned about Lakota culture
and the inequalities of health care from the
nurses and residents they met on the Pine
Ridge Reservation.
Names also became real faces and
people for the school children participating
in the Peace Prize Festival who had
“adopted” Nobel Peace Prize laureates and
spent months developing creative projects
around their lives.
And, after hearing Dr. Sima Samar
speak at the Peace Prize Forum, it will be
difficult to read about Afghanistan without
thinking about the persecution and
hardships she has endured in her life.
The timing of the article in this issue
about Professor Garry Hesser—honored as
Minnesota Professor of the Year—was
serendipity, but couldn’t have fit better
with themes about experience in an
Augsburg education. His vision, wisdom,
and leadership at Augsburg and across the
nation have enabled students to learn more
fully through internships, service-learning,
cooperative education, and by getting out
of the classroom and into the community.
So, read on and experience an
education exemplified, I believe, by the
phrase on many of the publications from
our Center for Global Education—“See the
world through their eyes, and your world
will never be the same.”
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FEATURES
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Through the eyes of teachers,
the eyes of students
by Kathy Swanson, Anna Warnes ’05, Jeff Moores ’05,
Sue Kneen ’04, and Rachel Schuette ’03
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Learning with your heart
by Judy Petree
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2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Garry Hesser: Minnesota Professor of the Year
Vision, news from Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
DEPARTMENTS
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Around the Quad
6
Sports
17
Faculty/Staff Notes
34
Alumni News
37
Class Notes
43
In Memoriam
44
Auggie Thoughts
inside
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cover
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Calendar
50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste)
On the cover:
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
brought together nearly 1,000 people
to hear, consider, and discuss issues
of women’s rights, honoring 2003
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin
Ebadi. Photo by Stephen Geffre.
AROUND
QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
NEWS NOTES
Campus Kitchen receives honors
The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg received
one of nine Harry Chapin Self-Reliance
awards given by World Hunger Year
(WHY) to “outstanding grassroots
organizations in the U.S. that have moved
beyond charity to creating change in their
communities.” WHY is devoted to finding
grassroots solutions to hunger and poverty.
Campus Kitchen at Augsburg is a
partnership with The Campus Kitchens
Project and local community agencies to
use food donations from campus dining
operations, student organizations, and
Second Harvest Heartland in preparation
of meals delivered to community service
agencies. Since Augsburg’s program began
in October 2003, over 10,000 meals have
been served and 300 volunteers involved
in Augsburg’s program.
Thrivent grant will help strengthen
planned giving program
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has
awarded Augsburg $99,935 over two years
to support the College’s plan to strengthen
its planned giving program.
The grant will expand Augsburg’s
congregational outreach to inform,
motivate, and engage Lutherans through
seminars, individual visits, direct mail, and
Web site content in the charitable giving
options available to them.
Rochester Program relocates
After five years at the Rochester Central
Lutheran School, Augsburg’s Rochester
campus program moved closer to
downtown with its new location at Bethel
Lutheran Church.
In January, the College officially
celebrated the move and dedicated the new
location. Speakers included Rochester
mayor Ardelle Brede; Rev. Gary Benson ’70,
Augsburg regent and minister of Zumbro
Lutheran Church in Rochester; Rev.
Norman Wahl ’75, executive pastor of
Bethel Lutheran; and Pat Engstrom, a
current graduate nursing student in
Rochester who spoke on behalf of the
Rochester students.
Augsburg’s Gospel Praise, a student
music ensemble that performs across the
nation, also took part in the celebration.
Robert Stacke ’71, the group’s director and
chair of the Music Department, used the
occasion to note that Augsburg would
continued on page 3
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A college with a conscience
A
ugsburg College is one of the nation’s
best colleges fostering social
responsibility and public service,
according to The Princeton Review and
Campus Compact. It is one of 81
institutions in the nation featured by The
Princeton Review in its book, Colleges
with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with
Outstanding Community Involvement, to be
released in June.
“A college with a conscience,” said
Robert Franek, vice president for
admission services at The Princeton
Review, “has both an administration
committed to social responsibility and a
student body actively engaged in serving
society. Education at these schools isn’t
only about private gain: it’s about the
public good.”
The Princeton Review, an organization
that prepares online test-prep courses,
books, and other education services,
partnered with Campus Compact, a
national organization committed to the
civic purposes of higher education, to
choose the schools and develop the book.
Colleges were also nominated by
organizations with expertise in campus
community service and engagement.
Criteria included the college’s
admission practices and scholarships
rewarding community service, support for
service-learning programs, student
activism, student voice in school
governance, and level of social
engagement of its student body.
From over 900 nominations, the list
was shortened as editors collected data
about the nominees’ programs and
policies, and surveyed their students,
faculty, and staff.
Parker Palmer is the 2005
Commencement speaker
P
arker J. Palmer will present the
Commencement remarks, “Living the
Questions,” at the 2005 Commencement
ceremony on Saturday, May 7.
Palmer, a respected writer, lecturer,
teacher, and activist, focuses on issues in
education, community, leadership,
spirituality, and social change. His work
speaks deeply to people in many walks
of life.
He serves as senior associate of the
American Association of Higher
Education, and senior adviser to the Fetzer
Institute. He is the founder of the Center
for Teacher Formation, which oversees the
“Courage to Teach” program for K-12
educators across the country and a parallel
program for people in other professions.
Palmer’s work has been recognized
with eight honorary doctorates, two
Distinguished Achievement Awards from
the National
Educational Press
Association, an Award
of Excellence from the
Associated Church
Press, and major
grants from the
Danforth Foundation,
the Lilly Endowment, and the Fetzer
Institute.
He has published a dozen poems, more
than 100 essays, and seven best-selling
and award-winning books, including A
Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and
The Courage to Teach.
In 1998, The Leadership Project, a
national survey of 10,000 administrators
and faculty, named Palmer one of the 30
“most influential senior leaders” in higher
education and one of the 10 key “agendasetters” of the past decade.
Winter/Spring 2005
New regents elected to board
Frank Cerra, M.D.
Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr.
’85, M.D.
T
hree new members and one re-elected
member were welcomed to the
Augsburg College Board of Regents at
their meeting in January.
Re-elected to a second term is former
Minneapolis city councilmember Jackie
Cherryhomes ’76, a government relations
consultant and current chair of
Augsburg’s Government and Community
Relations Committee.
Frank Cerra, M.D.
Dr. Frank Cerra is senior vice president
for health sciences at the University of
Minnesota, one of the most
comprehensive academic health centers
in the U.S.
He graduated from the State
University of New York at Binghamton
and received his medical degree from
Northwestern University School of
Medicine. In 1991, he came to the
University of Minnesota as director of
surgical critical care, and in 1995 was
appointed dean of the Medical School.
He is co-developer of the bioartificial
liver, a device similar to a kidney dialysis
machine.
Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D.
Dr. Tony Genia graduated from Augsburg
in 1985 with a major in biology. While a
student, he served as president of the
Intertribal Student Union. He earned a
medical degree from the University of
Minnesota Medical School, and
Winter/Spring 2005
Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
completed a residency in emergency
medicine at the University of New
Mexico Hospital in 1993.
He is a diplomate of the American
Board of Emergency Medicine and a
fellow of the American College of
Emergency Medicine. His principal
practice is at Fairview-University Medical
Center in Minneapolis.
Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
Bev Oren graduated from Augsburg in
1955 with a major in history and a minor
in English. She taught school for several
years and then served as vice president of
human resources during the 1980s and
1990s at Dart Transit Company, a
nationwide trucking and logistics
company of which her husband, Donald
Oren ’53, is president. She remains a
principal and adviser in the company.
She currently serves on the boards of
Minnehaha Academy and Dart Transit
Company, as well as having formerly
served on the boards of the Boys and
Girls Club, YWCA, and the Covenant
Pines Bible Camp.
The new board members were elected
to four-year terms by the Augsburg
Corporation at its meeting in October.
The Augsburg Corporation is comprised
of representatives elected by the
assemblies of the Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Southeastern Minnesota, and Northwest
Wisconsin Synods of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.
NEWS NOTES
begin offering music courses in Rochester
next year.
The Rochester Program began in fall
1998 with 65 nurses, mostly employees
of Mayo Clinic, studying toward a
bachelor’s degree completion. Now, at
nearly four times that size, 230 students
are currently enrolled in bachelor degree
programs in business, management
information systems (MIS), education,
and nursing (BSN completion), as well as
in the Master of Arts degree in nursing.
Augsburg Academy needs high
school students
The Augsburg Academy for Health
Careers is recruiting 9th-, 10th-, and
11th-grade students interested in math
and science for its first class beginning
this fall when doors open in St. Paul.
The academy is a new charter school,
sponsored by Augsburg, Fairview Health
Services, and Faith in the City, a
collaborative of seven Lutheran-based
Twin Cities institutions. Centered on
health as a vocation and a way of life, the
free school receives grant funding from
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Focusing on math and science within
a regular curriculum, students will gain
immediate skills, graduating with
certification in CPR and first aid, and
either as a nurse assistant or first
responder. Mentoring and job-shadowing
will begin in grades 9 and 10.
For information, contact Linda
Packard, Fairview Community Health
Outreach, at 612-672-6322.
Augsburg gains European partners
Augsburg has established academic
partnerships with universities in Poland,
Slovenia, and Finland.
Business professor Magda PalecznyZapp is co-coordinator of two
partnerships—one with the Krakow
University of Economics in Krakow, Poland,
and the other with University of Ljubljana
in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Opportunities will
include faculty exchanges, research
collaboration, curriculum development and
teaching, and study abroad for students.
Augsburg’s International Partners
program has established a partnership
with Arcada College in Helsinki, Finland,
for students in business, economics, and
MIS. All course credits taken there will
apply to Augsburg majors.
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Around the Quad
A
ugsburg’s Speech Team placed
among the top teams in the state
with a second place sweepstakes award
in their division at the Minnesota College
Forensic Association’s annual
tournament in February.
Since Minnesota teams routinely
place in the top 20 nationally, the state
tournament serves up some tough
competition. “Our students have won
awards at almost every tournament they
attended this year,” said coach and
communication studies professor Bob
Groven, “and routinely beat some of the
best competitors in the country. After
placing second at nationals last year in
our division, it’s nice to continue
building our success.” According to
assistant coach Brad Christ, Augsburg’s
Speech Team has already this year
amassed 22 finalist trophies, with several
tournaments still left in the season.
Senior Ryan Sobolik took top honors
with a second place in Impromptu
Speaking and fifth place in
Communication
Analysis. His success
comes after three years
of hard work. “It took
me a while to get the
hang of impromptu,”
said Sobolik. “It’s tough
because you don’t know
the topic beforehand,
and you only have two
minutes to prepare your
speech.”
Erik Helgeson placed
sixth in After Dinner
Speaking, which
requires presenting a
funny speech about a
serious topic. His
The Augsburg speech team’s success grows with a second-place
finish in the state tournament. (L to R) Francis Rojas ’05, Brian
speech highlights the
Mumford ’08, Ryan Sobolik ’05, and Erik Helgeson ’05
ways that “free speech
zones” have been
should be allowed to voice their opinion,
abused to limit a protestor’s free speech
even if those in power don’t always want
rights. After working extensively in
to hear the message. It’s important that
radio, he feels a special connection to
we preserve everyone’s right to protest.”
this topic. “I really believe that everyone
Augsburg presents Native American voices in
film series
F
or the second year, the Augsburg
Native American Film Series (ANAFS)
has collaborated with local and regional
film organizations to offer regional
venues for Native American filmmakers.
This year, ANAFS has partnered with a
new film organization, Independent
Indigenous Film Minneapolis (IIFM);
continued to work with the Fargo
International Film Festival; and is
planning programs for fall 2005 with the
University of Minnesota’s American
Indian Student Association and IIFM.
The series of films being shown on
campus and in community locations
aims to engage viewers in dialogue about
indigenous film and forge collaborative
relationships with the local Native
American community.
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The spring schedule of screenings has
included a five-film documentary series
at Augsburg with special hosts and panel
discussions, and continued with a threeday series at the Center for Independent
Artists that showcased local new media
artists and the best of the Native American
Voices selection from the Fifth Annual
Fargo International Film Festival with a
special panel of filmmakers. The fall
schedule, still in the planning stage, would
show a number of feature films at the
University of Minnesota.
The series is also linked to the
American Indian Studies program’s
Indigenous Filmmakers course, offering
students an interactive environment in
which to discuss issues of America’s
history, contemporary culture, and social
justice raised by Native filmmakers with
community members.
For a schedule of the remaining
screenings or for more information, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> or
contact M. Elise Marubbio at 612-330-1523
or <marubbio@augsburg.edu>.
Winter/Spring 2005
Staff photo
Speech team wins sweepstakes award
Auggies win national title while records fall
Stephen Geffre
by Don Stoner
T
ying national records with 10 AllAmericans, six wrestlers in national
championship finals, and four wrestlers
repeating as individual national
champions, the Augsburg College
wrestling team claimed its ninth NCAA
Division III national championship in the
last 15 seasons with a dominating
performance in the national tournament,
March 4-5, at St. Olaf College in
Northfield.
Augsburg put together the secondhighest point total for any championship
team in Division III history, and the most
ever for an Augsburg team at the national
championship tournament.
Augsburg claimed 10 All-Americans, a
first in program history and the second
such occurrence in Division III history.
Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson has
guided 143 All-Americans in his 23 years
of coaching (1980-84, 1986-present).
Junior Marcus LeVesseur became just
the eighth wrestler in Division III history,
and the first in Augsburg history, to win
three consecutive national titles, as he
claimed the 157-pound crown.
His 124-match collegiate unbeaten
streak is now the second-longest winning
Augsburg’s wrestling team claimed the NCAA Division III national championship on March 5 at
St. Olaf College—its ninth wrestling national title in the last 15 seasons.
streak in college wrestling history behind
the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State
(1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a
collegiate wrestling match.
Augsburg’s four repeat national
champions all finished their seasons
unbeaten, bringing the Auggies’ all-time
national championship total to 39 in
school history— and a record 35 in
Division III competition.
“Not only did they repeat, but they
were undefeated champions—it’s almost
unheard of at any level for a guy to do
something like that—and to have a team
that had four guys repeat and go
undefeated in that year, it’s just mindboggling,” Swenson said. “This will be in
the storybooks long after I’m done
coaching.”
Augsburg finished 14-1 on the season
in dual meets, earning Swenson his
300th career coaching victory along the
way. He is now 302-40 (.883 winning
percentage) in his career.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
A
ugsburg has joined the Lutheran
World Relief’s Wave of Giving
campaign to rebuild resources in South
Asia devastated by the December
tsunami.
Augsburg’s goal is to raise $35,000;
while it will contribute to LWR’s overall
rebuilding plan in the area, the focus will
be on the rebuilding of a cyclone
shelter/school in India.
Student organizations have jumped
on to “ride the wave” with creative
fundraising events. For Valentine’s Day,
the LINK, a student service organization,
collected money for their singing
telegrams and a raffle.
Winter/Spring 2005
On March 13, Pi Day,
the student math club,
Unbounded, charged
students money for the
opportunity to “pi” their
favorite professor—by
tossing a whipped cream
mini-pie at them. Students
also took turns reading the
digits of pi, reaching a
grand total of 24,401.
Augsburg’s Center for Global
Education (CGE) and LWR have shared
their common strong commitments to
experiential education as a learning tool
with trips over the past two years to
Courtesy photo
Ride the ‘Wave of Giving’ for tsunami relief
Nicaragua to educate about the LWR
coffee project and fair trade.
Contact David Fenrick, Center for
Global Education, for further information
or to donate, at <fenrick@augsburg.edu>
or 612-330-1669.
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Sports
Gridiron guru
by Erin Peterson
hen Jack Osberg ’62 walked off
the football field for the final time
as head coach of the Augsburg team
following the Auggies’ game against
St. Olaf at the Metrodome on Nov. 12,
he departed as the winningest football
coach in the school’s history.
But for him, that legacy isn’t nearly
as important as the one he’s had on a
generation of players.
Take Craig Peroutka ’99. Long before
Peroutka ever donned an Augsburg
uniform, he knew that Jack Osberg
would be his college coach. As a senior
at Faribault High School, the offensive
lineman hadn’t attracted notice from any
Division I or Division II schools, but he
had caught the eye of Osberg.
“Jack was the only one who took the
time to visit me at my house after a high
school football game,” he says. “He
really took time to get to know me.”
Peroutka would go on to be a part of
the 1997 Augsburg squad that finished
10-2 and earned a Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(MIAC) crown for the first time since
1928, while advancing to the NCAA
Division III national quarterfinals.
Now a financial analyst, Peroutka
says Osberg wasn’t just a football coach
for him; he was a life coach. “He
focused on values,” Peroutka says. “He
didn’t want us to succeed just on the
field, he wanted us to succeed in the
classroom and in everything we did.”
This is the kind of praise on which
Osberg thrives. During his 14-year
tenure as head coach at Augsburg, he’s
garnered his share of accolades, from
winning the MIAC championship to
surpassing his former coach and mentor,
Edor Nelson ’38, as the winningest
football coach in Auggie history.
But he’s much quicker to recount the
weddings of former players he’s attended
recently, and the friendships he’s formed
with many of his players. He’s happy to
talk about the successes of his players
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not just on the gridiron, but in the
business world.
“I want my players to understand
that there’s a bigger world than football,
but that there are many things we can
learn on the football field that will help
us, whether it’s our careers, our
relationships, our spirituality, or
anything else,” says Osberg.
It’s the wisdom of a coach who’s
played the game for his entire life, and
coached for nearly three-quarters of it.
An Auggie himself, the offensive and
defensive lineman played under the
legendary Edor Nelson ’38, and he knew
by the middle of his freshman year that
he would coach.
He spent 30 years teaching biology
and coaching at Minneapolis Roosevelt,
Bloomington Kennedy, and Wayzata high
schools, where he says he quickly
learned that good coaches aren’t
necessarily the best athletes, they’re the
best teachers.
“You need to know how to motivate
and work with young people,” he says.
“I’ve always said that if I’m teaching a
class of 30 students and I get 28 positive
evaluations, I’ll wonder what I could
Head football coach Jack Osberg ‘62 retires
with the most wins in Augsburg coaching
history.
Charles Walbridge
W
Charles Walbridge
Augsburg coach Jack Osberg shares his philosophy on football and life
Coach Osberg celebrates with Auggie players in 2003 after a win over Hamline.
Winter/Spring 2005
Archive photo
begin to turn the
have done for those
program around, even if
other two. Coaching
they would not be the
is the same way. I
ones to finish first in
want to be able to
the MIAC.
relate to all of the
These days, says
players.”
Osberg, it’s tougher to
While he’s had
succeed than it used to
plenty of role models
be. Many players, even
on and off the field,
at the Division III level,
his goal was never to
are pressured to
emulate the style of
specialize in a single
any of them. “As a
Jack Osberg began his football
sport, and with everyoung coach, I went
career as an Auggie offensive and
defensive lineman.
improving technology,
to a clinic and I heard
play is far more
[former Vikings
sophisticated than it was when he was a
coach] Bud Grant speak,” he says. “I
player.
came back with all these great Bud Grant
“We have video tapes now that we
ideas, but I wasn’t Bud Grant.”
can just copy and give out,” he says.
As he looked to many people for
“We used to have just one 16-millimeter
ideas, he ended up building his own
film, and we couldn’t copy that. It was
coaching philosophy and style. For better
difficult to run, and it broke all the
or worse, the young men who played for
time.”
him would look up to him, and he
Even as players feel that they must
stresses that he tries to be a role model
do more work in the weight room and
for them. He is demanding but respectful
spend more time in the offseason
of his players; he focuses on the
preparing for the following fall, Osberg
fundamentals of the game while
tells them to find balance. College is a
acknowledging that his players and his
crucible, but it is only through the
coaches have much to teach him.
balance of sports and academics, work,
“If you think you have all the answers
and friendships that they will be
to everything, you’re not going to make
prepared to enter the world and the rest
it,” he says.
of their lives.
As a Division III coach, Osberg hasn’t
In retirement, he says he is looking
had access to the kind of talent available
forward to spending more time with his
to large programs, but he’s a proponent
wife, Nina, and six children and
of making everyone—even those who
grandchildren. He may also spend more
will never be stars—feel valued.
time on the golf course. But retirement
“Jack made me think I could
will be bittersweet because of the joy
accomplish anything,” says Mike
that his tenure at Augsburg has brought.
Weidner ’83, a defensive end who played
“I was here 40 years ago, and in that
while Osberg was a defensive coordinator
time buildings have changed, technology
under Al Kloppen. “I was 6-feet-1 and
has changed, and administrations have
177 pounds, and he convinced me I
changed,” he says. “But the thing that’s
could do the job. I don’t think we had
stayed constant is the [encouragement]
one guy who was over 200 pounds, but
for individuals to be who they are. That
he always got the most out of
is something that persists.”
everybody.”
Osberg will remain on the Augsburg
Indeed, he says one of the squads he
staff, assisting in the school’s Alumni and
was most proud of during his tenure at
Parent Relations and Development areas,
Augsburg was the group of players he
to develop connections with athletic
started with during his first year as a
alumni and parents.
head coach, in 1991. Augsburg had
compiled an abysmal 7-61-2 record in
Erin Peterson is a freelance writer based in
the previous seven seasons, and he
Minneapolis.
marveled at the 1991 group’s ability to
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Frank Haege to
replace Osberg
by Don Stoner
F
ormer Augsburg assistant coach
Frank Haege has been named to
replace retiring coach Jack Osberg. He will
be the 14th head coach in the 74-season
history of the school’s football program.
Haege brings a 64-24 record as a
professional football head coach to his
new post at Augsburg. Most recently,
Haege spent three seasons as head coach
of the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas
Gladiators, posting a 25-23 record
(including playoffs).
“I’m very excited about this position,”
said Haege, 36. “Working at Augsburg,
and at the small-college level, has always
been a long-term goal for me. I’ve really
enjoyed the 10 years that I coached in
Arena Football, and I’ve had a lot of
success at that level. But there is a lot
more stability at the small-college level,
and that is important to me and my
family.”
Haege served on the Augsburg staff
under Jack Osberg as offensive
coordinator from 1996-98.
“Ever since I started coaching with
Jack in 1996, I fell in love with
Augsburg,” Haege said. “It is a great
atmosphere in which to coach and teach.
People work hard, have fun, and always
look out for the student-athletes.”
Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator.
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The 17th Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Peace Prize Festival
Left: Dr. Sima Samar,
chair of the Afghanistan
Human Rights
Commission, spoke
about her struggle as an
Afghan woman to
become a medical
doctor, establish the first
hospital for women in
Afghanistan, and
continue her pioneering
work on behalf of
women in her country.
Right: Augsburg student Sam
Kanenwisher ’06 (left) presents a
gift of the waters brought to this
year’s forum to a representative of
Luther College, which will host
the Peace Prize Forum in 2006.
Left: Students from CitySongs
children’s choir performed at the
forum prior to the Friday
evening plenary session.
Above: Augsburg was host in February to
nearly 1,000 college, university, and
community participants in the 17th annual
Nobel Peace Prize Forum honoring Nobel
Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran.
Above: National Public Radio producer Davar Ardalan
spoke in a plenary session about rediscovering her
native country of Iran and learning about the legacy
her family left in the national struggle for reform.
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Above: Augsburg student Katie Bickel ’05 participated on a student seminar panel examining
human rights issues in China, Iran, and East Africa.
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Above: Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a
Small Planet, spoke about the politics of food and
consideration of food as the central issue through
which to understand world politics.
Above: Augsburg sociology professor Garry Hesser, with
students Krista Dahlke and Riley Conway, presented to a
standing-room seminar audience their research on
demographics, resources, and revitalization in lowincome neighborhoods.
Above: Students from the
Prairie School of Dance in Eden
Prairie performed a modern
dance, “The Wall.”
Above: Mary Robinson, former president of
Ireland and U.N. high commissioner for human
rights, talked about her global experience as an
advocate for human rights and the use of law to
bring about social change.
Above: A participant from one of the five
sponsoring colleges brought water to the Peace
Prize Forum cauldron.
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Above: Ole Mjøs, chair of the Nobel
Peace Prize Committee in Oslo, Norway,
gestured in his greetings from Norway
and spoke about the significance of the
forum, sponsored by the five
Norwegian Lutheran colleges.
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Stephen Geffre
G A R RY H E S S E R
M I N N E S O TA P R O F E S S O R O F T H E Y E A R
Augsburg News Service and Betsey Norgard
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interdisciplinary metro-urban studies
program. He was instrumental in the
creation of Augsburg’s Center for
Service, Work, and Learning—a center
marking the marriage of the classroom
and the city that has not only emerged
as a hallmark of an Augsburg education,
but also has served as a service-learning
model across the nation.
For 28 years Hesser has been a
national leader in assisting students in
taking fuller advantage of Augsburg’s
urban location through wide-ranging
internships, community servicelearning, and cooperative education.
Education Award (National Society
for Experiential Education)
• 1998, Thomas Ehrlich Award for
national leadership and scholarship in
advancing the field of service-learning
(Campus Compact)
Stephen Geffre
A
ugsburg sociology and urban
studies professor Garry Hesser
was named 2004 Minnesota
Professor of the Year by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching and the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE).
The day of the announcement,
November 18, was proclaimed as “Dr.
Garry Hesser Day” in Minnesota by Gov.
Tim Pawlenty. A special chapel service
and luncheon marked the day on the
Augsburg campus.
In reflecting on his time at Augsburg,
Hesser said, “This has been an
extraordinary place to be all these 28
years. The gift of community is about the
greatest gift to be given to anybody in
one’s life.”
Hesser joined Augsburg’s Sociology
Department in 1977. Since that time he
has served as chair of the Natural and
Social Sciences Division and chair of the
His awards include:
• 2004, Distinguished Contributions to
Teaching and Learning (Augsburg)
• 2002, Distinguished Sociologist of
Minnesota (Sociologists of Minnesota)
• 2001, Pioneer in Experiential
Professor of the Year Garry Hesser is
introduced at a special chapel service by
Frankie Shackelford, associate dean for
teaching and learning enhancement.
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Stephen Geffre
Hesser represents the
very best teacher any of
us ever have had.
He’s that teacher we think
about with gratitude
decades later.
—Doug Grow
Star Tribune columnist
Hesser is Augsburg’s first recipient of the
professor-of-the-year honor, which is
given annually by the Carnegie
Foundation and CASE, two Washington,
D.C.-based organizations. It is the only
national award that recognizes
excellence in undergraduate teaching
and mentoring. More than 500
nominations were submitted.
The nominees were evaluated on
criteria including the impact on and
involvement with undergraduate
students, scholarly approach to teaching
and learning, contributions to
undergraduate education within the
institution and community, and support
from colleagues and students
“In my view, Garry Hesser represents
the best Augsburg College has to offer in
respect to innovative teaching, engaged
scholarship, and service to the
institution and the community,” noted
President William Frame.
Augsburg provost and dean
Christopher Kimball wrote, “His unique
preparation as a theologian and
sociologist has proven fertile soil in
which to cultivate a teaching life. He
does so with energy and care and
thereby provides a compelling example
of Christian vocation for his colleagues
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and students.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist
Doug Grow led his column about
Hesser’s honor by fantasizing about a
time when media would get as excited
about people who matter as they do
about celebrities and sports stars. He
wrote, “Hesser represents the very best
teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that
teacher we think about with gratitude
decades later.”
Hesser is past president of the
National Society for Experiential
Education (NSEE) and the Higher
Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
(HECUA). As a consultant, he has led
workshops on service-learning and
experiential education on over 50
campuses and at professional meetings.
Hesser holds degrees from Phillips
University in Oklahoma, Union
Theological Seminary in New York, and
the University of Notre Dame. He makes
his home in the Seward neighborhood
where he and his wife, Nancy Homans,
have raised their five children, two of
whom are Augsburg graduates. He is the
author or editor of numerous
publications and articles in the areas of
experiential education, service-learning,
and neighborhood revitalization.
Courtesy photo
At a luncheon in his honor, Garry Hesser acknowledged and greeted his friend and mentor Professor
Emeritus Joel Torstenson ’38, founder of Augsburg’s Sociology Department, as Fran Torstenson looked on.
In 2000, Prof. Garry Hesser and then-PanAfrikan Center director Joe Young taught
an Interim course on civil rights history that
included a 10-day bus tour to spots where
historic civil rights events occurred—Selma
and Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.;
Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga. For most
students, it was their first trip in the south,
and left a strong impact as they immersed
themselves in the history. Here, the group
posed on the steps of the 16th Street
Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
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Robert Frost poignantly reminds us of
roads not taken, as well as those that are
taken. In 1984, I was engaged in a
faculty development internship related to
affordable housing policy and programs.
I was preparing for a sabbatical leave to
write a book with an economics colleague
focusing on neighborhood revitalization
using data that my students and I had
collected from a sample of 500
Minneapolis residents. Then the dean
called and invited me to accept an
appointment as founding director of the
newly funded Cooperative Education
program, stressing the importance of
faculty leadership in this new undertaking.
My colleague wrote the book that we
had planned together, but the alternate
“road taken” enabled me to become one
of the early faculty members who led in
the “rediscovery” and validation of
experiential education and servicelearning. Because there were so few
faculty members whose colleges
supported their involvement in servicelearning, I stood out and became
president of the National Society for
Experiential Education (NSEE), which
collaborated with Susan Stroud and Tim
Stanton as they worked with the
university presidents who founded
Campus Compact. These were heady
times for all of us in experiential
education. I found myself at Wingspread
on a task force which was deliberating on
whether to call it “service-learning” and
played a leadership role in NSEE when
we convened Wingspread gatherings that
produced the “Principles of Good
Practice in Service-Learning,” designed a
research agenda under the leadership of
Dwight Giles, and commissioned the
now classic NSEE three-volume
Combining Service and Learning, edited
by Jane Kendall.
All this also opened the door to
my becoming a FIPSE-NSEE consultant
(which has evolved into the Campus
Compact-AAHE Consulting Corps). This
20-year interchange and dialogue has
enhanced our programs at Augsburg and
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by Garry Hesser
Stephen Geffre
T H E R O A D TA K E N
An unexpected career path and serendipity led Professor Garry Hesser to the forefront of leadership,
as experiential education, and especially service-learning, was embraced and developed in higher
education.
the over 50 campuses where I have been
privileged to conduct faculty and staff
development workshops on experiential
education and service-learning.
Serendipity played a key role in recentering my teaching and scholarship in
the very values that had led me into the
academy in the first place, namely a
desire to combine knowledge with civic
engagement that could lead to thriving
and integrated communities open to all.
These opportunities have been gifts
in a 20-year “faculty development
process” and dialogue with colleagues
from across the globe, enabling me to be
a bridge between Augsburg, HECUA, and
others on the cutting edge of experiential
education. My teaching has certainly
benefited from an expanded utilization of
community-based pedagogy. And it
would appear that Augsburg has also
benefited from this disciplinary and
interdisciplinary exchange. This summer
two of my students will collaborate with
me as we expand upon and synthesize
the community-based research of other
students over the past five years as we
deepen our understanding of five
Minneapolis neighborhoods and compare
their community-building endeavors
with five neighborhoods involved in
Annie E. Casey’s “Rebuilding
Communities Initiative.”
I do not know the roads that I
might have traveled by pursuing more
traditional forms of scholarship. But the
decision to focus my teaching and
sociological journey on experiential
education and community-based servicelearning has provided countless
opportunities in higher education and
the discipline of sociology. …
My colleagues and students, both
within the academy and the community,
young and old, have shared their gifts
and accepted mine. We have challenged
and changed one another as a
community of learners and engaged
scholars. How could any professor ask
for more opportunities than I have had
or more reasons to celebrate the joy of
being a teacher, a student, a sociologist,
an urbanist, and a citizen? ■
Excerpted from the personal statement by
Garry Hesser that accompanied his
nomination as Professor of the Year.
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‘Many Houses’ author found Augsburg home
With many men serving in the Armed
Forces during World War II, most
Augsburg students were women. It was
here that writer Marie (Gjenvick)
Knaphus ’45 found a home. “The entire
school was like a family,” said Knaphus.
“Augsburg means a lot to me. I received
a good education and made many
lifelong friends.”
In addition to studying, Knaphus
kept involved with oratory and debate,
singing in the Mendelssohn Chorus, and
participating in the International
Relations Club and the Writers’ Club. At
the same time, she was engaged in
community and faith-based activities
through Girl Scouts and the church.
Making Iowa her home for many
years, Knaphus last visited the campus
in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of
campus ministry among students
attending state-supported colleges and
universities. Shortly after leaving
Augsburg, Knaphus served as counselor
to Lutheran students attending the Iowa
State Teachers College in Cedar Falls,
Iowa. It was there that she met and
married her husband, George, and
together they became the ministry’s first
counselors.
During her visit, Knaphus was
amazed at the growth of Augsburg’s
Weekend College (WEC) and feels a
connection with WEC students because,
she, too, lived off campus. However, she
took a streetcar to attend Augsburg.
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A great-grandmother at 81, Knaphus
continues to use her education and serve
others. Currently she is working on her
third book, this one about her father, a
Norwegian immigrant. ■
Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45, then and now.
“I am impressed with what’s
happening to Augsburg today,” she said.
“Students should work hard and take
advantage of every opportunity to grow
and develop their abilities. I feel
Augsburg did this for me.”
Knaphus also thinks “it’s important
for alumni to help support the College.
It takes so much money to run a
college, and people who have benefited
from it need to help.”
She recently made a significant gift
of stock to the Bernhard M. Christensen
Endowed Fund “out of gratitude for a
good education. It [Augsburg] offered
me the incentive to go out and offer
myself in service to others. I believe
there is a place for the small college that
has a mission like Augsburg.”
Knaphus was fortunate to have
Bernhard Christensen as a professor and
keeps in contact with his widow, (Lilly)
Gracia. “I have fond memories of Dr.
Christensen’s religion class that pulled
everything together for me. Attending
Augsburg helped me crystallize my faith,”
she said.
Marie Knaphus’ story may be similar to
yours. She held stock for many years and
wanted to give to Augsburg instead of taking
the capital gain from the sale of stock. Her
gift helps build Augsburg’s endowment, and
Knaphus benefits as well.
Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth
in three ways:
• NEW FACULTY CHAIRS AND
PROFESSORSHIPS
Endowed chairs and professorships allow
the College to attract and retain the most
qualified and talented faculty.
• NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
By expanding the current level of endowed
scholarships the College is able to attract
talented students from all backgrounds.
• PROGRAM SUPPORT AND FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT
A strong endowment is essential to
sustaining distinctive programs, supporting
innovative faculty-student research projects,
and enhancing professional development
programs for all faculty and staff.
You may designate endowment gifts to areas
of your specific interest.Your appreciated
securities of stock, bonds, or mutual funds
may be exempt from capital gains taxes
when you transfer them to the College, and
you may receive a tax deduction equal to the
market value of the securities at the time
they are transferred. Contact the
Development Office at 612-338-0002 to
discuss how your gift can best help others.
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Goal reached through the 3M Foundation challenge grant
The challenge went out this past fall to
Augburg alumni and friends who are 3M
employees to give back to their alma
mater through the 3M Foundation
Challenge Grant.
“I think the
3M Foundation
structured the
grant appropriately,” said Ron
Nelson ’68. “I am
pleased to see we
achieved the
match.” Augsburg
College and 3M
partnered to
Ron Nelson ’68
successfully raise
$100,000 from 69 3M employees in
support of the new Science Center. The
special challenge match opportunity
offered by the 3M Foundation ran for
eight weeks. Under the 3:1 challenge, the
foundation matched the $100,000 in
contributions from employees, retirees,
and friends with a $300,000 gift. Additionally, the foundation contributed a
$200,000 grant to the new Science Center.
“There is a long-standing relationship
between Augsburg and 3M,” said Nelson.
“This challenge grant gave many 3M
employees and retirees an opportunity to
reconnect with the College and play an
important part in the capital campaign.”
Sandra Wollschlager ’94 was compelled
to contribute because “my education made
a challenging 3M career possible. Many
3M employees completed degrees in a
nontraditional fashion when taking
Augsburg coursework. We obtained an
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Augsburg degree
while working full
time and raising a
family.
“My daughter
was one-year-old
when I took my
first Augsburg
class. I commuted
Sandra Wollschlager ’94 a long distance.
Because Augsburg
chemistry professors came to the 3M
campus, it enabled me to juggle my work
schedule so I could take classes. If it wasn’t
for 3M and Augsburg making it easier for
me, I wouldn’t have gone to college.”
Nelson came from the small Minnesota
town of Dawson, and life at Augsburg
was his first introduction to the city. “It
became my window,” said Nelson. “All is
available within the city, and students
should plug in culturally, through sports,
and experience activities relative to
societal diversity.”
Students should “participate in the
hands-on experiences made available in
the classroom and the laboratories, and
take advantage of the research work,” he
said. “These are extremely important
building blocks for the future.”
“The connection with Augsburg to the
scientific community is imperative,” said
Wollschlager. “Students need to see and
understand the big connections. 3M is a
global company so it is involved in global
issues. So what can we do to lessen global
warming, for example? Students need to
learn air and water transport modeling so
they can see how the world is connected.
“Our generation needs to make
improvements in the environment
(sustainable chemistry, technological
advances) and we need to figure out how
to educate the public about our
improvements and, in general, the value
of a science education/background.”
“The contributions made in sciences
are important to everyone,” continued
Nelson. “We want the science programs to
continue to be competitive and turn out
leaders like Dr. Peter Agre ’70, recipient of
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” ■
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Many people made a difference through the
3M Foundation Grant Challenge—please
consider how you can make a difference, too.
Does your company offer a matching gift
program? If so, please let us know.
Remember, all gifts are tax deductible.
Contact Sherry Jennings-King at
612-338-4823 or jenningk@augsburg.edu
to discuss giving options.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454.
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Lynn James
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A FINE FIRST LADY
Leola (Lee) Anderson served as the first
lady of Augsburg College during her
husband’s presidency from 1963 to 1980.
President Emeritus Oscar Anderson
focused on three main areas during his
term in office: to meld Augsburg into its
new family of colleges in the American
Lutheran Church (it had been the
college of the Lutheran Free Church); to
experiment with programs that involved
the city as a learning laboratory; and to
strengthen the College academically,
which resulted in an invitation to join
the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities
(ACTC).
As the president’s wife, Lee was active
in the Augsburg College Women’s Club,
now called the Augsburg College
Associates, and hosted College functions.
She raised four children during her
husband’s tenure, served on the first task
force of the American Lutheran College,
and was involved in the church.
She is remembered as a warm,
friendly person who cared deeply about
social issues, was a strong advocate for
women, and was close to her children.
Family was very important to her, and,
at age 86, she experienced the joy of
seeing her first great-grandchild.
TIME OF REMEMBRANCE
Donna (Anderson) Hoekstra ’68 spoke at
the memorial service about her mother,
Lee Anderson. Excerpts are reprinted
here with permission.
“She was a lovely lady with a unique,
one-of-a-kind personality and a name to
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Archive photo
In Memoriam
Leola G. Anderson, April 17, 1916–December 4, 2004
Leola (Lee) Anderson
match. Mom was generous with her
myriad talents. She could sing
beautifully, strum a guitar (though
upside down and backwards), sew
professionally, entertain with class,
sashay with flair on the dance floor,
draw and paint, and write with depth
and feeling.
Mom was generous with her
treasures, too. She gave, with no strings
attached, to her family, but she also gave
to the far ends of God’s world to
suffering people in places like Rwanda.
Mom embodied for me Christian
discipleship. She tried to live the godly
life—her life bore the fruits of the Spirit:
patience, kindness, goodness,
compassion, and self-control. She exemplified how I wanted to live my life.
Mom gave of herself in service to
others. She was all too often selfless to a
fault. In her early years she served as
choir director, youth leader, Sunday
school teacher, newsletter editor, and
worked in various jobs to support the
family during difficult times in Chicago.
In her years as wife of a traveling
Luther League director (that would be
my dad), Mom formed the Traveler’s
Aid group to provide mutual support
for other staff wives.
In her role as pastor’s wife, she served
gracefully. I can remember food-laden
tables at open houses and family
gatherings at holiday times, Bible
studies she led, sharing fresh insights,
overflowing Christmas baskets for the
poor, and quiet living room conversations with hurting parishioners.
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LEOLA G. ANDERSON
SCHOLARSHIP
Appreciating the legacy a scholarship offers,
in 2002 President Emeritus Oscar Anderson
established the Leola G. Anderson
Scholarship in Mathematics to honor
his wife.
“My wife had a love of math, but was a very
modest person,” said Anderson.“I wanted to
do something to honor her, so with
agreement from my family, the Leola G.
Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics was
established.” It is designated that one or more
students who have demonstrated academic
achievement and financial need be awarded
the scholarship. Special consideration is given
to assisting women in mathematics.
If you are interested in contributing to this
scholarship, contact Jennifer Kahlow at
612-338-6540 or <kahlow@augsburg.edu>.
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In Memoriam, continued
Mom was an open person. She
opened her mind—especially during the
17 years at Augsburg. I found speeches
she had given in front of learned college
groups. And I remember a particular
Mother/Daughter Banquet. Her talk was
brilliant. How I admired her and was so
proud to be her daughter.
She opened her home—to the
freshmen for Welcome to College Week,
to friends we brought home, and to faculty
for college functions. She opened her heart
to students she tutored and to the needs of
patients at Fairview Hospital.
Books were her love from when she
was young to just three months before she
died. They informed her thoughts and
shaped her opinions.
I had a mom who was on the cutting
edge, though often herself teetering
precariously. With heartfelt empathy
from her own personal loss, she
championed the poor, the oppressed, and
the disenfranchised. She fought for peace
and justice through written word and
voice forming the MS (Miscellaneous)
group of gals to hone shared thoughts
and strategies for change. She took on
Enhancements made to Thrivent’s GivingPlus Program
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans offers a charitable/match gift program to alumni,
faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Changes to the program for 2005 include:
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no minimum gift required,
increased member giving range,
multiple gifts option by members to same organization,
equal membership status for gifts, and
additional Lutheran organizations eligible.
Contact Stephanie Malone, director of The Augsburg Fund, at 612-338-4825 or
<malone@augsburg.edu> for details on how your participation benefits Augsburg.
the “isms” of race, gender, and culture.
My mom was a flaming liberal and an
authentic feminist. She could talk your
arm off sharing her causes. After her
death, we discovered volumes of prose
and poetry on all kinds of subjects. She
will live on in her written words.
Mom gave her love unconditionally.
She saw God as unconditional lover and
tried to model that love. She was
generous, open, and loving even during
her darkest times. Mom modeled for me
how to give, how to really see the other
person, how to serve, and how to love.” ■
SUPPORT STUDENTS
Hurry! Your annual fund donation to
The Augsburg Fund for this fiscal year must
be received by May 31.
Your tax-deductible gift will accomplish many
things: help students by supplementing their
tuition, provide enriching campus experiences,
enhance technology and curriculum, and
prepare future leaders for service in the world.
Contact Stephanie R. Malone, director,The
Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society,
at 612-338-4825 or <malone@augsburg.edu>.
Campaign Progress
$37.5M of $55M goal
as of 3-10-2005
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FACULTY
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NOTES
Faculty/Staff
Connecting with classmates around the world
by Judy Petree
new program at Augsburg connects
students and faculties around the
world via Web cam and e-mail, offering
one way for students to gain global
perspectives without leaving campus.
Augsburg social work professor
Rosemary Link, along with Robert Bill
from Information Technology, received a
State Department grant to develop the
“Exploring World Cultures” project as a
module in a social work class. Augsburg
is the only Minnesota institution among
the 10 funded grants.
The goals of the project are to
increase understanding of world cultures
and systems of human service; to
increase students’ abilities to explain
their own culture and respect others; to
identify the variety of cultures worldwide
and to recognize their interdependence;
and to develop crosscultural
communication skills, including conflict
management.
Link said they began with schools
where Augsburg already had
connections. At the University of
Ljubljana in Slovenia, where student
summer exchanges have become a
tradition, Professors Gabi Cacinovic
Vogrincic and Lea Sugman Bohinc were
“delighted to participate in this venture.”
A second project site is the National
University of Singapore. The third
partner, Tata Institute in Mumbai, India,
has been delayed by technical and
structural difficulties.
To prepare for the project, Link and
Bill visited the three overseas schools and
researched their political, economic,
historical, and social characteristics, plus
technology resources. They received
training at East Carolina University, where
this technology concept initiated, to
develop curriculum using video
technology and to review steps to establish
crosscultural relationships. They also
prepared for the reality of different
approaches to technology, firewall status,
bandwidth issues, and availability of an
academic technology team.
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Stephen Geffre
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Students in an Augsburg social work class “study” with classmates in Slovenia, pictured on the screen.
Back row (L to R) Professor Rosemary Link, Kelly Sve, Cody Swanson, Stacy Anderson, Amanda Dowdy,
Emily Lunemann, Dan Quance, Carolyn Herman, IT coordinator Robert Bill. Front row (L to R) Erin Olsen,
Walter Gies, Shannon Rynders, Amanda Bockmann and Joelle Bickel.
“One of the unique elements of the
project is the opportunity to share
innovations in teaching and local
challenges with colleagues across the
globe,” Link said, “and to understand
different perspectives on issues which
affect us all, such as health, migration,
international adoptions, and conflict
management.”
The Augsburg students participating
in the project are taking Social Work
257, Exploring Human Services in
Global Context. They were matched with
students in either Slovenia or Singapore
and are exploring each other’s culture,
social well-being, and current issues
such as homelessness, SARS, and
migration.
Two logistical challenges, Link said,
have been the different semester
schedules and the time differences.
The joys, however, far outweigh the
challenges, and students even come in
on Sunday evenings to ‘meet’ their
Singapore classmates.
“I didn’t know much about the rest of
the world before this class,” fall semester
class student Samantha Privratsky said.
Another student, Brooke Vasseur,
commented that this is “way cool to be
making friends on the other side of the
globe.”
“Our colleague in Singapore, Dr.
Ngoh Tiong Tan, is an expert in cultural
conflict and mediation,” says Link. “His
class was well underway when we joined
in. His students gave excellent
presentations and our students joined
enthusiastically, although initially they
were somewhat alarmed at the view of
American culture from Asia.” She added
that this was mitigated as students emailed each other and explored concepts
of individualism and collectivism, as well
as distinct characteristics of culture
alongside common human needs.
According to Link, the project director,
and Bill, project technology director, “the
project has been quite a roller coaster, but
also enthralling, and students have said
they will never forget it.”
Judy Petree is media relations manager in
the Office of Public Relations and
Communication.
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Faculty/Staff Notes
Toward spiritually-sensitive social work
A
calling to social work came to Leola
(Dyrud) Furman at age 12 during a
career session at a summer Luther League
convention. She followed family members
to Augsburg College and graduated with a
major in sociology and minors in social
work and religion. She then pursued
graduate degrees in social work and
human development.
She taught social work for 25 years at
the University of North Dakota. During
that time it was a personal and spiritual
crisis—the death of her husband from
cancer—that called her to the forefront of
a new movement in her field. While in the
role of a client needing support during her
husband’s illness, she realized that not
only could spiritual support help people
cope in a crisis, it could help them grow
personally and spiritually.
She understood the importance of
spirituality and religion as necessary
aspects of human identity. Her research
connected her to Edward Canda, at the
University of Kansas, who had recently
founded the Society for Spirituality in
Social Work. Together, they co-authored a
textbook, Spiritual Diversity in Social Work
Practice, The Heart of Helping that was
hailed as “a ‘state of the art’ expression of a
newly re-emerging theme, spirituality.”
This refers to the fact that social work’s
roots came from the work of 19th-century
religious charity organizations. Their book
defines the values and issues inherent in
spiritually-sensitive social work practice
and offers practical guidelines and
strategies.
In 1997 Furman and Canda developed
a national survey of social workers, asking
their views on the appropriateness of
religion and spirituality in social work
practice—the first of its kind. The survey
defined spirituality as search for meaning
and purpose in either religious or nonreligious forms, and religion as “an
organized set of beliefs and practices
shared by a community related to
spirituality.”
The survey results showed that not
only did social workers affirm a role for
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the discussion of these topics (82%), but
that many of them had already been doing
it in various ways (75%).
An important finding, however, was
that 73% of respondents expressed a lack
of any spiritual training. That began to
change as social work schools developed
curricula and new courses. Today, most
textbooks integrate spirituality within
discussion of treating the client as a
whole person.
Spiritually-sensitive social work
practice is becoming especially relevant in
diverse communities where an important
way to reach ethnic minorities is through
their faith and spirituality.
Three years later, Furman repeated her
survey in the U.K., with similar results.
Then, building on connections she
made while a visiting professor in Norway,
Furman collaborated with Mari-Anne
Zahl, a professor in social work at the
Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (formerly University of
Trondheim) who has a graduate degree
from the University of Minnesota. Zahl
translated the survey instrument into
Norwegian, and surveyed Norwegian
social workers.
The results, while similar to the U.S.
and U.K., demonstrated cultural
differences in religious institutions. The
Norwegian Lutheran Church, until
recently, did not have the same kind of
social network and function as American
church congregations, and social workers
were not accustomed to considering
religious referrals. Also, church attendance
is less frequent there.
Zahl sees the survey results as valuable.
Social workers can understand better how
discussion of religion can be appropriate
and they gain insight into working with
increasing numbers of immigrants arriving
in Norway.
“Since social work deals with everyday
social functioning,” Zahl said, “[a client’s
religion] is part of what social workers
deal have to deal with. Are they open to,
are they sensitive to, do they listen to, and
are they comfortable enough to deal with
that aspect of life?”
by Betsey Norgard
Adjunct social work professor Leola (Dyrud)
Furman ’61 (left) and Norwegian social work
professor Mari-Anne Zahl are collaborating to
study social workers’ perspectives towards
inclusion of religion and spirituality in social
work practice, as thoroughly presented in the
book Furman co-authored.
This means that social workers need to
have understanding of their clients’
culture, religion, and the place that
religion plays in their culture. She said that
while fewer than half of the survey
respondents had any training in dealing
with religious and spiritual issues,
70-80% of them said they desire it.
With her husband, Hans Eriksson,
who returned this year as visiting
professor in Augsburg’s social work
department, Zahl is in Minneapolis on
sabbatical, continuing her collaboration
with Furman. Zahl is compiling the
Norwegian information and, along with
Furman, is writing comparative studies of
the three countries surveyed. Together,
they are presenting at national social work
meetings, and jointly teaching some of
Furman’s classes.
Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 is an adjunct
professor at Augsburg and the University of
Minnesota. She is a Distinguished Alumna
of Augsburg College and associate professor
emerita of the University of North Dakota.
Mari-Anne Zahl is an associate professor in
the Department of Social Work and Health
Sciences at the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology in Trondheim.
Winter/Spring 2005
Presentations
Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers, social
work, have published articles and presented
nationally on their integrative case analysis
model, including at the annual program
meeting of the Council on Social Work
Education in February.
Blake Boursaw, Tracy Bibelnieks, Nick
Coult, Matthew Haines, and
Su Dorée, mathematics, presented at the
annual meeting of the Mathematical
Association of America-American
Mathematical Society (MAA-AMS) annual
meeting in January. Mathematics/
computer science major Dan Wolf ’05
presented a poster about his NSF-funded
research last summer.
Lars Christiansen and Diane Pike,
sociology, led a teaching workshop, “Teaching
Organizational Theory,” at the American
Sociological Association in August. At that
meeting, Pike became chair of the
Undergraduate Teaching Section and the
Ethics Committee.
Jacqueline deVries, history, presented “New
Women, New Religion: Feminism and the
Victorian Crisis of Faith” at the American
Historical Association meeting in January.
David Fenrick, Center for Global Education,
was an editorial team member in an issue
group, “Effective Theological Education for
World Mission,” at the Forum 2004 on World
Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand.
He also presented “Transforming ShortTerm Mission through Service-Learning” at
the Annual World Mission Conference of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) in St. Paul in March 2004. In
November he co-presented a workshop,
“Reciprocity Leads to Culture Learning,” at a
workshop of NAFSA: Association of
International Educators.
Annette Gerten and Lois Bosch, social
work, presented a workshop on using
creativity to enhance learning relevance for
policy students at the annual meeting of the
Minnesota Conference on Social Work
Education in September.
Winter/Spring 2005
Orv Gingerich, international programs and
Center for Global Education, participated on
a panel, “Why Do They Hate Us So Much?
Encouraging Student Geopolitical Awareness
in a Post-9/11 World,” at the Council on
International Educational Exchange in
November.
He also participated in a panel,
“Interdisciplinary Learning, Internationalization, and Study Abroad,” at the Study
Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference at
the University of Minnesota last April.
Doug Green, English, read a poem “A
Topography of Love,” now published online,
at the Northfield Arts Guild Writers’ Night in
November.
He also presented a paper, “Estranging
Bedfellows: Early Modern Cinema Today,” for
the seminar on Shakespeare, Gender, and
Sexual Orientation at the Shakespeare
Association of America’s annual meeting.
Garry Hesser, sociology, presented a paper
co-authored with Augsburg students Riley
Conway ’05 and Krista Dahlke ’06,
“Rebuilding Communities: Comparing a
National Model (Casey) and Minneapolis
Neighborhood Revitalization Program,” at the
annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association in August.
Norm Holen, art,
emeritus, was present
for the dedication of the
F. Scott Fitzgerald
alcove in the St. Paul
Central Library, where
his terra cotta bust of
Fitzgerald was unveiled.
Holen’s works have
been included in two
recent books, The
Sculpture Reference
Illustrated, by Arthur
Williams (2005) and
500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate
the Human Form (Lark Books, Sterling
Publishing, 2004).
Gretchen Irvine, education, was a panel
member on “Service-Learning: Connecting
Schools to the Community,” at the Minnesota
Alliance of Black School Educators (MABSE)
Education Summit in October. She also
presented, “Learning Outcomes One Year
Later” at the Hawaii International Conference
on Education in January.
Mary Jacobson and Vicki Olson,
education, and Robert Bill, information
technology, presented at the National Reading
Conference on the study they have carried
out focusing on teacher preparation in the
state of Minnesota as it relates to reading.
Mark Lester, Center for Global EducationNicaragua, spoke at Seattle University in the
Salon Series, on “U.S. Consumption and the
Needs of Developing Nations: A View from
Nicaragua.”
He also presented there on the U.S.Central America Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA), and spoke to theology, business,
and social work classes.
David Matz, psychology, was a co-presenter
of “The Social and Evolutionary Psychology of
Hair Color Preferences on the Northern and
Southern Prairie,” at the January meeting of
the Society of Personality and Social
Psychology.
Curt Paulsen, social work, with Cathy
Paulsen, graduate programs, presented “From
Spirituality to Empathy: Application to
Dialectics in Marital Relationships,” at the
National Council on Family Relations in
November.
He also presented “From Chaos to Order
by Way of a Seven-Step Process from
Freedom to Love” at the Lilly Conference
West on College and University Teaching.
Tim Pippert, sociology, presented “I Ain’t
Seen Them in Awhile: Created Familites of
Homeless Men” at the American Sociological
Association annual meeting in August.
Nancy Rodenborg and Lois Bosch, social
work, presented a paper on using dialogue
groups in teaching Master of Social Work
students at the annual program meeting of the
Council on Social Work Education in February.
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Faculty/Staff Notes
Presentations (continued)
Patrice Salmeri, StepUP, and Ann Garvey,
student affairs, presented about Augsburg’s
StepUP program to the American Association
of University Women (AAUW), Minneapolis
branch, in September.
Nancy Steblay, psychology, presented
“Reforming Eyewitness Identification:
Convicting the Guilty, Protecting the
Innocent,” at a conference at the Cardozo
Law School in New York.
She also presented
on lineup identification
issues with real officers
and real cases at the
American PsychologyLaw Society conference
in California, and on
blind sequential lineup
identifications in the
field at a Hennepin County conference of law
enforcement officers.
Kathryn Swanson, English, served
as a panelist for Theatre Unbound’s
production of “Girls Got Pluck” and
presented a paper titled “Ten Thousand Cups
of Tea: American-born Chinese Women
Sleuths” at the Popular Culture Conference in
San Diego in March.
reflection in a curvilinear magnetic field and
formation of Alfvenic resonators on open
field lines,” in the Journal of Geophysical
Research, in 2005.
In the same journal, Engebretson is lead
author, along with co-authors Jennifer
Posch ’94 and Brian Anderson ’82, at
Johns Hopkins University; and acknowledged
student contributors Geoff Shelburne ’05,
Heather Greene ’05, Jon-Erik Hokanson
’05, and Ryan Nevin ’04, for “Ground and
satellite observations of Pc 1-2 waves on
open field lines poleward of the dayside
cusp.”
Engebretson is also a co-author of a
study, “Density enhancement in
plasmasphere-ionosphere plasma during the
2003 Halloween Superstorm: Observations
along the 330th magnetic meridian in North
America,” which recently appeared in
Geophysical Research Letters.
syllabi in international social work being
published by the Council on Social Work
Education.
James Vela-McConnell, sociology,
participated in a department chairs workshop
at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association.
Publications
Beth Alexander,
physician assistant
studies, was lead
author of “Methods of
Pain Assessment in
Residents of Long-term
Care Facilities: A Pilot
Study” which appeared
in the March/April
issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Directors Association.
Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social
work, published a chapter, “The Impact of
U.S. Welfare Reform on Children’s Well
Being: Minnesota Focus,” in Promoting the
Well Being of Children, Families, and
Communities, edited by Harriet Ward and
Jane Scott and published in 2005.
Jacqueline deVries, history, published an
essay, “Rediscovering Christianity after the
Postmodern Turn,” in the winter issue of
Feminist Studies and two essays, “Women’s
Religious Organisations” and “Women’s
Charity Organisations,” in A Change in
Attitude: Women, War, and Society, 19141918, edited by Susan Grayzel.
Mark Engebretson, physics, and David
Murr ’92, at Dartmouth College, are coauthors of an article with lead author Slava
Pilipenko, Institute of the Physics of the
Earth in Russia, and frequent visiting
scientist at Augsburg for “Alfven wave
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Bill Green, history,
published an article,
“Brown, Adequacy, and
Young Men Getting
Real about One Big
State,” in the
December/January issue
of Minnesota Law and
Politics, about the
desegregation of Minnesota schools and the
legal doctrine of “adequacy.”
Rosemary Link, social work, is co-author
with Lynn Healy of a collection of model
David Matz, psychology, co-authored
“Cognitive Dissonance in Groups: The
Consequences of Disagreement,” in the Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 88. He
also co-authored “Social Norms and Identity
Relevance: A Motivational Approach to
Normative Behavior,” in the Personality and
Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 30.
Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, published
“Miracle Cure or Moral Quagmire?” about
the ethics of stem cell research in the October
issue of Covenant Companion.
He also published “Dances of Death: SelfSacrifice and Atonement,” in Mel Gibson’s
Passion and Philosophy, edited by Jorge J.E.
Gracia and published by Open Court in
2004. He also authored “The Cosmological
Argument,” for the online Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2004.
Nancy Rodenborg, social work, published
an article, “Service to African American
Children in Poverty: Institutional
Discrimination in Child Welfare?” in the fall
issue of Journal of Poverty: Innovations on
Social, Political, & Economic Inequalities.
Glenda Rooney, social work, is co-editor of
the seventh edition of Direct Social Work
Practice, published this year by Brooks/Cole.
Winter/Spring 2005
An April 1999 article in Law and Human
Behavior, by Nancy Steblay, psychology;
Solomon M. Fulero; and students Jasmina
Besirevic ’97 and Belia Jimenez-Lorente ’97—
“The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Juror
Verdicts: A Meta-Analytic Review”—was one
of the magazine’s top 10 downloaded articles
in 2004.
Francine Chakolis, social work, president of
the Minnesota Alliance of Black Educators,
coordinated a three-day summit on the
Augsburg campus in October, “Yesterday,
Today, Tomorrow,” addressing disparities in
educational achievement.
Kathryn Swanson, English, has been a team
member for several accreditation site visits
under the auspices of the Higher Learning
Commission (North Central Association) and
has served on readers’ panels and as part of the
accreditation process. She is also an elected
ARC (Accreditation Review Council) member.
Honors/Awards
Retiring football coach Jack Osberg ’62 was
honored by Minnesota collegiate football
coaches as the 2005 Man of the Year for his
valuable contribution to football.
Tony Bibus, social work, was elected chair of
the Minnesota Board of Social Work, a board
appointed by the governor that regulates social
work practice in the state.
Five Augsburg staff members won top honors
at the annual awards banquet for the
Minnesota Chapter of International Special
Event Services (ISES) in March. Jodi Collen,
event services, won the top prize for Best Event
Logistics for her planning work on
Homecoming 2004. She, Heidi Breen,
alumni/parent affairs, and Marc Skjervem,
student activities, won first place for Best
Corporate or Non-Profit Event Planning—also
for the weeklong Homecoming 2004. Kathy
Rumpza and Sara Kamholz, public relations
and communication, won top prize for Best
Use of Graphic Design for the range of
publications and promotional materials used
for the 25th anniversary of Advent Vespers.
Winter/Spring 2005
‘Thirsty for God’
R
eligion professor Brad Holt’s recent
book seeks to help readers
understand the thirst they experience
in their relationship with God, but
may not realize or understand.
Thirsty for God is an updated and
expanded edition of Holt’s work by the
same name from 1993 that now
broadens the survey of persons and
institutions included under Christian
“spirituality.” It expands the body of
non-Western Christian materials and
includes maps identifying locations of
people and movements
described.
“This is a needed text
for students and for the lay
person,” says Holt, “to help
them understand the global
perspectives of Christian
spirituality. It is not just
about Europe and the U.S.”
Holt makes the
distinction between
“spirituality” and “religion”
within the context of 20thcentury scholar Baron von
Hügel’s tripartite nature of religion as
intellectual, institutional, and mystical.
Holt equates spirituality with this
mystical dimension, and thus a
necessary component for well-rounded
Christians.
The book is accessible and free of
the jargon that writer Kathleen Norris,
by Betsey Norgard
who is included in the book, refers to as
“scary words” in the theological lexicon.
Holt intends for this book to be as much
about “formation”—what he calls
“discovery of new being, new
relationships, and new practices”—as it
is about “information.” Each chapter
contains spiritual practice exercises.
Organized chronologically, the survey
of Christian spirituality begins with early
Christian times and carries forth into the
21st century to include such disparate
Western contemporaries as Jean Vanier,
Jim Wallis, Cesar Chavez,
and Robert Schuller. From
the Third World, Holt
discusses, for example,
the Virgin of Guadelupe,
liberation spirituality,
Pentecostalism, and
African indigenous
churches.
Holt will travel to Italy
for six weeks this
summer, as one of 15
scholars in various
disciplines selected by the
National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), to study one of the subjects in
his book, St. Francis of Assisi. The
scholars will examine source texts and
visual representations of the saint within
his 13th-century world to better
understand his meaning for today,
beyond the popular images.
Stephen Geffre
Noteworthy
Professor Brad Holt’s recent book expands the survey of Christian spirituality.
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THROUGH THE EYES OF TEACHERS,
THE EYES OF STUDENTS
English professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, both former Peace Corps volunteers, led a group
of nine Augsburg students to their Thai village home of 35 years ago for an internship in teaching English.
The students lived Thai culture through the eyes of teachers Kathy and Jack; through the Thai teachers,
some of whom are former students of the Swansons; and through the schoolchildren. Excerpts from the
Augsburg students’ final papers describe their experience.
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SEEING THE ‘REAL’ THAILAND
I’ve never even seen the ocean!” …“I can’t wait to see
Bangkok.”… “Do you think it’s safe?”… “Does the flight really
take 26 hours?”… “I already miss my mom!” These were some
of the comments we heard as nine Augsburg students, my
husband, and I waited to board the first leg of the flight that
would take us back to the place we had called home 35 years
ago. Jack and I served as Peace Corps volunteers, teaching
English in a small rural village, Prachuab Kirikhan, Thailand,
during the height of the war in Viet Nam. Now we were
returning, for the second time, but with the responsibility of
nine students, some of whom had not traveled beyond the
Midwest.
“We want to see everything through your eyes,” Jack had
told the students. We all expected adventure, some chaos, and
wonderful experiences. We knew these three weeks would
open our students’ eyes and hearts; we didn’t know how
significantly it would change their lives.
Our family had returned to Thailand several years before
the Augsburg trip and had found that Bangkok had become a
huge, modern city, but that our village had remained essentially
unchanged. Yes, there were now a 7-Eleven store that offered
ice cream and pizza, an ATM machine, and Internet cafes, but
the essence of Thailand was there. Prachuab had remained a
sleepy, beautiful, fishing village. Walking through the market in
the center of the village, we found piles of fish and shrimp
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by Kathy Swanson
from the morning’s catch, baskets of chilies ready for curries,
mounds of chicken feet, stands with mangoes and sticky rice,
and hills of pineapple, durian, and mangosteen fruit.
Most importantly, we found that time had not erased
memories we had for our former students and they for us.
Returning to the schools where we had taught English, we
found that several of our former students were now teachers.
They welcomed us with gifts, hugs, and tears and we began
thinking about sharing this magnificent place with Augsburg.
“You can bring students to teach us,” we were told—and the
seed was planted!
After my course in Teaching English in Thailand was
approved as an English elective, Jack and I began making plans
for the trip. We knew that the heart of the experience was to be
living and teaching in our village. We also wanted students to
see parts of Thailand that tourists likely would miss. Arranging
to be present in the village school when classes began after the
rainy season, we planned to begin the adventure in Bangkok,
then travel to Chiangmai, and then south to Prachuab Kirikhan.
Most important to us was that our Augsburg students
experience the real Thailand as we had so many years before.
And so, after crossing many time zones, watching many inflight movies, and trying to sleep in cramped airline seats, 11
Auggies arrived in Bangkok, Thailand. Even though it was
Winter/Spring 2005
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midnight, traffic was heavy and the heat was oppressive. Too
excited to sleep, we checked into the hotel and all set off down
Sukhimvit Road. Smells of unrecognizable things, sights of
unfamiliar occurrences, and sounds very non-Minnesotan
overwhelmed us until we had to give in to sleep.
We spent the next several days seeing Bangkok’s magnificent
temples and palaces, sampling foods students had never
imagined existed, holding giant snakes at the Pasteur Institute,
winding through old Chinatown, riding in both tuk-tuks and
the new skyway train, and trying to survive humid, 100+ degree
temperatures.
Ready for a respite, we flew north to Chiangmai. Here we
were met by representatives from Payap University who made
sure Midwest students understood proper and polite Thai
behavior.
“Don’t cross your legs so that your toe is pointing at
anyone;”… “Never touch anyone on the head;”… “Wear skirts
and long pants in the temples;” … “Acknowledge one’s social
status by the appropriate wai (bow).”
In Chiangmai, we learned about Thai history and culture,
spent time at the night markets (after practicing bargaining in
Thai!), visited a mountaintop temple, rode elephants through the
jungle, trekked on a visit to hill tribes, and rode bamboo rafts
down a jungle river.
Despite these exciting events, I believe all the students would
agree that the highlight of the trip occurred during a stop on our
way to the airport as we were leaving Chiangmai. The grandma of
one of our students, Rachel Schuette, and her church friends had
sent handmade quilts with each of us. We had carried these 15
quilts until we stopped at an orphanage to deliver them to the
children. Seeing excitement and joy on the faces of these children
as they sang for us and finding tears on our own faces as we left
them is a memory none of us will forget.
After Chiangmai, we took a long, hot, Thai travelers’ trip by
train south to Prachuab. Located on the Gulf of Siam, with the
mountains of Myanmar to the west, Prachuab is unspoiled
paradise. Here students marched to the secondary school,
notebooks and lesson plans in hand, to join Thai students on that
first day of the term. We were introduced and welcomed at the
opening assembly and then began teaching.
Moving from class to class, level to level, each class period,
Winter/Spring 2005
Left: Kathy Swanson (back row,
sixth from left) poses with students she and Jack
taught in their Peace Corps days in Prachuab Kirikhan. Many are now
teachers in the school where the Augsburg students practice-taught.
Right: Nine students traveled to Thailand to practice-teach English
with Professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, in the village
where they had served as Peace Corps volunteers 35 years ago. (back
row L to R) Jack Swanson, Carl Butler, Jeff Moores, (third row L to R)
Kathy Swanson, Stephanie Nichols, Rachel Schuette, (second row L to
R) Sue Kneen, Sabrina Jurey, Bekah Chell, (front row L to R) Annie
Reierson, Anna Warnes.
Augsburg students learned quickly how to gesture and
communicate with just a few Thai words. Jack and I moved
around with them, helping occasionally, but mostly sharing in
this wonderful experience. After a few days, students felt at home.
Every morning as we participated in the school’s opening
ceremony, Thai students waved and welcomed us. One of our
students received a Thai name, many received gifts, and all
realized we were receiving much more than we were able to give.
Teachers hosted a party for us toward the end of our time in
Prachuab and we reciprocated the next evening. Some of our
former students from our Peace Corps days joined us and led
rounds of the Peter, Paul, and Mary songs we had taught them 35
years ago. There were no dry eyes in the room after we all joined
Ratchana, one of my former students and now a teacher in the
secondary school where Augsburg students had spent their time,
in “To Sir, with Love,” the song she chose to honor us as teachers.
Carrying gifts and e-mail addresses from their Thai students
and unconsciously humming “500 Miles,” Augsburg students left
Prachuab for Bangkok and Minneapolis. “Saying farewells amid
smiles, hugs, and many tears, we promised to return someday
soon—and I’m sure we will. For, as one student said, “There’s so
much about the world I didn’t know. I thought this trip would
change me; I just had no idea how much!”
Kathy Swanson is professor of English and chair of the English
Department. She directs the English as a Second Language program.
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TOUCHING
MY HEART
by Anna Warnes ’05
Above: For Anna Warnes, traveling in
Thailand was an experience for all five
senses; but most important were the
friendships she made that touched her heart.
Thailand is an experience, not just of the
mind or for the eyes, but a complete
immersion into the culture. Unless you
stay at a pristine, exclusive hotel in Hua
Hin, it is hard not to touch all five of
your senses in Thailand. For me,
Thailand was an adventure of smell,
sound, taste, sight, and touch, and most
importantly, an experience of the heart.
The sounds of Thailand are like
nothing else. After spending 26 hours on
a plane listening to movies, people
snoring, and babies crying, the drone of
traffic is a welcomed sound in Thailand.
Bangkok always had the sound of
buzzing tuk-tuks in traffic and trains
overhead, but it also had more profound
sounds. The sound of complete silence
in the wat (temple) with the many
pagodas and the loud, but quite musical,
sound of blind musicians singing into
microphones as they wandered the
streets come to mind.
Chiangmai had the sound of rushing
water over rocks as we slipped by in our
open raft and the constant sound of
bartering hill tribe women with their
silver jewelry and colorful hats.
Chiangmai also had the sounds of Doi
Suthep with its deep bells booming over
the hill and children playing amongst
the tourists and monks.
Prachuab had the sound of rain,
whether misting or pouring, washing the
market streets. Prachuab also had the
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sound of
monks blessing
people in the
early morning
hours, speaking and singing prayers
over women bowed before them.
Amusingly, the national anthem was
played at school every morning by the
marching band and on the loud
speakers, and it also played in my head
for the remaining 23 hours of the day
until my roommate would throw a
pillow at me!
My favorite sound of Thailand was
the sound of singing. Several times the
former students, Kathy, and Jack sang
“500 Miles” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. It
certainly wasn’t the beauty of the
singing that struck me, but the fact that
the students remembered all the words
and sang them so faithfully. It was
obvious that the students had been
significantly moved by their teachers.
As the students sang, you could see the
love and appreciation exuding from
them; so much so that it made my eyes
water every time they would sing. When
I heard the students sing, I could only
hope that I too would have such an
influence on a group of people. …
Forming relationships with my
students was an aspect of teaching that
really touched my heart. I was able to
get especially close to two of my
students, Maew and Por. These students
were extremely helpful to me in the
classroom and they both wanted to learn
English so badly. On the Friday evening
of the teachers’ dinner, Maew and Por
were able to eat dinner with me. I loved
talking to them about anything from
music to Por’s schooling abroad to my
family and America. Maew and Por have
e-mailed me several times since our
group returned to the United States.
They like to ask me questions about my
jobs or different musical acts in the U.S.
I think it is great that I was able to
connect with these students in such a
way that they feel comfortable e-mailing
me and talking to me about their lives as
well as mine. …
Thailand is not a place that can be
seen on a National Geographic episode
and be fully comprehended. I had to
smell the markets, hear the temple bells,
taste the pineapple, see the countryside,
touch the silk, and feel my gia (heart)
warmed by the people in order to know
Thailand. The exciting part of my
experience in Thailand is knowing that
there is so much more waiting for me to
encounter when I go back.
Anna Warnes completed her studies in
December 2004 with a major in English.
She plans to attend law school.
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BECOMING A TEACHER
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In his first teaching experience, Jeff Moores ’05 just barely got
his feet wet in the classroom and left Thailand wishing he had
more teaching opportunities, as well as anticipating his next
return trip.
“Tomorrow,” I wrote in my journal on Sunday, May 16, “I
become a teacher.” Unofficially, of course, and I’m
technically still very much a student; but, I’ll be stepping
into a role, a job, that rivals that of prostitution for the
title of the world’s oldest occupation. I’m feeling what
every teacher—from Kathy in her initial teaching years,
to Aristotle—must feel when faced with the daunting
task of instilling knowledge upon youthful minds:
nervousness, anxiety, fears of inadequacy. But mostly, I’m
excited. Excited for something new, something
frightening, an experience that might open my mind
along with those of Thai students. …
My most challenging teaching experience in Prachuab
happened at the end of Thursday. … At 3 p.m. I returned
to the English office to track down a teacher-less class to
take over or an occupied class to observe. I was quickly
told that Stephanie was teaching level 6/9. I hadn’t taught
or observed a high grade level yet, so I thought it would
be worthwhile to attend. … Outside the classroom, the
slightly older students relaxed on the benches, some
slumped over with the end of the day, others energetically
giggled with friends. One thing was certain: Stephanie
had not yet arrived.
I looked at the students in a way that hopefully said,
“I’m the teacher; time to start. Get in. Sit down.”
Friendly, of course, but I wasn’t about to let the older
students walk all over me. Meanwhile my head was
reeling: Stephanie’s not here; my lesson plans are for
younger students; are they expecting Stephanie? What if
they already know everything I’m teaching them?
A deep breath later, I calmly flipped through my
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by Jeff Moores ’05
notebook as they settled down.
Dictation. That was it, an exercise I
had not yet utilized. I slowly read four
sentences about a man going to a
market and then returning home to eat
dinner and watch TV. Their attentive
gazes and lack of utterly confused
looks encouraged me, but it was
difficult to discern whether they were
genuinely interested or if they were
simply patronizing the new foreign
teacher. A few of the boys, including
one who sat in the middle of the front
row, were energetic and active,
sometimes scratching their heads and
employing grimaces of misunderstanding
or raised eyebrows of clarity.
Stephanie showed up about halfway
through the class, hopefully adding to
any authority I had over the classroom.
In the end we walked away not
knowing what to conclude. I had felt a
lack of influence with level 3/9, and
now I felt a lack of respect from level
6/9. On top of it, inadequacy stemmed
from having viewed [regular teachers]
Charles and David wielding their
experienced skills.
The mere 10 pages of this essay
cannot begin to explore the intense
realizations I began uncovering about
my future as a mentor, a teacher, a
parent—an adult. Luckily, as I
suspected it would, my thirst for
Thailand continues. A week in
Prachuab was not enough time
teaching English. I wanted two, three
weeks to practice my skills. I wanted to
tutor university students and come
into contact with all age levels. After
my first trip, I predicted that I would
definitely return to Thailand someday. I
found myself in Bangkok’s busy streets
sooner than I thought.
Jeff Moores is in the Honors Program and
is a senior majoring in English with a
concentration in writing. He is news
editor of the Echo. This was his second
trip to Thailand.
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ef
MY GOD AND
YOUR BUDDHA—
THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT
by Sue Kneen ’04
As a religion major and a prospective
seminary student, I was most anxious to
see and experience Buddhism first hand.
… As I really thought about it, there is
much that our faiths have in common:
God or Buddha, do good works, eternity
or Nirvana, God is omnipresent or
eternal nothingness, prayer, denying
self, look to pastors/monks, churches
and temples, worship, help the poor and
taking care of your neighbor. There
really isn’t anything so unusual—only
different.
I thought [our Bangkok tour guide]
Panya’s comment summed it all up well
as he said with great feeling, “My
Buddha and your God, they are the
same. When we are sad, we talk to
Buddha. Sometimes we talk to a monk,
and he makes us do better with what he
says, but sometimes we don’t want to
tell anyone, so we talk to Buddha. And
we feel better; we feel lighter and
THE
REAL
happier.” Now that sounds just like me
and my God.
I’d like to quote what I wrote in my
journal as I stood on top of “Monkey
Mountain,” listening to the hauntingly
beautiful Buddhist music and the
chanting of the monks, and the pungent
aroma of their incense lifted to my ears
and nose, and the cool breeze smoothed
against my face: “It was a beautiful view
from on top of the hill over the ocean,
Prachuab Kirikhan, and a big sprawling
temple to the west. What was especially
significant to me was seeing the building
where the monks had their evening
meditation and hearing them chant and
hearing their music. I will never forget
that feeling. I imagined and hear them
praising their God as I do mine (for lack
of better words). It was a feeling and
very real sense of oneness while very
different. It was surreal and profound. I
am thankful for this experience.”
FACES
IN
THE
Prachuab Kirikhan is located on the east coast of Thailand,
on the Gulf of Thailand. It escaped the massive destruction
of the tsunami that devastated areas farther south on the
west coast. Of course, when the tsunami hit, everyone from
the trip feared for his or her old and new friends.
Anna Warnes was the first to hear news from Prachuab.
“The day before the tsunami struck I received an
e-mail from one of my Thai students. Maew, a sweet 12-yearold, wrote me one of her typical e-mails: ‘Hello Miss Anna,
how are you? How are your studies? I am fine. My family
went on holiday. It was fun,’ etc.
“The next day I heard about the tsunami on the news. I
immediately thought of Maew. I wrote her an e-mail: 'Maew,
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Sue Kneen ’04 gained a rich introduction
to Buddhism as she prepared for her
own seminary studies.
It seems I am very fortunate
indeed to have been introduced to a
culture such as this through the lens
of respect and deep affection. … I
will never be the same, and my
daughters and those with whom I
have the privilege to share about my
trip will be able to see some of
Thailand and foreign travel for
themselves.
Sue Kneen graduated from Weekend
College in 2004 with majors in English
and religion and is now studying at
Luther Seminary.
TSUNAMI
are you safe? Were you hit
by the wave?' I received a
response within a day.
Maew was in fact safe,
although her father had
been working near
Phuket, and he was
injured but alive.
“By expanding the world
classroom and making
connections with people in
Thailand, the tsunami affected real people, people I knew.
The tsunami did not kill thousands of faceless people on the
other side of the world; the tsunami killed people I may have
met and learned from.”
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ONE STUDENT I MAY
HAVE TOUCHED
by Rachel E. Schuette ’03
SEEING THAILAND
THROUGH KATHY AND
JACK’S EYES
“Kathy and Jack also had endless tidbits about Thai
culture to share with us throughout the three weeks.
Whether we received lessons about teaching English, how
to eat at a Thai restaurant, or when to take our shoes off
at a Buddhist temple, Kathy and Jack’s previous
knowledge of Thailand was a critical part of the
wonderful experience we shared.”
—Jeff Moores
“The entire trip was affected because Jack and Kathy led
Rachel Schuette ’03 compiled a lesson plan book, in
collaboration with Professor Swanson, with materials from the
Augsburg students’ lessons “to show appreciation for the
gracious welcome they received from everyone in Prachuab
Kirikhan.”
It has been three weeks since we returned home and I am
still on “Thai time,” meaning I feel much more laid back
and not really pushed to do anything in a hurry. …
I learned so much from this experience; it is difficult
to pinpoint the important issues. Being a teacher is not
always about teaching test-ready material. It was not until
about the third day of teaching in Prachuab that I
realized this. I wasn’t there to teach them how to
conjugate verbs perfectly, or to show them how to use
articles all the time. I was there to learn from them and to
hopefully share my culture with them. There was no test
on Friday or review of information; the visit was much
more than that. It was an experience that I will keep with
me for the rest of my life. It will serve as a reminder
every time I walk into a new classroom or job. It made
me appreciate what I have here in America, but still
understand that just because some people do not have
these luxuries, they may be just as happy as I. It was
apparent through the interactions among Professor
Swanson, her husband, and the former Thai students that
a lifetime connection can be made. Truly, for me, it was
finding that one student whom I feel I may have touched,
but who really touched me, that makes me say, “YES!
That is why I went to Thailand.” ■
Rachel Schuette graduated in 2003 with a double major in
English and secondary education/communication arts
licensure.
All photos were taken by participants on the trip.
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the way, I suspect. On just a superficial level, the heat, the
smells of the streets, some of the foods, and the different
standard of living we enjoy could have easily been turned
into disgust by travelers not accustomed to such extremes
and who were not constantly challenged to look deeper
for beauty and meaning and perhaps a different way of
living life.”
—Sue Kneen
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Learning with
your heart
by Judy Petree
photos by Stephen Geffre
A
Long distances and remote locations
make healthcare delivery difficult
on the reservation.
Winter/Spring 2005
visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation helps nursing students bridge cultural
differences to experience health care from the perspectives of a community long
underserved by mainstream healthcare systems.
Last November, three Augsburg nursing students—Sharon Gentile, Susan Loushin,
and Cathy Miller—spent several days on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in
southwestern South Dakota. Led by Cheryl Leuning, professor and chair of the
Nursing Deptartment, and Susan Nash, nursing professor in Augsburg’s Rochester
program, the experience is one of several nursing practicums offered in the Master of
Arts in Nursing program.
Augsburg’s graduate nursing program prepares nurses for transformational
leadership and transcultural practice across care settings, especially as they address
health inequities. At Pine Ridge, they became immersed in a community with different
cultural values and traditions that has long remained outside the mainstream of the
health care system.
The Pine Ridge Reservation encompasses about two million acres and is home to
approximately 40,000 Lakota people. Pine Ridge is also home to two of the poorest
counties in the nation.
According to the “Village Earth” online newsletter and “Pine Ridge Reservation”
(pineridgerez.net), the unemployment rate is 86 percent, versus a 5.5 percent national
average; and 63 percent of the people live below the federal poverty level. Alcoholism
affects 8 out of 10 families, and half of the people over the age of 40 have diabetes. The
infant mortality rate is the highest in this continent, and the school dropout rate is
more than 70 percent. The Indian Health Service is understaffed and ill-equipped to
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Pastor Larry Peterson, director of the Pine Ridge Retreat Center
introduces the students to Lakota culture before they begin their home
visits. (L to R): Cheryl Leuning, Nursing Department chair; Susan
Loushin; Sharon Gentile; Cathy Miller; Sue Nash, Rochester program
nursing professor; and retreat center director Larry Peterson.
fully address the health needs of the
community. Consequently, health
inequities continue to increase.
The students spent two days
shadowing the Indian Health Service
(IHS) nurses from the reservation who
served as cultural guides. However,
before the students became immersed in
the program, they gained a brief insight
into the Lakota culture and history
through visits to Prairie’s Edge Native
American Cultural Art Center in Rapid
City, and short stops at Mount Rushmore
and the Crazy Horse Memorial.
At Pine Ridge the students stayed in
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the Pine Ridge Retreat Center, run by
Pastor Larry Peterson. Peterson sat down
with the group the first night to give
them a brief lesson on the Lakota people,
some dos and don’ts, and what they
should expect when going on home
visits. “Knowing the culture of the
Lakota people is really important when
interacting with them,” Peterson said.
Another history lesson came from
Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural
teacher at the Loneman School in Oglala.
Littlefinger has been the IHS hospital
administrator at Pine Ridge for a number
of years, and is also the great, great
grandson of Lakota Chief Big Foot, who
was slain in the Wounded Knee Massacre
of 1890. Littlefinger shared with the
students the key values integral to the
culture of his people, their past and
future.
“The Lakota people are the fastest
growing people, yet have the greatest
health issues,” he said. “It’s not just
about a healthy body, but about a healthy
spirit and soul as well.”
Karen Red Star, health educator with
the Indian Health Service, also shared
her experiences as a healthcare provider
on the reservation. She advised the
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For Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural
teacher and great, great grandson of Chief
Big Foot, a healthy spirit and soul are as
important to his people as a healthy body.
Augsburg student Sharon Gentile (background) shadowed
Indian Health Service nurse Sally Mercier (left) in home
visits on the reservation.
students to be “culturally sensitive,” as
there is a high turnover of healthcare
providers on the reservation and the
clients see different people all the time.
“This makes it more difficult to establish
any sense of trust and familiarity.”
Equipped now with some background
information, the students were ready to
pair up with the public health nurses at
the Indian Health Service and begin their
home visits. For the next two days, the
students set out with registered public
health nurses Rod Sahr, Sally Mercier,
Kendra Lone Elk, Mary Moussear, and
Andrea Pond, visiting homes in town and
out in the countryside.
The nurses clued the students in on
what to expect in the coming days. Sahr
said that much of his time is spent
simply tracking down clients, as families
on the reservation move frequently. And,
as frustrating as that can be, he said, you
learn when to keep searching for them
and when to move on.
“There are hundreds of people we
have to see, but just don’t have the time,”
Sahr said. “Actually, there is probably
someone we’re supposed to see in every
single house.”
Not only is relocation a factor, but
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also many of the homes in the country
are miles apart. Some people live on
long, rut-filled, one-lane dirt roads, miles
off of the main highway. Obviously this
causes problems in the wintertime, Sahr
commented.
One of his clients is an elderly
woman struggling with diabetes. She and
her husband are also raising their two
grandsons, not uncommon on the
reservation, said Sahr. Family connections
are a strong part of Lakota culture and
tradition.
One of the keys, he told the students,
is to listen and treat the clients with
respect. He demonstrated this by just
visiting with the client at first, asking her
about their grandsons and family, and
only after this initial conversation
moving on to the health issues.
Lone Elk, another public health
nurse, also modeled how relationships
were built during each home visit. “You
need to build up a rapport with the
people. You need to get them to trust
you, or they will agree with whatever
you say just to get rid of you.”
Many of the visits throughout the two
days included varied services—vaccinations, monitoring of blood sugar levels
and blood pressure, new mother and
baby checkups, and post-surgical visits.
Throughout, however, was what one
student described as the “wonderful way
the nurses have of working with the
clients.”
“There’s more to health care than just
the medical side of it,” nursing student
Sharon Gentile said. “I feel there is a
need to find a better way, a better
approach to health care.”
Cathy Miller, a public health nurse in
the Rochester, Minn., area, shadowed
Lone Elk one of the days, and told Lone
Elk that much of what she does is not
that different from what she was seeing
on the reservation.
“The first time you visit you see so
much, you just want to jump in and fix
everything,” Miller said, “but you have to
take it slow and gain their trust first.”
Miller came to Augsburg because she
was looking for a program that would
enhance her own work as a public health
nurse. “Some of the art of nursing has
gone by the wayside,” Miller said. “It’s
not enough to know what the diagnosis
is, but what the barriers are that may be
preventing treatment. Many times it’s just
a cultural misunderstanding.”
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Miller added that she sees transcultural nursing as giving nurses the
tools to practice both the “art of nursing
and the science of nursing,” and a way to
bridge barriers through understanding
culture and cultural differences.
“It has opened my eyes to see that
there are other ways to look at problems.
Ten years ago I never would have done
that.”
At the end of the day, all of the
students remarked on the value of the
experience. “The nurses all showed
empathy, respect, persistence, and true
interest in their clients,” Miller said.
“The healthcare provider needs to truly
listen, be present, and value what the
Lakota person shares as being important
to them. Only then can they (the
provider) move on to an effective
partnership.”
Listening in an intentional way,
Leuning said, is a skill that needs focused
practice. It is an integral part of
Augsburg’s nursing program, built into
classes from the very beginning of the
students’ educational journey.
“I think the uniqueness of these
practicums is that we can more easily
identify preconceived ideas that block
true listening and hearing of the other
person’s voice,” Leuning said.
“Experiences like this uncover our own
biases and values. Once we experience
that ‘aha’ kind of moment, it provides a
prototype for applying skills to our own
daily life and interactions.”
Nash added that this practicum opens
the world to the students. “Having this
opportunity to closely experience other
cultures first hand will give the graduate
nursing students an incredible
opportunity that expands their world
view.”
These aren’t sightseeing trips, Nash
continued, but rather opportunities to
walk side by side with other people and
to view the horizon from the other
person’s perspective. “That kind of
experience is truly life changing and
transforming,” she said. “It is more than
head learning. It is heart learning.” ■
Small medicine bags hang on the chainlink fence
surrounding the mass grave at the site of the Wounded
Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
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Learning nursing care
across cultures
H
ealth is influenced by culture, belief, and values, and
it often suffers when the culture is not understood.
Today, the influx of immigrants to the United States,
particularly to Minnesota, is severely challenging social
service programs. A disproportionate burden of disease and
suffering experienced by minority and foreign-born
populations in the United States is but one indication that the
healthcare system is ineffective.
Given the current shortage of nurses, it is not surprising
that there is an increasing demand for professional nursing
leadership to provide culturally-congruent health care to
people of diverse cultures with emphasis on holistic care,
cultural diversity, and community-focused practice. Augsburg’s
graduate nursing program prepares nurses for advanced
transformational leadership and transcultural practice across
care settings.
Through nursing practicums, Augsburg students form
relationships with persons representing diverse cultures both
locally and globally in order for the students to understand
the health inequities that people experience. Learning how to
do this while preserving the cultural dignity of others goes
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beyond basic nursing skills.
The aim of the program is not for every student to become
an “expert” in every culture, but rather that every student will
learn skills that are necessary to become a culturally competent
nurse, such as basic knowledge of cultural differences and the
awareness of differences in delivery of patient care; recognition
of the nurse’s own bias and influence of personal culture views
and practices; and an awareness and respect for cultural
communication issues, etiquette, and problem solving.
The practicums are a vital part of Augsburg’s nursing
program, says Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and
department chair. The focus is on reaching populations
underserved by traditional healthcare systems. “If a student can
see the world through another’s eyes, it changes how they see
their own world. It is the unique balance of in-class and incommunity opportunities that attracts students to the nursing
programs.”
Augsburg offers nursing practicums for both graduate and
undergraduate students in several cultural contexts: Namibia,
Mexico, Guatemala, the inner cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and
Rochester, and at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ■
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
A
ugsburg
College alumni
are a pretty amazing
bunch. Consider
Carol (Johnson)
Casperson ’60
(profiled in this
issue on p. 38),
who is working to
create affordable
housing nationwide with Habitat for
Humanity. I’m thinking also of 2004
Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Brian
Anderson ’82, who is working on
pioneering physics research, as well as
Alumni Board past president Dr. Paul
Mueller ’84 from the Mayo Clinic and
First Decade awardee Susan (Horning)
Arntz ’94, city manager for the City of
Waconia.
These folks and many others have
passed through Augsburg on the front
end of their life journey, and all have
significant, everyday impact on the lives
of other people. They all have very
different vocations, but share one
similarity—they all received an
undergraduate degree at Augsburg
College.
Which other group of amazing people
is forming new ideas, creating new
journeys, and setting new standards?
Why, that group is attending Augsburg
right now! They are participating in one
of many world-class Augsburg programs
that deliver transforming education:
• The Center for Global Education
connects students with learning
opportunities around the world, while
the Center for Service, Work, and
Learning finds opportunities for
experiential education locally.
• Augsburg offers great athletics
including a nine-time national
championship wrestling team along
with superb women’s hockey.
• The nationally recognized StepUP
program offers a supportive
educational environment for students
in recovery.
• Augsburg is one of 12 colleges
nationally chosen for excellence in its
first-year program.
• The Weekend College program offers
the most comprehensive and quality
adult learning program in the region.
• New graduate programs like the
Master of Business Administration are
providing expanded and growing
learning opportunities for adult
learners.
There is a renewing group of leaders
attending Augsburg right now. They are
future alumni who will go out into the
world and impact our lives and
communities. I am so proud to be part of
this transforming educational
community, and all that we do!
Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC
President, Alumni Board
Alumnae present gift to the Women’s Resource Center
I
n December, five Augsburg alumnae
presented a special gift to the Anne
Pederson Women’s Resource Center in
honor of former Augsburg professor Dr.
Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration
of the 40th anniversary of their
graduation from the College.
The five women, who refer to
themselves as the “619 Club” (so named
for the house they resided in as students
on 22nd Avenue—the site now occupied
by Foss Center), are Class of 1964
alumnae Betty (Hanson) Rossing, Karen
Kohout, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Sandra
(Simpson) Phaup, and Deanne (Star)
Greco.
The women met during their
freshman year in the advanced freshman
English/Western literature course taught
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by Thorsen.
“Dr. Thorsen, never one to
slight the intellectual talents
of women, encouraged us to
stretch our critical abilities
and tackle literary analysis,”
says Greco. “Two of us
became English majors, in
part inspired by our
experience in his class.
“Thank you, Dr. Thorsen,
for the part you played in
forming our lives and
careers,” continues Greco.
“We are pleased to honor you,
a ‘feminist’ before it was
fashionable, by making a gift to
the Women’s Resource Center
in your name.”
Five alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson
Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg
professor Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th
anniversary of their graduation from the College. Pictured, L to
R, are Deanne (Star) Greco, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, Ellen
(Paulson) Keiter, Karen Kohout, and Betty (Hanson) Rossing.
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Third annual Connections event honors
Jane Freeman
J
ane Freeman, former first lady of
Minnesota, was presented the
“Leading Leaders” award at the third
annual Connections—A Women’s
Leadership Event in January.
The award, which recognizes those
who have inspired others to high levels
of achievement through vocational,
community, and civic leadership, honors
Freeman, who has led by example as the
first lady of Minnesota from 1954–60,
and as president of Girl Scouts of the
USA from 1978–84, building the
organization and shaping the futures of
many young women through her vision
and dedicated service.
Frances Hesselbein, current chair of
Jane Freeman (front row, right), former first lady of Minnesota, was presented the “Leading Leaders”
the Board of Governors of the Leader to
award at the third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January. She is pictured here
along with fellow event presenters: (front row, L to R) Ami Nafzger ’94, Frances Hesselbein, and Jane
Leader Institute and former CEO of the
Freeman; (back row, L to R) Jennifer Martin, Gloria Lewis, Jean Taylor ’85, Kathryn Tunheim, and Phebe
Girl Scouts, made a special trip to take
Hanson ’50.
part in this year’s event to
help present the award to her
friend and former Girl Scouts
colleague. Hesselbein defined
leadership as “a state of
being” and not something
that you “do,” and offered
her friend, Jane Freeman, as
the perfect example of grace
and leadership.
Co-sponsored by
Augsburg and Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans, this
year’s gathering joined more
than 100 women from
Numerous Augsburg students participated in the event’s
throughout the community
these two students gained valuable insights from
for a morning of inspiration, activities;
Koryne Horbal during a roundtable networking discussion.
encouragement, networking,
and empowerment.
Board of Regents, who inspired the group
Several Augsburg alumnae provided
with her own discovery of how she is able
Frances Hesselbein (left), former CEO of Girl
an excellent program with Augsburg
to share her unique gifts and talents with
Scouts of the USA, presented the “Leading
Leaders” award to her friend and former Girl
regents Gloria Lewis and Jennifer Martin
others more effectively after learning how
Scouts colleague, Jane Freeman (right).
providing the welcome and the closing.
to also receive gifts from others. Ami
Author Phebe Hanson ’50 set the tone
Nafzger ’94 shared her journey as a
Link (G.O.A.L) to provide services and
with a poem from her new book Why
Korean adoptee of finding her place in
support for other adoptees on their path
Still Dance—75 Years: 75 Poems.
the world. She spent several years in
of self-discovery.
Featured speakers included Jean
Korea after graduating from Augsburg
Mark your calendars for the fourth
Taylor ’85, president of Taylor
exploring her heritage, and ultimately
Connections event next January 28.
annual
Corporation and chair of the Augsburg
founded the Global Overseas Adoptees
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Alumni News
Alumni events calendar
Please join us for these upcoming alumni and parent events (see also the college-wide
calendar on the inside back cover for additional events):
April
June
28 Senior Reception hosted by the
Alumni Board, East Commons,
Christensen Center, 4:30–6 p.m.
14 Auggie Hour at Three Fish, 3070
Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis (near
Lake Calhoun and Whole Foods),
612-920-2800, 5:30 p.m. Meet the
new Auggie coaches!
May
6 Special reception for business
graduates (all Augsburg faculty,
alumni, and 2005 business graduates
are invited), Christensen Center,
4–6 p.m.
10 Auggie Hour on-campus reception
for all current and former Alumni
Board members, 5:30 p.m.
24 Class Agent Year-in-Review,
Minneapolis Room, Christensen
Center, 5:30 p.m.
23 Alumni Board meeting at
Canterbury Park, 5:30 p.m.
July
12 Auggie Hour at Trattoria Da Vinci,
400 Sibley St., St. Paul,
651-222-4050, 5:30 p.m.
August
9 Auggie Hour at Dock Café,
425 Nelson St. E, Stillwater,
651-430-3770, 5:30 p.m.
18 Canterbury Park Alumni Event
(Watch for details this summer!)
ALUMNI TOUR TO CHINA
Join alumni and friends of the College on a
discovery tour of China hosted by Brad Holt,
professor of religion. Plans are in progress
for a May 2006 two-week tour featuring the
history, culture, and scenic beauty of China.
Discover treasures of this ancient land and
witness China’s rapid growth in the 21st
century. The tour begins in Beijing with visits
to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the
Ming Tombs, and the Summer Palace. Marvel
at the thousands of terra cotta warriors
uncovered in Xian in 1974 and dated to 221
BC. Experience China’s historic and majestic
Yangtze River on a four-night cruise. Few
places on earth match the splendor of the
Yangtze River’s Three Gorges, which will be
flooded by the dam project at the end of this
decade. The international city of Shanghai
concludes this travel experience. More details
available later this spring; call or e-mail the
alumni office at 612-330-1178 or
<alumni@augsburg.edu> to get on a special
mailing list for further information.
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Parent Council
is invited…
Parent Council members are invited to
attend the annual New Student
Orientation, June 17–18. Contact
Alumni/Parent Relations at
<alumni@augsburg.edu> for more
information.
Auggie Day at
Como Park
Bring your family to Como Park in
St. Paul on June 4, 11a . m. –1p. m. , for this
fun annual event. Bring a picnic lunch
(BBQ grills are available) and Augsburg
will provide beverages and goodies,
giveaways, and fun for the kids. For more
information, contact Alumni/Parent
Relations at <alumni@augsburg.edu>.
Annual golf
tournaments
Alumni are invited to participate in
Augsburg’s Annual Men’s Hockey Golf
Tournament on June 10 at Manitou
Ridge Golf Course in White Bear Lake,
Minn; cost is $90 per person (contact
Mike Schwartz ’83 at 612-330-1163 for
more information). Alumni are also
invited to the 42nd Annual Clair
Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament on
June 27 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in
Becker, Minn. (contact Ron Main ’56 at
612-338-4824 for more information).
Homecoming 2005
Attention Auggies from the classes of
1955, 1965, 1980, and First Decade,
1995–2005: This is your reunion year!
Plan now to join your classmates this
September 26–October 1 for the annual
Homecoming festivities and your
reunion reception! Watch your mail and
upcoming editions of the Augsburg Now
for complete details; please let us know
your current e-mail address at
<alumni@augsburg.edu>. You can also
stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni Web
site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>.
Winter/Spring 2005
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NOTES
Class Notes
Rev. Jim
Glasoe recently
published The
Immigrant’s
Treasure
(Publish
America), a factbased, fictional biography of his
late grandfather, Michael Glasoe,
an ambitious young Norwegian
who emigrated to America in
1886, settling first in Minnesota
and eventually homesteading in
North Dakota. Jim and his wife,
Nicole, are retired and live on a
lake in the north woods of
Minnesota, where he does his
writing. From 1972–97, he
served as executive director of
several non-profit corporations
that provide residential and
developmental program services
for children and adults with
developmental disabilities. He
also served as a Lutheran parish
pastor for 10 years.
1964
Deanne (Star) Greco,
Bloomington, Minn., was elected
president of the Ordway Circle
of Stars.
1966
Alan Stensrud, Plymouth,
Minn., recently retired as
president of the Animal Humane
Society, a position he had held
since 1975. He was also awarded
the Glen Summerlin Service
Award, presented by the Society
of Animal Welfare Administrators
at a conference in San Diego,
Calif. He looks forward to
spending more time with his
wife, Shirley, his son and two
daughters, and his four
grandchildren.
1969
Mark Lund, professor of
economics and director of
international education at
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa,
was appointed as the college’s
Dahl Professor of Economics for
Winter/Spring 2005
the 2004–05
academic year. As
the Dahl
Professor of
Economics, Mark
devotes part of
his professional
time to teaching activities that
encourage students to develop
sound analytical and critical
thinking skills, become active
participants in community and
civic activities, and understand
the importance of incorporating
personal responsibility and
accountability into their work
and lives. Mark has served on
Luther’s faculty since 1978.
1971
David Siedlar,
previously of
Concord, Mass.,
emigrated to
Netanya, Israel, a
port on the
Mediterranean
between Haifa and Tel Aviv, by
virtue of the Law of Return, an
Israelian policy that grants
automatic citizenship to any Jew
of the diaspora. David is retired
from the U.S. Navy.
Lieutenant Colonel Jerry
Steinke, began service at Camp
Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, about
two weeks before she left
Kuwait. Prior to Kuwait, she
owned a dental practice in
Maplewood, Minn.; Kristin and
her husband reside in North
Oaks, Minn.
1975
Brad Forsythe,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, published
his debut book,
Bulletproof Your
Business—
Cutting Risk for
Small Business Owners and
Managers. The book has been
featured in several media outlets
and reviews from across the
country, and serves as a “plainEnglish guide that shows
companies how to simply and
cost-effectively conduct risk
management on a do-it-yourself
basis.” Brad is founder and
president of Best Practice
Advisors.
Patricia (Reuter) Georg,
Hopkins, Minn., was selected as
the Minnesota State Teacher of
the Year in 2003 by the United
States Air Force Association/
Aerospace Education Foundation;
she was honored in November
2003 at the Rawlings Chapter
Fall Awards Banquet. Patricia
teaches at Franklin Elementary
School in Anoka.
AUGGIES ON TV
Courtesy photo
1957
1972
Kristin
Rajala, an
Army major,
returned
home in
April 2004
from Camp
Udairi in Kuwait, where she
served as a dentist for three
months to incoming U.S. troops
and nationals. She also donated a
keyboard and served as organist
at the camp’s chapel, where she
also conducted the service when
the chaplain was unavailable. In
addition, Kristin created three
banners for the soldiers who
attend camp Udairi chapel, as
well as for both her family home
church and for her husband’s
home church (she is pictured
here with her husband and one of
her banners). Her husband,
Augsburg alumna Linnea Mohn, Class of 2003, recently
completed work on the first season of the Channel 45 (KSTC-TV)
show, Nate on Drums. Hosted by local musician Nate Perbix, the
half-hour program stars Mohn along with fellow actors David
Harris and Motion Price, and showcases comedy segments
coupled with local music and original animation. During its
premiere season, the show won the 2004 Minnesota Music
Academy Award for Best Audio-Visual Production. Pictured from
the show, clockwise from left, are David Harris, Nate Perbix,
Motion Price, and Linnea Mohn ’03.
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Class Notes
ALUMNI PROFILE
Carol (Johnson) Casperson ’60: Building hope one home at a time
by Bobbie Chong
A physical education and biology major, Carol (Johnson) Casperson fondly recalls hanging out at “the grill” and
wild ping-pong tournaments at Augsburg. Originally from St. Paul, she chose Augsburg because some of her
cousins were current students. After graduating in 1960, she taught at Shakopee Public Schools and served as its
only P.E. teacher. She went on to teach at a school in the New Hope district that she describes as having been the
epitome of “brand-new.”
Casperson later married, had two children, and moved to California where her (now former) husband attended
medical school and completed his internship and residency. During this time, Casperson says “Vietnam happened,”
and her family received military orders to relocate to 29 Palms Marine Base or “MCB.” In the 1960s, 29 Palms was
literally in the middle of nowhere, and Casperson describes the desert location of what was to be her family’s new
home as “465 square miles of kitty litter.”
Flash-forward to the present day and 29 Palms isn’t the “middle of nowhere” anymore. Reflecting on her former city of residence and the dramatic
change it’s undergone, Casperson says, “Now when you fly into Orange County Airport you can’t believe the new houses. There are massive
developments, roofs touching, [many cost] $500,000.” As executive director of D.C. Habitat for Humanity, Casperson is familiar with the national
housing crisis and the realities and hardships of the real estate market.
She made the leap from California to Washington, D.C., after she helped a former neighbor campaign for Congress. He won and asked if she’d be
interested in working at the home office. She needed to send a copy of her résumé but didn’t have one because at the time, “as a teacher in
Minnesota, when I graduated, they came looking for you.” She quickly threw one together and was hired on the spot.
A few years later she got bored and asked if she could come out to D.C. and work on the select committee her boss served. While newly
transplanted in the D.C. area, an Iowan friend of Casperson’s stayed with her for three years. This friend was registered in the volunteer
clearinghouse and asked if anyone in the area inquired about Habitat for Humanity because, at the time, there wasn’t an affiliate in that area. “I
didn’t know anything about it [Habitat] at the time.”
Recalling the beginning of the D.C. Habitat, “Three people came to town to start one,” Casperson said. She was invited to go with her friend into a
questionable part of the D.C. area for one of the very first meetings. “I drove down there and went to the meeting with her and I thought, ‘What a
great idea. I wonder if this really works?’” So the two friends both began volunteering. Casperson was still working full time then.
“We had such a terrible time in the beginning,” laments Casperson, “First of all, we’d never done anything like this so who’s going to believe you,
that you can actually do this? I mean, it sounds good, [but] people have pulled so many schemes on people in D.C. that no one trusts anybody.”
Despite obstacles, the group persisted and “we got the first two houses done, then we started on the next two. Then our ‘blueprintist’ got this
brilliant idea to apply to be the site of the Jimmy Carter Work Project (1992).” Casperson then became director for what she says “should’ve been
a one-year assignment, but I’m still here.”
In 1988 when she first began volunteering with Habitat, there were about 200 chapters across the United States. Today, there are over 1,700
worldwide. Casperson pointed out that a common misconception about Habitat for Humanity is that it’s only about construction. “We have 12
committees, including the Family Selection Committee, which tends to [include] people such as loan officers or mortgage bankers—people who
know about the mortgage business because that’s really what you’re doing. Based on Habitat’s criteria, you’re picking people for a mortgage
because there aren’t too many banks that want to carry a no-profit, no interest mortgage.”
Another opportunity for volunteerism is the Family Partnership Committee. This committee helps provide moral support to families because
many are first-time homeowners and the process can be scary and can literally throw a person into a panic.
Much of D.C. Habitat’s fundraising comes from direct mail, donations, and their once-a-year, one-hour breakfast that generated $150,000 last year.
And though it is rare, occasionally a developer or landowner will donate plots of land. The D.C. Habitat has built two homes on Capitol Hill that
turned out to be model green homes. Currently, the group is working on a 53-house project on 4.3 acres of land.
When asked what job advice she would impart on current Auggies or recent alumni, Casperson said, “I would say the same thing I said to my
daughter when she was in school forever. She said, ‘Mom, I don’t know what I want to do when I graduate.’ You know, what you want to do is not
necessarily what your major subject was. But it’s whatever makes you happy. And that’s what you have to follow. If things aren’t making you happy
in your job, you need to pick out the things that you do like and then follow that path.”
For more information about the D.C. Habitat for Humanity, go to <www.dchabitat.org/>.
Bobbie Chong is an administrative assistant in the Office of Public Relations and Communication.
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1978
P. Dawn (Heil)
Taylor, Des
Moines, Iowa,
was honored as
one of 10
“Women of
Influence” in
August for her volunteer work
and activism. She has been an
advocate for Iowa’s Latino
communities, serving on the
Iowa Commission of Latino
Affairs and as vice president of
the Hispanic Educational
Resource Center, which operates
a bilingual preschool and
provides outreach assistance to
families. She currently serves on
the boards of the Greater Des
Moines Community Foundation
and the Red Cross of Central
Iowa Foundation, and is an
Augsburg regent. In addition,
she is an adviser to the Center
for New Communities and the
Iowa Project, an immigrant
rights organization geared
toward Latinos. She has served
as an advocate for Latinos who
were in the process of being
deported, and has assisted them
in finding resources and
guidance.
1979
Barb Ahl, Evansville, Minn.,
received the Evansville Public
School Teacher of the Year
Award for 2004–05. Barb is a
music teacher for Evansville
Public Schools.
Kathy (Gray) Dohner,
Fairbanks, Alaska, is a sign
language interpreter.
AUGGIE AUTHORS
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LaJune Thomas Lange,
Minneapolis, was featured in The
Minnesota Women’s Press’ annual
“changemakers” issue, which
salutes 25 individuals and
organizations whose actions in
the public arena over the past
two decades have promoted
greater self-determination,
equality, and justice for women
and girls. LaJune is a judge on
the Hennepin County 4th
Judicial District Court; she has
held this seat since 1986.
1980
Robert Stanley
Peter Gardner,
Rochester,
Minn.,
composed
original music
for the Saint
Paul City Ballet’s production of
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol. A blend of ballet and
theatre, the production was
presented in December at both
the O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul
and the Paramount Theatre in
St. Cloud.
1981
Walt Johnson, Minneapolis,
completed a two-year fellowship
at the Patent and Trademark
Depository Library (PTDL)
Program in Arlington, Va.
During that time, he researched
patent and trademark questions
from PTDLs throughout the
country and spent many days on
the road conducting public and
PTDL-staff training sessions. He
returned to his former position
as a reference librarian at the
downtown Minneapolis Public
Library.
1982
Rev. Rebecca Sogge received a
doctor of ministry degree in
single parent ministry from
Luther Seminary last May. Before
entering Luther, Rebecca served
for five years as co-pastor of
Christ, Marble, and Singsaas
Lutheran churches in Hendricks,
Minn. She then spent another
five years as pastor of Trinity
and West Lake Johanna
Lutheran churches and Union
Presbyterian Church in Brooten,
Minn. She is currently an
associate pastor at Zion
Lutheran Church in Buffalo,
Minn.
Three alumnae authors were featured as special guests at a
recent Auggie Hour celebrating Augsburg authors. Pictured, L to
R, are: Erika Hammerschmidt ’04 (Born on the Wrong Planet,
Tyborne Hill Publishers LLC); Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL (The
Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons);
and Phebe Hanson ’50 (Why Still Dance: 75 Years: 75 Poems,
Nodin Press).
1983
Gordon Sandquist, Ballwin,
Mo., began a new call at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Chesterfield,
Mo. in September. He and his
wife, Sonja, recently adopted two
girls, ages 6 and 7.
1985
Ron Munkittrick, Westfield,
N.J., was appointed chief
financial officer of Ramp
Corporation in October; he had
been working with Ramp since
June as a consultant on
operational and financial
initiatives. Ron has 20 years of
experience in corporate financial
management with companies
such as Fingerhut Corporation,
Hanover Direct, Genesis Direct,
Site59.com, and Decima
Ventures. Most recently he was
CFO of CapeSuccess LLC, a
staffing and information
technology consulting company.
Ron has an M.B.A. from the
University of St. Thomas.
1986
Michael A. Johnson accepted
the position of director of
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dramatics at Trinity High School
in Trinity, N.C. His wife, Ann
Marie (Glover) ’84, has
contributed to the field of early
childhood education as a Head
Start administrator and teacher
for more than 20 years.
1987
Rev. Tammy J. Rider,
Claremont, Minn., was a finalist
in a national sermon contest
sponsored by the FaithTrust
Institute (formerly known as the
Center for the Prevention of
Sexual and Domestic Violence)
with her sermon, “Sleeping
Women.” As such, her sermon
was published in The Journal of
Religion and Abuse (Haworth
Pastoral Press, Vol. 6, No. 1,
2004).
1988
Carl R. Holm (formerly
Holmes), Albertville, Minn., was
recently promoted to northern
regional sales manager at F.A.
Davis Co. Publishers. His wife,
Chrisanne D. (Rebertus) ’89,
began her fifth year of
homeschooling their three
children: Emilyanne, Mark, and
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Class Notes
James. They can be contacted at
<arenzano1@earthlink.net>.
1990
Vicki (Janssen) McDougall,
North Branch, Minn., is the new
dean of students at Forest Lake
Senior High School.
1991
Rev. Judith A. (Benson)
Bangsund received a master of
divinity degree from Luther
Seminary last May. She is a
missionary at the Division of
Global Mission for the ELCA in
Chicago, and following
graduation, Judith returned to
Makumira-Tumaini University
in Usa River, Tanzania (where
she served as an intern as part of
her degree requirements), to
serve in an ordained role in
missions.
written exams. Sharol specializes
in coaching nurses and “peak
performers” from all walks of life
through her company, Life
Illumination Keynotes, Seminars,
& Coaching; Sharol can be
reached via her Web site at
<www.lifeillumination.com>.
law degree at William Mitchell
College of Law.
Cindy (Kostusak) Waldron,
Fairfax, Va., graduated from
George Washington University,
Washington D.C., in 2004 with
an M.B.A. specializing in finance
and entrepreneurship. She works
for Freddie Mac in the Financial
Research Department.
Julie (Holmquist) Sellers,
Duluth, Minn., is a media
planner for Out There
Advertising, a Duluth advertising
firm. She was previously a media
director for von Goertz &
VanHove (also in Duluth), and a
senior media planner and
account executive at Haworth
Marketing and Media Co. in
Minneapolis. She was also a
media analyst at the
Minneapolis-based Campbell
Mithun Esty agency.
1993
1994
Michael H. Haukaas, Brooklyn
Center, Minn., is a clerk at the
law firm of Schwegman,
Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth for
a second year. He is pursuing a
Bill Gabler, Prior Lake, Minn.,
married Corinne Lindborg, a
1998 Gustavus Adolphus
alumna, last May. In addition,
Bill was inducted into the 2003
Prior Lake High School Hall of
Fame for his achievements in
athletics in both high school and
college—he was a standout
three-sport athlete (football,
wrestling, and baseball). He is
the youngest male to be
inducted.
Dan Sweeney, Minneapolis,
recently opened his own
business, Keep In Touch
Massage, in Uptown
Minneapolis. The company
offers a wide range of massagespecific services and natural skin
care products. Dan can be
reached via his Web site at
<www.keepintouchmassage.net>.
1995
Deb (Bellin) Smith, Neenah,
Wis., is a recruiter for
TEKsystems, an IT services
THE AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS
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1992
David Murr, Orford, N.H., was
presented the F.L. Scarf Award in
December during the 2004 AGU
Fall Meeting in San Francisco
for his thesis, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macro-scales.” The award is
given annually to a recent Ph.D.
recipient for outstanding
dissertation research that
contributes directly to solarplanetary sciences (David
earned his Ph.D. at Boston
University in 2003). David also
received the National Science
Foundation Geospace
Environment Modeling (GEM)
postdoctoral researcher award in
2003. He currently works with
William Lotko at Dartmouth
College.
Sharol Tyra,
Hanover, Minn.,
recently
completed the
Coaches
Training
Institute’s
Certified Professional Co-Active
Coaching Certification Program
and passed both the oral and
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The Augsburg Centennial Singers recently completed a tour of Arizona, sharing their passion and
enjoyment of singing with congregations from Green Valley to Scottsdale. They are pictured here in Sun
City West, where they performed at Lord of Life Lutheran Church.
The Centennial Singers will perform in the Twin Cities:
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 7 P.M.
Calvary Church of Roseville, Lexington and County Road B
Free will offering
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recruiting firm in Appleton, Wis.
She has been married for four
years to her husband, Scott, and
she enjoys spending time with
her son Noah, 3, and her
stepdaughter Andrea, 9.
Rev. Kari L. Burke-Romarheim
is pursuing a master of divinity at
Luther Seminary. She previously
worked for three years as a youth
and family minister in Bergen,
Norway.
1997
Arlo Miller, Brookline, Mass.,
successfully defended his thesis,
“The Regulation of Melanoma
Antigens by the Microphthalmia
Transcription Factor,” and
received a Ph.D. in biochemistry
and molecular pharmacology
from Harvard University Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences.
1999
Rev. Deborah
Hutterer
recently relocated
to Pontiac, Ill.,
where she is
serving as pastor
of St. Paul
Lutheran Church. She received
her Master of Divinity degree
from Luther Seminary last May;
she also received the A.E.
Hanson homiletic award in
preaching, which recognizes the
importance of preaching as
seminary graduates move into
the next chapter of their
ministries. The award was
established by the family of the
late Rev. Arthur E. Hanson
(1894–1966), former president
of the ELCA’s Northern
Minnesota District.
Megan Renze, Miami, recently
graduated cum laude from the
University of Miami School of
Law. She passed the bar
examination in Florida and is
now working as associate general
counsel for Banco Santander
International in Miami.
2000
Rev. Melissa G. (Moyle)
Pohlman, St. Paul, received a
master of divinity degree from
Luther Seminary last May.
2001
Jessica Norman married Eric
Hafemeyer in February 2004. Eric
is a carpenter and Jessica recently
ALUMNI PROFILE
Courtesy photo
Alumnus wins state technology award
by Beverly Deming
Mark Deming, a 1993 graduate of Augsburg, was honored in November as the inaugural recipient of
the statewide Minnesota TEKNE Award for Innovation in Teaching. Deming is the media specialist at
Orchard Lake Elementary School in Lakeville, Minn.
Each year the Minnesota High Tech Association, Minnesota Technology, Inc., Medical Alley, and
Minnesota Project Innovation recognize start-up and giant corporations in Minnesota for their
achievements in technology. This year a new category was added to recognize and honor educators for
their contributions and innovations in teaching. Its purpose is to recognize an educator who
demonstrates leadership in creating learning opportunities for students using innovative technology in
Minnesota’s classrooms.
The TEKNE Award has been described as the “Academy Award” of the technology industry in
Minnesota. Deming was one of three finalists from an overwhelming number of nominees for the new
category of Innovation in Teaching.
Deming has been a media specialist for nine years, the last four being at Orchard Lake Elementary. He
was nominated for his work in bringing the oldest elementary school in Lakeville up to the same level
of technology as Lakeville’s new schools. When faced with a space problem, Deming designed a
mobile computer lab to take to the classroom. He has taken time to help fellow educators make
adjustments in their classrooms using the technology available to them. Physical education teachers
are using Palm hand-helds instead of paper-laden clipboards to keep their records at hand. One fifthgrade teacher who was avoiding technology entirely credits Deming with bringing him around to
using the latest in technology.
WCCO News anchor Don Shelby
(right) presented Mark Deming ’93
(left) with the TEKNE Award for
Innovation in Teaching at the
Minnesota TEKNE Award ceremony
at the Minneapolis Convention
Center in November. Deming also
received a monetary award and
multimedia projection system for
Orchard Lake Elementary School,
where he is the media specialist.
Deming was also recognized for turning the school’s morning announcements into a student-run
multimedia show. Students now eagerly apply each spring for a position the following year on
The Morning Crew. A group of 10 fifth- and sixth-grade students meet Deming an hour before school starts most days to prepare the school’s
daily announcements, which include reviews of popular books and videos, music and graphics for the opening and closing credits, lunch
menus, and a Friday bloopers show. This by-kids-for-kids morning news show is considered a daily “must see.”
When asked by the awards committee why he gives his personal time to promoting technology, Deming stated that “It’s not just a job, this is
a lot of fun—I really enjoy it.”
Deming and his wife, Jean, reside in Farmington, Minn., with their 5-year-old son, Randall, and 1-year-old daughter, Jaela. A former
basketball player with the Auggies, Deming is also a ninth-grade basketball coach for the Farmington School District.
Beverly Deming, a student in Augsburg’s Rochester program, is also Mark Deming’s mother.
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Class Notes
received her J.D. degree from
William Mitchell College of Law.
The couple resides in Northfield,
Minn.
Stacy Waterman, Pinehurst,
N.C., graduated from West
Virginia University with a
master’s degree in counseling.
She is in her second year as a
middle school counselor in
Pinehurst. Stacy can be reached
at <stacywaterman@hotmail.
com>.
2003
Kristopher Freeman,
Minneapolis, was hired as an
account executive at City Pages,
a Twin Cities weekly newspaper,
after completing an internship in
its promotions department.
Christina Markwood-Rod,
Wayzata, Minn., created an
exhibit in the St. Cloud State
University’s Archives and Special
Collections that uncovers the
intriguing tale of world traveler
and late SCSU adjunct professor
William Lindgren. The William
Marcellous Lindgren Interpretive
Exhibit, located in the Kalm
Family University Archives and
Special Collections on Miller
Center third floor, opened in
October 2004 and will remain
open through the 2004–05
academic year. Christina is a
graduate student in SCSU’s public
history program, and spent a year
processing Lindgren’s collection.
Orion Wisness married Erin
Dablow in August in Butte, Mont.
The couple resides in
Hackensack, Minn.
Heather Wessling married
Andrew Maki in October.
Heather is a Northwest Airlines
biller for Carlson Marketing
Group, a subsidiary of Carlson
Companies, Inc.
2004
Christina M. Boe married
Michael T. Anderson II in
October. The couple resides in
Roseville, Minn.
Rev. Linda (Brandvold)
McPeak is pursuing a master of
divinity at Luther Seminary in St.
Paul. She previously worked in a
variety of positions in Minnesota:
as a youth and family minister at
Cross of Peace Lutheran Church
in Shakopee, as church secretary
at Discovery United Methodist
Church in Chaska, as a benefits
specialist/administrator at
Andersen Consulting in
Minneapolis, and as a benefits
administrator for OTC/Power
Team SPX Corporation in
Owatonna.
Courtesy photo
GARRY HESSER HONORED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Augsburg professor Garry Hesser gathered with Augsburg alumni
and friends in December in Washington, D.C., for a special
celebration honoring his selection as 2004 Minnesota Professor of
the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (see p. 10 for more information). Pictured, L to R, are:
Sylvia and Martin Sabo ’59, Garry Hesser, William V. and Anne
Frame, Mark ’53 and Jean Raabe.
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Glendine M. Soiseth (’04
MSW) received an M.A. in
pastoral care from Luther
Seminary last May. She plans to
pursue work at either a
Christian counseling agency or a
social service agency that will
provide the necessary
supervisory requirements to
allow her to become licensed for
independent counseling practice.
Births/Adoptions
Norm ’57 and Gayle
(Engedad) Matson ’57,
Chicago, Ill., are the proud
grandparents of grandson Lars
Engedad Matson, born in July
to Hans Engedad and Holly
Matson.
Jeannie (Shaughnessy) ’88
and Joseph Hodges, Alexandria,
Minn.—a daughter, Celia
Marie, in May. She joins older
sister Campbell. Jeannie is the
owner/president of Pathwise
Partners.
Nnamdi
Okoronkwo
’89 and his wife
in Minneapolis—
a son, Spencer
Ajah, in March
2004. Nnamdi is
associate corporate council to
Best Buy Company and practices
in the area of retail litigation.
Kelly (Moore)
’92 and David
Lozinski ’91,
Bloomington,
Minn.—a
daughter,
Elizabeth
“Libby” Grace, in January 2004.
Brent Anderson ’93 and his
wife, Marilyn, Burnsville,
Minn.—a daughter, Maizie
Margaret, in January 2004.
Michelle (Eaker) ’94 and Frank
Steever, Cranston, R.I.—a
daughter, Genevieve, in July.
Susan Irene
Forsmark ’95
and her
husband, Bill,
Minnetonka,
Minn.—a
daughter,
Abigail Rose, in January 2004.
She joins older brothers Reilly, 7,
and Cole, 3, and big sister Libby, 3.
Melanie
(Main)
Johnson ’95,
Fayetteville,
Ark.—a son,
Calvin
Jeramiya
Johnson III, in September.
Melanie is the office manager for
Sonstegard Foods of Arkansas
and can be contacted at
<melanie@sonstegard.com>.
Connie (Arndt)
’96 and Andy
Clausen, Blaine,
Minn.—a son,
Aaron Andrew,
in April 2004. He
joins older
brother Adam, 2. Connie is a
business analyst with the ELCA
Board of Pensions in Minneapolis.
Aaron was baptized by his
grandfather, the Rev. Charles
Arndt ’63, pastor of First
Lutheran Church in Cushing, Wis.
Tracy (Holloway) ’97 and
Thane Drier ’99, Eau Claire,
Wis.—a son, Tristan Thane, in
September. Tracy is a CPA for
Chippewa Valley Technical
College and Thane is a
pharmacist for the Marshfield
Clinic Regional Cancer Center.
Matt Topp ’03
and his wife,
Trisha, South St.
Paul—a daughter,
Emma Marie, in
January 2004.
Also welcoming
Emma are proud grandparents
Gary and Carol (Watson) Topp
’76; Carole can be contacted at
<carolet4@excite.com>.
Winter/Spring 2005
In Memoriam
Gertrude Hognander ’36, longtime activist, dies
ertrude (Lund)
Hognander ’36, a
longtime activist for world
peace and higher education,
died January 13 in her Edina
home after suffering a stroke.
She was 89.
“She had this way about
her that allowed her to gain
the confidence of those around
her, without ever aspiring to
lead them,” her son, O.C.
“Joe” Hognander, Jr., told Sun
Current newspapers. “That’s
why I believe she was so
successful at a time when
women were not always
embraced in leadership roles.”
Born in Marinette, Wis.,
Gertrude was raised in a
church background that
included music and
educational instruction. In the
late 1930s, she honed her
musical talents (which
included the gift of perfect
pitch, an inheritance from her
father, Augsburg alumnus Rev.
L.R. Lund) at Augsburg and
later at Rockford College in
Illinois, where she received a
bachelor’s degree in music. She
directed several church choirs
in Michigan and then in
Minnesota, often adding her
talents as pianist and organist.
During the late 1940s and
early 1950s she was the
accompanist to citywide
ecumenical events at the
Minneapolis Armory.
Outside of church,
Gertrude also actively applied
her leadership skills to
community and state
organizations, serving as
president of the St. Louis Park
Woman’s Club, the
Minneapolis branch of the
American Association of
University Women, and the
United Nations Association of
Minnesota. She was also one of
three members of the St. Louis
Park Charter Commission, and
served on many boards
including the Minnesota
International Center,
Hennepin County American
Cancer Society, Minnesota
Board of Correctional Services,
Abbott Hospital Auxiliary, and
Hennepin County Mental
Health Association.
Augsburg recognized
Gertrude’s commitment to
church and community with
the Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1973. She was also
honored with the Minnesota
Distinguished Service Award
and the WCCO “Good
Neighbor” Award.
Gertrude and her family
generously established the
Anna Manger, Augsburg’s
first female instructor, dies
Anna (Gjesdahl)
Manger, who
died in January
just days shy of
her 104th
birthday, was
hired by
Augsburg as its first female
instructor, teaching higher
algebra and geometry. Even after
marrying and leaving the College
in 1925, Manger continued to be
involved with Augsburg,
volunteering her time in the
Augsburg Associates and other
groups to help raise money. Both
of her daughters, Elizabeth
Anderson ’53 and Margery
Torgerson ’47, are Augsburg
alumnae who enjoyed becoming
part of the community where
their mother had taught.
Lutheran missionary Malvin
Rossing ’30 dies
The Rev. Malvin Rossing ’30 died
of natural causes in January in
Viroqua, Wis.; he was 96.
Rossing spent three decades as a
Lutheran missionary in
Madagascar, starting in 1937,
when he, his wife Anna, and
toddler daughter Gertrude
boarded a freighter in France and
headed to the island in the
Indian Ocean. He believed that
education would eliminate
poverty, and his main job was as
director of a teacher-training
school. He retired from
missionary service in 1967 and
served as a minister in Viroqua
and in Houston, Minn., and
retired from pastoral service in
the mid-1980s. His wife, Anna,
preceded him in death in 2003.
He is survived by four children:
Elizabeth, Gertrude, Martha, and
Melvin ’66; nine grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren.
Wesley Sideen, Class of 1958
‘class agent,’ dies
Wesley Sideen,
dedicated class
agent for
Augsburg’s Class
of 1958, died in
January; he was
69. A lifelong St.
Paul resident, Sideen was a retired
English and social studies
teacher—he spent all but one of
his 38 years in teaching at Hazel
Park Middle School. Following
retirement, he worked at Byerly’s
grocery store. He was an active
member of East Park Lions Club
and current Lion’s district
governor. He is survived by his
wife, Carol Ann; four children:
David, Diane, Daniel, and Denise
’94; and four grandchildren.
G
Winter/Spring 2005
Orville C. and Gertrude O.
Hognander Family Fund at
Augsburg in the 1990s to
recognize exceptional music
performance and achievement.
The scholarship is based on
merit, specifically to provide
encouragement to outstanding
music students.
Gertrude was preceded in
death by her husband, Orville
Hognander, Sr., in 1997. She is
survived by her son, Joe.
Matthew Woodford, PA
student, dies in car accident
Matthew
Woodford, a
student in
Augsburg’s
Physician
Assistant
Program, and his
unborn son, Logan, died in
December 2004 as the result of a
car accident in Baldwin, Wis. His
wife, Lora, and daughter,
Madalyn, were also injured in the
accident. Woodford, 27, worked at
Methodist Hospital as a
phlebotomist, and entered the
Augsburg PA Program in 2002.
The PA Program is pleased to
announce the creation of the
Matthew Woodford Memorial
Scholarship in honor and in
memory of Woodford, to be
awarded annually to a third-year
Augsburg PA student.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Ted and Fern Hanwick, 1909-2005
‘A perfect ending’ to a shared life
I
n what was described by their pastor as
“a script that only God could write,”
Professor Emeritus and a pioneer of
Augsburg’s physics department Theodore
“Ted” Hanwick and his wife of 64 years,
Fern, died within 19 hours of each other
on March 2 and 3, each at age 95.
The story of their life together was
recounted at their memorial service and
also in a Star Tribune front-page column
by Nick Coleman, titled “Lifetime of
Love Endures to a Couple’s Dying Day.”
Hanwick was chair of the physics
department at Rutgers University when
he was recruited in 1956 by thenpresident Bernhard Christensen to start a
physics major at Augsburg. Hanwick has
said that he heard the voice of God tell
him that the small liberal arts college in
the Midwest was the place where he
should be, despite the prestige and salary
he would leave behind.
“He firmly, honestly believed that
God called him here,” said Rev. Howard
“Skip” Reeves, a close family friend and
pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church,
where the Hanwicks had been active
members.
by Betsey Norgard
Hanwick developed a major in
physics and launched a number of
new courses, including astronomy.
His daughter, Linda (Hanwick)
Putnam ’64, tells of his love for
astronomy and how he made
telescopes at home, grinding the
lenses himself. When an Augsburg
graduate offered to provide a
telescope for an astronomy course
at Augsburg, Putnam says that her
father—who was “always looking
for a good deal”—needed housing
for the telescope and found a
place in Minnesota that sold silo
domes. The “silo” was donated to
Augsburg and became an unlikely
addition to a city campus.
Hanwick retired in 1978, but has
remained connected to the Augsburg
community. Ted and Fern were last on
campus at Homecoming 2003 for a
science alumni gathering.
Both of their children are Augsburg
alumni—Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64
and Theodore Hanwick, Jr. ’66.
Physics professors Ken Erickson ’62
and Stu Anderson ’78, were both
Physics professor emeritus Ted Hanwick and his wife, Fern, last visited campus for a science
alumni gathering in 2003.
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Hanwick’s students in the department—
Erickson studied during Hanwick’s early
years at Augsburg, while Anderson was
one of his last students. In 1976, the
Physics Department established a
scholarship in Hanwick’s name to honor
his 20th anniversary at Augsburg.
“He had such a passion for this
place,” says Reeves. “When you mention
Augsburg, even in his later years, his face
would brighten up, and he’d smile. … He
wore Augsburg—he was Augsburg to a
lot of people.”
Reeves describes Ted Hanwick as “a
blend of intelligence and humility.” Fern
Hanwick, Reeves says, was “pure grace.”
For a number of years, until she was 90,
she directed Calvary Lutheran’s program
for women prisoners in the Hennepin
County workhouse.
Their life together was a storybook
romance. They met in New York City,
were attracted from the first moment,
and became engaged in three weeks.
Since then, they’ve been inseparable.
The circumstance of their death just
19 hours apart—Ted died in his sleep on
March 2 and Fern died peacefully while
visiting with friends the next afternoon—
was described by Coleman in his column
as “a love story with a perfect ending.”
Granddaughter Christine Hanwick, in
speaking at the memorial service, said
that she thought her grandfather must
have wanted to go on ahead and “check
things out to make sure it was OK.”
Winter/Spring 2005
CCalendar
ALENDAR
Music
Exhibits
For music information, call 612-330-1265
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
April 27
Chamber Music Recital & High Tea
4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
April 30
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
May 1
Augsburg Concert Band Concert
April 8–May 8
3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Juried All-Student Art Exhibition
May 8–18
Augsburg Concert Band Norway Tour
• Baccalaureate Service
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
• Commencement Brunch
11 a.m.—Christensen Center
• Commencement Ceremony
Featured speaker: Parker Palmer,
bestselling author, lecturer, teacher,
and activist
1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall
Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.; tickets
required
• Commencement Reception
3 p.m.—Murphy Park
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
April 8–May 20
Senior Art Exhibition
Theatre
Christensen Center Art Gallery
For ticket information, call 612-330-1257
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
February 23–May 19
Augsburg Native American Film
Series 2005
April 15–24
Our Country’s Good
By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Directed by Darcey Engen
April 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23 at 7 p.m.;
April 17 and 24 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
April 29
Senior Acting Recitals
7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
May 4
Stage Direction Class Recital
6:30 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
In collaboration with Independent
Indigenous Film Minneapolis; various
dates and times. For schedule
information, call 612-330-1523, e-mail
<marubbio@augsburg.edu>, or visit
<www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries>
Other Events
May 6–7
Commencement Weekend
May 6
• Honors Convocation
4:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
• Commencement Dinner
6 p.m.—Christensen Center
• Commencement Concert
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
May 7
• Eucharist Service
8:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
May 16
Second Annual Healthcare Conference:
“Building Minnesota’s Healthcare
Workforce Through Diversity”
A collaborative conference sponsored by
Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital
Association, Fairview Health Services,
and United Health Foundation
8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall
For information, call 612-330-1171,
e-mail <croyle@augsburg.edu>, or visit
<www.augsburg.edu/healthcare>
June 16
Graduate Programs Discovery Evening
Gathering for prospective graduate
programs students; includes dinner
buffet and break-out sessions
5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center
For information, call 612-330-1150 or
e-mail <parkp@augsburg.edu>
June 27
42nd Annual Clair Strommen A-Club
Golf Tournament
See p. 36 for more information
See the alumni calendar on p. 36 for additional events
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The richness and wonder of human diversity
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o God created humankind in God’s image, in
the image of God he created them; male and
female he created them … God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was
very good. (Genesis 1: 27, 31a, NRSV)
I once heard a presentation from a nursing student
who was part of a community health practicum
course in a homeless shelter, who commented that
before she went to her assignment at the shelter, her
general feeling was that homeless people had done
something to “deserve” their fate—she had no sense
of how she could interact with these “people.” She
was frightened. Once she had begun her assignment, however, she recounted how the residents of
the shelter became her fellow citizens, her friends
even. She learned their stories, grieved with them
about bad decisions, unfair circumstances, sad and
distressing experiences. She stood side by side with
them in their struggles to find a home and set a new
course for their lives. And she rejoiced in the role
she could play in listening, empathizing, offering a
word or hand or whatever might help. In her experience in that service-learning course, she learned
about otherness and difference in ways that would
make her a better nurse, a better citizen and neighbor, a better friend.
This story is why I will never give up in our
efforts to make diversity a core value of our academic and common work and why I am so pleased that
this issue of Augsburg Now illustrates some of our
efforts to promote diversity on campus and beyond.
Creating, sustaining, celebrating, and supporting
diversity is an abiding challenge for our college.
Whether it is diversity of perspective, religion, ethnicity, race, social class, and so forth, there are critical voices from all sides pressing us to make the case
for our philosophy, commitment, experience, policies, and practices related to diversity on campus
and beyond. Here at Augsburg, we have the distinct
gift of at least three compelling mission-based
reasons for intentionally engaging the diversity of
our world.
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
Staff Writer
Bethany Bierman
bierman@augsburg.edu
Design Manager
Kathy Rumpza
rumpza@augsburg.edu
Class Notes Designer
Signe Peterson
petersos@augsburg.edu
• Theologically, we believe that God has created
humankind in all its diversity in God’s own image.
• Educationally, we believe that a liberal arts
approach to learning and teaching is fundamentally committed to engaging otherness and difference
so that we might genuinely understand and
embrace the richness of human experience and
creativity throughout the ages.
• Civically, we are persuaded that educating for
democracy is at least in part about preparing our
students for lives in society that will require them
to have the knowledge, skills, and values needed
to negotiate their ways with people of diverse
backgrounds and experiences.
This past summer, I had the privilege of visiting
Augsburg’s study site in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where
I, too, learned to face my fears and stereotypes of
other cultures and life experiences. We all are still
learning to admit our privilege, to embrace the wonder of difference and other experiences, to live as
neighbors here on campus and in our community,
where the world is becoming our neighbor in very
concrete and real ways.
Our work to educate students for democracy
cannot be uncoupled from this commitment to
diversity. This is why diversity on campus, in the
neighborhood and city, in the church, and in the
world is important—it is the heart of a healthy
democracy.
Yours,
Photographer
Stephen Geffre
geffre@augsburg.edu
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Contents
Features
11
A Change in Reference—Librarian to Volunteer
by Betsey Norgard
For nearly 15 years in retirement, Margaret Anderson has continued to volunteer
in the library she once headed.
12
Ages of Imagination: The Inauguration of Paul C. Pribbenow
Around themes of abundance, generosity, engagement, and service,
Augsburg inaugurates its 11th president.
18
Making Connections
by Betsey Norgard
After five years, the Scholastic Connections program has proven a winner for
both mentors and mentees.
22
See AIBO Walk … and Sit … and Wiggle Its Ears
by Betsey Norgard
Sophomore Jesse Docken finds both fun and challenge in “training” dog robots.
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12
On the Cover: At his investiture as
Augsburg’s 11th president, the seal of the
College is placed around the neck of
Paul C. Pribbenow by Board of Regents
chair Ted Grindal ’76.
Global Business
by Bethany Bierman
Augsburg business classes have built-in global experience from a very
international faculty.
Departments
2 Around the Quad
5 2006 Alumni Awards
6 Supporting Augsburg
8 Sports
28 Alumni News
40 Views
Inside back cover Calendar
All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated.
AROUND THE QUAD
NOTEWORTHY
Three new regents elected to board
Three new members were elected to four-year terms on the
Augsburg College Board of Regents at the annual meeting of the
Augsburg Corporation in October.
In addition, Michael O. Freeman and Philip Styrland ’79 were
re-elected to second six-year terms. Freeman is a partner at
Lindquist & Vennum, P.L.L.P., and Styrlund is president of The
Summit Group, an international education and development firm.
Richard C. Hartnack
Since the beginning of his banking career in
1971, Hartnack has held positions in corporate
banking at First Interstate Bank of Oregon, and
in community banking at First Chicago and
Union Bank of California. He currently is vice
chairman and head of consumer banking at
U.S. Bancorp.
Hartnack has a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA and a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University. He is a graduate of the Strategic
Marketing Management program at the Harvard Business School.
Congratulations to
Jacki Brickman ’97
Augsburg alumna Jacki Brickman
’97 was one of two teachers in
the Minneapolis and St. Paul
school districts who were awarded a Milken National Educator
Award in October.
This award, from the Milken
Family Foundation, recognizes
teachers and principals across
the country for their effectiveness
in the classroom, accomplishments outside the classroom,
leadership, and ability to inspire
students, teachers, and the community. It carries a cash award of
$25,000.
Brickman, a 10-year teacher,
is a teacher mentor at Hall
International Elementary School
in Minneapolis, working with
other teachers at the school to
test new techniques.
Brickman, who also is an
adjunct instructor in Weekend
College, is the second Augsburg
graduate to receive a Milken
Educator Award. Margaret
Knutson ’91, fifth-grade teacher
at Orono Intermediate School,
received the same award in
2004. Read about both teachers
in the Augsburg Now spring 2006
article, “Teachers who Lead,
Leaders who Teach,” at
www.augsburg.edu/now.
André Lewis ‘73
Since 2002, Lewis has served as director of
marketing and community affairs and president of the RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation.
Previously he held a similar position at
Honeywell. His background in education
includes serving as principal at both Washburn
and South high schools.
Lewis graduated from Augsburg and earned
a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He has been active in
Augsburg’s Corporate Connections program.
Rev. Norman Wahl ‘75
Since 1996, Wahl has been executive pastor of
Bethel Lutheran Church, the site of Augsburg’s
programs in Rochester, Minn., and served on
the task force that led to the formation of the
Rochester campus. He has also been part of the
alumni board, campaign cabinet, and on staff
at the College.
After Augsburg, Wahl graduated from
Luther Seminary and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from the
seminary in 1997.
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MBA consulting firm to start
Small businesses and non-profits in Rochester can qualify for probono consulting services from Augsburg’s Rochester MBA students
and graduates.
This new service, Augsburg Alumni Consulting Team (AACT),
extends the MBA field service program, in which all students work
with a client in the community on business issues and applications.
A “full-team” consultation by AACT on critical strategic or management issues will be staffed by four to eight volunteers. A “fast track”
for focused issues will involve one to three volunteers in two or
three client meetings. And, a “board match” program will help nonprofits build their board leadership.
Additional support services—database design, Web design,
research, etc.—may be added by Augsburg undergraduate business
and computer science students.
This College-sponsored consulting service will offer both experience and exposure to the students and alumni, and include a
review process to build case studies.
While beginning in Rochester, AACT hopes to also expand the
program to the Twin Cities.
For information, contact William Aguero at
aguero@augsburg.edu.
The “greening” of
Augsburg
Augsburg imagines environmental stewardship as central to its
mission as a Lutheran college in
the city.
President Paul Pribbenow
says, “The Augsburg College
community is deeply committed
to what it means to build a sustainable urban environment. …
Our relationships with our
diverse neighbors, with the
Mississippi River, and with other
neighborhoods in our vibrant
city are opportunities for learning, for civic engagement, and
for faithful service.”
The institutional committee
that grew out of a learning community seven years ago is now
named the Environmental
Stewardship Committee and provides leadership for the College
in areas addressing sustainability.
The committee’s growing website
offers information and resources
in the following initiatives:
• Recycling/waste
reduction—Recycling bins
have risen to nearly 75% capacity in the last year and new
equipment across campus
reduces water consumption
and energy usage. The College
recycles household items to
community organizations and
established a re-use table. A
number of measures adopted
reduce storm water run-off
from campus, which, perhaps
more than anything else, has
had an impact on water quality
in the Mississippi River.
• Transportation—Two light rail
stations within walking distance and reduced fare bus-rail
passes help the Augsburg com-
munity increase its use of public transit, freeing up parking
spaces. Accessible bike trails
provide alternatives to driving.
• HOURCAR—Augsburg is the
newest neighborhood hub for
HOURCAR—a hybrid vehicle
that can be rented.
• Curriculum—Across the curriculum, courses address sustainability issues, and study
abroad is available in metrourban studies. A new environmental studies program is
scheduled to launch in fall
2007.
• River stewardship—Augsburg
is an official “steward” of a
portion of the Mississippi
River near campus and regularly hosts “clean-ups” to prevent pollution. The
Environmental and River
Politics course explores issues
related to restoration of the
river ecosystem and ways in
which our relationship to the
river reflects the health of our
community.
• Campus Kitchen at Augsburg
College—In its three years,
Campus Kitchen has kept
more than 35,000 pounds of
food out of landfill and turned
it into over 37,000 meals for
the community. In the next
year, Augsburg plans to launch
a community garden to bring
neighbors together and provide food for community
organizations.
• Building a green
campus—The Environmental
Stewardship Committee has a
voice in the ongoing planning
for the new Science Center,
which includes a “green” roof
and maximal use of sustainable architecture and products.
Michael Lansing, assistant professor of history, wrote in the
Augsburg Echo about Christensen
Symposium speaker Douglas
John Hall’s comments on “stewardly vocations.” Hall argued that
everyone must make stewardship
of the environment both a personal and collective priority.
Lansing wrote that stewardly
vocations “push us all toward
recognizing and caring for the
many other forms of life that we
depend on for sustenance and
comfort.”
To learn more about sustainability at Augsburg, go to www.augsburg.edu/green or contact Tom
Ruffaner, chair of the
Environmental Stewardship
Committee, at ruffaner@augsburg.edu.
—Betsey Norgard
Fond farewell to ‘Mr. Augsburg’
On Sept. 30 Jeroy Carlson ’48 officially retired from the
campus and community he first came to more than 60
years ago. During that time, he served Augsburg as a student, volunteer, alumni director, and development officer.
At a packed reception in his honor, Carlson was presented with a baseball jersey bearing his No. 10 and a
“Jeroy Carlson” baseball card. He was also presented
with framed photos of the Augsburg campus, as he knew
it and as it is today.
Known as “Mr. Augsburg” by his classmates and colleagues, Carlson excelled as a student-athlete in baseball,
basketball, and football, and was part of four MIAC
championship teams. He continued to work with the
A-Club and helped establish the Augsburg Athletic Hall
of Fame.
In 1991, after serving on the alumni board and as
director of alumni relations, the alumni office was dedicated as the Jeroy C. Carlson Alumni Center.
See the winter 2005-06 Augsburg Now for a feature
story on “Mr. Augsburg.”
Vice President Tracy Elftmann ‘81 presents Jeroy
Carlson with a baseball jersey bearing his no. 10.
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AROUND THE QUAD
COMMENCEMENT
Two commencements at Augsburg
Beginning this year, Augsburg will offer two commencement ceremonies, in order to recognize the different academic calendars followed. A May 5 ceremony will be held for day students and physician assistant students who are on semesters; a June 24 ceremony
will honor Weekend College, Rochester, United Hospital, and the
other five graduate program students who follow trimesters.
This year’s Commencement speakers are Eboo Patel on May 5, and
Rev. Martin E. Marty on June 24.
With a national fellowship in microbiology and an interest in infectious diseases, senior Richard Birkett is studying the genes encoding streptococcal bacteria.
Senior Richard
Birkett wins research
fellowship
Biology senior Richard Birkett is
one of 43 students across the
country to receive a 2006
Undergraduate Research
Fellowship from the American
Society for Microbiology. Its
stipend funded his summer
research with biology professor
Beverly Smith-Keiling.
The project, applied for jointly by Birkett and Smith-Keiling,
looks at the characteristics of
streptococcal bacteria and the
genes that encode them. They
study a particular streptococcal
protein, discovered by SmithKeiling, that binds a human
immune system protein, and its
role in causing infections, especially in immuno-weak people
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(neo-natal babies, elderly, and
others who are immuno-compromised). The research involves
manipulating the protein’s DNA
in the laboratory to create
mutants for further study.
“We were thrilled to receive
this ASM Fellowship,” says
Smith-Keiling. “It is a prestigious
award and played a significant
role as a feather in our cap as
one of several steps that
Augsburg is taking to secure
external funding, build our
undergraduate research program,
and move toward more scientific
research at our institution.”
Birkett’s interest in infectious
diseases began in summer 2005
when he traveled to Tanzania
with a microbiology study
abroad course through Hamline
University. He visited labs and
small villages, and found the
experience “eye-opening” in
terms of lifestyle and conditions
he encountered.
To gain background in
research, Birkett took a pilot
course at Augsburg, Introduction
to Research, designed to prepare
second-year students for facultyled research. He credits that
course for teaching him the discipline, motivation, and critical
thinking needed for scientific
study. The course was repeated
this past fall, and Birkett served
as a peer mentor.
Birkett has thrived in the
microbiology laboratory, and is
interested in pursuing work in
the health field with infectious
disease, possibly attending medical school. He, along with
Smith-Keiling and other students, will present their research
at the American Society for
Microbiology general meeting in
the spring.
“Richard has been the model
for what we hope to continue, as
students progress from their
early years without research
skills to excelling as independent
researchers, and the fellowship
played a key role,” says SmithKeiling. “It has been a privilege
and joy to work with him.”
Birkett came to Augsburg
from Boston as a student in the
StepUP Program, which supports
students in chemical recovery.
He says that Augsburg has been
great for him. “I came to
Augsburg for StepUP; I’m staying
for science and the people.”
—Betsey Norgard
HOMECOMING 2006
Two honored as
Distinguished Alumni
Augsburg’s Distinguished Alumni
are recognized for their significant achievement in vocation, for
outstanding contribution to
church and community, and for
lives that exemplify the ideals and
mission of Augsburg College.
Glen Person ’47
A native of
Minneapolis,
Glen Person
grew up in
Augsburg’s
neighborhood.
He graduated
with degrees
in mathematics and business, and was one of
the first students in Augsburg’s
new business administration
department. His college studies
were interrupted by World War
II, where he served in the U.S.
Navy.
Person’s vocational career
involved two 20-year employments in the insurance industry.
In 1948 he started as a bookkeeper at Fidelity and Casualty
Co., and left in 1968 as its bond
manager. From 1969 until his
retirement in 1989, he was an
accounting manager and bond
vice president at W.A. Lang
Company.
From 1993 to 2005, Person
served on Augsburg’s Board of
Regents, as a member of the
Finance Committee and as board
treasurer. Over the years, he has
been one of the most active
members of Augsburg’s A-Club,
and a frequent spectator and
loyal Auggie athletic booster. He
serves on the Claire Strommen
Golf Tournament Committee.
Person has also contributed
financial expertise to numerous
boards of directors, and as treasurer of Prairie Lutheran Church
in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Lois (Peterson) Bollman ’69
Lois Bollman
graduated in
1969 with a
bachelor’s
degree in
English education from
Augsburg, and
went on to
earn a master’s degree in reading.
In 2001 she earned a doctorate
in educational policy and administration of higher education.
For the past 30 years, she has
worked in a number of areas
within the Minnesota community
college system and is a recognized leader and administrator in
areas of student assessment, college readiness, and developmental education. Her strengths lie in
strategic planning, institutional
research, and evaluation of academic programs. Currently she is
vice president of strategy, planning, and accountability at
Minneapolis Community and
Technical College.
Here, she developed the
Urban Teacher Education
Program, in collaboration with
secondary and postsecondary
institutions, that aims to inspire
and educate students from urban
schools to become teachers in
their own communities. In 2003,
Bollman led the faculty development work that received one of
five national Theodore Hesburgh
Awards from TIAA-CREF.
Bollman has served as a class
agent and is active at Edina
Community Lutheran Church.
First Decade Award
The First Decade Award is presented to Augsburg graduates of
the past 10 years who have made
significant progress in their professional achievements and contributions to the community, and
in so doing, exemplify the mission
of the College.
Spirit of Augsburg
Award
The Spirit of Augsburg Award honors alumni or friends of the College
who have given exceptional service
that contributes substantially to the
well being of Augsburg by furthering its purposes and programs.
Herald Johnson ‘68
Milana (Gorshkova)
Pirogova ’96
Milana
Pirogova graduated magna
cum laude
from Augsburg
with a bachelor’s degree in
economics and
international
relations, and went on to earn a
master’s degree in international
economics from George
Washington University.
In 1998 she began working
for the International Finance
Corporation, a member of the
World Bank Group, in
Washington, D.C. She is now an
investment officer in the Global
Financial Markets Department
and posted in Russia, her homeland.
Two of her significant projects have included working with
privatization projects in Bosnia
and drafting the Mortgage
Securities Law with the Russian
national parliament. In her current work she is able to promote
awareness and resources for the
much-needed economic and
educational development in
Russia. She also has been an
eager promoter of Augsburg
College to prospective students
in Murmansk, St. Petersburg,
and Moscow.
After graduating, Herald
Johnson first
became an
admissions
officer, then
Augsburg’s
first financial
aid officer
when new federal programs
required administrative oversight. Over the nearly 40 years
since, he became a pioneer,
leader, and mentor among all of
Minnesota’s financial aid officers.
He is respected both for
helping students understand and
access financial resources to
make college possible and for
mentoring young professionals in
the field. He is the only person
to have been twice elected president of the Minnesota
Association of Financial Aid
Administrators (MAFAA).
Johnson collaborated with
Julie Olson ’90, ’04 MAL, now
vice president of enrollment
management, to create and
implement the Enrollment
Center, which brings together
several student service offices
into a one-stop shop for students.
Johnson retired last summer,
but continues to serve as a consultant on scholarship programs
and with Augsburg’s government
relations office concerning financial aid issues.
—Betsey Norgard
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Photo courtesy of Martha Gisselquist
AROUND THE QUAD
SUPPORTING
AUGSBURG
The Clement A.
Gisselquist Endowed
Scholarship—
an Augsburg family’s
music legacy
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All six of Clement and Borghild Gisselquist’s children graduated from Augsburg, and most of them were choir and band members
during their college years. (L to R): James ’68, Joel ’77, Rebecca ’67, Borghild, Martha ’87, John ’72, and Miriam ’83.
Gisselquist extended family
includes 17 relatives with
Augsburg connections. Clement’s
brother, professor emeritus Orloue
Gisselquist, attended Augsburg, as
well as two sons, Richard and
David. His wife, Marilyn, came to
Augsburg and completed her
bachelor’s degree in 1973.
Clement and Orloue’s sister
Grace E. Gisselquist ’49 married
the Rev. Oliver Johnson ’50.
Another sister, Marilyn, attended
science classes at Augsburg as
part of her nurses’ training and
married Vardon Quanbeck ’44.
While at Augsburg, Orloue,
like Clement, sang in the choir
and Grace belonged to the Music
Club, both sharing their brother’s
love for music.
Another brother, John Irving,
did not attend Augsburg, but his
son, John E. Gisselquist, graduated in 1984.
Even more telling is the musical legacy Clement left his six
children, all of whom graduated
from Augsburg. The youngest,
Miriam (Gisselquist) Jensen ’83
was a music major and is now an
organist and piano teacher—
something her mother knows
would have pleased her father.
John, Class of 1972, sang in
the Augsburg Choir and for
many years has been a member
of the National Lutheran Choir,
performing in concerts throughout the U.S.
Judy Petree
The Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist
enjoyed a lifelong love of music.
He graduated from Augsburg
College in 1941, and during his
college years he sang both in the
Augsburg Choir under Henry P.
Opseth and in the Augsburg
Quartet as its second bass when
they toured in 1940.
Following Augsburg,
Gisselquist graduated from
Luther Seminary, and he and his
wife, Borghild, served churches
in North Dakota, Minnesota, and
Iowa. Throughout his life, he
always actively promoted his
churches’ music programs.
Borghild recounts how especially
pleased he was when his church
in Sioux City, Iowa, purchased a
new organ.
After Clement died in 1979,
the family decided to establish a
scholarship endowment in his
memory and designed it to benefit students “of organ and/or
choral music who desire to serve,
professionally or otherwise, in
the ministry of music of the
Lutheran Church.”
“Augsburg was close to his
heart and we knew that music
was something he was always
interested in,” comments
Borghild, recalling the family discussions. The scholarship just
seemed a fitting way in which
they could honor their brother,
husband, father, and uncle.
The remarkable fact is that the
Nicole (Warner) Simml ’01 (left), who performs and teaches music in Germany, joined
Krista Costin ’07 (right) as soloist with the Augsburg Choir’s concert in Leipzig,
Germany last May. Both Simml and Costin are recipients of the Clement A. Gisselquist
Church Music Scholarship.
Rachel Olson ’08
Photo courtesy of Orloue Gisselquist
The Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist (far right) sang second bass in the 1940 Augsburg
Quartet. His love of music is passed on to students through an endowed scholarship
Five of the Gisselquist women enjoyed meeting the current student scholars at the
in his name. Photo taken from The Augsburg Quartets: A Mission-Driven Tradition, by
annual Scholarship Brunch in November. (L to R): Martha Gisselquist, Becky Lien,
Merton P. Strommen and David M. Larson.
Borghild Gisselquist, Marilyn Gisselquist, and Miriam Jensen.
Joel, Class of 1977, played
tuba in the Concert Band for two
years and sang in the Augsburg
Choir during his senior year. The
two oldest children, Rebecca
(Gisselquist) Lien ’67 and James
’68, also sang in the choir. James
is married to fellow Auggie Jane
(Eidsvoog) ’73. Martha, a nurse,
came to Augsburg to complete
her bachelor’s degree in 1987.
The Clement Gisselquist
Scholarship keeps the extended
family connected to Augsburg. A
number of the relatives continue
to grow the endowment by making gifts to the scholarship a part
of their regular giving—in lieu of
exchanging gifts within the family on special occasions.
In the fall, Borghild said of
her immediate family, “We’ve
already talked about this
Christmas, that we’ll make gifts
to the scholarship instead of to
each other.”
The Gisselquists enjoy meeting the Augsburg students who
receive the scholarship each year.
The 2006-07 recipient, junior
music major Krista Costin was
studying abroad in Ghana during
the fall and regrets missing the
Scholarship Brunch. She fondly
remembers meeting members of
the Gisselquist family at last
spring’s Music Scholarship High
Tea. Costin sings in the
Augsburg Choir and toured with
the choir last May to the Czech
Republic and Germany.
Last year’s scholarship recipient, senior Nikki Lemire, is a
harpist and a section leader in
the choir at Central Lutheran
Church. The 1998-99 scholarship holder, Nicole (Warner)
Simml ’01, now lives in Germany
and is enjoying a career performing and teaching voice. Last May
she joined the Augsburg Choir in
Leipzig on their tour in
Germany, and joined Costin as a
soloist.
An earlier Gisselquist recipient, Melissa (Wieland) Bergstrom
’97 has been organist and choir
director at Edina Community
Lutheran Church, in addition to
teaching and serving as director
of choral activities at AnokaRamsey Community College.
Several of the Gisselquist
scholarship recipients have sub-
sequently been chosen as Orville
and Gertrude Hognander Music
Scholars.
With many of the Gisselquist
Auggies making regular gifts to
grow the scholarship endowment, future students—and per-
haps additional Gisselquists—
join Rev. Clement A. Gisselquist’s
legacy to Augsburg’s music program—something that surely
would please him.
—Betsey Norgard
Making a gift to Augsburg
It’s easy to make a donation to Augsburg College.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Gifts online
Go to www.augsburg.edu/giving to make a secure credit card
donation. You can use the form to make a one-time donation or
to set up recurring gifts.
Gifts by phone
To make a donation by phone, call Kevin Healy, director of
advancement services, at 612-338-6537 or 800-273-0617.
Gifts by mail
You can mail your gift to:
Developement Office, Campus Box 142
Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454
For complete information about making a gift,
including the types of giving and giving programs,
go to www.augsburg.edu/giving.
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AROUND THE QUAD
SPORTS
Brothers in soccer
Vinnie Brooks and Ryan Kitzman
are like brothers. Brothers united
by soccer.
For all but one year of the last
dozen, the two have played on
the same soccer teams—the same
club teams, elementary school
team, junior high team, high
school team, and the same college team.
Ever since they were each
eight years old, growing up in
Maple Grove, Minn., and attending schools in Osseo, the duo
could be found on the same
fields—Brooks on defense,
Kitzman in the midfield.
Best friends and players with
similar competitive personalities,
the two split for just one year—
their freshman years in college,
when Kitzman attended Bethany
Lutheran College in Mankato,
Minn., and Brooks enrolled at
Augsburg.
But the pair reunited their
sophomore years, became roommates, and helped to lead a renaissance in the Augsburg men’s
soccer program.
“I wanted to be back in the
city,” Kitzman said. “I talked to
Vinnie pretty much all my freshman year. I came to visit
Augsburg a couple of times, and
he said they were getting a new
coach and a new field, so I came
for another visit. Once I met
[coach] Greg [Holker], it was a
done deal.”
So Kitzman transferred, and
the pair was reunited.
“We have the same style of
play. We practice against each
other and just go at it. It’s like we
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hate each other when we’re practicing. It gets pretty intense,”
Brooks said. “He’s pretty much
like my replica on the field. We
have some minor differences, but
overall, the competitiveness and
our work ethic, we just relate to
each other. It just clicks. We both
respect each other.”
Both were starters throughout
their Auggie careers and were key
elements of the dramatic growth
of the men’s soccer program. In
Brooks’ freshman year, 2003, the
Auggies finished 5-11-2 overall, 09-1 in league play. In the 2006
season under third-year head
coach Greg Holker, the Auggies
finished 13-3-3 overall and 5-2-3
in conference play, winning a
place in the conference’s postseason playoffs.
In four seasons at Augsburg,
Brooks played in 67 games, starting 57, with eight assists from his
defensive position. As a midfielder
during his three years at
Augsburg, Kitzman started 49 of
54 contests, with five goals and
six assists for 16 career points.
As two of only three seniors
on this year’s Auggie squad, the
pair acknowledges that they have
been a part of a new beginning for
the men’s soccer program, which
they hope continues to succeed.
“It’s just awesome to have this
kind of success in our last year
playing here,” Brooks says. “It’s
like leaving a legacy behind. It’s
one of the things we wanted to
do. We had the first winning season here in 20 years and made
the [conference] playoffs.”
But the end of their senior
seasons will not mean the end of
soccer, or friendship, for Brooks
and Kitzman. The two play on
the same adult-league team and
coach a youth team together in
Plymouth, Minn. Brooks, a health
and physical education major
Auggie teammates Vinnie Brooks (left) and Ryan Kitzman (right) have played soccer
together since elementary school.
and business management minor,
and Kitzman, a marketing major,
have talked about starting a business together.
“It’s almost natural for us,”
Brooks said. “Some people hear
about it and think it’s pretty
weird. But we had the same
group of friends growing up,
from elementary school to junior
high and high school. We were
always in the same group.”
“We don’t think of it as being
weird,” Kitzman added. “It’s just
normal for us.”
—Don Stoner
An amazing soccer year
For the Augsburg College men’s and
women’s soccer teams, the 2006 season was
a history-making one.
The Auggie women captured a third
straight berth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference playoffs and finished 106-2 overall, 7-3-1 in league play—the team’s
fourth double-digit victory season in the past
five years. Augsburg’s 15 points in conference
Greg Holker, named MIAC
play this season were the most for an Auggie
Coach of the Year
squad in the 21-season history of the program.
Meanwhile, the Auggie men reached the league’s four-team postseason playoffs for the first time, finishing the season 13-3-3 overall,
5-2-3 in conference play. Augsburg finished with its most victories
(13) since its MIAC championship season of 1975 (15-2-1), and
claimed its most points in league play (13) since its last MIAC title
season of 1980 (11-1-3 overall, 9-0-3 MIAC, 21 points). Head coach
Greg Holker was named MIAC Coach of the Year this season.
Augsburg was the lone school to have both its men’s and women’s
soccer teams qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs this year.
Both teams set school records along the way. Both teams were
unbeaten and did not give up a goal until the women were scored
upon on Sept. 20—Augsburg went the farthest among all NCAA
Division III soccer teams in having both its men’s and women’s teams
unbeaten and unscored upon.
For both the Auggie men’s and women’s teams, the future looks
bright. The men lose just three senior regulars to graduation, while
the women lose only five.
—Don Stoner
Marathoner
extraordinaire
Mary Croft ’79 didn’t catch the
running “bug” until she was in
her late thirties, a relatively late
start for a serious athletic career.
But that bug has taken the
Augsburg alumna around the
world and earned her numerous
unique distinctions in the world
of distance running.
Croft is one of only 67 people—including just eight
women—to have run in every
Twin Cities Marathon over the
25 years of its existence. She has
run a marathon in each of the 50
states—a feat that only 285 individuals have accomplished.
And over the past quartercentury, she has run in about
140 marathons and 30 ultramarathons—races ranging from 30
to more than 100 miles in
length.
She credits her running
career to her return to Augsburg
as an adult learner to complete
her bachelor’s degree in the late
1970s. She was an Augsburg student in the mid-’60s before starting her career in nursing.
“One of my friends was a
runner, and she was running five
miles a day for her mental health.
I was impressed with that, but I
didn’t start running until I graduated in 1979,” Croft said.
That year, she went to
Duluth to watch a friend compete in Grandma’s Marathon, and
was encouraged by her husband,
David, to try a marathon herself.
Later that year, the first Twin
Cities Marathon appeared on the
running calendar, and her running career kicked into high
gear.
“I trained for my first
marathon in just 12 weeks,” said
Croft, who noted that she had
As a Charter Club member, Mary Croft ran her 25th Twin Cities Marathon in October,
with a track record of 170 marathons in 50 states and several countries.
only run a 10-kilometer race
competitively before trying a 26mile, 385-yard marathon.
Since then, she has run in
each Twin Cities Marathon over
the past 25 years, a race considered the most scenic urban
marathon in the country.
According to Twin Cities
Marathon officials, Croft, at age
60, is the third-oldest woman of
the eight to have run in each of
the 25 races. She has also completed Grandma’s Marathon, a
race along the Lake Superior
shoreline from Two Harbors to
Duluth, eight times.
She has also run in two of
the most famous marathons
in the country, the Boston and
New York races. She has competed in the Boston Marathon—
a race in which runners have
to achieve a qualifying time
in another marathon to compete—three times, including
the 100th running of the race
in 1996.
“It was just such a historic
event,” Croft said. “Boston is the
epitome of marathoning in the
country.”
In 2004, she accomplished
the feat of running a marathon in
each of the 50 states (and the
District of Columbia)—becoming
the 162nd person at the time to
be able to make that claim. Since
then, the list has grown to nearly
300 members nationwide. She
has also run in marathons in
Russia and Spain.
In addition to her marathoning, she has also competed in
long-distance ultramarathons,
which brought her the most
meaningful moment in her sport.
In 2000, she ran in the 75th
Comrades Marathon, a 56-mile
race in South Africa, considered
one of the top ultra-distance
events in the world.
“It’s the biggest sporting
event in South Africa. It was the
most amazing thing,” she said.
“They were so wonderful. They
greeted us and welcomed us to
their country.”
She even incorporated running into her work. As a nurse at
the Minnesota state prison in
Stillwater, she organized inmates
and members of a local running
club to run a marathon inside
the prison walls each year for a
decade.
“We ran 112 laps around the
prison yard, about 15 to 20 runners,” she said. “It was pretty
well received by the prison
administration.”
Her best time ever was a 3hour, 18-minute effort in 1985 at
the Grandma’s Marathon. Now,
she runs in the 4:20 to 4:30
range; her time in the 2006 Twin
Cities Marathon was 4:28.34,
good enough for third place in
her age group.
“I just run for the health benefits and I enjoy it. If I place in
my age group, it’s an added benefit,” she said. “It’s the adventure,
the travel, seeing other parts of
the country, which is fun.”
She noted that she has been
fortunate not to have suffered
significant injuries during her
career, which she credits to leading a lifestyle of fitness and training in moderation.
She now runs about seven or
eight marathons a year—“I’m
always in training,” she notes—
and has been involved in organizing volunteers for the
marathon in Tucson, Ariz., where
she and David spend their winters. The Crofts live in Bayport,
Minn., during the summers.
—Don Stoner
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AROUND THE QUAD
MOVING FORWARD
Kennedy Center now open
The Kennedy Center for Sports and Recreation has opened for classes,
with health and physical education staff and coaches moving into their
new offices. It will be formally dedicated on May 4.
The three-story addition to Melby Hall features a new wrestling
training facility, increased classroom space, expanded locker-room
facilities and expanded fitness facilities, as well as hospitality, meetingroom, and office space.
The new Alan and Gloria Rice Wrestling Room provides a spacious training area for
the champion Auggie wrestlers. It also provides a training facility for Greco-Roman
wrestling.
The Kennedy Center, the new three-story south wing added to Melby Hall, is open
for classes, athletic teams, intramural teams, and fitness.
In the left back corner of the photo, the roof of Lindell Library provides context to
the construction of the Oren Gateway Center, scheduled for completion in the fall.
Oren Gateway Center
Scheduled to open in fall 2007, the four-story Oren Gateway Center
will be the home of the StepUP program and other residential students in substance-free housing. The administrative section of the center will house the Institutional Advancement staff and an alumni relations conference center.
On the street level, a Barnes & Noble bookstore will serve as a
welcoming place in the neighborhood for books, readings, and coffee.
The Gateway Center will anchor a new circular entrance to the
College, flanked by Lindell Library and Foss Center.
The illustration on the sign in the photo shows the orientation of
the new center, facing the circular entrance to the College.
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After 23 years at Augsburg,
Margaret Anderson retired as
head librarian in 1990. She had
just spent several years studying
and documenting the need for a
new library building, and then
convincing the College to build
it. Now, 16 years later, she continues to work in Lindell Library
one day a week as a volunteer—
in the new building she labored
to justify.
In the first two years following her retirement, she took time
off. But then, she couldn’t turn
down a phone call asking her to
help troubleshoot problems the
librarians were facing in creating
barcodes for all materials.
There were lots of problems—“books without barcodes,
and barcodes not connected to
books,” Anderson says. Once
that process was straightened
out, she began working on a
series of long-term special projects that, without additional staff
and a meticulous eye, probably
never would have seen the light
of day.
For one project, Anderson
classified videotapes from many
years of College events that had
been turned over to the library—
which meant that she first had to
view each tape for content and
date, and then write a short
description.
Another similar project
involved classifying a collection
of sound recordings, for which
her music minor in college
proved extremely helpful.
With history and knowledge
of the Dewey Decimal System,
Anderson has also aided in classifying and cataloging fiction, the
only books in the library to use
the Dewey system.
Her current project tops all
others. In 1994, writer and
activist Meridel LeSueur donated
her personal library of more than
4,500 items to Augsburg College.
A change in
REFERENCE—
from LIBRARIAN
to volunteer
BY BETSEY NORGARD
It’s housed in the library’s Special
Collections Room, but has not
been easily searchable. After
working for more than two
years, literally from book to
book, Anderson hopes next year
to complete an extensive spreadsheet index that will enable the
collection to be searched by title,
author, and subject.
In reflecting on her 40 years
of library work, Anderson says
that the heart of the work has
not changed. “It still means connecting readers and scholars with
sources,” she says, “but now,
both in print and online.” What
has changed dramatically is the
way librarians fulfill that role,
and the different tools they use.
One of the tools that made a
huge difference in students’ (and
librarians’) lives was the development of the CLIC (Cooperating
Libraries in Consortium) system,
making materials from more
than a dozen college libraries
available on loan.
In the 1960s, Anderson was a
cataloguer, and she tells of how
librarians phoned each other to
check on availability by looking
at catalog cards for all the books.
She recalls that Karlis Ozolins,
her predecessor as head librarian, often would track down students with cars to pick up the
materials from other locations.
Two decades later, catalog
cards became relics and library
collections became housed on a
database, introducing new physical requirements for technology
in libraries. Already Anderson
had fought for improvements to
the aging Sverdrup Library,
including carpeting to replace
the loose asbestos tiles she continually removed. Upstairs, it
was so cold that the case for a
new building became obvious
when students were seen studying in mittens.
In 1982 the new Weekend
College increased the College’s
enrollment and brought new
demands on the librarians. At
the time, Anderson recalls, the
library staff was 4.75 full-time
equivalents.
Over the next few years,
Anderson detailed and documented what would be required
to meet College needs and help
it remain competitive. In the
process, she studied and visited
many libraries. She made her
case before retiring, and then—
as a volunteer—helped supervise
the move into the new building.
While it’s rewarding to work
in the new library, it’s really the
people, she says, who keep her
coming back each week. “The
people I worked with have been
among my best friends and they
were a big reason why I wanted
to stay in touch.”
Since her retirement 16 years ago, Margaret
Anderson has continued to volunteer in the
library to stay connected with the staff she
enjoyed during her career.
“We just think of her as one
of us,” current library director
Jane Ann Nelson says about
Anderson. Current cataloging
coordinator Betty Joyce talks
about what a wonderful mentor
Anderson has been to her.
Anderson’s career at
Augsburg has been part of an
Augsburg family affair, dating
back to 1949, when her husband, Ray, was appointed to
teach speech and theatre. He
retired in 1990, the same year as
his wife.
All three of the Andersons’
sons graduated from Augsburg—
Dean ’77, Stuart ’78, and Brian
’82. Stuart teaches in the
Department of Physics, but also
worked in the new library for
several years in information technology. He still spends some time
there as assistant director for
instructional course design in the
Center for Teaching and
Learning. Ⅵ
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The Inauguration of Paul C. Pribbenow
October 18-21, 2006
Ages
of
Imagination
Over four days in October, Augsburg College inaugurated its 11th
president, Paul C. Pribbenow.
The days were filled with activities connecting its own community
of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and parents with city neighbors,
church leaders, and colleagues from across higher education.
Events included discussions on civic engagement, roundtables on
public education, service projects, and celebrations filled with music,
art, and good conversation. Each day at the “Abundance” lunches,
those who attended donated food and money to fill the food shelves
at the nearby Brian Coyle Community Center.
Inauguration Day, October 20, began with a Festival Service and
Holy Communion, officiated by Mark Hanson ’68, ELCA presiding
bishop, with the sermon presented by Rev. Dr. Robin W. Lovin,
Southern Methodist University. The investiture ceremony was held in
the afternoon.
Completing the inauguration was a morning of service in the community, preceding outdoor family activities and an Auggie football
game against Carleton College.
For additional information and photos from the inauguration, go to
www.augsburg.edu/inauguration.
In a lighter moment, Paul and Abigail Pribbenow,
with daughter Maya, enjoy festivities in the tent
during inauguration week.
Ages of Imagination
The theme of the inauguration, “Ages of Imagination,” was drawn
from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, one of the most influential
works of British poet and artist William Blake (1757–1827).
From The Marriage of Heaven and Hell:
The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they
dared so roundly to assert, that God spoke to them; and whether they did
not think at the time, that they would be misunderstood, and so be the cause
of imposition.
Isaiah answer’d, “I saw no God, nor heard any, in a finite organical
perception; but my senses discover’d the infinite in every thing, and as I was
then perswaded, & remain confirm’d; that the voice of honest indignation is
the voice of God, I cared not for consequences but wrote.”
Then I asked: “does a firm perswasion that a thing is so, make it so?”
He replied, “All poets say that it does, and in ages of imagination this
firm perswasion removed mountains; but many are not capable of a firm
perswasion of any thing.”
(Top) The newly-invested President Paul C. Pribbenow greets his colleagues in higher
education following the ceremony. From right to left, he greets Kathryn Jeffrey, president of Hennepin Technical College; Linda N. Hanson, president of Hamline
University; Lois (Peterson) Bollman ’69, vice president of strategy, planning, and
accountability at Minneapolis Community and Technical College; James L. Peterson,
As Augsburg College celebrated the inauguration of its 11th president,
it also celebrated its calling as a college, and imagined itself in future
ages, using “AGES” to remind it of the four themes of this new era:
Abundance, Generosity, Engagement, and Service.
In moving these four “mountains,” Augsburg College, under the
leadership of Paul Pribbenow, will continue to demonstrate how the
power of imagination can transform the lives of its students and its
community.
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president of Gustavus Adolphus College; and (tallest, with mortar board) the president’s brother, Dean Pribbenow, dean of the School of Integrative Studies at
Edgewood College. (Above) Student Government president Maria Mitchell led the
responsive prayer during the Inauguration Ceremony.
Excerpts from the sermon
for the inauguration of
Paul C. Pribbenow
The Rev. Dr. Robin W. Lovin
Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics
Southern Methodist University
(Left) Rev. Robin Lovin, from Southern Methodist University, preached about moving
mountains at the Festival Service on Inauguration Day. (Right) ELCA presiding bishop
… I greet you on behalf of all of us who have known and
worked with Paul Pribbenow over the years and benefited
from his leadership in many different places. …
I am also welcoming you to your own future, because
those of us who have worked with Paul Pribbenow in the
past know what you can expect in this new phase of the history of Augsburg College that we inaugurate today. … as I
looked at the [Inauguration] program with its multiple
events and its common themes, I spotted the Pribbenow
imprint of energy and organization. …
And I suppose that what you want to know about the
future from my knowledge of the past is whether it is really
true that this guy can move mountains. I’m here to tell you
that he can, and I’m also going to tell you how he does it. …
The way [he] moves mountains is to figure out what
everybody else is already doing and tie those activities
together into a single mission with a unified message, so that
when the mountain moves, it’s because you moved it. …
Education is supposed to be about expanding our vision
of the world and changing the way we see our own place in it.
It is about asking new questions, and questioning familiar
answers. It should change us in fundamental ways, not just fill
our heads with facts. Education is inseparable from change,
personal and social, change in ideas, goals, and priorities. …
and Augsburg parent Mark Hanson ’68 presided at the service.
The word of greeting I bring you from the past is that
great things are possible for Augsburg College, beginning
today, because you have a leader who will listen to you, who
can see the possibilities that you see, and who can bring
them together in new ways that will empower you and energize all these people who want a future of abundance, generosity, engagement, and service for this institution.
But the word I bring from the Lord, the word that cuts
across past, present, and future, comes to you today in the
form of a question. It is addressed equally to students, faculty, and staff, addressed to alumni, supporters, and to the
church. And it is addressed to the president. The question is,
“Do you really want to move the mountains?”
I think you recognize the opportunity, and I pray that
you will enjoy the blessings that come with accepting the
vocation: That through humility and even sorrow, your
hunger for truth and justice will be satisfied; that through
integrity and generosity in judgment, you will see God; and
that through the knowledge you create and share, the world
will find peace, and you will be called the children of God.
(Left) President Pribbenow gets a hug from his father, Rev. Jerome Pribbenow, who read from the gospel during the service. (Right) Associate Dean Frankie Shackelford stands
amid a sea of academic vestments as the faculty line up for the inauguration processional.
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Excerpts from “Thanksgiving”
Inaugural address by
Paul C. Pribbenow
October 20, 2006
Thank you for being here today for this celebration of Augsburg
College. I am inspired by your faithful lives, and I accept the call to
be your partner in service to Augsburg with gratitude, resolve, and
humility. …
Authentic life—especially a life of faith—begins and ends in gratitude and in thanksgiving. We come together with the humility of
thanksgiving, the recognition that life is a gift and a privilege not to be
misused or misled, and, I might add, not to be missed. The late Henri
Nouwen once wrote that “Gratitude … goes beyond the ‘mine’ and
‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.”
All of life is a pure gift.
Let these words of mine, then, become my thanksgiving to God
and to all of you, my psalm of gratitude for this college, for its mission
and values, and for the cloud of witnesses gathered here today and
scattered across time and space that hold Augsburg College in their
hearts and minds. …
“In ages of imagination,” [the poet William] Blake tells us, the
power of the imagination, the power of belief, the power of a ‘firm
persuasion’ can move mountains. We must decide, today, to live in
one of those ages of imagination, in fact, to use our imaginations to
create a new era for the College. …
(Above) Augsburg Board of Regents chair Ted Grindal ’76 places the seal of the
College around the neck of Paul C. Pribbenow, who is invested as the 11th president
of Augsburg College. (Below) To conclude inauguration week, the College gathers in
community service to clean up along the Mississippi riverbank. (Right) Paul and Abigail
Pribbenow lead the recessional out of Hoversten Chapel after the Festival Service.
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For the complete texts of Rev. Robin Lovin’s sermon and President
Pribbenow’s inaugural address, go to www.augsburg.edu/president
(Left) Sounds of the big band organized and led by music professor
Robert Stacke ’71 fill the tent during inaugural week festivities.
(Below) Student Government public relations officers Rachel
Forsberg (left) and Kati Welt (right) present a giant card with inauguration congratulations from students to President Pribbenow.
There are four themes to my presidency. … These four
themes are Abundance, Generosity, Engagement, and
Service. Think of them as the “AGES” in Ages of
Imagination. … Augsburg is already blessed to have all of
these things, though we sometimes don’t recognize these
great gifts—gifts that God has given us, and gifts that we
were meant to care for and pass on. …
During my short time here at Augsburg, I have been
challenged to think again about the role of colleges and universities in an urban setting. I am committed to the mutual
dependency of colleges and the city. The paradigm for the
relationships between cities and higher education must be
less about extracting benefits from each other, less dependent on incidental impact, and more focused on the various
resources that can be shared in the pursuit of a more robust,
healthy, and meaningful urban life. …
I know that you share with me this deep sense of
thanksgiving for this college and its remarkable commitments. What we do here matters—to our students, our
neighborhood, our city, the church, and the world.
What we do here is significant—because our work is
grounded in a deep and confident faith, because it enjoys a
history of love in a community of memory and tradition,
because it believes deeply in intellectual curiosity and personal courage, and because it is full of hope.
What we need now is imagination—and faith, and fearlessness—to hear and follow the call to be a college committed to the liberal arts in all that we learn and teach; a college
grounded in faith and values that are the source of our firm
persuasion; a college located in a place full of life and
urgency that draws us out of our insular selves; a college
engaged with a creation rich in difference that constantly
surprises us.
What fun we’re going to have! Ⅵ
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Many of the mentors and mentees in Scholastic Connections, including both
day and weekend students, gathered in November to celebrate the
program’s five-year anniversary. (L to R) Jim Genia ’87, Chris Adams ’07,
Natalia Pretelt ’03, Nhia Lee ’02, Luis Lopez Monterrubio ’09, Purity Ouma
’08, Mary Murzyn ’08, Killa Martinez-Aleman ’08, Eloisa Echavez ’94, ’96 MEL,
Georgette Christensen ’96 MSW, Bernice Arias-Sather ’97, Julianne Lynum
Leerssen ’00, Ami Nafzger ’94, Sama Sandy ’08, Ashley Stoffers ’08, Miguel
Sotamba ’08, Derek Francis ’08, Alex Gonzalez ’90.
MAKING
connections
BY BETSEY NORGARD
SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS—THE NAME SAYS IT ALL.
It’s about making connections.
In November, this scholarship-mentorship program marked the beginning of its sixth
year. At the annual dinner, senior Chris Adams spoke on behalf of the students.
“Through this program, I’ve learned to connect with many different kinds of people,”
said Adams. “This program has helped me understand the fundamentals. And these
fundamentals have helped me understand the connections between hard work, talent,
commitment, and their relationship to good grades, lifelong friends, engaging teachers,
and a lot about life in general.”
Each year, five Day College students of color—African-American, American Indian,
Asian, and Hispanic/Latino—are selected by Augsburg’s four ethnic services directors for
a $5,000 scholarship. They are also paired with a mentor who is an Augsburg alumnus/a
of color, with the idea being to connect leaders of today with leaders of tomorrow. Most
students are paired with mentors of their own ethnic group.
The scholarships are renewable annually, so students can remain connected with
their mentors as long as they are at Augsburg. Thirty students have participated in the
program since its inception in fall 2001.
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Having a mentor like Noro Andriamanalina (right), who is also an African
woman and has achieved a successful career, inspired Melat Woldegebriel
(left) to set higher goals for herself.
Scholastic Connections was the creation of columnist, playwright, and consultant Syl Jones ’73 and was designed to assist students of color to succeed at Augsburg, while engaging our alumni of
color in the College’s commitment to an intentionally diverse community. This concept of combining financial aid and mentoring garnered national notice for the program when it began.
Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, president and CEO of the INTER-RACE
Institute, a diversity think tank based at Augsburg, has been instrumental in implementing and sustaining Scholastic Connections. She
says that while mentoring is common within community organizations and in the corporate world, she is convinced that it is vastly
underrated at the college level.
With Scholastic Connections, students can pursue their careers
already connected with mentors, who are able to network within
their own communities on behalf of their mentees.
The pairs of alumni and students create their own styles of relationships. Some are largely career-driven with specific goals planned
out, while others focus around personal issues, self-confidence, and
life decisions.
Mathew Shannon says about his mentor, Chad Jackson, “I was
looking for a friend who could be supportive enough to keep me
encouraged and real enough to hold me accountable to the high
expectations I set for myself and the company I keep.”
Attorney Jim Genia’s career has been a big factor in his mentorship with Chris Adams. Adams says that in addition to learning
how Genia has been a successful lawyer, Genia has been helping
him network to find an internship in a local law firm before entering law school.
Xia Xiong also worked on career planning. “I definitely feel that
my mentor had an impact on what I am doing with my life today,”
says Xiong. “She guided me in figuring out what I wanted to do
upon graduation and helped me find resources in order to get
where I wanted to go. I think having someone who has gone
through the same path makes it so much easier.”
In some cases, cross-mentoring occurs to also connect mentees
with other mentors who match their interests.
Culture was an important factor in the partnership of Melat
Woldegebriel, from Ethiopia, and Noro Andriamanalina, from
Madagascar. Woldegebriel says, “Knowing that my mentor is from
Africa and seeing her as a successful person makes me realize that I
can be like her if I work hard like her. On top of her responsibility
at her work, [she] takes part in church and community activities. I
learned a lot from that and increased my extracurricular activities.”
Andriamanalina adds, “You don’t have to be in the same discipline or line of work to have a positive and rewarding mentoring
relationship. Melat and I were able to connect on many levels. We
are both African women balancing different roles and expectations
within and outside of our communities.”
“It’s clear that although the match did not seem perfect at first,
as I am in education and she is in accounting,” Andriamanalina
continues, “we had so much more in common than we ever imagined and learned from one another in the process.”
The value of the program to students is obvious: needed financial assistance, plus the experience of having role models who have
already been through the challenges and pitfalls of college and
career who can serve as guides.
For the mentors, their learning often includes the satisfaction of
helping others maneuver these challenges.
For mentor Eloisa Echavez it is “to be energized and contribute
to the development of a young professional who has many dreams
and plans for the future.”
Mentor Chad Jackson says, “For me it was a way to connect
with an African-American student … who had gone through the
same things I did. It showed me the importance of investing in
youth.”
The four ethnic services directors recommend alumni of
Augsburg to be invited as mentors, and Jenkins Nelsen serves as the
guiding force in making the mentorship connections. She provides
training to both mentors and mentees on how to work together to
get the most from their relationships.
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In addition to the individual mentoring activities,
Jenkins Nelsen brings the entire group of mentors and
mentees together at various times during the year for cultural celebrations and other social and community activities. Both Genia and Adams have found these gatherings to
be times when the group can learn about each others’ cultures and appreciate the differences and similarities.
The creation of Scholastic Connections came about in
response to a difficult situation in Augsburg’s history. In
1986, alumnus Elroy Stock ’49 gave a $500,000 campaign
naming gift to Augsburg. When it was discovered that he
was the author of thousands of letters sent to interracial
couples and adoptive parents urging “racial purity,” the
College decided it would not put Stock’s name on the
building. Charitable gift regulations prevented the return of
the money, which led to a lawsuit by Stock that was later
dismissed.
In 2001, Syl Jones (himself a victim of Stock’s mail
campaign) proposed an endowment in the same amount of
Stock’s gift to offer scholarships for students of color and
mixed race. The program supports them in achieving academic success and developing leadership skills.
President Paul Pribbenow, in remarks at the annual
dinner, commented that Scholastic Connections is “an
example of the College at its best,” supporting its mission
and commitment to provide access to college for all students.
Overall, there is little doubt that the program is successful. So far, more
than half of the former students have gone on to complete higher degrees.
Echavez says the program enables Augsburg “to make a greater impact on the
lives of the students of color going beyond the academics, extracurricular
activities, and financial aid.”
Woldegebriel believes that more international students of color will be
attracted to Augsburg, knowing that through Scholastic Connections they can
be paired with a mentor of similar cultural background.
At the annual dinner, Genia, an attorney and lobbyist, spoke of the fact
that among Minnesota’s 201 state legislators, there are only five or six senators
Although Xia Xiong (left) comes from a different cultural background than her mentor, she appreciates the guidance that Eloisa
Echavez (above) was able to give her to plan for the next steps in
her studies and career. Since Echavez had never mentored anyone
outside of Latino culture, she enjoys learning from Xiong and
helping her pursue her dreams.
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and representatives of color, with no American
Indians.
“The legislature is making decisions every day
that affect all Minnesotans’ lives,” Genia said. “If some
groups are under-represented, … then life-changing
decisions are potentially being made without taking
into account the unique perspectives and cultural
beliefs of these groups.
“Until all races are represented in the halls of
government, in the business world, or in the academic world at the same rate at which they’re represented
in the general population,” he concluded, “we’ll need
programs like Scholastic Connections.” Ⅵ
(Left) Through Scholastic Connections,
Chris Adams learned to connect with different kinds of people—something that
helps him in his current real estate work,
and as he prepares for a law career. Jim
Genia’s (far left) work as an attorney and
lobbyist provides the networking to assist
Adams with internships and law school in
planning for that career.
SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS
Mentees and Mentors interviewed for this story:
CHRIS ADAMS ‘07 (sociology)
Real estate broker
Vilana Realty
MELATEWORK WOLDEGEBRIEL ’05
(accounting)
Moving back to Addis Ababa
JIM GENIA ’87 (sociology)
Lobbyist/Attorney
Animiki LLC
NORO ANDRIAMANALINA ’91
(English, religion)
Program Adminstrator in The
Graduate School and Faculty
Fellow at the Center for Teaching
and Learning, both at University of
Minnesota
XIA XIONG ’05 (sociology)
Graduate program:
Counseling and Student Personnel
Psychology, University of
Minnesota
Intern—Multicultural Center for
Academic Excellence, University of
Minnesota
ELOISA ECHAVEZ ’94
(computer science), ’98 M.A.
Educational Leadership
Executive Director
La Oportunidad, Inc.
MATHEW SHANNON ’04
(business, communication arts)
Administrative Assistant
Soft Computer Consultants
CHAD JACKSON ’97
(elementary education)
Account Executive
Bluewater Direct
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Jesse Docken has enjoyed the companionship of four AIBO dog robots that he
has used to help beginning students learn basic programming as well as to
provide him challenges for more complex programming.
F
See AIBO walk …
and sit …
and wigg le its ears
BY BETSEY NORGARD
22 AUGSBURG NOW
our black-and-white dogs have taken up residence in
Augsburg’s computer science lab, and sophomore Jesse
Docken has become their keeper, trainer, and researcher.
The dogs are called AIBO, for Artifical Intelligence roBOt,
and were created by Sony Corporation in 1999. Designed as
futuristic pet robots, thousands of them with price tags of
$1,500-2,000 have been purchased and taught to play games,
shake their legs, wiggle their ears, say their names, and let their
owners know when they’re happy, angry, and bored.
There is even a “four-legged league” of AIBOs that compete
around the world in RoboCup, an international robotics competition.
Last fall, computer science professor Karen Sutherland took
the AIBOs to her Introduction to Computer Science, a course
required for all computer science, mathematics, and management information systems (MIS) students.
As far as robots go, the AIBOs are quite complicated crea-
tures, capable of highly-advanced programming. Their best
feature, however, is that their basic programming is relatively easy—much of it is self-contained and doesn’t
require proficiency in a programming language.
The task in the AIBO lab is for student teams of mostly
freshmen and sophomores to write an easy program, transfer it to a memory card, plug it into the AIBO dog robot,
and see if it goes through its routine correctly.
“The code is easy to read because it uses commands
that you would use for a real dog,” says sophomore Brietta
Schluender. “When working with the code you are able to
change the commands and numbers to see how the dog
reacts; then you can easily conclude how the changes in
the code make the dog’s actions differ.”
The students turn on the switch and watch cautiously
as their dog slowly comes to life. First a stretch, and then
one, two, three, and four shakes of a paw—so far so good!
After making several turns, AIBO ends with “an amazing
amount of ear wiggles,” as one student describes it.
Sutherland introduced the AIBOs into her class as part
of a collaborative grant—with Berea College and the
University of Minnesota—from the National Science
Foundation. Her goal is to engage and attract more students, especially women and minority students, to computer science study. The AIBOs offer an easy way to teach
the basics of programming and robotics while having fun.
“It’s easy for the students to see how the AIBO reacts to
their program, and it does cute things,” Sutherland says. “If
they can see the program physically happen, they understand it better.”
Docken, a computer science major, works with
Sutherland in the class, lending a hand when students run
into programming glitches or when the AIBO’s routine
doesn’t work. In his own research, in addition to making
the AIBOs perform various tasks, he has studied different
means of programming to ascertain which methods are
easier and harder. These results will inform how robots
might be used in future class projects.
He has enjoyed working with his new robotic pets.
“I’ve been fascinated with learning how to make them do
certain things, for instance, how to change which lights
come on [to show emotional responses], how to make
them walk, or how to make them play sounds to music.”
Working with the AIBOs will help him move into more
complex robotics.
Docken’s primary interest is artificial intelligence (AI).
“I’ve had a few ideas I’ve played around with,” he says,
“and I hope to begin AI research to make algorithms that
Sophomore Jesse Docken (second from left) helps junior David Yanagisawa and sophomore Alex
Garver with their programming to make the AIBO dog robot perform its routine, while computer
science professor Karen Sutherland looks on.
Freshman Melissa Moberg (left) and sophomore Brietta Schluender joke with Docken about the
tricks they can make the AIBO dogs perform.
could provide a more sophisticated means of handling emotions and simulate
primitive emotional responses to external stimuli.”
This could be applied, he says, in many ways—to robotics for entertainment, e.g. AIBOs that can react in more real ways, to games where characters
can respond to events, and to simulation.
Docken has written a paper on his research that he will present at a regional conference in the spring. Sutherland is using his work plus student feedback
from class labs at all three institutions involved in the NSF grant to develop a
course curriculum that will appeal to a broad spectrum of students with varied
career goals.
And, yes, Docken says their AIBOs have been given names—Sirius,
Snoopy, Scooby-Doo, and Spike. Ⅵ
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Polish-born Magdalena Paleczny-Zapp, associate professor
in marketing, brings her experience as an international
business consultant to her students in class.
global
MEET THE INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
Associate professor Magdalena Paleczny-Zapp
(management coordinator) was born and
raised in Krakow, Poland, and taught in several
European institutions before coming to
Augsburg.
Associate professor Amin Kader (international business coordinator) is from Egypt. A
past president of the Islamic Center of
Minnesota, he teaches Islamic Studies in addition to business.
Before coming to the United States in
1970, associate professor and finance coordinator Ashok Kapoor worked at the American
Embassy in his home country of India. He has
brought this international experience into his
Augsburg classroom since 1998.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
director Bob Kramarczuk was born in western
Ukraine. At the age of five, his family escaped
and hid in the forest for five months keeping
ahead of the front during World War II. His
business
Experience is a powerful teacher. In addition to study abroad programs,
Augsburg’s business students have opportunities to experience global
perspectives in their classrooms every day.
BY BETHANY BIERMAN
family was later shipped to a work camp in
Bavaria before immigrating to the U.S.
Associate professor Fekri Meziou, Tunisian
by birth, has taught at Augsburg since 1987.
“Having faculty of diverse backgrounds is
important to the richness of the academic programming offered in our department,” says
Meziou. “For instance, I am teaching an international marketing course that is approached
from a globally diverse background. We analyze the challenges of marketing products and
services in different regions around the world.
This course can only be taught by someone
who has traveled extensively and has
immersed himself/herself during an extended
stay in the life of the foreign countries.”
“I grew up on a farm outside a small
town,” says Jamie Schiller ’05, who currently
serves as MBA program coordinator. “Most of
my experience with diversity was through the
business department.” Reflecting back on her
undergraduate experience, Schiller remembers,
“[Zapp] helped us understand global differences as well as learn to make culturally sensitive business decisions. … [Meziou] changed
my life and drove me to seek out opportunities
to broaden my perspective of marketing and
business on a global level. He continuously
brought cases to his courses that had global
business challenges. … With the help of the
business faculty, I was able to customize a
study abroad program in England. … I have
Associate professor Fekri Meziou brings case studies from his own cultural experience
From his years of working at the American Embassy in India, associate professor
to his international marketing course.
Ashok Kapoor can teach finance, drawing on extensive knowledge of both
cultural contexts.
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Trading Places
grown to appreciate international differences in
other country’s beliefs, norms, and value sets.”
“Students leave the place more openminded than the day they came,” Zapp asserts.
John Cerrito, assistant professor and
department chair, says, “The course descriptions are broad enough so faculty members can
bring in their own flavor and expertise.”
“In the current context of globalization,”
says Kapoor, “my international experience
comes in handy in all my classes, but especially in the international finance classes. My work
experience overseas provides many examples
to my students and helps them keep an open
perspective leading to better decisions both
professionally and in their personal lives.”
Senior Dulce Monterrubio is a perfect
example of this. She came to Augsburg from
her hometown of Mexico City. She says, “It was
Magda’s own experience as an international
business consultant that made me understand
that being an international student here at
Augsburg was just the first step, but that successfully adapting to a second, third, or
fourth culture would be what truly would
make me the international educator/professional I wanted to become.” Monterrubio is
using her cultural experiences, which include
studying abroad in Spain, in her current role
as a program assistant in Augsburg’s Center
for Global Education.
Along with representing differences in
ethnic backgrounds, there is significant religious diversity represented in the department.
“The department really does have an
interesting diversity of faith expressions,”
comments assistant professor Lee Clarke,
who also happens to be a former ELCA minister. “For some, it’s very clear to students
because of culture and nationalities. Ashok
[Kapoor] is very upfront talking about his
Hindu faith, and Amin [Kader] and others
are Islamic. For others, it’s not as intentional… Because religion is so close to culture, it
gives students a taste of some of the challenges in global business.”
Cerrito agrees. “The College goes out of
its way to be diverse. In 1983 when I came, I
did not represent the faith, culture, or ethnic
background the culture [of Augsburg] represents, and I’ve never been anywhere where
I’ve felt more accepted.” (Cerrito is Roman
Catholic and of Italian descent.)
Kapoor says, “Both my cultural and religious background allows me to bring a very
different perspective to issues of the day that
we discuss both among colleagues and with
our students.”
Consider two college students in
1980—one, a student at the University
of Minnesota; the other, studying at the
University of Tunis. Both had the desire
to see the world through a new culture.
The two are allowed to exchange
places through the International
Reciprocal Exchange Program.
After her time in Tunisia, the
American returns to Minnesota; the
Tunisian young man decides to stay in
America to pursue his academic objectives. The two meet while serving as cochairs for a selection committee to
choose and orient another student
exchange.
Years later, the two cross paths
again, this time at Augsburg College,
where they both now work. Their
names? Regina McGoff, associate director of the Center for Global Education,
and Fekri Meziou, associate professor of
business.
Meziou says the exchange “was a
wonderful opportunity to share experiences and academic ideas with international students from a number of countries around the world… International
exchanges enable students to immerse
LAYER IN CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
A different kind of culture—corporate culture—is also something faculty add to the
international mix.
Prior to coming to Augsburg in 1995,
David Schwain, assistant professor, served on
Assistant professor Lee Clarke combines both his cor-
themselves in the cultural, social, political, and economic life of another country. The learning outcomes are tremendous and the personal growth opportunities are immeasurable.”
It’s a small world, after all.
porate perspectives from software design and programming with his background as a Lutheran minister
in Augsburg’s MIS classes.
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ALUMNI NEWS
From the Alumni
Board president …
Greetings fellow
Auggies,
As I write this, fall is settling
in and the transition to winter
is in the air. Homecoming
week was a great set of
events—I hope you could
attend some of them. I particularly enjoyed the opportunity
to learn more about our
Distinguished Alumni and
Spirit of Augsburg and First
Decade awardees. Their recollections of what life was like
at Augsburg 30-40-50 years ago reminded me of how much
has changed and is changing around us all the time.
Homecoming also set a great stage for President Pribbenow’s
inauguration. I was honored to represent the alumni in the
Inauguration Ceremony and the four days of events surrounding it. The theme of AGES—Abundance, Generosity,
Engagement, and Service—is one we can all be proud of and
take part in as we live our lives in service to the broader
world. If you want to learn a little more about Augsburg’s year
of transition I highly recommend the inauguration webpage,
www.augsburg.edu/inauguration, and the President’s office
page, www.augsburg.edu/president.
By the time you read this, Advent Vespers, Christmas, and the
new year have come and gone, and before too long, Easter
will arrive. Then, in May, another commencement arrives. I’m
starting to deeply appreciate my grandmother’s insight when,
at 90, she told me that the years never seem to go by more
slowly. It’s always faster and faster.
As your new year unfolds, I wish you all the best in your
transitions.
Barry M. Vornbrock ’96 MAL
Alumni Board President
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Auggies at the
State Capitol
Alumni calendar
Congratulations to the following
Auggies who were elected to the
Minnesota Legislature in
November:
February 20
Alumni Board meeting—
5:30 p.m., Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Sandy Wollschlager ’94 (DFL),
elected to her first term in House
District 28A, representing
Cannon Falls and Red Wing
March 14
Join members of the Alumni
Board Events Committee to volunteer at Augsburg’s Campus
Kitchen from 7-9 p.m. For more
information or to sign up as a
volunteer, contact Liz Pushing at
lpushing@provplace.com. Learn
more about Campus Kitchen in
the GET INVOLVED section at
www.augsburg.edu/alumni.
Diane Loeffler ’75 (DFL), elected to her second term in House
District 59A, representing
Northeast Minneapolis
Rod Skoe ’77 (DFL), elected to
his second term in Senate
District 2, representing
Northwest Minnesota. He had
previously served two terms in
the Minnesota House of
Representatives.
Sport an Auggie
license plate
Auggie license plates are available from the Minnesota
Department of Transportation
for a $10 plate fee and a minimum annual contribution of
$25 when renewing registration. The plates can go on passenger class vehicles carrying
not more than 15 persons; this
includes pickup trucks and
vans with a three-quarter-ton or
less gross weight and one-ton
passenger vans. For information, go to www.dps.state.mn.
us/dvs/PlBrochure/CollegiatePla
tes.htm.
April 17
Alumni Board meeting—
5:30 p.m., Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Check the online calendar at
www.augsburg.edu for a complete schedule of campus
events.
Send in your
nominations
Is there someone you
believe is deserving of a
Distinguished Alumnus/a,
Spirit of Augsburg, or First
Decade award?
Nominations are being
received by the Alumni
Relations Office from now
until March 1.
For instructions about nominating and the nomination
form, contact Becky Taute
at 612-330-1085 or
tauter@augsburg.edu. The
forms are also available on
the alumni webpage at
www.augsburg.edu/alumni.
Please consider making a
nomination!
Centennial Singers head to the Southwest
Following a successful series of concerts in Florida in 2006 and
their annual fall concert season in Minnesota, the Augsburg
Centennial Singers will reprise their 2005 tour in Arizona in
February 2007, with additional concerts in Nevada and Utah.
Directed by Alfred (Al) Reesnes ’58, the Singers reflect the gospel
quartet tradition at Augsburg. Formed in 1993 to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the first Augsburg gospel quartet that
traveled to Norway, the Singers have toured Norway twice, most
recently in 2001.
“Seeing alumni and other friends of Augsburg is a wonderful part
of the touring,” says Reesnes. “Our guys love to sing songs of
praise and we are looking forward to returning to the Southwest.”
Also featured in the concert are songs by a quartet, led by Paul
Christensen ’59, and including Norm Anderson ’60, Paul Mikelson
’70, and Jon Lueth, husband of alumna Marilyn (Buschbom) ’71.
This group recalls Augsburg’s strong gospel quartet tradition over
many years. In addition, a second quartet now presents songs from
a more Southern gospel tradition.
February concerts/appearances
February 6, 7 p.m.
Eccles Concert Hall, Dixie College, St. George, Utah
February 7, 7 p.m.
Community Lutheran Church, 3720 Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.
February 8, 7 p.m.
Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church, 15820 Clearview Blvd., Surprise, Ariz.
February 9, 7 p.m.
Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church, 3001 E. Miravista
Lane, Tucson, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
February 10, 4 p.m.
Chaparral Christian Church, 6451 Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Ariz.
February 11, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship Services at American Lutheran Church, 172 Del Webb
Blvd., Sun City, Ariz.
Alumni reception between services.
February 13, 7 p.m.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, El Lago Blvd. and
Fountain Hills Blvd, Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
February 14, 7 p.m.
King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2085 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, Ariz.
Alumni reception, 6–6:45 p.m.
A special highlight in the concerts of the Centennial Singers, who number more than
50, is a smaller group of four who keep alive Augsburg’s longstanding gospel quartet
tradition. (L to R): Jon Lueth, Paul Christensen ’59, Paul MIkelson ’70, and Norm
Anderson ’60.
February 15, 7 p.m.
Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz.
NOTE: Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow will be the guest
preacher at services on Feb. 17 and 18 at the American Lutheran
Church in Sun City, Ariz. (see address above):
Sat., Feb. 17—4 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 18—8:30 and 10:30 a.m., with a coffee reception
between services.
For information, contact the alumni relations office at 612-330-1085.
Join the Augsburg Online Community
It’s designed just for you—
• Keep in touch with classmates
• Find out what’s happening on campus
• Send class notes about what you’re doing
• Change/update your address and e-mail
• Update your profile so others can find you
• Make an online gift to Augsburg
It’s fast and easy. Already, more than 500 alumni have registered.
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni—have you signed up?
If you have questions, e-mail healyk@augsburg.edu.
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HOMECOMING 2006
Homecoming 2006 brought students and alumni together in record numbers. Fireworks at the pep rally pumped up the crowd, and seniors
Grant Hemmingsen and Sari Gallagher were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. While the football game against Concordia-Moorhead went into
overtime, the Cobbers edged out the Auggies, 34-28, for the win.
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HOMECOMING REUNIONS
Class of 1956
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Dorothy
(Floistad) Benson, Carolyn (Lower)
Bliss, Elizabeth (Mortensen) Swanson,
Chris (Munson) Main, Ron Main.
ROW 2: Augsburg president Paul
Pribbenow, Louise Jones, Laurayne
(Helgerson) Solberg, James Nordling,
Bonnie (Bieri) Vaagenes, Marilyne
Dahl, Wanda (Warnes) Olson, Farolyn
(Johnson) Gehring, Ruth (Borchardt)
Ysteboe Engelstad, Hans Dumpys,
John Haynes. ROW 3: Ted Berkas,
Harvey Lundin, Roger Ose, Chuck
Evavold, Glen Thorpe, Jim Pederson,
Harold Stoa, Rodney Erickson, Tom
Hofflander, Tom Benson, Chuck
Howard, Tom Hoversten. ROW 4: Bob
D. Larson, Bob Gjengdahl, John
Thompson, Bill Anderson, Ardell
Moen, Richard Thorud, Gary Fitch
Class of 1966
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Sylvia
(Steinbeck) Torstenson, Lila (Lee)
Salls, Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff, Rhoda
(Lindekugel) Vandervoort, Grace
(Estenson) Fladeboe, Judith (Erickson)
Coppersmith, Jeanne (Wanner)
Morreim. ROW 2: Karen (Torkelson)
Leverentz, Douglas Johnson, John
Andreasen, Beth Torstenson, Karen
Johnson, Kathleen (Davis) Jacobsen,
Kay (Swensson) Cerkvenik. ROW 3:
Kathryn (Wall) Johnson, Sharen
(Muehlenthaler) Schornstein, Vernice
(Ring) Bishop, Karen (Langseth)
Oelschlager, Marcia (Thimsen) Noble,
Susan (Joesting) Propst, Joan (Alden)
Blomlie. ROW 4: Jerry Maas, Maggi
(Ahlson) Tjaden, Judith (Erickson)
Pittelkow, Kathleen (Kalpin) Franson,
Heidi (Degen) Shurtleff, Ed Huseby,
Richard Mork, Allan Kristenson. ROW
5: Kathleen (Popp) Boggess, Joy
Klemp, Smokey (Wyckoff) Nielsen,
Gracia (Nydahl) Luoma.
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Class of 1981
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Ruth Muschinski, Karla (Morken) Thompson, Janna (Wallin) Haug, Mary Beamish, Molly Olson-Blomgren. ROW 2: Susan
(Dahlgren) Sackrison, Kirsten Schwappach, Maureen Webster, Kristine Johnson, Gaynelle (Webb) Buckland, Leann Rock, Barbara Gilbert, Janis (Blomgren)
Aune, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch.
35th Anniversary of
Metro-Urban Studies
Alumni enjoyed reuniting with former faculty and classmates at the
35th anniversary of Augsburg’s
Metro-Urban Studies program. Paula
(Brookins) Pentel ’78, warmly greets
Fran Torstenson, with professor
emeritus Joel Torstenson ’38 looking
on. In the background, professor
emeritus Myles Stenshoel talks with
Bruce Shoemaker ’81.
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CLASS NOTES
1942
Chester and Ebba (Johnson)
Brooks, Duluth, Minn., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June at Gloria Dei
Church in Duluth, surrounded
by family and friends. After more
than 32 years with the National
Park Service, they moved to
Duluth in 1983.
campuses, when the church grew
from 525 to 7300 members. He
and his wife, Bonnie (Bieri) ’67,
have four children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
1957
Jeanette (Olson) Locke, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., has been
awarded a grandfather clock after
35 years of service as an H&R
Block employee. She and her
husband, Peter ’60, have lived in
both St. Paul and Scottsdale, Ariz.
children, reading, and golfing.
Lois is director of nursing at the
Burnett Medical Center.
Lowell “Zeke” Ziemann,
Phoenix, Ariz., met up with fellow Auggie Hall-of-Famer Lute
Olson ’56 at the booksigning for
Olson’s new autobiography, Lute!
The Seasons of My Life. Olson is
head basketball coach at the
University of Arizona.
1968
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzanne (Johnson) Nelson
were awarded the Gold Pen
Award by Metro Lutheran newspaper at their annual dinner in
October, recognizing distinguished
service to Christ and the church
through significant contribution to
public communication. Their
book, Growing Up Lutheran, is the
basis for the currently-running play
Church Basement Ladies. In August,
Janet suffered the loss of her husband, Neil, who died following a
four-year battle with cancer.
1959
1943
The Rev. LuVerne “Red”
Nelson, ’46 Sem, New Hope,
Minn., celebrated the 60th
anniversary of his ordination as a
Lutheran pastor on August 4. He
served parishes in North Dakota,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Red
was married to Grace (Carlsen)
’45 and established a scholarship
for voice students in her memory.
He also set up a scholarship for
tuba players.
Gail Castor, Redwood Falls,
Minn., played one season of
Auggie football while a student.
In the Homecoming alumni football game this year, as the oldest
player on the field at age 75, he
made two plays towards the end
of the game, one of which ended
in a touchdown. His efforts were
showcased on several local television stations as well as in
ESPN’s Top Ten Plays of the Day.
He has every intention to play
again next year.
1948
Jeroy Carlson, Burnsville,
Minn., celebrated his retirement
on September 30 after 44 years
of service and was honored at a
reception in October. (See page 3.)
1951
1960
The Rev. Morris Vaagenes,
Shoreview, Minn., recently published Baptism: God’s Activity of
Grace at Kirk House Publishers.
For 38 years, he served as the
senior pastor at North Heights
Lutheran Church and played an
active role in the development of
the Roseville and Arden Hills
The Rev. Myron Carlson,
Grantsburg, Wis., celebrated his
retirement after 37 years as the
pastor of Grantsburg Faith
Lutheran Church. He also served
congregations in Clayton, Wis.,
and rural Clear Lake. Myron is
looking forward to traveling with
his wife, Lois, visiting their three
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1976
Jane Stritesky, Georgetown, Ky.,
has taken a new position at
Northern Elementary School as
elementary music specialist for
grades K through 5. She also
coordinates after school courses
in choir, piano, and guitar.
1963
Carol Ann (Erickson) Zwernik,
Minnetonka, Minn., was named
the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America’s 2006-07 Director of
the Year, an award based on professional achievements and work
in implementing programs for
students, their families, the congregation, and community. She is
the pre-kindergarten director at
Calvary Lutheran Church.
1979
Linda Sue Anderson,
Minneapolis, received rave
reviews in the Star Tribune for
her performance as Big Mama in
Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof at the Minneapolis
Theatre Garage. The show sold
out in July and was extended
into September.
1982
Diane (Peterson) Kachel,
Woodbury, Minn., has become
assistant director for the newlyestablished Center for Lung
Science and Health at the
University of Minnesota. For
nearly 25 years she has been
actively engaged in lung-related
research and administration
across the academic industry and
government sectors. In her new
role she will focus on lung
research, education, and public
service for the prevention and
treatment of lung cancer.
1985
1991
Tom Terpening, Minneapolis,
appeared on TV’s Deal or No
Deal. Unfortunatly, he didn’t win
the big money, but says he and
his family enjoyed a wonderful
four days in Hollywood for the
taping.
Betty Christiansen, La Crosse,
Wis., became a published author
this fall. Her book, Knitting for
Peace, contains stories about
charity knitting organizations
around the United States, selfhelp knitting groups in countries
recovering from war, and other
folks who are using knitting to
help others around the world.
She hopes the book will inspire
others to pick up their needles
and knit one of the 15 projects
in the book for someone in need.
1986
Debra Balzer-Plagemann,
Roanoke, Va., and her husband,
Rob, welcomed a new daughter,
Sophia, in August.
Lisa Baumgartner, Sycamore,
Ill., recently received tenure and
promotion at Northern Illinois
University to associate professor
in the counseling, adult, and
higher education department.
1987
Barbara Blomberg, Princeton,
Minn., is one of four people
inducted into the Princeton High
School Activities Hall of Fame this
year. She teaches in the Princeton
district and served several years as
the head volleyball coach.
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
River, Minn., recently joined
Deloitte Services LP, a division of
the Deloitte & Touche LLP firms,
as a marketing manager. She can
be reached at pjend@aol.com.
1994
Michelle (Eaker) Steever,
Cranston, R.I., and her husband,
Frank, welcomed a son, Gavin,
on July 27. He joins big sister
Genevieve, 2.
“PSI House Girls,” graduates of 1982 and 1983,
celebrate a girls’ getaway weekend in June at
Izatys Resort.
(L to R) Lisa (Salmonson) Weatherhead, Marlene (Sorensen) Carr, Cindy
(Winberg) Sisson, Janice (Haselhorst) Hostager, Linda (Dibos) Graslewicz,
Terry Swanson (U of M graduate), Kris (Alexander) Korby, Jean (Lucas)
Horton, Terese (Borgstrom) Almquist.
Auggies at Jellystone
1989
Mark Limburg, St. Paul, has
been published by Concordia
Publishing House of St. Louis,
Mo., for his piano arrangements,
which have appeared in many
collections. Carols for Piano is his
12th published piece. Mark has
been named of one “Today’s Top
Writers” and “Today’s Top
Arrangers.” In 1999, he toured
England with David Soul and
Hugh Burns, the guitarist for
Paul McCartney and George
Michael. Mark is currently completing a CD of original contemporary compositions. You can email Mark at rachoven63@aol.com.
This group of Auggies (Classes of 1995, ’96, and ’97) and their families
celebrated their ninth annual summer outing at Jellystone Park in
Warrens, Wis. All living in the Twin Cites, they are able to get together
often and continue to add “future Auggies” to the clan. Their shirts
read, “First Annual Auggie 5K Walk, Run, & Crawl.” (L to R) Jodi Monson
’96, Gene Louie ’95, Dave and Natasha (Solberg) ’96 Sheeley and daughter Kaia, Brian ’95 and Jennifer (Cummings) ’96 Ackland and children
Ellie and Lucas, Brittany (Lynch) ’96 and Mike Jakubiec, Brooke (Manisto)
’96 and Erik ‘97 Reseland and daughter Elsa, Tom Shaw ’95 and
Stephanie Harms ’96 and daughter Madeline, Nate Markell (fiancé of
Jodi Monson), Dylan Nau ’97 and Wendy Laine ’96 and daughter Lydia,
Andy and Connie (Arndt) ’96 Clausen and children Adam and Aaron.
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CLASS NOTES
Kari (Schroeder) Prescott,
Minneapolis, and her husband,
Scott, welcomed their second
child—a son, Soren Theophilus.
He was born on June 28 and
joins big brother Simon, 6. Kari is
a physician with a private practice
downtown and Scott is a middle
school music teacher in Chaska,
Minn.
1995
Tiffany Lynn (Peterson) Garzone,
Rocky Mount, N.C., and her
husband, Steven, have adopted
their first daughter, Natalie,
from China in May 2005. Tiffany
and Steven are both chiropractors and business partners at
Rocky Mount Chiropractic.
1999
Devean George, Dallas, Tex.,
signed a two-year contract worth
$4.2 million with the Dallas
Mavericks. In his first three years
in the league, he became the seventh player in the NBA to win
three championships. He leaves
the Los Angeles Lakers to join
the Mavericks.
Victoria Sadek, New Brighton,
Minn., teaches Honors
Humanities, 20th-Century
American Literature, and
Creative Writing in the English
Department at Mounds View
High School. She also directs the
fall and spring plays and just finished a production of It’s a
Wonderful Life, presented as a
radio broadcast, complete with
sound effects. For it, marketing
students created real “commercials” for local businesses that
benefited the theatre program.
Torma-Agrimson Wedding
Jenell Torma ’00 married Erick Agrimson ’98, on May 20 at Hoversten
Chapel. Jenell is currently a training facilitator at East Suburban
Resources in Stillwater and Erick is an assistant professor in the
Department of Physics and Sonography at the College of St. Catherine
in St. Paul. The couple lives in Roseville, Minn. (Front row, L to R) Prof.
Mark Engebretson, Prof. Ken Erickson ’62, Drew Monteith ’99, Kevin
Wipf ’98, and Larye Pohlman ’98. (Middle row, L to R) Matt Klatt ’01,
Justin Walker ’98, Jenell Torma ’00, Erick Agrimson ’98, and Eric Klatt
’98. (Back row, L to R) Kaydee Kirk ’98, Jessica Rivera ’01, Rachel
Oldfather ’02, Conie Borchardt ’98, Jennifer Warner ’98, Katie Bodurtha
’99, Lois Bordurtha ’73, Lois Agrimson ’60, and Melissa Pohlman ’00.
2001
Leah Carlson, Minneapolis, has
recently moved to Chicago, Ill.,
to become operations specialist
for Dominium Inc. Because the
company has properties in 14
different states, she will be traveling most of the time.
Bonner-Pavelka Wedding
Jessica (Norman) Hafemyer,
Northfield, Minn, and her husband, Eric, welcomed a daughter, Lauren Ann, on October 15.
Lauren weighed in at 9 lb., 4 oz.
and is 22 in. long.
1996
Anna (Lalla) Johnson,
Shoreview, Minn., and her husband, Todd, welcomed a daughter, Kate Morgan, on July 28.
She joins big brother Evan, 4.
36 AUGSBURG NOW
Rachel L. Oldfather, Fargo,
N. Dak., graduated from Luther
Seminary in May with a Master
of Divinity degree and was
ordained June 10. She is now
serving at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Moorhead, Minn., as
part of the Transition into
Ministry Program. She can be
reached at: Rachel@trinitymhd.org.
Lindsay Bonner ’02 married Matthew Pavelka ’02 on August 27, 2005, at
First United Methodist Church in Dallas, Tex. Matron of honor was
Solveig (Grafstrom) Harren ’02, and best man was Jacob Pavelka. Beth
Scott and Sara Seekins ’02 were bridesmaids, and groomsmen were
Jason Pavelka and Devin Fitzsimons. Flower girl was Madison Pavelka.
Ushers were Ryan Bonner ’08, Matthew Brutsche ’00, and Andrew
Gordon ’02. Matthew is a first-year medical student at the University of
Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Tex., and Lindsay is a voice teacher
on faculty with the Galveston Island Arts Academy, and is currently performing in the East-End Theatre Company’s production of The Full
Monty.
Emily Maeder
(left) Beatrice and Benedick Deanne
McDonald ’04 played the feuding
Beatrice to Andrew Kraft’s Benedick in
Much Ado about Nothing, a production of the Traveling Players, a troupe
formed by McDonald.
(far left) Monster of Phantom Lake (L
to R) Josh Craig (as Professor Jackson)
and Deanne McDonald (as Elizabeth),
in a scene from The Monster of
Phantom Lake (2005).
Actor, director, costume designer
Deanne McDonald graduated in
2004 with a degree in theatre
arts. In the not-quite-three years
since then, she has appeared in a
surprise hit indie b-movie; started
her own acting company, starring
in its premiere production; and
directed her high school alma
mater’s theatre productions—in
between other theatre projects
and working a full-time job.
A year ago, after enjoying several
summer stints with Shakespeare
& Company, an outdoor repertory theatre in White Bear Lake,
McDonald decided to form her
own theatre company. She loved
doing Shakespeare outdoors,
where she says if feels “larger
than life,” and, along with her
sister and a group of fellow
Shakespearean actors, she put
together a company. Its name, the
Traveling Players, comes from the
description for Shakespeare’s own
actors who took their productions on the road when the theater closed to stop the spread of
the London plague.
For their premiere production
McDonald and the Traveling
Players chose Much Ado about
Nothing, which translates well for
a small cast and is quite portable.
McDonald served as producer
and costumer, and acted the role
of Beatrice. The play was performed last August and
September in Como Park, Eagan,
and Burnsville, with some of
their rehearsing done at
Augsburg in Murphy Square.
The Traveling Players’ interpretation of Much Ado about Nothing
included pop music and contemporary costumes, like camouflage
fatigues for Benedick, returning
from war. The production was
limited to an hour, with minimal
sets and an informal, intimate
outdoor setting—all trying to
more closely approximate the
experiences of Shakespeare’s own
audiences.
The turnouts were big, and even
without charging admission, the
costs for the production were
covered through donations.
McDonald’s most unexpected
recent acting success, however,
has come in a low-budget, ’50sstyle fake horror movie, The
Monster of Phantom Lake, created
by writer/director/producer
Christopher Mihm in homage to
his father’s love for the genre.
McDonald plays one of five high
school seniors enjoying a camping trip together in celebration of
their graduation. They fall victim
to a horrific, slimy monster—in
reality, a deranged war veteran
hermit who mutated into a monster from the nuclear waste that
had been dumped into the lake.
The movie was the realization of
Mihm and co-producer and star
Josh Craig’s lifelong dream to
produce a movie. With a digital
camera, at a cost of $1,500, they
brought back the experience—in
black-and-white—of movie-goers
during the 1950s who watched
an array of cheesy horror b-movies.
McDonald joined the cast after
responding to Mihm’s online
notice seeking actors for the fake
horror movie, and filming began
in the woods around the Twin
Cities. The film debuted in
March 2006.
Since then, The Monster at
Phantom Lake has been accepted
to numerous film festivals across
the country, won a number of
independent film awards, and
continues to grow a cult status
and play to sold-out audiences.
Last fall the film traveled with
care packages to Iraq and was
shown on Halloween to soldiers
at the air base.
Already Mihm has a sequel in
production, in which McDonald
has a cameo role.
McDonald’s most recent project,
as a part-time gig, was direction
of Look Homeward, Angel at
Henry Sibley High School, her
alma mater, in Mendota Heights,
Minn. On the production team
also was a fellow Auggie, set
designer Justin Johnson ’06. In
the spring, McDonald returns to
Sibley to direct The Boyfriend.
Last year McDonald’s work also
included another stage appearance in Wind in the Willows, with
New Breath Productions, a musical theatre learning collaborative.
Even with a busy theatre schedule, McDonald works full time at
TMP Directional Marketing, an
ad agency. She says the acting
experience enhances her work
there, especially in role-playing
techniques she uses for sales
training.
For information on upcoming
screenings of The Monster of
Phantom Lake featuring Deanne
McDonald, go to www.monsterofphantomlake.com.
—Betsey Norgard
WINTER 2006-07 37
CLASS NOTES
Laura Waldon and Emily
Brinkman were married on
Sept. 2 at the Inn at Castle Hill
in Ipswich, Mass. Emily graduated from Northeastern University
in Boston in August with a
Master of Science degree in
Physician Assistant Studies.
Laura is currently obtaining her
Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction writing from the
University of New Hampshire,
where she teaches First-Year
Writing and is the director of the
Online Writing Lab. The couple
lives in Salem, Mass.
Linnea Mohn, Minneapolis, and
her team, including David
Gillette and Rich Kronfeld from
the Comedy Central TV show,
Let’s Bowl, won this year’s 48Hour Film Festival. Their seven
minute short film Dangerous
Proximity was completed from
inception to delivery in 48
hours. The film can be viewed at
www.youtube.com.
Fellow Auggies in the wedding
party included Andi Slack ’07,
Becky Welle ’05, Amy Mackner
’04, Sarah Schultz ’04, Angela
Van Binsbergen ’05, Jon Fahler
’03, T.J. Bramwell ’03, Sam Gross
’03, Paul Amundson, Nick Slack
’02, and Joe Holman ’04.
2004
2003
Cherie Christ, Minneapolis, has
been promoted to director of
electronic communications at
Augsburg and is working over
the next six months on a major
study and redesign of the
Augsburg website.
Danielle Slack ’04 married John
Tieben ’03 on July 9, 2005, at
St. John Lutheran Church in
Belle Plaine, Minn., and spent
their honeymoon in Kauai,
Hawaii. Pastors Dave Wold and
Mark Johnson officiated at the
wedding.
Danielle is a third-grade teacher
in the Edina Public School
District, and John will graduate
in May from the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine.
They live in St. Louis Park, Minn.
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Kelly Chapman, Willernie,
Minn., received the Fashion
Design Award for Outstanding
Fashion Design Student. As one
of only 10 designers to participate in the Advanced Fashion
Design Program for the 2006-07
school year, her first collection
will debut at “FIDM’s Fashion
Gala” in February 2007.
Chad Darr, and his wife, Krista,
welcomed their first child, a
daughter, Addison Lynn, on
Sept. 8. Addison weighed in at 6
lb., 6 oz. and was 19 3/4 in. long.
Sara Kamholz, Maple Grove,
Minn., and her husband, Chad,
welcomed their first child,
Sophia Lyn, on Oct. 19, weighing in at 8 lb., 7 oz. and 20 1/2 in.
Katie Scheevel, Las Vegas, Nev.,
recently began teaching third
grade at Stanford Elementary
School. She can be contacted at
spicerisnicer24@yahoo.com.
2006
Justin Johnson, was set designer
for the fall play, Look Homeward
Angel, at Henry Sibley High
School in Mendota Heights,
sponsored by the Henry Sibley
Drama Club. He has recently
completed other sets, including
productions for Irondale High
School and In the Basement
Productions. He’s pictured here
with fellow Auggie Deanne
McDonald, who directed the
play. See page 37 for more on
Deanne.
2005
Katarzyna (Pruchnik) Niles,
Isanti, Minn., and her husband,
Joe, welcomed their first child,
daughter Helena Violet on July
14. She weighed in at 7 lb., 12
oz. and is 22 in. long.
Graduate Programs
Barry Vornbrock ’96 MAL, and
his husband, Ernest Lewis,
recently relocated to Palo Alto,
Calif. Barry accepted a position
with Stanford Univeristy Medical
Center as the director of IT
Systems Planning-Ambulatory
Care. Besides leading the technology efforts to implement a
new electronic health record, he
will also help Stanford Hospital
and Clinics develop a future
vision of their technology needs
as they grow their ambulatory
(walk in and walk out the same
day) services.
In Memoriam
Stella (Pederson) Eiermann
’30, Pacific Palisades, Calif., age
98, on May 31.
The Rev. Clifford M. Johnson
’34 (’30 Acad, ’39 Sem),
Bloomington, Minn., age 95, on
Oct. 12. He was a Distinguished
Alumnus and served Augsburg as
a fundraising leader, regent and
board chair, and director of
development.
Abner B. Batalden ’35,
Hanover, N.H., age 98, on Jan.
18. He traveled and worked
many years for the Lutheran
Church and Lutheran World
Relief, in social service agencies
and with refugee affairs. At
Augsburg he served as director
of alumni relations and as a
fundraiser; he was a
Distinguished Alumnus.
Wilhelm (“Bill”) Helland ’35,
Spicer, Minn., age 91, on Feb.
16.
Harold E. Mork ’38, Whittier,
Calif., on Nov. 24, 2005.
The Rev. Ormande Gordon
Tang ’41, Arden Hills, Minn.,
age 86, on July 14.
The Rev. Carl J. Carlsen ’43
(’46 Sem), Gig Harbor, Wash.,
age 85, on Sept. 3.
The Rev. Gerhard (“Giggs”)
Bretheim ’46 (’51 Sem), Edina,
Minn., age 78, on July 21 from
cancer.
Roald Nokleberg ’47, Duluth,
Minn., age 84, unexpectedly on
Oct. 12.
Mae Luhn ’50, Crossville, Tenn.,
age 82, on July 22 after a long
illness.
Aileen Okerstrom ’50,
Shoreview, Minn., age 78, on
Sept. 16.
Morris G. Jespersen ’57, Little
Canada, Minn., age 76, on Feb.
8 after a long battle with cancer.
Jack R. Norman ’59, Pennock,
Minn., ate 73, unexpectedly on
Aug. 6.
Gerald L. Peterson ’61,
Owatonna, Minn., age 66, on
Sept. 1.
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Philip M. Dyrud ’64,
Newfolden, Minn., age 67, on
Sept. 18.
Maiden name
Carolyn (Hove) Dyrud ’65,
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Sept. 24, 2005, from cancer.
Street address
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Employer
Kathrynn Mae Powell ’01, student in the Master of Arts in
Nursing program, Rochester,
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Luverne (“Vern”) Carlson,
Edina, Minn., age 86, in July.
Your news:
Robert Clyde, Crystal, Minn.,
age 79, on Jan. 9. He was associate professor and institutional
research analyst at Augsburg for
31 years until he retired in 1998.
WINTER 2006-07 39
Stu Stoller, professor of accounting, maintains active
ties with universities in Poland and the Czech
Republic, where has collaborated to develop curriculum, teach seminars, and establish a small-business
incubation center.
a national promotion board that oversaw the
“Got Milk” advertising and promotion program. His industry experience amplifies business theory in the classroom.
Professor Stu Stoller owned his own CPA
practice before going through what he calls
“a mid-life change in careers.”
Prior to joining Augsburg, Assistant
Professor Marc Isaacson worked at Innovex
Inc. in Maple Plain in various quality/engineering roles, including the launch of Flex
Suspension Assemblies into high volume
manufacturing. This took him to Asia frequently as he dealt with issues in global engineering, development, and customer service.
Nora Braun joined the department in
1997 with 20 years of information technology industry experience, most recently with
Electronic Data Systems and National Car
Rental.
Clarke was introduced to Augsburg
when Braun, a colleague, informed him of an
opening in Management Information Systems
(MIS). Clarke had worked for the EDS
26 AUGSBURG NOW
Corporation and National Car Rental System,
Inc., where he served as a software development manager, senior programmer/analyst,
and project leader. “I brought with me a corporate culture, but it was not long before it
became obvious that it was very different
here.”
All of this gives students a better idea of
what to expect in the “real” world. Ana
Chilingarishvili, a senior international relations major from the country of Georgia,
says, “Professor Zapp shared with us all kinds
of experiences she has had in her professional career which enhanced my understanding
of the concepts covered in the textbook and
showed how they can be applied to real-life
situations.”
“It’s paramount that you do what you
teach,” says Stoller. “It’s one thing to be an
academic and understand the philosophy
and the theory, but people become practitioners when they graduate from here, so
they need to understand the rules of practice.
One of the things that experience does is to
give you that practical experience… [What] I
think I give to students that they enjoy are
my stories of what is out there in the trenches of the world.”
GIVE CREDIT WHERE DUE
Cerrito credits the character of the business
department to Amin Kader, who founded it
(formerly it was combined with economics)
and served as department chair for 16 years.
“Faculty are here because of Amin’s leadership and drive. He was very successful at
establishing a culture where all members of
the department are treated with dignity and
respect.”
“When I interviewed here, Amin Kader
was the chair at the time,” recalls Stoller, who
grew up in a Jewish New York City family.
He remembers his family telling him, “‘You
mean you’re teaching in a Lutheran school,
and your boss is Egyptian?’ They said, ‘Boy,
you’re in trouble.’”
“When I got here [in 1990] and saw the
amount of diversity in the department, I
wondered if we would all work well together,” remembers associate professor Lori
Lohman, who is a self-described Midwestern
Protestant. “In a short period of time it
became apparent to me that this would be
the best place I would ever work. My coworkers are exceptional. We support each
other. We respect and value our differences.”
“For me, it would be hard to work in a
department where only one culture was represented,” says Zapp.
CREATE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
The business faculty have actively crossed
borders for their teaching and research—
especially in Central and Eastern Europe.
In 1991, following a trade exhibition in
Pozan, Poland, Cerrito went to Warsaw and
met the vice-mayor of the city of Lublin, who
was also a professor at Catholic University.
“He invited me to visit the campus and meet
with professors. That really started
[Augsburg’s] relationship with Catholic
University and working with Solidarity, the
free trade movement, and privatization
issues. I then brought in Amin [Kader] and
Stu [Stoller].”
Cerrito and Kader were invited by
Catholic University’s dean to develop management degree programs and work with the
university’s faculty to assist them in privatizing state industries. Cerrito and Kader were
also asked to serve as guest lecturers.
In 1996, Stoller was invited to Catholic
University to set up curriculum and to teach
a seminar for financial auditing. “My grandfather came from Poland, from Krakow, and so I
figured I could visit on the way… I knew
nothing about Poland. The only thing I knew
were the black and white newsreels from
World War II… I thought Poland was black
and white.”
Stoller later returned to Catholic
University to set up curriculum and teach sem-
inars in Audit, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
“I learned a lot about different perspectives,
different point of view. It took me out of my
comfort zone and really gave me an education,” Stoller recalls. “But I figured, this cannot
end here, so I asked my colleagues here [at
Augsburg], if they had any connections in central Eastern Europe.”
It turned out that business/MIS professor
Milo Schield’s son was teaching in the Czech
Republic. He connected Stoller with the associate director of intercultural studies at Palacky
University in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Stoller’s offer to help resulted in his
“thumbprint” on the Czech professor’s financial project over the Internet. This led to a sabbatical, during which time Stoller created an
incubation center for small business in the
community.
Stoller then created a course for Augsburg
students, “The Czech Republic: Social and
Cultural Impact of the Emerging Free Market
Economy,” which integrated history, culture,
and economics. In January 2001, he took 17
students to the Czech Republic for the first
time.
Students met with business leaders, workers, and citizens to discuss the impact of the
privatization process and the development of
capitalist enterprises in the ex-communist
country. The course has evolved since 2001,
but Stoller continues to lead student groups
to the Czech Republic.
Stoller was later invited to set up a similar program in Prague. Stoller has taken students there in 2003 and 2005 and will return
this year.
“Nothing can change you in three weeks
as fast as an experiential education,” Stoller
asserts. “Four years of college don’t change
you as much as three weeks in Prague.”
MAKE WIDER CONNECTIONS
In the mid-’90s, a connection with Russia
was established when Cerrito joined with
political science professor Norma Noonan to
present lectures at and facilitate an exchange
of professors with the State Academy of
Management in Moscow.
In May 2004, President William Frame
and Zapp visited the University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia, to rekindle an exchange program
with Augsburg. Several other business faculty,
including Clarke and Kader, have also visited
Slovenia. The department has hosted four
professors and the country’s prime minister,
Dr. Janez Drnovsek.
On that same trip, Frame and Zapp also
visited Krakow University of Economics,
Zapp’s alma mater. A year later, an exchange
agreement was signed between Augsburg and
Krakow University.
Last summer, through another faculty
connection, Stoller and associate professor
Kathy Schwalbe taught a course in Karlsruhe,
Germany, including four Augsburg students
and 14 students from the Berufsakademie.
More recently, Stoller has developed curriculum, discussed business cooperations, and
has given lectures in Shanghai, China. An
exchange of business programs is being considered as part of ongoing College discussions.
IN SUM
Stoller says his colleagues “tell about their
lives, they bring in their food—it’s wonderful. They talk about their experiences … you
can call up somebody like my friend Ashok
and talk about Indian culture, or Muslim culture, or whatever. It just adds a breath and
depth and experience to the department. We
all work with each other on a professional
basis and rejoice in each other’s differences.”
“It’s outstanding that we have this diversity,” says Kramarczuk. “We’re all God’s children. I’ve seen people die because of their
nationality. When I came into New Orleans
in the early ’50s, I couldn’t understand when
I would get on a bus, why an older black
woman would have to get up and give me
her seat.”
In the words of Lohman, “My colleagues
have expanded my world. It’s been fabulous.”
“We bring to the class very different
worlds,” says Zapp of her colleagues. “We
represent different cultures, different countries, different religious beliefs… The benefits
are immeasurable.” Ⅵ
The Department of Business Administration has
24 full-time faculty, more than 35 part-time faculty, teaching over 700 undergraduate and 300
graduate students.
MBA director Bob Kramarczuk, whose family immigrated to the U.S. after fleeing Ukraine, has enjoyed a career as
an international consultant and is an academician in the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
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VIEWS
Icons of an Inauguration
THE SCHOLARLY SYMBOLS
College seals are common inauguration
icons and appear on the many official
congratulations and certificates
President Pribbenow received from his
colleagues across the country. Nearly
50 of these colleagues attended the
inauguration.
THE BOW TIE STYLE
Paul Pribbenow adopted the bow tie on a daily
A giant red bow tie anchored the “President Bush”
Bow ties, again, on the buttons that Student Senate
basis after learning to tie many of them for black
outside of Christensen Center, designed by a team of
distributed across campus during inauguration week.
tie events in his work at the Art Institute of
students led by junior Ben Katz.
Chicago. He believes he currently has more than 50
bow ties in his wardrobe.
THE STUFF
From printed programs to food and coffee, lots of visuals recall this festive
week. The Event Services Office reports that approximately 800 Augsburg
“A” cookies were served at the inauguration reception.
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CALENDAR
For music information, call 612-330-1265
For theatre ticket information, call 612-330-1257
For art gallery information, call 612-330-1524
Note: The Gage Family Art Gallery will close in Lindell Library on Feb. 16. A new
Gage Family Art Gallery will open in the Oren Gateway Center in August.
March 7
faith@work! breakfast series
FEBRUARY
Tim Geoffrion, executive director,
Family Hope/TreeHouse
7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn.
www. spdlc.org
Through February 16
“In the Secret Place,”
by Arlene Burke-Morgan
Gage Family Art Gallery,
Lindell Library
Artist talk, Feb. 8, noon,
Minneapolis Room, Christensen
Center
Through February 16
Photographs by Aviel Goodman
Christensen Center Art Gallery
February 2–11
Twelfth Night, by William
Shakespeare
Guest directed by Barbra Berlovitz
Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
February 8
Theatre Artist Series
March 13–16
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, by
Naomi Iizuka
February 26-27
Visiting Artists from Japan
Guest directed by Steve Bussa
7 p.m.—Foss Studio Theater
Bidou Yamaguchi (Master Noh Mask
Carver) and Ayomi Yoshida
(Designer, Printmaker, Installation
Artist)
March 25
Augsburg Choir home concert
Feb. 26, Bidou Yamaguchi carving
demonstration
9:10–10:10 a.m., with guest
Matthew Welch, curator of Asian art,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
11 a.m.–noon, with Martha Johnson,
professor of theatre arts
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
“Technical Direction at the Guthrie
Theater,” Craig Pettigrew, technical
director, Guthrie Theater
1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
Feb. 27, Ayomi Yoshida presentation
9:40-10:40 a.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
February 9
Theatre Artist Series
MARCH
“South Indian Dance:
Bharatanatyam,” Ranee Ramaswamy,
artistic director, Ragamala Music
and Dance Theater
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
February 21
Reading by ACTC visiting writers
Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 2
2007 Batalden
Seminar in Applied
Ethics and 25th
anniversary of the
Center for Global
Education
Jorge Bustamante,
president and
founder of El Colegio de la
Frontera Norte
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1180
March 6
Theatre Artist Series
“Stage Movement Using Viewpoints
as Developed by Anne Dogart,”
Randy Reyes, actor/director
9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
February 23–March 30
“Listen: A Pilgrimage in Watercolor
and Ink,” by Tara Sweeney
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception, Feb. 23,
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Artist talk, March 9, 4 p.m.
March 6
Theatre Artist Series
“The Scenic Artist,” Mary
Novodvorsky, scenic artist
1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 28
Theatre Artist Series
“Issues of Race and Ethnicity in
Asian American Theatre,” Josephine
Lee, director, Asian American
Studies Program, University of
Minnesota
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
April 9-May 6
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Award Winners
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception, April 13, 5-7 p.m.
Awards presentation, April 13,
5:30 p.m.
April 11
Theatre Artist Series
“A History of Mu Performing Arts in
Regard to Contemporary American
Theatre,” Rick Shiomi, artistic director, Mu Performing Arts
11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
March 29
Theatre Artist Series
April 12
Theatre Artist Series
Bain Boelke, Jungle Theatre
11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater
“Creating Original Work,” Shawn
McConnologue, artistic director of
Shawn McConnologue and her
Orchestra
11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater
APRIL
April 1
Masterworks Chorale concert
4 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 3
Theatre Artist Series
“The Production Notebook:
Directing Pericles from Start to
Finish,” Joel Sass, freelance director/designer
9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
April 13-22
The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt
Brecht; music by Kurt Weill
Faculty directed by Darcey Engen
Music direction by Sonja Thompson
April 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at
7 p.m.
April 15 and 22 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
April 15
Augsburg Orchestra concert
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 4
faith@work breakfast series
April 16
Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture
“Grace at Work” panel
7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon
Lutheran Church
www.spdlc.org
“The Exploration of Planetary
Systems,” Fran Bagenal, professor of
astrophysical and planetary sciences,
Laboratory for Atmospheric and
Space Physics, University of
Colorado
8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
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Advent Vespers 2006
The 27th Advent Vespers filled
the majestic Central Lutheran
Church for four services of
music and liturgy to begin the
Advent season. For the first
time this year, Central
Lutheran’s new carillon bells
were an added dimension to
the music of the three
Augsburg choirs and Vespers
Orchestra.
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Winter 2005-06
FEATURES
10
Putting a fresh ‘face’ on Augsburg
by Lynn Mena
12
Jeroy Carlson ’48—’Mr. Augsburg’
by Sara Holman ’06
14
Physician Assistants—increasing healthcare access
by Cynthia Hill
18
A chance to skate
by Don Stoner
20
Faith in the City
by Betsey Norgard
DEPARTMENTS
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Around the Quad
6
Sports
23
Vision,
news of Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
26
Alumni News
28
Homecoming 2005
32
Class Notes
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Auggie Thoughts
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On the cover:
On this page:
Samuel Gross ’03 shows off a
sampling of merchandise that
carries the Auggie Eagle athletic
logo he created for the College, a
project that began in a graphic
design class.
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
The maroon banners on the Link
between Sverdrup and Memorial
Halls, and Lindell Library pale in
comparison to the blazing fall
colors of the maple trees
alongside the library.
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
AROUND
QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
New regents are elected to the board
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even new members were elected to
four-year terms on the Augsburg
College Board of Regents at the annual
meeting of the Augsburg Corporation in
October.
In addition, Gloria C. Lewis was reelected to a second six-year term. She is
the executive director and CEO of Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities and
serves on the Marketing and Executive
Committees of the board.
Esperanza
Guerrero-Anderson
A native of
Nicaragua, Esperanza
Guerrero-Anderson is
founder, president,
and CEO of
Milestone Growth
Fund, Inc., a nonprofit venture capital
fund providing capital to minority
entrepreneurs. She also serves on the
boards of the Bush Foundation, Walker
Art Center, Center for Ethical Business
Cultures, and Chicanos-Latinos Unidos
en Servicio (CLUES).
Norman R. Hagfors
Recently retired from
Norsen, Inc., the
management and
engineering
consulting firm he
founded, Norman
Hagfors is returning
to the Board of
Regents, where he
served from 1989-2001. He is active in
the community and his church.
Jodi Harpstead
Jodi Harpstead is vice
president and chief
advancement officer
at Lutheran Social
Service of Minnesota,
where she leads
marketing,
fundraising, public
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relations, and public policy. She has
served on several boards, including
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and the
Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, as
well as in numerous volunteer leadership
positions.
Dean Kennedy ’75
Fridley native Dean
Kennedy graduated
from Augsburg in
1975, where he was a
four-year wrestler
with conference and
All-American honors.
In 1996, he was
inducted into the
Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame. He is
president of Texakoma Oil & Gas
Corporation and lives in Plano, Texas.
Dean C. Kopperud
Returning to the
Augsburg Board of
Regents where he
served from 19982004, Dean C.
Kopperud brings 20
years of experience in
the financial services
industry. Most
recently he was national sales director
for Oppenheimerfunds, Inc., in
New York.
Marie O. McNeff
In 2000 Marie
McNeff retired from
Augsburg, where she
served as professor of
education and dean
for over 30 years. As
academic master
planner during her
last year before
retirement, she led efforts to bring
together faculty and staff in a
campuswide learning community and
created the blueprint to implement
academic provisions of Augsburg 2004,
the College’s first vision document.
Paul S. Mueller,
M.D. ’84
Dr. Mueller is an
internal medicine
consultant at the
Mayo Clinic in
Rochester. He has
served as Augsburg
Alumni Board
president and was an
instrumental force in launching
Augsburg’s Rochester program.
The Augsburg Corporation is comprised
of representatives elected by the
assemblies of the Minneapolis, Saint
Paul, Southeastern Minnesota, and
Northwest Wisconsin Synods of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The bishops from these four synods
serve as rotating ex officio members on
the board. Bishops Peter Rogness of the
Saint Paul Area Synod and Harold
Usgaard of the Southeastern Minnesota
Synod will begin their service in January.
Advent Vespers
video wins Emmy
Last year’s video recording of Advent
Vespers won an Upper Midwest
regional Emmy for director Jeffrey
Weihe at Twin Cities Public
Television for best direction of a live
recording.
The 2004 recording will be
shown again this year in the Twin
Cities: TPT-2 on Dec. 25, 10:30 a.m.
and TPT-17 on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. and
Dec. 25 at 12 a.m., 6 a.m., and noon.
Contact public television stations
elsewhere for broadcast times.
Winter 2005-06
Welcome to the Class of 2009
American Indian
honors given
While attending new student orientation with his daughter, Christina, Rory Waller decided it
was time for him to pursue his own dream to teach.
W
hen President Frame welcomed
incoming first-year students and
their parents at orientation last summer,
he didn’t realize he was recruiting one
more student.
Rory Waller, father of first-year
student Christina, wrote, “During
Christina’s new student orientation in
August, President Frame addressed the
new students and spoke about vocation.
His words rekindled an old desire from
my youth, in that I have always wanted
to teach. Later that day during the Expo,
I happened across the information table
for the WEC program, and discovered
that Augsburg offered a degree in
education through the weekend program.
Sometimes the signposts in life are subtle,
and other times they just hit you right
between the eyes. … [My family] backs
me wholeheartedly in obtaining the goal I
have set, and for this I am grateful.
“Because of the weekend program at
Augsburg I feel I have the opportunity to
find my true vocation in life.”
Christina is one of 320 new first-year
day students. Of them, 41% are Lutheran.
They represent 15 states, with 83% from
Minnesota. Eleven percent of them are
students of color. During their first week,
on City Service Project day, first-year
students volunteered 1,000 hours of
service at 18 community sites.
Recent grants received
• $301,000 over three years from National
Science Foundation (NSF) to physics
professor Mark Engebretson for
collaboration with the University of New
Hampshire and University of Oslo to study
northern lights in the Svalbard archipelago
of northern Norway.
• $500,000 from Lilly Endowment to sustain
the work of “Exploring Our Gifts” through
2010.
• A National Science Foundation grant to
computer science professor Karen
Sutherland for undergraduate research on
questions involving the design of robot
rescue teams, in collaboration with the
University of Minnesota. Part of the NSF-
Winter 2005-06
supported Industry/University Cooperative
Research Center on Safety, Security, and
Rescue at the University of Minnesota and
University of South Florida.
• Five-year grant from U.S. Department of
Education for TRIO/Student Support
Services to continue providing academic
and personal support to help low-income,
first-generation college students and
students with disabilities.
• $10,000 from National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) for one year to provide
health education programming primarily to
student-athletes in areas of sexual assault,
eating disorders, and nutrition.
At their 20th annual conference in
October, the Minnesota Indian
Education Association (MIEA) named
American Indian studies professor
Sophia Jacobson (left) as the
Outstanding Postsecondary Teacher, and
sophomore Chris Adams (center) as the
Outstanding Postsecondary Student.
Cindy Peterson (right), director of
American Indian Student Services,
serves as secretary of the MIEA board.
Augsburg again top-ranked
In U.S.News & World Report’s 2006
listings of America’s Best Colleges,
Augsburg was ranked 26th in the
category “Master’s Universities-Top
Midwestern.”
Augsburg was included in the
“Academic Programs to Watch For”
listings of the 40 or so top programs in
the country for both First-Year Programs
and Service-Learning, and was the only
Minnesota private college listed. For
information go to <www.usnews.com>.
Augsburg is also included in Colleges
of Distinction, an online guide listing
colleges that excel in providing the best
places to learn, to grow, and to succeed.
For information go to <www.collegesof
distinction.com>.
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Around the Quad
President emeritus Oscar Anderson dies at 89
Augsburg News Service
scar Anderson, Augsburg’s president
from 1963-80, died Aug. 25 in
Minneapolis following injuries suffered
from a fall. He was 89 years old.
While president, Anderson was
credited with defining Augsburg’s role as
an urban college, while not losing its
roots as both a liberal arts institution and
a College of the church.
“My goal for Augsburg College was to
make it an urban college, not only one
recognized within the urban setting, but
one utilizing the resources of a
metropolitan setting,” he said in 1993
when the College dedicated Oscar
Anderson residence hall in his name. “I
think we got into the bloodstream of
the city.”
President emeritus Charles Anderson,
who succeeded Oscar, said Oscar was
instrumental, in terms of attitude, in
bringing the College together with the city.
“We always were here geographically,”
Charles Anderson said, “but our
institution moved considerably closer
with the city in Oscar’s tenure. It was true
then, and it remains so today.”
Born in 1916 in Minneapolis, Oscar
Anderson was educated at Minnehaha
Academy and Augsburg before eventually
receiving his bachelor’s degree from
St. Olaf College in 1938. He graduated
from Luther Theological Seminary in
1942; his first pastorate was at Lake
Harriet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis,
from 1942 to 1948. For the next six
years he was the executive director of the
International Young People’s Luther
League of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. He went on to complete
graduate study at Union Theological
Seminary in New York, an experience
that heightened his awareness of
contemporary trends in theological
scholarship.
From the mid-1950s until his
appointment as president at Augsburg,
he served as senior pastor at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minn.,
where he established close ties with the
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President emeritus Oscar Anderson returned to campus at Homecoming 1990 to speak about
Augsburg heritage.
On one of his last visits to campus Oscar Anderson posed with his two successors, Charles
Anderson (left) and William Frame (right).
academic community—both at
Concordia College and Moorhead State
University.
After coming to Augsburg, Anderson
presided over a tremendous period of
growth and evolution at the College. Six
new buildings—Urness and Mortensen
residence halls, Christensen Center,
Music Hall, Murphy Place, and the Ice
Arena—were built during his presidency.
At his retirement, Board of Regents chair
Clayton LeFevere noted that Anderson
had signed more diplomas than all of his
predecessors—approximately 4,600.
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Archive photo
A nationally known preacher,
Anderson received many honors,
including the Knight’s Cross First Class
of the Order of St. Olav from the
Government of Norway; the Paul Harris
Fellow from Rotary International; the
Distinguished Alumni Citation from both
Augsburg and St. Olaf College; and the
Distinguished Service Award from the
City of Minneapolis.
“Oscar Anderson was president of the
College during two crucial decades and
supervised our transition from a college
in the city that wished it were in the
country to a college fully engaged with
the city that had grown up around it,”
noted President William Frame.
“As perhaps the best pulpit preacher
of his time, Oscar employed a razor
sharp and telling wit to guide the College
and its alumni through this crucial
transition. He had returned to the
College frequently since his retirement
and invariably brought that wit and
powerful rhetoric with him.”
Anderson’s wife, Leola, died in
December 2004. In 1993, at the
dedication of Anderson Hall, Anderson
had paid special tribute to Leola and the
Winter 2005-06
At the memorial service in Hoversten Chapel on Sept. 1, a photo display
captured the life and service of Oscar Anderson.
Archive photo
Oscar and Lee Anderson greeted the Homecoming crowd at
Parade Stadium in the 1960s.
President Anderson led an estimated crowd of 800 faculty, staff, and students from campus to
the Minneapolis Courthouse in 1965 in support of the Montgomery (Ala.) march.
17 years she presided as Augsburg’s first
lady. “I call the two of us ‘Osceola,’ he
said. “In my secret heart this will be
‘Osceola Hall.’” They are survived by
their children, Donna Anderson Hoekstra
’68; Randall; Sheldon ’73; and Gracia
Anderson Lindberg ’80.
A memorial service was held in
Hoversten Chapel on Sept. 1. The family
has requested memorial gifts to the
Access to Excellence campaign or the
Leola G. Anderson Scholarship. ■
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Sports
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by Don Stoner
White House photo by Paul Morse
Auggie wrestlers visit the White House
n Oct. 12 the Auggies,
winners of a record nine
NCAA Division III national
titles in the last 15 years,
became the first Division III
wrestling title team—and just
the second college wrestling
national title squad ever—to
meet with the president at the
White House. The University
of Minnesota’s 2001 Division I
national title team was the first
to achieve this honor.
The White House meeting
was arranged between
Augsburg coaches and U.S.
Rep. Dennis Hastert (RIllinois), the speaker of the
House of Representatives and a
former wrestler and wrestling
coach. Other key people
assisting in arranging the
Fourteen Augsburg wrestlers and coaches, along with College officials and friends, accepted an invitation to
meeting included Manchester
the White House in honor of Augsburg’s longtime domination of small-college wrestling with nine national
(Ind.) coach Tom Jarman and
titles in 15 years. (L to R) President Frame, Joe Moon ’05, Dean Kennedy ’75, Justin Sorensen ’06, Alan Rice,
Mike and Bev Chapman,
assistant coach Sam Barber, President Bush, Jared Evans ’07, Marcus LeVesseur ’07, Ryan Valek ’06, Brad Tupa
founders of the International
’06, Jamell Tidwell ’05, head coach Jeff Swenson ’79, and Mark Matzek ’05.
Wrestling Institute and
Museum, said Augsburg head
importance of that achievement and
coach Jeff Swenson ’79.
because they were student-athletes at
thanked me for mentioning it to him.”
Instead of meeting in the Rose
Augsburg College, they had this
“I was motivated when [Bush] talked
Garden, the normal site for team
opportunity. They’ll never forget that as
about the word ‘leadership’ and the
receptions with the president, the
long as they live.”
qualities he said are necessary to have in
meeting was held inside the Oval Office,
Team members said the trip was also
order to be an effective leader,” junior
a rare occurrence. The Auggies met with
a special honor for the hundreds of
Jared Evans said. “This motivated me,
the president for about a half hour,
individuals in the past who have helped
because as I looked around at my
much longer than he normally spends
establish Augsburg as a national power in
teammates, coaches, President Frame,
with teams in these kinds of meetings,
small-college wrestling.
Dean Kennedy, and thought about
White House staff told Swenson.
President Bush gave the Augsburg
Augsburg wrestling and the Augsburg
A total of 14 Augsburg individuals
group a tour of the Oval Office and
community, I realized I am surrounded
made the trip, including head coach
discussed a variety of subjects with the
by a great number of leaders.”
Swenson, assistant coaches Sam Barber
team, Swenson said, including history
“This experience obviously means a
and Scott Whirley, and eight of the 10
and patriotic subjects and sports topics.
lot to the whole team, but particularly
All-Americans from the 2004-05 national
The team presented Bush with an
Jeff [Swenson] and the rest of the
championship team. President William
Augsburg wrestling singlet with “Bush”
coaching staff that have been together for
Frame also met with President Bush,
printed on the back.
so long and working for so long to
along with team leaders Dean
“He admitted that he was not a
achieve what they have,” senior Ryan
Kennedy ’75 and Alan Rice.
wrestler, that his athletic passion is
Valek said. “It meant a lot to me to have
“To spend time with an active
cycling,” Frame said. “[I] told him that
that team together one last time. It was
president is really an incredible feeling,”
the wrestling team was consistently
really an incredible experience to be part
Swenson said. “For the rest of their lives,
[among] the highest-performing
of a group like that.”
our wrestlers are going to remember that
academically. … He acknowledged the
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Winter 2005-06
Around the Quad
Sally Daniels ’79 heads new parent and
family relations office
by Sara Holman ’06
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ugsburg has created a new office
specifically aimed to provide service
to the people behind the student—the
parents. Most comparable Lutheran
colleges, such as Luther or Concordia,
have an alumni and parent relations office;
however, Augsburg has gone beyond the
common model. Augsburg’s Office of
Parent and Family Relations is completely
devoted to the family.
Sally Daniels ’79, the new director of
parent and family relations, said, “This
position is not a fundraising component,
so I can focus on service to the parents.
That’s completely in keeping with
Augsburg’s mission.”
Daniels was asked to inaugurate this
position not only because she has 26 years
of experience in Augsburg’s undergraduate
admissions office, but because she is also
an Augsburg alumna and parent.
Daniels’ Augsburg experience began in
1975 when she was a first-year student
living on the fourth floor in Urness. She
graduated in 1979 and eventually married
her college sweetheart, Paul Daniels, also a
1979 Augsburg graduate. “Because I am an
alum, it comes naturally to say what a cool
place this is. I’ve told my Augsburg story
many, many times,” Sally Daniels said.
Both parents were very excited when their
daughter, Kristin, also chose to come to
Augsburg.
Daniels will draw on this experience,
as well as how she is handling being a
Sally Daniels ’79 (right) takes her experience
as an Augsburg student, former director of
admissions, and, now as parent of first-year
student Kristin (left) to a new role as director
of parent and family relations.
first-year college student’s mom, in her
new position.
This will help her build relationships
with three different types of parents—the
prospective parent, the current parent, and
the parents of alumni. All of these parents
have different questions, concerns, and
needs as their children work through
Augsburg. Daniels said, “I make sure
parents and family members have someone
to connect with about life at Augsburg,
and specifically the life of their kids.”
Parents who send their kids off to
college for the first time have many
questions, like how to deal with “letting
go,” or how to handle the new adult who
comes home in the summer. Daniels will
have personal experience to share.
By better caring for Augsburg parents,
the College can improve the student’s
experience. “Kids born after 1985, the
millennium generation, have a close
relationship with their parents,”
Daniels says.
She and her daughter, Kristin, have
this type of relationship. “We’ve always
been very close. We try to connect
somehow each day,” Daniels said.
Since Kristin studies at the place
where her mother works, it’s easy for
them to stay in contact. But, Sally says,
“This is her college experience; the fact
that she likes me is an extra bonus.”
Right now, Daniels is hand-writing
letters to all of the first-year parents. Since
she worked in the admissions office last
year, Daniels says, “I know the students;
I’ve read their essays. I admitted them all.
I’m hand-writing these notes because I
think it’s important.”
Daniels works with a parent council;
and so far 119 parents have contacted her.
Parents who do not live near the Twin
Cities are sent minutes from the council
meetings. It doesn’t matter where parents
live; they can stay connected to Augsburg.
Even though Parent and Family
Relations has split from the Alumni
Relations office, the two directors work
closely together. Heidi Breen, the alumni
relations director formerly headed both
Alumni and Parent Relations, but now is
solely in charge of alumni and has an
assistant director, Donna Torgeson.
“Donna, Heidi, and I have a very open
door,” Daniels said. “We all want this
new position to be successful.”
Sara Holman is a senior English/
communication studies major and an
intern in the Public Relations and
Communication office.
Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen, new director of alumni
relations, poses at Homecoming with
Auggie Eagle.
Winter 2005-06
Heidi Breen, who has worked at Augsburg
for 19 years in the admissions and alumni
relations offices, became director of alumni
relations in August. Donna Torgeson, who
was administrative assistant in the office,
is now assistant director. Amy Sutton,
formerly alumni director, is now director of
corporate and foundation relations in the
Development Office.
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HOMECOMING 2005
Donald A. Anderson ’60
Janice L. Aune ’88
Donald Mattison ’66
Three honored as Distinguished Alumni
by Lynn Mena
Three alumni join 166 others as Distinguished Alumni of Augsburg
College. Recipients are recognized for significant achievement in
vocation, for outstanding contribution to church and community, and
for a life that exemplifies the ideals and mission of Augsburg College.
Donald A. Anderson ’60 is a retired two-term Minnesota
senator and business owner. He served in the Minnesota State
Senate from 1982 to 1990; between 1991 and his retirement in
1995 he also served as assistant to the commissioner of
transportation, as deputy chief of staff to Governor Arne
Carlson, and in the Department of Transportation-Aeronautics
Department. For nearly 20 years, Anderson owned a Red Owl
grocery store in Wadena, Minn., before selling to one of his
sons in 1984. He graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in
business and history.
Janice L. Aune ’88 is chairman and CEO of Onvoy, Inc., a
Minneapolis-based telecommunications services provider. Since
her appointment in 2000, she has led Onvoy to a position of
financial growth and has exceeded all financial performance
expectations for the privately-held company. Prior to joining
Onvoy, Aune served in various executive leadership positions at
US West (now Qwest) and ended her 30-year career there as
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president of the !NTERPRISE division and a senior officer. She
graduated from Augsburg with a B.A. in business management
and finance.
Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., is senior adviser to the directors
of the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development and the Center for Research for Mothers and
Children. He also serves as an adjunct professor at both the
Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh
and the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia
University. He has served as medical director of the March of
Dimes Defects Foundation, and prior to that as dean of the
Graduate School of Public Health at the University of
Pittsburgh, where he was also professor of environmental and
occupational health, as well as of obstetrics, gynecology, and
reproductive services in the university’s School of Medicine. He
graduated from Augsburg in 1966 with a B.A. in chemistry and
mathematics.
Winter 2005-06
First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg award recipients named
by Lynn Mena
Augsburg is pleased to announce the 2005 recipients of the First Decade and Spirit of Augsburg awards.
The First Decade Award is presented to Augsburg graduates of the past 10 years who have made
significant progress in their professional achievements and contributions to the community, and, in so
doing, exemplify the mission of the College: to prepare future leaders in service to the world. Graduates
from the day, weekend, and graduate programs are eligible.
The Spirit of Augsburg Award honors alumni or friends of the College who have given exceptional service
that contributes substantially to the well being of Augsburg by furthering its purposes and programs.
First Decade Award
Spirit of Augsburg Award
Aaron Cross ’97 formed his own
business, Motivation on Wheels, in
which he travels the United States
delivering motivational speeches
that stress the importance of seeing
beyond daily obstacles in order to
accomplish goals. Despite his
physical challenges (Cross become a
paraplegic as a result of a bicycle
race crash in high school), he has
kept his eye on a variety of targets—
both literally and figuratively. He
holds 15 national titles in archery, five world titles, and a
bronze team medal from the 2004 Greece Para-Olympic games.
In addition to archery, Cross is also a skydiver. He graduated
from Augsburg in 1997 with a B.A. in communication.
Richard J. Thoni is director of
Augsburg’s Rochester Program. His
exceptional and dedicated service to
the College began in 1972 as a parttime instructor in the Department of
Psychology and as a counselor in the
Center for Student Development.
Starting in 1975, he served as
associate dean of students, and over
the proceeding years he also served
as acting vice president of student
affairs; director of an extensive, yearlong community outreach project; director of Weekend College;
vice president for enrollment management; and vice president for
research and development. Thoni is most widely recognized for
his leadership and achievement in the establishment of both the
Weekend College and Rochester programs. He received his B.A.
in English from St. Olaf College, and his Ph.D. in educational
psychology from the University of Minnesota.
Andry Andriambololona-Jurcich
’98 graduated from Augsburg with a
B.A. in political science,
international relations, and religion.
She received her M.A. in intercultural communications from
Luther Seminary in 2001. Jurcich is
vice-president of Marketing and
Company Relations for Invisik
Corporation, a Twin Cities-based
computer consulting company she
co-manages with her husband, Matt
Jurcich. Concurrently, she works as a professional non-profit
development consultant with various Twin Cities non-profits,
and is currently the acting executive director of Jordan New
Life Community Development Corporation—a non-profit
organization improving the lives of families in North
Minneapolis. Jurcich also continues to stay involved with
Augsburg as a member of the Pan-Afrikan Center’s Alumni
Council, as a mentor with the Scholastic Connections Program,
and as the alumni representative on the committee to select the
new Augsburg president.
Winter 2005-06
The Augsburg Centennial Singers were formed in 1993 to
honor the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg Gospel Quartets.
Since its formation, the Augsburg Centennial Singers have
furthered the quartet’s mission to spread the Lutheran faith and
the name and mission of Augsburg. Under the current direction
of Al Reesnes ’58 (who took over after the original director, Dr.
Merton Strommen ’42, retired) and assistant director Paul
Christensen ’59, the group—which consists mainly of Augsburg
alumni—are true ambassadors of Augsburg, performing across
the United States and around the world.
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PUTTING
a
FRESH
‘FACE’
on A U G S B U R G
B Y
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L Y N N
M E N A
P H O T O S
B Y
S T E P H E N
G E F F R E
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W hat began
as a class project
three years ago came full circle at this
year’s Homecoming, where visitors were
introduced to Augsburg’s newest
“member.”
The newly unveiled Auggie Eagle logo
could be spotted all over campus—on
team helmets and cheerleader uniforms;
on sweatshirts, T-shirts, and baseball caps;
on the balloons and decorations that
dressed up various events; on students’
faces as temporary tattoos; and even on
the gymnasium floor as an illuminated
hologram.
“The College is pleased to present its
new athletics logo, and even more pleased
to announce that its creator is one of our
own—Class of 2003 alumnus Samuel J.
Gross,” says Ann Garvey, dean of
students. “The logo further establishes
Augsburg’s identity and serves as a
graphic component to the Auggie Eagle
mascot that was introduced at
Homecoming in 2002.”
The logo first took shape a few years
ago when the Office of Public Relations
and Communication partnered with John
McCaffrey, assistant professor of art.
McCaffrey’s graphic design students were
challenged to design an athletics logo for
their final project.
While the entire class created a wide
range of exceptional designs, Gross’ logo
was a strong favorite, and this year the
College officially signed contracts to
acquire it from Gross as its new athletics
and merchandising logo.
“Sam demonstrated that he was
creative, dedicated, and driven by a
purpose from his very first assignments in
my Graphic Design class,” says McCaffrey,
reflecting upon Gross. “Sam delivered
excellent work that was always in excess
of any project requirements. It
immediately became apparent that he
would succeed in the design field. He
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dedicated himself to learning all that he
could ensuring his future career direction.”
Staff members in the public relations
department were also impressed with
Gross’ work, and quickly recruited him to
work as a student graphic designer during
his senior year. There he created designs
for letterhead, flyers, greeting cards,
brochures, and magazines.
After he received his B.A. in studio art,
he stayed on in the public relations
department for the summer, and shortly
thereafter landed his first full-time job as
the graphic design and production
coordinator at Sons of Norway in
Minneapolis.
Today, Gross serves as a graphic
designer and production coordinator for
TQ3Navigant Performance Group in
Minneapolis, a division of Denver-based
Navigant International, where he produces
original marketing graphics, designing
creative pre-trip travel packages for large
corporate industries such as Best Buy, ING,
T-Mobile, and Qwest.
In addition, Gross is building a
successful freelance business, 144design,
creating works in traditional studio pieces
as well as digital media, including digital
retouching of photographs, custom logo
design, illustration, and various print
related materials.
“The birth of 144design was inspired
by a mentor and lifelong friend, my
father,” writes Gross on his Web site,
<www.invisik.com/144design/artist2.html>.
“Born in rural Minnesota in 1980, the
influence of art began in the earliest stages
of my life,” continues Gross. “Impacted by
those around me, I began my own pursuit
of knowledge in the continually changing
art and design world.
“Two and a half decades into my life I
am still chasing this aspiration of
achieving artistic prominence in this
transforming world.”
This year, Gross designed logo and
stationery pieces for expansion NAHL
hockey team the North Iowa Outlaws, and
is currently working on other expansion
team logos. In July he designed the book
cover for Daniel Boone and the Defeat at
Blue Licks, written by Neal O. Hammon.
Gross is also an accomplished painter,
whose work was recently purchased by the
Springfield Public Library in Minnesota for
their permanent collection. His oils and
photography have twice placed third in
the annual Five County Juried Art Show in
Minnesota.
Gross, a former Auggie football and
baseball player, has particularly enjoyed
athletic logo design, and is pleased that his
alma mater has chosen to use his work.
“It’s really exciting and interesting to
see my design carried out in so many
different ways—on the uniforms, on the
line of sweatshirts,” says Gross. “Plus, it’s
great to give back as an alum.” ■
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Jeroy Carlson ’48
‘MR. AUGSBURG’
by Sara Holman ’06
Jeroy Carlson ’48 has spent over 60
years on the Augsburg campus as a
student, volunteer, alumni director, and
development officer. Here, he sits in Old
Main 17, which was Augsburg’s chapel
and is now the art studio.
AUGSBURG COLLEGE pastor Dave
Wold paused, “Mr. Augsburg … well, I
don’t know where the name got started.
Everyone just refers to him as that.
Anyone who mentions Jeroy always says
‘Jeroy from Augsburg.’”
Why is Jeroy Carlson Mr. Augsburg?
Really, the question doesn’t need to be
asked. He just is. Carlson embodies
everything that is Augsburg—from
knowing its history to sharing its faith.
“Jeroy’s commitment and love for
Augsburg is pretty clear,” Wold said. “No
one can be identified with Augsburg as
much as Jeroy can. He has a network of
friends I’ve never seen before.”
Carlson has spent the last 42 years
serving Augsburg, first as Augsburg’s
alumni director and then as senior
development officer.
He has connected with hundreds of
people through Augsburg and has been
able to raise millions of dollars to help
build the chapel, library, fitness center,
football field, and theater (to name just a
few). Carlson’s efforts can be seen all
over campus, though he is quick to
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protest, “I just ask for support. It’s really
about what the donors have done for this
college.”
Being 82 years old, Carlson has spent
the better part of his life on campus, not
to mention the years he spent as a
student. What would inspire someone to
become so dedicated to a place?
“I’m not here because of myself. I’m
here because of the people who have
given their lives to this place. I don’t
want them to be forgotten. I’ve developed
a purpose for living from their caring
about me. Charles Anderson, Gerda
Mortensen, Bernhard Christensen, Phil
Quanbeck Sr., Joel Torstenson, Paul
Sonnack, Dave Wold—these people have
been my friends,” Carlson said.
Carlson took his first step onto
Augsburg soil in 1940. His high school
basketball team had come to challenge
Augsburg’s junior varsity team.
Fortunately, Augsburg’s embarrassing loss
didn’t keep him from applying to the
College two years later. After spending
one year on campus, Carlson enlisted in
the Navy. On Monday, Dec. 10, 1945,
Carlson was released, and the following
Thursday he registered for classes. That
Saturday he played for Augsburg’s
basketball team. Carlson laughs as he
recalls this memory. “I hadn’t even taken
a class, but the coach needed me.”
Sports have always been a passion for
Carlson. He played baseball, basketball,
and football while he attended Augsburg
and was part of four MIAC championship
teams. After graduating, Carlson spent 15
years teaching and coaching. During this
time, he became part of the Augsburg
Alumni Board and wrote an article titled
“Why is Being a Christian Important?”
for a Christian magazine that most
alumni received. When the alumni
director position became open, Carlson
didn’t even have to apply. “Two people
just asked me if I wanted to do it. It was
the best move I’ve ever made.” In honor
of his service, the alumni office was
dedicated in 1991 as the Jeroy C.
Carlson Alumni Center.
While working at Augsburg, Carlson
was able to stay active in the Athletic
Alumni Association (the A-Club) and
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also helped establish the Athletic Hall of
Fame. He can still remember when the
A-Club started. It was 1937, and the
athletes wanted an honor banquet. Four
people took it upon themselves to raise
the money—a difficult task during the
Depression years. They put on skits like
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and charged 10
cents a person.
Times were very different during
Carlson’s student years. His tuition was
$50 a semester, so he worked in the
dining room, which was on the lower
level of Memorial Hall. He worked with
18 other people, 16 of whom were in the
choir. A lot of singing was done in the
kitchen, and this was a treat for Carlson,
since he wasn’t able to participate in
both music and sports. By working five
hours, Carlson was able to pay for his
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Archive photo
Archive photo
In the 1948 Augsburgian, Jeroy Carlson ’48 was called a “standout
player” on the 1947 basketball team, and he was selected for an all-state
second team.
Carlson (left), along with teammates Kenneth Walsh
(center) and Al Mateyko (right), celebrate the Auggies’
1947 baseball conference championship.
room for one week—55 cents an hour
went a long way back then. One not so
pleasant memory Carlson recalls from
the dining hall was dropping a tray on
[dean of women] Gerda Mortensen. “I
was lucky I didn’t get expelled,” he said.
“Gerda knew it was an accident. Mortensen
was a woman you never forget.”
Carlson also went to school with Jim
Lindell, for whose family Lindell Library
was named in 1997. Lindell and Carlson
both completed their first year at
Augsburg together, and then each joined
the Navy. However, upon returning to
the Twin Cities, Lindell found he needed
to transfer colleges because Augsburg
didn’t offer a business degree. He
enrolled across the river at the university
but never forgot the best friends he
made at Augsburg.
Carlson has been fortunate in his
long tenure at Augsburg to get to know
the people behind the great names on
campus. While it’s easy for students to
grumble about tuition costs and for
alumni to feel continually asked for
donations, it’s the dedication of the
people for whom Augsburg means so
much—the people who work here and
the people who learn here—that makes
the difference. Carlson understands all
of this. It’s why he has stayed so long.
“After all these years, the attitude here is
still the same. What I believe is here,
and what’s happening at Augsburg is
important.” ■
Sara Holman is a senior English/
communication studies major and an
intern in the Public Relations and
Communication office.
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PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS
i n c r e a s i n g
h e a l t h c a r e
a c c e s s
by Cynthia Hill
photos by Stephen Geffre
When Rob Carlson turned 40, he turned
a career corner as well. He left the
propane gas business to enroll in
Augsburg’s very first class in the
Physician Assistant (PA) program.
Today, Carlson maintains a busy
schedule treating recent immigrants and
refugees at the Regions Center for
International Health in St. Paul. He also
sees patients at the Regions HIV Clinic
and St. Paul Ramsey Public Health
tuberculosis clinic.
Jackie Osterhaus was also in
Augsburg’s first class of PA students. She
had worked as a laboratory technician
and a clinical assistant, but wanted more
out of a healthcare career. Yet with two
small children, becoming a PA made
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more sense than medical school.
Osterhaus now handles a full
caseload of patients in Belgrade, a tiny
Minnesota town some 100 miles west of
the Twin Cities. The Belgrade clinic is a
satellite of the Paynesville Area Health
Care System, which employs five PAs, a
nurse practitioner, and seven physicians.
Carlson and Osterhaus are among
more than 170 graduates of Augsburg’s
PA program since it was launched as
Minnesota’s only PA preparation
program in 1995.
From rural towns to urban centers,
these well-trained healthcare practitioners are living out the program’s
mission of increasing healthcare access to
underserved communities in Minnesota.
What is a
physician
assistant?
Physician assistants are not doctors, but
they can do many things a doctor does,
including seeing their own patients,
making diagnoses, doing minor surgery,
writing prescriptions, and ordering tests.
“But here’s the caveat: we can’t do it
on our own,” said Dawn Ludwig,
director of Augsburg’s program who is a
PA herself. “PAs are team providers who
work under the supervision of a licensed
physician. We can’t open our own
practice.”
That doesn’t mean the supervising
physician is always in the next room.
For example, Jackie Osterhaus staffs
the Belgrade clinic four days a week,
along with a nurse and laboratory
technician, but without a physician on
site. A physician from the Paynesville
clinic 10 miles away provides regular
telephone supervision and chart review
to Osterhaus’s cases.
“It’s definitely a team effort with
ongoing communication and interaction
with the supervising physician, but as a
PA, I am ultimately responsible for my
patients,” said Ludwig, who was named
Minnesota Physician Assistant of the
Year in 2002 by the Minnesota Academy
of Physician Assistants.
Because of the similar roles, it’s not
uncommon for patients to be confused,
said May Mua, an Augsburg graduate
who also practices at the Regions Center
for International Health.
“My patients—primarily Hmong,
Somalis, and recent immigrants from
other countries who may never have had
access to health care before—often call
me ‘Dr. Mua,’” she said. “I’m always
correcting them but it’s hard to get
across the idea of the difference because
they see me regularly for their care.”
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A response
to the
healthcare
shortage
The physician assistant career is a
relatively recent addition to the
healthcare team, growing out of the
Vietnam era when highly skilled
medics returned from military service,
Ludwig said.
“At the time, we were seeing a
shortage of physicians around the
country and needed a new source of
caregivers,” she said. To help fill the need,
Duke University created the first formal
physician assistant program in 1965.
In the early ’90s, Augsburg was
approached by the Minnesota Academy
of Physician Assistants and asked to
consider starting a physician assistant
training program for the state.
“People were going to other states for
training and not returning to practice in
Minnesota,” she said. “Augsburg’s
mission of community and world service
was right in line with the concept of
physician assistants providing health
care to underserved areas.”
Initially offered as a two-year, postbachelor’s certificate, Augsburg’s program
drew immediate interest, especially
among people seeking a career change.
“That first informational meeting at
Augsburg was standing room only. There
must have been 600 people there,”
recalls Rob Carlson.
Over 10 years, admission to the
program, now offered as a three-year
master’s degree, has remained highly
competitive, reflecting Augsburg’s
reputation and strong track record. This
year’s class of 28 was culled from more
than 140 applications.
One thing that has changed is
average age of applicants—from 34 at
the outset to 27 currently, Ludwig said.
“At first, the appeal was mainly to
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folks already in some aspect of health
care—nurses, laboratory assistants,
emergency medical technicians, etc. But
it is definitely becoming a first-career
option for those looking for a career in
medicine.”
Cases in point: second-year PA
students Kari Badali and Jodi Winters,
both 2004 Augsburg bachelor’s degree
graduates.
“Before coming to Augsburg as an
undergraduate, I read a magazine that
listed a physician assistant as one of the
top ten careers for women. I was
interested in the medical field but not
sure which direction to go. I researched
schools offering a PA program and
Augsburg was the only one in
Minnesota,” said Badali ’04, a biology
major.
Winters, a biology and chemistry
double major, added, “The reputation of
the Augsburg program is what finally
helped me make my decision.”
High
expectations,
high
performance
Augsburg’s program is known for its
academic rigor, in-depth clinical training,
and track record of well-prepared
graduates. Consider these indicators:
• 100% pass rate on national
certification examinations since the
program’s inception.
• Scores on the national certification
examinations have never been below
the 90th percentile (the Classes of
2001 and 2004 both ranked in the
99th percentile).
• In recent years, every PA graduate has
been employed within six months of
graduation, 85% of them in Minnesota.
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These successes grow out of high
expectations and a demanding
educational program that moves from a
foundation of classroom study into
direct clinical experience.
In the first phase, students are on
campus in courses in human gross
anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical
medicine, pharmacotherapy, history and
physical exam skills, research, and ethics
and legal medicine. An orientation to the
program’s mission of reaching the
underserved is woven throughout this
phase in courses on special populations
and in annual service-learning projects.
The clinical phase is next, structured
much like a physician’s internship.
Taught by physicians and supplemented
by physician assistants and other
healthcare providers, students progress
through seven required rotations and
one elective, each six weeks long, in
healthcare facilities across the state.
At least one rotation is required to be
outside of the metropolitan area, in
keeping with the program’s mission of
addressing healthcare gaps across
the state.
Twin Cities native Debbie Maas did
rotations in Deer River, Minn., a small
community west of Grand Rapids. After
graduation last year, she accepted a job
at the Deer River clinic. About 25% of
Augsburg graduates practice in rural
communities and greater Minnesota.
“I found I really liked the variety in
a smaller clinic. There was great
camaraderie with the physicians, and I
learned so much,” she said. “This is
truly family practice medicine. We see
everything from OB-GYN to geriatrics.”
The final component is a 12-week
preceptorship—an intensive clinical
experience required by only a few other
PA programs. “This is the last piece of
their education that ties everything
together and solidifies all they’ve
learned,” said Ludwig. “It gets them
ready to go out and practice.”
The personal
touch
Core to the Augsburg PA training is an
emphasis on treating patients as
individuals, not diseases.
“We look for students who are able to
handle a tough and rigorous program but
who are also able to connect with patients
on a personal level,” Ludwig said.
“Physician assistants should be good at
JACKIE OSTERHAUS (p. 14) graduated in Augsburg’s first class of physician assistants
and enjoys the variety of patient care she gives in her work at the Paynesville Area
Health Care System clinic in Belgrade, Minn.
ROB CARLSON (left) and MAY MUA (p.16) are two of the three Augsburg graduates
who are physician assistants at Regions Hospital’s Center for International Health.
Second-year PA student CHENTEL DANGERUD (above) discusses health issues with a
resident at the Danebo Home in Minneapolis during a health and wellness fair
specifically for seniors.
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listening and building trust with their
patients.”
Patricia Walker, M.D., director of the
Regions Hospital Center for International
Health, considers the clinic’s three
physician assistants, all Augsburg
graduates, “an absolutely vital part of our
provider team.”
“They are so talented that they are
working at the level of other providers in
our group on a daily basis, and rarely ask
questions of the physicians. That being
said, they also know when to consult us
on difficult cases,” Walker said. “They
provide outstanding clinical care and are
very kind and compassionate.”
In the future, demand for physician
assistants is likely to continue to grow,
according to Rodney McFadden, M.D., a
physician with Internal Medicine and
Geriatric Associates in Minneapolis and a
preceptor of Augsburg PA students on
rotation at the University of Minnesota
Medical Center, Fairview.
“Medical schools are producing about
the same number of doctors each year, so
as the population gets older, we will need
more healthcare providers,” said
McFadden. “Physician assistants play an
important role and I see them becoming
even more common to meet growing
healthcare needs in our society.” ■
Cynthia Hill is a freelance writer in
St. Paul who frequently writes about
Augsburg College.
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A C H A N C E T O S K AT E
BY DON STONER
The scene is like any other in hockeycrazed Minnesota on a weekday evening.
A cacophony of noise inside a cold indoor
ice arena. Young kids, some maybe just a
few months from putting skates on for the
first time in their lives, are learning the
fundamentals of hockey. Coaches strain to
be heard above the din.
On one half of the rink, an older
group has the ice. On the other, Janet
Marvin and a couple of assistant coaches
are working with girls ages 10 and under.
Marvin yells encouragement to her
young charges. “I want two hands on your
stick all the time.” “When you find it,
look up for your teammate and pass it to
her stick.” “Good job, excellent! Nice
job!”
You look at the faces inside the masks,
and that’s where you notice the difference.
Most of the girls aren’t typical Minnesota
hockey players. Most are Hmong, some
are African-American, some are white.
But if it weren’t for Marvin, it’s likely
that none of them would be on the ice
this night—or any night, for that matter.
For the past seven years, Marvin, a
1986 Augsburg graduate, has been
volunteering with young girls on the
north and northeast neighborhoods of
Minneapolis with the Edison youth
hockey program. Along with her sister
and a devoted group of volunteer women
coaches, they have provided opportunities
for young girls who wouldn’t otherwise
have discovered the sport.
For Marvin, it’s an extension of a family
tradition to provide hockey opportunities
to others. Her father, Cal, was a legend in
hockey in the Upper Midwest. A U.S.
Hockey Hall of Famer, he helped to start
the men’s hockey program at the University
of North Dakota, coached the U.S. national
team in 1958, and founded and coached
one of the most successful amateur hockey
teams in American history, the Warroad
Lakers. He helped to establish Warroad, a
small town near the Canadian border in
northwestern Minnesota, as a place
synonymous with hockey.
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“My dad did it for young men. He let young men play
for over 50 years, and he had over 900 young guys that
got to skate for him,” Marvin said. “What he did for the
guys is what my sister and I are trying to do for young
girls who want to play hockey. It doesn’t matter where
they’re from, or what color they are, or what background
they come from. If they want to play, we’ll get them
equipment, we’ll find them a place to play, we’ll
make sure they have transportation and make
sure their fees are paid.”
One of 12 children in the Marvin family,
Janet Marvin grew up around hockey. “We
grew up at the rink,” she said. “We folded
programs, we cleaned the rink, we worked in
the concession stands, we sold tickets. We
did whatever we could do, because we wanted
to be up there at the rink with Dad and the rest
of the community. That’s what you did in
Warroad. You were at the hockey rink.”
She and her sister played hockey in
their early years, but as they grew older,
there were fewer opportunities for young
women to play hockey in northern
Minnesota. So she played basketball
instead, eventually playing two seasons of
junior college basketball and a season at
the University of St. Thomas, before
transferring to Augsburg for her senior
season, 1985-86. She earned a degree
in education from Augsburg and
eventually worked for the
Minneapolis public schools for
15 years.
But hockey remained a major part
of her life. She played competitively
on adult teams for more than a
decade, and also worked as a
volunteer assistant coach on
teams with her friend, Sue
Ring-Jarvi. Marvin also
served as an adult mentor
for young kids in northeast
Minneapolis, including
youngsters who wanted to
play hockey for Edison’s
youth program. She
eventually got involved with
coaching at Edison, and
helped to start the Edison
girls’ youth program. Along
the way, Marvin and her sister began
bring out the best of their potential. …
But her work with the hockey
incorporating more young Hmong girls
You can see how these coaches put their
program doesn’t end there. The coaches
from the neighborhood into the program.
whole lives into coaching these kids. It
organize year-round experiences for the
“Because there weren’t enough kids
makes all the work worth it.”
girls, in order to keep them active and
coming out, I started recruiting Hmong
Since many family incomes may not
together as a group. They’ve had camping
girls. My sister and I are involved in the
be able to support the expenses for their
trips, barbeques, and trips to team
Hmong community in mentoring kids and
children to play, Marvin often dips into
coaches’ cabins in northern Minnesota to
getting kids involved,” she said. “It’s been
her own pocket to pay for equipment,
go skiing.
a focus point for us to bring them into the
uniforms, and supplies.
“My parents gave us all the
program and give them an opportunity to
A shed in Marvin’s yard is full of
opportunities. If you wanted to play, play.
skate. But when we coach at Edison, we
hockey equipment that she has either
They wanted you to be involved,” Marvin
coach anyone who wants to play
said. “There’s so many kids who
and who lives on the north side
don’t have that opportunity, and I
or northeast.”
think that’s what my sister and I
The program started from
are trying to provide. We give
one small team seven years ago
them an opportunity.”
to nearly 50 girls on teams for
Last summer, Marvin and
ages 10-under, 12-under, and
fellow Augsburg alumnus John
14-under. This year, Edison has
Evans ’82 received grant money
two teams, with Janet Marvin
from City Kids Inc., a north
coaching the 10-under team and
Minneapolis program, to provide
Robin Marvin coaching the 12hockey instruction for north-side
under team, along with a faithful
children. About 30 kids took part
group of volunteer assistants.
in the summer-long program,
“It’s an all-female staff, and
portions of which were held at
not one coach has anybody
the Augsburg Ice Arena. Several
involved with the program,
Augsburg student-athletes
which is very unique,” Marvin
assisted Marvin in coaching
said. “When you go to other
during the summer program.
associations, it’s always a dad or
“The kids love the attention,
a brother or an uncle who is
and when the college kids came
coaching the kids because there’s Janet Marvin ’86 plays less hockey these days so she can concentrate on the ice, I think it was a match
on coaching. She makes it possible for girls like these at the Edison
a connection. … We just have
right away,” Marvin said. “The
Youth Hockey Civic Arena in Northeast Minneapolis to learn hockey.
females who want to come in
kids know that when they come
and coach. We’ve skated with
to the rink, there’s going to be
them in the women’s hockey associations,
purchased or had donated to her by
someone there that’s going to say ‘Hi’ to
and they want to come in and give back.
friends. It’s available for her players to
them, ‘How are you doing,’ ‘You’re doing
They see this program and they see that
pick from. She often provides
a good job,’ and giving them positive
these kids need it, these kids want it, and
transportation for team members to and
feedback. That’s what these kids need.”
these kids absorb it.”
from practices and games in her van.
Coaching has become a major part of
The devotion that Marvin and the
“Last year, my mom bought the whole
Marvin’s life, so much so that she now
other coaches have makes them positive
12-under team a brand new stick for
plays less hockey herself in order to
role models for the children they are
Christmas. That was the first time our
concentrate on coaching.
coaching, said Marta Kurak ’98, a parent
kids that we register had a brand new
“The kids like it. They want to go to
of two girls who have played hockey on
stick,” she said.
the rink. They want to play,” she said.
Marvin’s Edison teams. Kurak now serves
Marvin figures that she puts in 25 or
“You see them skating around the rink
as a manager for the 12-under team.
more hours per week into the Edison
and they have smiles on their faces. They
“[The coaches] bring an energy to the
hockey program, on a strictly volunteer
might fall down or get a little hurt, but
program. They are always positive and
basis. She now also works for Ring-Jarvi’s
they get up and they’re like, ‘OK, let’s go
never say anything negative. They always
sportswear business, in addition to
again.’ They just want to be at the rink. …
look for the positives in the girls,” Kurak
working for a local flower shop.
My heart’s really into coaching and
said. “[Marvin] works with every kid to
working with the kids.” ■
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Faith
City
in the
Faith
BY BETSEY NORGARD
PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GEFFRE
Envisioning a renewed public calling for the well-being of the city and its people
In a twist on the realtor’s three magic
words, the Faith in the City initiative
might be described as “location, location,
vocation.”
This distinctive collaboration brings
together seven urban-focused Lutheran
institutions in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
All of them are committed to improving
the quality of life in their community and
they all center their work around Lutheran
ideas of vocation. They share a belief that
more can be accomplished when people
and organizations work together and when
they share their particular expertise toward
common goals.
It’s a diverse group—Augsburg
College, Augsburg Fortress Publishers,
Central Lutheran Church, Fairview
Health Services, Luther Seminary,
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota,
and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans—
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whose members contribute their
expertise across the areas of health,
education, social services, finance,
publishing, and service in faith. The two
synods of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) in
Minneapolis and St. Paul are partners in
the collaboration.
After several years of informal
discussions among the CEOs, a formal
collective was launched in 2002 that
draws its calling from a passage in the
book of Jeremiah, “Seek the welfare of
the city … for in its welfare you will find
your welfare.” The collaborative seeks to
renew that same concern to care for each
other in the community that motivated
the founding of their institutions a
century or more ago. And, today, they are
again finding some of the greatest
community needs among recent
immigrants.
“[Faith in the City] has set before
Lutheran institutions across the land a
model which illustrates service
leadership,” says President William
Frame. “The CEOs became interested in
Luther’s idea of vocation as a vehicle to
draw their constituents out into the
world in service and in collaboration.”
They were encouraged by the extent of
common purpose and overlap in their
missions.
Tom Morgan, Augsburg’s vice
president for planning and market
development, speaks of Augsburg’s
perspective: “It’s a way for us to more
deeply express and live out our
commitment to the city, to service, and
to strengthen and demonstrate our
connection to the church.”
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Community initiatives
Faith in the City serves as a catalyst for collaboration among people,
neighborhoods, congregations, and others, primarily in the areas of
health, education, and neighborhood. Each initiative has two or
three member organization sponsors and appropriate strategic
partners.
Initiatives specific to Augsburg are:
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers—Augsburg, together
with Fairview Health Services, developed the first proposal to
Faith in the City. Responding to the shortage of healthcare
professionals, especially within increasingly diverse communities,
a charter school was proposed, with funding from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, to prepare students for careers and
vocations in health care.
The Augsburg Academy for Health Careers opened this fall
with 61 students, a majority from diverse backgrounds, in grades
9, 10 and 11, with grade 12 to begin next year.
Lutheran College House—A second initiative spearheaded by
Augsburg, together with Luther Seminary, is the Lutheran College
House, proposed for summer 2006. Students from six partner
Lutheran colleges will live for a semester in the Phillips
neighborhood to explore vocation, service opportunities, and
leadership development.
Augsburg/Central Nursing Center—Augsburg’s 10-year-old
free nursing center at Central Lutheran Church that serves
neighborhood residents at no cost was incorporated into the
Faith in the City initiatives.
Hands-on learning
for health careers
by Judy Petree
Jasmine Smith, a junior, and one of 61 students at the new
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers, travels from Maple
Grove across the city everyday. She enrolled at the academy to
pursue a career in the health field, particularly forensic science
or neurology.
In addition to her interest in the CSI television shows, she
said she chose the academy for its small class sizes and the
ability to work one-on-one with instructors. She recently
interviewed for an internship at Fairview in the nursing
department.
Students at the academy are paired with Fairview health
professionals as mentors. Together they explore the student’s
talents and interests as related to vocations in the health field.
Students use Fairview as a hands-on learning laboratory; they
also take field trips to Mayo Clinic, and visit emergency care
centers, hospitals, clinics, and science-related businesses and
industries.
All students receive training to become certified as
emergency medical technicians, first responders, and/or
certified nursing assistants. This will help them find
employment during summers and after graduation.
Mark Youngstrom, director of Augsburg Academy, is a
former state education department specialist in English
education and co-founder of the Perpich Center for the Arts in
Golden Valley.
“The primary purpose [of the academy] is to provide
immigrant students and students of color with a solid
academic education that enables them to advance in the
educational system,” he said. “In addition, hospitals and
healthcare facilities of all kinds are treating increasing
numbers of patients from immigrant communities and
communities of color, and they need employees who speak
their languages and understand their cultures.”
Youngstrom concludes, “Our ultimate hope is to raise the
sights of our students so they can plan a future for themselves
that includes higher education and a professional career.”
Other initiatives include:
The Wellness Connection—With the help of several
neighborhood organizations and congregations, this center
responds to Somali immigrants’ health needs, promotes healthy
lifestyles, and connects them with appropriate medical providers.
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Personal Finance Center—Begun as a tax service for lowincome residents, this center has grown to offer a wide range of
financial literacy tools for banking, home ownership, borrowing
money, etc.
Phillips Neighborhood Park, Library, and School—Faith in
the City provides financial resources and volunteer service to
help sustain these sites as vibrant neighborhood centers.
Above left: Tom Morgan (left), Augsburg’s representative on the steering committee,
and Jeri Nelsen (right), executive director, are finding that the Faith in the City
Lutheran collaborative is an effective model for responding to community needs.
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Jasmine Smith (right) and Ophelia Mensah (left) enjoy the small
classes and one-on-one mentoring at the Augsburg Academy for
Health Careers.
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Leadership conference—Two annual
conferences have brought together
downtown faith and business leaders for
discussion and mutual collaboration
around faith and work.
Leadership initiative—-For the second
year, a program nurtures emerging leaders
at member organizations through ongoing
discussions of vocation and faith.
The next steps
Faith in the City is proving that greater
good can come about through working
together in collaboration than by
individual organizations working in
isolation. In a commentary written for
the Star Tribune last year, Thrivent
president and CEO Bruce Nicholson
described Faith in the City’s process as
“mission-based collaboration, an ideal
model for holistically addressing pressing
community needs.”
Moving forward, the collaborative
continues to seek strategic partners for
specific initiatives as well as to engage
Lutheran congregations in outreach to
urban needs.
Perhaps nowhere else in the nation
could such an integrated community
collaboration take place, and Faith in the
City is beginning to garner attention.
Tapped for leadership
by Betsey Norgard
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Executive director Jeri Nelsen, Morgan,
and Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
CEO Mark Peterson presented Faith in the
City at the national meeting of Lutheran
Services in America (LSA) in April.
The collaborative has also garnered
significant attention from Minneapolis
mayor R.T. Rybak. Nelsen says that Rybak
sees Faith in the City as a model for
collaboration with great potential for
improving community well-being.
Frame believes that Faith in the City
has proven that, even within a highly
competitive arena, nonprofits can
combine resources to carry out their
work more effectively. ■
Last fall Julie Olson ’90, ’04 MAL, dean of enrollment management, was
part of the first “class” of Faith in the City’s Leadership Development
Institute. Over several day-long sessions, the group participated in
presentations and discussions on leadership, read books, and listened to
the CEOs of Faith in the City member organizations talk about their own
vocational paths—all woven around the concept of servant leadership.
This first group bonded with each other to the extent that they
couldn’t let go when the formal series ended. They continue to gather
periodically for conversation, even as the second “class” of the institute
has begun.
The leadership initiative came about as member organizations felt a
need to be better prepared for their next phase of growth. Olson says the
program is about identifying emerging leaders within the organizations,
and helping them discern their vocation—i.e., helping them feel
“tapped,” or hear the call of an inner voice.
In addition to getting to know their Faith in the City colleagues,
participants gain valuable insight into their organizations—how they’re
structured, issues they face, what’s ahead for them, and how they
respond to their constituencies.
The member organizations share a common Lutheran background, but
some—Fairview, for example-—are less overt in their Lutheran heritage
than others. Olson says that if you look at how they treat their
employees, their staff and leadership development programs, and their
missions, it’s all there. It may not be called Lutheran, or even Christian,
but the organization effectively puts action behind their values in the
model of servant leadership.
“By the end, everyone was more comfortable with identifying
themselves from a Lutheran organization and recognizing what’s special
about that,” Olson said. “This is something that’s essential to our identity,
and we mutually reinforced that with each other.”
While this is the only “inward” initiative of Faith in the City, Olson
says the leadership institute is about “building the strengths of the
individual organizations to enable them to better serve their larger
communities.”
In this second year, a coaching component was added to the
initiative, and Olson is one of two from the first group who will be
coaching members of the second group.
“It’s an honor to be asked and identified as an emerging leader,” she
said. “Now I have the responsibility to carry out that gift.”
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Scholarship brunch honors donors and students
On Nov. 20, the Scholarship and Donor
Brunch was the place where more than
170 Augsburg donors were honored for
their generosity and commitment to
Augsburg College. Scholarship donors,
Heritage Society donors who have estate
plans that include Augsburg, and
Maroon & Silver Society donors, who
give annual support at the leadership
level for Augsburg scholarships, were all
thanked.
It was also the place where 100
students had the opportunity to meet
the families behind the scholarships
they've received. Student body president
Paul Cumings, speaking on behalf of
students, told the donors, “You give; it’s
not required, but I’m here to tell you it’s
appreciated.”
Philip Rowberg Sr. ’41 had not been
on campus since 1948. He recently
endowed a scholarship in memory of his
wife, Betty, who died last year. “I decided
to fund a scholarship in appreciation of
Philip Rowberg Sr. ’41 (left) recently endowed
a scholarship in memory of his wife, Betty. At
the brunch he met the scholarship’s first
recipient, Evan Holmes ’06 (right).
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the education I received here,” Rowberg
said. “Nothing is more important than
investing in the education of our young
people.”
The Philip and Helen Taylor Rowberg
Scholarship gives preference to a student
from rural Minnesota. Rowberg and his
son, Philip Jr., were able to meet its first
recipient, Evan Holmes ’06, from
Janesville, Minn.
Among other donors at the reception
were the Rev. Orville ’52 and Yvonne
(Bagley) ’52 Olson, and their son
Jonathan. In 1993, the Olsons
established a scholarship in memory of
another son, Timothy, and in recognition
of his devotion to Jonathan.
“The scholarship is in honor of son
Timothy. Our other son, Jonathan, has a
disability, so we made our scholarship
available to students in college who have
special needs or are going into the field
of special education.
Nicky Cronin ’08, the recipient of the
Olson scholarship, is a special education
major in emotional/behavioral and
learning disabilities.
“Our giving has been out of profound
gratitude to Augsburg for the many
blessings we received as college students
and over the years,” said Yvonne Olson.
“I personally am one of 11 siblings, and
eight of us have attended Augsburg. My
husband and I graduated in the same
class, and our daughter, Beth (Olson),
and her husband, Scott Bouman, both
graduated in the Class of 1977. That’s
our connection to Augsburg.”
“‘Tak for alt’—we noticed this saying
on a lot of gravestones around
Scandinavia,” Olson continued. “This
saying is important to our family. It’s a
symbol of gratitude and means ‘thanks
for everything.’ ”
The Rev. Orville Olson ’52 and his wife, Yvonne (Bagley) ’52 Olson created a scholarship in
memory of their son Timothy and his devotion to brother Jonathan (center). They enjoyed
meeting this year’s recipient, Nicole Cronin ’08 (back center).
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Roarin’ and soarin’ to the finish at Si Melby
At Homecoming 2005, hundreds of
alumni, students, fans, friends, and even
prospective students celebrated and
cheered for the campaign to expand
Si Melby Hall with a new south wing
addition.
It was a celebration of Auggie
athletics past, present, and future.
Emcee Tim McNiff, from KARE-11 TV,
introduced coaches and athletic teams,
fired up the crowd with achievements
and successes of Augsburg’s athletic
program, and extolled the benefits of the
new south wing.
A virtual video tour took the crowd
through the proposed 27,000 new square
feet that includes expanded classroom
space, a fitness center, training areas, and
more. The project was explained in depth
by Jeff Swenson ’79, head wrestling coach
and assistant dean for athletics, and regent
and campaign co-chair Mike Freeman.
The video also featured testimonials from
current and former student-athletes and
administrators.
The Si Melby completion team, led by
Freeman, has rallied volunteers to work
with them to make sure that all Augsburg
athletes and friends have opportunities to
help Augsburg reach the goal. The team
includes Dan Anderson ’65, Rich Colvin
’74, Mike Good ’71, Jane Helmke ’83, and
Glen Person ’47. Staff support to the team
includes Swenson and Development
Office staff: Jeroy Carlson ’48, Jack Osberg
’62, Ron Main ’56, and Donna McLean.
Momentum continues to grow as the
team pushes toward the final goal,
enjoying additional volunteer support
from Bob Strommen ’74, “Butch”
Raymond ’63, Rick Ekstrand ’72, Dave
Andell ’71, Bob Martin ’71, Bruce Brekke
’70, and Erv Inniger. Each sport is also
gathering alumni support to help
complete the project so that
Student-athletes cheered as coaches, teams, and alumni spoke at the athletic celebration.
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groundbreaking can occur as soon as
possible.
Augsburg is especially grateful to Alan
Rice for making the first lead gift in the
amount of $1 million and to Dean ’75
and Terry Kennedy for the largest lead
gift of $2 million, in addition to several
others whose gifts helped kick off the
campaign for the new south wing.
For additional information on the
Si Melby south wing addition, or to
make a gift, go to <www.augsburg.edu/
campaign/athletic>, or call the
Development Office at 612-338-0002 or
1-800-273-0617.
The new South Wing will
include spaces already named
in honor of the following:
Doc Johnson A-Club office
Lavonne (Johnson) Peterson ’50
Hospitality and Conference Room and
patio
Luther (Lute) Olson ’56 Hall of
Champions
Jack ’62 and Nina Osberg Student
Study and Computer Room
“Gamma House” Hospitality
Lounge and Classroom overlooking
Nelson Field
Rolf Erickson Hospitality Lounge and
Classroom overlooking Nelson Field
Many exciting opportunities remain to
create a legacy in someone’s name for
the new south wing. Contact Donna
McLean at 612-338-4826 or
<mclean@augsburg.edu> for further
information.
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Jeff Swenson ’79 (left), head wrestling coach and assistant dean, and Mike Freeman, Augsburg regent
and campaign co-chair, kept the crowd fired up about Auggie athletic successes and the progress
toward the new south wing of Si Melby Hall.
Faculty and Staff Make It Happen
Faculty and staff launched a campaign in
September to increase giving to the
Access to Excellence campaign among
Augsburg employees.
The goal of the faculty-staff campaign
was to significantly increase the
participation rate of giving from within
the Augsburg community—a critical
factor to funding agencies when
reviewing grant proposals from the
College.
At the end of last fiscal year in May,
the overall participation rate among the
more than 800 faculty and staff
employed by the College was 22%. As of
Nov. 10, with more than half the current
fiscal year remaining, that figure has
risen to 29%.
An even greater indicator of
commitment to the campaign goals from
within the College is the giving rate
among full-time faculty and staff, and
staff who work more than 50% of the
time. As of Nov. 10, full-time faculty
giving rose to 54%, while the rate among
full- and nearly-full-time staff was at 41%.
First-time givers and those who
increased their current gifts were eligible
for a full match from a special fund
established by a group of faculty emeriti,
faculty, and staff whose generosity
enabled even small gifts to grow in size.
In addition, new and increased gifts
from members of Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans were also eligible for a 50%
match from that organization.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the director of Alumni Relations…
G
reetings! As the
new director of
Alumni Relations, it
is a great pleasure for
me to have the
continued
opportunity to work
with Augsburg’s
alumni and our many
Augsburg friends.
In addition to myself, Donna
Torgeson currently serves as assistant
director of our newly re-structured Office
of Alumni Relations. Donna finds herself
busy working with the Class Agents, the
Augsburg Associates, and also
coordinating with the alumni group
traveling to China this spring. You may
have also worked with her on your
reunion group this past year.
I have been at Augsburg since 1986,
when I began working in the
undergraduate admissions office. In
2002, I joined the Alumni/Parent
Relations office working with the Parent
Council, Homecoming and Reunions,
plus many events on and off campus. I
am very fortunate to now be working
closely with the Alumni Board—please
take a look at the calendar on the next
page and join us for one of many
upcoming events.
If you are interested in more
information regarding opportunities to
join the Alumni Board, or if you believe
that you know an alum who should be
nominated for our Distinguished
Alumni, First Decade, or Spirit of
Jon Thorson ’86 leads groundbreaking
research with anti-cancer potential
E
mploying a simple new technique to
manipulate the sugars that power many
front-line drugs, a team of Wisconsin
scientists, led by Augsburg alumnus Jon S.
Thorson, professor of pharmaceutical
sciences at the University of WisconsinMadison, has enhanced the anti-cancer
properties of a digitalis, a drug commonly
used to treat heart disease.
Reported in the August 8 edition of the
Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, Thorson and the team describe a
series of experiments that boosted the cellkilling potency and tumor specificity of the
drug, derived from the foxglove plant and
used to stimulate the heart. The drug is
suspected to have anti-cancer properties,
but its use to treat cancer has been little
explored.
The new work is important because it
provides scientists and drug companies
with a quick and easy way to manipulate
the sugars found in chemicals produced in
nature.
According to Thorson, the technology
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can be widely applied: “We’ve already
taken this chemistry and applied it to
many different drug classes. It’s possible to
extend it to antibiotics and antivirals.”
The new technique, according to
Thorson, will play a prominent role in the
new UW National Cooperative Drug
Discovery Group, a consortium of UW
scientists seeking to develop new anticancer drugs from natural products.
Thorson joined the UW School of
Pharmacy in the summer of 2001, and
since moving to UW has been designated
an American Society of Pharmacognosy
Matt Suffness Awardee (2004) and a UW
H.I. Romnes Fellow (2004). From 19962001, Thorson held appointments as an
assistant member of the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center and assistant
professor of Sloan-Kettering Division, Joan
and Sanford I. Weill Graduate School of
Medical Sciences, Cornell University,
during which he was named a Rita Allen
Foundation Scholar (1998-2002) and
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (2000-2002).
Augsburg awards, please go to
<www.augsburg.edu/alumni> or call
612-330-1173.
We are in the midst of an exciting
year, and we hope that you’ll join us on
campus for an athletic event, theatre
production, musical performance, or one
of several convocations scheduled this
year. Please save the date for
Homecoming 2006, and bring your
classmates, family, and friends to our
next ever-growing family picnic event on
Saturday, September 30, 2006.
Heidi Breen
Director, Office of Alumni Relations
Two alumni
appointed to
Alumni Board
The Augsburg Alumni Board of
Directors appointed two new members
and elected Karina Karlén ’83 as
president and Barry Vornbrock ’96 MAL
as president-elect. To view the complete
list and photos of board members, visit
<www.augsburg.edu/alumni/board.html>.
The new members are as follows:
Dale E. Hanka ’60
Dale E. Hanka graduated from Augsburg
with a B.S. in Scandinavian studies. He
is a retired teacher, business owner, and
financial planner.
Jamie E. Smith ’04
Jamie E. Smith graduated from Augsburg
with a B.S. in history. He is a real estate
professional at Keller Williams Premier
Realty in Woodbury, Minn.
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Alumni Events
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events (see also the college-wide calendar on the
inside back cover for additional Augsburg events); unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1178
or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> for more information.
December
February
10
15
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Washington, D.C.: Alumni
gathering honoring 2005
Distinguished Alumnus Donald
Mattison ’66, M.D., Watergate
Hotel, Executive Boardroom
(Ballroom Level), 8 p.m.
immediately following the Peace
Prize Forum reception; registration
is limited, please RSVP no later than
Dec. 2 to 612-330-1598 or
<rsvp@augsburg.edu>
McLean, Virginia: President
Frame will speak at Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer,
703-356-3346, 9:45 a.m.
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Auggie Hour at Beaujo’s Wine Bar
& Bistro, 4950 France Ave. S,
Edina, 952-922-8974, 5:30 p.m.,
featuring a wine tasting with Jenn
Tome ’99
Honors Program alumni
gathering, Christensen Center,
5:30-7 p.m.; please RSVP no later
than Jan. 13 to 612-330-1598 or
<rsvp@augsburg.edu>
Scottsdale, Arizona: Alumni
gathering at Winn and Maxine
Wallin’s home, 4-7 p.m.
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Tucson, Arizona: Gospel Praise at
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,
520-327-6521, time TBA
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Tucson, Arizona: President Frame
and Gospel Praise* at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church, 7:45 a.m.,
*8:45 a.m., and *11:15 a.m.,
520-327-6521
January
10
Sun City, Arizona: President
Frame will speak at American
Lutheran Church, 623-974-2512;
5:15 p.m. gathering and light
supper; 6-6:30 p.m., “Christian
Civility: Is it a Sellout?”
March
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Annie at the Orpheum: Gather
for brunch on campus prior to a
performance of Annie at the
Orpheum Theater; transportation
provided
FOURTH ANNUAL CONNECTIONS EVENT
Augsburg alumnae are invited to attend Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, cosponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, on Feb. 11 from 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m. at Thrivent Financial Corporate Offices in downtown Minneapolis.
Presenters at this fourth annual event include Gloria C. Lewis, president/CEO of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities and member of the Augsburg Board of Regents; Janice
L. Aune ’88, chairman/CEO of Onvoy, Inc.; and Shira Hussain, senior admissions counselor at
Augsburg College.
This unique event brings together students, alumnae, and women throughout the
community for a morning of networking, mentoring, and leadership development. Please
join us for this incredible morning of empowerment and
encouragement through the experiences and stories of the
amazing women who attend!
For more information and to register online, please visit
<www.augsburg.edu/womenconnect>.
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A-Club invites
alumni on Baltic
cruise
The Augsburg A-Club invites alumni and
friends of the College on an exciting and
relaxing 12-day Baltic cruise with hosts
Dick (Porkchops) and Jane Thompson
on the Holland America Rotterdam
Cruise Ship. The adventure begins July
28 in London, England, with stops in
Norway, Denmark, Germany, Estonia,
Russia, Finland, and Sweden. Group
rates range from $2,548 to $4,300 per
person; airfare depends on your city of
origin. If you are interested, call the
alumni office at 612-330-1178. You are
encouraged to book early if you are using
frequent flyer miles for your own air
transportation. Most of the commissions
for this cruise will be donated to the
Augsburg A-Club Building Fund. So
gather a group of Auggies—or honorary
Auggies—and experience a true northern
European adventure!
Business alumni
events
All business alumni are invited to attend
the Department of Business
Administration’s Executive Management
Lecture on March 4 from noon-1 p.m.,
in Christensen Center (speaker TBA).
Alumni are also encouraged to attend the
annual Spring Business Forum (speaker
and date TBA). Please call 612-330-1191
or e-mail <heckers@augsburg.edu> for
more information.
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Homecoming 2005—Roarin’ & Soarin’ Auggie Style
Augsburg alumni and
friends gathered during
Homecoming week for
the annual Augsburg
Associates Fall
Luncheon at the
Women’s Club in
Minneapolis.
The Auggies’ new head coach, Frank Haege,
walked the sidelines during the Auggies’ nailbiting loss to Carleton College.
Festive Auggie beads in maroon and silver decorated every tree,
building, and statue during Homecoming weekend.
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Above: The new Auggie Eagle
logo, designed by Augsburg
alumnus Samuel Gross ’03
(see p. 10) was illuminated on
the floor of the gymnasium in
Si Melby Hall during the
athletics celebration.
Left: The Augsburg community
cheered on students who dared
to compete in the comical,
oversized boxing arena at
Homecoming picnic.
President William V. and Anne Frame performed at the student talent show in
true 1920s style.
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Photo by Charles Walbridge
The Auggie cheerleaders kept spirits high at the
Homecoming football game despite a disappointing 21-19
loss to Carleton College.
Many students and alumni received Auggie Eagle temporary
tattoos at the Homecoming picnic.
Above: Linnea Evans and Andy
Nelson were crowned as
Homecoming Queen and King.
Left: Simona “Fiery” Williams
wowed everyone at the student
talent show, taking top honors
for her rap performance.
Donald Mattison ’66, one of three alumni honored this
year as Distinguished Alumni (see p. 8), spoke during
the Homecoming chapel service
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Photos by
Stephen Geffre
(unless otherwise noted)
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Homecoming 2005—Roarin’ & Soarin’ Auggie Style
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1955
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Beverly (Omdahl) Nelson, Agnes (Tweet) Schaper, Beverly (Williams) Lundeen, Miriam (Greguson) Travis, Mary Jean (Danger)
Holmquist, Wenona (Strandlie) Lund, Beverly (Jorgensen) Olander. ROW 2: John Mulliken, Richard Dronen, Delores (Eide) Berkas, Clinton Peterson, Maxine
(Dahlin) Christ, Kenneth West, I. Shelby (Gimse) Andress, Beverly (Halling) Oren. ROW 3: Darrell Egertson, Arthur Lunow, Elmer Karstad, Duane Westfield,
David Skaar, Robert Herman, James Anderson. ROW 4: Robert Sneitzer, Richard Mahre, Wesley Bodin, Wayne Thoreson, John Benson
CLASS OF 1965
(L to R) ROW 1 (floor): Lyndon West. Lyle Olson, Marie (Bergh) Sandbo, Julie (Gudmestad) Laudicina, Joyce (Anderson) Pfaff, Judy (Thompson) Eiler, Gary
Thyren. ROW 2 (chairs): Darryl Carter, Dorothy (Rasmussen) Nelson, Anita (Christopherson) Gransee, Eunice (Bergman) Dietrich, Sharon (Dittbenner)
Klabunde, Adrienne (Strand) Buboltz, Larry Buboltz. ROW 3: Carolyn (Fernstrom) Anderson, Sharon (Kunze) Erickson, Jane (Huseby) Norman, Judith
Reynolds, Wayne Fehlandt, Phyllis Borri, Mary (Tildahl) Meyers, Mary Ann Cogelow. ROW 4: Gerald Dahl, Dale Slone, Gracia Grindal, Bette (Bodin) Leeney,
Karen (Lund) Orrill, Priscilla (Strecker) Feildhammer, Paul Fieldhammer, David Berg, Larry Nelson, Keith Dyrud, Dwight Olson, James Daugherty. ROW 5:
Donald Anderson, Robert Klemenhagen, Robert Lee, Mary Ann Miller, Daniel Meyers, Ronald Blake, David Dyrud. ROW 6: Donald Hoseth, Gerald Hamlin,
Gary Blosberg, Daniel Anderson.
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Winter 2005-06
CLASS OF 1980
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Lori (Elmgren) Binder, Kristin (Johnson) Hella, Laurie Fyksen-Beise, Christine (Edlund) Luk, Mary Carlson.
ROW 2: Jeffrey Jarnes, Brett Batterson, Carolyn (Johnson) Spargo, Jacqueline (Brookshire) Teisberg, Claudia (Walters) Forsberg,
John Carlson. ROW 3: Paul Sannerud, Jon Burnison, Gary Tangwall.
CLASS OF 1995
(L to R) ROW 1 (front): Jonathan Arntz, Lisa (Carlson) Sackreiter, Soven Sackreiter (baby), Andy Sackreiter, Dan
Deitrich, Theresa (Hoar) Magelssen, Trygg Magelssen (baby), Scott Magelssen. ROW 2: Erica Bentley, Amy (Torgelson)
Forsberg, Aubrey Forsberg (little girl), Cory Forsberg, Olin Forsberg (baby), Andrea (Mathieu) Bedard. ROW 3 (back):
Kirk Litynski, Mark Bedard, Nick Bedard (baby).
Winter 2005-06
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CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1951
John Garland, St. Paul, was
recognized by the American
Institute for CPCU and the
Insurance Institute of America as
an outstanding course leader. He
has served as an institute course
leader for 33 years, and currently
teaches insurance for Hughes
Group, LLC.
Minn., is director of social services
at Rose of Sharon Manor.
1968
1957
Marshall D.
Johnson,
Minneapolis,
published a new
book, The
Evolution of
Christianity:
Twelve Crises that Shaped the
Church, in May (Continuum).
1960
Lois (Richter) Agrimson, Eagan,
Janet Letnes Martin, Hastings,
Minn., and Suzann (Johnson)
Nelson ’68, Grand Rapids,
Minn., were featured in the Star
Tribune for their musical, Church
Basement Ladies, based on their
books celebrating the foods and
traditions of Lutherans. After
successful trial runs in Grand
Rapids, Fargo, St. Cloud, and
Bismarck, the musical is settling
in for a 14-month run at the
Plymouth Playhouse.
1969
Barbara Hagel Stevens, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., retired in
June; she taught second grade at
Pilot Knob Elementary School in
Eagan for more than 30 years.
childhood experiences of her
grandfather, King Olav V, the
princess has written a tale about
a little boy who becomes a
prince in her first children’s
book, Why Kings and Queens
Don’t Wear Crowns.
1971
1973
Mike Sevig,
Bloomington,
Minn., and his
wife, Else
(Tallaksen) ’71,
operate Skandisk,
Inc., a company
that distributes books and CDs
(especially those related to
Scandinavia) to specialty shops
around the country. Last winter
Skandisk secured the English
language rights to publish a new
fairy tale written by Norway’s
Princess Märtha Louise and
illustrated by one of Norway’s
most celebrated artists, Svein
Nyhus. Drawing from the
Corrine (Froelich) Frank,
Detroit Lakes, Minn., proudly
reports that her son, Corporal
Will A. Frank, is currently
serving in the United States
Marine Corps in San Diego
(Miramar). He has served in
Iraq and will be deployed again
in December. He also plays tuba
in the USMC Band.
Courtsey photo
AUGGIE REUNION
1974
Marlene (Chan) Hui,
Bloomington, Minn., sadly notes
the passing of her mother, Choi
Wan Chan, in September.
1976
Rev. Gary Andersen,
Bloomington, Minn., was
installed as senior pastor of
Community of the Cross
Lutheran Church in June. He
previously served Bethany
Lutheran in Rice Lake, Wis. His
wife, Diane (Forsberg) ’76,
teaches English as a second
language.
1977
These Auggies and their spouses gathered at Chautauqua, N.Y., and stayed at the Anthenaeum Hotel to
share special memories of their 1953-1957 college years. Pictured on the hotel’s porch are: ROW 1 (L to R,
seated): Gayle Engedahl Matson, Doug Herr, Verna Skovholt Barrett, Grace Forss Herr, and Marlys Holm
Thorsgaard. ROW 2 (standing): Norman Matson and Arlen Thorsgaard (not pictured is Roger Barrett).
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Lise LungeLarsen, Duluth,
Minn., published
her third
children’s book
in August 2004,
Hidden Folk:
Stories of Fairies, Dwarves,
Selkies, and Other Secret Beings
(Houghton Mifflin). LungeLarsen grew up in Norway, and
her parents and grandparents
filled her life with stories of
elves, dwarves, and fairies. Now
she shares those stories with
children and the adults who
read to them.
Winter 2005-06
ALUMNI PROFILE
Stan Waldhauser
100 years young: Community celebrates
Knut Hoversten’s 100th birthday
by Bill Vander Weele
Reprinted by permission of the Sidney Herald in Sidney, Montana
When Knut Hoversten [Class of 1930] was nine months old, he suffered from
whooping cough. In May, he officially celebrated his 100th birthday. In between, there
have been very few illnesses or other physical problems for the longtime Sidney
resident. Because of rheumatism in his knees and hips, Hoversten uses a wheelchair,
but appears to be in excellent health for someone who is a century old. He credits his
long life to a harmonious family and living in Big Sky Country. “I watched my appetite
very closely,” Hoversten said. “I don’t do any drinking or smoking.”
He remembers being an 8-year-old boy and reading about proper diet during his
mother’s trip to the doctor’s office. “I always had food that was tested by proper
nutrition. I kind of studied a balanced diet all through my life. I studied the kind of
vitamins food contained, especially food with good vitamins.”
His daughters say Hoversten’s wife of 65 years, Hazel, also played an important role in
his health. Hazel died in November 2004 at the age of 93. “She took awfully good care
of him,” said daughter Julianne Mell ’64. “She was a nurse and made sure he ate
right.”
During the past year, Hoversten received the shocking news from his dentist that he
had two cavities—the first in his life. Hoversten remembers, “I had to have all of my
baby teeth pulled by a dentist because of the strength of my teeth.”
Hoversten currently lives with his daughter, Carol Anderson, in Spokane, Wash. He
remains busy during the day by reading, visiting friends, and seeing his greatgrandchildren. “My mom and dad used to come out and visit, so it’s been a second
home for him,” Anderson said.
Knut Hoversten celebrated his 100th birthday in
May. Since his graduation from Augsburg in 1930,
more than 40 members of the extended Hoversten
family have also attended, including the family’s
most recent Augsburg graduate, Kari Lucin ’03.
The pair, along with the entire Hoversten clan,
was honored in 2003 with the Distinguished
Service Award.
The oldest of 14 children (eight are still living), Hoversten
attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He then went to the
University of Minnesota, where he majored in chemistry, physics, and aeronautics. Years later, he finished his master’s
degree at Montana State University. “He still reads and has been a student all his life,” said his daugher, Mell.
Hoversten can speak several languages, including Norwegian, German, Greek, Latin, and French. “The best resources
of medical sources are in German and Russian,” Hoversten said.
He feels the greatest advances during his life came in the physics and medicine fields. “It started out pulling slivers
out of your hand with a tweezers, and turned into working with DNA,” Hoversten said.
Knut Hoversten ’30
He experienced many highlights during his 40 years of teaching. One memory he shared was building a rocket with a
student in the 1950s and setting the rocket off from the baseball field. “It went pretty high,” he said. That student
was Kendall Habedank, who is now a retired major general from the Air Force.
Many students are thankful that Hoversten went into the teaching field. He was hoping to become a doctor, but because of the Depression,
he couldn’t continue his education. “I ran out of money,” he said.
“But I think his teaching was rewarding,” Mell said. “He was meant to be a teacher. I think he influenced more people than he would had he
been a doctor.”
Hoversten’s non-teaching activities included being a member of the Sidney Kiwanis Club for 58 years, a member of Pella Lutheran Church
for 59 years, and director of the Methodist Church choir for 30 years. His many years of retirement featured teaching Norwegian at the Sons
of Norway and working as a piano tuner. “I’ve got a good reputation in all of the area for being a good piano tuner.”
When asked if he ever thought he would celebrate his 100th birthday, Hoversten said, “No. But I didn’t object to it.”
Winter 2005-06
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Class Notes
Courtsey photo
AUGGIES ABROAD
AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS
2006 FLORIDA APPEARANCES
Concert Performances
FEBRUARY 1
Trinity Lutheran Church and School
3016 S. Vine St., Kissimmee, Fla., 407-847-4204; 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
800 Tamiami Trail S, Venice, Fla., 941-488-4942; 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4
Peace Lutheran Church
15840 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, Fla.; 6:30 p.m. (time tentative)
FEBRUARY 5
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
777 Mooring Lane Dr., Naples, Fla., 239-597-1043; 3 p.m.
FEBRUARY 6
First Presbyterian Church
9751 Bonita Beach Rd., Bonita Springs, Fla., 239-992-3233;
3 and 7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 7
Grace Lutheran Church
327 C Ave. SE, Winter Haven, Fla., 863-293-8447; 7 p.m.
Church Appearances
FEBRUARY 5
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
777 Mooring Lane Dr., Naples, Fla., 239-597-1043; 8, 9:30,
and 11 a.m.
Hisham Al-Fergiani, an Augsburg alumnus from the 1970s,
stands in the bookshop and press that he owns in Tripoli, Libya,
called Dar Al-Fergiani Publishers.
FEBRUARY 5
First Presbyterian Church
9751 Bonita Beach Rd., Bonita Springs, Fla., 239-992-3233;
8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
1979
1983
1984
1985
Judy Berkeland, Fairmont,
Minn., recently became the
Fairmont Area Schools’ new
orchestra director. Her husband,
Steve ’79, is senior pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church.
Les Heen and Barbara
(Westerlund) ’89, Maynard,
Minn., are enjoying life in the
country, “with nothing but room
to run, hills to roll down, and
stars in the sky to find through
the telescope,” says Barbara. Les
is director of communications
for Minnesota Farmer’s Union,
located in St. Paul, and Barbara
is an estate and businessplanning attorney, operating her
own law practice in Maynard.
They have two children,
Christopher, 7, and Erik, 4.
Laurie (Lindell) Miles, Apple
Valley, Minn., recently moved
back to Minnesota from
California. She is a sales
representative at Northwest
Airlines.
Norm Okerstrom and John
Wahlberg ’86, owners of Excel
Promotions, LLC, have entered
into an agreement with Prime
Advertising & Design, Inc., of
Maple Grove, Minn., as an
exclusive provider of promotional
products, apparel, and corporate
recognition items. Okerstrom and
Wahlberg can be reached at
<norm@excelpromo.com>.
1980
Bradley J. Imsdahl left his
position as lead publisher of
Quickfinder Handbooks,
published by Practitioner’s
Publishing Company of Fort
Worth, Texas, to start a new
publishing company called Tax
Materials, Inc. His new company
publishes quick reference tax
guides to sell to CPAs and other
tax professionals nationwide. He
can be reached at
<brad@thetaxbook.com>.
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Franklin Tawah was featured
as a “mover” in the business
section of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press. He is assistant vice
president of University Bank in
St. Paul.
Elizabeth (Ingersoll)
Swanson, Minneapolis, received
the Master of Sacred Music
degree with an emphasis on
conducting from Luther
Seminary in May. She currently
serves as the choir director for
Glen Cary Lutheran Church in
Ham Lake, Minn.; she plans to
become ordained as an associate
in ministry and seek a call as a
full-time cantor/music director in
the Twin Cities.
Jean Taylor, Eagan, Minn., was
elected to serve on the board of
directors for Piper Jaffray
Companies. Taylor is president
of Taylor Corporation and serves
as chair of the Augsburg College
Board of Regents. She also serves
on the board of directors for the
Minnesota Private College
Council and is a trustee of the
Glen A. Taylor Foundation.
Winter 2005-06
AUGSBURG ARTISTS
Amy Rice ’93 is known in the Twin Cities’ art community for her bold
stencil creations, inspired as much by pop art and Japanese printmaking as
the graffiti art movement. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has cited Rice’s
mural work as an example of how art has participated in the rebirth of
Franklin Avenue. Rice is also known locally for her advocacy role on the
behalf of artists with mental illness and recently received a national award
for her efforts.
Rice is a member of the Rosalux Collective, a vibrant and growing community
of Twin Cities’ artists. Her work will be on display at the Rosalux Gallery’s
upcoming Holiday Hoopla exhibit, Dec. 3-30 (opening reception Dec. 10, 7-11
p.m.). For more information and to view more of Rice’s work, visit the
Rosalux Gallery online at <www.rosaluxgallery.com>.
Mural on 11th and Franklin, Minneapolis, fall 2003
1986
Michael Berry was named
executive vice president and
chief financial officer of Dallasbased i2 Technologies, Inc. He
previously served as senior vice
president of Solutions
Management at The Reynolds
and Reynolds Company, Inc.
1987
Andrew Altenburg, New
York, produces and hosts
fundraising events through his
company, Will Clark USA,
which raises money for and
awareness of AIDS causes under
the umbrella name Bad Boys
Events. He produced the Fifth
Annual Bad Boys Pool Party in
Palm Springs, Calif., in May,
Winter 2005-06
Fisher Price Angel
Spray paint and acrylic on canvas, 6” x 6”
which raised $64,000 for L.A.
Shanti, a nonprofit HIV/AID
support organization in Los
Angeles. He also executive
produced a series of weekend
events that brought another
$13,000 to various Californiabased nonprofits. In the past
eight years, Altenburg has been
directly responsible for nearly a
million dollars raised for gay
men’s health organizations such
as Magnet and the AIDS
Emergency Fund in San
Francisco and the Gay/Lesbian
Anti Violence Project and Visual
AIDS in New York. He currently
hosts a weekly bingo game at the
9th Ave. Bistro in New York,
which raises money for AIDS
organizations, gay sports groups,
and community organizations
such as the Gay Men’s Chorus.
Lisa Martin-Crawford,
Minneapolis, received a 2005
Association of Schools of Public
Health Minority Fellowship to
support her study of the
experience of Ojibway
adolescents with Type II diabetes
who live on reservations. The
goal of the two-year study is to
improve preventive health care.
The fellowship is one of only
four public health fellowships
made annually by the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention. Martin-Crawford is a
doctoral student at the
University of Minnesota School
of Nursing, and is an enrolled
member of the Lac du Flambeau
Tribe, an Ojibway tribe in
Northern Wisconsin.
Meghan with Olivia
Mixed media, 24” x 48”
1988
Jim Damiani, Plymouth, Minn.,
was featured in the Twin Cities
Business Journal as a recipient of
its “Forty under 40” honor.
Damiani, who serves as vice
president of Bloomington-based
Welsh Cos., has secured more
than 1,500 real estate
transactions in the past two
decades. He got his start in real
estate rehabbing old apartment
buildings while still a student at
Augsburg.
1989
Dawn Givans-Lander, Los
Angeles, is a busy stay-at-home
mom with 2-year-old twin boys.
She is launching a hair salon/spa
next spring.
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Class Notes
1990
Courtsey photo
KOLANDER-MCCUNE WEDDING
Dave Frisell, Bloomington,
Minn., is Kennedy High School’s
new head football coach. He also
teaches physical education at
Kennedy and at Oak Grove
Middle School.
Alex Gonzalez,
Bloomington,
Minn., earned the
title of financial
consultant for
Thrivent
Financial for
Lutherans after successfully
completing extensive training. He
is one of 450 financial
consultants nationwide qualifying
for membership in the group.
Judith A. Lemke was named
executive vice president and chief
information officer at Schneider
National, Inc., in Green Bay, Wis.
She previously served as CIO of
Capella University in
Minneapolis and as vice president
of the Midwest region for
Minneapolis-based BORN
Information Services, Inc.
Holly Kolander ’96 married Chris McCune in March 2004 at
Orange Tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Holly taught 4th
grade, but now stays home to care for their four-month-old twin
daughters (see their birth announcement on p. 38).
Courtsey photo
BOLDEN-FIELDS WEDDING
1991
Penny R. Olson, Richfield,
Minn., received the Master of
Divinity degree from Luther
Seminary in May. Before entering
the seminary, she worked as a
registrar, data processor, health
consultant, and health unit
coordinator at hospitals and
medical centers in Minneapolis
and St. Louis Park. She plans to
serve as an ELCA parish pastor.
Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis,
originated the lead in the world
premiere of Paula Cizmar’s play,
Bone Dry, aka the Copy Editor
Murders, at the Jungle Theater. A
writer in the Star Tribune recently
described her as a “dynamo of
the stage.”
1992
Trena Bolden ’00 married Jerome Fields ’00 in August. Trena
serves as director of Augsburg’s Pan-Afrikan Center.
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Walt Filson, Brooklyn Center,
Minn., teaches law enforcement
for Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11; he
is pursuing a master’s degree in
criminal justice.
Ladd Ojala, Minneapolis,
competed in an Ironman
competition this summer in
British Columbia, Canada.
1994
Susan (Horning) Arntz,
Waconia, Minn., recently
received the International
City/County Management
Association (ICMA)’s
Credentialed Manager
designation. Arntz, a member of
Augsburg’s Alumni Board of
Director’s, is city administrator
of the City of Waconia. She also
serves as chair of the
Leadership ICMA Committee,
and previously served as
assistant city manager for the
City of New Brighton and as
assistant to the
administrator/economic
development coordinator for
the City of Chaska.
1995
Jason Shaver was appointed as
director of broadcasting and
corporate sales by the Iowa Stars
hockey team. Shaver, who was
the vice president of
communications and the playby-play voice of the Texas
Wildcatters the past two seasons,
will be the play-by-play voice of
the Dallas Stars American
Hockey League affiliate.
1998
Camille Carnes, San Rafael,
Calif., received a Master of
Education with a concentration
in equity and social justice in
May from San Francisco State
University. She is currently
working with high-risk youth
in a young women’s
empowerment program. She
can be reached at
<camillecarnes@sbcglobal.net>.
Stephanie Simones, New
Berlin, Wis., married Jeff
Wehrman in May 2004. She
teaches at St. Mathias Catholic
School, and enjoys running and
biking in road races, marathons,
and triathlons.
Winter 2005-06
Courtsey photo
STENSVAAG-DARDA WEDDING
Brenda Selander, Champlin,
Minn., married Ted Mitshulis in
June. They met at Anoka High
School, where they teach and
coach.
2003
Eric Bretheim, Edina, Minn.,
married Kelly Anne Lewis in July.
Eric is a transportation logistics
coordinator for Cargill.
Ken McCann, Eden Prairie,
Minn., works for Target Financial
Services.
Shawn Smith was added to the
2005-06 pre-season roster of the
Fort Wayne Komets—five-time
United Hockey League
champions.
2004
Rebecca Stensvaag ’01 married Paul Darda ’01 in July 2004. Paul is a history teacher and assistant
wrestling coach at Champlin Park High School, and Rebecca teaches 3rd grade at Johnsville Elementary
School. Their wedding photo features more than 30 Augsburg alumni. Pictured here are: ROW 1 (L to
R, front): Cindy Blummer ’01, Emma Stansvaag ’08, Ruth Casperson ’67, Hannah Mehus Stensvaag ’38,
Rebecca Stensvaag Darda ’01, Paul Darda ’01, Nancy Strommen Stensvaag ’71, John-Mark Stensvaag
’69, Stephanie Johnson Sulzbach ’71, John Sulzbach ’69, Jean Boxrud Steen. ROW 2: Roland ’03, Tjersti
Strommen ’07, Adam Thronson ’00, Marsha Strommen Olson ’68, Dawn Hofstad Strommen ’70. ROW 4:
Peter Strommen ’69, Mary Nelson Eckberg ’70, Brad Fischer ’03, Heidi Peterson ’03, Mark Peterson ’01,
Mary Ellen Strommen Lieber ’67, Tim Strommen ’70. ROW 5: John Eckberg ’68, Ainy Carlson, Jeroy
Carlson ’48, Phil Edstrom ’69, Luther Strommen ’40, Steve Strommen ’65.
1999
Tony Hudson, Minneapolis, is
the diversity achievement
coordinator at Sandburg Middle
School in Golden Valley, Minn.
He recently received a master’s
degree in education
administration from St. Mary’s.
Rachel
(Westhed)
Stenback
resides in
Sweden with her
husband, Tomas.
She received a
master’s degree in enthnology
from Uppsala University in
Uppsala, Sweden. She recently
co-wrote the resources section of
a new book, On My Swedish
Island: Discovering the Secrets of
Scandinavian Well-being, by Julie
Catterson Lindahl (Teacher
Winter 2005-06
Penguin), and she has worked
on marketing the book—both in
Scandinavia and the United
States. She and her husband,
who is a math and science
teacher, have been offered
English teaching positions in
China starting next August
through the Lutheran Church in
Sweden (Svenska kyrkan).
Stenbak can be reached at
<rachel.stenbak@home.se>.
2000
Larissa (Westfield) Larson
along with her sister, Rebecca
Westfield ’03, launched
Ensemble, a women’s clothing
and accessories boutique in the
Linden Hills neighborhood of
Minneapolis. The sisters and the
boutique were featured in the
September issue of Women’s
Business Minnesota magazine.
Marcia Volk, Rosemount,
Minn., married Brian Marrison
last December.
2001
Conor E. Tobin, St. Paul,
received a juris doctor degree
from William Mitchell College of
Law in June. While attending
William Mitchell, Tobin served
as president of the Student Bar
Association and was a recipient
of the CALI Award of Excellence
for his work in the Immigration
Law Clinic.
2002
Chris Kambeitz recently moved
from Fargo, N.Dak., to Carver,
Minn. He works in sales with
Summit Products North, and can
be reached at <cgkambeitz@
yahoo.com>.
Erica Champer, Chicago, works
at Heartland Housing.
Kelly L. Chapman is a student
at Fashion Institute Design &
Merchandising in Los Angeles.
She is working and interning for
Ali Rahinii, owner and designer
of Mon Atelier. After graduation
in December, she hopes to enroll
in the institute’s third-year
program.
Rick Dzurik is a music therapist,
working with patients at the
North Memorial Residential
Hospice in Brooklyn Center,
Minn., on the North Memorial
Inpatient Hospice and Palliative
Care Unit and with Hospice
Homecare patients.
Brian Eayrs is pursuing a
master’s degree in sports
administration at the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where
he serves as graduate assistant to
the defensive coordinator of the
UW-L Eagles’ football team. His
father, Mike Eayrs ’72, once
served as the Eagles’ offensive
coordinator; he now serves as
director of research and
development for the Green Bay
Packers (he also served 16 years
in the same capacity for the
Minnesota Vikings).
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Class Notes
Dayle VanderLeest,
Minneapolis, is serving as a
long-term substitute secondgrade teacher at Cedar Riverside
Community School in
Minneapolis.
2005
Brad Schwartzbauer is the
new Mounds View, Minn., boys’
hockey coach. He was an allconference player and captain at
Augsburg, and played in the
Colorado Rockies’ minor league
system.
Births/Adoptions
Mark Muhich ’89 and Allison,
Eveleth, Minn.—a son,
Brennan, on St. Patrick’s Day.
He joins older brother Quinn, 4.
Mark owns Muhich Law Firm in
Virginia, Minn., and teaches
legal-related courses at Mesabi
Range Community and
Technical College in Virginia. He
can be reached at <mamuhich@
rangenet.com>.
Rich Blumer ’95
and his wife,
Heather, Maple
Grove, Minn.—
a daughter,
Amanda Jane,
in February. She
joins older brother Carson, 2.
Rich is an applications
consultant for US Bank.
Ryan Carlson
’96 and his wife,
Lauren, St.
Paul—a son,
Quintus (Quin)
Joseph, in
September. Ryan
is a senior manufacturing
manager for Seagate in
Bloomington and Lauren is a
scientist for Ecolab in Eagan.
They can be reached at
<rc_and_lauren@yahoo.com>.
Holly
(Kolander)
’96 and Chris
McCune,
Scottsdale,
Ariz.—twin daughters, Sierra
and Malayna, in June (see
Holly and Chris’ wedding photo
on p. 36).
Ann
(Gallagher) ’96
and Lee
Stephenson
’06, Sturgeon
Lake, Minn.—
a daughter,
Laura Ann, in May. She joins
older sister, Grace. Ann and Lee
received master’s degrees from
St. Mary’s University.
Amy
(Gustafson) ’97
and Ross
Albertson, South
St. Paul—a son,
Max Andrew,
in June. Amy
teaches 6th grade for South
Washington County Schools.
Leah (Holloway) ’99 and Kevin
Rudeen, Vadnais Heights,
Minn.—a son, Zachary John, in
June. Leah is a research
consultant with John H. Harland
Company in Roseville.
Jennifer (Crego) ’00 and Chad
Carls ’00, Oak Grove, Minn.—a
son, Brock David, in April. He
joins older brothers Tommy, 3,
and Andrew, 1. In addition to
teaching chemistry and physics
at Champlin Park High School,
Chad also sells real estate.
Jennifer and Chad can be
reached at
<chadcarls@yahoo.com>.
Amy (Stier)
’01 and Jeff
Eppen, Belle
Plaine,
Minn.—
a daughter, Courtney Breanne,
in February.
Stefanie (Lindell) ’98 and
Bruce Lender ’98, St. Paul—
a son, Samuel, this year.
Courtesy photo
ALUMNI PROFILE
Laura McGowan ’03: Study-abroad seminar
inspires future service
Written by Lynn Mena; interviewed by Betsey Norgard
After participating in an Augsburg Center for Global Education seminar to Namibia during her
senior year, Laura McGowan ’03 was so inspired by her experience that she pledged to one day
return to Africa. This summer, she landed upon an opportunity to spend six weeks volunteering
at Beautiful Gate Namibia, an international, interdenominational Christian organization providing
daycare and support to children and families in need. Located in Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia,
the center provides emotional, spiritual, and physical care to these children, and supports their
families and communities by giving practical assistance.
“I just started doing whatever they needed—sharpening pencils, cleaning, making food,” said
McGowan. “It took a bit of time for me to put into perspective what I was doing, and I started to
realize that what I might ordinarily consider menial tasks were genuinely helping to make the
staff’s lives easier as well as to serve these kids. I may not be up there in front of the class
teaching, but what I’m doing is needed just as much.”
Laura McGowan ’03 posed with one of
the children at Beautiful Gate, a
daycare center in Namibia where
McGowan volunteered for six weeks
this past summer.
McGowan, who teaches 9th-grade history at Northview Junior High in Brooklyn Park, Minn.,
formed a special bond with a young girl named Queen whom she provided one-on-one tutoring.
She also traveled with staff to various homes to perform needs assessments as well as to provide support.
Upon returning to Minnesota, McGowan was immediately struck by the multitude of opportunities available to children and students in the
United States as compared to those at Beautiful Gate. “Even though many of my students are at or below the poverty level, I started to realize
that even for them, in comparison, there is tremendous opportunity here,” said McGowan. “And so now I really have a drive to make sure
the kids I teach realize and have access to those opportunities.”
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In Memoriam
M. Glendora Dueland ’29,
Slater, Iowa, died in April; she
was 98. She taught in public
schools in Minnesota and
eventually entered public service
in Washington, D.C., working
for various government
departments. She retired back to
Slater, where she was active in
the historical society. Dueland
was a longtime supporter of the
College and generously included
Augsburg in her estate plans.
Joseph E. Erickson ’37,
Mukilteo, Wash., died in
February; he was 91. He was a
retired farmer and missionary,
known to many as the “singing
farmer” for his singing ministry,
which he shared during his
mission trips to more than 50
countries.
Norman Myrvik ’38, Brooklyn,
N.Y., died in August 2004; he
was 91. He was an opera singer,
composer, choral conductor,
opera impresario, radio host,
record producer, and teacher.
His Town Hall debut was
followed by many engagements
with opera companies and
symphony orchestras, as well as
leading roles on NBC’s Opera of
the Air and recitals in major U.S.
cities. In 1967 he founded the
Brooklyn Lyric Opera Company
at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music, which received glowing
reviews from The New York
Times. In 1962 his recording of
Charles Griffes and Edvard
Grieg songs won praise from The
New York Times, The Atlantic,
and High Fidelity. Myrvik hosted
Opera Stars of Tomorrow for
many years on WNYC Radio,
and held teaching positions at
Lehman and Kingsborough
colleges.
Rev. Grant H. Olson ’40,
Seminole, Fla. (formerly of
Minneapolis), died in August; he
was 90. He formed two churches
in Washington and served
Minneapolis at Lebanon
Lutheran Church for 26 years.
In 1984 he joined the Lutheran
Winter 2005-06
Synod staff in Tampa and later
became chaplain at Palms of
Pasadena Hospital and Bay Pines
VA Medical Center, retiring in
1999.
Agnes (Landsverk)
Torbenson ’41, Detroit Lakes,
Minn., died in July. She was a
retired English teacher.
Sylvia (Brandt) Sateren ’47,
Indio, Calif., died in May. She
was a retired choral music
teacher and a 1996 inductee into
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of
Fame.
Marvin Larson ’50, Carrollton,
Texas, died in September 2004.
He and his wife, Elaine, built
three Home Mission churches in
Circle Pines, French River, and
Keewatin (all Minn.) and spent
six years in Guadalajara,
Mexico, serving as missionaries
before moving to the
Texas/Mexico border town of
McAllen to open an
English/Spanish Bible bookstore.
Prior to his retirement, Larson
also taught high school building
trades and did cabinetry work.
Arthur J. Cote, Jr., ’54,
Columbia Heights, Minn., died
in September; he was 82.
Dale Erdahl ’54, Sioux Falls,
S.Dak., died in May; he was 73.
In addition to farming for more
than 20 years, he was a two-time
Minnesota legislator and an
employment counselor for the
State of Minnesota.
Rev. Glen C. Eveland ’56,
Backus, Minn., died in July
2004; he was 71. In his 38-year
ministry, he served churches in
Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota.
Paul L. Nyhus ’57, Brunswick,
Maine, died in August of brain
cancer; he was 70. He was
former Bowdoin College dean of
students, dean of the college,
and Frank Andrew Munsey
Professor of History emeritus. As
dean of students from 1969 to
1974, he encouraged and
protected diversity among
students and faculty, participated
in the founding of the Afro-
American Society and the
establishment of co-education,
and dealt with such crises as the
student strike of 1970 to protest
the bombing of Cambodia. As
dean of the college from 1975 to
1980 and again in the fall of
1987, he continued to work on
the goals established earlier, and
participated in the debates that
lead to Bowdoin’s divestment of
investments in companies
operating in apartheid South
Africa in 1985. Nyhus retired
last year after 38 years of
service. Prior to Bowdoin as a
graduate student at Harvard, he
participated in the second march
to Montgomery, Alabama,
organized by Martin Luther
King, Jr., an experience that
forever shaped and strengthened
Nyhus’ commitment to civil
liberties and racial equality.
Nyhus was a named an
Augsburg Distinguished
Alumnus in 1978.
Rev. Glenn O. Davidson ’58,
Pine Island, Minn., died in
December 2004; he was 73. He
was ordained at Central
Lutheran Church in Minneapolis
and later served 10 years in
parish ministry in Wisconsin
and as a pastoral counselor
throughout Wisconsin for 20
years, retiring in 1995.
Marilyn Rogers ’61,
Minneapolis, died in March of
complications from post-polio
syndrome; she was 64. Despite
spending much of the past 55
years in an iron lung, she lived
an active and inspired life. In the
1970s, she helped start the
United Handicapped Federation,
which worked with the
Minnesota Legislature to
improve access for people with
disabilities.
James R. Quick ’71,
Bloomington, Minn., died in
September; he was 72. A retired
social worker, he also served in
the Air Force during the Korean
War and was a singer and
former Golden Gloves boxer.
Rev. Daniel D. Rudquist ’71,
Arden Hills, Minn., died in
August; he was 55. He was
ordained in 1976, and served the
parishes of Sillerud and Trinity in
Balaton, Minn., and Redeemer
Lutheran in Fridley, Minn.
Charlotte M. Granite ’97,
Freeport, Minn., died in July of
cancer; she was 42. She worked
as a physician assistant for the
Paynesville Area Health System
and the St. Cloud Medical Group
(Cold Spring office), and served
in the 134th Forward Support
Battalion of the Army National
Guard.
Rev. Dr. Karl H. Brevik, Indian
Wells, Calif., died in October
2003; he was 75. He taught
religion courses at Augsburg in
the 1950s, during which time he
served as a parish minister at
Central Lutheran Church.
Katherine A. Hennig,
Minneapolis, died in October; she
was 94. An Augsburg professor of
emerita of music, she also taught
voice at the College of St.
Catherine and Hamline
University. She was a soloist with
the Minnesota Orchestra and also
performed with the Minnesota
Opera Company. In New York,
she obtained the lead on the
Broadway stage in Allegro and a
role on Broadway’s 46th Street
Theater in the musical Arms and
the Girl. She also appeared in a
14-week engagement at Radio
City Music Hall.
Elvira Carlson Springer,
Golden Valley, Minn., died in
July; she was 93. She was a
dietician and teacher at Augsburg
during WWII.
Nels Stanley “Stan” Stake,
Wayzata, Minn., died in January;
he was 87. A former regent of
Augsburg, he was a longtime
employee of Honeywell. His
career took him from his
hometown of Chicago to
Pittsburgh and finally to
Minneapolis, retiring as senior
vice president of the Commercial
Buildings Group.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Making cultural choices
by Dulmaa Enkhchuluun ’04
Courtesy photo
Dulmaa Enkhchuluun, or “Enkee,” as he explains below, is a 2004 Augsburg graduate who majored
in international relations. He now works for the Mongolian Parliament, handling international
communications, especially from international organizations. The following is excerpted, with his
permission, from a piece he wrote for a Star Tribune blog.
I
over. He had more electronic
am a 26-year-old Mongolian male,
equipment than my whole school
and everyone calls me Enkee. My
had in Mongolia.
full name is Dulmaa Enkhchuluun.
I learned about the value of
Under the Mongolian system, we
choice and the abuse of choice. I
only have one name, but my
had to select those things that
mother’s name is Dulmaa and out of
could help my family and country,
honor to her, I use her name as my
and I had to avoid the excess.
first name or what you would call
Having choice was worthless unless
my family name. She gave me the
I could use the choices wisely. I
personal name Enkhchuluun,
learned that I would never have
which comes from two Mongolian
more food than I could eat, that I
words, enkh meaning peace and
could never have more equipment
chuluun meaning stone. She hoped
than I could use, and that I would
that in a world of great uncertainty
buy only what I needed. I also
I would be as strong as stone but
Dulmaa Enkhchuluun ’04, or “Enkee,” walks through fields in
made a promise to myself to remain
also as peaceful as a stone.
his native Mongolia, with the sacred mountain Burkhan
as strong as a rock and as peaceful
I came to Minnesota to pursue
Khaldun in the distance behind him.
as a rock in America. In order to
my B.A. degree. It was my first trip
remain strong, I would walk or ride
abroad, and I had no idea how the
to have as much pop, milk, or tea as I
the bike that my host family gave me,
American academic system functioned or
wanted. Just walking into the cafeteria
even in the coldest weather.
even how Americans lived. I knew that
gave me more choices in food than I was
In five years I learned to be an
the images I saw on television and in
accustomed to making in a whole year
American in some parts of my life and
films did not represent real life in
back in Mongolia.
even in some parts of my heart, and yet I
America, but I had no idea what to
I came to America with one small
strove to remain a Mongol and to be my
expect aside from those images.
suitcase. I kept everything that I had in
mother’s son. I wanted to return home to
I thought of America as a large, powerful
it. Each piece of clothing was folded
Mongolia with the best education and
country associated with democracy and,
exactly as my mother taught me. My pen,
training that America had to offer, but I
of course, Hollywood.
pencil, and notebook were each carefully
wanted to be the strong and peaceful
My introduction to American life
wrapped, and I treasured them. By
man that mother intended me to be.
came through the college experience. I
contrast, my roommate had a roomful of
After all, in giving me the name
was delighted by the great choice of food.
stuff. He owned more books than a
Enkhchuluun, she gave me my destiny
On campus and within a few blocks, I
library, yet he never seemed to read. He
and my character, I wanted to live up to
could find pizzas, hamburgers, French
had enough music CDs for a music store,
her hopes for me.
fries, and the drink machines allowed me
but he played the same one over and
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ALENDAR
Music
February 16
For music information, call 612-330-1265
The Guthrie Theater: An Organization in
Transition
December 2-3
26th Annual Advent Vespers
5 and 8 p.m. service each night
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
A conversation with Tom Proehl, managing
director, Guthrie Theater
7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
January 27-29
Exhibits
Gospel Praise Tour
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
Performances in southern Minnesota
November 4-December 18
February 5
Recent Works
Gregory Fitz and Jake Keeler
Gospel Praise Concert
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Artist gallery talk: Dec. 8, noon
10 a.m.—Woodlake Lutheran Church
Richfield, Minn.
February 17
Gospel Praise Concert
4 p.m.—MMEA Conference
Convention Center, Minneapolis
Fragments: Glimpses of History
and Place
Thomas Westbrook
February 28
Trio Concert
Featuring Mary Horozaniecki, violin;
Jim Jacobsen, cello; Jill Dawe, piano
7 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
Theatre
For ticket information, call 612-330-1257
February 4-12
The Illusion
By Tony Kushner
Directed by Martha Johnson
Feb. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 at 7 p.m.;
Feb. 5 and 12 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
January 25-May 20
January 13-February 17
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Opening reception: Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Featuring five collegiate women’s choruses
including Augsburg’s Riverside Singers
4 p.m.—St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Mahtomedi, Minn.
“Being Global
Citizens; Living a
Legacy”
1 p.m.—Hoversten
Chapel, Foss Center
For information, call 612-330-1022
For more information, visit
<www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> or
call 612-330-1523
Gospel Praise Concert
WomanVoice Concert
Martin Luther King
Jr. Convocation
Augsburg Native American Film Series
Sculptural installations by Barbara
Claussen
February 26
January 16
Christensen Center Art Gallery
February 18-19
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Tucson, Ariz.
you work and live. A continental breakfast
is served, no reservations are needed.
7 a.m., first Wednesday each month, St.
Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church,
Plymouth, Minn. For speaker
information, contact Pastor John
Hogenson at <jhogenson@spdlc.org> or
John Knight at <faith@augsburg.edu>.
Photography by Terry Gydesen
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception: Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
February 24-March 31
Sculpture by Jane Frees-Kluth
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Opening reception: Feb. 24
February 14
Dana Gioia
Poet, critic, and
bestselling author.
Part of the Augsburg
Convocation Series:
Global Citizens/Local
Citizens.
11 a.m.—“American Poetry in a
Violent War”
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
For information, call 612-330-1180
Mixed media by Mary Bergs
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Opening reception: Feb. 24
Other Events
December 2
Seminars,
Lectures,
and Films
December 7-May 3
FAITH@WORK Monthly Series
FAITH@WORK is a monthly meeting of
business professionals featuring speakers to
help you grow as a leader so that you can
more effectively live out your faith where
Annual Velkommen Jul Celebration
10:15 a.m.—Chapel Service, Hoversten
Chapel, Foss Center
11 a.m.-2 p.m.—Scandinavian treats and
gifts, Christensen Center
February 11
Connections—A Women’s Leadership
Event
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From the editor
ultural diversity can be experienced
and ap preciated in many places- in
Centra l America , Namibia , Thailand ,
and here on the Augsburg campus .
The College's vision document ,
Augsburg2004: Extending the Vision,
sugges ts that cultural diversity is the
kind of diversity that best serves
Augsburg 's educa tion al mission by
offering "many different ways of
knowing and learning " that challenge us
to look beyond the limits of our own
cu ltural assumptions .
Augsburg2004 goes on to reinforce
the critical conn ection between cultural
diversity and exploration of vocation:
.. cu ltur al diversity is critical for all of
us-employees and students alike-t o
fulfill our obligations as stewards. To
pursue our vocations in the world , we
need engageme nt with ways of life and
convictions that pose alternati ves to our
own . Kno,ving the other helps us know
ourselves, " the document states .
The stories in this issue illustrat e
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how cultur al
engagement can
come about in many
ways-t hrou gh
meetings with
wome n in Guatemala
who are findin g
purpose and voice in
the cooperative
movement , through
Augsburg faculty
learn ing abou t
educational
challenges in
Namibi a, and
th roug h faculty, staff,
and students here on
Students from the Heart of the Earth Survival School Drum
campus who exp lore
and Dance Group performed in Christensen Center during
National Native American Heritage Month.
American Indian
mythology throu gh
the performance
anni versary this year and is the longestantics of Coyote .
running program of its kind in the
For 20 years, the Cente r for Globa l
Upper Midwest. ll has not only help ed
Educat ion (CGE) has facilitated stud y
native stud ent s enroll and succeed at
and travel expe riences that conn ect
Augsburg , but il has also brought
Americans directly with people and
together the Native American and
issues arou nd th e world . Comm ents
Augsburg com muniti es in a variety of
from travel pani cipants attest lo the
cultural and edu cational activities.
power of the se conn ections. My own
In 2001 , th e American Indian
experie nce as a 16-yea r-old exchange
Studi es faculty, together with the Center
stud ent to Sout h America led to a shift
for Global Education and internation al
in my academic direction and shaped
stud ent advis ing, made il possible for
interests and activities that have stayed
Augsburg international stud ents to be
wilh me throu gh decades.
imm ersed in Native American cultur e for
As th e well-being of our global
a week over sprin g break at the Tunl e
community becomes ever more fragile in
Mountain Reservation in North Dakota .
this post-September 11 environm ent ,
On many Cent er for Global
more people are recognizi ng th e need to
Education brochures, readers find the
seek und erstandin g of peop le and places
message, "See the wor ld through their
different from us in cultur e, religion, or
eyes, and your wo rld will never be the
politics. CGE's progra ms are growi ng to
same ."
respond to thi s need . In addition , stud y
Isn't that what lransformali ve
abroad serves as one of the ways in
educ ation is all abo ut?
which Augsburg stud ents can fulfill the
Augsburg Experience requirement in
their studies.
Augsburg's four multi cu ltural
programs help to begin this journey al
Belsey Norgard
home . The American Indian Stud ent
Editor
Services program celebra tes ils 25th
A ugsburg Now 1s published
quanerly by Augsburg College,
22 11 R1vers1deAve.. Mmneapohs .
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Betsey Norgard
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PUBLICATION
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ALUMNI
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Win ter 2002 -03
Vol. 65 . No . 2
Features
Assistant Editor
Lynn Mena
Graphic Designer
Kath)' Rumpza
Class Notes Coordinator
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Cont ribut ing Photographer
Stephen Geffre
President
Wilham \I Frame
Director of Alumni and
Parent Relations
Amy Suu on
Wh ere in the world wi ll
the Center for Global
Education take you?
by Bet sey Norgard
Augsburg 's Center for Global Education has been
a nati onal leader for 20 years in providin g crosscultur al edu cational stud y and travel. Demand
for their program s has risen sharply, as Americans
seek to learn more abou t social, cultur al, and
religious differences around the world .
Director of Public Relations
and Communication
Dan Jorgensen
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gsb11rg College, as affirmed
American Indian
Student Services
celebrates 25 years
American Indi an stude nts bend u from the long
history and track reco rd of Augsburg's progra m ,
which has now add ed a maJor m Amen can
lnd tan Stud ies.
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with regcird to publi c ass ista nce,
or disability in its educa tio11
p olicies , culmi ss ions policies,
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a dmin istered programs, except
in those insta nces wl1e,e rel igio n
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On the cove r:
Ounng a Centerfo r Global
Edueallon travd m mna,; focused
study of Nicaraguas m,grawry
buds scn•ccl as a conncd ing
symbol to the study of cconom,c
development ancl the rnvimnme,u.
Photo talicn al El Cas1,llo, Rw San
Juan, by Keith Olstad
Four new regents are welcomed to the board
he Augsburg Board of Regents
welcomed four new member s at its
Janu ary meeting. Kinn ey Joh nson '65 and
Sand ra Vargas were elected to six-year
tenn s; and Bishops Robert Berg and Craig
John son j oined the boa rd as ex officio
memb ers, representing two of Augsbu rg's
four ELCA syno ds for rotating three-y ear
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Lenn s.
Kinney Johnson '65
Kinney John son
became a foundin g
memb er of Sequ el
Partn ers in 1995, a
venture finn in
Bould er, Colo.,
specializing in the IT,
telecom , and health
care secto rs. He has been involved in 45
start-up ventur es and currentl y manages
over 400 million in thr ee fund s.
J ohn son received his bachelo r's degree
from Augsburg in 196 5 with maj ors in
mathema tics and bu siness adm inistration .
He received a master's degree in
mathematical comput er science from the
Un iversity of Iowa . He curre ntly serves on
several health care and techn ology boards.
Sandra Vargas
Sandr a Vargas has
been the count y
admini strator for
Henn epin Count y
since 1999. She has
18 years of
manageme nt
expe rience in city and
state agencies, including the Minn esota
Department of Transporta tion .
Vargas holds a master's degree in
pu blic administration from the John F.
Kennedy School of Governm ent at
Harvard University. She chairs the
Chicano/Latino Advisory Committ ee at the
University of Minn esota and serves on the
Minneapolis United Way and Minn eapolis
Fou ndation boa rds .
The Rev. Robert Berg
Bishop Robert Berg , a native of Eau
Claire, Wis ., was elected bis hop of the
Evangelical Luth era n Chur ch in America
(ELCA) No rth wes t Synod of Wisco nsin in
1995. Prio r to that he
had served two
parishes in North
Dakota and several
pari shes in
Wisco nsin .
He graduat ed
with a bachelor's
degree from the
Un iversity of Wisco nsin-Eau Claire and
from Luth er Semin ary.
The Rev. Craig
Johnson
Bishop Craig John son
was elected bishop of
the ELC/1:s
Minn eapolis Area
Synod in Jun e 2001.
Previously, he had
been associate vice
president for chur ch relations at Gustavu s
Adolphu s College and serve d parishes in
Shr eveport , La. ; and Minn eapolis and
Bloo min gton , Minn . He is auth or of The
Mighty Acts of God- a Survey of the Bible.
Welcome , Class of 2006!
On a bright September day, 332 Auggie freshmen
processed into the chapel, heralded by flags representing
the countries of international students at Augsburg and
welcomed by faculty and staff lining the walk .
AUGSBURG COLLEGE- FALL 2002
Total stud ents
.. ... . . .2 ,99 4
(1,69 1 day, 1,072 wee kend , 23 1 gradu ate)
Average age ...... 21 in day, 35 in WEC, 34 in gradu ate
No . of stat es
.........
. ... . .42
No . of foreign countries
.. . .. 36
Gender . . . . . . . .
. .4 1% male and 59 % female
Race/e thnic origin ... ... ........
App roximately 17%
stud ent s of color
Res idency ... . . . .. . . .54 % resident day stud ents and
46% commut er day stud ents
Religion .. . ... . .. . . . . . .Appro ximately 34% Luth eran
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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
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Rev. Mark Hall '77
Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and
department chair, announced the
accreditation of Augsburg 's Master of
Arts in Nursing program , with a focus on
transcultural nursing.
Augsbur g Choir performed the
composi tion "I Believe," written by
Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson '02.
Special commemoration of the life of
Lt. Col. Dean Mattson '66 , who died in the
Pentagon attack, was mad e by the Rev.
Mark Hall '77 , pastor of St. Peter's
Luth eran Chur ch in Luck , Wis., Mattson 's
home chur ch.
Hall said of 1lattson , "Here [at
Augsburg College], Dean learned , like
many others have (includin g me and many
of you , too) that whatever station or place
we live out our lives, we are called to live
them with a holy pu rpose, consecreated to
God . Because life is sacred ."
Welcoming Augsburg visitors
The main entry and lobby
area in Christensen Center
has undergone a facelift to
become a more welcoming
and hospitable center.
A re-designed information
counter greets visitors,
while new furnishings and
a computer center enable
students to meet. study,
check e-mail, or gather
around the fireplace to
enjoy a cup of coffee from
the Starbucks kiosk .
Winter 2002-03
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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
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Scholastic Connections students and mentors for 2002-03 are (L to R) Diane Love-Scott
'98 ; Adela Arguello 'OS; Mercedes Weishalla '03; Kailash Thapa '05; Noya Woodrich '92,
'94 MSW ; Eloisa Echavez '94, '98 MEL; Matthew Shannon '04; Xia Xiong '05; Murry Kelly,
Jr. '71; Asha Geire '04; Cory Andree '03; Richard Barbeau '92. Not pictured are Rev.
Rufus Campbell '75 and Andre Lewis '73 .
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 .
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THE "AUGGIE EAGLE" HAS LANDED
At the Oct. 19 home football game against St. John's, Auggie fans were introduced to
Auggie Eagle, the College's new mascot, who entertained the crowd and kept spirits
high for the team . Auggie Eagle will make his appearances at home sports games and
represent Augsburg in the community.
Winter 2002-03
NOTEWORTHY
Youth and Family Institute moves
The Youth and Family Institute , founded m
1987 by Menon Strom men ·4 2, has
separated from Augsburg College and is
opera ting independe nt!)', maintaining its
former staff und er Dick Hardel's leadership .
It will continu e to support Augsburgs youth
and family minisu y major, current!)•
enro lling arou nd 50 students.
Augsburg has established an advisory
committ ee under the direction of John
Schmit, associate dean for adu lt programs ,
lO plan an initiative in service to the church
that builds on Augsburgs strengths in
mu sic, leadership , the health sciences,
recovery, and focus on vocation.
The Youth and Family Institute \\~\I
continu e to opera te under this name ;
information about Augsburgs new program
will appea r in the spring issue.
Ann Garvey-'Woman
on the Go'
Ann Garvey, associate dean for student
affairs, was selected as a recipient of the
"Women on the Go" award . This inaugural
award , sponsored by the Minnesota ACE
Network , was awarded to women who are
"destined to be leaders in higher education ."
They are "women who are making a
difference-d ay in and day ou t-in their
institutions and in their communi ties."
New Pan-Afrikan Cent er director
Trena Bolden '00, became the new director
of the Pan-Afrikan Center in November ,
after serving as interim director . She
graduated with a doub le major in
communication and theatre arts.
Devean George '99 honored
Augsbur g Mil retire the No. 40 basketball
jersey of Devean George '99 during a
weekend celebration on Feb. 7-8. George ,
who played at Augsburg from 1995-99 ,
was the first Division Ill player to be drafted
in the first round of the NBA Draft, by the
Los Angeles Lakers, and has been a pan of
thr ee straight world championships with
them.
Feb. 8, 3 p.m.-Public ceremony
during the Auggies' men s basketball game
vs. Ham line University.
For information, contact Norm
Okerstmm at 612-330-1616 or
<okerstro@augsburg .edu> .
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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
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at her face. He stepp ed closer to me and it
looke d like he wanted to commit suicide ,
he was jabbing th e tub e at his own head ."
Officers later told Cesky that the tub e
was anoth er hom emade exp losive, and
that it apparent ly had enoug h dyna mite in
it to possibly level the train station . "When
he punched him self with th e tub e a
second time , I jump ed on him from
behind again and thr ew him on the
grou nd ," Cesky said . "I sat on him , held
him down and I pu shed the tub e away
from his hands. The co p came over and
we put the handc uffs on him ."
Hittin g someone the way Cesky did
wou ld have earned him a trip to the
penalty box in hockey for checking from
behind , but in thi s instance, the hockey
player was a
hero who likely
helped to save
countl ess lives.
For his
efforts , Cesky
was honore d by
the interio r
minister. The
nation 's
president
invited him to
meet on Czech
Jaro Cesky '03
ind epend ence
day, Oct. 28-a meeting at whic h his
parents represented him , since Cesky had
to return to classes .
Cesky came to America to play juniorlevel hockey in Dubuqu e, Iowa. Augsburg
coach Mike Schwartz recruited him to
Augsburg , wher e he joined another
Europ ean player, Slovakia n Martin Hlinka ,
who graduated and now serves as an
Augsburg assistant coach.
"He's probably the most exciting
player in the league ," Schwartz said of the
team 's top line center. "Every time he gets
the puck , everybody sits at th e edge of
their seats, waiting to see what he's going
to do."
An international business major,
Cesky said he'd like to play professional
hockey after he gradua tes from Augsburg ,
and then travel and explore the world .
With the experience gained from his
recent heroic efforts, Cesky has learne d
about the fragility of life.
''You never know whats going to
happ en ," Cesky said. "I used the Metro
[subw ay] every day for my tran sportation ,
and l had to use it the next day [after the
attack) . I was looking all around that
station , seeing who was around me. I
always thought this cou ld happ en in the
United States , but not in Prague. Now, you
never know."
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
Winter 2002-03
Chapeltalk
Sent into the world as a mask of God
November
20, 2002 • Text: John 17:14-19
I
l was Jesus who said we are "sent into
th e wo rld " (John 17: 18). I do n't think
we have gras ped th e sign ificance o f his
wo rds and th e idea th at our wo rk, our
voca tion in th e wo rld is a way of servin g
th e creator God . If we shou ld ask most
Christians what th ey do to fulfill th eir
calling th ey may say, "I teach Sun day
schoo l, I sing in the choir, I have served
many chur ch dinn ers." But have you ever
heard someon e say, "I am called to be a
schoo l bu s dri ver. God is concern ed abou t
th e safety of his childr en ; I am called to be
a teacher and do my best to help children
grow to maturit y; I am called to be a
lawye r concern ed about ju stice." The
Chu rch is meant to be not a fortress to
which we retreat, but a laun ching pad,
thrustin g us int o th e wo rld .
Lu th er understoo d the wo rds o f Jesus
that we are sent int o th e wo rld . He writ es,
"Wh at is our wo rk in field and garden , in
tow n and house, in baul ing and in rulin g,
to God , but the wo rk of his chi ldr en? Ou r
wo rks are God's mask, behin d which
IGodl remains h idd en , although !God]
does all thin gs."
A recem statement from th e Greek
Orth odox Chu rch und erstand s th e wo rds
o f Jesus. lt says , "All are called to be saim s,
Ito be Chri stians !, but each person is
called to do so in his or her own uniqu e
way.... Some will wo rk prim arily in a
physical way, oth ers will wo rk
im ellectu ally. Some will be artists,
sciemi sts, bu siness people, and
pro fessionals .... In th e eyes of God none
is beu er th an th e other is."
Augsbur g College understand s th e
wo rds of Jesus th at "we are sem im o th e
wo rld ." In your promotion al litera tur e you
say, "Augsbur g prepares futur e leaders to
serve in th e wo rld ." ln your amazingly
goo d docu mem , Augsburg 2004: Extending
the Vi ion, you say, "A loving relations hip
with God should be enacted as a lovin g
relationship , ith th e wo rld . Augsbur g .
does n ot turn its back on the wo rld ." And
last wee k I heard your presidem speak
Winter 2002-03
eloq uem ly in dow nt own Minneapolis
about th ese ideas.
But you do not simp ly talk abou t it;
you sen d leaders imo the wo rld. You cou ld
mee t Congressma n Manin Sabo '59, ELCA
presiding bishop Mark Hanson '68 , or
baske tball coac h Lute Olson '56 , recem ly
indu cted into the Basketba ll Hall of Fame .
Or , watch L.A. Laker Devean George '99;
or Jenni Lilleda hl '87 , Brave New
Workshop; or Mike Bodnarczuk '84 ,
Hollywoo d producer. If you go to a
hu nd red or a thousand other places in the
Twin Cities you ,viii find Augsburg
gradu ates .
And soo n you will be sent int o this
wo rld , Class of 2003 or 2004 . It is a wo rld
,vith bri lliam accomp lishmen ts in
techn ology, science, and medic ine . But it is
also a very tro ubled wo rld .
You who stud y political science and
psychology and religion , will you br ing
peace to th e wo rld or to your community?
You who stu dy biology or chem istry, will
you find a cure for Al OS or will you serve
in a hospit al or other place o f healing? You
who stu dy eco nomics and bu siness, will
you br ing integ rity and j ust ice to the
wo rld of bus iness or to your wo rkp lace?
You may respo nd , "How can I make a
di fference? I am a low ly freshman ," or an
exhausted senior. Some two cent uries ago
a liu le boy grew u p in England. He was
frail and wea k ... . As a youn g boy he
listened with rap t attention to a for mer
slave trader, John Newto n , now a
Chri stian who had renou nced slaver y and
who wro te "Amazing Grace. " The name of
the boy was William Wilberforce.
This liul e boy grew up, and when he
was a mere 24 years old or so he was one
of th e most powe rful members of
Parliam ent in England . He took his faith
seriously. He strugg led with the idea that
he should leave Parliam ent and em er some
chur ch wo rk, per haps become a clergy. He
came to th e conclus ion , pers uade d by
many, even John Wesley, that he was sent
int o the wo rld to serve God . . . For 20
James B. Hofrenning
years he work ed in Parliamem to abo lish
the slave trade . He wo rked anoth er 26
year s and slaver y itself was abolished in
England and its colonies . Th ere was no
civil war such as too k place in our count ry
where 640 ,000 youn g men died .
Wilb erforce chan ged a nation; he changed
a cent ur y. He is buri ed in Westmin ster
Abbey beside king s and qu eens.
In th is wo rld you may not change a
nation or a centur y, but you may change a
city, or a neig hborho od , or your home.
You may chang e a classroom , or a hospital,
or a business . Your presence in thi s world ,
in thi s city, will mak e a difference because
you are sent there as a mask of God.
For your life in this world you will
need many gifts. I will focus on only one,
whi ch Jesus und ersco red wh en he said ,
"Behold I am sendin g you as sheep in th e
mids t of wol ves, so be wise .. . " (Mauh ew
10 :16). We don't alwa ys recog nize wisdom
as a Chri stian qu ality.
... So grow wi e here at Augsbur g as
you prepar e to go into God's wo rld as a
mask of God . You will mak e a difference.
Dr.James B. Hofrenning is professor emeri tus
of religion at Concordia College-Moorhead
and is thefa ther-in-lawof Augsburg
economics professor· Stella Hofrenning.
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THE MISSION IS . .. to provide cross-cultural education
opport unities in orde r to foster critical analy sis of loca l and
globa l cond itions so that personal and systemic change
takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world.
SINCE 1982 , Augsburg 's Center for G loba l Educat ion has
been a national leader in providing cross-cultural travel
programs, serving nearly 10,000 peop le. Now , as A merica ns
are learning to live in a world of terrorism, they seek to
understand more abo ut the cult ures, religio ns, and issues
affecting ou r globa l society.
WHERE
1n
the WORLD will the
center for global education
take YOU?
by Betsey Norgard
Social work major Sally Nixon '01 visited a women's weaving
cooperative as part of a faculty, staff , and student professional
development seminar in Guatemala.
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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
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partnerships in other countri es. The thr ee
residentia l centers in Cuern avaca, Mexico;
Managua, Nicaragua ; and Windhoek,
Namibia hous e up to 25 peop le each and
are staffed by both Americans and local
residents . These CGE staffers and the
network of community resources ,
including local government officials,
enab le CGE to develop the first-hand
experie nces not normall y pan of touris t
travel.
CGE coordi nates three kinds of travel
programs-semester study abroad for
undergraduates , short-term travel
seminars for adu lts and students , and
customized travel. In all cases , meeting the
people, their cu ltur es, and the conditi ons
in which they live is primary . The
conve rsation s become two-way, with
resource people learning from the visitors.
Spending a
SEMESTERABROA D
Six semester programs for und ergraduates
send students to CGEs three centers. In
lexico and Central America , courses
focus on the roles of women ,
development, social change, and social
and environm ental justice . In Nam ibia,
the legacies of aparth eid and multicultural
societies in transition are stud ied . In all
courses , students have oppo rtunities for
independent stud y and intern ship s.
During their time abroad, stud ents
visit bo th rur al and urb an areas to learn
abou t local com munity issues . They spe nd
time in homestays and hear from the
people themselves about their issues,
struggles , and the impa ct of globa lization
in their lives. Spanish-langu age classes are
includ ed in the Latin Amer ican programs .
Shon-t erm credit courses, usua lly
one- or two-weeks long during short
terms or as alternative spring break
options , enab le working adu lt students in
Augsburg's Weekend College to also
participate in cross-cultur al trave l (see
next page) .
This past year, Rochester Spanish
instruc tor Jane Melton took a group of
stude nts, most ly nur ses , to Mexico. "Eager
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to acquire language skills to en hance
patient care ,"says Melton , the stude nts
enjoyed daily Spanish classes and prac tice
opportunities in the city.
Travel for ACTION
CGEs short-t erm travel seminars, usua lly
one-to-three weeks , are organized around
a stud y topic and are focused on
stimul ating people to action . To date ,
more than 9 ,000 people from man y
organizations across the U.S.-education al
institutions , church es, professional groups ,
and human right s organizations-h ave
participated in over 600 semin ars to 40
countri es. As man y of the se peop le share
their experiences with chur ch and civic
group s after returnin g hom e, the imp act is
greatly multiplied .
Ju st one week prior to the terrori st
attacks-o n Sept. 3, 2001-an article in
Jeni Falkman '02 made new friends in
Cuernavaca, Mexico, with whom she
could practice her Spanish lessons .
destination , as well as practical trip
planning information. They continue to
receive materia ls upo n return ing home to
help process and commu nicate their
expe rience to others.
During the 1980s and early 1990s ,
man y travel semin ars focused on
confronting the issues of civil and
religious wars in
Cent ral America.
Now, the focus shifts
to the violence of
economics, wrote
Mavis Anderson, who
led mo re than 75
travel seminars in her
19 years with CGE.
In the spring 2002
issue of GlobalNews
and Notes, she writes
that globalization is
creating bo rders that
are no longer defined
geogra phically, bu t in
terms of power and
wealth. Acting
While in Guatemala studying development issues, Jared
Zimmerman '02 took lessons in a dialect of the Mayan language.
respo nsibly as
globa l citizens
requ ires greater un derstandi ng of issues
Time magazine featu red "reality tours ,"
relating to social j ustice.
travel that is aur acting increasing nu mbers
In the 15th anniversary issue of
of Americans who seek mor e than fun and
GlobalPerspectives in 1997 , Dr. Darro ld
sightseeing in their travels. Th e article
Beekman , then bishop of the
menti oned the Center for Global
Southwestern District of the American
Education as a travel provid er that
Lut heran Churc h , reflected on the 1983
effectively links participants with political
trip he took to Brazil and Centr al America
issues and peo ple in the Third World .
with other ALC bishops to stud y issues of
Before emb arking on any CGE trip ,
poverty, hum an right s, and the wo rk of
travelers receive orie ntation materia ls
the chu rch in social change . He wro te,
abo ut the history and po litics of their
Winter 2002-03
A semester abroad in a wee k
for WEEKEND STU DENTS
by Bet se y Nor ga rd
very winter since 1989 a group of 15
or so adult stud ents in Augsburgs
Weekend College have traveled to
Cuernavaca , Meidco, for a week . Not
for the same fun-in-th e-sun vacation as
man y of their co-wo rkers have enjoyed
at that time of year, but to take a
religion course, The Church and Social
Change in Latin America.
The vision of Rick Thoni, then
Weekend College director and current
director of the Augsburg Roch ester
program , and Joel Mugge, director of
the Center for Global Education , this
course was designed to provide a study
abroad opponunity for the increasing
numb ers of stud ents in Weekend
College- wo rking adu lts for whom the
option of stud ying abroad for a
semester was not possible.
The course was designed as an
au ractive option to fulfill Augsburgs
requirement for a religion course . But,
Thoni and Mugge knew that stud ents
would also be deeply affected by the
experience.
"We knew the power of this kind
of stud y opp onunit y, given our
e>.-pe
rience with day school stud ents
and adult travel groups ," said Thoni.
"We were pleased that the reactions of
the first groups of students confirmed
our belief that they would find this l)'Pe
of travel/stud y expe rience
'transformin g'."
The course begins on the
Augsburg campu s with two or three
orientation sessions , centering around
the theme of liberation theology and
how it has profoundly impacted the
social and religious fabric of society in
E
Winter 2002-03
Each year a group of Augsburg's weekend adult students spends a
week in Cuernavaca , Mexico completing a religion course a nd
learning first-hand about Mexico 's culture-here,
a lesson in Aztec
history at the ruins of Xochicalco.
Latin America. Stud ents also get general
historical information and practical help
with travel planning .
Their Cuernavaca home for the week is
Casa CEMAL, the Center for Global
Education stud y center, permanent ly staffed
by American and Mexican personn el. The
week is carefully planned with lectures,
,~sits, e>.-p
loration in the city, and time for
both indi,~dua l and group reflection .
Each day, local resource people lecture
about history, politics, and social issues of
Mexico and the region . Visits range from the
Aztec ruins of Xochicalco to a Benedictine
convent to hear the story of the Virgin of
Guadalup e. In the indigenous ,~llage of
Tepotzlan , stud ent s meet with memb ers of
a wome ns coop erative that success fully
thwarted efforts to usurp their cropl and s
for a go lf course. Another day, the group
meets with Cuernavaca city officials to
hear very differing perspectiv es-in som e
cases , oppo sing sides of issues already
discussed.
Much of the real imp act of th e trip
comes from the personal stori es and the
oppo rtuniti es to share in the lives of local
residents . Students ,~sit a Base Chri stian
Community meeting , one of man y small,
neighb orhood groups that grew out of th e
liberation th eology mo vemen t and give
peop le opp ort uniti es to act in commun ity
and voice th eir needs .
The resources and experti se of th e
CGE Mexico staff make it possib le for
stud ents to visit ,vith people and mak e
contacts that relate to their work back
home . The January 2002 class, made up of
13 Weekend College students and five day
stud ents, included five nur ses from
Augsburgs Rochester program . While in
Cuerna vaca, the nursing stud ents
,~sited local hospitals and learn ed about
programs in alternative medicine. Oth er
students , som e of whom work at large
corporations in the Twin Cities, learned
first-hand about business issues with
local perspectives.
While the goal of the trip is to
increase cross-cultural und erstand ing, a
benefit in this particular group was the
opp ortunity for the mixed group of
adu lt and day stud ents to get to know
each oth er and share experiences, 5a)'S
Jeni Falkman '02 , one of the day school
participants and curr entl y the Lilly
grant int ern at CGE. Du ring reflective
sessions, th eir differing pers pectives
of age and life experience contribut ed
to different ways of und erstan ding the
cultural issues.
Ju st as Th oni and Mugge had
kn own , stud ent s return deeply
affected by th e expen ence. Rochester
nur sing gradu ate Diane Fieseler
wrot e, "l mu st say th at th e lexico
trip greatly changed my life and
expand ed my world view. It has
changed th e way I ,~cw my own
co mmunit y and has changed the way
I ,~ew myself in th e communit y."
Back hom e, wh en she began helpin g
a migrant Hispanic wom an with
medical care, Fieseler said , "From the
IVl
exico trip , I learn ed the imp ortance
of religion and family and
incorpor ated th ose aspects in my
teachin g plan for th e woman."
Its j ust like the wo rds stu dent s
read from th eologian Jon Sobrin o,
"Let the peopl e of Latin America keep
movin g you wh en you return ."
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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
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Program grant to send 12 faculty from
various academi c disciplines lo Nam ibia
for a five-week stud y seminar. Namibia
program coordinators Phoebe Milliken and
Urbanus Dax were able to conn ect them
with educa tiona l, religious, and
governm ent leaders to learn how to
integrat e in[orm ation about south ern
African issues into their teaching at
Augsburg.
'Th e people we met, the stories they
told, and the informa tion they shared have
become both anecdo tes and extend ed
pieces in the cour ses of the seminar
particip ants," said Bruce Reichenbach,
Augsburg phil osop hy pro[essor and
Namibia seminar project director. ''Without
Phoebe's and Urbanus 's connections and
persistent prodding , we wou ld never have
reached the depth of understanding
necessary to make a difference in our
thinking and in ou r classes."
Last fall, Gingerich and several o[ the
faculty members presented their
experiences to the Association [or Luth eran
College Facu lty al their conference.
Last year, CGE also worked with
Seanle University to plan a developm ent
imm ersion semin ar in Nicaragua for its
presid ent, provost , and board of tru stees to
help them exp lore the implementation of
social j ustice issues throu ghout the college
curriculum . CGE arranged for them to
meet with faculty at Central American
University, a sister Jesuit institution .
Seattle University law professor Ronald
Slye wrote, " ... I was initially a bit skeptical
about the utility of participating in this
trip . Thank you for ... showing to me (and
the rest of our delegation ) that there is a
way to do these trips that engages both the
visitors and the residents of the country
visited, and that creates the groundwork
for shared understanding and commitment
across two distinct , but inevitably
intertwined , cultures ."
LEARNING by seeing,
hearing, and doing
Joel Mugge, who came to Augsburg with
expe rience in leading immersion programs
[or youth in Mexico, founded the Center
for Global Education in 1982 . Over the
years, he led staff in developing the vision
for a learning style in international
experiential education that has become a
national model.
In CGE's pedagogy, based on the
ed ucational principle s of Brazilian
theologian and educator Paolo Freire,
stud ents learn in a cycle of three phases .
Initiall y, they have direct experience in the
local commun ity, listening to the voices of
people talking about their own
experiences. Then , informed by readings
and analytical material s, the y re0ect on
what they saw, heard , and experienced.
Participants in a Center for Global Education travel seminar hiked and boated through
Nicaragua while learning about environmental stewardship.
Winter 2002-03
Lastly, together with the travel group , issues
are discussed and reactions shared ,
informing each other about different
perceptions and form ulating actions to carry
fonh . In this kind of learning communit y,
faculty and stud ents are co-learners.
Life-changing
EXPERIENCE
Unlik e th e observational natur e of touri st
travel, th e direct experience of a CGE
travel pro gram leaves few people
un affected or unch ange d . CGE frequ ent ly
receives comm ent s sim ilar to th e stud ent
who wrote, 'Thi s program represent s a
turnin g point in my life. Th e people we
met and th e experien ces we had all
combin ed to create a change wit hin me
that I cou ldn 't have antic ipated and I'm
not willing 10 forget. "
The numb er o f people invo lved in
CGE pro gra ms is significant. Since 1982 ,
more than 9 ,000 peop le have participat ed
in the 600 -plu s CGE semin ars Lo 40
countries , and more than 1,000 stud ent s
have particip ated in stud y abro ad
semesters.
A national LEADER
lts ironic that while the Cent er for Global
Education is widely recognized as a
national leader in internation al ex'])erienlial
educat ion , it remains somewhat of a wellkept secret on Augsburgs campu s.
Gingerich , who came Lo Augsburg in 2001
from Eastern Menn onite University in
Harri sonburg , Va., mention s himself as a
good examp le of someone who was not
familiar with Augsburg College, but who
knew and highly respected the wo rk of the
Center for Global Education .
CGE staff, includin g the adjun ct
faculty in the three centers abroad , are
freque nt speakers and resou rces al national
con ferences on cross-cultural
communication and internation al
exper ientia l edu cation . In the 2001-02
academic year, seven CGE staff members
mad e 18 presentations at conferences and
Winter 2002-03
events for international
and expe riential
edu cation
organizations , Lutheran
chur ch conferences,
faculty wo rkshops, and
meetings of Latin
American edu cation
leaders.
In some cases,
Lheir task has been to
convi nce un iversity
officials th at rigorous
CGE staff member Adrienne Kaufmann (second from left)
and meanin gful stud y
explains CGE programs at their 20th anniversary celebration .
ab road experience can
be highly expe riential
trave led to Atlan ta last year to brief Jimmy
and do es not have to be campus- based. To
Caner prior to th e de legatio n he led to
that end , CGE hosted a trip for members of
Cuba in April. Whi le they were in
NAFSA, the professio nal organization for
Havana , CGE staff person Janeen
international edu cators, for them to
McAllister joined them al an event al the
ex'Perience first-hand CGEs expe riential
Manin Luther King Center.
learnin g mode l.
As program s and destination s are
CGE'S third decade
added , the curricu lum may change, but the
fundamental miss ion of CGE remains the
same. Augsburg stud ent Nat Jungerberg ,
who studied in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
expressed it succinct ly in an article he
wrote for Augsburg Echo: "Everything
mailers, from whom I vote for Lo represent
me to where I spend my dollar. It's much
easier to be cynical and say, 'What I do
do esn't matter ,' but its far more
respon sible to become a globa l citizen and
acLlike it does ."
For information about the Center for
Globa l Education , go to <www.augsburg.
edu/g lobaled>, call 1-800-299-8889 , or
e-mail <globaled@augsburg .edu> . •
As it begins its third decade , Gingerich says
that the Center for Globa l Educations
progr am is squ arely in line with Augsburg
College's vision to provide a transformative
edu cation , based on a sense o f vocation , in
a diverse camp us comm unit y.
CGEs pan of that vision includes
sponso ring courses und er the Lilly grant
"Ex'Plorin g Our Gifts" that infuse reflection
on vocation as part of the curriculum for
stud y and travel abroad. It also includes
integration of CGE courses into the new
Augsbur g Core Curricu lum being
implemented in the next academic
year.
Recent additi ons to CGEs
program s have included several travel
seminars and shon-t erm cou rses in
Cuba , an area now accessible to
Americans for educationa l purp oses.
Last year four travel seminars studi ed
aspects of Cub an society and social
issues, with programming help from
the Manin Luther King Memorial
Center in Havana.
Former CGE staffer Mavis
Anderson, who no w work s for the
Augsburg students Sara Thedinga '01 and Kellen
Latin American Working Group on
Bredesen '03 studied social and political issues in
Cub a Policy in Washington , D.C.,
Cuba for a journalism class in spring 2001 .
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OJIBWE
LAKOTA
CREE
SIOUX
CHIPPEWA
MENOMINEE
ONEIDA
SAC
AMERICAN
INDIANSTUDENT
SERVICES
25YEARS
CELEBRATES
by Dan Jorgensen
n her drea ms Cindy Peterson sees the
creation of an American Indian Center
at Augsburg College. It wou ld be a
place for both Augsburg stude nts and the
broader Native American communit y to
come togethe r to learn , to share, and to
find new and exciting ways to provide
mu ch-needed outreach services to the
Indi an communit y.
"A few years ago, College officials
were contacted by someone who said they
were giving the American Ind ian Stud ent
Services Program (AISSP) $ 11 million ,"
Peterson , wh o is dir ector of the program ,
comm ented wistfully. "The offer turn ed
out to be a hoax, bu t it gave me some
time to do some 'fantasy dre amin g,' and in
th at dream was the creation of th is
American Ind ian Center- a stru ctur e
or space that wou ld
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accomm odate AISSP,
American Indian Stud ies,
and serve as a meeting
space . Of cour se, there also
would be additi onal staff
includin g a full-tim e
recruit er and a full-time
adm inistrative assistant ,"
she added with a smile.
The personne l issue, in
fact, might be even more
imp ortant than the center,
Peterson pointed out , in
Augsburg partners with Minneapolis and St. Paul schools
terms of help ing her
to encourage American Indian students to become
progra m grow beyo nd
teachers . Pictured is Greg Barrett '01, who teaches third
where it has been and is
grade at Mounds Park Elementary School.
today- the longest-running
progra m of its kind in the
grant s that have now brought it to the
upp er Midwest and one of ju st a few
point where a full-blown American Indian
headqu artered at a private college.
Studi
es maj or will be imp lemented in the
Du ring these 25 years , Augsbur g has
coming year. The maj or is ju st the latest
bee n fortunate to have the pro gram
step in wh at has been a 25-year series of
operate und er j ust two directorssuccesses, includin g a thr ee-year grant
Bonn ie Wallace, who serve d from the
from the Joyce Found ation to make
found ing in 1978 until 1996 , and
Augsbur g's th e on ly end owed American
Peterson , who was Wallace's
Indi an Stud ent Services Program in the
assistant for nearly 10
five-state region .
years before
In 1990 , an American Indi an Studi es
succeedin g her
minor was imp lement ed- "a hu ge
when Wallace left to
attra ction for both native and non-n ative
return to a position at
stud ents alike," Peterson said . And ,
th e Fond du Lac
Augsbu rg is the only private college in
Reservation in north ern Minnesota.
Minnesota to be designated an official
"This progra m has had
Minn
esota Teacher Training Partner,
success, I believe, because of that
offering grants and loans to Native
stability,'' Peterson said . "Stability,
American stud ents interested in becoming
consistency, and continuit y, along
teachers.
with scholarship and grant supp ort,
Th e in-th e-classroom leadership for
have been the keys."
American Indi an Studi es is dir ected by
Found ed by a grant from
Eric Buffalohead , a memb er of the Ponca
Honeywe ll, the progra m has been on the
Tribe wh o wro te his Ph.D. dissertation on
receiving end of co rporate and found ation
..........
Winter 2002-03
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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
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Monies in the operating budget fund the
overall work of the College, from faculty
and staff salaries to student financial aid
to paying the utilitie s bill. The operating
budget keeps the College up and runnin g,
and is support ed in part by und esignated
gifts to The Augsburg Fund.
Tuiti on & Fees 74%
Other Source 7%
Board 5%
Room9 %
Private Gifts 4%
Government Grants 1%
2001-2 002 REVENUES
200 1- 2002 PLANT ASSETS
(Net) $50 ,3 59,327
The College continu es to addr ess the
deferred maintenan ce issues in relation to
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its camp us infrastructure . Master planning
work for capital expansion remai ns
focused on the Co llege priority for a new
science stru cture.
Salary & Benefits 48%
O ther 17%
Financial A id 19%
Utiliti es 4%
Equipment & Capit al Impro vement 4%
Student Salary 3%
Debt Service 5%
200 1-2 002 EXPEN DITURES
200 1-2 002 ENDOWMENT
Ma rket Value : $22 ,762 ,074
A strong endowm ent ensures Augsburg 's
future strength and growth . The interest
and investm ent income on th e
endo wment principal provide needed
funding for student financial aid.
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1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
EN DO WMEN T ASSETS
May 3 1, 2001- May 3 1, 2002
2000
2001
2002
LIFETIMEGIVING
Thefallo111ing
societies recog
nize al11111ni
andjiiends of Leland and Louise Sundec
Helen Sverdrup+
A11gsb11r;g
111ho
havegenero11s!J
given a 111ini11111111
of
Johan Sverdrup+
·25,000 to the Colle
ge over a lifetime.
LEGACY SOC IETY
Cumul ative g ifts of $500,000 or more
Earl and Doris Bakken
Richard '7 4 and Nancy Co lvin
Julian•30+ and June+ Foss
James and Kathleen Haglund
Edwin and Barbara Gage
Orville '36+ and Gerrrud e Lund '3 6 Hognand er
Kinney Johnson '65
Ed and Phyllis+ Kavli
E. Milton '46 and Dorothy Lijsing '4r Kleven
James '46 and Jean• Lindell
Clair '46+ and Gladys Boxrud '46 Srromm en
1869 SOC IETY
Cumu lative gi fts of SI00,000-499,999
Charles and Catherine Anderson
C.A. L.+ and Esther J. E. + And erson
Leona Radman Anth olz '4 1
Luth er •29 + and Clarene Jorenby •29+ Arnold
Earl and Doris Bakken
Paul '63 and LaVonne O lson '63 Batalden
Sidney '57 and Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg
Ca rl Blegen•
Jack and Joyce Boss
Rodney and Barbara Burwell
Darrell '55 and Helga Egertson
Raymond Erickson '50+
Malcolm Esrrem+
Clara Evju
Philip and Lavonne Fandrei
Jerry and Jean Foss
Paul •42 + and Maxine Fridlund
Raymond '57 and Janice G rind e
Michael '7 1 and Ann Goo d
Phillip Gro nseth '57
Franklinand Carolyn Groves
Norman and Evangeline Hagfors
Donald Hennin gs
Don ald '39 and Phyllis Holm
Allen and Jean Housh
Leste r Hove rsten+
James Johnson and Maxine lsaacs
Roy Krohn
Arne '49 and Jean '52 Markl and
Larry and Marie McNe ff
Hoyt '39 and Lucille Messerer
William and tephanie Naegele
Richard and Barbara Tj ornh om '54 Nelson
Ida Nelson•
Marth a Nyland er•
Donald '5 3 and Beverly Halling '55 Or en
John and No rma Paulson
Robe rt '50 and Ruth Paulson
Harvey '52 and Joanne Varner '52 Peterson
Addison and Cynthia Piper
urtis and Marian Samp so n
James and Eva Seed
Glen and Ann a Skovholt
Paul+ and Lorene+ Steen
Genevieve Stelberg+
Co nrad uncle •15+
Jean Taylor '85 and Roger G riffith '84
Andrew Urness+
Elsie Wi ldun g•
John and Eleanor Yackel
BENEFACTORS
Cumul a tive g ifts of $25,000-99 ,999
Craig Alexander and Roberta Kagin
Ernest and Helen Alne
Harcvig Anderson+
Oscar '30 and Leola Anderson
I. Shelby G imse Andress ' 56
Ted and Ruth Arneson
Luther •29+ and Clarette Jorenby •29+ Arnold
Kennet11+and Dorocl1y Bailey
Ada Bakken•
Bercl1a Johanson '28 Hagen+
W illiam Biese and Laurie Fyksen-Biese '80
Zane and Barbara Kleven Birky
Roy '50 and Ardis Bogen
Donald and Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller
Ca rl '59 and Kathy Aaker '62 Casperson
Dr. Herbert '54 and Corinne Chilstrom
Fricjof Christensen '28+
James+ and Esther+ Crabtree
Mrs . O scar DeVold+
Joel and Mary Ann Elftman n
Tracy Elftmann '8 1
Amy Erickson
Edna Erickson '42
Jerome '37 and Win ifred Helland '37 Formo
Emil Fossan •30+
\'(lilliam and Anne Frame
O laf Gaastjon +
Donald and Irene Grangaard
H . T heodore '76 and Michele G rindal
Richard and Mabeth '58 Gyllsrrom
Florence Haasarud+
John Hanson+
Mark and hirley Hanson
Reuel+ and Margaret+Harmon
Roe and Beverly H aden
Lawrence and Lois Hauge
Anna Mae Hayden
Loren Henderson
Douglas and Grace Forss '57 Herr
Thelm a Leeland '32 Hess•
Allen '64 and Lenice Hoversten
Chester '60 and Clenora Hoversten
hester and Bernice Hoversten
Garfield Hoversten '50
Vincent 'SOand Marjorie Hoversten
Joseph Hsieh '6 1
O scar and Pearl Husby
Richard and G lenda Huston
Alfred Iversen
Richard and Sandra Jacobson
Einor and MaryJohnson
Eric Johnson
H elen John son
John Johnson
Ruth Johnson '74
Ruth John son '27'
Bruce and Maren Kleven
David and Barbara Kleven
Lowell '54 and Janice Kleven
Norma Knutson+
Dean and Susan Kopperud
Mildred Krohn
Dean '62 and Barbara Beglinger '63 Larson
Philip and Diane K.J
even Larson
Harris '57 and Maryon Lee
0. Herbert and Ilene Lindquist
Alph amae Halverson Lofgren '3 1+
Larry Lokken '60 and Claudia Sabin
Th eodo r Menzel+
Else Michaelsen '3 I +
Robert '7 0 and Sue Mid ness
Spencer '66 and Gay John son '66 Minea r
Alan Moncgomery and Janet Karvonen
Joel and Jeanne Mugge
Mildred Nelson '52
Ronald '68 and Mar y Kay Nelson
Sylvia Nelson '34
Harold and Louise Nielsen
Edith No rberg•
Robert '5 1 and Caro lyn Ode gard
R. Luther '56 and Bobbie+ Ol son
Don ald and Dagny Padilla
Isabelle Park Trust
Gerald '39 and Bernice Person
G len Person '47
Oliver and Jeannette Peterson
Thomas Peterson '70
Roger Pulkrabek
Marrin •29+ and Escher+ Quanbeck
Philip '50 and Dora Frojen '49 Quanb eck
Luther Rodvik '5 1
Olive Ronholm '47
Mathilda Sageng '3 1
C lara E. Sand ers•
Ruth Schmidt '52
Kenneth Schmit '38+
Morris Schonensrein
William and Marilee '65 Schroede r
Lyall and Inez Ol son '59 Schwarikopf
Rosemary Shafer
Agnes Siverson+
Mathias Slerca•
Borger Solberg
Paul ' 2 and Evelyn Sonnack
Stanley and Betty Srake
Roger '54 and Bonnie Stockmo
Odin Storien •2g+
Merton '42 and Irene Huglen '43 Strommen
Jack and P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor
\'(lilliam and Donna Teeter
L. Berniece Thompson+
Richard and Linda T honi
John Thu,+
Roy '24 and Jeanette Tollefson
Joel '38 and Frances Torstenson
James Touh y
Joan Volz '68
John '49 and Arnhild Werker
Richard and Olive Ni lsen '5 1 Zo ller
+ Deceased
PLANNED GIVING
HERJTAGE SOCIETY
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ents.
Harold '47 & Lois Black '47 Ahlborn
Ernest & Helen Alne
C harles & Cat herine Anderson
Daniel W. '6 5 & Alice Anderson
E. \X/illiam Anderson
Ernest '37 & Margaret Anderson
Esther Anderson+
Gary & Mary Anderson
Oscar '38 & Leola Anderson
\X/illiam '86 & Kelly Anderson
James '5 1+ & I. helby Gimse '56 And ress
Vince nt Andrews •50+
BeccyArnold
Luther •29+ ClarccceJorenby •29+ Arno ld
Oscar+ & Dorothy Austad
Dorot hy A. Bailey
Earl & Doris Bakken
Andrew '50 & Barbara Kolden '50 Balerud
Loren & Mary Qu anbeck '77 Barber
Gladys Pederson '25 Barnes
Elizabeth '82 & Warren Barn
Abner '35 & Marth a Baralden
Thomas '56 & Bernie Benson
Sidney '57 & Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg
Birgit Birkeland '58
Anne Blegen Estate
Kendra Bonderud '78 & Kenneth Parsons
Richard & Nancy Borstad
Donald & Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller
Gerhard '46 and Doris Frojen '5 1 Brecheim
J. Bernhard '48 & Hildur Anderson '43 Bretheim
Nancy G . Brown-Koeller '74
Jeroy '48 & Lorraine Car lson
Harold Caspersen '42+
Herbert '54 & Co rinn e Chilscrom
FricjofChristensen '28+
Judith Christensen
L. Gracia Christensen
Geo rge '72 & Janet Dahlman
Daniel & A. Caro lyn Benson '7 1 Dauner
Dallas '64 & Sharon Day
Richard '55 & Audrey Dronen
Beverly Durk ee
Ruben '45 & Thel ma Egeberg
Tracy Elfcmann '8 1
C larence '35 + & Tho ra Eliason
Avis Ellingrod
Casper & T helma '39 Embe rson
Denise Engebretson '82
Loren '46+ & Edna Kastner '42 Ericksen
Raymond Erickson •50+
John Evans '82 & Joan Moline '83
Kenneth Svendsen '7 8 & Allison Everett '78
Norman & Rachel Ferguson
Maud Forberg
Jerome '37 & Winifred Helland '37 Formo
Julian •30+ & June+ Foss
Ardella Fossum+
William & Anne Frame
Terry J. Frovik '67
Leola Dyrud Furman '6 I
Chuck Gabrielson '77'
Harry & Mabel Storm •25+ Garlock
Clayton Gjerde+
Donald+ & Irene Grangaard
Joan L. Griffin
Gracia Grindal '65
H . Theodor e '76 & Michele Grindal
Raymond '57 & Janice Grinde
Phillip Gronseth ' 55
Florence Haasarud+
Ruth Johnson '27 Escace
Ruth E. John son '74 & Philip A. Quanbeck II
Kenneth & Carmen Jones
Larry & Jennifer Abeln '78 Kahlow
Mary Kinglsey
Ruth Kislingbury
Gloria Gran t '57 & Arthu r Knoblauch
No rman & Gwen Johnson '58 Krapf
Roy Krohn +
Lois Kvamme+
Obert Landsverk •45+
LaJune Th omas '68 Lange
David Lanl<lnen '88
Marjorie M. Lanl<lnen
Ernest Larson •30+
Luther '52 & Jan ice Bremseth '55 Larson
Alan & Dorothy Lee
Harris ' 57 & Maryon Lee
Clayton & Virginia Lefevere
Ella Lindberg
James '46 & jean+ Lindell
0 . Herbert & Ilene Lindquist
MarionLiska
Bertha Joha nson '28 & Kristofer Hagen '29 Estate
Gary '7 1 & Dallas Ahrens '69+ Hagen
Alpharnae Halverson '3 I Lofgren+
James & Kathy Haglund
David Halaas '76
Arne '49 & Jean Swanson '52 Markland
Ronald & Donn a Manhias
Theodo r Menze(+
Janet Olson '79 Halaas
Edward & Shirley Hansen
Ernest & Anna Hovland '58 Hanson
Cynthi a Hanson '66
Mark '68 & lone Agrimson '68 Hanson
Charles & BeccyJohnson '58 Hass
Lawrence & Lois Hauge
Loren & Helen Mohn '42+ Henderson
Robert '55 & Karin Herman
Mrs. Otto E. Hjelle
Sigvald '4 I & Helen Hjelmel and
Orville '36+ & Gertrude Lund '36 Hognander
Kenn eth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holmen
Everett '57 & Ethel Hole
John Hoium
Allen & Jean Housh
Ruth S. Hovden
C hester '60 & C lenora Hovemen
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoversten
Garfield Hoversten '50
Lorna '62 Hoversten
Robert H ove rsten
Thom as '56 & Loretra Hoversten
Richard & Sandra Jacobson
Morri s & Beverly Jespersen
Anna Johnson+
Helen John son
Jerry & Bonita Johnson
Kinney John son '65
Mark '54 & Thelma Johnson
6
Daniel '65 & MaryTt ldahl '61 Meyers
Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksnes
Caro l Brande '67 Mork
Van & Mike Mueller
Geo rge L. Nelsen
Richard & Barbara Tjornhom '54 Nelson
Grace Peterso n '33 Ne lson+
Kenneth & Vera Nelson
Mild red Nelson '52
Robert '97 & Rose Nelson
Robert '66 & Rose Ann Nelson
Roger '52 & Marilyn Nelson
Roselyn Nordaun e '77
Estelle Nordine+
James '57 & Shirley Norman
Glenn & Ann Nycklemoe
Jonathan Nye '72 & Wendy Worner Northfeh
Terry '70 & Vicki Nygaard
Marth a Nylander Estate
Marvin Ny strom
H . Arlan Ofredah l '64
Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerscrom
Evelyn Olson+
Gordon '63 & Janice O lson
R. Luther O lson "56
Orville '52 & Yvon ne Bagley '52 Olson
Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 Ore n
Kenneth & Lillian Ysteboe '5 1 Ose
Ervin '56 & Sylvia Overlund
Do nald+ & Dagny+ Padilla
Robert ' 50 & Ruth Paulson
Richard l'auc, '37
Harvey '52 & Joanne Varner '52 Peterson
Douglas & Joyce Anderson '65 l' fu/f
T helma Schroeder '38 Preusee+
Roy Q uam '3 I +
Marcin •29+ & Esd1er+ Q uanbeck
Nancy Joubert '63 Raymond
Barbara Rodvik
Frances Roller
O live Ro nho lm '47
Donald '38 & Bo rghild Ronnin g
Aud rey Nagel '5 1 Sand er
Robert & Marianne Sander
Leland '35 & Pauline Sateren
Ruth chm idt ' 52
Kenneth Schmit '3g+
Roger '62 & Jean Schwarn
Rosemary Shafer
Dorothy Sward+
Gary ' 80 & Deanna Tangwall
Patr ick D . heehy & Wendy M . O ' Leary
O liver '36+ & Elisabeth T hompso n Sidney
Rod ney Sill '82
Arnold '48 & Ca rol Skaar
James Smith '94
Russel '50 & Virginia Smi th
Evelyn Amu ndson '43 Sonnack
Dorrie Sorenson+
Robert & Joyce Engm o m '7 0 Spector
Steven & Naomi Christensen '8 1 Scaruch
John '4 6 & Esther teen
Paul+ & Lo rene+ Steen
Odin Storien '2g+
Jack & P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor
John Thu ,+
Jeanette Tollefson '24
Joel '38 & Frances Torscenson
Kenneth '26+ & Ovedcia Torvik
John & Marcia Thompson '78 Turcone
Morris '5 1 & Bonnie Bieri '54 Vaagcnes
Mark ' 83 & Beth Voelker
Norman '75 & Kathryn And erson '76 Wahl
T homas ' 57 and Barbara Warme
Co lleen Watso n '9 1 & Mary McDougall
Do ug Shaw & Lois Wm man '76
Donald ' 89 & Melind a Mattox '9 1 Wichm ann
Merton '42 & A. Irene Huglen '43 Strommen
Peder '49 & Alice Berg '5 1 Wilcox
C lair '46 + & G ladys Boxrud '4 6 Strom men
Woodrow Wilson ' 53
Johan Sverdrup
Darrell & Lauralee Howe '63 Zen k
ANNUAL GIVING (Gifts received Jun e 1, 2001 to May 3 1, 2002)
Alumni Giving by ClassYear
CLASS OF '26
Number of Alumni: I
Total Amou nt of G ifts: $2585. 00
Participation: I00%
$2,500 -$4 ,999
Kenneth Torvik+
C LASS OF '34
N um ber o f Alum ni : 17
Tora ! Am ount of Gif ts: $33 0.00
Participation: 18%
G ifts up to $ 119
Cl ifford Johnso n
Gifts o f $ I 0,000 o r More
Jessie M . Christensen Escace
C LASS OF '35
N umb er o f Alumn i: 12
Total Amount of G ifts: $90 .00
Participation: 17%
C LASS OF ' 30
Number of Alumni: 9
Total Amo un t of G ifts: $545. 00
Parcicipacion: 11%
$500-999
Elsie Lokken Lower
C LASS OF '33
Num ber of Alumn i: 5
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 165. 00
Participation: 20%
$ 120-239
Vincent Kensrad
G ifts up to $ 119
Haro ld O lson
S5,000 -9,999
Jerome Formo
Win ifred Helland Formo
$ 120-239
Hamar Benson
W. Do nald O lsen
C LASS OF '29
N umb er of Alum ni :
Total Amount of G ifts: $2 05, I 00 .00
Parricipacion: 100%
Gifts up to $ 119
M . Dueland
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $ 12, 109.00
Participation: 53%
$2,500-4,999
Carl Ch rislock+
$ I ,000 -2,499
Ernest Anderson
$5 00 -999
Forrest Monson
$240-499
Richard Pautz
G ifts up to $ 119
Leland Sateren
Carl olberg
$ 120-239
Conrad Jergenson
Margaret ateren Trautwein
C LASS OF '36
Num ber of Alumni : 17
Tora! Amoun t of G ifts: $ 17 15.00
Participation: 29%
C LASS O F '3 8
Nu mber of Alu mn i: 33
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $3 ,555. 00
Participation: 30%
$ 1,000-2,499
Sophia Iverson Gjerde
$ 1,000 -2,499
Oscar Anderson
$240-499
Gertrude Erling Paun+
$500-9 99
Edor Nelson
G ifts up to $ 119
Roselyn Ekberg lh ling
Lynn Hanson Luthard
Dagmar Dahl Q uanbeck
$24 0-499
E. Irene Neseth
Ethel Sinn er Shebeck
Hannah Mehus Srensvaag
Joel Torsrenson
C LASS OF '37
Number of Alumni: I5
7
Adrian Tinderholc
5 120-239
Do nald Ro nnin g
G ifts up to $ 119
Einar Cannelin
Gretha Halvorson Loken
C LASS O F ' 39
Numb er of Alumn i: 37
Total Amount of G ifts: S2,985.00
Participation: 27%
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Gerald Person
S500- 999
Ruch Aune
Luther Strommen
$ 120 -239
Lester Dahlen
Irene Hagen Kyllo
G ifts up t0 $ 119
Roberc halmers
John Haaland
Gordon Korsmo
Vivien Thompson Paulson
Palmer Wold
C LASS OF '4 0
Number of Alumni: 4
Total A.m ount of ifts: $37 ,595
Participation: 36%
$ I 0,000 o r More
Adelaide Walsh Estate
$2,500-4 ,999
Valborg G ilscth C hrislock
$240-499
Margaret C hrislock Gilscth
$ 120-239
\Vanda Severson Benson
Henry Chapman
C larice Nundahl Fylling
Earl Lanes
Ca rl Overvold
Erling Tungseth
$ 120-239
Archie Buseth
Verlinda O lson Huu s
Victor Miller
Elaine Olson Seal
Gifts up co $ 119
Chester Brooks
Ebba John son Brooks
Roy Erickson+
Maryann Eye Helleckson
Florence Borstad Hicplcr
Glenn Hoplin
Kenneth Jacobson
Gifts up co $1 19
Clair Chelmen
Doris Hanson Currens
Florence Retrum Hovland
Arloene Martin Knudsen
Anna T horsgard Kordahl
Alben O lson
Ina. Hinrichs Sullivan
Roger Thomp son
CLASS OF '4 1
Number of Alumn i: 57
Toral Amount of Gifts: $7, 588.00
Participation: 35%
$2,500-4,999
igvald Hjelmcland
$ 1,000-2,499
Dona ld Lundberg
Sigfrid Aadland Lybeck
Harry Sorenson
Royal Steen
Everald Strom
Harriet Hclleckson Thompson
Morris Ulring
C LASS OF '43
Numbe r of Alumni: 66
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $ 14,6 10.00
Parcicipacion: 38%
$2,500-4 ,999
Evelyn Amundson Sonnack
A. Irene Hu glcn Strommcn
$ 1,000-2,499
Addell Halverson Dahl en
Fern Hanson Gudmcstad
Th eodore Nelson
Philip Rowberg
S500-999
Thelm a Sydnes Monson
$120 -239
Richard Jacobson
Vivian Peterson
Gifts up co SI 19
Erwin Chell
Reynold Erickson
Edward Evenson
Waldemar Framscad
Roben Girod
Roy Johnson
Mabel Nelson Kingscad
Martha Quanbcck May
Helen Helm Mork
Edmund crand
Ormande Tang
Irene Slcrcen Thoresen
Ruch Gudim Wold
CLASS OF '42
Number of Alumni : 57
Total Amount of Gifts: $11,630.00
Participation: 37%
$2,500 -4,999
Mcrcon Strommcn
$ 1,000 -2,499
Philip Helland
$240 -499
Muriel Quanbeck Turricrin
$500-999
O rloue Gisselquisc
Gloria BurnrvedtNelson
$240-499
Martin Larsen
Esther Paulson
$ 120-239
Hildur Anderson Brethei m
Borghild Escness
Arno ld Huu s•
Harry John son
Dorothy Herman Lanes
Emil Martinson
Harold Nelson
Marion Parbst Sarver
Henry Staub
Gifcs upc o$ 119
Ca rl Gilbertson
S. Elizabeth Bjornstad Luukkonen
lone C halgren Marcin
Amo Martin+
LuVerneNelson
Stanford Nelson
Ruch Framscad Steen
Estelle Uleberg Swanson
Clconc Bolstad Tang
$240-499
Bunon Fosse
Peggy Lou Zigneigo Fosse
Laville Henjum Larson
$ 120-239
Iver Sonnack
Gifts up co $ 119
Mary Ann Johnson Dixen
Kenneth Gilles
Edwin Johnson
Marjorie Kleven Quam
C larence Strandberg
CLASS OF '4 5
Nu mber of Alumni : 47
Total Amount of Gifts: $6,826. 00
Participation: 30%
$2,500-4 ,999
Vera Thorson Benzel
$ 1,000-2.499
Ruben Egeberg
Clara Carlsen Durfee
Eunice Tande Langhaug
Gifts up co $ 119
Bonnie Sorem Anderson
Donald Car lson
Marcella Solheim Nelson
D. Henrickson Pederson
Eileen Quanbe ck
Elsie Rykken Sandve
Robert Warren
CLASS OF '47
Number of Alumni : 64
Tocal Amount of Gifts: $ 13,568. 00
Participation: 42%
$5, 000-9 ,999
Glen Person
$ 1,000 -2.499
Harold Ahlborn
Lois Black Ahlborn
Olive Ronholm
$500-999
Joyce Opseth Schwarn
$500-999
Borghild Rholl Gabrielson
J. Vernon Jensen
$240-499
Marie Gjenvick Knaphus
Marguerite Gregwo n Larsen
$240-499
Paul Blikscad
Margery Manger Torgerson
$ 120-239
Muriel Ruud Frosch
John Parbsc
$ 120-239
Delpha Randklev Berg
Maria Galin Berryman
Agnes Valvik Larson
Arthur Marben
Lorna Wilberg Sanders
Gifts up co $ 119
Oliver Dahl
Elin Joh nson Lappegaard
Irene Ppedahl Lovaas
Caro l Tyvoll Nokleberg
L. Buesing Op grand
Ruch Chrislock Severson
Ruth Welnin Swanson
CLASS OF '4 6
Number of Alumni : 43
Total Amount of Gifts: $700 ,595 .00
Participation: 44%
$ I 0,000 or more
E. Milcon Kleven
James Lindell
Gladys Boxrud Scrommen
$2,5 00-4,999
Mario n Myrvik Buska
$1,000 -2.499
John Steen
$500-999
Ordelle Aaker
Gifts up co $119
Erma Chinander
Omar Gjerness
IAwell Larson
Avis Haga Lindroo s
Caro l Ysceboe Lindsay
Marilyn Rykken Michaelson
Roald Nokleberg
Eileen Kolden Olson
Herman Olson
Guilford Parsons
Jean Rachie Peterson
Edith Dreyer Reesnes
Sylvia Brande Saccren
John Thomp son
CLASS OF '48
Number of Alumn i: 9 I
Toral Amount of Gifts: $ I 1,020.00
Participation : 33%
$2,500-4,999
Jeroy Car lson
CLASS OF '44
Number of Alumni: 6 1
Tota l Amoun t of G ifts: $ 1,770.00
Parcicipadon: 16%
$24 0-499
Geo rge Sverdrup
$ I ,000 -2.499
Stephen Halvorsen
Margaret Nelson Foss Nokleberg
Arnold Skaar
$500-999
Chester Hoversten
$ 120-239
Norma Sateren Anderson
Jeannette Uleberg Boxrud
Gerh ard Bretheim
$500-999
Rona Quanbeck Emerson
Richard Koplin
Mary Schind ler Th ompson
$ 120-2 39
MaryArneson
J. Bernhard Brechcirn
Barbara Ekse Ca rlson
Doro thy Q uanbeck John son
Alcon Knucson
Duane Lindgren
Paul Sanders
G ifts up to $ 119
T heodore Anderson
LorraineCimmesrad lyne
Camille Sivertsen Forness
Eugene Hasselquist
Emily Rachie Hoard
Gud run Vik Kampen
Ge rhard Karlstad
Paul !Gide
Martha Th o mpson Nelso n
LaverneMoe Olson
Marilynn Peterson Olson
Eli1.abe1h Westphal Peterson
Ma ry Kuhn Schmid,
Ge rtrude Vik Sund srad
Erik Tromb org
Jean Tibke Vane
CLASS OF '4 9
Nu mber of Numni : 130
Toral Amount of G ifts: $ 12.525 .00
Participation: 40%
$5 ,000-9,999
Dora Frojen Quanbeck
Jo hn Werkct
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Elsie Ronholm Koivula
$500 -999
Donald Embretso n
Martha Fosse
BecsyTowns Framstad
Wi llard G lade
Lorenc McGinnis Hansen
Evelyn Green Harris
Lorraine Telander Hendershor
Wi lliam lrgens
Donna Curry lrgens+
Louisa Johnson
Robert Johnson
Ca rol John so n Logan
Jo hn Midtl ing
Joyce Dreyer Nesct
Theodore Nystuen
Anna trand Olson
Donald Peterson
Robert Peterson
Miriam Bredow Priebe
Jo hn Q uam
Pau l Rot h
Donald areren
Dorothy T horb erg chm idt
Lillian Hanson tadelman
Donald Sween
Rueben Vane
Jo hn Wetzler
Peder W ilcox
Mae Jo hnson Luhn
Quentin Quanbcck
G ifts up to $ 119
Delphin e Jensen Bakke
Raymo nd Bodin
La Verne Olson Burnrvcdt
George apetz.
hidey Dahlen
C harlotte Forness Egeberg
Robert Eftedal, I
Dolores No lan Fevig
Marilyn Larson Forslund
Merlyn Frcdman
Beverly Fowler Holte
Wi lliam Holte
Raynard Huglen
Delores Farm Johnson
Esther Johnson
Everette Johnson
LeRoy John son
\'(lilliam Knutson
G eorge Lanes
Carol Schmidt Larson
Harvard Larson
C)'ruS Lideen
Marion Iverson Loges
Rhond a Hektner Lybeck
Robert clson
James Peterson
\'(laync Peterson
Elizabet h Felland Ronnin g
John hd stad
Angeline Rolland orenson
Dorothy Twiron
Robert Ulsaker
David Wasgm
C LASS OF ' 50
umber of Numni: 194
Total Amount of Gifts: $48.523. 00
Participation: 33%
$5.000 -9,999
Roy Bogen
Rudolf Engelm ann
Garfield Hover ren
Robert Paulson
Philip Qua nbeck
C LAS OF "5 1
Numb er of Alumni : 15 1
Total Amount o f G ifts: $48,58 0.00
Participation: 50%
$2,500 -4,999
FrankArio
Georgette Lanes Ario
$5 ,000 -9.999
Anabelle H anson Dalberg
Robert O degard
Oli ve N ilsen Zo ller
$ 1,000 -2,499
$240-499
Robert Andersen
Lois \'Varner Bergcland
Luth er Bergeland
Arno ld Henjum
Henry Roufs
Jean Christenson Sverdrup
heldon Torgerson
$ 120 -239
Ray Anderson
James Carlson
Erling Helland
Esth er Tun gseth Hin schberger
Marvin Johnson
Calvin Larson
Jeanette Jacobson Martinson
Paul Paulson
Edward Nb erg
Richard Aune
Lola Lidstro m Berg
Kermit Hoversten
Carol \'(latSon chweizer
$2 ,500-4 ,999
Marolyn Sortland Halverson
\'(lilliam Halverson
$5 00 -999
Archie Lalim
Eunice Nystuen ordand
S 1,000 -2,499
LaVonnc Th ompson Benson
Ruby Helland Brow n
hirlcy L, rson Goplerud
Audr ey Nagel ander
$240 -499
Ethel Anderson Andersen
Andrew Balcrud
Barbara Kolden Balerud
orinne hicll Leslie
Lynn Lundin
Miriam Hoplin Lundin
Lyle Show
$500 -999
James hristopherson
Jennings Th ompson
$24 0-499
Elii.1bct h Becken
Roben Hoffiander
Merlin Johnson
LaRhea Johnson Morseth
LaWayne Morserh
Daniel Pearson
Wallace Pran
Calvin torley
arol Brekken Ritt enhouse
Connie Rholl Wagoner
Gifts up to $1 19
Jerome Andersen
Jack Berry
Dolores Hinsverk Bies
Fabian
arlson
Rut h Isaacson
ornell
$ 120-239
Erling aris en
Donald Erickson+
Sylvia Kleven Hanson
Marjori e Wi lberg Hauge
Doroth y Gra mlin g Hoffiander
Rob m Howells
Roger Leak
9
$ 120 -239
Gen rude ess Berg
T heodore Berkland
Doris Frojen Bretheim
Shirley Odencrans Erickson+
Glen Hendrickson
Eleanor Ewert Hucchinson
Gloria Johnson
Erika raub Niemi
Clarice Thi ngelscad Onsager
Lillian Ysteboe Ose
Dorothy wanson Ryan
G ifts up to $ 119
Dorothy Anderson
Elaine Hanson Aune
Kerman Benson
James Bergd and
Dolores Flaa Bjerga
Alben Bjerkestrand
Thelm a Finnesgard Dahle•
Trygve Dahle•
G erald Davis
John Eliason
Harold Emerson
Steph en Engelstad
Ellen Stenberg Erick.son
Kat hryn Th orsgard Erickson
Stanley Erickson
Jo hn Ga rland
Janee HargraveGavic
Ronald Gude rian
Herbert Hanson
Hubert Hanson
Howard Hjelm
Muriel Olson Hoplin
Joseph Hulterstrum
An •ild Jacobson
John Johnson
Jean Vettel Kicele}'
Arthur Kuross
Joan Baxter Larson
Richard M)'hre
Harland elson
Pete Petersen
Gloria trand Peterson•Conrad
Arthur olberg
Otto Sotnak
Joyce Bonen trand
Herbert Svendsen
Alice Anderson Thorson
Donald T horson
Mary Valtinson Vevle
Robert Weeden
David West phal
Ruth Fosten •o ld Westph al
Ni ce Berg Wilcox
Loren \Xloo lson
C LASS OF ' 52
umber of Alumni: 139
Total Am ount of G ifts: $28 ,005 .00
Participation: 1%
$5 ,000-9,999
Leon ard Dalberg
Ruth chmidc
$ 1,000 -2. 99
Joanne Varner Peterson
Harvey Pererson
Yvonn e Bagley O lson
(Gifts received Ju ne 1, 200 1 to May 3 1, 2002)
Orvi lle Olson
Harvey Peterson
$ 1,000-2,499
Gloria Parirek Thorpe
Ruth Pousi Olli la
Janice Anderson Rykkcn
James Shiell
Joann e Varner Peterson
G ordon Th orpe
$500-999
\Villiam Kuross
Leroy Nyhus
Charlorte Kleven Rimmereid
$240-499
Irene Shelstad H enjum
Lloyd Lyngdal
Mildred Nelson
$ 120-239
Arvid Dixen
Marjorie Danidson Johnson
Morris Johnson
Ludt cr Larson
Donn a Wang Leak
D oro thy Sko nno rd Petcrx n
Marlo Petersen
Beverly Gryth Villwock
Gi fts up to $ 119
LeRoy Anenson
No rman Backstrom
Laurie Balzer
herman Bohn
H arriet Haller Brown
Celia H anson Burk
David Christensen
LeVon Paulson Dinrcr
Marj orie Haley Eliason
Jun e John son Enget
James Faul
Robe rt Go rdo n
Kay Roper H agen
Elmer Hanso n
M . Joyce Tallman H anson
Richard Howells
Th eodore Hust oft
Millard Knudso n
James Kon o m
Benjamin Larson
Elwood Larson
John Leak
Lola Nelso n Nebel
Roger Nelson
Go rdon Od egaard
Arnold Paulson
Gladys D ahlberg Peterson
Vera Peterson Rachuy
Donavon Robcrcs
David Rold«
Leona Eng Rold«
Roger Shelstad
Lewann Awes Sornak
Mae Ness Sparby
Alyce Larson Thur een
O dett e Hj elle Waller
CLASS OF '53
N umb er of Alumn i: 125
Total Amount of G ifts: $22,305.00
Parcicipation: 38%
$5,000-9,999
Donald Or en
Mark Raabe
$500-999
Ruth Aaskov
Dorothy Srrommen Chrisrophcrson
Marvin Larson
John Lingen
Betry Mun son Nyhus
Thomas Ohno
ArthurR.immcrcid
Allan Sortla,1d
$ 120-239
Theodore Anderson
Louis B« ker
Lowell Brown
lnts Busevic.s
Valborg Kyllo Ellingson
Erling S. Huglen
Richard Johnson
Mavis Kyllonen
Alice Jensen Noble
Horace Porten
Allan Thoreson
$240-499
Marlys Ringdahl Gun derson
\Vilgard John son
Joan Johnso n Kuder
Wi lmer Oudal
Gifts up to $ 119
Keith Anderson
JeannineTorstenson Blanchard
Willard Botko
Roger Ca rlson
George Fisher
Esther Oleson Freund
Marshal Cante
$ 120-239
Joseph C leary
Joyce Jorgensen Eckhoff
Beverly Nystuen -Carlsen
David Rykken
Edmund Youngquist
James Gcise ndorfer
G ifts up to $ 119
Eli1.abeth Manger Anderson
LaVon Moderow Belanger
Torrey Berge
H . Emmerc Dan ielson
Faith Ca rlstedt Dippo ld
Herman Egeberg
Jerom e Engseth
Leland Fairbanks
Delmour Fenske
Marilyn Elness Froiland
Jam es Hamre
A1ice Jacobsen
Norm an John son
Sigrunn Kvamme
H arriet Dup slaff Luehrs
Jack Lundb erg
David Lunde
Dono van Lundeen
Duane Myrin
Howard Pearson
Harold Peterson
Donald Reimer
Sam Skogsbergh
Vernon Stcnoien
Phyllis Vik Swanson
Co rinne Rechwill Tiegs
William \'Uhite
Helen Larsen Wire
Mavis Strand Hafsrad
Wallace H afstad
Eileen Johnson Hanson
Rohm lngman
U roy lscmingcr
Orpha Hu shagen Iseminger
Rohm Langseth
Mary Peterson Leak
Beverly Jacobsen Lund een
Alan Mathiason
Helen Jensen Myhre
Arlene Larson Nelson
Karl Nestvold
Edward Nyhu s
Winifred Nysrucn Nyhus
Ardis Dorr Nystuen
G lenn O lson
Lloyd Peterson
Ardelle Skovholt Quanbeck
No rm an Quanbeck
Donna Erickson Reimer
Alben Sand ness
Maryls Harkm an Schm idt
John Seaver
Roger Stockmo
Jero me Trelsrad
CLASS OF '55
Number of Alumn i: 10 I
Total Amount of Gifts: $36,525.00
Parciciparion: 35%
CLASS OF ' 54
Number of Alumni : 147
Total Amo unt of G ifts: $9,670.0 0
Participation:37%
$ 10,000 or more
Phillip Gronseth
$ I ,000-2 ,499
$2,500-4 ,000
Beverly Halling Oren
Florence H elland Borman
Lowd ! Kleven
$ 1,000-2 .499
Darrell Egertson
Beverly Omdahl Nelson
$500-999
Herbert Chilmo m
$240-499
Richard Dronen
Arvin Halvorson
$240-499
Arthur Anderson
Mark John son
Colette Peterson Lyngdal
10
Philip Nelson
Ethel Nordstrom Shiel!
$120-239
Gene Anderson
Agnes Thompson Becker
John Benson
Richard H agestuen
Jacquelyn Bagley Han son
Janice Bremseth Larson
Wenona Strandlie Lund
Richard Mahre
Clinton Peterson
Gifts up to $ 119
Wi llard Burk
Elaine Fo~ Erickson
Wallace H anson
Robert Herman
Mary Jean Danger Holmquist
ErvinJohnson
LaVonne Soderberg John son
Elmer Karlstad
Ralph Martinsen
Phyllis O lson McDaniel
Audrey Larson Miller
Clarice Ca rlson Nasby
Diane Aho Nelson
Clyde Peterson
John Peterson
David Skaar
Mavis BergeTrelnad
CLASS OF '56
Numb er of Alumni : 125
Total Amount of Gifts : $ 14,405.00
Participation: 38%
$5,000-9 ,999
R. Luther Ol son
$ 1,000-2,499
Deloris Anderson
I. Shelby G imse Andr ess
$500-999
Robert Lockwood
$240-499
Lloyd Grinde
Cha rles Howard
$ 120-239
Dorot hy Floistad Benson
Thomas Benson
H ans D umpys
C harles Evavold
Rohm Gjengdah l
James Hau gen
Stan ley Ludviksen
Christine Munson Main
Ronald Main
James Pederson
Robert Roos
Donohu e Sarff
Elizabeth Morcensen Swanson
John Thomp son
G ifts up to $ 119
Margaret Hermanson Barnes
Gerald Baxter
Caro lyn Lower Bliss
J• mes Buski rk
O rla hrisrenscn
Robert Dongoske
Lel• nd Erickson
F,r olyn John son Ge hring
Shirley Mu len G rnus
Jo hn Haynes
Marlys Nepsu nd Lester
Margaret Helgaas Lincoln
Harvey Lundin
Mary Christiansen Meyer
Ardell Moen
Robert No rby
Roger O se
Ervin Ovcrlund
James Pearson
Harold Stoa
Allen Swanson
Kath ryn Th orv ig Th omp son
G lenn T ho rpe
Mark T ho rpe
Richard T ho rud
Ma lcolm Unseth
Evererc Holt
Marshall Jo hnson
Ralph Johnso n
Ro nald Johnson
Alfred Kaupins
Faye Brenni Moen
Do nald Myrvik
Rhod a Dah l Myrvik
ClaraA.nnHaugen Nordstrom
Ge rald Parupsky
Noel Sagness
Gloria Grant Knoblauch
Jeanette O lso n Locke
O rval Moren
Ruby Johnson Mortenson
Phyllis Knudson cim
Ronald cave
LaVane Srudlicn
Arden Wahlberg
Robert Welch
James No rman
Robert O slund
James Plum edahl
L'lwrcnce Pratt
C LASS OF '59
Number of Alumni : 143
Tota l Amount of ifts: S 18,050.00
Participadon: 4 1%
Marian GraffSkaar
Neal nider
Mar lys Holm Tho rsgaard
John Welckle
Ronald Welde
$5,000-9,999
John Martinsen
C LASS OF '58
Nu m ber of Alumn i: 132
Toral Amou nt of G ifts: $26,385 .00
Participation: 35%
$ 1,000-2,499
Paul Almqu iSt
arl Casperson
$ 10,000 or more
Birgit Birkeland
MarcinOlav Sabo
Inez.Olson chwarzkopf
$2,5 00-4,999
Joann e Stiles Laird
$500-999
Lois Madson Allen
John Berg
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Menon Johnson
Robert Meffert
Ronald Miskowicc
Harold eilsen
Hubert Nelson
Willard O lsen
Do nald O lson
Sylvia Moe Ovcrlund
Vicki Skor Pearson
Eileen Pund y
David Quanbeck
Luther Romo
Do nald Sallen
Junice Aasncss andncss
Theodore trand
Gale Torscenson
C LASS O F '60
N umb er of Alumni : 162
Total Amo unt of Gifts: $ 10,405.00
Participation: 3 1%
$2,50 0-4,999
Bruce Amundson
Eugene Peterso n
C LASS OF ' 57
N umb er of Alumn i: 138
Tota l Amou nt of G ifts: $29 ,984 .00
Participation: 36%
S 10,000 or mo re
Raymo nd G rind e
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Caroly n Burfield
Beverly Tollefson Uh lenberg
$500-999
Chester Hoversten
Dona ld Olsen
Lila Ogawa Furukawa
$2,500-4 ,999
Grace Forss Herr
Harris Lee
Mabech aurc yllscrom
Wesley Sideen
Crace Kemmer Sulcrud
S 1,000-2,499
tanley Baker
Sidney Berg
De>n Holmes
An na Hovland Hanson
Jo An Bjornso n Jo hnson
Mary Erickson Lockwoo d
$500.00-999
Harlan hriscianson
$240-499
T homas Moen
Bo nnie Martinson Sta rley
$500-999
$ 120-239
Mary Twiton Bosben
Paul hrisrensen
Donald Hagestuen
RmhThorsgard Homme
Harry Horne
Rhoda Monseth Hu glen
hirley Nordin e Kehrbc rg
Gary Lange
Go rdon Lindgren
Lawrence Lyscig
David Ringstad
RichardRobinson
onja Sather kurdal
$2 0-499
C hester Dyrud
Kennech Hagen
$240-499
D ennes Borman
AJdemar Johnson Hagen
Gor don Trelsrad
$ 120-239
James Armstrong
Verna Skovholr Barren
T homas Hom ander
Roben Jamieson
Morris Jespersen
Wayne Johnson
Roger Mackey
Gera ld M indrum
Maynard Nelson
Richard Vevle
Bill Z inn
Gifts up to $ 119
Richard Berg
David Freedland
Do rot hy Burke Freedland
Virg Ge h ring
Peggy-Joyce orenso n Grab le
G ilbert Gra us
Doris Rovick Hanson
Anneliese Laidig H aynes
Jean M,ng uson H icks
$ 120-239
Elyce Lundquist Arvidson
Lois Mackey Davis
Hugh Gi lmore
Betty John son H ass
Peggy Oneil wcnscn
Janet Coo ke Zinewicz
Jerome Kleven
Alice Lindell Lindgren
Wendel l Sh iell
G ifts up 10 119
Lawrence Berg
Irene O lson Brown
James Brown
Delores rupp hristianson
Barbara O lson Oertle
Jam es G uldm h
James Hanson
Franklin Hawks
Arlene dander Hill
Rod ney Hill
James Horn
Ro nald Jacobso n
LarryJunkermcier
H arold Kambak
Charlone Bac:a
lden Knmson
Monroe Larson
LeRoy Lauen
Walrer Lundeen
G ifts up to $ 119
Dennis Barnaal
Vernon Berkness
Elaine Nelson Bernards
Erwin
hrisrenson
Janet Nicderloh hristeson
Glenn Davidson
onja Johnson Enscad
Loi Hofstad Esselmom
Myrna Tollefson Ga rdin
Philip Heide
C, rl Hellie n
C. Leroy John son
Joy Hu nd l Joh nso n
Gwen Johnson Krapf
Margaret Peterson Langness
Jon Maraia
John Miskowiec
11
$240-499
Richard Berge
Phyllis Raymond Burge
Bruce Cunning
Jayton Paulson
Edyt he Strand Shogren
Marjorie Moland \Xlcndt
S 120-239
John Anderson
Kay Lemmerman ilmore
Ruth Carlsen Moen
David Nordlie
S 120.00
Donald Homme
HarryToussaim
Gifts up to $ 119
Lois Richter Agrimson
Jean Knutson Anderson
Arne Boyum
Myron Carlson
Carol Johnson Casperson
Fred Engelmann
Ruth Borchardt Engelstad
ancy Garland Erickson
Arden Fla1en
James Gedrose
Dennis Glad
BarbaraMilne Gordon
David Hanka
Kenneth Hatland
Gerald Hendricks
Donald Holmq uisc
LaVonne GravgaardIverson
Peter Locke
M•ry LundquiSt Meffert
C lifford Myhre
R. Thomas Olson
(Gifts received Jun e 1. 200 1 10 May 3 1, 2002)
Phyllis R<denbaugh Ose
Dwighr Pederson
Barbara Ricsberg Peterson
Ronald ranley
MarleneStud1ien
C LASS O F '62
Number of Alumni: 169
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 14,420.00
Participation: 29%
Gordon
$2,500-4,999
Joann Eliason Amundson
yverson
Larry Th ompson
Kermit Vall~n
Sharon Grodt West
Darrell Wiese
Shirley Harms W ilsey
Lowell Ziemann
C LASS O F '6 1
Number of Alumni : 160
Total Amounr of Gifts: $ 17,949. 00
Parcic ipation: 26%
$5,000-9,999
Richard Thompson
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Marilyn Saure Breckenridge
Joseph Hsieh
Kenneth Nelson
Karen Egcsdal Trelm d
$500-999
Daniel Carlson
Mary Ttldahl Meyers
$240-499
Dennis Johnson
Jan et Baralden Johnso n
Gregory Madson
$120-239
Kenneth AJccrman
Theodore Botten
Curtis Haney
Ca rol Oversvee Johnson
Joan Gibson Labs
Ronald Laudert
Seven Score
Co nstance Gildsech pangenberg
PatriciaNordlund Toussaint
Gifts up to $ 119
Gayle Arvidson
Lloyd Bakke
John Baxter
Mary Lou BalcerChristenson
Lawrence Gallagher
Roger Gordon
Jam es Ho lden
Audrey Halvorson Hovland
PatriciaSwanson Kreuziger
George Larson
George Lundqu ist
Julie Magnuson Marineau
Jack Mayala
Karen Erickson McCullough
Cedric Olson
Gerald Peterson
James Redeske
Myron Rew
Jud y Fosse Snider
Glenice Nordin Sprague
Carol Svanoe
Bruce Westphal
$5,000-9,999
Patr icia O 'Reilly Olso n
$ 1,000-$2,499
Dennis Erickson
Mary Lou Ervin Erickson
$ I ,000-2.499
Allen Hoverste n
Philip Sidney
Sarah Halvorson Strom
Sandra Simpson Phaup
Stella Kyllo Rosenquist
WilJiamStrom
$500-999
David Srccnson
Robert Tufford
LauraleeHowe Zenk
$ 1,000 -2,499
Kathleen Aalcer Casperson
Eunice Kyllo Roberts
Arne Sather
$240-499
Ronald Beckman
Bradley Holt
David Procrnr
Ordean Torsrenson
$240-499
Jennelle Johnson C unning
Paul Grover
Lorna Hoverste n
John Hugo
Lois Knutson Larsen
Kay Hanenbur g Madson
Wayne Stockman
Lewis Sundquist , 11
Mary Ann Sorensen Urban
$ 120-239
Roger Bevis
Brenda Henrickson Capek
Linda Carlscedt
Lola Nelson Grafstrom
C. Bagley Humphrey
Doris Wilkins Johnson
Caro l Anderson McCue n
T homas Wadsworch
Marilyn Heide Waller
John Wanner
$120-239
Marilyn Ellingson Akerman
Philip Baum an
Joanne Joski Evavold
Judy Jo hnson John son
Olivia Gordon Lorents
John Osberg
Gifts up to $ 119
R. Char les Anderson
C harles Arndt
Morris Bjurlin
Gifts up to SI 19
John Bosrad
Claire Helland Buettner
John Christense n
Wayne Coil
Sherman Coltvec
Tamara Ronholdt Francis
Marilyn Olson Gronner
Julia O se Grose
Sonia Overmoe n Gullick,
Peter Hauser
Rodney Helgeson
Wanda Anderson Hemes
Robert Umup
Ruth Gochnauer Johnson
Ursula Laidig Juliar
LynneMclean Junkcrmeicr
Gayler Korsmo
Ella Bowlby Lerud
John Lystig
Phillip Matti son
Cunis Moe
A. Robert Molldrem
Ann Ring Odegaa rd
Betty Johnson Oppegard
Milo Oppegard
Bonnie Carlson Pehrson
Roger Schwarn
Ronnie Scott
Bcrz.cPaulson Solomonson
Barbara Herkal Szoke
Roger Bosmoe
Wendell Carlson
Joan Hanson C heck
Wayne Christiansen
Gloria C lauson
Alice Evenson
l.annell Farmer
Mary Lower Farmer
Raymond Fosse
Stephen Gabr ielsen
Joyce Gusiafson Hauge
Marilyn Peterson Haus
Mary Jo Cherne Holmmand
Caro lyn Johnson
Judich Hess Larsen
KarenTangen Mattison
Julie Medbery
Russell Oste rberg
Glenn Peterson
Janet Evenson Potran
James Roback
Hans Sandbo
Allen atter
Albert Schobe r
Arvid Schroeder
C hristopher Wagner
Ann Johnson Wollman
Linda Tollefson Zenk
C LASS OF '63
Number of Alumni : 188
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $53,086.00
Participation: 29%
C LASS OF '64
Numbe r of Alumni : 202
Toca! Amount of Gifts: $ 15,76 1.00
Participation: 25%
$ I 0,000 or more
LaVonne O lson Batalden
Paul Batalden
$2 ,500-$4,999
Joyce Leifgren Young
Karen La.Mere Bosmoe
12
$500-$999
Rohm Nordin
Karen Henry Srccnson
$240-$499
Doto thy Borsgard Berldand
Ellen Paulson Keiter
Gary Langness
Jean Pfeifer Olson
Stanley Spangenberg
Dorothea Hake Torsrcnson
$ 120-$239
Luther Anderson
Bruce Braaten
Deanne Star Greco
Roger Johnson
Sharon C hristensen Kildal
Mary Fenrick Olson
Ted Olson
James Parks
Patricia Strecker Pederson
Virginia Hovland Plunkett
Bruce Ranum
Betty Hanson Rossing
Gifts up to $ 119
Dawn Asp Aarsvold
And rew Berg
Jerry DeVrieze
Avis Hoel Dyrud
Philip Dyrud
Barry Fosland
Ronald Gtoff
Margery Kyvig Haaland
Ann Tja den Jensen
David John son
Jack Kelly
Sharon Swanson Knucson
Diane Garbisch Levalce
Mary Lindgren
Karla Krogsrud Miley
Ronald No rdin
Sharon Peterson Paulson
Linda Hamilton Senta
James Spiess
Satoru Sudoh
Carla Q uanbeck Walgren
Michael Walgren
Elizabech Johnson Wolsky
C LASS OF '65
Numb er of Alumni : 229
Total Amount of Gifts: $78,627.0 0
Partic ipation: 34%
$ I 0,000 or Mo re
Kinney Johnson
$5, 000- $9,999
Lyle O lson
$2 ,500-$4,999
Daniel And erson
$ I ,000-S2 ,499
Lois Harp Bjorngoard
Paul Ficldharnmer
Priscilla Strecker Fieldhammcr
\'(landa \Xlagner Hanson
Ruth Radke Paulson
Larry cholla
S500-$999
Julie Gudmcsrad Laudicina
Daniel Meyers
Steven Nielsen
$240-$499
Gary Blosberg
Judy Thomp son Eiler
Mark Gjerde
James Harbo
MarleneHanggi Heimbigner
Cordelia Coltvec Hoffmann
BeverlyNelson Hugo
Peter Jacobson
Carol Welch Langness
Marie Hafie MacNally
John McIntyre
Dennis Morreim
Gene Nagel
Gary O lson
$ 120-239
Bradford Aamodt
JoAnn Halvorson
Robert Hinz
Donald Hostl h
Sharon Dirrbcnner KJabund
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John Luoma
Larry Nelson
David Parupsky
Joyce Anderson Pfaff
GaryT hyren
Gifts up ro $ 119
Lois Luthard Anderson
Marilyn ielsen Anderson
Judith Kasin Anenson
Jean Amland Berg
Adrienne crand Buboln
Larry Buboltz
Darryl Can er
Gerald Dahl
Eunice Bergman Dietrich
Thomas Eberhart
Gary Ellis
Dale Engel
Marilynn Ross Fa1l
strom
Donald Francis
Hildur Oyen Gleason
Anita Christopherson Gransee
Gracia Grindal
David Gunderson
Linnea Hanke
Edythe Berg Johnson
Janice Mattson Johnson
Kendall Kamp
Chuck Kienholz
Paul Larson
Michael Marcy
Michael Monson
Peter Onstad
Calvin Peterson
Janee Anderson Peterson
Lilah Rasmussen
Paul Reiff
Gary Reuss
Lee Ridgway
I. Patricia ccenson Roback
Marie Bergh andbo
Ellen Johnson Srrorn
Sceven Scrommen
\Villiam Tessman
Lyndon West
Robert Zeller
Dennis Rykken
James enn
Joann Gilbertson Snyder
Karen Pelcola Sorenson
Beery Lundgren ravrou
Sorerios Sravrou
harles Stenson
Dale Strom
James cruve
haron Petersen Te.ssman
Steven Westby
CLASS OF '6 6
Number of AJurnni: 2 17
Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $ 18,759.00
Panicipario n: 26%
CLASS OF '67
Number of Alumni: 2 17
Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $8,337.00
Participation: 31o/o
$5,000- $9,999
Gay Johnson Minear
penccr Minear
$500-$999
ccphen Bacalden
Lee Anne Hansen L1ck
recchen Larson Swenson
\Vaync wenson
$ 1,000-$2 ,499
Thom as Hanson
$500-$999
Patricia Munson Duncan
ynthia Hanson
Beth Torstenson
$240-$499
Gail Suo msmoc Dow
Alan Gierke
Marilyn Albaugh Gierke
Rebecca Beiro Huseby
Dennis Miller
Mark Sandbo
$240-499
Janice Peterson Andrews
John Greenfield
Edward Huseby
Douglas Johnson
Kathryn Wall Johnson
Donald Marrison
Richard Mork
Jeanne \'(/anncr Morreim
$ 120-$239
James Call
Loren Dunham
Sharon Hendrickson Gronberg
Barry Gunderson
Kay Dahlquist Gunderson
uzanne Overholt Hampe
Gene Hugoson
Kathleen Feddick Luedtke
Dennis Sackreitcr
Karen Foss Sackreiter
Muriel Berg cholla
John elstad
Robert ko«egaard
Duane Vik
Rebecca Helgesen Von Fischer
$120-239
Lennore Bylund Bevis
Larry Hoff
teven Holm
Gracia Nydahl Luoma
Karen Langseth Oelschlager
Margaret Ahlson Tjade n
Gifts up to $ 119
Benjamin Coltvet
Donald Anderson
John Andr easen
K."hleen Popp Boggess
Julie eegmiller Braaten
Barbara Anderson Brown
Helen Co ltvet larke
Judith Erickson oppersmi1h
hirley Sandin Dahl
Darlene Ojak:mgas Gunderson
Catherine Blom Johnson
F. William Johnson
Karen Johnson
Margaret Danielson Jorg nsen
Allan Kriscenson
EJsie Anderson Larson
John Lund
Marcia Th imsen Noble
Douglas Norvold
Beverly Hallcock Ohmann
Larry O lson
Dennis Paulson
Darrel Pererson
Judith Erickson Pinelkow
arolyn Benson Pinman
Gifts up to $ 119
BarbaraAnderson Aaberg
Bruce Anderson
Dianne Larson onn
Janet Fischer Davenport
Marilyn McKnight Erickson
Ruth Ann Gjerde Finke
Terry Frovik
Bruce ilmore
Dennis Goldenman
Lorraine Vash osewisch
Robert Haskin
onja Helgesen
Darlene Tesdell Hetland
Duane Hetland
Robert Hosman
Roger Husbyn
Sandra Doering Jeppesen
Victori:i.Asper Johnson
Mi hael Jorgensen
loria Lamprecht
Mary Lou Lanes
Elaine Erickson L1rson
Karen Len::inder
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Marian Schroeder Leonardson
Mary Ellen trommen Liebers
James Lindell
Carol Brandt Mork
Johanna cidcrt
Bonnie Johnson Nelson
Linda Larson Pahl
Janee Madsen Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
\Villiam Pittman
Fern Rasmussen
Harley Refsal
Audrey Anderson Rogness
Patricia Sickin
Tom Snyder
Paulene Nelson peed
Marlys Ruona Thomsen
cuan Ucgaard
Carl Wall
Geraldine Neff Wall
CLASS OF '68
Number of Alumni: 26 1
Total Amount of Gifts: $46,332.00
Participation: 29%
or more
Ronald Nelson
$ I 0,000
$ 1,000-$2,499
David Berg
David Boe
Joan Vol,
$500-$999
\Vayne Hansen
lone Agrimson Hanson
Mark Hanson
Duane llscrup
Marsha trommen Olson
Carolyn Hanson Schildgen
$240-$499
Jean Hemstreet Bachman
Janet Lunas Gjerde
Carole BraudJensen
Gerald Jensen
Bruce Johnson
Lois Hallcock Johnson
TerrySaceren
Earl ethre
Larry Sharpe
$120-$239
Dorod1y Anderson
Michael Arnd1
Dean Ersfeld
Allen islason
Herald Johnson
Lyle Malot~T
David Melby
Mary Schivone Nelson
Miriam Cox Peterson
John Roebke
Gary chmidt
Roberr Steen on
Janet Thorp
John Weinard
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Elizaberh Amdall
James Bengtson
(Gifts received June I , 2001 to May 3 1. 2002)
Benson
Priscilla Plan Berg
Joel Bjerkestrand
Donald Britt
Janee Braaten DeGaetano
Elizabeth Hukcc Demich
Jonathan DcVries
John Eckberg
Jeffery Elavsky
ccphen Erickson
John Fahlberg
\Xfilliam Farmer
Alan Fredrickson
Ca rolyn Auld Gravell
Den.isGueczkow
Anne Dauph ine Hayward
David Heidtke
Theodore Johns on
Do lores Johnson
David Joyce
Luther Kendrick
Kathlynn Lindqui st
No Reen Nystrom-Henke
Mary Fir! Olson
Jan Pedersen-Schiff
Alice Draheim Peters
Robert Peters
Mary Roiland Peterson
Linda Christ ensen Phillips
Barbara Hanson Raymond
Jam es Romslo
Gera ldine Carlstrom Rustad
Nancy Peterson Salmi
Caro l Watson Saund ers
Jan Severson
Clair Severson
ByronTroice
ConsranceAckerson\Vanner
Lois Wcllnitt \Varrcn
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CLASS OF '69
N umb er of Alumni: 3 13
Tora.IAmount of Gifts: $ 14,504 .00
Participation:2 1o/o
$2,500-$4 ,999
Lynn Benson Hjelmcland
$ I ,000-$2,499
Julie Teigland Anderson
Richard King
$500-$999
James Ericksen
Lois Batalden Hansen
John Harden
Ronald Swanson
Jeann e Kyllo Wendschuh
$240-$499
Richard Fenton
Richard Olmsted
Sandr a Larson O lmsted
Sonya Christensen Steven
LawrenceTurner
$ 120-$239
WarrenBey
Diana O lson Ersfeld
Rosemary Jacobso n
Suzann e Kelley
Ingrid Kloster Koch
Frank Wagner
Joyce Engstrom Spector
Mary Loken Veim h
G ifts up to $ 119
Karen Norum Alm
Ardell Thorpe Bengtson
Caro l Halvorson Bjerkestrand
Ronald Ca llanan
Pamela Bjorklund Car lson
Wayne Ca rlson
David Cina
David Cross
Peggy Nelson Edstro m
Philip Edstrom
Dian e Follingsrad
Dale Froyum
Lona Berg Froyurn
John Gree nfield
Dallas Ahrens Hagen+
Eunice Helgeson
Joan H alverson Holt
Jon Johnson
Laurel Jon es Joh nson
Mary Ekstrom Johnso n
Robert Kirchner
Marilyn Kusel Kirk
Marcia Weltzin Kjesbu
David Knucson
David Korila
Joan ne Ogdah l Leach
Mark Lund
Nancy Machmueller Maier
Janis Machison
Margaret Ness
Michael Peterson
Dennis PAipsen
Sandra Olson Pietig
Diane Ellingson Runquist
Kathleen Ford Ruud
Mary Mether Sabatke
Richard Sandee n
John-Mark Stensvaag
Erik trommen
Norma Johnson Strommen
John ulzbach
Nancy Neumann Thor en
Jam es Torfin
Mark Trechock
Arlene Uejima
Diane Boese \Varner
Bonnie Jami eson Wedel
Curtis Zieske
$500 -999
Gary Benson
Sara Palmgrcn Benson
Linda Larson
$24 0-499
Mary Buss
Betty Mackay
Lisbeth Jorgensen Sethre
Susan Lindberg Sorenson
$ 120-239
Peter Agre
James Ashley
Kerry Bade
Larry G lenn
Da niel Koch
Bradley Refsland
Donald Smith
Sharo n John son Sullivan
Ronald Wahlberg
Gifts up to $ 119
Daryl Anderson
Caro lyn Gilbertso n Brown
Sherman Danielson
Mary Nelso n Eckberg
James Fischer
Dan Foss-Goran
Kristin Foss-Goran
John Hansen
Renee Maikk ula Isaacson
Thomas Iverson
Steven Johnson
LaRhae Grin dal Knatterud
John Kulczyclti
Marilyn Ladin g
Stephen Larson
Pamela D rayer Lillehei
Sonya Nydahl Lund
Cat herine Go rder Mazyck
Cheryl Hayenga Nybe rg
Raymo nd Nybe rg
Linda W ichm an n Oja
Nico lyn Rajala
Diane John son T horltildson
David Ulvin
Jan et Ca ll Ulvin
M. Jane Co rnelison Van Brun t
onya Hagen Zieske
Linda Swanson Zimmerman
C LASS O F '7 0
Number of Alum ni: 27 I
Total Amount of G ifts: $39,086.00
Participation: 20%
CLASS OF '7 1
N umb er of Alumn i: 284
Tota l Amo un t of G ifts: $ I I 6,72 0.00
Parcicipacion: 2 1%
$ I 0,000 or more
Robert M iciness
Thomas Peterson
$ I 0,000 or more
Michael Good
$2,500-4,999
John Hjelmeland
$ 1,000-2,499
Mari lyn Buschbo m Lueth
Barbara Dur kee Mikelson
$ I ,000 -2,499
C heryl Nelson King
Paul Mikelson
Terry Nygaard
Paulett e O lson Od egaard
Richard eime
$500-999
Philip Hoversten
David Owen
Kay Hendri ckson Owe n
Swan Scott Swanson
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$24 0-499
David Benzel
John Jenn eke
Rachel Hendri ckson Julian
Mary Grooters Lewis
Michael Scott
$ 120-239
Susan G ibbon s Casey
Ti mo thy Casey
Mark Ellinger
Patricia O lson Ellinger
C harles Maland
G lennis Wdd a Schlukebier
Janice Bell Schmidt
Nancy Simonetti
Kathleen Tierney Sceenson
Nancy Rosrberg Sylvester
Robert Tjaden
G ifts up to $ 119
Donald Beach
Mark Bermess
Jane Ca tlin Bracken
Roger Branes
Paul C hind vall
Kathy Kropdin Cracra ft
A. Carolyn Benson Dauner
Jeffrey Dieter
Ruth Schroeder Duffy
Peter Eckberg
Janee Levin Gordon
Gary Hagen
Gay lord Hall
PauJa Jones lvcrson
Douglas Johnson
Murry Kelly
Leslie Lee
Robert Martin
Wi lliam Mees Mees
Jud y Hoseth Mikolich
Lynn Oeder Miller
Bruce Nelson
G regg Nelson
Judith Larson Peterso n
Leanne Phinne y
John Rask
Linda Gilbertson Romslo
Susan Risum Rustebakke
David Siedlar
Darrell Skogen
Nancy Strommen Scensvaag
Stephanie Johnso n Sulzbach
Janice Sheldon T homp son
Jane Sontag Vemess
G regory With ers
Marilyn Borcherdin g Wom eng
CLASS OF '72
N um ber of Alumni: 287
Tora.I Amo unt of G ifts: $ 11,080.00
Participation: 2 1%
$2,500 -4,999
Geo rge Dahlm an
$ 1,000-2,499
James Agre
$500 -999
David Christianson
Michelle Karkhoff C hristianson
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$240-499
Burton Haugen
Gary Larson
Janice Nelson
Jonathan Nye
Brian Olson
$240-499
Linda Wahlberg Jenneke
Linda Bailey Holmen
Gary Johnson
Richard Pearson
$ 120-239
Gary Anderson
Gary Ellefson
$500-999
Robert tromme n
$ 1,000-2,499
Karen Johnson Brudvig
Merilee Klemp
Norman Wahl
$240-499
Ronald Hoverstad
Elizabeth Turritcin Lien
Brian Wigdahl
$500-999
Andrea Johnson trommcn
Jon Hanson
S120-239
Lorraine \'(fiecz.kcAaland
Margam Rein Bade
Timothy Brady
Joann Koclln Frankcna
Lyn Froiland
Percr Gale
Thomas Haas
Richard Habsrritc
Thomas Howe
Ronald Johnson
Sheryle Siegfried Kaluza
Kathryn Modrow Kufus
David Lehrke
Pacrick Marcy
Julie Olson Munson
Donald Prose
Karen Sandness
AJan oli
Nancy Becker oli
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Vivian Yonker Anderson
Darla Lovaas Frantz
Srevcn Frann
John Gisselquisr
Judy Bacon Haugo
Nancy Olson Hrdlicka
Karen Johnshoy Hcsla
Christine Jacobson Jeatran
Stephen Jea1ran
Nancy Klein Maland
Bradley O lson
Catherine Berglund Becker
Rebecca Nystuen Berger
Scott Brown
Janer churr Brubak
Ste\'en Carlson
Joyce Catlin
Marilyn Rude Chindvall
Beverly Ma11SonConboy
Douglas Co nboy
Beverly Fermon
D uane Foss
Corrine Froelich Frank
Kathryn Frank
Roger Gorham
James Hagen
Lyth Harn
Ruth Gundale Hillebrand
GiflS up 10 $ 119
James Arends
Sandra Knudson Beito
Nancy Brown-Koeller
Dawn crauch Holmes
Rhona Newpon Brysky
Ann Knurson Bundy
David Heikkinen
Rad1el Iverson
Paul Holmes
Thom as Jensen
Mark Johnson
Susan Benson Karkhoff
Bonnie Ursed, Koch
Cynthia Hicks Kelly
LarryLaingen
MargrecaMagelssen
Mark Ladwig
Cheryl Lindroos Marcin
Deborah Anderson Miller
Michael Nelson
Pamela Nichols Nelson
Alan Huus
Carol Ellingson McMillin
Vivian Moe
Steven Nelson
Roberc Nilsen
Bruce Pam:rson
Susan Maahs Rowan
Judi, h andeen Sandell
T homas nell
Ronald Spencer
Mary Kay Johnson censvaag
Saul Stcnsvaag
Nancy Voss
Marlys Oelschlager Withers
CLASS O F '73
Numberof Alumni: 292
Tora( Amoun, of Gifts: $5,470.00
Parricipario
n: 19%
$500-999
Rebecca mich hrist.ianson
Marilyn Gissclquisc
Andrew Morrison
Gregory Carlson
Lavon Emerson-H nry
Marvin Felderman
Bryon usrafson
Marcia T hompson Hagen
Marvin Levake
Mark Mattison
Mary Muhlbrad,
Daniel Nordin
Kristinc Olson
Kathleen Quick
Joel Raaen
Pamela Enge Rausch
\Villiam Roen
Stephen Rolfsrud
$ 120-239
Dean Anderson
\'v'aync Anderson
Jo Ellen Schramm A,mcss
William Axncss
Stephen Blake
Karen Hayes Brophy
Cynthia Behmer Gale
Nan9 rThomsen HcckJcr
Jene Morey
teven Otoo l
Barbara Ruud Revuelras
teven Reznicek
Daniel Rodgers
Nancy Sandro
Julie Johnson Westlund
Gifts up to SI 19
Jo Ann Berg BabIitch
$2,500-4,999
Pamela Birdsall Richard
$2 0-499
onnie Garry Adams
David Dahl
Subhashchand Patel
Allan Tonn
Allan Torsce.nson
$ 120-239
Duane Esterly
Sheryl Birk Gable
Gifts up 10 $ 119
Mark Bengrson
Paul Breitenfeldt
Brenda Hoppes acradoris
Andrea Erickson
Stephanie Gierke Gustafson
Lila KJanderman Hambleton
Jann Meissner Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Keith Howard
Carol Jernberg
Richard Kruger
Diane Loeffler
Ruth Anderson Lofgren•
Clifford McCann
Susan Johnson Mc eill
Nancy Soli Mollner
Ka1hleen Murdock
Gayle Baker Hofmann
Daniel Nelson
Lyle Horrmann
Marlene Chan Hui
Shirley ChriS1ensen Nickel
Thom as Koplin
Elizabeth Kasee Pedersen
Brenda alberg Peterson
James Ring
Carl Oslund
Alan Krancz
David Levine
Judith Lu-Lawson
David Paun
JuJianne arlson Pederson
Bonnie Peterson
Daniel Pererson
Michael Lundeby
Paula McDermid Lundeby
Philip Lundin
ail Butson Maifeld
Jan O'Brien weec
Philip Pe1erson
Timothy Miller
Paige Nelson
CLASS OF '76
Number of Alumni: 304
Total Arnouni of Gifts: $26,538.00
Janice \Veum Philibert
William Nelson
Wendy Nilsson
Mary Clapp Overend
Karen Dahlke Rodda
Carol Sime
Donald Swenson
Samuel chmeling
Doro1hyTanaka Storeygard
Paula Roberts Tetzloff
Len \'v'ojcowicz
Participation: 23 %
Randel Widmom
Linda Larson Pipkorn
Lecda Premil Pitra
$ I 0,000 or more
H. Theodore Grindal
CLASS OF '74
Number of Alumni: 283
Total Amouni of Gifts: $ I 65,402.00
Mary Ran laff
Ward chendel
Charles Schul,
S I ,000-2.499
Scott Anderson
Parcicipation: 22%
Lynn Co rrin eykora
Larry Thomp son
Stephen Reinarz.
SI 0,000 or more
Richard olvin
$2,50 0-4,999
Ru1hJohnson
Laurie Johnson Thorp
Timo1hy T horp
Kathryn Anderson Wahl
Kathleen Tinserh
rla Johnson Velenchcnko
Mark Zellmer
$ I ,000 -2.499
Jeffrey Dahl
CLASS OF '75
Number of Alumni: 220
Toral Amouni of ifrs: $ I 1,872.00
Kenneth Holmen
Participation: 18%
15
Linda BergsethJarvis
Lois Wattman
$500-999
Karen Hesselroch
Ru1h Dahlof Vedvik
(Gifts received June I , 2001 10 May 31 , 2002)
$240-499
$ 1,000 -2,499
Steve n Bloo m
Mary Qu anb cck Barber
Barbara Brooks
Deborah Fredrickson Crowley
Laurie Paulson Dah l
Marilyn Pearson Flo rian
Daniel Eicrheim
Rose lyn No rdaune
Do uglas Mellema
Stephe n Sveom
CLASS OF '78
Numb er of Alumni : 292
Total Amount of G ifts: $24 ,901.00
Participation: 25%
$500 -999
$ 10,000 or more
P. Dawn Heil Taylor
Robe rt An derso n
$ 120 -239
Janee Nelson Anderson
Inez Schey Bergquist
John Ronn ing
Joyce Larson Brown
Belvin Doebbcrc
Jeffrey Edson
Ruth Fairchild
Susan Gangsei
Rachel Rohde Gilchrist
Tho mas Koelln
Steven Kuross
Randa ll Lundell
Douglas Ndson
Beth Qua nbeck
Pauline Rathje Rodgers
Jerome Rold«
Mark Roloff
Debra Wh eeler
$24 0-499
Mary Fastner Bloom
Debra Daehn-Zel lmer
Mark Hall
MarkSchmidt
John Sonn ack
Antoinette Laux Sveom
David Wygant
Patrick Zumbusch
$ 120-239
Alcon Benncrc
Lori Berg Bright
Lee Hagberg
Lisa Lunge-Larsen
Gifts up to $ 119
Jod y Bymark-Boughto n
Jon Bergherr
Daniel Cassada
Jean Maland Dah l
Vendla Fahning
Susan Guenthner Garness
Joan DeVore Gish
Donald G rote
David Halaas
Shari Simonson H anso n
Susan Ro thman Ho lmscen
Kim John son
David Lane
William Lindquist
Susan Forsmark Long
Patricia Lundeen
Solvcig Evenson Matcson
Russell Meyers
Larry Morgan
Jan e Hensd in Murray
D ean Myers
Lynne Gilbertson Nelsen
Jeff Nessler
Dale Paschke
Vicky Bergh Paschke
Timothy Peterson
C har les Rapp
M ichael Sack
William Schmidt
Mark Selbo
Joel Squa dro ni
Minda Grist Squad roni
Richard Sviggum
Nancy Nelson Temtc
Cynthia Theo rin
Kay Schiller Trapp
Sally Tabor Wojtowicz
Thomas Zarth
C LASS OF '77
N umber of Alum ni: 276
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 13.435 .00
Philip Raaen
Mark Rubenstein
Joan Southworth
James Strommen
Jud ith Knudso n Stromm en
Linda Carlson Wescott
Gifts up to $ 119
Nancy Bergstro m Allen
Debra C hase An derson
Eric Au ne
Wi lliam Babcock
Scott Bouman
Ow aine Bruns
Pamela Carlso n
Cheryl Palmer Dam i
Cynt hia Anderso n D uty
Wayne Eklund
Susan Polkinghorne Evarts
Mary Fitzhar ris
James Haley
Marlene Ell Jorgensen
Susan Lagcson Lundh olm
Do uglas Merrill
Lori H asslinger Merrill
Patricia Sausen Myers
G regory Nelsen
Randall N elson
Ruth Und erdahl-Peirce
j oy John son Ritte nh ouse
Paul Ritte nh ouse
John Sandn ess
Marna Schield
John Schraan
Jerome Spettman
Mark Sterling
Timo thy Strand
Bernie Swenson
Sharon Svendsen Wanvig
Christine Webber
Lou Ann Dietz WeAen
Marjorie Ellis Welde
Virginia Bond e Zarth
$ 1,000 -2,499
Kendra Bonderud
Allison Everett
Kenneth Svendsen
$50 0-999
T homas Bramwell
Jenni fer Abeln Kahlow
Bev Ranum Meyer
Dennis Meyer
$24 0-499
Th omas H endri ckson
Michael Sparby
Gerald Wood
Louise Dahl Wood
$ 120-239
Bradley Anderson
Mary Powell Ashley
Debra Bjurquist Aun e
Joan Brustad
Thomas Burnside
Peter Hanson
Bonnie Lamon Moren
Jonathan Moren
Cynthia Peterson
Connie Lamon Priesz
WJ liam Ruckel
Patricia Rydeen~Barnes
Mark Severson
Suzan Moe Stegemoeller
Steph en Th ompson
David Wi lhelm
Gifts up to $ 119
Dirk Abraham
Kris ti Swanson Ames
Bradley And erson
David Backman
Kirsten Sateren Bergherr
Jody Yaroch Bordwell
Ma rk C hristoffersen
Mark Depaolis
Donna Woodwick Didriksen
Jeffrey Freier
C hristo ph er Geason
Sand ra G lass-Sirany
Bruce Hendrickson
Gary Hu ghes
Score Kemper
Linda King
Ca rol Fevold Koepke
Jul ie Anderson LaRose
Brad Larson
Darla Burbach Lindquist
Caro l Romn ess Loncar
Keith Lund ell
Tama lyn Anderson Lundqui st
Th omas Lundqui st
C laud ia Johnso n Mills
Robert Morrow
Carol Krassin Nissen
Paula Winchester Palermo
Participation: 22%
16
Bruce Peterson
Donadee Melby Peterson
Terry Reznicek
Scott Rysdahl
Janee YacsaasSchubert
Kevin Shea
Robert Storeygard
LoraThompson Sturm
Richard Swenson
Janis Thoreson
Amy Jo Th orpe-Swenson
Janice Unstad
Joan Bredenbe Van Wirt
Deborah Lease Wagman
Megan Webster
Tim othy Wolter
CLASS OF '7 9
Numb er of Alumni : 290
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 15,848. 00
Participation: 23%
$ 1,000-2,499
Kevin Bonderud
Paul Daniels
Sally Hough Dani els
L. Craig Estrem
Th eresa Serbus Estrem
Christoph er Haug
Mark Moksncs
Pamela Hanson Moksnes
Julia Davis Styrlund
Philip Styrlund
Jeffrey Swenson
$5 00-999
Laurie Carlson
Terry Jellison
$24 0-499
Laurie Nelson Orlow
Jay Phinn ey
$ 120-239
Annette Johnson Anderson
John Aun e
Rebecca Lundeen Aune
David Eicrheim
Scott Hanus
C hr istel H am vick Meyer
Adelaide Peterson Parbst
Debra Mercier Peters
Grant Rykken
Mark Tonsager
Jane Ol son Vukelich
Scott Weber
G ifts up 10$ 119
Eric Anderson
Linda And erson
Patrick Ashwood
Mark Aun e
Rebecca Lundeen Berkas
David Boots
Th omas Bordwell
Steven Brandes
Pamela Ca ntley
Mary Krassin Con way
Mary Brandt Croft
Ca mille Dehlin
C raig Ellestad
Cynth ia Erickson
Kathleen Danielson Gabrielsen
Julie Edson Geason
Annette riem Geiselman
Catherine lngman Golv
Kim Ranaka Gyuricsko
Marion Hinz
Vernon Holmes McIntyre
igne llstrup
Joni Jensen
Ayrlahn Johnson
Holly Grotcn Krekula
Karen Rust Kulenkamp
Thomas Kulenkamp
usan Lenan
Mark Lewis
Philip Madsen
Perry Malcolm
Marguerite McDonough
Susan Ohncsorge
hawn Pagliarini
Jacqueline Roesler Peterson
Deborah Larson Schuln
Barbara Stoffel
hdley Patterson ruen
Jody Anderson Sundlee
Dana Patch T homas
KathyYakal
Margaret Youngquist
CLASS OF '80
Number of Alumni: 292
Total Amount of Gifts: $ I 8,473.00
Parcicipation: 20%
$ I 0,000
or more
Laurie Fyksen-Beise
$ I ,000-2 ,499
Phillip Nelson
Gary Tangwall
Ann Holmberg Wilson
S500-999
Marianne Lundberg Kulka
Martin L1rson
$240-499
Anita Hill Hansen
JeffreyJames
Maryl Gardin Jordahl
ynrhia Ellman Kneisl
Jacqueline Brookshire Teisberg
$ 120-239
Charles Burmeister
Daniel Carlson
Robert Roy
Janee Sorensen Rubenstein
Lisa Rusinko
Paul annerud
Diann Uzelac
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Brett Banerson
Thomas Berkas
Gayle Lammi Boyer
Patricia Boyle
BradBrewster
Jon Burnison
\Xlilliam Carlson
Sharon hrisrensen
Holly Roelo fs Dodds
Kiistofer Fenlason
Claudia Walters Forsberg
Dann Forsberg
Brian Gauger
Gail Wagner Gordon
Timothy Gordon
Paul Harcmark
Jeanne Haugen
Dawn Hendricks
Mary Gustafson Hotchkiss
Peter Jackson
Richard Jackson
Lorena Jueneman
Sandra Ketcham
Paul Kilgore
Robert LaFleur
JoAnne Moeller-Andersen
StacyJohnson Monson
Kristen Olsrud
Roald areren
Peggy Schneewind Schroeder
Valorie Lcbus Sidlo
Cheryl Michelsen Slenen
John Sorenson
Mark rrandemo
Gayle Anderson Teskey
Kory Teskey
John Wagenaar
Chris Walker
K. Phoebe Worthington
Robyn Arnold Zollner
Gayle Taylor tiller
tcven Stiller
Karla Morken T hompson
Jeffery andgren
Katherine Aune \'<lade
Gifts up 10 SI 19
Paul Amos
Susan Hanson Asmus
RichardBennett
Lorraine Bergquist
David Berryman
Linda Olson Brandt
Ju]ie hristenson Brenny
Terrence Brown
Roxanne Rauschnot Buchanan
Elizabeth arlson
Scott Daniels
Mary Deering
Wendy Fiscus Dybdal
Judy Munk England
eal Halvorson
Jean Hanson
Kay Kennedy Henjum
Rand Henjum
Penelope Larson Hinderaker
Mark Hultgren
Peggy Eggen Hyytinen
Elizabeth Bly Iverson
RurikJohnson
Diane Peterson Kachel
Heidi Smith Labyad
Karen Flom Lee
Jon Lillejord
Kay Malchow Malchow
Kimberley Olson Miklya
1imochy ohr
Lynda Bonsell 011
John Pearson
John Sackrison
Shelley Swanson Sateren
Sheryl Anderson Shark
David Sortland
Ronald Tungseth
Katherine Drechsel Vichich
David \Vilson
Dale Womeldorf
Steve Zard1
$2,500-4 ,999
Dean undquist
Gifts up co $ 119
hris Anderson
Christopher Ascher
Janis Blomgren Aune
Arlin Becker
Mcryem Mcstoura Berge
rcgory Boone
John Brett
Julie Gilyard Breer
Brian Budenski
Richard Buller
Michael Burkhard,
Andrew Ellena
Laura Fairbanks
Peter Frochlke
Louise Becken Gallagher
John Hoffiander
Walt Johnson
Cynthia Landowski Jones
Erik Kamen
Laura Kasdorf
David Leonidas
Charles McCan
Dana Holmes Mel ncyre
Dean Moren
con Musselman
Janine Mattison clson
Julie Holm Odi l
LoriJohnson Rosenkvist
Susan Dahlgren ackrison
Susan Horvat chiller
Kirsten Schwappach
hristine Halvorson Sheldon
Stephanie Torgerson Sipprell
Kari Anna Bcckmen Sorensen
Penny Becker Sullivan
Linda Roop Svendsen
John Twiron
Kathleen Knost Van Ness
Maureen \'(lebscer
Kathy Yelle
$ 1,000-2,499
Leeann Rock
Steven Rosvold
Naomi Christensen Sraruch
CLASS OF '82
umber of Alumni: 356
Total Amount of Gifrs: $ I 2, I 50.00
Participation: 15%
CLASSOF '83
Number of Alumni: 327
Total Amount of Gifts: $4,533.3 I
$500-999
Pamela Hen.an Crowell
Steven Grinde
$5,000-9,999
Kari Ann Eklund Logan
$500-999
Karina Karlen
Joan Moline
Christopher Nelson
CLASS OF '8 1
Number of Alumni: 284
Total Amount of Gifts: $35,744.04
Participation: 23%
$ I 0,000 or more
Tracy Elftmann
$5,000-9 ,999
Robert Wick
$ I ,000-2,499
Brian Anderson
Elizabeth Barn
$240-499
Barbara Burke Benshoof
Galen Bruer
Kimberly Markie
John Scrommen
$500-999
John Evans
$240-499
Susan Cash
Lori Moline
$ 120-239
Brian Arvold
Camilla Knudsen Carlson
Sharon Oglesby Christian
Barbara ilben
Kristofer Hon on
Kristine Johnson
Fred Larson
Lyndon Nelson
Elisabeth Lundeen Sandgren
David Soli
$ 120-239
Leslie Boyum
Michael Cady
Sharon PautzCarey
Jeff Christenson
Kristine \'<l
est Denton
Randall Peterson
17
Participation:12%
$240-499
Melinda Causton Lee
Allison Larges O'Day
\Villiam ,vanson
$ 120-239
Mary Thureson Belden
Paul Elliott
Mark Hassensrab
Scott Henderson
Jean Lucas Horton
David Meslow
Maren Lecy Ogdie
Jerry Quam
(Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 3 I , 2002)
Gifts up to $1 19
Timothy Asgrimson
Mary Yurick Bennett
Jean Nadeau Boerner
Brenc Eberc
Mary Stord ahl Floyd
Meredith Gardin
Debra Hannu
Jan e Helmk e
Lynn Helmk e
Janice Haselhorst Hostagcr
C harles Houts
Marya Manso n Hultgren
Miriam Gisselquist Jensen
Terry Johnson
Susan Hackbarth Lundq uist
David Ostrowski
Janet Griffith Sand ford
Kariann Dahl en Sann y
Michael Schwartz.
Jam es Sierakowski
Nora Andersen illcrud
Michael Swanson
Daniel Th ompson
Jeanette Hovey Thompson
Rebecca O stendorfTun gseth
Merilee Sander Womeld orf
Michael Pickett
Julie Schuett e
Amy Chang Shih
Kari Everson Strong
Michael Stron g
Michael Weidner
Daniel Westrum
Jay Zieman n
CLASS OF '84
Numb er of Alumn i: 28 I
Total Amount of G ifts: $ 16,643.84
Pani cipation: 12%
$500-999
No rman Okerstrom
$ I 0,000 or more
Roger G riffith
$2,500-4,999
Paul Mu eller
$500-999
Kyle Anderson
Kim Asleson Okersrrom
S240-499
Cunis Eischens
Rhonda Ricsberg Tj aden
$ 120-239
Cynthi a Eicher
John Enn en
Susan Richm ond John son
Carmela Brown Kranz
Perry Madsen
Patrick Sir
Gifts up to $ 119
Martha Hanson Bacon
Dave Covan
Jim Finch
Laurie O fs1edal Frattallone
Kristin Swendscid Gomez
Katharine Kuchera Gruber
Karen Jensen
Kent Karnick
Lisa Rykken Kasder
Patt i Lloyd
John Miklya
Gai l Morland
Anth ony Nelson
Laurel And erson Onhm eyer
Patricia Peluf
Brenda Hansen Peterson
CLASS OF '86
Number of Alumni : 284
Total Amount of Gifts: $6,225.00
Participacion: 13%
$2,500-4,999
Wi lliam Anderson
$ I ,000-2,499
Jona than Gusdal
CLASS OF '85
Nu mber of Alumni : 304
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $25,54 1.35
Participation: 13%
$240-499
John Wahlberg
$ I 0,000 or more
Jean Taylor
$ 120-239
Lisa Pestka Anderson
Todd Anderson
Dian a W ilkie Buffie
Janice Ca rlson
Ann Erkkila Dud ero
Manha Gisselquist
Michael Goebel
Susan Hindl ey Goebel
$5,000-9,999
Cheri H ofstad Kamp
$2,500-4,999
Nancy Mackey Mueller
$ 1,000-2 ,499
Marie Eicrheim
Lee H awks
Lisa Svac H awks
Gifts up to $ 119
Susan Smith Ambourn
Duane Birnbaum
Kenneth Boehm
Virginia Carlson
Anne Conzemius
Richard Danielson
Peter Dietz
David Drake
N icholas Gangestad
Linda Gfrerer
Mich ael H eil
Todd Hubb ard
KristenTraun Knoepke
KarinSabo Mamor
Kristin Settergren McGinness
Thomas Miller
Ann Selberg Robin son
Lance Rusco
David Shaskey
Tammi Kleinert Trelstad
Joan ne Whiterabbit
John Yazbeck
Mark Zaruba
Lois Vaagenes Zio lkowski
$240-499
Steven Lee
Linda O tt
Michael Tjaden
$ 120-239
Sherry Sein Akridge
BrianAmmann
Dawn Gerber Ammann
Jane Blameuser
Rollin Erickson
Dwighc H eaney
Michael Pirner
Gifts up to $ 119
Katherine Spoo lman Ahlrich
Peter Auran
Bernie Brunello
Michael Burden
Dale Christ op herson
Joy Deni se Burkhart Dean
Quin n Karpan
Carrie Kosek Knott
Ca rol Knutson
Theresa Kentopp Nelson
Cath leen Smith Pagels
C harles Rath
Tame ra Osell Rath
Gregory Sapp
Serena Sprenger Steffenhagen
Kay Strat ing
Noel Swanson
Ann G ullikson Tanko
Thomas Terpening
Denise RolloffTewes
Kaye Schouweiler T hibault
Paul Thomp son
Scott Thomp son
Sue Thompson
CLASS OF '87
Number of Alumni : 396
Total Amount of Gift s: $3,860.00
Participation: 8%
$500-999
Alice Dahl Roth
$240-499
Michael Schneider
Lisa John son Wah lberg
$ 120-239
Angela Schilling Aitken
Brian Brakke
Vicki Ellingrod
Keith G liva
C hrist oph er H olman
Drew Privette
Steven Severtson
Paul Terrio
Tracey Morris Terrio
18
Todd Weis
KariHuseby Wessman
Greg Wilson
Gifts up to $ 119
Daniel Aune
Amy Hyland Barett
Ch ristine Wacker Bjork
Robert Bjorklund
Mary John son Boehm
Caro l C hase
Lisa Brakke Geislinge r
Jean Guenther
Christian Hahn
Julie Ol son H endricks
Andrew Moen
Jani ce Olson
Debra Om an
Paul Rensted
Emalee H ayden Vicker
Mark Wheel er
Don ald William s
CLASS OF '88
Numbe r of Alumni : 3 I 9
Total Amount of Gifts: $5, I 55.00
Participation: 12%
$ I ,000-2,499
Chris Pieri Arnold
Jannes Arnold
$240-499
Clay Ellingson
PatriciaLong
$ 120-239
Susan H akala G liva
Patrick Lilja
Brent Lofgren
Susan Warnes Quam
Richard Smith
Eric Solberg
Sandra Ludtk e Wass
Heidi Norman Wise
Gifts up to $ 119
Douglas Baretz
Paul Blomquist
Kelly Peterson Duncan
Jean Eilertson
Margaret Nutter Guelker
Cheryl CarstensenGunderson
C hris Hallin
Wendy Sherman Heil
PerriKammerlander Hire
Carl Holm
Louise Brown Immen
Kenji John son
Dawn Hoime Kalb
Chris LcBourgeois
Julie Lindesmith
Jodi Ugland Loosbro ck
Deborah Maloney
Susan Carlson Marcinkowski
Mark Morken
Lisa SchwartingMorrone
Jennifer Snater Olson
Beth O stergaard
Rebecca Arvold Pfabe
Debra Lindem an Slack
Merry Jo Myhre Stroot
Kari rrun
CLASS OF '89
Number of Alumni: 349
Toral Amount of Gifts: $4,09 1.88
P3rcicipacion: I0%
$ 1,000-2,499
Todd Sceenson
$240-499
hcryl olomonso n C rocken
Marcia Medley
Annette Hanson Patel
Donald Wichmann
$ 120-239
Kari A.rfscrom
Carolyn Ross Isaak
Brian Larson
Melissa Olson
MahcndraTiwari
Gifts up co $ 119
Steve Acuna
Stephen Ainswonh
Merrilee Miller Brown
Keich Dahlen
Kristin Eggerling
Elaine Laswell Foell
Linda Graziano
Sheila Janson Gutmann
Amy Johnson Hanson
hrisanne Reberrus Holm
Lauren Johnson
hristie herman Kraabel
Gloria Picha Kuebelbeck
Devaney Looser
Leah Parker Maves
John Mayer
Linda Ruekerc
Verjean Buss chindeldecker
Carol Skoglund Suess
Ttmo,hy Suess
Steven Th o m
Aaron \'(/arw ick
Gail Moran \Vawn.)1niak
Terfussa Yadessa
CLASS OF '90
Number of Alumni: 338
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $7, 190.00
Participation: 11o/o
$2,500-4,999
David Chad
S 1,000-2,499
Kurr \'(lchrm ann
Jeffrey Sulzbach
Dan Terrio
Michael Nutter
Kevin ime
Cachy Svendsen Springhorn
Dean Wahlin
Gifts up co SI 19
Carol Mason Baker
Emily Blados
Lisa McEachron Caswell
Teresa Hengy Christianson
Kimberly Ryding Dahlen
Amy Marquard, Elmer
Patricia Ringwdski Erickson
Rebecca Fahlin
Greg Hanson
Robert Harris
Lisa Elwood Hiedeman
Ora Hokes
Deidre Dien Jacobsen
Sally Hedman Lawless
andra Swanson Mathisen
Julie Edstrom Olson
Claudcrtc Parris
Jane VanOverbeke Peterson
Party lshaug Pieper
Pece Riniel
Bradley chafer
CLASS OF ·92
umber of Alumni: 485
Tora! Amounc of Gifts: $4,32 0.00
Participation: 9%
$500-999
Peter Hespen
$240-499
$ 120-239
Joshua Greenwald
Emily Birch Klooz
Bonnie l..arson-Terrio
Jennifer Peterson
Lynn Huotari Pinonicmi
Julie abo
SI 20-239
Misti Allen Binsfeld
Chris1opher Bush
Tanya Qaasim English
Joseph Hoialmen
Gregory Lambach
Ilene Ferris Olson
Chad Shilson
Peter Steen
Marilee Poe Tangen
A. Nina Bishop Tutde
Terri Burno r
Heather Johnston
Molly Fochcman Schnagl
Brian Swedeen
Julie WesccorcTrafc
$ 120-239
Debra Groez.ingcr
Linda Klas
James Lensing
David Ogren
Gregory Page
Barbara Peterson
Jennifer Piper
Janice Not ermann chulz.
Debra Sronc Schumaker
Michael cofferahn
CLASS OF '9 1
Number of Alumni: 4 10
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $6,855.0 0
Participation: 8%
Gifrs up co $ 119
David Baker
Laura Breckheimer
Madelyn Browne
uz.anne Lhocka Chinnock
Elizabech rabrrce
Kachy Lindberg Evavold
Jonathan Ferrell
Amy Raedckc Frischmon
Donald Gish
Janett Hamm
Marilyn Keich Jacobson
Bonnie Lerberg
Carla Lindell
~aria rranon Mayer
Debra Sceffenson Meier
Jeffrey Meslow
Suz..1
nne Miller
Mary Molzahn
Erick Norby
Kristen Hauschild Norby
Karla Bernier O'Brien
Ti na Kubes Peterson
Elizabeth Guyoc Purcell
arole Moran Renner
Carole Senty
Janis Toramelli
Alayne Thoreson
Janel Schmid, Wahlin
Michelle \'(/escrum
$ I ,000-2,499
Colleen Kay Watson
$500-999
Shirley Severson
Darbi Worley
$240-499
Jorgen Ellingson
Patricia Peterson
Gregory Schnagl
$ 120-239
Renee Clark
Judith Councilman
Paul Klaiber
Kenc Kleppe
Rebecca Johnson Koelln
Clayton McNeff
Kevin Ronneberg
Helen Durgin Royer
Heather Laarsch Saby
Kristin Dragserh \Viersma
Gifts up co SI 19
Patricia Awker
CLASS OF '93
Number of AJumni: 482
Tora! Amounr of Gifts: $4,295.0 0
Participation: 7%
And rew Ca rlson
$500-999
Alex Gontalei
Bruce Holcomb
Heidi \: 1sner caloch
,lliam Vanderwall
~
L,ura Bower Cunliffe
Susan Dunleavy
Janie Duerrc Hall
Joelle AudecceHilfers
Krisren Hirsch
David Johnson
Brenda Lunde-Gilsrud
Todd Machlin
arol Jacobson McKellips
Kristin Miller
Gregory Nelson
$ I ,000-2,499
Andrew Fried
$240-499
Jason Koch
Eli1.,bech Pushing
19
Gifts up co SI 19
Rita Billington
Gary Bucher
Juanita utler
Mark Deming
Laurie Palmer Drolson
Janice Erickson
Bruce Frederick
Darren Garren
Michael Haukaas
Melissa Danko Machlin
Tracy Mena
Kimberly Meslow
Cassandra Moering
Patricia Norby
Terry Okonek
Lynley Richards
Devon Ross
Doris Rubenscein
John ander
Sherrie Knauss Seidensricker
Ka.ri orrum
CLASS OF '94
Number of Alumni: 45 I
l ocal Amounc of Gifts: $4,187.3 1
P::ucicipacion: 7%
$500 -999
Susan Horning Arnn
Jackie Kniefel Lind
Lisa Schroeder elson
$2 0-499
Kure lark
Sara Rhines Masters
David Narr
Nancy Lindquist Toedt
S 120-239
Jennifer Fcine Hellie
Denise ideen McNeff
Mary ox Taylor
Gifts up co S I 19
Ben Brucciani
Julie Deir, Clarke
Christine Clay
Richard racrafc
Julie Wyman Foley
Amy Gehring
Kathleen Grundhoefer
Lori Langager Higgins
Joan Johnson
Karen Grobe Johnson
Deborah Emery Knutson
T homas Lalim
(Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 31, 2002)
Patricia Norum Maguire
Mary Melberg
Amy Noran
Julie Severson Norman
Jonathan Rose
Sandra Rydeen
Lois Schmi tz
Deanna Srurlaugson
Vicky Thomp son
Sandra Voss Wollschlager
CLASS OF '95
Number of Alumni : 487
Tora! Amount of G ifts: $3,050.00
Participation: 6%
$500-999
Jonathan Arnn
Susan Esrenson Johnson
$240 -499
C indy Weyhrauch
$120 -239
Diane Clark DuBois
Dale Parvi
Karin Ludwigsen Rochester
Kent Tangen
Gifts up co $ 119
Jane Anderson
Alan Brandley
Grant Chrisrianson
Carole Lemcl Clymer
Amy Torgclson Forsberg
Elizabeth Matile Henness«
Nancy Holmbl ad
Julie Radke Hull
Gale Hurt ado Jensen
Greg Johnson
Rachel John son
Katherine Kioehn
Deborah Knudson-Seliski
Sarah Evans Kuehl
Luke Malloy
James Osberg
James Rustad
Kristen Ryan
Susanne Shu ler
Melody Royce oderberg
Caro l Van Hulle
CLASS OF '96
Numb er of Alumni : 464
Total Amount of Gifts: $ 1,80 5.00
Participation: 5%
$500-999
Lee Swanwoud r Hartmann
$ 120-239
Polly Anderson
ScorrAnderson
Robert Fitzsimons Jr.
Gord on Flanders
Anne Lalla
Gifts up to $ 119
Karla Hyser Betz
Michele Braley
Heather McGmigan Brandley
Connie Arndt Clausen
Nils Dybvig
Jason Hanson
Steven Johnson
Craig Johnson
Catherine Kurvers
Cathy Koepp Maki
Terrisa Meek Miller
Kay Larson Mitchell
C herish Rapp Pham
Karla Singer
Rebecca Johnson Sogard
James Sout h
Shelley Suppan Weiss
$240-499
Co nrad Meyer
Th omas Ruflaner
$120-239
Delight DeMulling
Dustin Froyum
Mark Goen
Calvin Hanson
MarchewRochesrer
Susan Con man Spreiter
Gifts up to $ 119
Emily Elicerio Braun
Yiraco C hichaco
Eloisa Lee Echavez
Joan Williams Game
Sandy Butcher Gebauer
Henry Gercen
Kaydee Kirk
Joh n Pena
Andrea Pumplun
Heather Gunderson Rose
Ted Schuln
Bob Schuln
Jane Danielson Stone
Susanne Weiss
CLASS OF '97
Number of Alumni: 447
Tota l Amount of Gifts: $4,800.00
Participation: 6%
$ I ,000-2,499
Susan Gutk necht
Tara Cesareni McLeod
CLASS OF '99
Numb er of Alumni: 4 I 5
Total Amount of Gifts: $3 , I 70.00
Parcicipation: 4%
$240-499
Teresa Cook
Dawn Haglund
Robert Nelson
Mary Lauer Waln
Susan Wygant
$ I ,000-2,499
Deborah Hun erer
Devean J. George
$ 120-239
Mona Domaas
Linda O liva
$500-999
Pamela PreimesbcrgerBaker
Gifts up co $ 119
Amy Anderson
Michelle Breen
Kathleen \'(,'jlder Burns
Kennet h Hagen
Katherine Hole
Rita Hu ber-Ge rmsche.id
$24 0-499
Lisa Askegaard Th eurer
$ 120-239
Marissa Hurccrer
Daniel Munson
Jennifer Amundson Palmer
Mike Jerde
LaurelOlson KJawitce
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Gifts up to $ 119
Brem Fesrer
Natasha Hamann
Wanda Olson Jasch
Lisa Nos
Craig Peroutka
Renee Fournier Rodewald
Steven Sathre
Sarah Ginkel Spilman
Jennifer Tome
Todd Tour and
Joseph Wi nter
Harry Lockrem
Ario Miller
Rebekah Orm sby
Shirley And reason Saccoman
Elaine Scharpen
David Setterberg
Susan Thomp son
Amy DeMars Wilson
CLASS OF '98
Numb er of Alumni : 4 14
Total Amount of Gifts: $2,555 .00
Participation: 6%
CLASS OF '00
Number of Alumni: 443
Total Amount of Gifts: $3, I 85.00
Participation : 5%
$1,000 -2,499
Terry Marquardt
$500-999
Carolyn Hardel
$240-499
Joshua Cagle
$ 120-239
Kent Dahlen
Christine Lanoue Landherr
Sherilyn Storms Murphy
Andrew Zigan
Gifts up co $ 119
Sara Allen
Adam Danielson
James Erickson
Cynthia Graner
Patricia Heinz.mann
Karisa Isenberg
David Kelly
LorriKenny
Sr.ephanie Lein
Th eodore Page
Catherine Rosik Shea
Susan Newcomb Thompson
Dianne Trdan
Mary Vorhes
Samuel Walseth
CLASS OF '01
Numb er of Alumni : 468
Tora! Amount of Gifts: $1,400.00
Parricipation: 6%
$24 0-499
Jimm y Kline
$120-239
Lori Keith
Michael Kirk
John Parrikus
Gifts up to $ 119
Nancy Peterson Anderson
VirginiaGroneberg Backman
April Bancroft
Tami Brown
Angela Bryant
Rita Gacke C lark
Craig Ode gard
Jennifer Eckman
Douglas Grauer
Timothy Harner
Andrew Hansen
Andrew Howard
Susan DeYoung King
C harlene Leone
Eric Long
Carrie McCarville
Sheri Miller
SherrieKlassen Pre.score
Paula Fleischauer Schroeder
Gordon Thomas
Kathy Kisro Wilson
Linda Young
$ I ,000 -2,499
C hristop her McLeod
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ANNUAL GIVING
Faculty& Staff
$ I0,000 or mo re
Philip Fandrei
\Villiam Frame
Norman Holen
$5,000-$9,999
Philip Qu anbeck, Sr. '50
$2,500-$4 ,999
David Anderson
Jeroy Ca rlson '48
Thomas Morgan
$ 1,000-$2,499
Richard Adamson
Sally Daniel s '7 9
Paul Grauer
Sonja Hagande r
Daniel Jorgensen
Christo pher Kimball
Susan Klascus
Merilee Klemp '75
Donna Mclean
Barbara Nagle
Maril)'" harpe
Patrick hcehy
BeverlySrranon
Grace Sulerud ' 58
Geo rge verdru p '46
Jeffrey Swenson '7 9
Richard Th oni
Berry Wade
Donald Warren
David Wold
$500-$999
Heidi Breen
Ronald Palosaari
Bruce, Reichenbach
David Sclnvain
Joie and Franki e hackclford
$240-$49 9
Leif Anderson
Kristin Anderson
C harles Lee C larke
Teresa ook '97
Lawrence Copes
Larry C rockm
David Dahl '75
Marilyn Florian '7 6
Ann Ga rvey
Bradley Holr '63
\Xlilliam Jasperson
John Knighr
Barbara Korm an
Rosemary Link
LauriLudeman
Carlos Mariani
Craig Maus
Esther McLaughlin
Art Meadowcroft
Co n rad Meyer '98
John Mirchell
Norma Noo nan
Sandr a O lmsted '69
Vicki O lson
Dale Pederson
ynthia Peterson
Jay Phinn ey '7 9
Jill Pohrilla
Larry Ragland
Thom as Ruffuner '98
Cha rles heaffer
Donald Sceinmerz
Rebecca Tame
Nan cy Toed , '94
James Ca rey
Lyle Griner
Arlin Gybc rg
Richard Hardel
Garry Hesser
Mary Jacobson
Do nald Wichmann '89
J Amb rose Wo lf
Joseph Young
Jennifer Kahlow '78
Lillian Maunu
Jane Nelson
Bersey No rgard
Norman Okersrrom '85
$ 120-239
Brian Ammann '85
Margaret Anderson
Jo hn Benso n '55
Antho ny Bibus
Bethany Bierman
Janelle Busse rt
John and Peggy erriro
Laura C ichockc
Jacqueline deVries
Jay Dobberstein
Rebekah Dup onr
Mark Engebrcrson
Ca rol Forbes
Cymhia Greenwood
Joan Griffin
David Hadd en
Calvin Hanson '98
Paul Helgerson
Jennifer Hellic '9
Srella Hofrennin g
Irene Jensen
Herald John son '68
Martha Johnson
Co lleen junn ila
Robena Kagin
Benjamin Kem
Kristen Kraft
Joan Kuni
Theresa Marrin
Michael Navarre
Lois Nielsen-Johns
Jack O sberg '62
Patricia Park
Joyce Pfuff '65
Drew Privette '87
Ph ilip Q uanbeck II
John Reed
Michael chock
Kathy Schwalbe
Paul Terrio '87
Mark T ranvi k
Joseph Und erhill-Ca dy
Sharon Wade
\Villiam \Xlinenbreer
Mary True
Gifts up t0 $ 119
Sam Barber
W'illiam Bierden
Vernon Bloom
LauraBoisen
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Lois Bosch
Michael Burden '85
Willi am Ca pm an
Beth Carlson
Janna Caywoo d
Ryan Dehncl
Diann e Decloff
Suzanne Doree
Elo isa Echavez '98
Doran Edwards
Mary Ewerr-K nodcl l
V Fesenmaier
Kathryn Flarer
Laurie Franallonc '84
Srephen Ga brielsen '63
Diane Glorvigen
Douglas Green
Brenda Hemmingsen
ancy Holmblad '95
Ella Howell
Adrienne Kaufmann
Sreven Lafave
Anne Lynch
Raymond Makecver
Karen Mateer
David Mely
Eliawira dosi
Gordon clson
Catherine Nicholl
Michael O lson
Julie Ol son '90
Noel Perir
Diane Pike
Deborah Redm on d
James Roback '63
Devon Ross '93
Mart and Kathryn Rumpza
Michael Schwarn '83
Ron Scorr '62
Mark S1rand emo '80
KathrynSwanson
James Trclsrad-Porter
David \'Vashingron
Darrell Wiese '60
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Parents & Friends
S I0 ,000 or more
Barbara and Zane Birky
Jack and Joyce Boss
Joel and Mary Ann Elfunann
\Vdliam Ellingrod
Ann e and Willi am Frame
Barbara and Skip Gage
Bobby and Barbara G riffin
Norman and Evangdine Hagfors
Jam es and Kathy Haglund
Mark and Shirley H anson
Beverly and Roe Haclen
Donald Henn ings
Kenneth Homm e Esrare
Sand ra and Richard Jacobson
Eric R. John son
Bruce and Maren Kleven
Dean and Susan Kopperud
Diane and Phillip I.arson
Geral d and Ann e Meim ell
H elen E. O lson Esrate
Edith B. No rberg Estate
John and No rma Paulson
Addison and Cynthi a S. Piper
David L. Piper
H arry C. Piper
James and Eva Seed
G len and Ann a Skovholr
Johan Sverdrup+
M ichael and Deborah Szyman czyk
Kathryn and John Tunh eim
$5 ,000-9 ,999
Ilene G. Holen
Pearl Husby
G lenda and Di ck Hu sto n
James John son and Maxine Issacs
David and Cary l I.arson
$2,5 00 -4,999
Ca therine and C harles And erson
Doro thy Bailey
Ruth and Floyd Case
Pamela H. Oesnick
Muriel Kappler
Janet Karvonen
Stanley and Edith Kan
Jennifer and Richard Marcin
Alan and Janee Montgomery
Lorraine Morgan
Roger Pulkrabek
$ 1,00 0-2 ,499
Jay and Ann Boekhoff
Richard and Jane Borchers
John L. C hanon
Avis Ellingrod
Th omas J . Hoo ley
Elizabeth Horton
Mary P. H oven
John and Mary Huff
Helen Johnson
Jerry and Bonita John son
Rose-Marie Johnson
Cod y and Eugene Kirkham
Karen and John A. Larsen
Robert and Polly McCrea
S. Mo lder
Robert K. and Taylor Moor
Gary C. Muellerleile
Jeanne Narum
Doris Nordin
Barbara B. N ymark
Linn ea and James O lesen
John and Pauici a A. Parker
Karin M. Peterson
Wayne and Joan Popham
Frances Roller
Marianne and Robert Sander
Muriel H . Smith
Arne Sovik
Gary Tangwell
BeeryTvcice
Andrea Venco
Marth a and Steven Ward
Gun nar and Mary Wick
(non-alumni)
Melvin and MargarccEvans
J. Gamez
W illiam and Ann George
Richard I. Gisselquist
Brenda Graba u
Robert E. Gra nrud
Geo rge and Frances Gro ber
W illiam Halverstadt
Richard M. Heins
G .S. and Virginia Helgesen
Judith and Peter Henderso n
Earl Hi ghtower, Jr.
Louis and Katherine H ill
Roni and Douglas Hooper
Dale Hovland
Courtney Jenkins
Barbara Jorenby
Mar issa Klaers
B.S. Leland, Jr.
David Lobbcn
Nor man and Hd en Lorennsen
Christine Manhews
Vernon C. Maunu
Michael and Debra McGray
Richard and Florine McKay
Jeanette and John Mitchell
Jam es G . Mo ndo
Marvin Nystrom
Dougl as and Peggy Peters
Ronald and Jean Peterson
Vicki Peterson
G loria J . Pozzini
Wi lliam H . Reichwald
Rebecca Ruckel
Peter and Marnie Ruliffson
Georg e an d Arlene Simones
Mr. and Mrs . John G . Turn er
Robert and Karen Veninga
F. Orval M . Westby
Sara W illcutt
John R. Winsor
$5 00 -999
Marlys G. Barry
Rolf and Carolyn Bjelland
Nan cy and Richard Borstad
Judith A. Christens en
Mary Browne Dewey
James W. Emison
Mit ch and Dawn Felchle
Michael and Terry Freeman
Carolyn and Richard H ardel
Ken Harrvigson
Gail Holmes
Geo rge and Ella Hunt er
Rodn ey and Corrin e Jerkc
Larry and Mary Lee
Kenn eth and Rhod a Mahl er
Wayne and Jenn y Lynn McGee
John F. Mcweth y and Laurie Duncan
Mcwethy
Edward C. Neshei m
Fane and Coric Opp erman
Judith Shank
John and Martha Singleton
Leland and Louise Sund er
Donna Swanson
Edith G . Tollefson
Wh eelock Whirn ey
John and Barbara Zimm erman
$ 120-239
Craig Alexander
Daniel and Alice Anderson
Elmo and No rma Anderson
Linda K. Anderson
Lowell C. And erson
Mary Arneson and Dale Hamm erschmidt
David A. Austin
Ca therine and Glen Bengson
H . Lowell Bolstad
Jennifer Butler
Margaret Cai n and Jeffrey Louden
Winston Cavert and Carol Wine
T.M. Crosby, Jr.
Ge rald and Vicki Degner
Benjamin Dille and Sharo n Umber
Abel Dockter
Kathy and 0. Charles Ehlers
David and Nancy Erickson
Steven and Kimber ly Erickson
Alice Evans
$240-499
B.J . Anderson
Christina Boe
Linda 0 . Boyer
Daniel E. Brink
Teresa and D avid Demin g
Dick Duerre
Richard Duesenb erg
Hildred L. Dungan
Richard and Jani ce Ellingson
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Oarald and Mary Evers
Ruth Evers
Ruth Flesner
Bruce and Kathleen Glover
Frances and Geo rge G rober
John P. Grygclko
David and Susan Hadd en
Curtis K Hargis
Larry and Lois H auge
Stephani e W H augen
Nancy H einsch
Shirley H emenway
Sylvia Hjelmeland
Amanda Holstad
Jed Jaffe
Russell Jerde
Mary and Tun John son
Gerald Kegler
John E. l..aco
Darcy and Steven l..arvick
Sharon Long
John Nor d
Darrell Norling
Bernice Nyhus
Richard Palla
Trisha Pederson
Michael and Paula Peroutka
William John Peterso n
Robert M . Powell
David and Ann Preus
John Rahko la
Lisa A. Reyno lds
Arnold and Lois Rholl
Kent and Kathleen Rolfing
W illiam Rothschild
Richard and Joyce Russ
Melba Savold
Angela Schmdit
C. V. Smith
Gertrude Sundsted
Alleen G. Tomud
Jack and Jeann e Wagner
Do nna J. Warner
Nancy Werner-Azarski and James Azarski
Jack H . Zim mer
Gifts up to $ 119
Jeff and Ca rla Abel
Peter Abell
Dale A. Ackmann
Mary Adair
Susan J . Adix
Geo rge Adzick
Co rdelia Agrimson
Richard A. Ahl
Susan Albrecht and Nancy D esmond
Julie Alexand er
Roland Allen
Woodrow Allen
Sonja Almlie
H.N .Arn dahl
Berry L. Ande rson
Caro le M. Anderson
DarciAnderson
Gloria E. Anderson
J. D. Anderson
Margaret and Ernest Anderson
Margaret and Raymond Anderson
Rosalyn A. Andmo n
Vernon E. Anderson
Zane and Carole Anderson
Michael Aquilina
Tim Archbold
Paul D. Armour
Michael Armstrong
Margaret Amason
Kathleen M. Arndt
Evelyn H. Asplin
Anna Marie and Ronald Austin
Lorettaand Christopher Aymond
Lorayne L. Bachman
Leroy and Florence Backberg
Brendan Baker
Kacl,leen M. Balfanz
Geneva Ball
Karlene and Joseph Banaszak
G. G. Bancroft
Gloria M. Barnen
Paul Beggs
M. Belford
Valerie Bengal
Rolf and Kathy Benson
Julia Berg
Robert and Rose Marie Bergherr
Marian and Thurston Berglund
Elsie Berg-Soderlund
Milton and Barbara Bergwall
Joanne Berndt
Tina Berndt
Maryand Daniel Berntson
William W. Beyer
Leonard and Martha Biallas
Nancy L. Bieraugel
Bruce Binger
Jennifer A. Bjorhus
John and heila Bjorklund
Dorothy Bjurman
Joan C. Boelter
Omar and Minnie Bonderud
Deanna and Thomas Bonneville
Henry and Barbara Borg
John and Janet Borgen
Joseph J. Borkman
Daniel and Mary Bot
Adam Borren
Laura J. Boudreau
Marie K. Boudreaux
Donald and Bonnie Boylan
Patricia Boylan
Kathleen Bozis
Susan L. Bradford
Craig J. Brandenburg
Donald C. Brandli
La D. Brandsness
Bmy Brarhol
Marion and Emroy Bratland
O"o and Stephen Braclie
David and Gertrude Breen
Kari Breen
Katherine and Richard Breen
Milo L. Brekke
Dennis E. Brekken
Mabel Brelje
Peter and Michelle Brennan
Mark Bretheim
Bernadette L. Brice
Jackie Brin
Henry A. Bromelkamp
Louise and Michael Brooks
Margaret E. Brown
tephen Brown
Joan and Richard Brust
Lynette W. Bryant
Neal Buelow
Katrina and Michael Buller
usan Burchfield
Dell and Carol Burgess
Evangeline Burton
John and Carolyn Cain
Gregory Card
Cerene Carlson
John Carlson
Roger E. Carlson
V. G. Carlson
Virgil Carlson
Wallace and Lela arlson
Bren Carstensen
BarbaraAnn Caner
Mary J. Carmey
Joyce and Paul Casey
Lois H. Caswell
Karen M. Caughey
Lynne Chamberlin
Chester and Donna Chambers
Sarah C. Chambers
Richard Chapman
Christopher Chappuis
Matthew Chappuis
Ree.seand Lorena Chezick
Betry Chilmom
Anthony and Judy Christensen
Jeffrey and Nancy hristensen
Kieand Jean Christensen
L. Gracia Christensen
Jame.sand clma Christiansen
Howard and Vernita Christianson
Parri Cierzan
Michael Ciresi
Mary and Sam Claassen
Janis M. Clay
Melvin Colfer
Joan L. and Seo" C. Cole
Gary and Delores ondon
Rick and Norma Conway
Andrew and Jacqueline Cook
Walter Cooper
Yvonne and Jack Cottrell
Paula N. Coykendall
Eloise M. Cranke
Vance 0 .+ and Joyce J. Crosby
Charles G. Cunningham
Liv Dahl
Olga 0 . Dahlen
Marilyn Dahlmeier
Darlene A. Daily
Carol and Del Dammann
Joan Davenport
Joy L. Davis
Karen Davis
Timmy and Noreen Davis
Mildred and Peter Deanovic
harles A. De orsey
Donald L. Degenaro
Judith Dehnel and Richard Ryan
Joyce L. Deir
Parrick J. Deneen
Mary and William Dexter
David and Martha Dobracz
Audrey and Monon Dodds
Jerry Dodge
Russell P. Donnelly
Tammy B. Dorn
Ruch Downey
Merwin D. Dreher
David Duca
Kathryn Dumas
Frank Eastburn
William and Diane Ebben
\'(/illiam Edson
LeeR. Edwards
Ward Edwards
Hannah Ehrlich
Mary Ehrlichmann
hirley M. Einhorn
Erin Elder
onja and Mark Elias
Marilyn Ellingboe
Lisa R. Elliott
Kari E. Elsila
Douglas A. Emerson
CurcisV. Emery
Linda P. Enger
Arla Engleman
Lowell and Carol Erdahl
Judith and Robert Erdman
A .J. Erickson
Betty Erickson
Conroe Erickson
Josephine Erickson
Kenneth Erickson
Lori K. Eranan
Kathleen M. Evans
Grant E. Evavold
Terence Evavold
Nancy and Dan Fackler
Michael A. Fahey
Keith and Susan Fahnhorst
Robert and Kaye Falck
Eleanor and Donald Falk
Irma and Donald Fallon
Mark Farnan
Barbara Farrell
Francis and Burnice Fashner
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Jane Fedderly
Louise and Carl Feske
Kirsten E. Fisher
Celine Fitzmaurice
Melvin & Marian Fladeboe
arric Flaten
Larry and Marilyn Fogdall
Linda and Mark Foley
Henry G. Follingstad
Ilene Forde
J. Forrest
Richard A. Forschler
Denise Foster
Lucy and Patrick Foster
Jerome Franke
David Fransen
J. A. Franson
Jeanne and Douglas Frederick
Gloria A. Frederickson
R. Mark Frey
Linda . Froiland
Nancy A. From
Daniel and Kari abriclson
Michael and Juliana Gabrielson
No rma Gabrielson
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Ronald and Faye Gabrielson
Cynthia Gaither
Nancy L. Gandrud
Frank V. Garalfu
Leslie and Luis Garcia-Saenz
R. Harold Garre((-Goodyear
Kimberly aslin
David A. Gerber
Ann J. Gerhman
Bruce Gessell
Karla and Jeffrey Gessell
Carole and Phillip Gilbertson
Borghild Gisselquist
Greg Gissclquist
Gary W. Glasscock
Mr. Hal C. Glassman
Jessica Glenn
Cathy Gohring and Harry Raynor
Melanie Coldish
Ellen and Merrill Golliet
Jorgine and Franklin Co rnick
Charles Graham
Elaine P. Graham
Robin A. Grawe
Jean Greenwood
Mary Griesedieck
Emily Groves
Cordon L. Gruenhagen
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Chester Guinn
Julie and Paul Gulstrand
Richard L. Gunderson
Susan K. Haataja
Lucille K. Hackbart
Dale and Joanne Hagen
Elsa Hagen
Enid M. Hagen
Henry Hagen
Kenneth A. Hagg
Todd & Diane Haglind
teven and Theresa Haik
John and Krisdne Haine.s
Margaret Hale
Mary Halrvick
BarabaraJ. Ruhberg Halverson
Carol I. Halverson
Clara H. Halverson+
John and Jill Hamburger
Edward A. Hansen
Jean S. Hansen
Paul V. Hansen
Paul Hansen
Enid 0. Hansing
Beth and Donn Hanson
Craig Hanson
Kenneth Hanson
\'(/illiamand Viola Hanson
Janaka E. Hanvey
David L. Harris
Mary and Rolf Hauck
arolyn Hawkins
Evelyn B. Hayes
Rose Heaps
Michele Hedlund
Rachel Hcfte
Herman Heinecke
Eugene Heitman
Charles and Kathrine Heinig
Arthur H. Helde
Stanley Helgerson
Karel Helgeson
Jerome and Jacqueline Helland
Robert Hellen
Wi lliam \YI, Helms
Gary Helstrom
Nan cy R. H endr icks
Dorothy Hendrickson
Mary L. Hend rickson
Neil and Mary H endrickson
Robena Henke
Michael P. He nnessy
James and Diane Henninger
Finn Hcnrikssen
David and Jeane Hedand
Arth ur J. Heuer
Jaclyn Heyda
Joan n E. H icks
Richard E. H ilbert
George and Karen Hnasko
R G. H oaglund
Robe rt and Margaret Hoberg
Th omas and Kimberly Hoffman
Marjorie and John Hogan
Donna Hogsvcn
Sigvald Holden
Mary Hoium•
Mary Holzer
Susan J. Hoseth
Helene Houle
Helmer and Margaret House
Lois Hove
Edich Hovey
Gerda H ovseth
Cheryl and Jeffrey H oward
Olive Howard
Patricia Chastain Howe
Jessie Howell
Valborg Huglen
Steven & Norma Huishecre
Mark and Na ncy Hun sley
Jon and Bonnie Hunziker
Beth and J. L. H upp
Bonnie and James Hviscendahl
Roberc E. Hyarc
Brend a J. Iliff
John Imes
Bruce and Jean Inglis
Margaret Irwin
Th omas and Ca rolyn Jackson
Janice Jacobson
Joan and Gale JaUen
Jacqu elin F.James
Susan Jenkin s
Alvern and James Jensen
Keith A. Jensen
Kenneth E. Jensen
H eacher Jern berg
Jeanne and Bill Jeska
Kimberlee Jeska
F. C. Jilk
J. Marie and Lloyd Joel
Beverly A. John son
Bruce D. John son
Byron John son
Charles and Ava Johnson
Clark and April Johnson
David John son
Eleanor L. John son
Genevieve and Leighto n Johnson
G len \YI.Johnson
Jane N. Johnson
JiUJohn son
Karen and David John son
Kathryn C. John son
Kay D . Johnson
Kelly J. Gieser John son
Klara S. Johnson
Lou Ann Larson
Valerie and AJanLarson
Naomi A. Laucn+
Charles G. Leach
Agnes Lee
Kathryn A. Lee
Sylvan Lee•
Janee and Robert Leick
Jane Leonard and Lorerco Lippert
John Lien and Paui cia Ca n er
Geo rge K. Lindb erg
Pamela Lindberg
Robert and Loretta Lindcborg
Bernardine Lindell
Gene J . Lindell
Lois J . Lindell
Mark G . Lindell
Franklyn L. Lindgren
Helen and David Livcrsidgc
C.R. Lloyd
Frances and Lance Loberg
Verna Loge
Arlene Lopas
Th omas and Sandra Lother
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AUGSBURG
COLLEGE
BOARD OF REGENTS, 2001-200 2
ANNUAL
ALUMNI BOARD, 2001 -2002
Rev. Gary E. Benson '70
Susan H ornin g Arn tz '94
Ms. Jackie Cherryhomes '76
Jeff Elavsky '68
Ms. Tracy Lynn Elfcmann '8 1
Paul Fieldhammer '65
M r. M ichael 0 . Freeman
Andy Fried '93
Mr . Mich ael R. Good '7 1
Tom Hanson '66
Mr . H . Theodor e Grindal '7 6
Christop her Haug '79
Mr. Jam es E. Haglund
Lisa Svac H awks '85
M s. Beverly Thompson H arlen
Kirsten Hirsch '9 1
Dr. Ruth E. Jo hnson '74
Karina Karlen '83
Mr. Dean C. Kopp erud
Rob Lafleur '80
Mr. David J. Larson
Jackie Kniefel Lind '69, '94 MAL
Ms. Gloria C. Lewis
Terry Marquardt '98 WEC
Rev. Jose Antonio M achad o
Paul Mikelson '70
Dr. Jennif er H . Martin
Andy Mo rrison '73
Ms. Juli e R. Nelson '83
Paul Mue ller '84
Mr. Ronald G. Nel son '68
Liz Pushing '93
Rev. G lenn W. Nyckle moe, ex officio
Meri Pygman '93
Mr. Ronald J. Peltier
Beth Torsten son '66
Mr. G len E. Person '47
Bill Vanderwall '93 WEC
M r. Wayne G. Pop ham
M s. Jean M . Taylor '85
Dr. P. Dawn Taylor '78
1960 Dale Hank a
1961 Patricia Swanson Kreuziger
Leola Dyrud Furman
1962 Mari lyn 0. Gronner
Jenelle J. C unnin g
1963 Sara Halvorson Strom
1964 Robert Nordin
1965 Darryl Ca rter
1967 John Clawson
1968 lone Agrimson H anson
1970 Terry Nygaard
1973 Merja Wileniu s Fox
1974 Marlene C han Hui
1976 Larry Morgan
1979 Mark Aune
1980 Rob Lafleur
1981 Janis Blomg ren Aune
1982 Lori Moline
1983 Susan Kapp ers Ryan
1984 Jeff Quinnell
1985 Norm Okersrrom
C hu ck Rath
M r. G len J. Skovho lt
Mr. Philip Sryrlund '79
REPORT
I 986 Deb Balzer
CLASS AGENTS, 200 1-2002
Barb Nielson McGlynn
1987 Cher yl Wit soe Dudley
Ms. Kathryn H . Tunheim
1939- 194 1 Richard Jacobson
1944 C hester Hoversten
1988 Sandra Kay Smirl1
Rev. Haro ld Usgaard , ex officio
1945 Joyce Op seth Schwartz
1990 Trygve Nystuen
Ms . Joan L. Volz '68
Vera T horson Benzel
1946 John Steen
1947 Agnes Valvik Larson
1948 Jero y Ca rlson
Arnie Skaar
1949 Cal Larson
1950 Shirley Dahl en
195 1 Dan Pearson
1952 LeVon Paulson Dinrer
Sharon Mackenthun
I 99 I Kirsten Hirsch
1992 Heather John ston
1993 Misti Allen Binsfeld
H eidi Wisn er Staloch
1994 An1y Noran
1995 Lisa Ca rlson Sackreiter
An1y Torgelson For berg
1996 Jayne Rudolph
Heather Birch
1953 Ruth Aaskov
1954 Herb C hilstrom
1956 Carolyn Lower Bliss
1997 An1y Bowar
1957 Stan Baker
1999 Jackie Fuhr
2000 Sam Walseth
1958 Byron Golie
1959 Carl Cas person
Jen Ringeisen
1998 Calvin Hanson
WEC Terry Marquardt
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Indian program
Angie O'Keefe and Anne O'Keefe, earned
came from the
the long-dis tance commute award when
efforts of comedian
Angie commut ed from Morton in western
Louie Anderson ,
Minnesota to earn her degree from the
who performed
Weekend College program.
two benefit
"Our alumni have been active, but I
concerts in the
would like to gel mor e of them involved .
early 1990s-on e
We need more networking ; we need an
al Augsburg , the
alumni scholarship fund ; and we need an
OLhe r at Northrup
alumni advisory board ," Peterson said.
Auditor ium-t o
"With that kind of supp ort alongside our
raise mon ey for a
curr ent students , we cou ld do more
scholarship in the
outr each Lo the native communiti es,
name of his
particularly to reserva tions that are near
brother Kent.
to us."
Th e program
Peterson also envisions a nur sing
Mercedes Weishalla (center, holding her daughter, Heyden), a
has had abou t 150
out reach program , similar Lo the one
Weekend College business management and American Indian
gradu ates and a
Augsburg current ly runs al Centra l
Studies major, meets with her Scholastic Connections mentor Noya
Woodrich '92, '94 MSW (right), executive director of the Division
similar num be r
Lutheran Chur ch in Minneapolis , which
of Indian Work in Minneapolis.
who have take n
could be sel up al the Indian Communi ty
courses . Many
Center LOserve the urban Indian
gradua tes have continued on to earn
popu lation . And , of course, there are the
adva nced degrees. Several stud ents
never-ending needs for scholarship s of all
have return ed to Augsburg for a
kinds .
Master of Social Work degree after
"I think we need scho larship s LOhelp
first comp leting Augsbu rg's
graduate student s, Lo help provide for
bachelor 's degree program in socia l
living expenses so more stud ents cou ld
work. One such stud ent is Noya
live on campu s, and LOgrow our
Woodrich , who also serves as a
end owed scholarship fund (curr ently at
mentor for Augsburg 's newly-crea ted
abo ut $600,000) up Lo al leasl $ 1
Scholastic Conn ections program. And,
million ."
a recent grad, Ben Burgess, is at the
Peterson also wou ld love Losee the
University of Californi a-Davis
workin g LOwarda Ph.D. in
Ojibwe language. When he
compl etes that program , he'll be
the first in the nation to hold
suc h a degree .
'T he Life Story of a Dakota Man ," which
Th e Augsburg program also
chron icles the life of a 20th- centu ry urb an
has been home LOfamily
Indi an. He is assisted this year by
conn ections, including Burgess
instru ctors Robert Danforth , Dale WesLOn ,
and his sister Meredi th Gauld en ;
and Soph ia Jacobso n .
sisters Caro le (Moran) Renn er
"I think scholarsh ip mon ey has been a
and Gail (Moran) Warzyniak ;
key to the success of stud ents here,"
mother an d daughter Yvonne
Peterson said . "Bonni e [Wallace] was
Leith and Nicole Fun aro; and the
aggressive in findin g such do llars and
Bruce and Ertl familes who had
helped create some big endow ed
bro ther, mother, and daughter scholarship fund s. A Jo yce Found ation
Richard Bruce , Shirl ey Ertl , and
grant help ed hir e my position , and al one
Michelle Ertl-all gradu ate in
point we had two peop le working with up
1992. The Genia broth ers, Tony
Dennis Jones, Univ. of Minnesota Ojibwe language
to 65 stud ent s each year. Now we' re in the
Jr. and Jim , went on to success ful and culture instructor , and Rosalie Cla rk, regional
30-35 range , which is abou t as many as
social worke r for the Bureau of Indian Aff a irs
caree rs in law and med icine,
one person can handl e."
Midwest office and former Augsburg social wo rk
respec tively; and one other
professor , shared comments during the Forum on
Anot her majo r boost for the American
mother-daughter combin ation ,
American Indian Issues in November.
Winter 2002-03
A-UGSBURGNOW
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POT
A WATOMI
CHEROKEE
program play host to more conferences and
seminars such as the American Indian
Religious Freedom conference that attracted
such lumin aries as Ben Nighth orse
Camp bell, Daniel Inou ye, and Paul
Wellstone; and another exploring the use of
American Indian mascots in the media.
"We've serve d a won der ful purpo se
wiLh our program and helped a lot of
students take a ste p forward , both for
themselves and for other nati ve people ,"
Peterson said . "Now I hope we can take
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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
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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
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HOMECOMING_
Many Gifts
ONE SPIRIT
Little Evalin's youthful enthusiasm brought smiles
to all (daughter of Lori Moline '82).
Andrea Ladda and the Augsburg Spirit
Squad kept fans at the Homecoming
game cheering , despite the Auggies' 4114 loss to Gustavus.
Members of the Class of 1942 gathered for a reunion breakfast . Pictured (L to R), Row 1 (seated) :
Magdeline Stolee, Eunice (Knudson) Iverson , Helen (Thostens) Jones, Ebba (Johnson) Brooks . Row
2: Mur iel (Quanbeck) Turrittin, Lannie (Olson) Seal, Verlinda (Olson) Huus, Mary Ann (Eye)
Helleckson . Row 3: Waldemar Boening , Elwood Lundeen , Merton Strommen , Phil Helland,
Chester Brooks, Vic Miller .
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'4UGSBURG NOW
Brad Motl and Dega Ali were crowned 2002
Homecoming King and Queen.
Junior Jazz Burch showed her Auggie pride at
the Homecoming game.
Winter 2002-03
Several alumni and friends were honored w ith awa rds at the Homecoming Dinne r. Pictured
(L to R) Row 1: Richard J. Seime '70, Distinguished Alumnus Award ; John Magnuson , on
behalf of the StepUP Advisory Board, Spirit of Augsburg Award; t he Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck
Sr. 'SO, on behalf of the Quanbeck family , Distinguished Service Award ; President Frame.
Row 2: The Rev. Dr. Orval Moren '57, Spirit of Augsburg Award ; LaJune Thom as Lange '75 ,
Distinguished Alumna Award ; James S. Hamre ' S3, Dist inguished Alumnus Award; Barry
Vornbrock '96 MAL, First Decade Award . Not pictured is Ko Ly '97, First Decade Award .
Margaret Dornf eld '06 colored t he day with cheer .
The Rev. Oliver Johnson ' SO (left ) and Irving Ringdahl ' 52 (right) chatted at t he
Homecoming Picnic.
~
Buffie Blesi ('90 BA, ' 97 MAL) reconnected with
fellow alums and faculty at the Master of Arts in
Leadership reunion and 15th anniversary celebration .
Winter 2002-03
The Augg ies' Jordan Hastin gs '06 shields the ball
fr om Gustavus .
Bessie Cunningham Hughes '71,
1992 Distinguished Alumna,
enjoyed conversation at
Augsburg's ethnic programs
celebration in Christensen Center.
,4uGSBURG NOW
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HOMECOMING_
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1952
(L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Morris Johnson,
Leroy Nyhus, Charlotte (Kleven) Rimmereid,
Yvonne (Bagley) Olson , Orville Olson, Celia
(Hanson) Burk, Lewann (Awes) Sotnak , Lola
(Nelson) Nebel, Orlette (Hjelle) Waller, Millie
Nelson. Row 2: David Christensen , Roger
Nelson, Martha (Bozony) Peterson, M. Joyce
(Tallman) Hanson, Beverly
(Gryth) Villwock, Leona
(Eng) Rokke, Dorothy
(Skonnord) Petersen, Jean
(Swanson) Markland, John
Leak, David Rokke, Gordon
Thorpe . Row 3 : Millard
Knudson , Jim Armstrong ,
Ben L. Larson, Ruth
Schmidt , Harriet (Haller)
Brown , Marlo Petersen,
Eugene Anderson ,
Donavon Roberts, Karl
Puterbaugh , Arnold
Paulson, Irving Ringdahl .
Row 4 : Robert Thompson ,
Luther Larson, Elmer
Hanson, Leonard Dalberg ,
Donovan Jacobson, Jim
Faul, Donna (Wang) Leak,
Richard Howells , Joanne
(Varner) Peterson, Harvey
Peterson , Glen Gilbertson,
LeRoy Anenson.
Many Gifts ONE SPIRIT
Photos by Stan Waldhauser,except wherenoLed
CLASS OF 1962 (L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Kay (Hanenburg) Madson , Eunice (Kyllo) Roberts, Jack Osberg, Lois
Larson, Ann (Ring) Odegaard, Elaine (Pedersen) Gunderson, Betze (Paulson) Solomonson, Marjorie (Engevik) Espe.
Row 2 : Jennelle (Johnson) Cunning, Marilyn (Olson) Gronner, Karen (Kuszler) Roeber, MaryAnn (Sorensen) Urban,
Rose Marie (Nordin) Anderson , Betty Lou (Johnson) Oppegard , Barbara (Anderson) Stamp , Mercia (Anderson)
Fredrick, Philip Bauman, Olivia (Gordon) Lorents, Harlin Haack. Row 3: Phillip Mattison , John Sorenson, Kenneth
Erickson, J. David Lystig, Milo Oppegard, Loiell Dyrud, Kermit Paulson, Paul Gunderson, Paul Grover .
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Winter 2002-03
CLASS OF 1977 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Sue
(Hengy) Johnson, Mary (Quanbeck) Barber, Daniel
Larson, Lori (Eklund) Quello, Bernie Swenson, John
Sandness, John Ronning, Scott Fridley. Row 2:
Deborah Roberge, Mary (Nollet) Newell, David
Wattman, Paul Rittenhouse, Deb (Daehn) Zellmer,
Lori (Otto) Hansen, Wendy Bjorklund . Row 3 :
Karen Lokkesmoe, Jim Nieling, Mark Sanstead,
Nathan Carlsen, Kevin Peterson, Andrew Westberg,
Daniel Eitrheim .
CLASS OF 1992 (below, L to R) Row 1: Matthew
Mirmak, Matthew Maunu, Mark Mata, Teresa
White , Amy (Raedeke) Frischmon. Row 2: Erick
Norby, Amy Kildal, Lisa (Barber) Zahn, David
Palmer, Molly Schnagl, Laura Gaylord, Elise Defor,
Stacy (Shiltz) Abraham, Heather Johnston . Row 3:
Tim Machacek.
Recip ients of Augsburg 's
DISTINGUISHED SERVICEAWARD
QUANBECK FAMILY (bottom left, L to R) Row 1
(seated on floor): Abby, Mauren, Rebecca, Amy, Kate,
Zach, Cindy (Quanbeck) Goke, Tommy, Lilli (Quanbeck)
Leslie, Shon Schetnan. Row 2 : Dora (Frojen) Quanbec k,
Philip Quanbeck II, Ruth Johnson, Rona (Quanbeck)
Emerson, Helen (Nichols) Quanbeck , B. Randolph
Quanbeck, Wallace Lindsay, Carol (Ysteboe) Lindsay,
Vicki (Quanbeck) Schetnan, Ruth (Ysteboe) Engelstad,
JuliAnn (Quanbeck) Erdmann, Tom Erdmann . Row 3:
Phil Quanbeck Sr., John Turrittin, Andrea Quanbeck ,
Deborah (Sheldon) Quanbeck, Dorothy (Quanb eck)
Johnson, Muriel (Quanbeck) Turrittin , Lauren Johnson,
Mabel Quanbeck , Carol (Kelley) Quanbeck , Mary
(Quanbeck) Kvanbeck, Dagmar (Dahl) Quanbeck, Mary
C. Quanbeck, Sonja Quanbeck , Rae Quanbeck , Lavon
(Emerson) Henry, Beth Marie Quanbeck , Nadine
(Quanbeck) Anderson.
Row 4 : Daniel
Johnson , Thomas
Quanbeck , Marvin B.
Johnson, James
Dahlberg , Marian L.
(Quanbeck) Dahlbe rg,
Ardelle (Skovholt)
Quanbeck , Sara Ose,
Lillian Ose, Grace
(Gisselquist) Johnson,
Gordon Quanbe ck, Hal
Quanbeck . Row 5:
Loren Barber, Mary
(Quanbeck) Barber,
Norman Quanbeck ,
Kent Quanbeck , David
Quanbeck , Thomas
Lien, Charles Turrittin ,
Oliver E. Johnson ,
Stanley Quanbeck,
Katherine (Miller)
Quanbeck , Elizabeth
(Turrittin) Lien, Nadine
Emerson .
Winter 2002-03
,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.
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Last June 28, these former Omega House roommates
reunited at the home of Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64 at Lake
Ely in Eveleth , Minn. Pictured (front, center) : Sylvia
(Steinbeck) Torstenson ' 66, elementary education teacher,
Hayfield, Minn. L to R, back row : Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64,
retired school administrator, St. Louis County Schools; Lila
Lee (Hauberg) Salls '66 , retired , elementary education ,
Honolulu, Hawaii ; Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff ' 66, high school
counselor , Buffalo, Minn.; Eileen (Kahlberg) Van Wie ' 66,
education professor, Southwest State University , Marshall,
Minn.; Kathy (Popp) Boggess '66, high school counselor,
Bloomington, Ind .
Winter 2002-03
a cappella singing group that
performs jazz , barb ershop , and
gospel mu sic. He also performs
under the name "Uncle Bob " as a
singer/guitarist in bars , festivals,
and coffeeshops , singing jazz ,
blues, folk, and bluegrass.
1966
Barbara Brown , Madison , Wis .,
1s a teacher in the lac qui Parle
Valley School District. She is also
involved with the Montevideo
Area Communit y Band , the lac
qui Parle Stud y Club , and is th e
organist for Monte video UCC
Church. She is a past recipient of
the ,hnne sota Elementary Science
Teache r of the Year award , and
has two daug hters, Erm and
Rebecca .
Jeanne (Wanner) Morreim ,
Cloq uet , Minn ., earn ed her Master
of Arts in Education in May. Her
husband , the Rev. Dennis
Morreim '65 , sen •es Our Sa-~or's
Lutheran Church.
1968
Lois (Hallcock) and Bruce
Johnson '68 live in Plymouth ,
Minn . Lois is a high schoo l
guidan ce co un selor, and Bruce is
the athletic dir ector for
Robbin sdale-Armstron g Schools.
Clair Severson retired after 33
years of teachin g middl e schoo l
math m Ellsworth , Wis. He
resides with his wife , Audrey
(Neiderhauser) '68 .
Diane Tiedeman , Richfield ,
Minn ., rettred from Bloomington
Public Scho ols, where she taught
grades 2, 3, and 4 for 3-l years.
1969
The Rev. Curtis Zieske, Alben
Lea, Minn. , was recentl y installed
as Trinit)' Lutheran Chu rch's
senior pastor. He and h,s wife ,
Sonya (Hagen) '70 , an
elementary school teacher, have
two childr en , Sarah Krueger and
Aaron .
1970
Janet (Call) and David Ulvin
Winter 2002-03
'70 live in Edin a, Minn . Janel
ret ired in Jun e after 3 l year s of
teaching mu sic for Minneapolis
Pub Iic Schools .
1971
Michael Milbrath , Santa Rosa,
Calif., was nominated for the
Teacher of the Year award by the
Santa Rosa Chamber of Comm erce
this past summer. He was nomm ated
for this award in l 996 and was also
nominated by the California League
of High Schools for their Teacher of
the Year award in 1999 . He sen •es as
depanment chair of fine and
performing ans at Piner High
School. He and his wife, Ulla, have a
daughter , Rowyn.
1972
George Dahlman , Coon Rapids,
Minn ., was named research
man ager and chief drill instru cto r at
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffra)'. Formerly
chief food-indu stry analyst, he was
a Wall Street Journ al All Star
Analyst in five of the 20 years he
covered the agribusiness and food
industri es.
The Rev. Dr. Henry F. French,
Coo n Rapids, Minn ., was app ointed
pastor of Lake of the Isles Chur ch
in Minneapolis. He and his wife,
Roberta , have four chi ldren.
1973
Linda Jean (Hansen) and
Granton Larson '73, Columbia
Heights, Minn ., became
grandp arents in Octob er.
1974
Bryon Gustafson , Plymouth ,
Minn ., attend ed his second Wint er
Olympi cs in Salt Lake City last
Febr uary, ha-~ng also attend ed the
Lilleham mer game s in 199-!. He is
a bu yer/p lanne r wnh Cipn co, Inc.
1976
Steven Richard Charles was
promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air
Force Reserves. His last
ass ignm ent , while on active dut y,
was as an F- l 17 stealth fighter
instructor pilot. He 1s also a pilot
for Delta Airhn es. He can be
reached via e-m ail at
<srcharl es@mind sprin g.com>.
AUGGIE HOURS
Patricia G. Mattos ,
~hnn eapolis. was elected chapter
chair of the MN/D akota Chapter
of the American Immi gration
law yers Association . Durin g her
term , she will also sen •e on the
Board of Govern ors of the
national association . She has
practiced immi grauon law since
198 2 and is involved in advocacy
efforts relating to homeland
securit y and other issues imp acted
b)• Septemb er 11.
Auggie Hours are held
the second Tuesday of
each month at 5:30 p.m.
Marji Miller was promoted to
memb er hip retent ion manager
for the YlvlCA of metropo litan
Minneapolis and greater Saint
Paul. She resides with her
hu sband , Bill Porteous, 111
Minneapolis. She can be reached
via e-mail at <mickey@ usinteme t.
April 8
MAGlANO'S
Southdal e Mall, Edina
Fae,!ttator/ topic : Prof. John
Mitchell, poetry
corn> .
The Rev. Steve Sveom , Staples ,
Mmn ., was recently honored with
a surpn se party comm emoratin g
his 10-)•ear anni versa ry as pastor
at Fatth Lutheran Church . He was
Join ed in the celebration by his
mother, Ann (Kveen) Sveom
'36 ; his wife, Ant oine tt e (Laux)
'77 ; and their two childr en ,
Nao mi and Dame!.
19 77
Jerald Halvo rsen, Ebetsu ,
Hokka idu , Japan , is an associa te
professo r al Sappor o Intern ational
University. He and his wife,
Mich1yo, have two sons: ~lark , 17,
and Michael, 1-1. He has enJoyed
living in Japan for the past 22
Febru ary 11
WILDFIRE
Eden Prairie Center Mall
Topic: Athleucs at Augsburg
March 11
THE NEWSROOM
Downt own Minn eapohs
Fac,htator: Lisa Zeller '8 l ,
'89 ~JAL
May 13
FREIGHTHOUSE
Sullwater
Fac1l1tator/top1c: Angie
Ahlgren '98, theatre
For more information , please
call the alumni office at
612- 330-117 8 or e-mail
<alumn1@augsbur g.edu >
>•ears and wo uld love to have
visitor s from Augsb urg. Jera ld can
be reached via e-ma il at
<Jerryhal@home.ema 1l.ne.Jp> .
M ark Sanstead . Bloomington ,
Minn ., is a senior chm cian at
Hazelden and lives with hts wife,
Julie.
Patri ck J. Zumbusch, Tucson ,
Ariz .. sen •ed as CEO to a
comp any that was recently sold to
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Class 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
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plan )'Our reuni on, please contact the alumni office at 6 12-330-1 178 ,
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Class Notes
ALUMNI
Nila Neumiller
PROFILE
'84: 'Small beginnings'
lead to big successes
by Dan Jorgensen
Nila Neumiller '84 says she has never chosen the straight and narrow path when deciding
on a roadm ap for her life. "I like lO start things , and I always seem to have several things
going at once," the effervescent Neumiller said with a smile .
And carry th em thr ough to success, she might have added .
A "non-traditional " student at Augsburg , Neumiller's biggest success has been the creation
of Reaching Arms International (RA!), a multi-faceted Jud eo-Chri stian ministry to orphan
childr en .
Since 1993, she's built RA! from a single desk, single phone-lin e operation into a worldwide
organization . From its current headquart ers in New Hope, Minn.-where she has nine staff
members---Neumiller places orph ans from Russia (where her program first started), Armenia,
Poland , Romania, and the Ukraine. She has opened two full-time orphanages in the Ukraine
and Ken)'a (employing more than 40 staff members combined ), and has eight international
representatives. And , she and her hu sband , Bill, who is the RAI business manager, recently
visited China , where they will open a third orphanage this year.
Nila Neumiller '84 (center) receives the key
t o the city from the mayor of the city near
which her orphanage in Kenya is located.
Also pictured is Winnie Owiti (left), a
Kenyan woman who helped Neumiller
found the orphanage.
Neumiller was in a comfortable leadership role in art education ,vith the Inver Grove
Heights School District in 1992 when she went on an ecumeni cal trip to Russia that
changed both the dir ection and focus of her life. "I had ju st been promoted to an
edu cation coordin ator for th e entir e district," she recalled . "I was training 70 teachers and
some 2,000 children every month , plus overseeing several site groups . I went lO Russia
with an ecum enical team and when I came back lO the art coordinator career I realized
that God had a call on my life lO rescue orph ans."
It was , she said , a personal crisis, because she had always been an educator and always
wanted to be one. Sudd enly, she didn 't kn ow what to do , so she simply resigned her
position , and wok four month s off to pray and figure out what was next. "I left teaching on
October 28 and started praying ," she said . "I said , 'God , you 're showing me what I can't
do; show me what I can'."
Wh at she did was start RAI. Simultaneously, she enrolled at Ant ioch Christian Training Center , eventuall y becoming an ordained pastor in 1997 .
"Both were small beginn ings," she said , "but , my expe rience at Inver Grove Heights taught me not lO take on too much at once . That taught me,
as the Bible says, not lO despise small beginnings."
Her trip to Russia had convinced her that she needed to help Russian orph ans . so she spent the first year in her new bu siness learning more
about Russian language , cultu re, history, and th e societal factors that lead to children being orph aned . Her first success with RA! came in placing
three Russian sisters in 1995 . Since th en , RAI has placed mor e than 400 childr en from four nation s (300 from Russia alone , making it
Minnesota's largest placement organ ization for Russian orph ans).
She opened her first Cradle of Child rens' Hope orph anage in the Ukraine in
April 2000 , in Novskili, a subu rb of Kiev. Her second orph anage was
opened in eastern Kenya in Sep tember 200 I.
Neumiller, who has thr ee adu lt sons, an adopted son and daughter , and
thr ee grand childre n , has new plans for her organization . "I would like to
open a house for unwed mot hers ," she said. "I really believe we're going to
do that in the near future." Meanwhile, though , she'll be concentratin g on
openin g the orpha nage in China , in the seaport city of Zhuh ai (near Hong
Kong). All of her orp hanages are operated to provide the childr en with
both a loving environment and training in the classic arts.
"I believe th e an s embra ce a dynamic healing potential," Neumill er stated .
"Through singing, playing instrum ents, dancing, making dr awings,
sculptin g, and painting, I believe the inn er soul and spirit of a wound ed
child ,viii mend and blossom ."
Dan Jorgensen is direcwr of the Office of Public Relations and Communication.
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,4UGSBURG NOW
Neumiller, pictured with Sergei, a young boy who had
two operations to repair a cleft palate at Neumiller's
Ukrainian orphanage. Ukrainian doctors volunteered their
services for Sergei's surgeries .
Winter 2002-03
1978 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
HOCKEY TEAM REUNION
Members of Augsburg's 1978 NAIA championship hockey
team gathered on Nov . 22 to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of the College's first-ever national championship team .
Pictured , L to R: Dave Eckstein '78, Doug Nelson '76
(trainer), Bruce Hendrickson '78, Chuck Mccan '81, Brian
Gauger '80, Jim Peterson '78, Dick Bain '80, Gary Hughes
'78 , Tom Kulenkamp '79 , Stan Blom '78, Bob Morrow '78
(student manager), Jeff Jarnes '80, Vern McIntyre '79 .
a large Finnish organization . He is
now pondering nonpr ofit work or
start ing his own compa ny.
1978
Signe L. Nestingen , St. Paul, is a
psychologist in private practice and
\\Oilpresent "Being a Clinician" Jun e
6, 2003 , at the First Friday Forum
Series (cosponsored by the
Minnesota Psychological Association
and Metropolitan State University).
David Wi lhelm , River Falls,
Wis., has been a family practice
doctor in River Falls and Spri ng
Valley since 1987 .
1981
1982
Douglas Adams . Fayettevi lle,
Ark ., was grant ed tenur e and
promoted to the rank of associate
professor of sociology at the
University of Arkansas.
1984
Kyle Anderson , Mahtom edi ,
Minn. , is sec reta ry/treasu rer for
Assured Protection , Inc. He had
an exci ting day at the end of June
when he caug ht a 45-3/4 inch
musky.
1988
Kiel T. Christianson , East
Lansing, ~lich., is a senior writer
for T.-avclGolfand World Golf, and
his pieces are often featured onhn e
at <www.michigangolf.com> . He
recently wrote JO reviews and
articles on his ,osit to Scotland for
<www.worldgolf.com> and
<W\vw.scotland golf.com> .
Dave Stevens, Bnstol, Conn .,
recently won his third Emmy
Award for his work on ESPN's NFL
Countdown. He was also featur ed in
April in a reuni on show of That's
Incredible for htS man y
accomp lishm ents as a legless
athlete. He played football at
Augsbur g and tried out for the MN
Twins, among oth er sports
achievements .
Brent Lofgren , Ann Arbor,
Mich., is a physical scientist at the
Great Lakes Emoronm ental
Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor.
He was recently qu oted in an
article entitled "Are We Losing the
Great Lakes?" print ed in the
March/April 2002 edition of
Midwest Living magazine.
1990
Traci Layne Gates , San
Fran cisco, married Paul Sumn er
in August. Traci Layne is a client
relations specialist for an Intern et
company ; Pau l is a prin cipal
software engin eer for Moore
lacofano Goldsman . Inc. , and
races comp etitively at the elite
level in cycling.
Alexander J. Gonzalez . New
Brighton , Minn ., is a partner at
Office Systems Network , an office
furnitur e dcaler shtp .
1991
Kristen Hirsch, St. Paul , recentl y
started a new job as a senior
communi cation s specialist for
Park Nicollet Health Services in
St. Louis Park , ~!inn .
Katie (Pederson} Knutson, St.
Paul , 1s director of marketing and
communi cations at VEE
Corporation, where she develops
marketing strategies for domestic
and internauonal tours and oversees
the marketmg. creative sen oces, and
publicity departments. She
pre,oously did publirny work for
the Ordway Music Center and for
Jujam cyn Producuons.
William F. Kaschak. Blaine,
Minn ., was named a partner of
KPMG LLP,an accou ntin g and tax
firm that he Joined in 199 1 He is
a CPA and sen •es as a member of
the AICPA and the Minnesota
Society of CPAs.
Kevin Sime, ~linn eapo lts, was
prom oted to empl oyee
communi cations team leader with
Target Financial Services.
1992
Erick Norby , Elk River. Minn .,
was named head footb all coach
and assistant princip al at
Robbin sdale Coo per High Schoo l.
He and his " ofe, Kristen
(Hauschild} '92 have two
childr en : Marissa, 6 , and Reese , 2.
Shersten Johnson, St. Paul.
recently joined the mu sic
department faculty at the University
of St. Thom as. She can be reached
,oa e-mail at <Srjohn son2@
suh omas.edu>.
Alumni Cruise to Ireland and Norway
July 30-A ugust 11, 2003
Kurts Strelnieks was named ,ace
president of commercial lendin g
";th M&:I Bank in Minneapolis. He
has 17 years of banking experience
and is active in the Twin Cities
business commun ity as a board
member of the Turnaround
Management Association. the
Association for Corpora te Growth ,
and Tree Trust.
This 12-night cruise costs 2,175 each for an inside room ; $2,500 each for an outside room wu h \\ond ows ; or
$3 ,500 each for a suite with a private balcony. These pn ces are based on doub le occup anC)( A $-150 de posit
per person by Februa ry 15 will guara ntee the room of your choice. Royal Caribb ean has a special round- trip
airfare from Minn eapolis to Lond on for $600 .
Winter 2002-03
ALUMNI
CRUISE
Augsbur g alumni , staff, and friend s are invited to cru ise on the beautiful Royal Caribb ean Gra nd eu r of the Seas
cruise ship . Fly into Lond on and cru ise to : LeHavre, France (Paris); Plymouth , England ; Cork , Ireland , Dub ltn ,
Ireland ; Greenock , Scotland (Glascow); the fjords of Norway; Bergen , Non vay; Geiran ger, Non vay; Hclles)•lt,
No rway ; Flam , Non vay; Amsterdam , Holland ; and return to London .
Space is limited-m ake your reservation today! For more mformaLion, contact Dick "Porkchops" Thompson, A-Club
president , at 95 2-404- 2668 . A significant portion of the comm1ssionable fees is dedicated to Augsburg College.
A-UGSBURGNOW
25
Class Notes
Matthew
M aunu , St.
Cloud , Minn.,
married Kathleen
Newman in
November. Matt
works at the
Central Care Clinic and Kathleen
works for Anesthesia Associates.
Sharol Tyra,
Hanover, Minn .,
recently authored
an article called
"How to Improve
Your Job
Satisfaction in
Your Nursing Career," which was
published in the Minnesota
Nursing Accentand in Nort h
Dakota's The Prai1ie Rose. She is
president of Life Illumin ation and
is a personal/career coach and
inspira tional speaker. She can be
reached ,~a e-ma il at
<coach@lifeillumination .com>.
Karin Zimme rli, Springfield ,
Minn ., joined the staITof St. John
Lutheran Home in Springfield last
)•ear, as therapeu tic recreation
director . She was previously
therapeutic recreatio n directo r at
Rose,~lle Good Samaritan Center
for six years.
works at Waldorf College in
Forest City, Iowa.
1993
Sharon Biezuns, Prior Lake,
Minn. , was named Teacher of the
Year at Oak Ridge Elementary in
Eagan and honored by th e Eagan
Rotary at a luncheon in May. She
teaches English as a Second
Language to student s in
kindergarten throu gh fifth grade
and has been employed by
Ind epend ent Schoo l District 196
since 1995 . She has four children :
John , Leah, Joe, and Josh .
Kristin Jespersen, Mankato ,
Minn ., is a physical therapis t at
Pediatric Therapy Services, lnc .,
and also coaches girls' tennis.
Carrie Kennedy , St. Paul ,
comple ted her M.F.A.in writing
from Hamline University in May.
Phyllis Williams-Thompson
and her husband , Chad
Thompson '92 , recently moved
to Massachusett s for job
relocation . She works for the
March of Dimes.
1994
Ryan Kragerud married Andrea
Warren in Jun e. Ryan works for
the Longmont (Colo.) City
Planning Departm ent ; Andrea
Kari E. (Schroeder) Prescott,
Minneapolis , recently comp leted
her residency in Michigan and is a
doctor at the Medical Arts Foot
Clinic. She lives with her
husband , Scott, and their son ,
Simon , 2. She can be reached ,~a
e-mail at <keprescott@yahoo.com>.
1995
Susan (Ande rson) Boettger ,
Circle Pines, Minn., received her
Master of Ans in Education from
Hamline University in May. She is a
teacher at Mississippi Elementary
School in Coon Rapids, Minn.
Julie Caligiur i, White Bear Lake,
Minn ., is pursuing a master's in
special educa tion at th e University
of St. Thoma s and is a teaching
assistant at White Bear Lake
Public Schools. She can be
reached ,~a e-mail at
<jewel.jac@attbi.com>.
Matthew Gooding , Goodyear ,
Ariz., is a special education
teacher in the Litchfield
Elementary School District , where
he has been emplo yed since 2000 .
He is "enjo~ng the weather and
the challenges of teaching in a
AUGGIE WEDDINGS
self-contained special education
classroo m."
1997
Paul Cicmil, Minneapolis , is an
affiliate relations coordinator for
the Minnesota News Network
Radio Network, Inc. He is also a
part-Lime studio coordinator and
sports producer/on-site engineer
for WCCO/KCCO radio . He can
be reached via e-mail at
<pcicmil@minnradio.com>.
Corey Clements and his wife,
Kristie (Wawryk) '98 , live in
Whitti er, Calif. He is a doctor,
practicing in Huntington Beach ,
and she teaches third grade in
Long Beach.
Zach Curtis,
Minneapolis, was
listed as one of
the "top 10 actors
under 30 in the
Twin Cities" in a
recent Pioneer
Press article. He will direct Parallel
Lives in February- for more
information , go online to
<www.juniorbirdman.com/50ftp/>.
Sarah Gilbert , Milwaukee, Wis.,
is pursuing a master 's in education
from Concord ia University,
Wisconsin . She spent over three
years as a television news producer
prior to her return to school.
Colleen Marie Hoffman ,
Minneapolis , married James
Onstad m 2001. She is a senior
social work er at Hennepin County
Medical Center. She can be
reached via e-mail at <colleen.
onstad@co .hennepin .mn .us>.
Last September 8, Susan Spector and
Chr istiaan Simm on s w ere m ar ried at Lake
Nagawicka in Hart land , W is. The newlyweds
are both 2000 grads, a nd spent t heir first
year after college livi ng and w ork ing in New
York City. Susan tea ches fift h gr ade at Glenda
Woolley School in Las Vegas ; Chri st iaan is a
producer at NBC's Las Vegas st udio . The
couple resides in Henderson , Nev.
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A-UGSBURGNOW
Last Augus t, Dan Werner '95 married
Shayne Hamann in Perham , Minn. Their
wedding reunited several forme r Auggie
football players , as well as head coach
Jack Osberg . Dan works in product
services for Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans in Minneapolis ; Shayne is an
attorney at Sieben , Grose, Von Holtum &
Carey. The couple lives in St. Paul.
Susan (Scott) Lundquist, Fairfax,
Va., and her husband recently
returned from their Peace Corps
assignment in Honduras. She is now
at the Environmental Protection
Agency in Washington, D.C., where
she works on policy/data issues
related to toxics release.
Terry Neneman was promoted
in August to postmaster in the
U.S. Postal Service office of
Lanesboro , Minn. He can be
reached via e-mail at
<neneman@baldwin-te lecom.net>.
Winter 2002-03
ALUMNI
GATHERINGS
M ark your calenda rs!
Rochester , Minn .: Feb 26 ,
5:30 p.m., Manion Hotel
Arizo na: March 5-9 ,
events/locations TBA
Seattle: March 16, 2 p.m.,
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra
concert/alumni reception , Seattle
An Museum
Portland/Vancouver : March 18,
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra
concert/alumni reception ,
time/locations TBA
Colorado : March 15, alumni
skiing at Winter Park ; March 17,
Augsburg Choir concert/alu mni
reception , Bethany Lutheran
Church in Englewood
Los Angeles/San Diego: May
5-1 0, Augsburg Concen Band
concert/alumn i reception ,
time/locations TBA
For more inrormalion , call
6 12-330-1178 .
Jane Stone , Red Win g, Minn .,
teaches soc ial studi es and
language an s at Zumbrot aMazepp a Middl e School. Her
hu sband, Bob, works ror the U.S.
Army Corp s or Engine ers, and the
coup le has two children .
1998
Angie Ahlgren , Minneapolis, is
pur suin g a masters in English at
the University or Minnesota,
where she is a teachin g assistant.
Patrick Berger , Minn etonka ,
Minn ., marri ed Catherin e Stamp s
in Jun e. Th ey are bo th sixth-grade
teachers at Eisenhower
Elementar y in Hopk ins, Minn .
Matt Milless ,
Schenectad y,
N.Y., was
promot ed to
director or
slUdent activities
at Union College
in Schenectady in 200 1; he was
previously assistant dir ecto r of
stud ent activities.
Winter 2002-03
1999
Holly (Howell) Pedersen , Pine
City, Minn ., is a special educat ion
teacher at Hinckley/Finlayso n
High School. She is also pur suin g
a master 's in special education .
2000
Kimberly Dilauro , Plymouth ,
Minn ., is an an teacher for grades
4-6 at St. Franci s ISD #15 .
Janice Mcinerney , Hayward ,
Wis. , left in October with the
Peace Corps as an English teacher
train er in the Ukrai ne.
2001
John Anderson , Bloomi ngton,
Minn., married Kimberly Wuenz in
August. John works at
SimonDelivers.com in Eagan, and
Kimberly works at Best Buy
headq uarters.
Jerome Fields moved to Leeds,
England , in September in order Lo
utilize his degree in internationa l
bu siness from Augsburg . He works
in intern ational business and IT
consulting in Syntegra
Corporations grad uate program.
Jody Freiberg married Nate
Froeschle in September. She is an
enrollm ent specialist in the pension
di,asion of Minnesota ure in St.
Paul; Nate is a sales representative
for Wireless Retail.
Stephanie Quick, Chicago, is
pursuing a Master or Di,on ity at
Lutheran School orTh eology. She
was recently cont racted by
Augsburg Fortress to write vacation
Bible school curriculum for 2003 ,
which will be used natiom, ade in
Lutheran congregations.
Michael Reed, Milaca, Minn ., is
the new Milaca High School band
director. He plans to continu e the
marching band and hopes to
expand the jazz program while
introducing more mu sic
techn ology into the program .
Kimberly Riesgraf, Plymouth ,
Minn ., is an urgent care clinic
ph ysician assistant.
Kari Burke Romarheim and her
hu sband , Vidar, reside in Bergen,
Norway, where she works ,~th
youth and family minisll)' and is
pursuing a masters of philosop hy
in religious education.
2002
Matthew D. Armstrong ,
Roscoe, Ill., is director or marketing
at Forest Hills Country Club .
Larry Lyden, Woodbury , Minn .,
married Jena Bitner in Septemb er.
He works at j. B. Collins Associates
in Edina ; Jena is director or
Kindercare in Woodbu ry.
Amy Carlson, Minneapolis , is a
new member of the Dale Warland
Singers for their 2002-2003
season .
Jackie Heyda , New Prague ,
Minn ., is stude nt teaching and is
excited to move forward in the
field or educa tion . She can be
reached ,oa e-mail at
<jackieheyda@augsburg .edu >.
Joel Wolf , Maple Grove, Minn .,
wo rks for Maple Grove Senio r
High as a paraprofe ssional/specia l
ed ucation teacher.
Thomas W . Henke '86 and his
,~fe , Heidi, Princeton , Minn.-a
son, Maxwell Thomas, in
August. He joins siblings Blake, 15,
and Gabby, 5.
Lisa (Seekamp) '88 and Matthew
Boerner, Bloomington , Minn.- a
son , Corey James, in July. He
joins sister Emma Kate, 2.
Leah Marie
(Parker) '89
and Jon Maves,
Amherst, Wis.a daughter,
Makena Ann ,
in Augu st. She
join s sister Karlee, 4 .
Lisa Lynn
(McEat hron)
'90 and Robe rt
Caswell,
Broo klyn Park,
Mmn .- a son ,
Clayton
Alexander , in Septemb er. Lisa is
a senior bu siness analyst at FCS
Comm ercial Finance Group .
Sue (Richmond) '84 and Peter
Johnson , Minneapo lis- a daughter ,
Marjorie Elizabeth , in April. She
joins older broth ers Austin , 7, and
Evan , 3. Sue is a registered nur se at
Shriner s Hospita l for Children and
can be reached ,oa e-mail at
<Scout,~dow sue@aol.com> .
Dina (VanAert)
'95 and Sean
Kortuem '01 ,
St. Cloud ,
Minn .- a
daughter, Adin
Shea , in
Septemb er. She j oins sister
Aubr ey, 2. Sean recently earn ed
his teachin g license in early
childh ood edu cation and Dina is
a coach for the St. Cloud Figure
Skatin g Club . They can be
reached via e-m ail at
<konu ems@att.n et>.
Joy (Burkhart) '85 and Ton y
Dean, Minn etonka, Minn .-a
daughter, Lauren Marie , in
Augu st 2001. Joy is a database
admini strato r and programm er
analyst for the State of Minnesotas
Board or Public Defense.
Joe Lavin '97 and his wife,
Heidi , Richfield , Minn .- a
daughter, Anna Vivian , in April.
She join s sister Olivia. 4 , and
broth er Timothy, 2. Joe is a
special edu cation teacher ror
Minn eapolis Publi c Schools.
Leslie (Gilbertson) '86 and Reid
Bonshire '85 , Eagan , Minn.adop ted a daught er, Olivia , from
Bogota, Colombia , last Februar y.
Reid is a sixth grade math , science,
and an teacher at Black Hawk
Middle School. He can be reached
,aa e-mail at <reid.bonshir e@
districtl 96 .org>.
Kenndy (Bade) '00 and Kirk
Lrnos, Sauk Rapid s, Minn .- a
son , Owen .
Births/Adoptions
Ann (Holmberg) '80 and John
Wilson , Bronx , N.Y.- a son , John,
in July.
Karen Hinrichs '00 and her
hu sband , ~like , Minneapolis-a
son , Joshua, in June 200 1. Karen
is a social wo rker for Evcrcare.
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A. Elisabeth (Thompson)
Sidney '36 , Alexandria , Minn.,
died in August; she was 87 . She
was a retired high school teacher,
and over the years as a pastor 's
wife, she served on the chur ch
council , ca11commin ees, and as
church organist. She lived in
several areas throughout North
Dakota and Minnesota. She
enjoye d readin g, mu sic, and
crafts. She is su rvived by six
childr en : Philip '63 , Da,rjd '64 , the
Rev. Mark '72, Peter, Sharon
Herchenroeder, and Jean Wihn an
'69 ; 15 grand childr en; and five
great-grand sons. She is preceded
in death by her hu sband , the Rev.
Oliver Sidn ey.
Salome (Eidnes) Cannelin '38 ,
Flossmoor, 111
., died in August.
She was a reli red teacher.
The Rev. Carl Overvold '40 ,
Portland , Ore ., died in October;
he was 86 . He was a retired ELCA
pastor , and sen •ed in the Navy
during WW II. He is survived by
thr ee sons , Peter, the Rev. Paul,
and the Rev. Jon ; daught er, Mary
Ronningen ; and nin e
gran dchildr en .
John 0 . Saugen '40 , Spokane ,
Wash ., died in August; he was 83 .
He was a master sergeant in the
Air Force, where he was a
meteorologist. He is survived by
his wife, Lena ; four sons, Mark,
Steve, Da,rjd, and Robert; and
daugh ter, Linda Klassen .
Anne L. (Berg) Oie '59 , Roseau ,
Minn ., died in 2002 . She was a
retired family-living teacher; she
was preceded in death by her
husband , James.
Lon Q. Johnson '70 , New
Hope, Minn , died in Janu ary 2002
after a nin e-year ban le with colon
cancer ; he was 53 . Lon's courage
and positive approac h lo living
with cancer were an inspiration to
his family and friends . He is
survived his wife, Nancy;
childr en , Pamela Wood '90,
Rebecca Sogard '96 , Nicho las, and
Sarah Hanson ; and grand childre n ,
Dylan, Dalton , and Hann ah .
Mary S. DiGravina '05 , died
unexpected ly in November of
unknown causes ; she was 20 . She
graduated from St. Louis Park
High Schoo l in 2000 and was a
sop homore at Augsbur g. She is
sunrjved by her parents , Frank
and Julie ; sister, Emily; specia l
friend , Jona th an Delong ; and
many other friend s and family.
Albert T. Kvamme , Pelican
Rapids, Minn ., died in Jul y; he
was 88 . He worked al Augsburg
as a mechanic for many years. He
also worked for 25 years as a
mechanic for Francis Peterson in
Detroit Lakes and Moorhead ,
Minn., until his retirement . He
loved anything mechanical, but
also loved gardening , fishing,
antiqu es, and auctions. He is
suMved by his son and daugh terin-law, Phil and Valerie, and five
grandsons; he was preceded in
death by his wife, Florence , in
2000 .
Eliawira "Eli" Ndosi, Golde n
Va11ey, Minn., died in October ; he
was 65. He was a long-time
adjunc t faculty member at
Augsburg . He is suMved by his
,vife, Barbara; daughters , Mankwe
and Rebeka; son , Nate; and many
others.
Teacher Tom Tomeo Ohno '53 dies
by Nolan Zavoral, Minneapolis Star Tribune staff writer (reprinted by permission of the Star Tribune)
om Tomeo
Ohno , a
driving force in
the Twin Cities
area's Jap aneseAmerican
communit y,
wouldn 't let
peopl e forget the
World War ll
relocation camps
where the U.S.
government
Tom Tomeo Ohno '53
confined
American s of Japanese descen t.
Ohn o, 74 , of Bloomington , who died
!Oct. 14, 2002] of a heart attack at
Fairview Southd ale Hospital in Edina,
spe nt two years, from 1942 to '44 , in a
camp in Washin gton state . Ohno , the sixth
oldes t of 11 childr en , and his family were
among 120 ,000 Jap anese-Americans sent
to camp s.
Although he made friend s and
enjoye d playing baseba ll in th e camp , h~
neve r forgot the sorrow of his parents ,
T
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AUGSBURG NOW
forced to leave th eir lives in Seattle, where
he was born.
"He focused his life on educa ting
others ," said Chery l Hirata- Dul as,
president of th e Minnesota chapter of the
Japanese-Ame rican Citizens League . "He
wanted to make sure that it wo uldn 't
happen to any other group ."
Ohn o settled m the Twin Cities area in
1944 and left only for service in th e Army
and the Army reserves in the late 1940s
and early '50s . He serve d proudl y, his son
and daughter said , because th e relocation
camp had not turn ed his against his
countr y.
"He took a positive ou tlook ," his son ,
Rob , said .
O hn o , who gradua ted with a teachin g
degree from Augsburg in 1953 and
received a master 's in school
admini strati on from the University of St.
Thomas in 1971 , spen t his life in
edu cation and coac hin g. He taught math
for 26 years at Minneapolis Roosevelt,
until 1983 , when he retired form the
Minneapolis publi c schoo l system , and he
taught math part time for five years at
Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St.
Paul.
Ohno's Roosevelt baseball teams wo n
thr ee City Conferenc e titles. He also
coac hed girls' softball and socce r at the
school. ln additi on , he coached a variety
of sports and served as an umpir e in
Bloomington and Edina.
Although Rob played for his father 's
baseball teams, Ohno 's daught er, Pam
Ohno Dagoberg, received her share of
attention. "I was in band in high school ,
and later I rode horses ," she said . "Dad
didn 't do those things , but he never
missed one band concert, and he came to
all my horse shows ."
Besides Rob, of Vedra Beach, Fla., and
Pam , of Plymouth , Ohn o is survived by
his wife, Reiko; two brother s; eight sisters ;
and four grandsons .
Winter 2002 -03
Music
April 8
For more inf ormalion on any of these events
(unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
February 16
Gospel Praise Concert
9 , 10 , & 11 a.m .; noon-M ount Olivet
Lutheran Church , Minn eapolis
February 21
The Habbestad Ensemble
8 p.m.- Sateren Audit orium
February 23
7 p .m.- Hoversten Chape l
Theatre
For information, call 612-330-1180
For more infom,ation on any of these events
(unless othenvise noted), call 612-330-1257
February 5-May 7
Janu ary 31- February 9
Blood Wedding
by Federi co Garcia Lorca; dire cto r, Manh a
Joh nson
Performan ces: Jan . 3 1, Feb. 1, 6, 7, 8 at 7
p .111
.; Feb. 2 and 9 at 2 p.111
.
Tjo rnh om-Nelson Th eater
Riverside Singers Concert
9:30 a.m.-Arlin gto n Hills Luthera n
Chur ch , St. Paul
April 4-13
March 8 &. 9
by Anton Chekho v; dir ector , Darcey Engen
Performan ces: April 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 7
p .m.; April 6 and 13 at 2 p .m.
Tjornhom- Nelson Th eate r
The Cherry Orchard
Gospel Praise Concert
March 8 al 5 p .m.; March 9 al 8 :30 a.m .
and 10:45 a.m .-G race Luth eran Chur ch ,
Tomahawk, Wis.
March 9
Forgalle1y information, call 612-330-152-!
February 21-March 19
4 p .m.- Holy Nativity Luth eran Chur ch ,
New Hope, Minn .
Anita Ophoven : Drawings
The Gage Family Art Galle1y, Lindell Library
Op ening reception: Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m.
February 21
- March 19
Augsburg Choir Concert
7 p.m.-S l. Philip the Deacon Lutheran
Church , Plymo uth , Minn .
"a simpl ifie d
ve rsion ... " a site
specific installati on
by robert k. t om
March 14-19
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra Tour
Christensen Cemer
An Gallery
Seaul e & Ponl and
March 14-23
Augsburg Choir Midwest Tour
March 25
Concerto Ar ia Concert
7 p.m.- Hovers ten Chapel
March 28-May 4
All-Student Juried Art Exhibit ion
Th e Gage Fam ily Art Gallery, Lind ell
Library; Opening reception : tvlarch 28 ,
5-7 p .m .; awards , 5:30 p.m.
March 28-May 4
April 6
Senior Art Show
Augsbu rg Concert Band Concert
Ch ristensen Center An Gallery
Op ening reception: IVlarch 28 , 5-7 p.m.
3 p.111
.-C em ral Lutheran Chu rch
Minneapolis
(6 p .m.)
Maste r of Arts in Leadership Series on
Transformational Leadership
• Feb. 5-D ave Ogren , "Transfom, ational
Leade rship and the Facilitation of
Connict "
• March 4- Suzann e Koepplinger ,
''Transformin g Society's View of
Domestic Violence"
• April 9-Kat hi Tunh eim, "How lo Lead
Authent ically and Facilitate Work/Life
Balance"
• May 7- tvlAL stud ems, "Leade rship
Paper Colloquium "
Chri stensen Cemer
For informati on , call 6 12-330- 1786
February 8
Exhibits
Augsburg Choir Concert
March 13
Seminars,
Lectures, and
Films
Connect ions: A Women's Leadership
Event
"Linking Vocation, Financial Security, and
Life Balance " (variou s speakers)
8 a.m.-1 2:30 p.m.-Thriv em Financial
Corpo rate Offices, Minneapolis
For registrati on , call 612-330-1468
February 10
"Jews and Christians in Dialog ue"
Augsburg Convoca tion Series-Tru th ,
Reconciliation , and Forgiveness
• Victoria Barnell, writer/scholar on Protestam church es during the Holocaust
• Barry D. Cytron , associa te professor of
theology and Jay Phillip s Professor in
Jewish Stud ies, Cemer for JewishChris tian Learn ing, St. John's
University/University of St. Th omas
10 a.m .- Convocation , Hove rsten Chape l
March 13-14
2003 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics:
Truth , Reconciliati on, an d Forgiveness
Th e Rev. Cu rtiss Pau l DeYoung, aut hor
and associa te professor of reconciliation
studi es , Bethel College, l. Paul.
March 13- 7 p .111
., Public lectur e
March 14-10 a.111
., onvocation ; panel
discussion , 11 a.m.
Hovers ten Chapel
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A season of hope and expectation
f,
dvent ... the time of antÌcipation,
Ap..pu.ution,
hope, and longing.
During this time we tend to focus on the
joyful preparation for the birth of Christ.
We don't often spend time considering the
other side of Advent, the second comlng
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A season of hope and expectation
f,
dvent ... the time of antÌcipation,
Ap..pu.ution,
hope, and longing.
During this time we tend to focus on the
joyful preparation for the birth of Christ.
We don't often spend time considering the
other side of Advent, the second comlng
of the Lord, wj.th its promÌse of
judgement, but also deliverance and
redemption from despair.
As we reel from the events of Sept. I I
that turned our safe and secure world
topsy-turuy, this second advent offers
good news for us. As difficult as it may be
We welcome your letters!
write to:
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sþed
and
to ignore the decorations, music, buying,
and trappings of the season, these few
weeks also offer us the chance to
anticlpate and envision the renewed
presence of the Lord and the world
promised and possible through this
presence.
In this
issue we see a repetition in the
theme of Advent candles. The same
candlelight that brought light to a dark
sanctuary during the Advent Vespers
procession also consoled us through
September from a place of vigil in the
front of Hoversten Chapel. The quiet,
soothing illumÌnation of candles is aiso
central to the Taizé worship that came to
Augsburg at the end of October. Farther
on, you'll read about the intriguing way
some Augsburg students found to recreate
this special atmosphere.
This issue's feature article,
"Remembering September" examines how
Augsburg, as a iearning communit¡ has
engaged its faculty, staff, and students in
discussion of the difficult issues facing it
since Sept. ll, and how the College's 132year-old mission provided the grounding
to frame these discussions.
Also in this winter issue, anticipating
the coming Winter Olympic games, we
feature stories of Auggies who have gone
for the gold-speedskater Johnny Werket,
who found in his "golden" career both
Olympic medals and a partner for 1lfe;
and the 1928 men's hockey team, whose
golden Olymplc dreams were shattered on
the very eve of the games.
This issue also shares the spirit of
Homecoming through photos from the
events and class reunions. As we note on
the back cover, the rains may have
canceled plans for "Auggies on Parade,"
but the festivities brought alumni and
friends together Ìn a celebratÌon of
Augsburg community-and a big
football win.
As this calendar year closes, Augsburg
Now extends to readers the best wishes for
a holiday season ol hope, anticipat"¡on,
celebration, and peace.
WW
Betsey Norgard
Editor
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Family and friends
gathered to remember Jean
Lindell (see Augshurg Now,
summer issue, ln
Memoriam) with the
dedication of the Lindell
Garden in front of Lindell
Library. Victoria Grunseth
spoke on behalf of the
family about her mother as
an avid gardener.
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Editor
Lynn Mena
Assistant Editor
Remembering September
Kathy Rumpza
by Betsey Norgard
Graphic Designer
Jessica Brown
Class Notes Coordinator
William V. Frame
Following the events oJ September 77, how could
and would Augsburg CoIIege, as a learning
community, respond?
President
Dan Jorgensen
Director of Public Relations and
Communication
Nancy Toedt'94
Director of Alumni and Parent
Relations
Johnny Werket's
golden career by Don stoner
Opinions expressed in Augsburg
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official College policy.
Inhis youth, speedshater lohnny Werhet'49 won
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The Rev. Mark Hanson '68ELCAs new presiding bishop
Horr"rrten chapel gets dressed
up in 'stained glass'
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Around the Quad
5
Sports
7
Chapeltalk
17
Alumni News
22
28
Class Notes
Auggie Thoughts
inside
Calendar
back
cover
50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste)
On the cover:
Augsburg students Çront to bach)
Renzo Amaya Torres, Kerri
Sjoblom, len Falhman, and Adam
Dehnel prepare for the Advent
Vespers procession, as it lights up
the advent season. Photo by
Linda Cullen.
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Augsburg ranks again in top tier
Augsburg College
once again is
ffiffi
ranked in the top
tier of its category
in the U.S. News
€t World Report
2001 ratings-up three places from last
year. A new classification by tl.:'e magazine
puts Augsburg in the "Midwestern
¡¡
O
Conor Tobin w¡ns Fulbright
Scholarship to Norway
Fonor
Augsburg in the news-a busy fall
Tobin. who
academic yeat on the Oslo Year Program.
Lg.nduut.d in May
with
a double major
in
A course in Middle Eastern politics at that
time led to research on the role of Norway
political science and
in the Middle
Norwegian, was
Tobin's current study continues that
interest, with a heightened focus on the
ethics of war and peace in time of
terrorism. On returning to the U.S., he
plans to combine law school and graduate
awarded a Fulbright
Scholarship and is now
Universities-Master's" category, because
the College offers graduate-ievel programs.
Augsburg is ranked second in the
"Reputation" category among the other
Minnesota private colleges in that tier.
Reputation is determined by surveying the
presidents, provosts, and deans of
admissions at i.nstitutions in that tier.
For campus diversity, Augsburg is
ranked first among the other Minnesota
private colleges in that tier.
o
(a
studying in Norway at
the University of Oslo.
As a junior, Tobin spent the fall
semester at the University of Oslo on the
HECUA urban studies term and then
extended his studies through the
Conor Tobin
East peace process.
study in Ìnternational law and neggtiation.
Tobin graduated from Augsburg "with .
distinction" and received departmental
honors in political science.
Hoyt Messerer Fitness Center
is dedicated in Melby Hall
Scholastic Connections program:
.
.
.
.
.
WCCO radio interview of Syl Jones '73
Star hbune and Pioneer Prøss articles
on the program
Star Tribune editorial about the creation
of the program
Chronícle of Higher Education article
Associated Press national article
Events surrounding terrorism:
.
.
.
.
.
Prof. Amin Kader was interviewed
widely on radio and TV
Prof. Joseph Underhill-Cady was
interviewed on KSTP-TV
Prof. James Vela-McConnell was
interviewed on KARE-I1 TV
Admissions counselor Heidi Breen was
interviewed on WCCO radio
Augsburg was part of a national article
from Collegiate News Service
Other activities/interests
.
.
.
2
:
Student LINK Halloween Safe Block
party featured on Fox-29 TV
Prof. Norma Noonan was interviewed
on Wisconsin Public RadÌo in
connection wlth Russian president
Putin's visit to the U.S.;she was also
featured in an article fromLiberation,
a news magazíne
in
Paris
Adapted physical education sports day
was featured on KSTP-TV
,4UGSBURG NoW
Lucille Messerer spoke at the opening of the newly-expanded Fitness Center dedicated
to her husband, the late Hoyt Messerer'39. President Frame presided as both the
Fitness Center and the Gertrude and Richard Pautz Plaza were dedicated at Melby Hall,
lrom belore dawn to late at night, one
I of the most active places on campus is
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
during the renovatlons of Melby Hall in
Conference.
The center is named for Hoyt
Messerer '39, a football, basketball, and
baseball athlete at Augsburg and one of
the four founders of the A-Club, who died
2000, making it one of the largest in the
in May
the Fitness Center. Open to all members of
the Augsburg community, includÌng
alumni, the center was doubled in size
(see In Memoriam,
p.26).
llUinter 2001-02
I
Good, Martin
ioin Augsburg's
board
Four regents retire after two
terms of service
StafJ photo
M;Ti:,ii.î::i]:Jiji,"#:lï,T,-,
on the Board of Regents at Augsburg's
annual meeting in October.
Michael R. Good
A l97l Augsburg
graduate, Good is
executive vice
president of NRT, a
residential real estate
brokerage company A
Michael R. Good 24-year veteran in the
real estate industry Good worked for 20
years in the Coldwell Banker division of
NRT, beginning as a regional manager in
St. PauL/Minneapolis, and subsequently in
Florida, rising to NRT's senior vice
president for the southeastern region.
At Augsburg, Good was twice an Al1American in wrestling. ln1972 he was
Augsburg's head wrestling coach. In 1991,
he was inducted into Augsburg's Athletic
Hall of Fame.
Good earned a master's degree at the
University of St. Thomas. He lives in
Bridgewater, NJ., with his wife, Ann, and
children Matthew and Mandy Mandy is a
student at Augsburg.
Jennifer H. Martin
Jennifer Martin is
tr
senior vice president of
corporate and human
resources for Lutheran
Brotherhood. After 15
years in public
Jennifer H. Martin education, she became
a personnel training specialist with Sperry
Corporation, later Unisys Corporation,
where she held executive positions. She
joined Lutheran Brotherhood in 1995.
Her undergraduate degree in education
was earned at Southern Illinois University
WhÌle teaching in Minneapolis, she earned
a doctorate in education at the University of
Minnesota.
She and her husband, Richard, have
seven children and live in Minneapolis.
Winter 2001-02
Three regents were honored at Augsburg House as they retired from Augsburg's board.
Pictured with President and Mrs. Frame (t to R) Jean and Allen Housh, Evangeline and
Norman Hagfors, and Cheryl and Michael Thompson, Not present was Curtis Sampson.
Four
resents. who each served two terms
office, were honored and thanked as
they retired from the board.
l'of
Norman Hagfors served as vice-chair of the
board, vice-chair of the Regents Committee,
and a member of the Development, Finance,
Govemment and Community Relations, and
Marketing Committees.
Allen Housh
served not only on the
Development Committee as a regent, but
aiso twice served as Augsburg's interim vice
president for institutional advancement.
Curtis Sampson sewed on the Finance
Commi.ttee.
Michael Thompson was also
a
member of
the Finance Committee.
Kathy Tunheim elected to the board of
the governing boards association
A:ffi,ï:å:f
Tunhei.m was elected
to the Board of
Directors of the
national Association
of Governing Boards
of Universities and
Colleges (AGB) for a
Kathryn Tunheim two-year term.
AGB is dedicated to strengthening the
performance of boards of public and
private higher education. AGB provides
leadership in supporting the American
higher education system of citizen
trusteeship and a diverse system of higher
education.
The organization serves as
a
continuing education resource to trustees
and boards and contributes to effective
working relationships between boards and
lt advises on matters
affecting institutional oversight
responsibilities, promotes wider
understanding of citizen leadership and
lay governance, and identifies public
chief executives.
policy issues of concern to hlgher
education.
,4ucssunc
ruow
3
Around the Quad
Thanksgiving to donors
and scholars
Ã
Thankssivins brunch was the
lloppor,uniry lor over 200 donors to
meet the students who are reciplents of their
scholarshlps-and for the College to
recognlze and thank donors for their support.
President Frame told them, 'A1l of you
here today are here by virtue of some kind
of calling-on one hand to provide support;
on the other to be students. Each of you is a
constituent element of what Augsburg
College is-no less important than the
faculty and staff who are here to provide this
education. We are grateful for your
support."
Kyle Kuusisto'03
spoke for students: "Here
at Augsburg, one can really
be immersed ìn the strong
fabric that is called
community It is a
community that gives us
the chance to not only
dream, but to fulfill those
Fun stuff
kids in the dome
o
the future is to continue to spread that value
of community that I experienced here at
Augsburg."
Clnthia Balley'02, a weekend student
who has majored in religion while worhng
full time, also spoke for students. Last
summer, she traveled to Poland and Eastern
Germany with Herb Brokering and Youth
and Family Institute director Dick Hardel.
"It was lÌsted as a pilgrimage and that's
the experience I had," she said. "After that
trip, I felt even more called to ministry
particularly social ministry ... Thank you,
all of you, who have helped me reach my
goal of ministry to God."
sS.B'
r^
Auggie junior Emily Bushey and one of
the participating teachers help unfurl the
colorful parachutes in Augsburg's air
structure at the adapted physical
education sports day.
a
o
population. ... Students
\^
area schools had some fun at the third
Junior Kyle Kuusisto expressed thanks on behalf of students
for the financial support they receive. He is pictured here
(center) with E. Milton Kleven 'a5 (left), the donor of the
Magnus and Krostofa Kleven Scholarship Kuusisto has
received, and Kleven's sister, lvadell Rice.
Dialing for dollars
aF tudent Phonathon callers have been
fall-and
gifts
to The Augsburg Fund has risen seven
percent compared to last year in the same
period.
Most significant is the increase in giving
from Weekend College alumni-$3,206 this
year, compared to $2,2451ast year.
However, similar to the experience of
many charitable organizations, the total
amounts from September gifts were
ÐUury
on the telephone this
their results prove it. The number of
4
4UGSBURG NoW
200 chiLdren with developmental
s.
"I plan on teaching
need to feel a sense ofplace
and belonglng. My plan for
¡F\ver
lLJan¿ physical disabiiities lrom merro
dreams.
adaptlve physical education
in the Minneapolis Schools.
I am confident that my
education here is preparing
me to work effectively with
a diverse student
for
annual sports extravaganza in Augsburgb
air structure.
Augsburg health and physical
education students, as well as students
from the Cedar-Riverside School, teamed
up with the third- to sixth-graders for
games, or just spent time one-on-one.
Activities included soccer, dancing,
parachutes, jump rope, races and relays,
balloon volleyball, and cage ball. All of the
partlcipants received ribbons at the end of
the day
ffi
At press time, word was received that
dramatically down, as donors focused
their support to help the victims of
terrorism.
The Augsburg Fund, Augsburg's
annual fund, is the College's "living
endowment" that provides the foundation
of annual financial support needed to
attract and retain its talented and diverse
student body. For addltional information,
contact Donna Mclean, director of The
Augsburg Fund, at I-800-273-06L7 or
Augsburg has been awarded $2
million over five years from the lilly
Endowment as part of the initiative,
"Programs for the Theological
Exploration of Vocation."
ln Minnesota, grants were awarded to
Augsburg, Concordia College
(Moorhead), and the University of
St. Thomas.
More about Augsburgb grant will
appear in the next issue.
<mclean@augsburg.edu>.
W¡nter 2001-02
r
The Edor Nelson Field is dedicated
rFhe skies ooened and a constant rain
I f.ll on the artificial turl all aliernoon.
The visitors from St. John's University
further dampened spirits by beating
Augsburg, +B-14. And the guest ofhonor
rvas on crutches, as the result of knee
replacement surger)¿
But nothing was going to stop
Augsburg from honoring coaching legend
Edor Nelson '38. The College rededicated
the outdoor athletic field in Nelson's honor
at a halftime ceremony during the Sept.22
football game.
"To you, Edor, we owe a great debt of
gratitude," President William V Frame told
Nelson. "We appreciate your gifts; as they
are mar,y and manifold, and we are glad to
rededicate this stadium for you toda;r"
in 1984, the College named its newlyconstructed outdoor athletic field as
Anderson-Nelson Field, in honor of
Nelson and longtime athletic director and
men's basketball coach Ernie Anderson. in
February the College dedicated the court
at Melby Hall in Anderson's honor.
"You have truly been a champion of
the athletic program, and a champion of
byDonstoner
.è
all the student-athletes
whose lives you have
touched," said Paul Grauer,
men's athletic director,
during the halftime
ceremony
Nelson said that much
È
s!
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of the credit for the field
should be attributed to the
donors who gave time and
money to make the field a
reality-men like Carl
Benson'51, Ray Grinde
'57, andJeroy Carlson '48.
He chose to honor the
donors, along with all the
athletes he coached and
taught during his four
f:
Edor Nelson '38 stands under umbrellas as Augsburg's athletic
field is rededicated in his name. Norm Okerstrom'85 (left), Office
of lnstitutional Advancement, holds the plaque to be placed in
Melby Hall.
decades at Augsburg.
A special luncheon was held before
the game, where more than 150 guests
pald tribute to Nelson. Fans also had a
chance to pay trlbute to Nelson during a
post-game reception in the Melby Hall
Iobby
During his four decades of service to
Augsburg, Nelson served the College in
variety of roles, most notably as the
longtime coach of the football and baseball
teams. He was also an associate professor
in Augsburg's health and physical
education department for 32 years, retiring
in 1978.
-Don
Stoner is sports inJormation
coordinator.
a
Dozens of children from central Minneapolis prepared for
their winter hockey this year by learning the basics at the
Augsburg-Sheehy Hockey Camps held in August at the
Augsburg lce Arena,
Organized by NHt player agent Neil Sheehy, Augsburg
men's hockey coach Mike Schwartz'85 (pictured at right
without hat), and Auggie alumnus John Evans'82, the two
camps were held in conjunction with the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board. At the end of each week-long camp,
the youngsters got a chance to get autographs from several
professional hockey players, including Minnesota Wild star
Darby Hendrickson and Auggie alums Martin Hlinka'00 and
Ryan Mclntosh '01, who were attending Sheehy3 pro
hockey development camp also taking place at the
Augsburg lce Arena.
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and believed to be the first of ìts kind in
the nation, uses proceeds from a $500,000
endowment to pair students of color with
alumni of color in mentoring relationships.
Five students have received $5,000
renewable scholarships in this first year,
with a goal to increase that number to 20
students as the endowment grows.
"The commitment to diversity is a
long-standing commitment on the part of
the College," President William Frame
said. "It is rooted in the Lutheran
proposition that colleges and universities
must sweep into modern society to
provide the education which the
management of our world requires."
The program was developed in
response to the resolution of a lawsuit filed
by Elroy Stock'49, who sued Augsburg for
breach of contract, relating to a 1986
campaign gift of $500,000. Shortly after
thls gift, upon learning that Stock was the
author of thousands of mailings urging
"racial" purity sent to interracial couples
and adoptive families, the College decided
it would not put Stock's name on a college
building in return for the donation.
Due to charitable donation regulations,
the College could not return the
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The lawsuit was dismissed due to
the expiration of the statute of
limitations.
The sch olarship-mentorin g
program asslsts achievement-oriented
high school and post-secondary
students of color andJor mixed race to
succeed at Augsburg. Scholarship
criteria include leadership ability and
an interest" in communiLy service.
"The conneclion piece is to put
leaders of today in touch with leaders of
lomorrow" Frame said. "The scholarships
announcing today are named for
the mentors, for our graduates who have
achieved distincrion in rheir fields. [The
recipientsl will be receiving the advice and
counsel of those men and women of
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co1or."
The program also aims to strengthen
the College's role as a progressive and
welcoming institution for communities of
color, said Kathy Tunhelm, chair of the
students of color received scholarships in Scholastic Connections, a program that pairs them
(L to R) President Frame, Xia Xiong '05; KMSP-TV news anchor
and luncheon host Robyne Robinson; Eloisa Echavez'94,'98 MEL; Matthew Shannon'04; Murry
Kelly, Jr. '71;9yl Jones'73; €amilo Power'03; Gianna Sorrell '03; Jackie Cherryhomes'76;
Jennifer Boswell '05; F. €layton Tyler '72; and Noya Woodrich '92, '94 MSW
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KMSP-TV news anchor and luncheon host
Robyne Robinson (left) talked with Gianna
Sorrell '03, one of the five new scholarship
winners, at the luncheon honoring the students
and alumni mentors.
Board of Regents.
"While it is true that we have always
attempted to be responsive to the disparate
needs of the communities that we serve, 1t
is also true that we have not always been
successful in doing so ... with the
announcement ol today's initiative, we
seek to change that," Tunheim said.
Jones said that by virtue of Augsburg's
location and mission, it can play a major
role in helping to increase the number of
students of color who graduate from
college, a number which has been
decreasing. "But," he added, "only if the
campus is prepared to welcome those who
are different."
Frame said that approximately I7
percent of the College's 3,000 students are
students of color, putting Augsburg second
among Minnesota's private colleges in that
category
Inter-Race, a diversity think-tank
based at Augsburg that was co-founded
and headed by Vivian Jenkins-Nelsen, will
administer the Scholastic Connections
program.
Augsburg graduate Rev Rufus
Campbell'75 presented the homily in
chapel (see next page). A luncheon, hosted
by KMSP-TV news anchor Robyne
Robinson, honored the scholarship
recipients and mentors.
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we looked into the face of evil. It
hurt us, it angered us. We have not yet
recovered.
This institution has had its own
version of looking into the face of evil. I
just returned from the press conference
over in Christensen Center where there
was an announcement that scholarships
are being created for people of color as a
result of one of our alumni, brother Elroy
Stock.
I know brother Stock. I received my
flrst letter in 1991 shortly after I had
performed an interracial marriage. ...He
senr a lerrer that was filled with hate ...
and this institution, as a result of his
lawsuit, also has looked into the face of
evil.
I'm careful never to think that evil is
embodied in a person. I think all of us can
be overcome by evil, and so I'm always
careful to make that distinction. ... So
what does one do when looking into the
face of evil?
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evil is by overcoming evil "Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with
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good."
I reviewed the mission statement of
this great institution. ... [It] was called,
through its educational process, to prepare
leaders and servants in the community.
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That is a high and a holy call, my sisters
and brothers. And it fits with the Gospel,
because we are a1l called to be servants. To
pattern our lives after the one who was the
greatest of servants, Jesus. ... As servants
\Me are called to face each day, and each
day that we live and face eyil, we are
ca1led to overcome that evil by doing
good.
I think it was a remarkable stroke of
grace, President Frame, to take a proposal
to the Board of Regents saying, 'Let's take
this request from someone who was
overcome with evil ... [and] make some
good come out of it.' I thlnk there was an
extraordinary act of grace on God's part to
see that and to be able to respond
accordingly. So you've done just what our
God commands. You looked into the face
of evil and you have responded by doing
good.
We aii know that we can do much
better as we walk the road to diversity. We
"As servants we are called to face each day, and each day that we l¡ve and
face evil, we are called to overcome that evil by doing good."
Rev. Rufus Campbell '75
good and faithful servant.'
And so I say to you, this great student
body at this great instil,ut"ion, as you
prepare to be leaders and servants in
whatever community God places you in,
remember this day ... Because this is the
day when this institution can celebrate the
fact that it looked into the face of evil and
brought out good.
The God we serve is a great and
mighty God. God gives us the resources to
turn evil to good. Sometimes it's just small
acts, sometimes it's mighty acts. Al1 of
In the text that was read earlier-in
Romans, Paul's letter to the church in
Rome-the beginning and the first trvo
verses of chapter 12 set the context.
Paul said, "I appeal to you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice,
holy and acceptable to God, which is your
know that there is much more that needs
to be done. And God has given us the gift
spiritual worship."
And he goes on to say lhat we ought
not to be conformed by this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of our
of people to help to get us where we need
to be. And so, I didn't come here to beat
you up about your past record; I came to
encourage you as you walk the road you
are walking now I came to say to you that
the God \Me serve is pleased every time we
look into the face of evil and then
transform that by doing something good.
And so, to this institution, I say to
you, Godspeed. I don't know what the
minds. So, Paul talks about how we
respond as Christians in a world that is
extraordinarily good and extraordinarily
evil. Paul says finally, in verse 21, that the
way God calls the church to respond to
reporters wiil be writing ... but I can
imagine, in the annals of heaven, this date
is to be recorded. And I can imagine that
words like this have been recorded with
respect to this institution-'Well done, my
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them are important.
And so I say to you this day that God
is pleased, and the very angels in heaven
are rejoicing. And to the Elroy Stocks of
the world, we are ca11ed to pray for you.
And we pray that maybe lf not our
witness, somebody else's witness will be
able to break into his mind, and he, too,
will be able to look into the face of God
and see God's goodness, which will
transform him, also. And so I say, grace
and peace to you this day, my sisters and
brothers, and may the God of heaven and
earth guide you in your journey as you
walk the road of diversity, as you walk the
road of peace, as you walk the road that
produces goodness. God bless you. I
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The Rev. Mark Hanson '68 is installed as the
ELCA'S
third presiding bishop
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a master of dìvinÌty degree
lJHunron,
1972. He continued with
further study at Luther
Theologlcal Seminary and
Harvard Divinity School.
Hanson served several
churches in the Twin CiLies
area, most recently spending
October 6. the Rev. Mark S.
bisúop of the St. Paul
Synod and Augsburg graduate of 1968,
was installed as the ELCA3 third presiding
bishop.
He was elected to the six-year term at
the ELCAb churchwide assembly in
Indianapolis in August. His new duties
began on Nov I at ELCA headquarters in
Chicago. He succeeds the Rev. George
Anderson, who served one term.
Of the ELCAb three presiding bishops
since its inception in I987, Hanson is the
second Augsburg graduate to serve.
Bishop Herbert Chilstrom '54 was elected
as the ELCAb first presiding bishop and
served two terms before retiring.
"I couldn't be more proud and
grateful than to have Mark Hanson, a
fellow Augsburg graduate, as a successor
in the office of presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,"
said Chilstrom. "Mark brings to the office
a wealth of experience, the heart of a
pastor, and the passion to make the
Gospel relevant to the times in which we
live."
After graduating from Augsburg with
a degree in sociology, Hanson attended
Union Theological Seminary in New York
as a Rockefeller Fellow, and was awarded
in
seven years at University
Lutheran Church of Hope,
Minneapolis. ln 1995, he was
elected bishop of the St. Paul
Area Synod, and was re-elected
in spring 2001.
He has aiso served on
numerous inter-church boards
and committees, especially
dealing with affordable housing
programs.
Hanson has been an ex
offrcio member of the Augsburg
Board of Regents for the past
two years, representing the St.
Paul synod.
In announcing Hanson's
election to the Augsburg
community, President William
Frame said that Hanson has been
"a steady friend of Augsburg and
especially of its unique mission as
a college of the church in the
ELCA ecumenical partners and Lutheran bishops from
other continents symbolically extend their hands as
ELCA presiding bishop George Anderson (left, front)
installs St. Paul Synod Bishop Mark S. Hanson '68
(kneeling) as third presiding bishop of the ELCA on
October 6 in Chicago.
modern city
Presiding bishop-elect Mark S. Hanson '68 and his wife,
lone (Agrimson) Hanson '68, greeted visitors after the
installation service.
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"He is a great admirer of
Augsburg 2004 and has been
especially dedicated to
helping the College widen
accessibility for underserved
populations in the Twin
Cities," Frame continued.
Hanson's electlon to
leadership comes at a time
when not only the world, but
also the denomination, is
divided by social and
theologÌcal Ìssues. Hanson
referred to this in a
Minneapolis Star Tribune
article upon his election:
"One of my most important
iasks will be to define and
claim the mission to which God cails and
which unites us, while continuing to tend
to the divisions that divide us."
Hanson is married to lone
(Agrimson) Hanson'68, who has served
as director of social work at Minneapolì.s
and St. Paul Children's Hospitals. Their
children are Aaron, Alyssa, Rachel, Ezra,
Isaac, and Elizabeth. They also have one
grandchild.
President and Mrs. Frame
represented Augsburg College at the
installation service, which was held in
Rockefeller Chapel at the University of
Chicago. The organist for the service was
David Cherwien'79. I
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Assøssing the irnpact
September 77, 2001. It's clear that the world
changed profoundly
... and probably in ways not yet
building. (See In Memoriam, p.26.)
imagined.
Though not affected
in the søme degree as
colleges on the East Coast, the Augsburg community
deeply
felt the impøct, both on cilnpus
neighborhood, with
Only one Augsburg alumnus/a is known to have died in the terrorist
attacks. Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson '66 was a career mihtary officer,
scheduled for retirement in December, who was sitting at his desk
in the Pentagon when the h¡acked plane destroyed his area of the
and
ø lørge population of
in its
Somali
immigrants.
How could and would Augsburg-a leørning
community of faculty, staff , ønd students-cope with
Augsburg regent Dean Kopperud was in his office at
Oppenhelmer Funds, lnc., on the 33rd floor of the World Tiade
Center south tower when the north tower was hit. He and
Oppenheimer's nearly 600 employees quickly and judiciously
evacuated and were on the street when their tower was hit.
Memories of fire, explosion, and dying people stick in his mind.
Kopperud reported to the Stdr hbune that the only questì.on he
continually asks himself is "Did I do everything I could for everyone
I saw in trouble along the way?"
In Washington, Les Heen'83, communlcations and publÌc
affairs director for the Minnesota Farmers UnÌon, was standing
across the street from the Capitol, preparing for Congressional
meetings, when panicked people began evacuating the building. A
few minutes later they saw a large, white plane banking low toward
the Capitol, which they soon learned passed them by and crashed
into the Pentagon.
this unprecedented tragedy, seeh understønding of
its complex issuøs, and respond to its own and the
community's needs?
Above: Throughout the days and weeks following the terrorist
attacks, the candles in Hoversten Chapel were constant reminders
of the terrorist victims and those in need of consolation and prayer.
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"l remember seeing the smoke, feeling sj.ck, and then hearing
sirens from all around us," Heen said. ... "It's hard to describe how
lr-rlnerable you feel when your only defense is to run from a target
before a jumbo jet hits it."
Messages from Auggies abroad were also quick in coming. From
London, Adam Olson '92 wrote to Norm Okerstrom '85 in the
development office: "I found a pub with the news on and sat with
my mouth on the floor for about two and a half hours ... It was
packed with people in stunned silence."
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Concerned faculty and staff sought
ways to assess the impact on students,
especially freshmen, many of whom were
away from home for the flrst time. Ann
Klamer, director of residence life, compiled
a list of reports on various topics that
helped student life personnel deal with
aspects of the tragedy The student life
office posted a message board to gauge
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empowerment in the face of this awful
sense of powerlessness," Underhill-Cady
continued, "and certainly one of the best
sources for that is in the polis, the public
forum."
Students also sought discussion
among themselves. The Coalltion for
Student Activism, that had formed earlier
as a small group of a dozen or so, began
"As much as I want reyenge lor ablatant dttdch on nry home, I want the'war' to
stop. Essentialþ I don't hnow what I wanq dnd I believe America reflects thøt
sense oÍ uncertainty."
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junior, from his journal
Adam Olson '92 happened to be at the
American Embassy in London when Lady
Margaret Thatcher paid her respects, shortly
student reactions to the events.
to meet weekly and swelled its ranks.
Political science professor Joseph
Underhill-Cady said, "They have no context
Discussion issues became focused on the
after Sept.
for what's happening. The classroom
provides a safe environment where they can
air views, discuss, and share comments." lt's
also a supportive environment.
Journaling has been another means
that Underhill-Cady has used to help his
students find expression for their
uncertainties and fears. He describes the
unstructured thinking as being therapeutic,
helpful, and positive.
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began even as the events were unfolding.
The morning chapel service became a time
for people to gather, some still anxiously
awaiting news of family and friends who
might have been in the targeted areas. An
afternoon prayer service continued the
,rigil.
Classes continued as scheduled, with
some faculty turning over class discusslon
to impilcations of the tragedy.
Several Augsburg colleagues and
friends from around the world took time
to share their grief and concern. From
Catholic University in Lublin, Poland,
faculty exchange colleagues of Augsburg's
business administration department wrote,
"We hope none of our friends in
Minneapolis and St. Pau1, none of the
employees or students from Augsburg
College has suffered directly due to those
unprecedented acts of terrorism."
Deøling with the
emotional irnpøct
As elsewhere in the country initial
responses to the attacks brought people
together in unusual community and uniqz
Augsburg Echo writer and sophomore
Deanne McDonald wrote in the Sept. 28
issue, "ls there anything that could have
brought the students together as quickly as
the events of September I lth's 'Attack on
America' did? It already feels as if we have
been here for months."
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Augsburg's call to mission
On Sept. 28, President William Frame
set the direction for campus discussion.
In a letter to students. Frame asserted
that the College's appropriate response
lies squarely in its I32-year-old mission:
"The greatest favor we can render to this
world is today what it has always
been-to
search through the discipiines
of learning for an understanding of both
the world and ourselves that will guide
us to the work for which we are best fit
and to which we are called," Frame
wrote.
Underhill-Cady took a lead in
proposing campus conversation. In
an op-ed piece for the Echo on
Oct. 5, he suggested that the first
response to the violence should be
dialogue. "Part of our job as students
and instructors is to try to make the
public discussion of these events as
constructlve and well-informed as
possible.
"We need to look for sources of
terrorist events. This group has arranged'
to join other student groups in
discussion at the 2002 Peace Prize
Forum at Augustana College in March.
Students also began a letter-writing
campaign to elected officials, urging
patience in declaring and supporting
a
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Listening to others
A first glimpse at understandlng came as if
by fate. The 2001 Christensen Symposium
speaker on Sept. 24, scheduled months
earller, was Prof. Lamin Sanneh, an African
Muslim who is a professor of missions and
world Christianity at Yale University. With
his personal and scholarly experience in
Islam, he provided some insight as to why
he thought Muslim fundamentalism had
targeted America-because of the U.S.
policy of adamant separation of church
and state. "Muslims are feeling a need to
respond with religious fundamentalism,"
he said. "Muslims are helping us
understand that our secularism has gone
too far."
Speakers and experts on campus helped bring
understanding to difficult issues, (Left to right) Mine
Ener, history professor at Villanova University; Amin
Kader, Augsburg business administration department;
Arvonne Fraser, ¡nternational women's rights advocate.
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His message was to urge ail Muslim
nat¡ons to deal with their own
fundamentalists, so as not to relegate the
avenging of Sept. l1 to the U.S.
Another speaker invited to campus in
the following weeks was Arvonne Fraser,
director of the lnternational Women's
Rights Action Watch Project and senior
fellow emerita at the Hubert H. Humphrey
lnstitute of Public Affairs. She shared her
expertise on women's rights in Muslim
countries, especially in Afghanistan under
the Taliban.
"The solution is not with bombs, but
with the changing of minds," was her
message to students, faculty, and staff.
"And this takes time."
Helping the community
understand
Business administration professor Amin
Kader emerged as a community
spokesman about Islam, appearing on
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contrasts the ways that
terrorist extremists
embrace death and that
U.S. political and military
leaders fear it.
Supporting
Somøli students
and neighbors
Augsburg students have
An interfaith service was held in Hoversten Chapel, with six
participated in several
religious traditions represented by Augsburg staff and faculty'
Above, Benjy Kent, academic advising, and Barbara Lehmann,
vlgils in the Cedarsocial work, recite the Jewish Mourner's Kaddish.
Riverside neighborhood,
organtzed to support the
Somali communitv.
participants assuring them of stability in
The governmênt's shutdown of
those countries.
businesses that wire money to Somalia
"Now more than ever it is essential to
directly impacted students at Augsburg.
develop an understanding of the causes of
Several Somali students reported to the
violence and in¡ustice and to develop
local television and radio programs and at
area events. He urged listeners to educate
themselves about lslam, to learn about its
common roots to Christianity and its
similar tenets deploring violence and
"... I find myself feeling vulnerable ønd scared. What has happened is the
scariest thing to tahe pløce in the lifetime of mry generation-ønd I can't heþ
but feel there is more to come. Listening to some of the people øround me with
their view on what'justice' is scares me."
D., afreshman, fromher journal
ki1ling.
Echo that they fear for their families, who
Lamenting many deaths among
Muslims who worked at the World Tiade
Center and Pentagon, Kader said, "This
attack is an attack against al1 Americans of
all kinds. if those terrorists are successful
in turning us against each other, this will,
indeed, lead to the destruction of our
nation. ... We have to learn to understand
each other and to accept each other."
Underhill-Cady has also been
interviewed by the media and spoken to
local community groups, especially about
the hÌstorical context and alternatives to
war. His recently- and tìmely-published
book, Deqth and the Statesman: The Culture
depend on the money sent to them. The
money-wiring businesses serve as banks,
which are not common in Somalia.
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President Frame's call to the Augsburg
community to search for understanding of
both the world and themselves is
rej.nforced by the work of Augsburg's
Center for Global Education (CGE).
Anticipating a drop in study abroad by
students afraid to travel, the directors of
in Mexico, Nicaragua, and
Namibia wrote to prospective program
CGE's centers
intercultural awareness that can help us
build the culture of peace, which we so
desperately need at this time," the
directors told students.
In concludingher Echo article,
sophomore Deanne McDonald went
straight to the heart of the matter: "It is
difficult to remember to see ourselves,
members of the Augsburg community, as
members of the world community; but if
nothing else, this disastrous attack ...
serves as an abrupt wake-up call to all
individuals-reminding us that nothing is
permanent and that we all make up one
fragile part of the whole." I
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At f irst glane e around Johnny and
Vesla Werket's home irr Sun City
West, Ariz., \¡ou wouldn't realize
that you were sitting in the horne
of o¡re of the best speedskaters in
,American history.
A few black-and-whi¡e photos
1-Lang on the wall 1n a r-rtility roorn.
Otre cryst rl vasc trolìhy sits on :r
mantel in the kitchen ol the
Werkets' retlrement home rr-r the
Sonoran Desert.
But the remainder ol the
memorabllla ol his speedskating
career-numerous world titles, three
WÌnter Olympic Games
appearances, his Hall of Fame
citation from the Amateur Skating
Union of the United States-are out
in the garage. Deep inside
a drawer
and a storage locker.
"411 my stuff is dumped in the
garage," Johnny jokes, hÌs everpresenL smile beaming.
And that's just fine with him.
For the 1949 Augsburg
nlumnus. hìs speedskrtìng tareer is
but one moment 1n a long and
fulfilling life. But the career led to
love and a marnage that has lasted
for a half-century. The career gave
him the opportunity to coach many
American skaters who became
by Don Stoner
l-rouseholcl nemes wrth tl-rerr Olympic
triurnphs And tl-re career gave him a
chance to see the lvorld.
Not bad lor a smal1, slender guy
who never believecl that all ol Lhis
would happen to l-rim.
Werket, wbo grew r-rp in south
Minneapolis, began skating when he
was 7. At age 14, he ancl a friend
"The Powderhorn Skatlng Club was
the dominant club in the United Srares
at the time," Werket said. "lt was a ways
away from Longfellow Field by
streetcar, or you had to walk to the
park."
The Powderhorn club was an
American powerhouse, producrng
numerolls world champions and
OlympÌans. Werket, and three of his
Longfellow mates, ended up qualifying
Ior the team.
He progressed through the ranks,
even though his smrll size was I major
hÌndrance. "I was always the smallest,
the lightest, the thÌnnest. I was too
llttle. lf you bump me, I go down," he
said. "l never had a unrlorm, the whole
time I skatecl, that ever fit me correctly.
Never. Everything was too buggy "
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American men at the time, to serve his
country as a paratrooper dunng World
War Il. But he returned to the
Powderhorn club following the lvar, and
eventually garned a spot at the \947
Olympic trials, his first national
competition.
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At the 1948 Olympics in Saint Moritz,
Switzerland, Werket finished sixth in the
1,500-meter event.
He won the 1,500-meter race and
qualified for the U.S. team to compete
at the 1948 Olympics in St. Moritz,
Switzerland, finishing sixth in [he event
at the games.
A Norwegian newspaper funded a
trÌp for Werket-a full-bioodecl
Nonvegian-lo compete at the
European championships in Helsinki,
Finland.
"At that time, they had allolved
Americans to compete in the European
championships," he said. "Right olf the
bat, I was one of the leading
competitors in the world.
"l was second in the 500 (meters)
and the winner was Krudacheq a
Russian guy. The first- and second-place
skaters from the 500 automatically
qualÌfied for the 1,500 (meters), and
they skated together. The Finns hated
the Russians, since this was when the
Cold War was mighty cold.
"l beat this Russian guy badly in
Left: Johnny Werket 'a9 (left) began his speedskating career with a coveted spot he won on the
renowned Powderhorn Skating Club in Minneapolis.
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Right: The 1948 Augsburgian yearbook dedicated a page to
welcome home Johnny Werket from his Olympic victory'
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the 1,500. The Finnish people were
patting me on the back so long and
so
hard that I wasn't sure I was going to be
abie to compete in the next race."
After the 1948 championships-part
of a stretch where he won four world
gold medals and four silver medals-he
was invited [o compete as part of an
American team in a challenge meet
against a Norwegian team in Hamar, in a
nation that adored speedskaters and all
winter sports athletes.
A l6-year-oId girl named Arnhild
"Vesla" Bekkevoll was part of that
practice my English. I had seen this guy
skate in Hamar, and I decided that he
was goÌng to be my victim," Vesla said.
"I wrote to him in Minneapolis. I think
the address was Johnny Werket,
Minneapolis, USA.'
"This was after the season, he had
gotten back to the U.S., and I really
hadn't expected to get a reply. But he
replied and we started writing back and
forth.
anywhere without a chaperone," Vesla
said. "Those were the strict o1d days."
She watched the meet, and took
particular notice of the small American
Minneapolis.
An Auggie world traveler
races
against the larger competition. When she
got back to her hometown, she returned
to her school and faced an assignment of
Along the way, while competing on a
national and international level, Johnny
found time to complete his studies at
wrlting a letter to a famous person.
"Everyone else chose to write to
Norwegian athletes. But I wanted to
Augsburg. He graduated in 1949, and
like many Auggies at the iime, Iearning
Norwegian was a way of life. It was also
a necessity for
S
Johnn¡ who was
competing often in Scandinavia.
"The Norwegians had a book on
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training for speedskating, but it was in
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Norwegian. So in order to learn what
was 1n the book, I had to learn the
language. In three weeks, I learned the
language," Johnny said.
In addition to his speedskatlng
days, he also competed on Augsburg's
fledgling track and field and cross
country teams. The cross country team
was a conference title competitor during
the early days of the sport, and he
credits the training he needed to
compete as an Auggie as a big part of
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speedskating season, and the two
arranged a meeting.
The meering developed into a
friendship, the friendship developed
into a romance, and the romance
developed into marriage. Johnny and
Vesla were married in 1951 in
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Eventuall¡ one of Johnny's replies
mentioned that he would return to
Hamar to compete in the winter
adoring crowd. She had traveled from
her hometown of Rena, Norwa¡ across
the mountains to Oslo. She was the
chaperone for her older sister and her
boyfriend.
"I went because they were engaged
to be married and you didnt go
competing-and winning-the
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his success
as a speedskater.
"We've been close and
remained close to Augsburg
because, in our days, Augsburg was
a famil¡" said Johnn¡ crediting
then-athletic director Dick Pautz
'37 lor much of his Augsburg
success. "There's a gteat group of
people at Augsburg."
"Augsburg is weil known in
Norwa¡" Vesla said. "The first time
I came to the United States, I came
by ship, a I}-day trip. I got to
know a group of Norwegian
fishermen who were headquartered
out east. They had just been back
to Norway. and were returning to
America for the season. I was 19
years old, all by myself, and some
of the older fellows were
concerned about me.
"They knew my destinaLion
was Minneapolis, and they told me
that Ìf things didn't work out when
I got there, to go and see Gerda
Mortensen at Augsburg College. I
had only known Augsburg because
it was Johnny's school. But they
knew of Augsburg quite well, and
they were concerned about me."
Johnny qualified for the 1952
Olympic team for the Oslo games,
Left: Werket shows off one of the speedskating trophies from his Olympic career.
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and the newlyweds again boarded a
ship to cross the Atlantic. The
captain of the ship, who was a big
speedskating fan, recognized Johnny
and moved them from steerage class
to a first-class cabin.
He placed sixth again in
competition at the 1952 games,
after suffering from a severe case of
bronchitis. Three years 1ater, Johnny
was parl of a team that competed in
Moscoq as the world
championships were held behind
the lron Curtain for the first time.
"We were some of the first
Americans to compete in Russia,"
said
Johnn¡ who took along
a
camera for NBC's Today show wlth
Dave Garroway.
By 1956, when he qualifÌed for
an Olympic team for the third time
and competed in Cortina, Ital¡
Johnny could tell that his
competitive career was nearing the
end. Though he qualified for the
American team for the 1960 games
in Squaw Val1ey, Idaho, he withdrew
from the team. He was beginning
his career at Northern States Power
and Johnny and Vesla were starting
a family; the stress had become too
much.
Coaching career
Though his body was unable to
compeie at an Olympic level,
Johnny \¡/as still able to remain close
to the sport he loved. He began
"The Norwegians had a book on training for speedskating, but it was in Norwegian.
So in order to learn what \ruas in the book, I had to learn the language."
-Johnny
coaching young speedskaters, flrst at the
Richfield Speedskating C1ub, and later as
a coach of various junior national teams
and Oiympic teams.
He coached several athletes who
later became greats ln the sport. ln
1967 ,he was the coach of the American
world championship team, where Mary
Meyers won a gold medal. He guided
Dianne Holum to a gold medal in the
1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Johnny coached Eric Heiden to
medals in the I97 5 junior world meet,
and was a force behind his ascent to
become a five-time gold medalist at the
Lake PlacÌd Olympics in 1980. Later, he
was introduced to a young skater named
DanJansen; he was a friend of Jansen's
father. He coached Jansen as a junior
skater; Iater, Jansen provided some of
the greatest drama in Winter Olympic
histor¡ when he competed on four
Olympic teams and finally won a gold
medal in 1994, after severai tragic fa1ls
in previous competition.
"I guess I'd rather coach," said
Johnny of his preference between
coaching and competing.
Along the way, he built a 3l-year
career at Northern States Power, starting
as a commercial lighting business
representative and eventually working
his way into an executive position as a
trainer for the company. He retired in
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Now, Johnny prefers to 1et his wife's
athletic career take center stage. Vesla
began playing tennis with Johnny and
his frÌends 40 years ago, but back then,
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it was a hobb¡ she said.
"I had never played before, but I
really liked it," she said. "I've played
ever since. Today, if I'm without a
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Johnny and Vesla Werket recently celebrated
their golden anniversary in a marriage that
began with a 16-year-old Norwegian girl's fan
letter to a far-off American skater.
racquel and without shoes, I'm in bad
shape. "
The two moved from Minneapolis
in the mid-'80s, afterJohnny
retired from NSP and Vesla retired after
working for l2 years in Christian
education at Diamond Lake Lutheran
Church Ín Minneapolis.
She began to play tennis with
friends in the Phoenix and Sun City
area, eventually joining the "Anything
Over 50 Senior Tennis" club. She has
become one ol the Lop senior tennis
players in the area, competing in
several Senior Olympic events. Her
tennls has taken them across the
country, from CalifornÌa to Florida, for
competitions, and she has earned
dozens of medals and awards for her
r.o Arizona
talent.
"I'm blessed with good health, and I
really enjoy tennis," Vesia said. "Between
our church and our tennis group, that's
our social life. The phone rings and we
go out and play. We could play seven
days a week if we wanted to."
Right: Werket coached U.S. speedskater Dianne Holum to a
gold medal in 1972 at Sapporo, Japan.
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On a ratrng system from 2.5 to 5.0,
Vesla is currently competing at a 4.0
1eve1,
two spots uncler
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highest
ranking possible.
Their two sor-rs, John Jr. and Jim, are
grown and work in the Twln Cities, They
have four granclchilclren, one ol whom
may fo1low in his grandfat1-rer's Olympic
footsteps. Youngest grandson Eric is
cLÌrrently a senior soccer player at
Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wis., and
has competed on youth Olympic
development teams in the sport.
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berng actir,e is the key to belng trlliy
alive
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what it talics. We'r'e never been laid up
r,vith illness or sickness," Jol-Lnny saicl
"Berng active is the best thing for
everybody. When yor-r can be actrve, you
can beat almost anybody."
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Right: johnny's wife, Vesla, is now the
winning athlete in the family, enjoying her
successful tennis conrpetition in Arizona.
ALh/OST.OLYMIPIC
by Don Stoner
Twenty years before Johnny Werket's
Olympic victories, Auggie hockey
players were on their way to 5t. Moritz
for the winter games. But, something
happened along the way to
Switzerland...
ln 1926-27 , Augsburg started its
men's ice hockey program, officialll',
though the Auggies had already
dominated local hockey as an unalfiliated
team lor several years.
The 1927 team won the state college
championship ancl repeatecl the feat the
next )/ear, behind the play ol the Hansen
.brotl-rers-Oscar, Emil, Julìus, Joe, ancl
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Louis-along r.vith goalie Joe "Moose"
Su'anson. ln fact, the 1927-28 team,
coached by future U.S. Hockey Hall oI
Famer Nick Kal-rler, rvas considerecl the
mythical "national chan.rpìons" in the
sport.
The Ar-rgsburg teaÌ11 rvas selectecl
from an impressive group oi canclidaLesir-rcludir-rg Harr,ard, the Ur-rir,ersiLy Clr-rb ol
Boston, and Evele¡h Jr:nior College-br,
the Amateul Athletic Ur.rion's Ice Hockey
Committee to represent the Ur-rited States
in the 1928 Wir-rter O11,r¡1r1.t ,t t,
\4oritz,
Su'itzerlar-rcl.
The onl1, conditior-r that the AAU set
for the Auggie team to be American
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representati\¡es to the Olympics was that
the leam woulcl have to raise $4,500half of the cost of sending the team to
was \¡ery upset as u'ell."
The reasons for the sudden
Europe. Kahler organized a furrdraising
efiort, and along rvith friends of ihe
school and the Mrnneapolis Southsicle
Commercial C1ub, easily raised the
money to send the Ar"rggies to the
Olymprcs.
But, just clays beiore the team was to
ciepart for Europe, the Uniteci States
Ol1,¡10i. Comrnittee pulled the rug out
lrom under the local boys, abrr-rptly
cancellrrrg the Olympic plans.
rejection ol the Auggie squad remaln
unclear. Perhaps it was because the
Hansen brothers grew up in Alberta,
Canada, belore moving io the Tivln
Cities. Or the Oly,mpic conrmittee
was influenced by a protest from a
Boston amateur hockey group that
rvantecl to lace Airgsburg in a
challenge match. Whatever the case,
despite the best eflorts of Augsburg
fans lr4ro protested the cancellation,
MacArthur's decision s¡ood.
Oscar, Emll, ancl another
brother, Emory', went on to play
professional hocke;'. Oscar u'as a
charter inductee in¡o the Augsburg
"After r-nuch internal r,r'rangling rvith
the United States Ol1'rlpic Committee,
General Douglas \¡lacAr¡hur, r.l'ho serl'ec1
as the committees chairman, came out
and termed the Auggies'not
representative of Aurerican hocke),,' and
r,etoecl them as theìr choice," u,rote local
author Ross Bernsteìn in hls book, Froz¿n
"i¡4enrtries:
Celebraturg a Ccnttrrv of
\4ínne sota Hoch.ey.
"As a resull, rro U.S. terr'ìl \\'as sent
to the Olyrnpics that year and a dalk
cloucl loomed c'rver âmâteur hockey ln
America. For the bo1,5 f.or.r-r Augsburg,
the nei.r.s was devastatir-rg. The;'hacl been
deprived of tl-reir greatest opportunity lot
international far.ne, and the community
A¡hletic Hall of Fame ìn I973, and
Louis r.l'as selectecl in 1985.
livo ;'s¿¡5 ago, Kahler's
grandson, Jerrl' Regan, donatecl
Kahler's U.S. Hockey Hall of Farne
p¡,lon, rvhich u'as removecl u'hen the
Hall of Fame lvas renovated, to
Augsburg, r.l'here it was placed on
display in the Ar-rgsburg lce Arena
maln rink.
Sfoner is spor.fs
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by Betsey Norgard
n October, Augsburg participaied in the
month-long visrL [o Minnesota ol Lwo
brolhers from the Taizé community in
pv¿nçs-¿¡ international, ecumenical
community that invites young people from
around the world [o share in experiences
oI living together and serving in
community.
The two brothers fromTaizê visited a
dozen colleges and churches in Minnesota,
leading worship and workshops.
To prepare for this visit, Pastor Dave
Wold and two Augsburg sophomores,
Carolina Chiesa and Maja Lisa
FritzHuspen spent a week in August at the
Taizé community. Students from other
Minnesota colleges had also visited Taizé.
The Tatzê experience is one of
simplicity and meditation. Each week of
the summer, some 3,000-6,000 young
people visit Taizé for a week of daily
prayers (three times a day), discussion
sessions, and communal activitlesserving food, cleanlng, and daily tasks.
The power ol the Taizê experience is
in worship-"a meditative common prayer
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with,
as its high point, singing that never
ends and that continues in the silence of
one's heart when one is alone again," as
the Web site describes it. Worship consists
only of singing, scripture readings, and
the Lord's Prayer.
During daily prayers, the church is
filled with young people sitting on the
floor, holding candles, and singing the
plaintive songs of worship. The rosy light
that filters through stained glass windows,
and the illumination of the candles lend a
soothing, calming, and healing presence,
worshipers attest.
It is rhis atmosphere the Augsburg
to complete.
The painted "windows" were
mounted in the center of lightweight
frames, with pink and orange fabrics on
either side, constructed byJim Usselman.
worship-"a med¡tat¡ve common
prayer with, as its high point, singing that never ends and that continues ¡n
the silence of one's heart when one is alone again."
students sought to replicate for Augsburg's
Taizé visit.
"The difficulty was the sun coming in,
it was too bright," expiained
Chiesa,
thinking of worship planned for
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transparencies. With an
overhead projector
For Augsburg's visit from the Taizé Community in France, "stained
glass" windows resembling those of the Taizé church were painted
by campus ministry students. (L to R) Carolina Chiesa, Mary Jo
Zamorâ, Maja Lisa FritzHuspen, Gurayn Sylte, and Naomi Sveom.
Not pictured are Nate Grant and staff member Val Usselman'
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Taizé.
The power of the Taizé experience is in
Hoversten Chapel.
So, they came up
with a way to replicate
the special light in the
Taizé church. They
returned home with
postcards of the stained
glass windows and
scanned them on
computer. The scans
\Mere then copied to
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Sophomore Mary Jo Zamora explains the
details of her 1S-hour project to re-create
the St. Francis stained glass window from
displaying the images
onto paper taped to a
door, the students traced
the lines of the stained
glass and then painted
them after the postcard
images-some taking as
many as 15 hours
When fitted i.nto the arched windows of
Hoversten Chapel, indeed a rosy, warm,
dim light transformed the space.
The students were dellghted with the
results.
"It was cool to see the outcome," said
sophomore MaryJo Zamora, "and then
realize that you couldn't have done it
alone."
"Like beautiful icons, the work seems
done through God, instead of just our
own hands," Cheisa added.
Visitors to Augsburg's worship who
had been atTaizê were also visibly moved.
"It took me back to Taizê',I felt as if I were
there," one of the participants said.
The student project has made an
impact. The idea of creatlng a stained glass
look without the real thing was noticed by
a number of people who would like to try
something similar in their own churches.
For these students, however, the
essence oL Taizé came to Augsburg
through its art and song-"Ubi Caritas,
where charity and love are, there is
God also." I
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From the Alumni Board president's desk
I
like this iob.
I b.i,',g
president of the
Alumni Board. It
gives me an
excuse to walk
up to Auggieswhether friends
or strangersand ask what
memories they have of this place. Usually I
don't even have to ask, since their
memories quickly spill out.
I went to a seminar for alumni of the
Master of Arts in Leadership program. My
former colleagues were reminiscing about
nights when class would end but they
would continue their discussion, not
wanting the challenging verbal and mental
exercises to end.
The evening Maya Angelou spoke in a
packed Melby Hall, I was walking through
Foss Center with an alumna who paused to
point out her picture on the wall near the
Green Room. Her memories of Augsburg's
theatre productions glimmered in her smile.
I drove to Rochester one Sunday to
hear Augsburg's Gospel Praise perform at
Bethel Lutheran Church. I asked one of our
gifted musicians what he liked best about
Augsburg. Without hesitarion, he
mentioned the names of faculty members.
He told me they care, they like ro teach,
and they do it well.
I listened to Neal Thorpe'60 when he
received a Distlnguished Alumnus Award ar
Homecoming in October. He remembered
Peter (PA.) Strommen 'I3, the first of more
than 30 Strommen famiþ members to
attend Augsburg. Thorpe shared how his
life and career were influenced by
Strommen's dedication to Augsburg.
My own memories of student teaching
flooded back to me as I congratulated Marie
McNeff at Homecoming for receiving a
Spirit of Augsburg Award. She was my
student teaching adviser-and I needed all
the advising she could give.
r¡¡
The Augsburg experience has left us
with powerful memories that can seem as
real today as when we first lived them.
However, let's not forget that our alma mater
is still creating memorable experiencer-and
notjust for current students. There are
opportunities for alumni to build new
memories through Augsburgb music,
theatre, exhibits, sports, and seminars. See
the calendar on the back page or look at our
Web site. When you're in the Twin Cities,
attend an event. Ifyou now live far from
here, help us bring Augsburg to you
through a regional alumni gathering.
I like my old Auggre merriories, but the
new ones I'm creating today at Augsburg
are pretty good, too. Please join me.
eru+
Jackie (Ituiefel) Lind'69,'94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
Three alumni honored for outstanding
professional contributions
Augsburg alumni were recentþ
honored for their extraordinary
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contributions.
MichaelW. Walgren'64
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received a Philanthropy
Day Award ìn November
from the Minnesota
Chapter of the
Association of
Fundraising Professionals
(AFP). Honored for outstanding professional
fundraising, Walgren's 37-year career spans
public service as a fundraiser and
administrator in a variety of community
organ2ations, he is currentþ at Children's
Hospitals and Clinics Foundation. He was
also a staff member at Augsburg for 16
years, serving in various roles, including
both director of the annual fund and
director of public relations.
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Walgren's nomination was supported
by several professional fundraisers and AFP
members attesting to his generous gifts of
time, talent, and treasures, as well as to the
funds he has raised to benefit his current
and past employers in pursuit of building a
better community
The Rev. Roger Gordon'61 received a
2001 Tempe Human Relations Commission
Diversity Award from the City of Tèmpe
(Ariz.). Since founding Tèmpe's King of
Glory Lutheran Church in 1969, Gordon
has preached and modeled a life of
acceptance, honoring diversity, embracing
inclusiveness, and respecting all people.
Because
ofhis conscious
awareness of
community issues, Gordon has led King of
Glory's involvement in many outreach
prqects that aid diverse populations,
including Habitat for Humanity, La Mesira
Famiþ Shelter, andPaz de Cristo Homeless
Shelter.
The Rev. James S. Hamre '53 of Forest
City, Iowa, received a Concordia Historical
lnstitute Award of Commendation for his
piece, "George Sverdrup's Expression of a
Lutheran Restoration in America," which
appeared in the spring 2000 issue of
Lutheran Quarterþ.
A professor emeritus at Waldorf
College, Hamre's piece was selected on the
basis of specific criteria. Of the great
number of nominations, only 12 were
chosen for awards. The committee grants
awards to congregations, agencies, boards,
or individuals for a historical publication,
unique contributions to Lutheran
literature, or for personal service in the
field of Lutheran archival and historical
work and support.
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Jane Vogler'95 (L) and Ari McKee'92 (both
recent fec¡p¡ents of The Loft creative
Nonfiction Mentorship Award) attended the
English alumni luncheon and reading.
Junior Jamie Smith, Auggie wide receive¡;
helped lead Augsburg to a 50-14 victory over
Macalaster College.
Augsburg alumni gathered with their
instruments for the Concert Band and Jazz
Band reunion and alumni concert.
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Homecoming football game against
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The Augsburg Spirit Squad pumped up the crowd at the annual pre-game picnic.
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Mike Savold '72, son of Mayo Savold, was invited as guest
conductor for the Augsburg Concert Band and alumni concert,
which paid tribute to Mayo, director of the Augsburg College Band
Four alumni were honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, which
was presented by President William V. Frame. Pictured, L to R: George 5.
Dahlman '72, Kathleen D. Lake'76, President Frame, Neal O. Thorpe'60,
and Burton R. Fosse'44.
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The business administration faculty greeted alumni at the business
department reunion.
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first Homecoming 5K Mississippi run/walk along the r¡ver.
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Students showed their Auggie spirit at the
Homecoming game.
Bill Halverson '51 signed copies of his book,
Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles, and Speeches,
in the Alumni Gallery; he generously donated
the proceeds of 100 copies to Augsburg. He
Students celebrated the Auggies'victory over
Macalaster.
and his wife, Marolyn (Sortland)'51, received
a Spirit of Augsburg Award at the
Homecoming Dinner,
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Strommen family
Strommen, Lauren Smith, Eric Smith, Jeffrey Smith,
Peter Strommen. ROW 2: Dean Olson, Nancy
(Strommen) Stensvaag. Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen,
Helen Strommen, Luther O. Strommen, Timothy R.
Strommen, Judy (Knudson) Strommen, Merton
Strommen. ROW 3: Marsha Olson, Chynne Strommen,
Becky Stensvaag, Lisa Smith. Mary Ellen (Strommen)
Liebers, Heidi Strommen, lrene (Huglen) Strommen.
ROW 4: Steve Strommen, Bob Strommen, Andrea
(Johnson) Strommen, Paul Strommen. Dave Smith,
Peter Strommen, James Strommen, John Strommen.
ROW 5: Hans Strommen, Jude Leimer, Bjorn
Strommen, Kate Liebers, Erik Strommen, Annelise
lrene Strommen, Dawn (Hofstad) Strommen.
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James E. Christopherson, Herbert C,
Svendsen, Elly Ewert Hutchinson.
Marolyn Sortland Halverson, Bill
Halverson, John Eliason. ROW 2:
Quentin Johnson, Kathryn Thorsgard
Erickson, Ellen Stenberg Erickson,
Marvel Moe Anderson, Dolores Flaa
Bjerga, Joan Baxter Larson, Dorothy
Swanson Ryan, Alice Berg Wilcox,
Audrey Nagel Sander, Calvin Storley,
Shirley Larson Goplerud. ROW 3: Leola
Ekblad Johnson, Dan Pearson, Lillian
Ysteboe Ose, Jerry Peterson, Glen
Hendrickson, A. Richard Petersen,
James Bergeland, Trygve F. Dahle. ROW
4: Harland Nelson, Herbert C. Hanson,
Dick Myhre, John Garland, Jennings
Thompson, Hubert Carl Hanson,
Kerman Benson, Arden Ramlo.
Winter 2001-02
À
of 1961 (L to R) ROW 1 (seated): Glenna
Shogren Briant, Curt Haney, Pat Swanson
Kreuziger, Lloyd Bakke, Marilyn Saure
Breckenridge, Marie Gjerde Schlink, Winnie
Nordlund Anderson, Bruce M. Westphal, ROW
2: Jim Holden, Phyllis Acker, Verna Stokke
Tweiten, Judy Fosse Snider, Carol Oversvee
Johnson, Leola Dyrud Furman, Pat Nordlund
Toussaint. ROW 3: Rolf Peterson, Keith Leiseth,
George Larson, Larry Gallagher, Ted Botten,
Arlan Johnson, Dennis Kalpin.
class
G@
class of 1976 (L to R) ROW 1 (seated):
Randy Casper, Sheryl Lium Wilhelm, Sharon
Follingstad, Joyce Larson Brown, Deb
Thomson Grant, Jane Litzau Stritesky, Janet
Nelson Anderson, Steve Olson. ROW 2:
Minda Grist Squadroni, Peggy Pepper
Casper, Diane Forsberg Anderson, Belvin
Doebbert, Janice Sedgwick Larson, Wendy
Hoversten Larson, Susan Donart, ROW 3:
Warren Hawkins, Gary J. Andersen, Joel
Squadroni, Steve Reinarz, Debbie
Harshman Forsythe, Doug Nelson. ROW 4:
Tim Peterson, Timm "Titus" Peterson,
Randy Lundell, Dean Myers, Ken Larsen,
David Halaas.
of 1991 (Lto R) ROW 1 (seated): Phillip Smith, Greg Schnagel, Mark
Brodin, Tomm Hanson, David L. Johnson, Agbeko Agbenyiga. ROW 2:
Margaret Buczynski, Tasha Topka Kallal, Kristin Dragseth Wiersma,
Kristen Hirsch, Carla Asleson, Darbi Worley, Cathy Springhorn.
Class
W
photo of your reunion class, contact the
Alumni/Parent Relations office at 612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590.
To order a 5x7
Cost is $7.SO/photo.
Winter 2001-02
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Saving the real "Private Ryan"
939
The Rev. Palmer Wold and Ruth
(Gudim)'41, Mankato, Minn.,
recentiy celebrated their óOth
wedding anniversary They have five
children, 10 grandchildren, and
1999, Chester Brooks'42 attencled a paratrooper reunion in
Green Bay, Wis., where he learned he had parricipated in a World
War lI n-rissron that 1ed to the recovery of soldrer Fritz Niland-the
real "Private Ryan" from the film SavingPrivate Ryan.
Wolds retired to Mankato after 51
years of active ministry in the
Lu¡heran Church, and spend their
winters in Mesa, Ariz.
Philip Horne, Palo Aho, Calif.,
and his wife, Eveiyn, returned to
Minnesota this past summer to
visit his sister, Thea (Horne)
1945
B. R. Quanbeck and Helen N.
London.
1954
"l volunteered
Lloyd E. Peterson, Pewaukee,
Wis., retired in 19BB after 3I years
Lorraine
(Osberg)
Stickney,
becanse
it was something different," Brooks
and Jean
22
Lutheran Church.
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Chester Brooks'42, pictured
here with his bride, Ebba
(Johnson) '42, participated in a
WWll mission that Ied to the
of the real "Private
says.
"I thor-rght if I was going to be in the Army,
While waiting to return to England rn July, a declaration to avoìd the
wipeout of an entire family during war was made. Sergeant Nlland,
one of four children, was approached by Chaplain Sampson and
inlormed that two of his brothers had been killed and the third taken
prisoner. Niland would be returning home. Niland insisted that he
wanted to stay, that hls family was with the paratroopers. As Brooks
describes it, ln the paratroopers, you depend strongly on one another.
a
L)
(Amland)'65, Willmar, Minn.,
aL Calvary
tr'¡
grounds, Brooks' men discovered that other American troops, the 506th regiment, were nearby This
regrment, which included Sergeant Fritz Niland, returned to the farm with Brool<s and his men. For several
days, listening to BBC Broadcast radio, the men soon learned that
o
o
Carentan had been taken over by ally troops. It was then that they
sr
knew it was safe to cross back to their unit.
à
1964
is the director of Christian education
8T:
Hlding his troops in the hedge of a church graveyard, Brooks sneakecl into a nearby town to determine
their location. A priest at a local church instructecl Brooks to take his troops north where the Germans had
flooded the fields. Hlding out until dark, Brooks and his troops crossed the open fields and were soon met
by the captain of the French underground, who then took the men to hrs farm. During a patrol of the
Standish, Maine,
er¡oyed spending time with family
when they led a group of 20
relatives to Norway inJune. Andrew
is director of social work at Willmar
Regional Tieatment Center and Jean
ru
Brooks, responsible for training new paratroopers, was assigned with his 50lst regiment to parachute into
Normandy the night before the ìnfamous invasion. Because their jump occurred in the mlddle of the night,
their intended target, just north of the Douve River in France, became obsolete, when the brigade landed
25 miles south of the Douve. Not aware of therr physìcal location, Brooks recalls leading his 14 men south
on the river-the opposite direction of their unit headquarters located in Carentan, France.
958
Andrew M. Berg
I
I wanted to clo something new."
of teaching and coaching at Custer
High School in Milwaukee.
Southem Maine Excellence in
TeachingAward, and in 1999 she
was named teacher of the year by
the southern Maine Sam's
Wholesale CIub.
L
U
A history major from Augsburg, Brooks deferred the clraft inJanuary lttï:tt
of 1942 to finish his degree . After graduating in June of that same
year, he enhsted in the Army and completed 13 weel<s of training in Camp Wheeler, Ga. He volunteered to
become a paratrooper and jolned the 501st Parachute Regiment of the lOlst Arrborne Division, which
required an addltional month of training.
(Nichols) '44 recently moved to
Monticello, Minn., from New
years as a high
schobl librarian and occasional
English teacher. In 1989 she was
presented the University of
e'
After the reunlon, Blooks began researching \ÀNIL Hls research
culminated in a book, The Last'Good' War. Althor-rgh not pr-rblished,
his book tncludes his personal experiences during the war, and was
written primarlly for his family
Carpenter'39.
retired in June
1999 afrer 4I
S.
NÌlancl's dar.rghter, who had traveled to the rellnion from
Anchorage, Alaska, talked to the paratroopers about her father's
experience. The youngest of lour brothers from New York, trvo of
Niland's brothers were ki1led on D-Day, r.vhile another went
n-rissing rn action in Burma and rvas presumed dead, althor-rgh he
actually survived. As dictated by a last-sr"rrviving sibllng 1aw, both
the fictional Ryan and the real Niland were ordered rescued and
taken out of the combat zone.
1940
æ
bycheriechrist
ln
seven great-grandchildren. The
1
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o
(t
Chester '42 and Ebba (Johnson)
'42 Brooks recently celebrated
their 55th wedding
anniversary,
Brooks, an Augsburg Distingulshed Alun.rnus, retired in l9B3 after
33 years with the National Park Service. He and his wife, Ebba
Çohnson) '42, recently celebrated their 55th wedding enniversary.
They live ln Duluth, Wis., and have four children (two of whom
attended Augsburg), 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
-Cherie
Chríst is a communiccttion specialist in the
public rtlations olfice
W¡nter 2001-O2
,-t
1
956
1
983
Sandra (Edstrom) Hamberg,
Dave Meslow,
Carlsbad, N.Mex., was selected as
officiated the Arena Football
League Championship semi-finaÌ
game played on nationâl TV; he
also officiates Division I coilege
football in the Atlantic Coast
the new administrator for St.
Edwards School in Carlsbad.
1
968
Diane Tiedeman, Richfield,
Minn., recently completed her
33rd year of teaching for
Bloomington Public Schoois.
1970
Dave Mikelson recently moved
his home and office to GaÌena, Ill.,
where he is an associate with
Burger, Carroll and Associates (a
management and information
technology consulting services
firm). He will be concentrating on
human services and WIC
consulting.
1974
Ward
C.
Schendel,
TaÌlahassee, Fla.,
Conference. ln addition, he is a
senior govemment sales
representative for 3M, where he
was previously a college reìations
recruiter and helped develop the
cooperative education program.
Douglas Nakari, Finland,
Minn., is business mânager at
Wolf Ridge Environmental
Learning Center; his wife, the
Jean Taylor, Eagan, Minn., was
1984
named president of Täylor
Corporation in October; she was
previously the company's
executive vice president. She is
also a member of Augsburg's
Board of Regents, where she
serves as chair o[ the Marketing
Committee.
Beth A. Zeilinger, Lino Lakes,
Minn., was invited to share her
personal refìections on how her
faith has provided a foundation
for her life and her life's work in
the October issue of Lutheran
'Woman Today.
She is vice
president of operations at the
Upcoming reg¡onal alumni gatherings
son, Christopher.
Êq
L
Green ValleyÆucson, Arizona . March 14,2002
At the home of Herb '54 and Corrine Chilstrom
Cit¡ Arizona. March
L5,2002
11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the home of Borgie Rhol1 Gabrielson'47
Chicago, Illinois
. March 16,2002
follow.
Naples, Florida
. March
alumni
24,2002
NT!]IIIIIMTZ
Discover Norwegian
Treasures and Heritage
The Augsburg Coliege Alumni Association Awards and Recognition
Committee seeks your assistance in identifying members of the
Augsburg community to be considered lor recognirron for the
following awards:
Join President and Mrs.
William V Frame and
Minn., was named executive
director o[ Schools for Equity in
Education (SEE) in August. For
Professor Frankie Shackelford
Jnne L3-24,2002. Ca1l the
First Decade Award
the past 1I years, Lundell has
provided policy development and
Iobbpng servìces for a variety of
education-related organ izations,
alumni office at 612-330ì ì78 or .t-800-2ó0-o590 for
more information.
Spirit of Augsburg Award
1979
Sharon Lak¡n Upton, Raleigh,
N.C., is the new director of
development research at North
Ca¡oÌina State University
Winter 2001-O2
will be a dinner
CaII 1-800-260-6590 Jor more details on these events.
1975
SEE.
Augsburg âlums gathered
at the Oyster Bar in New
York city in september'
The Augsburg Concert Band will perform at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. There
for band members, alumni, and friends prior to the concert.
Brad Lundell, Minnetonka,
including
9\
Gospel Praise, Augsburg's jazz and gospel ensemble, will perform during
the 10:45 a.m. worship servlce at Vrnje Lutheran Church followed by a
luncheon for Augsburg alumni and friends.
The Augsburg Orchestra wlll perform, lollowed by a reception for
and friends. More details on locatlon will
Iicensed attorney, Schendel also
holds the CPCU designation. He
and his wife, Catherine, have one
o
3
o
Willmar, Minnesota . February 24,2002
formation of The
Integrity Têam, a
Federation, the Institute for
Global Ethics, and hosts the radio
program Commentary Friday. A
985
1
Zion Lutheran Church.
Sun
active ìn the International Coach
Rev.
Lynda Hadley, serves as pastor of
Roseville, Minn.,
recently
announced the
professional coaching and business
ethics consulting practice. He is
National lnstitute on Media and
the Family in Minneapolis.
on a journey through Norway
Upcoming Norway Tour
Information Meeting
February ì0, 2002, 2 p.m
Marshall Room
Christensen Center
RSVP required; please call one
oJ the numbers
listed
above
.
Distinguished Alumni Award
To rnake a nomination online or to view the description/criteria for
each award, go to <www.augsbr"rrg.edu/a1umni,/nomform>.
To recieve a nomlna[ion packet, contact:
Office of AlumniÆarent Relations
Phone: 612-330-1 t78 or I-800-260-6590
E-mail: alumni@ar-rgsburg. edr-r
The deadline for nominations for 2002 is March 15,2002
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Class Notes
m
Geoffrey Carlson Gage:
Creating his own path by Lynn Mena
Two years ago, Geoffrey Carlson Gage '89 fulfilled a llfelong dream and started his own advertising agency, Geoffrey
Carlson Gage LLC. Located on the edge of Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Mìnn., GCG is a cozy and whimsical suite
of offices, housing Gage and three other employees.
linn as a "traditronal advertising agency with an In[ernet twist." He prides his agency wrth offering
uniquely personable, strategically creative, print and electronlc sen.rce combrnation. "Itb our goal to become as
seamless and integrated with our client as possible, in essence becoming their brand advertising department or a
complementary extension of their existing internal department," Gage says.
Gage describes his
a
Geoffrey Carlson Gage '89
Prior to starting CGC, Gage was corporate communications manager at his father's company, Gage Marketing Group.
Before rhat he was a copyr,vriter for Campbell Mrthun Esty.
Growing up, Gage lvas blessed with strong mentors, inclr,rding his grandfather, Carlson Companies founder Curt
Carlson, and his mom and dad, Barbara and Edwin "Skip" Gage. As a student at Augsburg in the 1980s, Gage's entrepreneurial spirit was clearly evrdent
He sold, developed, and created advertising for the student-run newspaper, the Augsburg Echo, and also developed a campaign to increase attendance at
Augsburg hockey games. In addition, he landed an internship durÌng his junlor year at a small Minneapolis agency ca11ed Grant and Palombo
Advertising, which secured his love for advertising.
Today, Gage continues to stay actively involved
with the College, generously donating both his time and resources. He most recently sewed on the
Augsburg N ow Alumni Advisory Committee.
Gage fulfilled another lifelong dream when, along with his father and his brothers Rick and Scott, jolned the ownership pool of the Minnesota Wild
hockey team. "lt has been really fulfilllng to be part of bringing NHL hockey back to Minnesota where I'm completely convinced it belongs," Gage says.
Gage and his wife, Kelly, a successful art historian and co-owner of CGC, have a son and a daughter-6-year-o1d twrns. He credits fatherhood
with
adding perspective to his life . "As adults, 1 think we frequently overcomplicate things ... seeing the world through the eyes of our kids rea11y helps me
clearly focus on the essence of life." For Gage and his family this "essence of life" is a motivating factor for their extenslve involvement with the
community, including their church, St. Therese of Deephaven, and numerous charities.
he'11 be able to look back and feel that he made a difference in people's lives "The most satisfylng aspect of what I'm dolng is
spending the hours God has blessed me with each day dolng something that I love and am glfied at," Gage says. "If I can look back at our buslness and
know it made a positive difference in my 1ife, the lives o[ our employees, and the lives of our clients, then the time and effort it took startlng and
building this business will have been worth rt."
Ultimatel¡ Gage hopes
To contact Geofftey Gage,
1
or to learn more abouthis comp(uly, go online to <www.gcgage .com>.
988
Mark Cummings, Belle Mead,
NJ., is vice president of sales for
NaviSys, an insurance software
compâny He previously held
several positions at Prudential.
Michael F. Larson, Bosron,
accepted a position as a clinical
instructor in the child and
adolescent psychiatry department
at Haward Medical School. He also
serves as an attending psychiatrist
at Somerville Hospital and has
been elected to a three-year term
on the Board of Directo¡s of the
New England Council on Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry He has
pubÌished several book chapters,
which appear in a comprehensive
series of online medical texts at
<eMedicine.com>.
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990
1991
f 993
Karen J. Reed,
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
Dana Ryding, Coon Rapids,
Atascadero,
Calif., was a
presenter at. the
River, Minn., accepted a position
as marketing coordinator
Minn., married Jeff Martin in
June. She and her husband teach
in the Mounds View Schooi
National
America Music
Therapy
conference in October (held in
Pasadena). A music therapist at
Atascadero State Hospital, she
spoke on the use of gospel music
with the forensic psychiatric
population.
Velda Stohr, White
Bear
Township, Minn., received a
Master of Arts in Human Resource
Development with a certÍfÍcate in
instructional design from the
University of St.Thomas.
for
Dealers Group, Inc., in Brooklyn
Park. She is also working toward
master's degree in business
communication at the University
of St. Thomas.
a
1992
Matthew L. Maunu, St. Cloud,
Minn., received his doctorate in
medicine from the University of
Minnesota School of Medicine,
and completed a five-year surgical
residency at the University of
South Alabama College of
Medìcine in Mobile. He is a
general surgeon with CentraCare
Clinic in St. Cloud.
District at Bel Air Elementary.
1994
Amber (Meier) Tarnowski
reports that'Augsburg prepared
me weli" for postgraduate studies
at Queen's University in Canada.
She is in her first year in the art
conservation master's program,
speciaÌizing in archaeological
artifacts.
Sara Trumm, Minneapolis,
recently became program
coordinator for Luther Seminaryb
Global Mission Institute.
Winter 2001-02
M
Meet the Augsburg Class of
2002 and recent grads at the
second annual
Augsburg Alumni Job Fair
Tuesda¡ March 12, 2002
5-8 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby
Täke advantage of this
opportunity to match the talents
and experience of Augsburg
graduates
with the needs of
your compan)¿ Call Alumni
Relations at 612-330-117 B to
reserve your table space.
f995
Dawn C. Van Tassel, Richfield,
Minn., recently became an
associate at the law firm Maslon
Edelman Borman 6¡ Brand, LLP
She is a member of the firm's
litigation team, specializing in
complex commercial disputes and
business to¡ts.
1
Laura (Paul), Minneapolis,
married Andrew Newton in
September 1999; she is an urban
tribal representative and Indian
child welfare social worker for the
Mille l¿cs Band of Ojibwe.
Jeanne Nicole Ramacher,
September 2000.
1997
Laura Schreifels, Minneapolis, is
an athletic t"rainer [or Visitation
High School, she also works at
United Hospital.
998
Ânn (Rohrig) Bainter,
Stow,
Ohio, accepted a position as rhe
foster home developer for the Bair
Foundation, a Christian
therapeutic loster care agency She
and her husband celebrated their
second wedding anniversary in
August.
Heather (Larsen), Brooklyn
Park, Minn., married Wayne
Johnson in November 2000.
August "Auggie" Negele,
Goose Creek, SC, married Lisa
(Daniels) '99 in August 2000. He
is an officer in the Navy and is
finishing training ro become a
nuclear engineer on a submarine.
Winter 2001-02
grandmother Gwen (Johnson)
George Ho '91 and his wife,
Krapf '58.
Beryl, Greenbelt,
Sue (Moenck) '90 and Jerry
Troutman, Minnetonka, Minn.a daughter, Renee, in November
2000. She joins older sister Elsie.
Joelle (Audette) '91 and Tom
Hilfers, Colorado Springs,
Victoria Sadek, W
Colo.-
Joshua Thomas, in
August. He joins older brother
Cameron, 2. Joelle and Tom own
a son,
Top Dog Daycare.
Md.-a
son,
Gregory, inJuly Ho received his
Ph.D. in space physics from the
University of Maryland in l99B;
he is a research scientist at Johns
Hopkins University's Applied
Physics Laboratory
Rebecca (Leininger)'99 and
Jason Walters, St. Michael,
Minn.-a
daughter, Madelyn
Diane, in September.
She
joins
older siste¡ Samantha, 2.
Minneapolis, is a health educator at
the University of St. Thomas.
tItrltif.ilfTt
Sr. Paul, is
pursuing a graduate degree in
teaching at St. Mary's in Winona.
She married Craig Berre in October
2000 and work as an English
teache¡ and department chair at
Minnesota Business Academy
2000
Augsburg Athletics
Alumni can now hear live coverage of Augsburg athletics from anywhere
in the world through the lntemet!
On game days, fans can go to Augsburgb athleûc Web site at
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics> and click on the live audio link to find
the link to the live spofiing event broadcast that day Future cybercasts
will include numerous winter and spring sporting events.
Carrie D.
Nelson,
Sr.
Louis Park,
Minn., is
director of
996
Lynnel (Wakef ield), Eagan,
Minn., married Ian Taylor in
1
He graduated from the Naval
Nuclear Power Tiaining Command
in April, and graduated f¡om the
Naval Nuclear Prolotype Training
Unit in November.
therapeutic
recreation at
Bloomington
Health Ca¡e and Rehabilitation
(pictured above, Carrie Nelson'00
and her fiancé, Cory Bock'98).
Chris Steffen, Andover, Minn., is
pursuing a graduate degree at the
University of Minnesota School of
Public Health, and has spent the
last year conducting neuroscience
research at the University of
Minnesota.
TUESDAY. IANUARY 15
DIXIE'S CALHOUN, 2730W. L¿ke St., Minneapoiis, 612-9205000
Auggie Hour, 5-6:30 p.m. Faculty host: Tom Morgan, interim vice
president for admissions and enrollment services.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 12
VINE PARK BREWING CO.,242 West Seventh St., St. Paul,
651-228-1358
Auggie Hour, 5-ó:30 p.m.
Auggie Conversations, 6:30 p.m., featuring Chris Kimball, dean of
the College, and Kristin Anderson, associate professor of art.
MARCH
II
200r
SHERLOCK'S HOME, 11000 Red Ci¡cle Dr., Minnetonka,
Cassandra Herold, Fargo,
952-931-0203
N.Dak., was appointed to the
Minnesota String and Orchestra
Auggie Hour, 5-6:30 p.m.
Teachers Association; she is an
Auggie Conversations, 6:30 p.m., featuring Cass Dalglish,
elementary orchestra teacher in the
Willmar School District.
associate professor of English.
APRIL 23
AUGSBURG COLLEGE, Minneapolis Room
Births/Adoptions
Caroline (Krapf ) '87 and Brian
Clifford, Hellertown, P¿.-¿ 5en,
Curtis William, in March. He
joins older brother HaydenJoseph
and is welcomed by his
Auggie Conversations, noon luncheon featuring John Cerrito,
assistant professor of business administration/MIS.
SATURDAY, MAY
II
AUGSBURG DAY AT COMO PARK, wrap up a grear year of fun
and conversation; watch your mail for more information.
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Carl Chrislock, alumnus and
professor emeritus, dies at 84
t
Cälå".u,,
1937 Augsburg
graduate and
professor emeritus
EE
of history died in
September after a
courageous battle
with cancer.
Chrislock joined the history
department in 1952, where he remained for
34 years. In addition to teaching and
research, Chrislock served as department
chair. In the 1960s, he played a key role in
restructuring the history program, reducing
its emphasis on European history in favor of
the non-Western world and seeking to
provide history students with a variety of
seminar opportunities.
ln addition to numerous scholarly
articles, Chrislock's published materials
include From Fjord to Freeway , a centennial
history of Augsburg College, and The
Progressíve Era in Minnesota, for which he
received a Merit Award from the State and Local
Association of American Historians.
Chrislock is a two-tlme recipient o[ the
Minnesota Historical Society's SolonJ. Buck Award
for articles inMinnesotaHistory, and is a 1986
Distinguished Alumnus of Augsburg. He was also
most of his life. He was president of the First
National Bank of Cedar Falls (now
Norwest/Wells Fargo) until his retirement in
1979. He was also founder, and president for
two years, of the Midway Bank (now Union
Planters Bank)
in Cedar Falls.
Messerer was inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. As a student,
he was a member of the College's football,
basketball, and baseball teams. In 1937,he
and two classmates founded a student-run
athletic support group that later evolved into
the Alumni A-Club, now one of the largest
athletic alumni organizations in Minnesota.
Both Messerer and his wife, Lucille, have
been active supporters of the College,
26.4UCSSUnCNOW
victim of the
September 11
terrorist attacks,
dies at 57
I
named the Augsburg Distinguished Faculty
Membe¡ of the Year by the 1971 graduating class,
and was included on the University of Minnesota's
1994 roster of Alumni of Notable Achievement. In
addition, he was chosen as one of the Outstanding
Educators of America, selected for his exceptional
service, achievements, and leadership in the field
t. Col. Dean E.
LMattson
died
September 11, a victim
of the terrorist attack at
the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C. A
1966 graduate o[
of education.
Chrislock was frequently consulted by the
media for his expertise on issues relating to
Minnesota history and politics. He was a member
of the American Historical Association, the
Augsburg, family
members and friends
describe Mattson as a
devoted family man who never liked to boast
about his position as an Army officer at the
Organization of American Historians, the
Minnesota Historical Society, and the NorwegianAmerican Historical Society. After his retirement in
1986, he was active as a teacher with Augsburg's
College of the Third Age.
Pentagon.
Hoyt Messerer, alumnus and
active supporter of the College,
dies at 83
lJ on Messerer, Class of 1939, died in May
I lin Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he had spent
Dean Mattsotl,
endowing scholarships for musicians and
physical education students. In addition to
support for his alma mater, Messerer also
supported the University of Northem lowa's
Athletic Club, which he helped originate in
1963. He was also instrumental in UNI's
building of the UNI-Dome a quarter-century ago.
Messerer was past president of the Cedar
Falls Chamber of Commerce, a founder of the
Industrial Development Association (now Cedar
Falls Industrial ParÐ, and a charter and
founding member of the Cedar Falls Country
Club. He was also a well-known football and
basketball official in northern lowa.
In June, Augsburg posthumousþ honored
Messerer at a ceremony that included the official
The Rev. Mark E. lHall'77 officiated at a
memorial service for Mattson Sept. 29 at Luck
Lutheran Church in Luck, Wis. Major General
Anders Aadland presented posthumous U.S.
Army awards, including the Purple Heart.
Senior Executive Services OfficerJoel Hudson
spoke on behalf of the Pentagon staff. A
military honor guard, legion gun salute, taps,
and U.S. Army Ilag presentation followed the
service.
Mattson was born March 30, 1944, in
Laketown Township, rural Luck. He graduated
from Luck High School in 1962 and went on to
study religion and education at Augsburg. After
graduating in 1966, he was drafted into the
Army and served in German¡ Japan, and
Vietnam, but was sent back to the United States
after becoming ill with malaria. After
recuperating, he continued to work with the
govemment, and served in the Pentagon for 15
years. At the end of December 2001, Mattson
would have retired from the Army after serving
his country for 35 years and achieving the rank
of lieutenant colonel.
Although most recently a resident of
Alexandria, Va., Mattson kept in close contact
with family members in his hometown. "He
was dedicated to his family and regularly
visited his home and relatives," said Rev Hall.
dedication of the Hoyt Messerer Fitness Center
in Melby Hall (see p. 2).
Winter 2OO142
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Fritjof "Fritz" E. Christensen
'28, Northfield, Minn., died in
October; he was 94. He began his
academic career teaching high
school physics, and later taught at
Augsburg, where he helped
establish the physics deparrment.
In 1953, he joined the St. Olaf
College physics faculty, serving
until his retiremenr in 1972. He
also served as a physicist at
Honeywell, the Veterans
Administration Hospital, and
served as director o[ the Center for
Educational Apparatus in Physics
ât the American Institute of Physics
in New York.
The Rev. C. Rodney
Rosengren'44, Duiuth, Minn.,
died in October; he was 87. He
most. recently served at. First
Covenant Church in Virginia,
Minn., where he retired in 1979.
He also served parishes in Cokato,
Minn., and Ripon, Calif. After
retirement he served as an interim
pastor in various congregations.
Arnold H. Huus'48,
Richfield,
Minn., died in October; he was
80. A decorated World War II
veteran, he .joined Gamble-
Skogmo Company in 1928 as an
accountant, and eventually ran the
entire computer department. He
also worked as an accountant and
controller for Sweden-House,
Country Kitchen, and Magnetic
Data, where he became their first
retiree.
Carl K. Benson '51, Willmar,
Minn., died inJune; he was 71.
He was instrumental
in
developing the Anderson-Nelson
Athletic Field in the I9B0s,
serving as co-chairman on the
development and [undraising
committee. He was also active in
the county and state Democratic
Party and was named 1992 Grass
Roots Volunteer of the Year
Talvryn Tischer'59, Eau Claire,
Wis., died in October; he was 64.
He was a high school physical
education teacher and coach for
30 years, retiring in 1993. He was
an avid woodworker, gardener,
and reader; he especÍalìy loved
spending time with his family at
Lake Superior.
Donald D. Ronning'65,
Stiìlwater, Minn., died in March
2000; he was 56. He retired from
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death, was working for the U.S.
Labor Department to open its new
Center for l-abor Exchange in
Wells, Minn., died in August of
cardiac failure; she was 54. An
elementary and adaptive physical
education teacher for the past 14
The Rev. Werner Kauuova,
years, she was an advocate for
creating opportunities for girls in
sports. She had coached girls'
tennis teams in Wells since 1978,
and was a member of the
Minnesota Tennis Coaches
.{ssociation (past president) and
the United States Tennis
Association. She taught at
Mahtomedi High School from
1969-78, where she started the
girls' g¡rmnastics program. She
was inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.
Linda Jean Taege '76 died in
August after contracting malaria in
Tanzania, where she had been
Windhoek, Namibia (Africa), died
in August. He was a program
coordinator and adjunct professor
for Augsburg's Center for Global
Education. He also served as
pastor of a Windhoek area
church.
Other deaths:
Robert H. Olesky'50,
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Dallas,
died in March; he was 75.
Richard A. Northfelt'52,
Crystal, Minn., died inJuly; he
was 71.
Myron T. Asplin '57, Dassel,
Minn., died in October; he was 66
Robert Warner Zinn'61,
Saratoga, Calif., died inJuly.
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all 2001 has been a busy time.
Here's a sampling of what\ been
F
heard on carnpus.
From the 200f
Christensen
Symposium:
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From Carl Chrislock's
memor¡al serv¡ce:
"For many of us, I suspect, the reason why
Carl's passing
1s
-Stephen
Batalden'67
"In the U.S., secularism is so strong, it has
become a fundamentalism. Muslims are
feellng a need to respond with religious
fundamentallsm. Muslims are helping us
understand that our secularism has gone
-Prof.
Yale
University
About the Scholastic
Connections program
ffi
so deeply felt is that he helped
to define for us a set of prÌorities rhar could
order and integrate our public and private lives.
"He did this fÌrst of all as a his¡orian. Carl's
historical scholarship anticipated a new political
or social history that took serlously hidden
voices-the under classes or subaltern voices.
Carl captured those hidden volces and gave
voice to them well in advance of others. ... [He
recognized] a set of values that took seriously
the words of poor immigrant farmers, not just
those who held and manipulated power and
wealth. In doing so, Carl confirmed for us the
meaning of our own past, and a set of priorities
we couid bring to the public discourse."
too far.
"Religion is so important that we cannot
give it to the government, but it is too
important to be ignored by the state. The best
political rulers are those who visit religious
leaders; the worst religious leaders are those
who vlsit political rulers."
Lamin Sanneh,
c'!
From the
luncheon
honoring
Edor Nelson
"You taught me that principles and Christian
ideals come before winning. You taught me that
glving and helping others is the measure of a
man. Today in a world of competitive athletics,
the Christian role model is lacking at all levels,
From the
Homecoming
Dinner and
fr
Distinguished
Alumni
remarks:
[About Augsburg presÌdent Bernhard
... "He stirred within me the
conviction that the mind was a matvelous
gifi .. " lAbout Rev. Peter Andrew (PA.)
Christensenì
Strommenl ... "PA. preached with a passlon
and taught confirmation with great knowledge
I still savor to this
alongside their white peers with help from a
multicultural group of mentors. As graduates
they'li go on to support and encourage even
more diversity in their own professional and
personal 1ives."
Tribune editorial,
-Star
atones-Scho$:i:
Oct. 12, "Augsburg
2A
,.4UCSBUnC ruOW
day."
Thorpe '60, paying tribute to two
-Neal
Augsburg leaders, whom he heard preach
during his childhood
"At Augsburg, my notion of family changed. I
learned that not everybody was a farmer. I
learned that not all members of my family were
Swedish; not all Caucasian; not all from the
United States-much less Minnesota; and, of
all things, nor all0f
-r:ä:l.i:*iT;ï;,
"We have inherited your dream; we are trylng
lo articulate it in our own language, and we
hope that you will help us drive it forward.
"Thanks for coming to remind us where
we came from, which will help us be clear
about where we're going."
William V. Frame,
-President
but not here at Augsburg."
"Through its latest scholarship program,
Augsburg College is wisely increasìng
opportunities for students and making a
strong statement against racism. ... Students
of color will be better positioned to learn
,
and he fed my heart wilh everlasting food that
speaking to alumni
-Dr. John Vetter'71,
honoring Edor Nelson
"I not only taught you some lessons, bul I
learned many lessons myself. I'm very proud
and honored to have my name on the football
field, but as I look back I'11 remember that il
was you, and not me, who made this honor
possible."
-Prof.
emeritus and coach
Edor Nelson'38
From the Women in Action
speaker series:
"We are each needed to be rainbows in the
clouds. ... Yes, I can."
Angelou, singer, actress, poet
-Maya
"Sex does not happen between the hips and
the knees, bu¡ between the ears."
Ruth (Westheimer),
-Dr.
sex therapist
and counselor
Winter 2001-02
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Music
Theatre
For more int'ormation on any of these eyents
(unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265
For more inJormation on any of these events
(unless othenuise noted), call 612-330-1257
Februarlr 3
January 24
Gospel Praise Concert
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church
Prior Lake, Minn.
Scenes from Music Theatre Class
B p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
February
l-10
February 10
A Night Out and Night School
Gospel Praise Concert
10:30 a.m.-Va11ey Community
Presbyterian Church
New Hope, Minn.
by Harold Pinter, clirector, Martha Johnson
February 16
Februarl'
"Finnish Brass in America"
Artistic Concepts: A Night Out and
Night School
I I :50 a.m.-l :20 p.m.-!ornhom-Nelson
Ameriikan Poijat Brass Septet Concert
7:30 p.m.-Sateren Auditorium
February 24
Gospel Praise Concert
B:30 6s 10:45 a.m.-Vinje Lutheran
Church
Willmar,'Minn.
March
I
Gospel Praise Concert
l:20 p.m.-Virginia High School
Performances: Feb. l, 2,7,8,9 ar,7 p.m.',
Feb. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.
!ornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
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Theater, Foss Center
Martha Johnson, director; Steven Draheim,
set/Lighting director;
Sandra Schulte, costume designer
Duluth, Minn.
March 3
Reading of Princess and the Peacocks
A play by ProfessorJulie Bolton
7 p.m.-Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss
Center
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524.
February l-March 7
"Art of the French Table"
Students from Prof. Tara Christopherson's
Ndarch
lS
Concerto Aria Concert
7 p.m.-Hoversten ChaPel
N,larclr 2A*28
Augsburg Concert Band Florida Tour
6 1 2 -3 3 0 - 1 1
80
Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation
"Healing the Violence of Racism"
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Fisk University
I p.m.-Convocation, Hoversten Chapel
exhibit their work.
Opening Reception: Feb.
Augsburg Orchestra Chicago Tour
inf ormatíon, call
February 27
l0:30 a.m.-Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Malch l4-18
Seminars, lectures, and Films
F or
"The Changing Face of Minnesota and
the Twin Cities: The Contribution and
l,
6-9 p.m.
Virginia, Minn.
Augsburg Choir Metro-Area Tour
Closing Reception: April 18, 4-7 p.m.
Art of the French Table Interim course will
Alumni Gallery, Christensen Center
8-10
"A Retrospective Exhibition"
by Prof. Norman Holen
Norm Holen wlll show examples of each
medium and subject that he has
Janr-rary 21
Gospel Praise Concert
N¡larclr
March l5-April 18
Alumni Gallery, Christensen Center
Exhibits
Gospel Praise Concert
7:30 p.m.-First Lutheran Church
"Artistic lnheritance: Students of
Yoshida Toshi"
This exhibit will present the works of
seven students ofYoshÌda Toshi, a teacher
of woodblock printmaking at Augsburg in
1970 and L974.
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Llbrary
Opening Reception: March 15, 6-9 p.m.
encountered over the years.
February 28
Virginia, Minn.
March 2
March l5-April 18
Itrebr uar"yt
B-
Consequences of Race/Ethnicity
from the Census 2000"
Augsburg Convocation Serles-Race
:
Dividing and Uniting
N4arch 7
Dr. Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota state
"New Works"
by Barbara Lea
"In my studio I
have one window
... this serÌes of
demographer
paintings is about
the light on the slll
of this window."
Opening Receptlon: February 8, 6-9 p.m.
Gage Family Gallery, Lindell Library
Theater Mu: Drumming, Ritual, and
Cultural Quest
l0 a.m.-Convocation,
I
Hoversten Chapel
I a.m.-Panel discussron
li¡lar:ch
l9
Augsburg Convocation Series-Race:
Dividrng and Uniting
I I : l5-1 I :45 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
1I:50 a.m.-Artlst Series Event
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2000-01
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he new, New, New, NEW Now arrived
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Lhis come to pass. It is so attractive. It will
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pe rfect compl ement to the articles, and the
thematic appro ach and sup erb writing are
add ed bonuses . Writing in th e alum
publi caLions has always been the high est
quality, but you folks have really outdone
yourselves with this issue.
The articles about Old Main and
several of the Auggie families broug ht
smiles to my lips and tears to my eyes.
Can't wait for the next issue. Keep up the
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ongratulations and than ks for the new
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many memori es from the 11 years I spent
as an !academy, college, and semin ary!
stud ent on the Augsbur g campu s and four
years as a staff person .
The article on "Rememb ering MainOld and New" was of special interest to
me since all of my classes , social function s,
chapel, ph ysical edu cation , showers, etc.
were spent in this buildi ng during my
stud ent days. I lived in North Hall, a
thr ee-story men's dorm .
Personally, I am grateful for Old Main
and Lhe service it has rend ered for nearly
100 years to the life and developm ent of
Augsbur g. The edu cation and training I
received within th ese walls has been of
specia l blessing to me ph ysically, socially,
and spiritu ally. It was in the theological
room that God called me int o the mini stry
in wh i h I have now served for 6 1 years.
To have witnessed th e transformati on
of the Augsbur g campu s from one squ are
block with four or five old buildin gs, a
stude nt body of 200-300 to the present
campu s of more than 25 acres, 20 or more
mode m bu ildin gs, parkin g lots, tenni s
cour LS, athletic field , and a stud ent body of
3 ,000 is trul y a miracle and som eth ing I
never th ought I would see in my lifetime!
- Cliff M. Johnson '34
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Correction
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Augsburg student RyanCobians Goldwater
Scholat5h1pstated that the $7,500
scholarship would cover the cost or tuition,
fees, books, and room and board. It should
have stated that the schola15h1pwould apply
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Four Augsbu,·g women set their sighrs on
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On the cover:
Assistant Professor). AmbroseWolf
Oeft) and senior Tal,er Omar
collaborated to design and build the
equipment needed for their
research in thin magneticfilms.
Photo by Mike Habermann.
Augsburg ranks again in top tier
In Lhe U. . cw & WorldReport2000
ratings of colleges and universities ,
Augsburg again ranks in the top tier of
regional liberal ans colleges.
The rankings are measured by
categories such as academic reputation ,
graduation and retention rates, faculty
resources, student selectivity, financial
resources, and alumni giving.
Augsburg ha improved from 1999 in
measures of freshmen in the top 25 % of
Lheir high schoo l class and percentage of
full-Lime faculty.
light improvement
was also shown in
freshman retention,
graduation rate,
and alumni giving.
President Frame visits China
President Frame and his wife, Anne , joined
oLher Minnesota private college presidents
on an eight-day trip to China , ho ted by
China's linistry of Education . Several local
college board members and business
leaders accompanied Lhe group.
The trip aimed to assist in Lhe
development of a private college/univer sity
sector in the People's Republic of China, to
increase the number of undergraduate
student exchanges , and to expand
understanding of Chinese cultur e,
education , and economics .
Psychology professor Norman
Ferguson retires
Professor onnan Ferguson , who came to
Augsburg m 1972 , reti red earlier this year
and was granted emeritu s status by the
Board of RegenLS.Over the years, he taught
psychology in the day, weekend , and MAL
programs, supervi sed the department 's
internships , and was part of the Honors
Program faculty.
"What I miss most about Augsburg is
the in-class discussion with students, " says
Ferguson . "I cou ld never tell in advance
how a group of sLUdenLSwould respond to
a reading assignment, so each class session
was different and exciting. "
Ferguson and his wife recently built a
house in Taos, N.M. In addition to
mentoring high schoo l studenLS, he teaches
a comm unity edu cation course .
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Two churches
•share• a painting
A
n article in the Septemb er issue of The
orscman, Lhe magazine of
Nord mann 's Forbund et in Oslo, recoun LS
the history of Lhe painting that hangs in Lhe
comer of Hoversten Chapel. In "'And there
he prayed ': A tale of two paintings, " writer
Harry T. Cleven tells of Norwegian artist
larcus Grnnvo ld , who was comm issioned
in Lhe 1890s to paint a large altar paintin g
for Lhe new St. John's Churc h in Bergen .
Based on the text of Mark 1:35, it po rtrays
a solitary Jesus Christ at prayer.
When Melchior Falk Gjertsen , pasto r
of the (then) new Trinity LuLheran Chu rch
in Minneapo lis, visited Bergen , he was
deep ly impressed by the work of art. His
remarks abou t wishi ng for a paint ing as
beautiful for his new church led to a
request to Gr0nvold to copy the painti ng.
\i iLhshipping paid for by the t. John 's
congregation , Lhe work was sent to
Minneapolis in 1902 . Sixty years later,
when Trinity church was razed to make
way for the freeway, Lhe painting was
placed in storage. It now hangs in
Hoversten Chape l, home to Lhe Trinity
Lmhera n congregation.
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Kelly Chapman '04 receives CocaCoca Scholarship
Freshman Kelly Chapma n
is the first recipient at
Augsburg of a Coca-Coca
First Generation
Scholarship, given to
stude nts who are first in
their families to attend a
college or university. he
is a pre-med major who
plans to beco me involved in the Link
student commu nity service organization
and play baske tball and intramu ral
volleyball.
One stude nt from each of the 16
Minn esota private colleges received a
$5 ,000 renewab le scholarship from the
Coca-Coca Foun datio n . Chapm an , from
Mahtomed i, Minn ., was honored with the
other recipienLSat a luncheon at the
Governor's Mansion in September.
The painting by Norwegian artist Marcus
Grsnvold , copied from a Bergen church
and given to Trinity Lutheran Church,
offers an inspirational setting in
Hoversten Chapel for speakers . Pictured
above is Jean Vanier, humanitarian and
founder of the L'Arche Communities,
who spoke at Augsburg in October .
A history of the
Andersons' era
The Anderson Chronicles:An Intimate
Portrait of Augsburg College, 1963-97
By Dave Wood and Richard C. Nelson
Two fonner professors chronicle the 35
years of the Oscar Anderson and
Charles Anderson admi nistrations, \vith
comments on future opportunities from
current President William Frame.
For information
on obtainin g
co pies (some
autograp hed),
call th e pu blic
relations office,
(6 12) 330- 1180 .
Winter 2000-01
Matt Klatt receives national
recognition for research
S
12
enior physics major Matt Klan was
OuLStandin g
chosen for one of the
Stud ent Paper awards for a poster
presentation he made at the sprin g meeting
of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
He was the only und ergradu ate selected for
this honor.
Klatts presenta,ion grew out of
research in space ph ysics with Professor
Mark EngebreLSon . Klatt came to
Augsbur g, in fact, because of research
opp ortuniti es the College offeredsomethin g he had first observe d when his
older broth er, Eric, was at Augsbur g.
Klatt's paper was titled "Und er Wh at
Conditi ons do Solar Wind Compressions
Stimulat e Pc 1-2 Pulsations in the Out er
Dayside Magnetosphere?"
"I was stud ying how the solar wind
presses against the earth s atmosph ere and
then wha t effect that has," Klan exp lained.
"Matts study gave real quantit ative
inform ation abo ut how this activity works
and at the same tim e eliminated any
puzzlement abo ut what is going on ," said
Engebretson. He ad ded that Klatt also
wrote some of the compu ter so ftware used
to display the research data.
Klatt said he plans to contin ue with
the research . "My next goal is to help
complete a paper about the work (along
with Engebretson and four others) that can
be publi shed . After gradu ation , I'd like to
go on to graduat e scho ol in electrical
engineering ."
Also receiving an out standing
presentation awa rd was Lars Dyrud '97 ,
now a gradu ate student at Boston University,
for research that build s on work he did
while at Augsbu rg.
Freeman, Styrlund named regents
ichael 0 . Freeman and Philip R.
Styrlund '79 were elected to six-year
terms on the Board of Regents at Augsbur g's
annu al meeting in Octo ber.
Freeman , a partn er in the law firm of
Lindquist & Vennum , PL.LP., is a certified
trial specialist and has a broad range of
litigation ell.
7Jerience representin g clienLS
M
before regu latory and governm ent bodies . He
M ichael O. Freeman
Philip R. Styrlund '79
served as Henn epin Count y attorn ey from
199 1-99 and argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Cou rt in 1993 . His political
background includ es two terms in the Minnesota Senate and end orse ment as the
DFLJLabor candid ate for govern or in 1998 .
Freeman serves on the boards of several edu cation organizations and is an adjun ct
faculty memb er at Winona State University and the Hubert Humph rey Institute of Public
Affairs. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and the University of Minnesota Schoo l of Law.
He and his wife, Terry, have two daughters and a son .
Philip R. Styrlund '79 is group vice president of sales for ADC Broadband . Prior to
joining ADC, he held management positions for 17 years at US West. Styrlund gradu ated
with a dou ble majo r in bu siness adm inistration and finance. He subsequently earn ed an
M.S. in telecommuni cations science and an M.A. in bu siness management from St.
Marys College.
Styrlund serves on the board of Urban Ventur es Leadership Foun dation , Church
Metro, and the Management Assistance Program (MAP). He also is co-leader and leader for
the Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center in Minneapolis and the Carmelite Monastery in
Lake Elmo, Minn ., respectively.
He is married to Jul ia (Davis) Styr lun d '79; they have two daughters.
Winter 2000-01
Edwards,
Gingerich
are new
associate deans
Barbara A. Edwards
Orval J. Gingerich
wo new associate deans have been
named to Augsburgs Academic and
Leamin g Services division .
Barbara A. Edwards was named
associate dean for faculty affairs, while
Orval j. Gingerich will serve as associate
dean for international programs.
Edwards, who most recently served as
academic dean at Saint Vincent College in
Latrobe, Pa., began in August. She earned
her bachelor's degree from the College of
Saint Benedict, and M.B.A. and Ph.D.
degrees from the Carlson School of
Management at the University of
Minnesota.
Her responsibilities include wo rking
closely ,vith both faculty and stud ents on
issues in academic affairs. She also oversees
programs includin g the summ er school,
academic advising, professional
developm ent , and the Center for Service,
Work, and Learn ing.
Gingerich is directo r of cross-cultu ral
programs and associate professo r of
edu cation at Eastern Menno nite University
in Harrisonbur g, Va. He has begun his new
duties at Augsbur g on a consultin g basis
and will arrive full time next su mmer.
Gingerich began his work in
international edu cation serving for three
years with the Teachers Abroad program in
Nigeria from 1968-7 1.
He will coo rdin ate the activities of the
Center for Global Edu cation , interna tional
stud ent advising, and the Interna tional
Partn ers programs.
-Augsb urg ews Service
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Around the Quad
Feeling welcomed as an Auggie
he opening convocation was no t wha t I
expected, on any level. It was an
extremely pleasant surprise to be treated
with so much admiration, given so muc h
support, and be welcomed with so muc h
enthusiasm and warmth .
I can vividly relive, ,vith every one of
my senses , the su rroundings I encountered
the morning of eptember 6. Waiting in
Murph ys Park , with close to 300 of my
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Augsburg College
at 2000
Da
Weekend Graduate
College
umber or
stud ents
1,665
1,178
127
Average age
21 5
34.5
36.8
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reeresented 32
4
4
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counlri es
36
n/a
n/a
28.8
71 2
94
90.6
Gender (%)
Male
Female
48.8
51.2
Race/ethnic group (%)
Whne
73.6
76.4
12.0
Students of
10 .1
color
5.6
.3
Foreign
11.3
(M1Ssin~info. 10.5
/refuse )
Residency (%)
Resident
52.5
Commuter
47 5
84.3
9.5
1.6
47
.l
99.9
1.6
98.4
Graduate programs (%)
Master of Arts in Leadership
Master of Ans in Nursing
Master of Social Work
27.6
19.7
52.8
fellow classma tes before the convocation ,
the "bu uerflies" of anxie ty in my stom ach
were overw helming. I had no idea what to
expec t or really what I was doing here.
That nervous ness was soo n replaced ,vith
feelings of relief and acco mplishment , even
though the on ly thing I had do ne thu s far
was show up . The faculty's app lause
welcome d me into these new surr oundin gs
and gave me a short preview of all the love
and suppo rt I wou ld receive in the fut ure
from everyone on this campu s, and in this
community . Before I had entered the
chapel , I already knew I was in for a lot
more than I had plann ed. Little did I know
I wou ld find out very shortly j ust how
many opportuni ties and experie nces were
lying there before me.
Dean Kimball's speech uncovere d
some of those possib ilities for me . I
enrolled at Augsburg most ly for the
academic end of things. The fact that it is a
Lutheran school also ap pealed to me;
however , that was simp ly an added
incentive of the College . In the dean 's
speech , which emphasized freedom on a
political, persona l, and social level, I
realized how much of my college career the
religious aspect of Augsbu rg would be. Th e
sta tement that "the trut h of Jesus and the
cross set us free" really moved me. Over
by Becky Michaelson '04
the last couple of years, I have become
stron ger in my faith to God , and I was
concern ed that I might lose that at school.
In actuality, I now know that my belief can
only grow stronger by being at Augsburg ,
surround ed by people who also aim to
keep God as the center of their lives. Dean
Kimball also said "a large part of freedom is
prot ecting others' freedom" and that
"freedom is depend ent up on a community ."
Th ese statements revealed to me that an
Augsbur g edu cation ,viii not only get me a
degree to teach, but also provid e me with
an environm ent in which I am able to be
myself, worship my God , and be
encomp assed by others who baule the
same qu estions and concern s as I do
everyday-in my faith , my schoolwork ,
and every other aspect of my daily life.
The openin g convocation last
Wed nesday showed me what being an
Auggie is all about , and that everyone here,
although each person has his or her own
reasons for choosing this school, is also
here for the sense of love and su pp ort this
place offers, whether they kno w it or not.
Th e deans speech and the convocation , as
a whole, helped me realize this fact and
served as a warm welcome into the
Augsbur g commun ity.
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Largest major s
Day
Business Adm1mstrauon
Educauon
Psychology
Music
Biology
Weekend
College
Education
Business Administration
Nursing
Computer Science
MIS
Students in the Class of 2004 were welcomed by facu lty and staff at the opening celebration .
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Chapeltalk
by Mark Engebretson , Professor of Physics
Text: Exodus 35:30--36:1
his week Augsburg began its
convocation series for the year, with a
focus on the dialog between science and
religion . You have heard somethin g of the
long hisLOryof this dialog-il goes back al
least 400 years, and il has become
especially confusing and has engaged man y
more people in this past centu ry. For some
of you , the fact that there is any contact
between science and religion al allwheth er that contact is friendly or not so
friendly-ma y be a new idea . But for many
OLhersit's been serious business , and a
mauer of ongoing concern, or of strenuous
or even biller deba te.
We al Augsburg hope not only that
science and religion can be in dialog , but
Lhal by discussing them LOg
ether we might
find some clarity rather than conf usion ,
and be beuer equipped Lo deal with the
comp lexities of our world. It's also consistent
with our Lutheran roots, a Christian
tradition born in a university, that they can
and should be discussed LOgether.
It's in that spiri t, of helpin g Lo prepare
T
was natural , and God called them Lo work
the land and Lo use its resources. Walking
with God meant living and work ing in the
wor ld of Lime and mauer.
Our text tells the sLOryof two
craftsmen , Bezalel and Aholiab , who were
filled ,vith God 's spirit so that they could
design and build the tabernacle .
It's significant that this is the firsl
instance in the Bible in which God is said
LOhave filled persons ,vith his sp irit. 0l
Moses, the greal leader of Israel, but
Bezalel and Aholiab , two craftsmen . ow
later on in the Old Testa melll various
proph ets and judges , and even ,vise King
Solomon, were said LOhave received God's
spirit-but it's notabl e that in the Bible,
God's spirit isn't divided or specialized in
the way our cu ltur e seems LOwant Lo
divide it-into chur chly thin gs vs. secu lar
or worldly thin gs. Creativity and
leadership-in whatever field-are gifts
from God .
Much later, the prophet Joel used
these word s Lo describe what wou ld
happen after the coming of the 4essiah:
"Everyone who is deeply involved in his or her earthly task, who is skill~d in
the craft and wisdom of his or her particular work, brings about something
real that they offer to humanity, and to God."
ours elves for the important but thorn y
issues related to this dialog , that I have
gone back Lo what might seem an unlik ely
source for a Lexl for this chap el Lalk-a tiny
snipp et from the book of Exodu s.
The Old Testament bears no record of
ack nowledging the role of scientisL-il was
the Greeks , not the Hebrews , who were
famous for their curio sity about the world .
The Hebrews seem , rath er, LOhave
borrowed their science from their
neighbor s. Bul they did acknowledge the
importance of craftsmen , and of scholars.
They weren't scared of natur e-far from il.
Moumain s, trees, oceans, clouds , sun and
moon , gold and silver, wood and sLOnesthey were jus t that-n ot the deities or
spirits, or even monst ers, that their
neighbor s feared . They , ere under God's
control , and on ly God was to be feared ,
respe ted , and tru sted. As a result , natur e
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Uoel 2:28-29 ) "After thi s I will pour out
my spirit on all people. Your sons and your
daughters sha ll proph esy, your old men
shall dr eam dreams , and your young men
see visions . Even on the slaves, men and
women , ,viii I pou r ou t my spiril in those
days."
In fact, the Lutheran traditi on insists
that the call of God-th e call lo serve
God-i s not limited Loa special class of
Chri stians who by the supp osed holiness of
their lives have placed themselves closer Lo
their Creator. Instead , God calls all peop le
LOvocations , which are focused precisely in
and on thi s world . God indeed pour s out
his spirit on all of us , and we serve God by
serving each OLherin thi s wor ld.
Luther and others, in fact, reacted
against a strictly religious view of vocation
that said only monks and other professional religious folks (o f both gend ers)
had vocations. Luther said no: farmers ,
business people , laborers, stud ems,
parems, childr en , all have equa lly
imp ortalll vocatio ns. Lutheran can agree
with those who say that hristianit y is
really the most materialistic of all religions :
it does not imp el us Loescape the world ,
but LOcare for it and fix it; we are not
called LOescape from other people and
their concerns, but Lo work with them.
We can also agree that our vocations
are informed by ou r faith. Vocations are the
prin cipa l means by which the love of
Christ, and the righteousness of God, make
their way into the world , LOuphold it and
to tran sform iL Vocation is our way of
serving our neighbor , and taking care of
our world . Everyone who is deep ly
involved in his or her earthl y Lask , who is
skilled in the craft and ,visdo m of his or
her particular work , brings about
something real that they offer to hum anity,
and to God.
o, why thin k abo ut science and
religion? Wh y discuss the natural world in
a chapel talk) We might as well ask why go
Lo school at all! Because it is our calling, as
persons freed and empowered by od , to
use God 's spirit , the gift of creativity, Lo
serve others and glorify him .
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The above i excerptedfrom Professor
Engebretson's homilyof September27, 2000.
For the entire talh, visit the ow Online , at
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v.augsburg.cdu/110111>
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Opening day in 1947 at the Smiley's Point confectionary
Dick Pautz '37 busy behind the counter.
was a crowded occasion and kept proprietor
Community officials, friends , and family partook in the fest ivities, as pictured in the front row (L to R): Lawrence Quist,
Pautz's brother -in-law; Ray Myhre , Southside Insurance Co.; Clyde Jorgenson , president of the Fourth Northwestern
Bank ; and Elmer Berdahl, a Minneapolis businessman .
Among the Augsburg students who crowded Into the shop on opening day were George '46 and Jean (Christenson) '49
Sverdrup , shown in the second row , second and third from the left .
Please contact us if you recognize yourself or your classmates
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in the crowd!
Winter 2000-01
The build ing across
Riverside Avenue where
many Augsburg students
gathered during the
1950s is now hom e to the
27-person staff of
Augsburg's institutional
ac!vancement division .
The College leased the
building from FairviewUniversity Medical Center
in order to bring the
division 's three
depart mentsdevelopment,
alum nVparent relations ,
and public relations and
communication - togeth er
at one location .
From its construction
in 1899 , the Smiley's
Point building served for
over 60 years as an
apothecary, initially
found ed by Norwegian
immig rant Johan Vedeler.
The Svane Apotek (Swan
Pharmacy) served the
largely Norwegian area of
the Cedar-Riverside
neighbor-hood near
streets named Bjornson
and Sverdrup , and next lo
the Norwegian Hospital,
now Fairview-University
Because of its shape and
architectural detail, it was
the most prominent
building of the several that
inhabited the land
surrounded by Riverside
Ave., Sixth St., and 23rd
Ave.After Vedeler's death in 1934 , another
pharmacist bought the building and
gradually added features for students , such as
a post office. The owner's personality and
customer service were not panicularly
endearing to the students, however, and the
place became known as "Grumpy's place."
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In 1947, Dick Pautz '37 was working
Decemb er. The developm ent team has
in Augsburg 's public relations office. When
offices on both floors, while alumn Vparent
an opportunity came to buy the business ,
relations and public relations are upstairs.
he was talked into it by friend s in the
The office of the division 's vice
Seward and Southside Businessmen's
president is located upstairs in the rounded
Association .
bay \vindow on the point , in the room that
"I took it as a sideline, and didn 't
Fairview Hospita l preserved in its original
intend to run the bu siness," says Pautz . "I
state and called the Victorian Room. The
tried to figure out how to change the
Vedeler family lived on the second floor
place's char acter."
above their pham1acy for a time, and this
Pautz sought to create a place for
office shows the beautifu l original
students to go after chape l, an d expand ed
woodwork and detail of the building .
Augsburg students have also lived upstairs
the scope of the busin ess. Flowers were
added to also serve hospital visitors. Drugs
at different times .
were eliminated, and the place became a
"We're very pleased with our new
offices, the opportunity to continue the
confectionary, serving ice cream and
sweets. Kelly Roth, nickname d "Smiley,"
tradition of Smiley's Point , and the ability
to work more effectively as a division ," says
was hired as manager.
In order to nam e the bu siness, Pautz
Augsburg regent and interim vice president
Allen Housh .
launched a contest. The winnin g entry,
"We hope to see many alumni and
from a neighb orhood child , was "Smiley's
friends here at Smiley's and hear memories
Point ," wh ich appealed to Pautz as an
they may have from their time at
antid ote to the former nickna me.
In 1953 , Pautz sold the bu siness, and
Augsbur g," he continu es.
the build ing was hom e to coffeehouses and
other establishments
before Fairview
Hospital pu chased it.
Until this year, the
hospit al has housed
several of its clinics
and offices in the
building and
continued to use the
Smiley's Point name.
Two adjoining
bu ildin gs have been
connected to the
original triangu lar
bui lding.
The alumnV
parent relations and
the development
offices moved to
Smiley's last summ er,
while the publ ic
relations and
communication office The institut ional advancement division recently hung their
shingle across Riverside Ave. at Smiley 's Point. a familiar
j oins them in
landmark and gathering place for many students in the 1950s .
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Sports
Playing hard-for
Multi-sport studentathletes excel both on the
field and in the classroom
enio r Brend a Selander has virtua lly
Severy minut e or her lire plann ed . Wake
Eat a nutritious meal. Go
Work a rew hours . Go Lo
practice . Eal a nutritious meal. Study.
Sleep .
And it's all wriuen down in her
planner , typical for a college stud entath lete who participates in one sport .
However, elander participat es in threesoccer, hockey, and sofrball.
"I'm the type or person who has a lot
or energy, and I need to have something to
do all the Lime to release that energy,"
Seland er said . "I have good timemanagement skills. I don 't procrastin ate at
all, or else I'd be stressed out. Everybod y
thinks I'm crazy for playing three sports,
but I'm a liule ball foll or energy. I need to
express that energy."
While Selande r is the only Augsbu rg
athlete in three varsity sports , ther e are
numerous Auggies, among the more than
400 in varsity athletics, who engage in
multiple sports .
Athletes who have excelled at multip le
sports say they prerer competing at a
Division Ill college, where the y can
continue participating in more than one
activity. At many scholarship Divis ion I and
II colleges, coaches limit athletes LOju st
one spo rt.
"I was oITered a socce r scholarship at
Mankato State University, but I wanted to
go to a place where I cou ld be in both
up. Go
LO classes.
LO classes.
games and grades
was ju st 20 minut es from my parents '
house, and they're a hu ge supp ort for me. I
needed them LO be close Lo me here."
eland er has earned all-conrerence
honor s and has been Augsburg's leading
soccer scorer during her entire career; plus ,
she was a third-line forward on the
women's hockey Learn.
specialist for Augsburg's track and Held
team , he has also been a key memb er of
Augsburg's six-time national champ ion
wrestling team.
A heavyweight, Bauer earned his first
trip to the NCM Division III wrestling
tournament in 1999, then returned LO the
meet last season and won the individual title.
Ang ie Rieger '01 (on right)
Brenda Selander '01 (on right)
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Ben Bauer '01
Desman Oakley '01
Last spring , she decided Lo put sortball
back into her plann er. Despite missing the
sofrball team's first month or practice and
spring games in Florida , du e to the
At the 1999 MLACou tdoor track and
Held meet, he became the first compe titor
ever to earn top-eight honors in three
weight events-s hot put , discus, and
hamm er throw.
"The thin gs that have helped me the
most are spending a lot or time in the
weight room and staying organized, " Bauer
said. "The stron ger you get, the further you
can go. Plus you have to stay organized to
be in two sport s, going Loclass at this time ,
working ou t at this Lime, going to bed at
this time.
"The work ethic I've learned in
wrestling has worked well for me in track,
too . The track program here is small, so
"[At Augsburg], you can do so many things and you have to focus on
academics, too . If you only did one thing in your life, what kind of life
would you have?" -Angie Rieger '01
soccer and hockey," Selande r said . "Plus,
my brothe r goes to Ham line, and my
family is really close. I'm a family-oriented
person; Sunda y is the time 10 go hom e and
have a dinn er with my parents .
"My parents co me LO every game. They
never miss anythin g I do . O ne or the key
reasons why I chose Augsburg was that it
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women 's hockey team 's national
co mpetition, Seland er still excelled ,
becoming the team's startin g centerHelder.
enior Ben Baue r found that comp eting
S in two sports has helped him Lo excel
in both . A multipl e all-conrerence weights
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there aren 't enough people LOreally push
you forward . You have to have that work
ethic to excel. "
enior Desman Oakley has also excelled
in track and field , "~nning the MlAC
ind oor 55- meter hurd les in 1999 and
being a multipl e all-conference comp etitor
in the spri nts and hurdle evenLS. He has
also been the second leading receiver for
th e Auggie football team the lasLtwo
seaso ns.
"I don 't remember wh y, buL origina lly I
wasn 't recruited to play football her e,"
Oak ley said . "But while I was talking Lo th e
track and field people , I asked th em about
playing footba ll. I miss ouL on the track type fall conditioning to play football , but
they let me do it."
Oak ley also credit s being organized LO
his success in bot h sports.
"ILhelps you get inLOa set sched ule,"
Oak ley said . "When you 're doing the same
thing every day, like practicing from 3 LO5
[p.m .]. you get inLOthe same panern and it
he lps you keep organized ."
A side benefit for Oakley was Lhe fact
that he was able LOsta rt his college
experience early, since the football team
starts practice two weeks before th e schoo l
year begins . "Before I sta rted schoo l [in
1997]. I already kn ew 80 peop le. It helped
me adjust Lobeing in college."
S
or Angie Rieger, playing in just
wome n's ho ckey and volleyball was a
redu ction from the five sports she played
in high school.
"I look at life as a cha llenge. I love my
life busy. I can 't stand being bored ," she
said . "I have LOlive my life this way, always
on the go."
Going into her senior season , Rieger
has set virtually every Augsburg women 's
hockey career and single-season scorin g
record , earning All-America hon ors thr ee
times. She was named MIAC Player of th e
Year last season in wome n's hockey , leadi ng
th e Auggies to th e Division 111nation al
finals.
In volleyball, Rieger has banl ed
injuri es through out her career, but still
earned AII-MIAC first-team honors in her
j unior season . She has led th e Auggies in
kills per gam e and au ack percentage for
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most o f her career.
"My secret is to always come into
practice kn o,ving there's somethin g you
can impro ve," Rieger said . "You have LOgo
100 percent every day. Wh en you push
your self in prac tice, it shows in how you
play in games."
And she did all this whil e maint aining
a 3.8 grad e point average \viLh an
int ernation al bu siness maj or and wo rking
as the commi ssioner of the Augsbur g
stud ent newspaper.
"God blessed me ,vith a brain for
acad emics," she said . "In high schoo l, I
didn 't have to stud y at all. It came
naturall y, so my focus was on sports. Here,
it's different. You definitely have LOstud y."
grades actu ally improve d after she decided
Lo take up softball. Oak ley aid footba ll
stud y groups , along ,vith an increased
focus on graduati ng this year, helped him
imp rove his grades. Bauer' grades have
steadily risen , averaging 3 .85 th e past th ree
semesters. Last year, he earned ational
Wrestling Coaches Associatio n cholar AllAmerica honors.
"Di,~sion I athletes get s holarships
and th at's all they do , j ust their span,"
Rieger said . "There's no academic focus .
Here, you can do so many th ings and you
have Lo focus on academics, too. If you
only did one th ing m your life, what kind
of life would you have? You have LOhave
variety."
II th e athlete s affirn1ed that being in
athletics helped them improv e their
grade s. Seland er said in her junior year her
Don Stoner is sports inf ormalion coordinator.
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Center court to honor
Ernie Anderson
Augsbur g College ~II honor longtim e
athletic dir ector and men's baske tball
coac h Ernie Anderson by nam ing th e
recentl y renovated center coun at Melby
Hall in his honor , College officials
announ ced recentl y.
A dedication ceremony will be held
on Jan . 29 duri ng the men's basketba ll
game against Hamline. Game Lime is 7:30
p.m. For information on the dedication
event , contact Norm Okers trom ,
developm ent office, at (612) 330- 1616 .
Anderson has been a member of
the Augsburg com munit y since the
1930s , when he auended the Augsburg
Academy. He played basketball and
baseball al Augsburg , graduatin g with a
histor y degree in 1937 .
After recei\~ng his master 's degree
from the University of Minnesma , he
return ed Lo his alma mater in 1947 as
athletic dir ecLOr, men's baske tball coach ,
and as an instru cLOr and director of
health and physical ed ucation .
During his 23-year basketball
coaching career ( 1947 -70) , he compiled a
266 -239 overall record. The Auggies won
MlAC crowns in 1963, 1964 , and 1965 ,
advancing LONAlA
district compe LiLi
on
and the NAlA
nationa l LOumament
t,vice. He earned
MlAC Coach of the Ernie Anderson '33,
'37, as pictured in the
Year honors each
1949 Homecoming
of the conference
football program
Litle seasons.
He served as athletic direcwr for 34
years. During that Lime, he was president
of the NAlA in the 1970-71 school year,
was named LOthe NAlA Hall of Fame in
1975 , and was induct ed into the
Augsbur g Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975 .
He also earned two Distinguish ed Service
Awards from the Minneapolis Chamb er of
Comm erce. He served on several NAlA
commin ees and on the U.S. Olympi c
Comm iuee from 1969 LO1973 .
In 1984 , the College named iLS
athletic field in honor of Anderson and
longtime coach Edor Nelson . The field will
be rededicated in Nelson's honor in the fall
of 2001. Bolh the Anderson and Nelson
evenLSare pan of a celebration of recent
major improvem enLSin athletic facilities.
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by Lynn Mena • photos by Mike Habermann
1.5icsmajorTaber Omar, computer science student
ltlad on to learn about their explorations in designing and
mlilg children's Legos into computer robots , and in
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Winter
2000--01
n the short time since assistant
proressor J. Ambro se Wolr j oined the
ph ysics faculty in August 1999, he has
won great favor among his stud ent s, and
his research has attracted both corpora te
and intellectual interest.
Previously at rlie University or
Missouri -Columbi a, Wolr brin gs to
Augsbur g ideas, hopes, and dreams to
develop his specialization in experiment al
cond ensed matter ph ysics. He began by
establishin g a Thin Magnetic Film
Research Laborato ry earlier this year.
From the start , Wolr kn ew that he
wanted stud ents to be involved in the lab's
set-up and ensuin g research . So, in
Janu ary, he recruit ed two stud ents, seniors
Taher Om ar and Marc Tollds on , with an
eye toward expandin g their involvement
int o rull-tim e summ er research .
"Ambrose brok e us in very slowly,"
says Omar, a ph ysics major. "He held a
weekly seminar to discuss meth ods or
research and certain topi cs th at we would
be dealing with in the lab . Then we did
literatur e research and present ed our
findin gs to him ."
The seminar allowed Omar and
Tollefson to become familiar with the
material, so that when they entered the lab ,
says Woir, they could "hit the floor dancing."
"My aim is to get this on a continu ous
cycle and start out two or three stud ents
every year, get their reet wet in the seminar,
and then get them into the lab ," says Wolf.
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By summ er, Wotr
determin ed that Omar
and Tollefson were ready
to begin research and
start maki ng thin
magnetic films. These
are essentially th in layers
of magne tic materials,
curr ently being used for
read/w rite heads in
comput er drives. "Both
Honeywell and Seagate
have prot otypes ror
magnetic comput er
RAM," says Wolf. "The
RAM curr ently used in
comput ers is fastworkin g, but when the
comput er is turne d off,
you lose infom, ation .
With magnetic RAM,
when you turn it back
on , a second later you're
right back where you
left off. The appli cations
that were open are still
open , and the text you
were edit ing in a word
Physicssenior Tah Omar and assistant professorJ. Ambrose
processing progra m is
Wolf (L to R) wo ri<j together to design and build the
still there."
equipment need for their magnetic film research.
In order to make
Crucial to the chamber are the two
these films, Wolf, with Omar and
sma ll ovens located on the bottom .
Tollefson's help , designed and buil t the
Basically, the ovens are used to evaporate
equipm ent. 'To start , we organized the lab ,
metals , which then condense on a
found what we could use of what was
subs trate to form a thin film. Each film
already here, and how to use it most
can be created with subatomic sensitivity,
efficiently," says Wolf. "And th is chamber
which can be made to the thinness of a
[pictur ed above] is our first result. I
single atomic layer. Omar and Tollefson
designed thi s bott om part , which we
each built one of the ovens , which
had built at the
followed a design used by Wolf during his
University of
post-doctora l research at the Naval
Minn esota machin e
Research
Laboratory
shop . The n Marc
The three recently presented their
designed a mirror
research to the Augsbur g communit y and
system that goes inside,
guests from Honeywell and Northw estern
and Taher designed a
College, amon g others.
shutter system that's
Omar and Tollefson's research
also inside ."
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participation was funded by a grant
from NA A during the school year, and
by a Bush Foundation Grant during the
summer. Omars summer research was
also funded by a McNair Scholars
grant. In addition , Omar himselr wrote
a Bush Foundation grant proposa l
which was funded for the fall semester.
"I had a lot of fun here this
summ er," says Omar. ''I've never
thought of myself as very mechanica l,
but we've been able Loget this thing
up an d running . You can relate this
project LO so man y thingsgrantwriting , technical wri.,ti,_,
. n=- ---comp uter science, mathematics,
chemistry, physics, engin eering-it s a
spid er web . I found something that I
really like LO do. Hopefully come
gradua te schoo l, I'll be able Lo focus
on research , because I trul y enjoy it."
Computer science senior Cameron Rowe constructed a navigat ion robot with Legos as part
of NSF-funded research designed and overseen by Karen Sutherland (pictured with Rowe on
page 10) and Charles Shaeffer, computer science faculty members .
A
ugsburg senior Camero n Rowe never
thoug ht the Legos he played with as
a child would reapp ear years later in
college. But this past summ er, he used the
brigh tly-colored plastic blocks as the
foundation of a robot he created in a
co mputer science research project.
The projec t, entitl ed the Robo tic
Navigation Project, was conceived and
developed by Augsburg associate professor
Karen Suth erland and assistant
professo r Charles Shaeffer. Funded
by a grant from the National
Science Founda tion , this
und ergradua te program
involved eight stud ents from
four schoo ls. Rowe , Maisian
Xiong, Ryan Forsberg, and
Abdu lrashid Salad were
among the Augsbur g
stud ents; the other four
participants came from the
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College of St. Catherine, the University of
Minn esota , and the Fond du Lac Tribal
and Communit y College.
"My partner [Daniel Curry from Fond
du Lac] and l worked on usin g neur al
networks as a contro l system for ou r
robot 's navigation ," says Rowe. "Neura l
netwo rks simul ate the wo rkin g of a
hum an brain ." Rowe and Currys neural
network was a software constru ct wriLten
in a simpl e form of th e C progr ammin g
language.
"Our initial goal was Locreate a robot
that wou ld be able LO navigate within the
environm ent of the comput er science wing
of Sverdrup Hall," says Rowe. "But after
some researc h and testing , we found that
our robot's contro l board wasn't capab le of
handling that comp lex of a task . ln the
end , we created a neura l network that
would be capable of helpin g a robot learn
how Lo drive in a straight line, whic h may
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nol sound so imp ressive. Bul what a lot
of people don 't think about is the fact
that when the y were childr en they had
Lolearn how to walk in a straight line,
too. And the way th is robot is learnin g
is very similar Lo the hum an brain ."
The robot , nickn amed CB3 for
Cataglyphis Bicolor 3-Wheeler , is about
one foot in height , and is com posed of
Lego blocks and thr ee Lego wheels, a
Hand y Board control board (de veloped
al MIT and sold in robo tics stores) , two
different types of sensors, and thr ee
Lego gear motors.
Part of Rowe's research experie nce
includ ed writing a tech nical report of
the project. The 22-page do cum ent ,
which includ ed det ailed backgro und
inform ation and instructions , pictur es,
and diagrams, was a valuabl e
compon ent of the program , allowing
Rowe the opp ort unit y to develop
advanced tech nical writing skills.
"A lot of people don 't think of
research as being something Lhal an
und ergrad do es," says Rowe. 'This was
a great op portunit y, and I really enjoyed
gettin g into programmin g issues that I
had never even considered before."
Professor Sutherland agrees . "l
think il's so important for
und ergradu ates to have the opportunit y
to get involved in a research experience.
It's cen ainly a great benefit for the
faculty, Loo, because it lets you stay
active in your field . 1 also really like
working with und ergraduat es-th ey
have mor e interesting ideas , and they're
not restricted to the set ideas they've
read about.
"Emplo yers and gradua te schools
look for NSF-sponso red wo rk because
they know that you wouldn 't gel this
grant if il wasn't a quality proj ect,"
continu ed Sutherland . 'The NSF is very
selective, and they don 't often give
these grants Lo small schools; they more
often go Lolarge research uni versities,
so it was really nice to be able Lo do
this research."
Rowe recently began a paid
internship with United Defense in
Fridley, where his work involves
modeling and simulation of the
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Crusader Artillery System for the U.S.
Army. He credi ts his robo tics research
experience with landin g a higher-Lhennormal internship wage. In the future ,
Rowe says that he would love Lowork
further with robotics, and has considered
appl ying LOa robo tics gradu ate program.
The NSF grant is a thr ee-year grant ,
and Suth erland hopes to continu e
receiving il beyond this period . "The
bo LLOmline is that what a student learns
in the classroom has to work , it's not just
abou t theory," says Suth erland . "A stud ent
research op portunit y suc h as this really
brin gs everything together."
~~
ol all research projects involve
robots or ph ysics equa tions. This
pasl summ er, senior Cassi Van
Ausdall and associate professor Jacquelin e
deVries teamed up for history research ,
which was funded by a faculty/student
N
research grant from
Augsburg 's Cent er for
Professional Developm ent.
·w e did a literature
review and a summ ary
draft based on the
que stion of wheth er there
is a Christian perspective
on histor y," says Van
Ausdall. "And if th ere is,
should that perspective be
present ed in the
classroom?
"A lot of the project
was spurr ed on for me by
the Augsburg 2004
docum ent that the College
publi shed ," cont inu es Van
Ausdall. "A big ques tion
that this document asks is
'how do we integra te faith
into the classroo m?' Th is
project went hand-inhand with th at qu estion ."
Accord ingly, the
second pha se of the
project, which is still in
progres s, involves Lak ing
beginning -level Augsburg
classes and exp lori ng how these faith
perspec tives cou ld be integrated into the
classroom .
"Also, in the course of ou r research,
Cassi asked some really good questions
about who these historians were and
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wha t faith tradi tions they came from,"
says de\lries . "It opened up a wh ole
other line of inqu iry about di fferent
kind s of churc h-related schools, and
how Aug burg differs from a
lennonit e college or a Calvinist
college. I think in the process we bo th
became mu ch mor e in mne with what
Aug bur g is, and what its theological
and con Lituency base is."
an Ausdall points out that their
research served more as a "re-opening ,
rather th an as an opening , of
disc ussion concern ing the nature of
Christian cholarship ."
"One thin g we realized coming
int o th is research was that this was not
necessa rily original research ," says an
Ausdall. "\ e knew that a lot of
historia ns had tried to tackle this
ques uon or had asked the qu estion
'how does my faith integrate into my
scholarship ?' o we had wanted to go
back into the discussions that the>' had
ope ned up and present the different
views we saw. From that, we were curious
to see if we could discover a new
perspective that's particularly appli cable to
a place like Augsbur g."
De ries, wh o appr oached Van Ausdall
abou t the projec t as a result of the
student 's performance in her history class,
The haping of the Modem World , was
thrill ed to have the chance to work
together. "It's been extremely useful and
reall qui te wond erful to work with Cassi,"
says de ries. "I think too often faculty lose
sight of their audie nce. We do n't often
have these kinds of disc ussions where we
know what is really going on in stude nts'
minds . This projec t opened up some of
that , and I believe it helped me think more
carefully abo ut what my role is as a
professor.n
After graduation , Van Ausdall hopes
to go into yout h ministry. In addit ion to
the history research projec t, she also held
an interns hip ,vith the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes over the summer where
she helped organize their high schoo l
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camps. She curr ently serves as presid ent of
the FCA on campu s and volunteer s with a
youth group at her chur ch .
"I've always had a heart for kid s,
especially the high school age group ," says
Van Ausdall. "That's where my passion s
are."
She also believes that she gained a lot
from her summ er research project with
deVries. "Jacqui is such a knowledgeable
person ; it was awesom e to be able to work
,vith a professor of such high caliber," says
Van Ausdall. "I for one believe that faith
should be integrated more int o the
classroo m , and th is research has given me
a chance Lo see that oth er people have
asked these qu estions, too. Being able to
take a look at the different perspectives
has allowed me to develop my own. That 's
one of the reaso ns why I'm a history major
-l o see what other peopl e have gone
th rough and writt en before me and appl y
it to my own life."
•
deV'rles
(L to RJ,1Nmecl up for 1'85Nrdlto Investigate the existence
amn lwnlng.
Winter 2000-01
Cruisin' at Camp Snoopy
byBe t seyNorgard
"B esi
des
the [Snoopy] characters, we're the only regular live entertainment at one of
the biggest tourist attractions in the count ry " Augsburg senior Trevor Johnso n is
talking about the part-tim e j ob that he and four classmates have shared for nearly a
year. They're the "house band " at the Mall of America's Camp Snoopy, the largest indoor
theme park in the largest shoppi ng center in the cou ntry, in Bloomington , Minn.
The Snoopy Cruisers-t rumpet, trombone, sousap hone, snare drum , and bass
drum - wander through the park on Saturd ay and Sund ay afternoons , playing a musical
repertoire to please the oldest and youngest mall visitors. During the summe r months ,
they played six da,ysa week in Camp Snoopy.
"We play whatever we think would be a cool amusement park song-i t's like a pep
band for a basketball game," says junior Brendan Anderson , who plays snare drum. Their
selections range from '50s tunes to action movie themes to kids' songs.
Music department chair and band director Robert Stacke recruited the Cruisers from
his band members when he received a call from the mall, inquiring after a group that
could be built around these particular five instrum ents.
The band members each have a name-Clum sy Cruiser, Cool Cruiser, Classy, Quirky,
and Curly Cruiser. The names are natural, says Anderson. "Its not a matter of us playing to
the names, its the names playing to us." Their costumes are seasonal; durin g October when
Camp Snoopy became Camp Spooky, the Cruisers donned orange "Ghostbusters" jumpsuits.
While its not a typical part-tim e stud ent j ob , the Cruisers all feel that playing has
been a valuable extension of their Augsburg stud ies. Junior Sara Seekins is a music
therapy major. In addition to improving her range and techniqu e on the tromb one,
playing often and for this many people has given her more confidence on
her horn.
The Snoopy Cruisers entertain Mall of
Anderson , a music compos ition major, has collaborat ed
America visitors with their mixture of music.
with fellow Cruiser, sophomor e sousaphoni st Ben Duane, to
(L to R) Lindsay Bonner, Trevor Johnson, Sara
arrange all the music for the grou p. "I now know how to write
Seekins, Brendan Anderson, and Ben Duane.
for trombone , trump et, and tuba inside and out, " says Anderson.
"We have a good 25 songs in our repertoire, and you really learn how to
do it. "
John son , the trump et player, is a bu siness and economics major who j oined the j azz and
concert band s for enjoyment . After performing with the Cruisers, however, his career aspirations
are leaning toward a job in the mu sic indust ry,
combinin g music and business experience.
Juni or music major and bass drumm er Lindsay
Bonner sings in the Augsburg Choir and is a vocalist
with Gospel Praise. "Playing percussion is definitely
stretc hing me musically, and that is exciting . Next, I get
a cowbell, too," she quipp ed .
In their wandering around Camp Snoopy, the
Cruisers attract lots of attention, especially when the live
Snoopy characters join them to dance. "That's really the
best time we have- when we can get together, both the
band and the characters. They dan ce and we play, and
everybod y really gets into it," says Anderson .
"One of the greatest things is seeing kids get
excited about the music," says Bonner, who occasiona lly
rums over her mallet for kids to beat the drum.
The Snoopy Cruisers take all of this publi c exposure
in stride. Seekins ponders , "I wonder how many home
videos we're in."
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Passions, Dreams,
HardWork
by Lenore Franzen • photos by Linda Cullen
Four women - all graduates of the l 980sowe their entrepreneurial success to a
combination of strong values and vision
F
our Augsburg alums-Jenni
Lilledah l '87 , Kari (Eklund ) Logan
'82, Lori Moline '82, and Sarah
(Wojtowicz) Stehly '88-are pan of the
entrep reneurial trend . They have joined
the huge flux of women who now own
their own business, an impressive 38
percent of all U.S. firms.
Their dreams are as varied as they
are. Lilledahl and her husband own and
opera te the Brave New Workshop , a
comedy theater. Logan runs C.E. L.
Public Relations, Inc. with her business
partner . Moline starte d an international
travel tour company, CrossingBorders,
with a long-time colleague . Stehly owns
two related businesses, Constru ction
Technology, Inc. and Simplex
Construction Suppli es, Inc.
As different as th eir professions are,
these four women share a common
profile, shaped as much by national
trend s as by their persona l dreams and
upb ringing . They embody the many
strengt hs required to succeed in this
high- stakes' ventur e. They have a vision
th ey won't compromi se. They are
guided by values of hard work, integrity,
and service . Ultimately, they share a
desire to make a difference in the world .
Here are th eir sto ries.
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Salary & Benefits 50%
Othe r 14%
Financia l A id 19%
Utilities 4%
Equip ment &
apital Improvement 4%
Student Salary 3%
Debt Service 6%
1999-2000 Expenditures
The e11dowme11tha s grow11
stead ily o ve r th e pa s t te11ye ar s.
11111
199 1
1992
I 93
1994
1995
1996
1997
ENDOWM ENT As ET
May 3 1, 1999- May 31, 2000
1998
1999
2000
LIFETIMEGIVING
Jo han Sverdrup
I ean '62 & Barb.tr:t Begl inge r '63 Lar.on
frl e 11ds of A11gs b11,-g w/Jo /Ja ve g e 11e ro11s /J1
And rew Erne-.s+
Philip & Dian e LJr,o n
gi ve11a 111/11/mumof $25,000 lo t/Je Colleg e o ver
Elsie Wi ldun g+
Harris '51 & J\laryon LcL'
a lif e time.
John & Eleano r Yackel
A lph amae Lofgren+ '3 1
LEGACY SOCIETY
BE EF CTOR
Larry & ~larie ~le eff
Cumul ative gifts of $500 ,000 or mor e
Cumulati ve gifts o f $2 5,000- 99,000
Th eodo r ~lenzel+
Earl & Do ri> Bakk en
Ernest & Helen A lne
Ebe ~li chaelsen '3 1
Richard '74 &
Ha11vig
Robert ' 0 & Sue /viidn c ,
Tl:Je followir,g
societi es r ecog11ize fllunmi a11d
Larry Lokk en '60
ancy Co lv in
nclcrson +
Sp~ncer '66 & Gay J hn,o n '66 ,\l inear
Juli an+ '30 & June+ Foss
Ted & Ruth Arn eson
Edw in & Barbara Gage
Luth er+ '29 &
O rv ill e+ '36 & Gertrude Lund '36 Hognande r
Kennell , + & Doroth y Bailey
Joel & Jeann e ~l ugge
Ed+ & Phy lli s+ K:tvli
Ad a Bakk en+
I laro lcl & Loui::,e Nk h e n
Kinn ey John so n '65
Zane & Bmb ara Birky
Edith
E. Mi ll on '46 & Dorothy Lijsing '47 Kleven
Roy '>9 & Ard b Bogen
Lute '56 & Bobbi e O lson
larette Jo renb)' '29 Arn old
ancy Bloo mfi eld '63 Bouem ill er
Jame, · 6 & Jean Lind ell
Do nald &
Elroy Stoc k '49
Roclnc )' & Barbara Burw e ll
Clair '46 & G ladys Box rud ' 6 tro m men
Carl
Ian & Janel 1\ lontgomc ry
'orberg+
D nald
'53 & Beverly I lall ing ·55 O ren
Donald+ & Dagn)' Pad ill.t
·59 & Kathy Aaker '62 Ca, per;,on
Glen Per on '47
1larvey '52 & Joann-.: Varner '52 Petc11iO
n
Fritjof Christensen '28
1869 OCIETY
Jaff1es+ & - 1.h
e r+ Crabtree
Cum ulativ e gifts of $100 ,000-4 99 ,000
~Ir, , Osc ir DeVo ld+
Th o ma~ Peterson
C. A . L.+ & Esther J. E. A nderson
A my Erick son
~l an in+ '29 & · ·th er+ Q u:inbeck
C ha rles &
Tracy El ftmann '8 1
Phili p '50 & Dor:i Frojc n •,19 Qu anbeck
aLhe rine A nd e r o n
liver & Jeannette Peter~on
·-o
Leo n,, Rad mo n A nth olz+ '41
Phili p & La ve rne Fand re i
Lulher Ro dvik '5 1
Paul '63 & LaVo nn e O bo n '63 Batalden
Jerome '37 & W in ifred 1-telb nd ' 7 Formo
O li ve Ro nho lm '47
arl Blegen+
Jack & Jo)•Ce Boss
Ms. Dereninger+
Darrell
'55 & Helga Egertson
Emil Fos,a n + '30
~lathild a Sageng '3 1
O laf Gaastjon +
Clar.1 E. Sand er, +
Do nald+ & Irene Grangadrd
Kenneth Schmit + '38
Philli p Gro nseth '55
Huth chmidt '52
Raymond Erick,o n + 'SO
Flo re nce H ~1asarud+
Lyall & Inez O lson
Malco lm Estrem+
John 1-tan,o n +
Rosemary Shafer
Agne Sive r on+
'59 Schwarz kopf
Clar3 Evju+
M r.+ &
Jerry & Je,111Foss
Lawre nce & Lois H au ge
Glen & An na Skov holt
Paul '42 & Max ine Frid lun d
Ann :i Mae I tayden
i\ lath ias
R:iymo nd ·57 & Janice Grin de
Loren Henderson
i\luriel Sm ith+ '2
Frank li n & Carolyn
roves
No m, an & Evange line H :1gfors
Jame & Kath leen 1-1
:ig lun d
1r .+ Rcucl D . Harmo n
Do uglas & G race Fors,
'S
I lerr
Th elm a I less+ '32
hester '60 & Cleno ra Hove rsten
leua+
Bo rger o lberg
t:inl ey & Beuy Stake
Roge r '5--t& Bo nni e . toc.km o
d in Sto ric n + '28
Do nald '39 & Phylli s Ho lm
Cheste r+ & Be rni ce H o ve rste n
A llen & Jean Housh
G:ir fi eld Hovcr, tc n 'SO
Jean T:tylo r '85 & Roge r Griffith '8 I
J:.une Jo hn on & M ax.inc Isaacs
V incent '50 & J\ta rjorie H ov er!ltt!n
Jack & P. Da" n Heil '78 Taylo r
Roy Kro hn+
Will iam & Stephanie , aegele
Joseph H ieh "6 1
Oscar+ & Pearl Loken Husby
\'\lilli:.un & D onn a Teeter
Richard & Barbara Tj o rnh o m '54 'eb o n
Alfr ed Iver en
L. Ocrni cc Th mp !,on +
Ida
Richard & ' :m clra Jacobso n
Jo hn Thut+
Ruth Jo hn son+ '27
Joa n Vo lz '68
Ruth Jo hnso n '74
Richard & O liv~ Nilsen '5 1 Zo ller
elso n+
~lanh a
ylander+
Jo hn l' aub on
urtis & M arian :1mpson
Bn1ce & Maren Kleven
Paul & Lo re ne Stee n
D av id & 13a rbara Kle ve n
Ge nevieve
Lo we ll ,~4 & Janice Kleven
telberg+
onr:.ld unde + 'I ~
Leland & Louise un de t
Helen Sverdm p +
Di ck & Glend a I touston
Norma KnutSon+
tildr ed Kro hn
Dean & Su,a n Ko pp erud
+ Deceased
PLANNED GIVING
HERJT GE OCIETY
Tbe Augs burg Colleg e He ritag e Soc iety
r eco g 11i.zes th ose w ho ha ve arra,rged a
d ef e rr ed g ijlf o ,· tb e College tbrougb a be qu est,
life i11s 11rar, ce poUCJ'· a,muitJ ' ag ree ment, or a
charitab le tn, s t. Tbese tbou gb tft ,I gifls e:d e11d
s upp o rt to ge 11.
e,·at io t1s of futur e s tud e nt s.
Ernest & Helen Inc
Harold Ahl bo rn ·47
harles & C:ttherine Anderson
E. \\"i lliam And erson ·; 6
Ernest
& largaret Ande rson
Esther Anderson+
Gary & ~l.ir y Anderson
0 ar ·35 & Leola And erson
\\" illi am . And erson •
I. helby Gimse '56 Andr ess
Vi ncem Andrew s+ ·50
Betty m old
Robe rt & Carol Arn old
Luther+ '29
Clarette Jorenby '29 mo ld
Oscar+ ·4 & Doro thy Austad
Earl & Doris Bakk en
Andrew ·50 & Barl>ara Ko lden ·50 Balerud
Mary Qua nbeck T Barber
Glady s P~'"<
lerson Barnes ·25
Warren & Elizabeth Bartz · 2
Abne r ·35 & Martha Batalden
Tom '56 & Bernie Benson
idney '5 & Lola Lidstro m '50 Berg
Gary & Doro thy Borsgard '64 Berk land
Birgi t Birk eland '58
Ann e Blegen+
Kendra Oonderud 78
Richard & ancy Borstad
Donald & ancy Blomfi eld '63 13onemill er
Bernard Bretheim • 8
'ancy Drow n
Jeroy · 8 & Lorrain e Carlson
Harold C:tsperson + · 2
I lerbert '5 & Corinn e Chilstro m
Fntjo f E. hristensen '28
Judtth A . Christensen
L. Gracia hristcnsen
O lga Christo pherson
Wi lli am E. hritto n+
Ai lene Cole
George '72 & Janet Dahl man
arrie Dau ner 7 1
Dallas Day '64
lli t hard '55 & Aud rey Dro nen
Beverly Durk ee
ll uben '45 & 111elma Egebc rg
Tracy Elftmann '8 1
larencc + '35 & Th ora Eliason
Avh Elli ngrod
•r
asper & Thelma '39 Emberson
Denise Engebrets0n '82
Loren · 6 & Edn a Kastner '•2 Ericksen
llaymo nd Erickso n+ '50
Du:ine Esterly · 5
M:ilcom J. Estrem
Jo hn Evans '82 & Joan Molin e '83
All i · n Everett 78
orman & ll :ichel Ferguson
Maud Forberg
Jerome '3 & Winifred Hell and ·3 Forrno
rdella F um
~- illi am & Ann e Frame
Leola Dyrud '6 I Furman
harle Gabriel · n
Harry arlock+ '25
Do nald+ & Irene Grangaard
Roger rifr.th • and Je:in Taylor '85
racia rindal "65
Raymond '5 & Janice
Phillip Gro nseth ·55
Florence I laasarud+
rind e
ary · I & Dallas Ah rens '69 Hagen
James & Kathy Haglund
David · 6 & Janet Olso n 9 Halaas
Lo ren & Helen fork ' 2 Henderson
Edward & hirl ey Hansen
ynthio Han n "66
Erne t & Ann a · Ham, n
lark '68 & lone Agrimson ·
Hanson
L.1wren e & Lois Hauge
Loren & Helen Mohn ' 2 Henderson
ll bert '55 & Karin Herrn:in
Mrs. 11 E. J-ljell e
ig ' I & Helen Hjdm eland
rvill e+ '36 & Gertrud e Lund '36
Merton M. '59 & Jo Ann D. Bjornson '58
John on
Mimi Johnso n
lluth Johnson '7
Walter+ '2 & Ruth+ '27 Johnson
Kenneth & Carmen Jones
Larry & Jennif er Abeln ' 8 K.ahlow
Mary Kingl sey
Ruth Kislingbury
Glo ria Grant '5 Knob lauch
orrnan & Gwen Johnso n '58 Krapf
Roy Krohn+
LaJune Lange "68
Dave Lankinen '8
Marjorie Lankinen
Erne t Larson+ '30
Luther '52 & Janice Bremseth '55 Larson
Alan & Do rothy Lee
Harris '5 & Maryon Lee
Jayton & Virgini a LeFevere
Ella Lindberg
James ' 6 & Jean Lindell
0 . Herbert & Ilene Lindqui st
Terry Lindstrom '73
Marion Liska
Alph amae Lofgren+ '3 1
Arn e '46 & Jean ,vanson '52 Markl and
Ronald & Donna Matthi as
Th eodo r Menzel+
Daniel '65 & Mary Tildahl '61 Meyers
Carol Mork '6
Ri hard Mo rk '66
Mark · 9 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksnes
Van & Mike Mueller
Do nald G. Murphy '43
co rge el.sen+ ' 7
ll ogn:inder
Kenneth · 4 & Linda Bail ey '7 Holmen
Grace Peterson el.son+ '33
Kenneth & era elson
Everett '55 & Ethel Ho lt
Mildred el.son
Richard & Barbara Tjornhom '54 el.son
Robe rt ·9 & ll o e nn elson
John Hoium
All en & Jean I loush
Merlin & Ruth H vden
hester '60 & Jen r:, Ho versten
klrencc I lovcrsten ' I
arl1eld ll o versten '50
I.ester Hoversten
Lorna ll ove rstcn '62
llobert Hoversten
Th o m:is '56 & Loretta Hover ten
lli h:ird & andr:1 J:i ob.so n
Morris '57 & Beverly Jespersen
Anna Johnso n
Jerry & Bo nita Johnson
Kinney Jo hnson '65
Mark '5 & Thelma Jo hnson
Roger '52 & Marilyn el.son
ivi an Jenkins cl.sen
ll oselyn ord aune · 7
telle No rdine+
James '57 & hirl cy
o rman
Jonathan ye · 2
Terry ll . yganrd '70
Martha ylander+
Marvin Nystrom
Arlen Oftt!dah l '64
Norm '85 & Kim Asle o n '84 Okerstrom
Evelyn O lson+
Gord o n "63 & Janice Olson
rvillc '52 & Yvonne Bagley '52 Olson
Lute '56 & Bobbie O lson
·-s &:
Donald ·53 & Bcve rl)' Hallin g '55 O ren
Robert & Marianne ander
Kenneth , ·endsen
Kenneth & Lilli an Ystcboe '5 1 Ose
Leland '35 & Pauli ne
Ervin '56 & Sylvi a 1oe ·59 Ov erlund
Donald+ & Dagny Padi lla
Kenneth chmidt + '38
Johan b,·erd rup
Doro thy w ard+
Ruth chmi dt '52
~brg aret yrin g
R bert '50 & Ruth Ann P"u l
Roge r D. chw" rtz '62
Rosemary h:tfer
Jack & P. Dawn I lcil '78 Tay lor
n
Richard '37 & Ge rtrude Erling '36 Pautz
Gerald '39 & 13erni ce Person
ateren
lli-,on E, i:n -
ary '80 & Deanna T:u1g" ,ill
O liver+ & Elisabeth Th omp son
idn ey+ ·36
Jo hn + & Ve ra+ Thut
Harve)' Peter on '52
James '50 & Glady, Dahl berg '52 Peterson
Rodney Sill ' 2
Jod '38 & Fm.n ee~ T r.-ite n..,on
Arn o ld '48 & arol Skaar
James Smith ·9,1
Jo hn & l\la rcia Th ornp',() 11 78 T urcott.:
Roy Qu am+ '3 1
Russel '50 & Virginia T hompson '50 bmith
~to rris '5 I &. Bo nni e 13u
.:ri '5-1 \ ,1.1gcni;:--,
Eileen M. Qu anbeck '46
Paul G .+ 's2 & Evelyn onnack '43
Dollie ~orenson +
~lark '83 & Beth Voel ker
Norman --5 and K:.n.hr
yn Andcr,on '76 \X'ahl
Robert & Joyce Engstro m '70 pector
To m \'\'a rm e
Douglas & Joyce
Th elma
nder, o n '65 Pfaff
chrode r Preu::,se + '38
~lart in + '29 & E>Lher Qu anbeck
ancy Joubert '63 ll:ty mo nd
Arth ur ·53 & Charlo uc Kleven '53
Jeanell e To llef,on ·2 I
Kenneth '26 & O , ede1.1 Ton ,k
John ~ . '.J6 and Esther \I. Steen
Rim mc re id
Donald Wichm an '89
Peder '49 & Ali ce Berg ''; I Wil cox
Barbara Rod v ik
Paul & Loren e
O live Ronho lm '47
Odi n Sto rien + '28
Do nald '38 & Borghilcl Ronni ng
Clair '46 & G lady s Boxrn d '46 Stro mmen
Aud rey
1
·5-
Collen Kay Watson ·9 I & I.try ~lcDouga ll
teven & N~lo mi C hristeru,e n '8 1 Staruch
1een
Da rre ll & Laura lee I lowe '63 Ze nk
Merto n '42 & Irene Huglen '43 Stro mmcn
age l 'SI Sand er
ANNUAL GIVING
Alumni Giving by Class Year
The Aug bu rg giv ing ocietie recog ni ze all annu al gifts of cash made w ithi n a fiscal year at the fo llowi ng level
Aug bu rg Circl e
10,000 o r mo re
Marshall Cou nci l
500-99 9
Foun ler ' Circl
5,000-9 ,999
Bui lders' Club
240--499
R gents' Circle
2,500--4,999
Century Club
President's Club
1,000-2 ,499
Supp orting Level
ClAS S OF 19 27
1 umbe r of Alumni : 9
Total amo unt of Gifts: 35
Part.ic ipatio n: J 1%
PP RTING LEVEL
Ali ce im o ns n Solberg
REGENTS' CIRCLE
Else ~li chaelsen
CIASS OF 193 0
CE
'umb er o f Alumni : 1~1
UPPORTI 'G LEVEL
Mo rris Jo renby+
To tal am uni of Gifts: 2 10,505
CIASS OF 192 8
A
B RG
Julian Fos. +
umber of Alumni :
P:trticipation: 2 1%
B II.DEi ' L B
Fritjof Chrbt en,e n
RY CL 13
Part icipation :
lumni : 13
T tJI amount o f Gi fb : 2_5
PRESIDE TS CLLIB
SUPPO RTING LE EL
Agne, Arno ld ~andb erg
um be r o f A lumni :
13
Elsie Lokk en Lowe r
Pa ni ipation : 7%
CENT URY LUil
Hamdr Bcn.,on
ENTURY CL B
Leo nard Froyen
SUPPO RT! G LEVEL
S PPO RTII\G LFVEL
BUILDERS'
L B
' PO RTING LE EL
tella Pederson Eie rmann
Tot:d amo unt of Gifts : 50
largit Orni ng T roge +
~I.
CIASS OF 19 33
N umbe r of A lumni : 10
Toi.II amo unt of G,fLs: 200
ClASS OF 193 1
RY CLUB
lenclo ra Dueland
Charle.., Rctrum
BUILDEH~ Llll3
Cliff ord Johnson
CIASS OF 1932
Particip:itio n: 15%
En ·
29'lo
'cs,;
ClASS OF 1929
um be r o f
JJ9
CIAS S OF I 934
Number of Alum ni 2 1
TotJI .uno unt o f G ift,
1,915
IR LE
Total amo unt o f Gif b : 250
Parti ipatio n: 25%
n·
Re ube n
120-2 39
p to
Pa rticip ation :
30'4:>
N um be r o f Alun1ni: 16
Tot:tl amoun t
f Gi fts: 2,827
Pan i ipa1i n: 25%
UPPO RTING LEVEL
o lveig Bergh
inceni Ke n:,t~tcl
Al be n Knu ,..,en
I Id en Lee L 1r,en
Norm~m Lar,.,en
\X'. DonJ ld O lsen
Borghi Id Dro 1mL1d O lson+
f-!Jrold \t<mcll
Glady, Ouda l \\ 'ooh on
Joel Torsten ·on
ClASS OF 1935
Inez Hinr ichs Sullivan
Roger Tho mpson
Number of Alumni : 20
Total amou nt of Gif t : 3 -0
Participation : 2- %
ENT RY L B
Abn er Batalden
Leland ateren
ENTURY CLUB
Else Bjo rnstad
~alome Eidnes annelin
D nnld Ro nnin g
Ethel inner Shebeck
Leland teen
UPPORTI G LEVEL
Laura Leigh Jore nby
Cliff ord Kent
Carl
Iberg
UPPORTI G LEVEL
aroline ageng Brown
na Lee Kru se
retha Halvo n Loken
Edor 'elson
ClASS OF 19 36
Numbe r of Alumni: 2;
Total amou nt of Gifts: 2, 1-0
Panicip aLio n: 3
Eric Paul on
PRESIDENT CLUB
phia Iverson Gjerde
MARSHALL CO
CIL
Gertmde Lund Hognander
UPPORll G LEVEL
igne Berg Halverson
Roselyn Ekberg lhl ing
Viola 'ydah l
Dagmar Dahl Quanbeck
Elisabeth Thompson ' idney
Ann Kveen veom
OAS
,235
BUJLDERS' CL B
Ernest Anderson
Jerome Formo
Winifred Helland Formo
Forre t Monso n
CEl'ITURY CL B
Wilbert Bbke
Richard Pautz
E. Margaret
PRESIDENrS CL B
Philip Rowberg
BUJLDERS' CL B
Fern Han o n Gudme tad
Leno re Ga rvue 1-fa lverso n
Richard Jacobson
Mabel elson Kingstad
Th elm a ydnes Mo nson
Helen Helm Mork
5
ateren Trautwein
SUPPORTI G LEVEL
Carl Chri lock
Palmer Henrickso n
Conrad Jergenson
Phyllis Kennedy
Ruth Schubert Williams
Robe rt Girod
igvald lljclmel and
E. David Mickelsen
H. Alfred Weltzin
CIASS OF 1938
umb er o f Alumni : 3
Total amount o f Gifts : 2,845
Participati on: 32%
PRESIDENrS CL B
Oscar Ander son
13 ILD ERS' CL 13
E. Irene Nescth
Hannah Mehus Stcnsvaag
Ad rian Tindcr holt
El'IT RY L 13
Marion Lund Lowrie
UPPORTI G LEVEL
Robert halmers
Gordon Korsrno
Vivien TI1 mp n Paulson
Gerald Person
Alfred
vig
Wendell Tj n
Hazel Willand
Palmer Wold
CIAS OF 19 0
umber o f Alum ni: 56
Tmal amount of ifts: 3,085
Participati on: 1%
B ILDERS' L B
Russel Helleckson
Florence Retrum Hov land
Earl Lanes
Erling Tun gseth
CENT RY LUD
Margaret Chri lock
arl Overvo ld
ENT RY L B
Helen R wberg Dr-ake
CIASS OF 19 43
umber of Alumn i: 85
Total amount o f Gifts : $17,162
Participati on: 32%
AUGSBURG CIRCLE
LuVerne elson
PRESID ENl" S CLUB
Glo ria Burntv edt Nelson
A. Irene Huglen Stro mmen
~ aldema r Fram stacl
A G BUR
JR LE
D nald Ho lm
B ILDERS' CL B
Ruth Aune
Lester Dahlen
Luther tromm en
CENTURY CL B
Lynn Hanson Luthard
Gertrude Erling Pautz
OF193
Numbe r of Alumni : 26
Total amount o f Gifts :
Participation :
ClASS OF 1939
umber of Alumni : 5
Total amo unt of Gifts : 11,
Parti ip atio n: J I%
CIASS OF 1941
umb er of Alumni : 70
Total amount o f Gifts: $3,438
Particip atio n: 32%
Elma Haaland Frykman
Florence Borstad Hi epler
Verlind a 0 1 on Huus
Kenneth Jacobson
Donald Lundberg
Sigfrid Aadland Lybeck
Elaine O lson eal
Magdalene Gronseth Stolee
Everald trom
ii eth
SUPP RTI G LEVEL
Wanda everson Ben n
Henry hapman
Valbo rg Gilscth hrisloc k
Dori s Han n urrens
Roy o rd n
Lucius li eu ser
Floyd Lien
Alben O lson
Robert Pear n
Ruth Kveen Ryd qui st
Law ren e ll ydqui st
PP RTI 'G LEVEL
En in Chell
ila Erickson+
Reynold Erickson
Edward Evenso n
Elm er Frykman
Vincent Hawk inson
Claren e Hoversten
Louise Froiland Johnson
Roy Jo hnson
Karl Krohn
Theodo re Nelson
Le lie Nelson
Edmund trand
0 . Tang
Irene leuen Thore sen
Ruth udim Wold
ClASS OF 19 2
umber o f Alumni : 72
To tal amou nt o f Gifts : 5, 80
Panicipati n: 3 1%
PRESIDENl"
L 13
Philip Helland
Men n trommen
B ILDERS' CLUB
Hildur Anderso n Bretheim
Carl Gilbertson
O rloue Gisselqui st
Alto n Halverson
Do rothy Herman Lane
harlone And erson Rasmussen
CENTURY CLUB
Borghild Estness
Harry Johnson
Martin Larsen
lo ne Chalgren Manin
Arno Martin
Wayn e Peterson
Evelyn Arnund on o nna k
leone Bolslll d Tang
UPPORTI G LEVEL
Add ell Halverson Dahlen
Clarence Gault
Herrnan Holten
Arnold Huus
Emil Martin son
Donald Murphy
tanforcl Nel on
Esther Paulson
Henry taub
Ruth Framstad teen
Marshall teen
Gerald Thorso n
E rtJ RY LEVEL
D rothy Anderso n Ashley
Archie Buseth
J. Maurice Erickson
Mary Eye Helleckson
Viet r Mill er
Louis Smith
Harry
renson
Royal teen
Morris Irin g
CIAS S OF 19 44
Number of Alumni : 79
Total amount of Gifts :
Particip ation: 2 1%
UPPORTING LEVEL
Hazel Lanes Ange ll
he ter Br oks
Ebba Jo hnson Broo ks
Myrtle Durman Carson
Roy Erickso n
M<1r
garet :tr lstedt Preclrickson
BUILDERS' LUB
Burton Fosse
Peggy Lou Zlgne igo Fo e
Lw ill e Henjum L~rson
V:irdon Quanbeck
, 75
PRESfDEl'IT '
LUB
hester Hoversten
MAR HALL COU CIL
Marvin ulzclo rf
CE m.JRY CL B
Kenneth Gille
Edwi n Jo hn on
Iver Sonna k
ll oben Warren
S PPORTI G LEVEL
H arriet H alvorso n Barwi n
Ar lene O lson Borge ndale
O laf Ensrud
Herman Hofstad
David Lar o n
Phyll i · Berg chmidt Micke lson
Marjorie Kleve n Quam
Helen Nichols Quanbeck
Go rdo n Rhylander
Ord Rishovd Stee n
VPPO RTING LEVEL
Jeanell e leb erg Boxrud
Do nald Carlson
Eunice Tande Langhaug
Marcella Solheim Nelson
Valdemar X avie r
AUGSBURG CIRCLE
Do roth y Lijsing Kleven
Numb er of Alumni : 58
Total amou nt of Gifts: s ,345
Panicipa ti o n: 3 1%
O live Ro nho lm
PRESIDENT 'S CLUB
Vera Th orson Benzel
DERS' CIRCLE
CENT URY CLUB
Mildr ed Serstock Box rud
Muri el Ruud Frosch
Marguerite G regu on Larsen
Hjalmar And erson+
Lo rraine G imm estad Clyne
Esther Bakk en Crosby
amille ivensen Forness
Harland Halvorso n
Gerhard Karlstad
Richard Ko plitz
Catherin e Mo rk Ko rdahl
Duane Lindgren
Marilynn Peterson O lson
PRESIDE !T'S CLUB
Haro ld Ah lborn
Lois Black Ah lbo m
Glen Per on
Mary Kuhn Schm idt
Arn e Simengaa rd
Ruben Egeberg
BUILD ERS' CLUB
John Parbst
Joyce Opse th Schwa nz
mith
MA R HALL COU CIL
Margery Manger To rgerso n
Ray Skone
Arlin e Stapel Th omas
Erik Tro mborg
Kenneth Walsh
\Xlillis W'essman
Marie Gjenvick Kn ap hus
l'vlaria Ga lin Berryman
Erm a Chin ander
Bo rghil d Rholl Gabri elson
Lowe ll Larso n
aro l Ystebo r Lindsay
Maril yn Rykk en Mic haelson
Semore elson
Roald No k leberg
Herm an O lson
Gu ilf o rd Parson
Edith Dr eyer Reesnes
Sylvia Brand t Sateren
Jo hn Th omp so n
CL\SS OF 1948
Clair
umber of Alumni: 107
Tota l amount of Gi fts: 8,970
Pani cipati on: 35%
Lro mm e n
PRESIDENT' CL 8
Mario n My rvik Buska
PRESIDE !T'S CLUB
Jero y Carlson
Ar n Id Skaar
Mary Schind ler T ho mpso n
B ILDER ' CL B
O rdelle Aaker
MARSHALL CO NCIL
Ro na Q uanbeck Emerson
G ladys Boxrnd tromme n
'orm a Sa1eren A nde rson
CENTU RY
L B
B l LDERS' CL B
J. Bernh ard Bretheim
Ge rh3rd Bretheim
Alto n Knutson
Eil een Q uanbeck
Jo hn teen
fargaret 'elso n Fos
Gerald Ryan
Ge orge Sverdrup
Fabi an Carlson
D avid Christenson
Beve rley Law rence Co nway
Am os D yrucl
Lee Fee ro
John Gi el
Will ard Glade
Lorene McGinnis Han en
Carol fanin Hanson
Eve ly n G ree n H arris
M 3)'11~1rd Kr3gtho rpe
H arrien Hau ge n Loc kre m
Jea nette Jacobso n Ma rtinson
Jo hn Jl.lidtling
Th eodo re Nystuen
Anna Strand O lson
Ly la O lson
Ralph Pearson
D onald Peterson
Lo rrain e Lund h Qu a!
Jo hn Qu aff1
Particip alio n: 34%
A GSBURG Clll CLE
E. Milton Kleven
James Linde ll
Anhur Berv ig
Carol Jo hnson Logan
PRESIDENT'S LUB
El ic Ro nholm Ko ivula
John Werk et
-o
SUPPO RTING LEVEL
Emil Bagley
irginia igue Bakken
Karl Berg
Jack Berry
Nlento r Larsen
SUPPO RTING LEVEL
Norman Bakken
Delph a Rand klev Berg
Num ber of Alumni :
Total amount of Gift s: 34 ,749
Doro thy Th orberg
hm idt
Ru ell o lhcim
Conni e Rho ll \\"agonc r
Peder~ ii ox
umb er of Alumni : 160
Total amount of Gif lS: 23,585
Pani cip ation: 40%,
SUPPORTING LEVEL
Roben Barstad
O liver Dahl
Esther Aadland Hofstad
CL\SS OF 1946
Caro l Brekk en Rinenhouse
CL\SS OF 19 49
FO
DERS' IRCLE
Dora Frojen Qu anbeck
Ruth \Xfehzin Swanson
Lyla b rson Jystad
JO)'Ce D reye r eset
Harry Krieg
BUILD ERS' CLUB
Agn es Valvik Larson
Roy R. Roth
CE !TURY CL B
J. Verno n Jensen
Pnidence Hoka n on Ny tuen
Elin Johnson Lappegaard
Irene Ppedahl Lovaas
Carol T)'VOll 'okl eberg
Mamie Opsa l OI ·o n
L. Buesin g Opgra nd
8 . Rando lph Q uanbeck
Ruth Chrisloc k ever o n
Grace G i d qu1!'1
t Jo hnson
M arv in Jo hru,o n
PPO iff l 1G LEVEL
Numb er of Al umn i: 72
Tota l amo unt of Gifts: 129,568
Pani cip atio n: 33%
FO
Llew ellyn RusLad
Roben Th arp
CL\SS OF 1947
CL\SS OF 194 5
CE !T RY CLUB
·n, eodo re And erso n
Barba ra Ekse Carlson
DoroLhy Quanbe ck John o n
Laverne Moe Ol son
Edman aland+
MARSHALL O NCIL
Henry Roufs
Sheldo n Torgerson
Donald ateren
Do rothy Solheim Schalk
Doroth y Shaleen
BUI LDERS' CLUB
Rob en Andersen
Jeanell And erson
Ray And erson
Lo is Warner Bergeland
Luther Bergeland
Ir is Johnson Brustad
Geo rge Dahl
Do nald Emb retson
Shirl ey Geo rge Poster
Arn old Henjum
Esther Tun gscth Hinschberger
Loui sa Jo hnson
1argretta Ramale)1 Knu lSon
Jea n Christenson Sverdrup
D onald Swee n
Lillian H anson St:1delman
Calvin Larson
Phy ll is Erickson Qu anbeck
A lmin a Nelson Ringdahl
E J'U RY CLUB
John Alm q ui t
Helen Bergeland Bennett
Roben Carlson
James arl on
Ruth lsaa o n Corn ell
Richard Th o rvig
CL\SS OF 1950
N umb e r o f Alu m ni : 231
Tota l amount o f G ifts: 42,294
Panicip ation: 31%
A UG BURG
Roy Boge n
IR LE
FOU 1D ERS' CIRCLE
Robe n Paul son
Philip Q uanbeck
REGENTS' IR LE
Edwa rd Alb erg
Frank Ario
Geo rge tte Lanes Ari o
PRESIDENT'
L B
Kerm it 1-loven, ten
Bc nil
andbc rg
'o nnan Dahle
o kl eberg
Betsy Town s FramsLad
BUILDERS' LUB
Ethel An derson Andersen
Erling Hell and
Barbara Ko lden Balerud
Harold Dall and
Andrew Balerud
Erling Carlsen
Alfred Forsell
ylvia Kleven H anson
farj orie ~ ilberg Hauge
Robert Howe lls
Archie Lafon
George L1ne
Don ald Ol son+
Quentin Quanbeck
Lyle haw
Eunice ysruen
rtland
Harold Toll efson
CENTURY LUB
Lola Lidstrom Berg
Gordon BerntSOn
'orma Westby Berntson
Dorothy Gramling Ho mander
Esther Johnson
Oliver Johnson
Torgney Jy 1ad+
Harvard Larson
Roger Leak
James Peterson
Elizabeth Felland Ro nning
Alfred annerud
Margaret Moe Sannerud
Angeline Rolland
renson
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
Milo And erson
Marilyn Vall Andros
Elmer Anhalt
Herman Aune
Delphine Jensen Bakke
LaVerne Olson Burnived1
George Capetz
P. Carson Jr.
Robe rt Ef1edahl
Charlotte Forness Egeberg
Vernon Elstad
Donald Erickson
Do lo res olan Fevig
Marilyn Larson Forslund
Raynard Hugl en
LeRoy Jo hnson
Delores Farm Jo hnson
Everette Jo hnson
William Knu lSOn
Evelyn helstad Kriesel
Caro l Schmidt Larson
Corinn e hiell Leslie
Marion Iverson Loges
Mae Jo hnson Luhn
Lynn Lundin
Miriam Hoplin Lundin
Rhonda Hek tner Lybeck
La Vonne Wessman Lyons
Robe rt Michelsen
Gordon Obe rg
Paul Olson
Wayne Peterson
Mario n Jacobsen hum acker
John Shelstad
Russel Smith
Virgi nia 111omp son mit h
Joan Fering mit h
Ann Bucid e Spencer
Do ro thy Twit o n
Robert !saker
Carl Vaagcnes
David
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OASS OF 1951
umber of Alumni : 167
T Lal amount f Gifts: 25,526
Participatio n: 33%
FO
Marolyn
~
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REGE
' CI RCLE
Robe rt Odegard
PRESID ENT CLUB
Audrey agel ander
Jenning Tho mpson
B ILD ERS' L B
Dou glas Augu Line
Gertrud e e Berg
TI1eodore Berkl and
Mill o n Bru tad
James Chri topherson
hirl ey Larson Gop lerud
Glo ria Jo hnson
La~ ayne Morseth
D. LaRhea Johnson Morseth
Daniel Pearson
C.1lvin tor ley
RY CLUB
Elizabeth Becken
James Bergeland
Doris Frojen Bretheim
Trygve Dahle
hirl ey Oden • rns Erickson
Robe rt Hofnander
Arvild Jacobson
Merlin Jo hnson
Arthu r Kuross
Harl and elson
Clarice TI1ingelstad Onsager
Lillian Ys1eboe Ose
Doro thy wanson Ryan
Ho ward
rtland
Ali ce Berg ~ ilcox
SUPPORTI G LEVEL
Marvin Andr os
Kerman Benson
Do lo re Flaa Bjerga
Al bert Bjerkestrand
Robe rt Boxrud
Ruby Helland Brown
Anabelle Hanson Dalberg
Haro ld Emerson
Ellen Lenberg Erickson
Kmhryn Th orsgard Erickson
Porrest fraa sch
John Garland
Paul Green
Ronald Guderian
Hub ert Hanson
Herbert Hanson
Freda Bind er Helm
I. Glen Hendr ickson
Howard Hjelm
Josep h Huhersirum
lllean r Ewert Hutchinson
John Jo hnson
Joan Baxter Larson
Caroli ne Borsheim Melhus
Richard Myhre
Eugene Nelson
A. Pete Petersen
Stanley Puelsto n
). Don larks
Charles Lenvig
Herbert vendsen
Joel w iggum
Mary Valtinson Vevle
Robert Weeden
David Westphal
Ruth Fostervo ld Westpha l
Lo ren Woo lson
CLASS OF 1952
umb er of Alum ni : 168
Total amount of Gifts: 4 ,779
Participati on: 31%
A UG BURG CIRCLE
Ruth hmidt
REGENTS' CIR LE
Glen Gilbertson
PRESIDENT CLUB
Orville O lson
Yvonne Bagley Olson
Gordon Tho rpe
MA I HALL COUNCIL
Leroy yhus
BUI LDERS' CL B
Irene helstad Henjum
Marjorie Danielson Jo hnson
Morris Johnson
William Kuross
Luther L1rson
Lloyd Lyngdal
Irving Ringdahl
David Ro kk e
Leona Eng Ro kk e
CENTURY CL B
Eugene Anderso n
Richard Howe lls
Mill ard Knu dson
James Kono m
John Leak
Donna Wang Leak
Mildr ed Nelson
Glady Dahlberg Peterson
Harvey Peterson
Joanne Varner Peterson
Beverly Gryth Villwock
Orlene Hjell e Waller
SUPPORTING LEVEL
LeRoy Anenson
James Armstrong
No rma Arn eson
Norman Backstrom
Lauri e Balzer
Elroy Blomqui st
henn:111Bohn
eli a Manson Burk
David hristcn en
Leonard Dalberg
LeVon Paulson Di mer
June Johns n Enge1
Robert Gordo n
Edith Sorem Gudim
Marian Halvo rson
Elmer Hanson
M. Joyce Tall man Han on
Mildr ed Heiager
Anna Marie Sabo Huesers
Lloyd Huesers
TI1eodore Hustoft
Axel Kordahl
Elwood Larson
Benjamin Larson
John Madsen
Lola Nel on Nebel
Roger Nelson
Elwood estvold
Gordo n Odegaard
Arnold Paulson
Richard Perry
Dorothy ko nnord Petersen
Marlo Petersen
Vera Peterson Rachuy
Do navon Roberts
Laton Schwartz
Mae ess parby
Aly ce Larson Th ureen
OASSOF 1953
umbe r of Alumni : 161
Total amo unt of Gifts : 22,400
Participati o n: 32%
FOUNDERS' CI RCLE
Donald Oren
Mark Raabe
PRESIDENT CLUB
Ruth Aaskov
Gloria Parizek Th orpe
MARSHALL COUNCIL
Marly Ringdahl Gunderso n
Joan Jo hnson Kuder
Betty Munson Nyhus
Arthu r Rimmereid
B ILDER ' CLUB
Wilgard Johnson
Ruth Ring tad Larson
Thomas Oh no
David Rykke n
Allan ortland
ENTURY CLUB
Do rothy Stromme n Christopherson
J sep h Cleary
Eleanor Baker Dahle
Herman Egeberg
Maril yn Elness Froil and
Clarence Hansen
Do nova n Lundee n
Beverly Ny tuen Carl en
Wilm er Oudal
Richard Pear on
Edmun d Youngqui st
UPPORTING LEVEL
Beny Ho kanson Acker
Helen Lodahl Amabi le
Elizabeth Manger Anderson
Ll1Von Moderow Belanger
Torrey Berge
Rudo lph Bern lSOn +
Du ane Chri tensen
H. Danielson
Faith Carlstedt Di ppo ld
Jero me Engseth
Leland Fairbanks
Cun is Fox
Carol Handahl Grender
Ma rvin Hagen
'orman Johnson
igrunn Kvam me
M arvin Larson
Jo hn Lingen
Harri et Dup slaff Luehrs
Jack Lundb erg
David Lunde
Duane My rin
How ard Pearson
Haro ld Peterson
Donald Reim er
. Arthur Shult z
am kogsbcrgh
fa rjorie Th one milh
Vernon Stenoien
Phyllis Vik wam,on
Corinne Re1hwill Ti egs
Harold Werts
Wi lli am White
Helen Larsen Wi n
CIASS OF 195 4
'um ber o f Alumni : I 4
Total amount of G ifts : 11,510
Parti ip ation: 26%
CIASS OF 1955
umbe r of Alunrni: 120
To tal amoun t of Gifts: 9,063
Participatio n: 2; %
FOUN DERS' CIRCLE
Beve rly Halling O ren
REGENTS' CIRCLE
Phill ip Gron eth
•r•s
MA RSHALL COUN IL
Ethel No rdstrom hi ell
PR !DENT'
LUB
Low ell Kleve n
IL
B II.DER ' CL B
Art hur And erson
Lo ui s Becker
Mark L. Johnson
Richard John o n
Colette Peter o n Lyngdal
Ali ce Jensen I ob le
Janice And erson Rykk en
Roger Stoc km o
ENT URY L B
r.,d And erson
Flo rence Hell and Bo rman
Low ell Brow n
O rp ha Hushagen lsemin ger
Leroy lseminger
fav is Kyll onen
Robert Langseth
Mary Peterson Lc:1k
Be erly Jacob sen Lundee n
Ruth Pousi O llil a
PPORT I G LEVEi.
Betry Carl o n Bate o n
~ ill ord Botk
Roge r Carlson
Valborg Ky llo Ell ing ·o n
Duane We tfi eld
CL\S
OF 19 56
umber of Alum ni: 144
Total amount of G ifts: I 1,605
Particip ati on: 33%
FO NDE llS' CIRCLE
R. Luther Ison
PRESIDENT'S CLUB
Delo ris And erson
MA RSHA LL O NCI L
Mark Thorp e
13U1
Ll ERS' LUB
I. Shelb y Gim e And re
Lloyd Grind e
W,inda Warnes 0 1 on
Ervin verlund
i\lerl in \Xlhite
Robc:r1 T w ito n
IDE
CL B
Pl
Darrell Egertson
REGENTS' IR LE
Herbert Chil stro m
MARSHA LL CO
James Shi ell
George Fisher
hi dey andq uist Fragale
Esther O leson Freund
James Geisendo rfer
Eil een Jo hn on Hanson
Erli ng 1-fuglen
Alan ·Iathiason
larlys Back lund Iorland
Ar lene Larson Nel o n
Karl 'estvold
Edward Nyhus
Winifr e I y tuen yhus
Ard i · I) rr Nystuen
Glenn O lson
Lloyd Peter o n
Horace Porte n
Ardell e kov ho lt Q uanbe k
D onna Erickson Reimer
Mary ls Mark man Schmidt
John eaver
Allan Th or on
B I I.DER ' L B
Agnes Th o mpson Becker
Richard Dro nen
Arvin Halve rs n
Jani e Bremseth Larson
Richard Mahre
Beverly O mdahl Ne) on
Phil ip 'elso n
CE rru RY CLUB
Gr::iceLarson Anderson
Jo hn Ben o n
Maxi ne Dahlin Chr ist
Richard Hage tuen
Wenona Strand lie Lund
PPO RTI G LEVEL
Wil lard Burk
Elain e F ss Erick o n
Ja q uelyn Bagley Hanson
Wallace Hanson
R bert Herman
Ervin Johnson
LaVonne oderbe rg J hnson
Ralph Martinsen
Aud rey Larson lill er
Clari ce Carl o n a, by
Diane elson
Beverly Jorge nsen O lander
lyde Peterson
Jo hn Peterson
Kenneth West
CENT RY CLUB
Do rot hy Flo i iad Benson
Carol yn Lo wer Bliss
Hans Dump y
Jo hn Haynes
Stanley Ludvik sen
Chri slin e Mu nson !Vlain
Ronald Mai n
James Pederson
Harold Stoa
Elizabeth ~lo rtensen Sw anson
SUPPORT! 'G LEVEL
fargaret Hermanson Barnes
Gerald Baxter
Leland Erickson
Faro lyn Johnson Gehring
Shirley Iulen Graus
Glen Hanggi
James Haugen
Th omas H vcrstcn
Charles Howard
Marg~iret Helgaas Linco ln
Robert Lockw oo d
Harvey Lund in
Robert o rby
Luther O lson
Roger O e
Jame Pearson
Robert Roos
Laur:1yne Helgerson Solbe rg
Richard Th o 11.1
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CIAS S OF 195 7
Num ber of Alumn i: I 76
To tal amo unt o f G ifts: 3,759
13 11.DERS
' LLIB
Ald emar John. n Hagen
Gloria rant Kn blau ch
Gerald Min l11.1m
Barbara Tj mh o m I elson
Mayn ard Nelson
Bill Zinn
RY L B
rmsu-ong
Sidney Berg
Dennes Borman
CE I
Jame
A nne lie:,c l..:1idig Haynes
Th omas Hoffi ancler
Roger ~lackey
Erw in i\loe
Orv al ~Ioren
James No m1an
David
ystue n
Richard Vevle
SUPPO RT! 'G LEVEL
David Freedlan d
Doro th y Burke Freedl and
Virg Gehrin g
Bruce G ib:,on
Peggy or en o n Gr:1ble
Gi ll ert Graus
Do ris Rovick Hanson
Jean Mangu ·o n I l icks
Everett Ho lt
i\ Iorris Jespersen
Ralph Jo hnson
Wayne Jo hnso n
Ronald Jo hnson
Leo n Kaltv ed
Alfred Kaupin s
David Ncl on
Os ar O lson
Elain e Kroshus rvo lcl
Robert Oslund
Jarncs Plumeclahl
Lawrence Prall
Daulat Billawa la Ramamoo nh y
Neal Sni der
Judy Sather SuLher
Marlys Ho lm Th o rsgaard
Lesli e Tin eth
Gordo n Trebt :id
Jo hn Welc kl e
Ro nald Welde
CL\SS OF 19 58
Number o f Alumni: 159
Total amount of Gif ts: 21,775
Panicipmi on: 25%
Participatio n: 28%
AUG SB RG cm LE
Mabeth aure ylbtr om
A GSB RG CIRCLE
Raymo nd rinde
Harris Lee
PRESII E r' S LUB
Jo Ann 0 . Bjornson Jo hnson
Joanne tiles Laird
PRESIDENT'S CL 13
tanley Baker
De,i n Ho lmes
~IARSHALL
CIL
Birgit Birke land
Lila Oga w a Fun1kaw a
Ann a Hov land Hanson
MA RSHALL
Paul Ny hus
'CIL
13 ILDER ' LUB
Che ter Dy11.1d
Kenneth Hagen
Ben Johnson Hass
endell hiell
Wesley ideen
Grace Kemmer Sulerud
ENTURY LUB
Pau l Almqui st
Mary 1\vi ton Bosben
ndi a Christensen
Loi Anderson Go lie
rlene elander Hill
Rodn ey Hill
Ruth Thorsgard Homme
Hany Horne
Shirl ey ordi ne Kehrberg
Carolyn Westph al
~
E ITTJRY CLUB
James lmqu ist
Robe rt Bagley
Conrad Fristedt
Hugh Gilmore
Byro n G lie
Jero me Kleven
SUPPORTING LEVEL
Lois Rid, ter Agrim
n
Jean Knutso n A nderson
Jo hn And erson
orma n Anderson
aro l Myrvik Berg+
UPPORTING LEVEL
Elyce Lundq uist ANidso n
De nnis B:irnaal
Gudwre n Elli ngson Belk ho lm
Elaine 'elson Bernards
Env in Christenson
Janet 'iederlo h hri teson
Glen n Davidso n
Lois fackey Davis
Le Ro i Elias
Sonja Jo hnson Enstad
David Harris
Phil ip Heide
Carl HeUzen
C. Leroy Jo hnson
Joy Hutzell Johnson
Gwen Johnson Krapf
Margaret Peterson Langne
Alice Lindell Lindgren
Mary Erickson Lockwood
Jo n Matala
Jo hn Miskowi ec
Donald lyrvik
Rhoda Dahl Myrvik
Phyll is Knudson Seim
Ro nald tave
LaVo ne tud licn
Lowell Tornqu ist
Ard en Wahlberg
CLASS OF 1959
1 umber of Alumni : 176
Total amount o f Gi fts:
Participati on: 30%
PRESID E S CL B
Carl Casperson
Denn is Gibso n
Merto n Jo hnson
John Martinsen
Eugene Peterson
Manin abo
Inez O lson Schwar, ko pf
MARSHA LL CO
Tho mas Moen
Kay Lcmmerman Gilmore
Donald Homme
Clayton Paulson
Paul Tho mpsen
Lowell Ziemann
CIL
B ILDERS' CL B
Lois Madson Al len
John Berg
Patricia Eld ridge
Law rence Lystig
Joseph ystucn
Sylvia Moc Ove rlund
tanl ey Q uanbeck
David Ringstad
Bonnie Martinson Storlcy
Janet Cooke Zitzcw itz
,6 8
PPORTI G LEV.EL
o rman Berg
Denn is Bur reson
Paul hristensen
Delores Grupp hri lio n o n
Charles Feri ng
Jame Gulclseth
Do nald Hagestuen
Jame Han n
Jomes Horn
Rhoda Monseth Huglen
Ro nald Ja obso n
Donald Jorenby
I.any Junk ermeier
Harold Kamb3k
Gory Lange
~lonroe Larson
Gordon Lindgren
Walter Lundeen
Robe rt lefTert
Ronald lisko, ice
Harold eilsen
Hubert elson
Reidu n Hartmark e, qui st
Richard Overby
,cki ko r Pearson
Ruth Hojem Peterson
David Quanl>e k
o rmon Quanl>eck
Ri hard Robinso n
Luther R mo
Do nald alien
K. kurd al
nja ather kurd al
Gale To rstenson
Cl.AS OF 19 6 0
uml>er f Alumni: 19 1
Total amo unt o f Gif ts: 12,655
Partici patio n: 20%
rne BO)'Um
Ge rge ruy
Barbara O lson Denle
Freel Engelmann
Ruth Borchardt Engelstad
ancy arlancl Erickson
Barbara Mill ar Evenso n
Phyll is Dahlmeier Fering
Arden Platen
Do nald ilberg
Kennell , Hall ancl
Gerald Hendr icks
Ri hard Ho lte
La
o nne G r.:tvgaarcl Iverson
Del Lind
Mary Lundqui t Meffen
leve loo re Jr.
Paul Myhre
Cli fi rd Myhre
Loren ielsen
James ol le
Rull, Carlson O lson
D ight Pederson
Barbara Rie berg Peterson
Harold R~dden+
Byro n hmid
Ramona Pedersen energren
Go rdon yverso n
Lany Th omp n
Kermit Valleen
haro n Groclt West
hi rl~y Harms ~ ilsey
B ILDEHS' L 13
Che tcr Hoversten
David Nordlie
Darrell Wiese
CENT RY L B
aro l Jo hnson "s person
Bn ,cc Cunning
UPPO RTING LEV.EL
Gayle Arvi dson
Theodo re Boll en
David Buchk osky
Lois Burm eister
Lawrence Gallagher
Curtis Haney
James Ho lden
Audrey Halvo rson Hov land
Patricia Swanso n Kreuz ige r
Co nnie Bute Langager
Keith Leiseth
George Lundquist
Julie Magnuson Marineau
Karen Erickson McCull ough
Cedric O lson
Christian Osw ood
Sharon Raivo Remmen
Myron Rew
Marie Gjerde chlin k
Terrance chlin k
Judy Fosse nider
Delo ris O lson tinson
Gary Terrio
Karen Ege dal Trelstacl
E. ~ ikelius Wil son
Cl.ASS OF 1962
umbe r o f Alumn i: 2l3
Total amount of Gifts: 8,305
P~ni cipatio n: 23%
REGE
J
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ann Eliason Am un dso n
PRESIDENT' CLUB
Kall1leen Aaker Casperso n
Euni ce Kyllo Roberts
P:1nicipation: 2 1%
Arne ather
FO
Dl!R ' lR LE
Joseph Hsieh
MA.R HALL COUNCIL
Kay Hanenburg Madson
E rs· JR LE
Bruce Am undson
MARSHA LL
N IL
Ruth Carlsen Moen
even Score
Bruce Westphal
CLASS OF 1961
umber o f Alumni : 198
Total amount of Gifts: 15,670
Rio
PRESIDENT S LUB
Barbara Milne Go rdo n
Lawrence Lokken
Do nald Olsen
CENTURY CLUB
Harri Bendix
Leola Dyrucl Furman
George Jo hnso n
Geo rge Larso n
Arden Norum
James Redeske
B ILD ER ' L 8
Marilyn Ellin g o n Akerman
o nia Overmoen Gulli ck
PRESIDENT' CLUB
Roger Go rdon
Kenneth elson
LL
MA RSHALL 0
Gregory Madson
Mary Tild:, hl Meyers
13 11
. DBRS' L B
Kenneth Akerman
Maril yn :,ur~ Breckenridge
I aniel arlson
D~nnls Jo hnson
aro l Oversvce Jo hnson
o nstancc ildseth Spang~nberg
Lorna Hoversten
Judy Jo hnson
O livi a Gordo n Lorents
Jack Osberg
Ron con
ENT RY L B
Wendell Brown
Jennelle John on Cunn ing
Bruce Gilclseth
Paul G rover
Jo hn Hugo
Phillip Mattison
Roger Sci" artz
Lew is Sundqui st, II
All an 1\ •eite
Mary Ann
rensen
rban
Kenneth Erickso n
Juli a Ose rose
Jerelyn Hov land Cobb
~ illi am Eri k o n
fary a hristensen Farrell
Donald Gjesfjeld
Lola Nel o n Graf, tro m
Bradl ey Hoh
·irolyn Jo hn n
Jud ith Hess Larsen
Juli e Medbery
Andre 'el on
Russell O sterberg
Glenn Peterson
Lois Mahlum H agen
Janel Eve n o n Potratz
!l oc k Helgeson
Wanda And erson l·krn e
Lynne 'iclean Junke rmeier
Charles Kin g Jr.
Barbar-J Cook Krueger
Lloy d Raymo nd
Nancy Joubert Ray mond
James Roback
Tru dy Jo hn n chohen
Arvid Schroeder
Lois Knu tson Larsen
Bonn ie Carlson Pehrson
James Pom merenke
Paul She rvey
Th omas \Vadsw o rth
SUPPORTI 'G LEVEL
Kri ti And erson
no e Marie o rdi n Anderso n
Twy lah Tjon Ayarbe
Jo hn Bostad
bir e Hell and Buettner
Jo hn Chri stensen
herman Co ltvet
John Sorenso n
Moril yn Heide ~ aller
Linda To llefson Zenk
CIASS OF 1963
CIASS OF 1964
'umb er of Alum ni : 23
Total amouni o f G ifi,,: 5 1,884
Number of Alumn i: 250
Total amo unt of Gifts: 17,779
Particip atio n: 2 1%
Participation: 20%
A UG BURG CIR LE
LaVonne O lson Bat" lden
Paul Bataldcn
REGE T ' JR LE
Joyce Leifgren Yo ung
REGENTS' CIRCLE
ancy Bloo mfi eld Bouemill er
All en Hove rsten
PRF !DE NT' CL B
MAil HAL L CO
~larie Hali e ~b
Andr e,v Berg
UPPOllTI N LE EL
Bradfo rd Aamod t
Sharo n Bate. Erick,o n
Barry Fo land
Ro nald ro ff
~largery Kyv ig Haaland
Robert Hans n
Ann Tja len Jensen
Roge r J hn on
David Johnson
Verli e Bloc k Jorenby
Ellen Paulson Keiter
haro n w an o n Knutson
Bruce L, ngager
Mary Lindgren
Karla Krogsrud 1\l iley
Donald ~lill er
David Stce nson
B ILOERS' LUB
Linda arl tedt
D:•wicl Proctor
Han andbo
All en Sauer
1rom
rdean Torsten::
,on
Robert Tuff o rd
Christo pher Wagner
Jo hn ~ anner
Lauralee Howe Zenk
Diane Petrik Ziemann
ENT Ull Y CLUB
n. hark Anderso n
Ro nald Beckm an
Lanncll F:i.rmer
f\lary Lower Farmer
Helen Anderson Gil dseth
Maril yn Peterson Hau,
Doris Wilkin s J hns n
Jud ith Lille. t I
Karen Tangen ~fanison
David 1lonrnd
Clari ce Staff
PPO llTI NG LEVEL
Charles Arndt
!o rris Bjurli n
Karen LeMere 8 ~moe
R ger I3o moc
Wendell Carls n
loria bu s n
~larilyn
'iel..,en
Jean Ami .ind Berg
Arvid Berg
Mary nn Ho lland Berg
Loi Harp Bjorngaard
~lary Cogcl ow
Euni ce Bergman Di etrich
Th om:is Eberhart
Judy Th mp on Eiler
Gary Ell is
Dale Engel
Sharo n Kun ze Erick
n
M:iril ynn nos. Fall trom
D o nald Francb
Ani ta
Sato ru Sudo h
Michael \Xtalgren
ndcn,o n
Judith Ka~in An enson
Patri i~1 SLrecker Pederson
Le·ley chw:i rten Schmid
Lind a H am ilto n Sem:i
Jame:, piess
'all y
Mi h3e l ~Llrcy
D ivin Peterso n
Charlotte Ge rclee n Osw oocl
H ild ur Oye n Gle:i,o n
hrb to pherso n Gra nsee
Helen Friederichs Griller
Nancy Bacon Hale
Glenn H:imberg
Linnea Hanke
Lo is Rajala H anson
CIASS OF 1965
Number of Alumni: 29 1
Total amouni of G ifts: 202, 185
P:1nicipation: 23%
Ronald Hanson
Kendall Kamp
Chuck Kienho lz
Paul Larson
andra impson Phaup
Charles chu lz
AU G BURG CIRCLE
Kin ney Jo hnson
MARSHA LL CO ' IL
Rob ert No rdi n
Stell a Ky llo Rosenqu ist
Karen Henry Steenson
FO NI Ens· CIRCLE
Robert Lee
Mi chael 1\ lonson
Gene Nagel
Jud ith O lson 'elson
Larry Nelson
Da n Anderson
Catherine W'chncr O rna n
'CIL
Carol A nderso n tvlc uen
Sara H alvorso n
UPPO llTI 'G LEVEL
Caro lyn Aadland Allm on
Clayto n And erson
Donald And er,o n
David Parup sky
REG E
r ' JR
LE
Steve n Strom rnen
B ILD Ell S' CL B
D enn is Erickson
M ary Lou Ervin Eri kson
Janet Batalclen Johnson
Jean Pfeifer O lso n
Helen ,ueren Q uanl eek
David idney
\Villiam tro m
Do rothea Hake To rstenso n
PRES! DENT' CLUB
Steven 'ielsen
•lerilcc Alne Schroeder
~!A R HAU
Darryl arter
CIL
Julie G udrnesw d Laudi ci na
Lilah Ra mus:,cn
Judit h Rey no ld>
I. Patricia Stec nson Roback
Sylv ia Johnson Strand
D av id Swe nson
\'(!illiam Tessman
Gary Th yren
Robert Zell er
CIASS OF 1966
um be r of Alu mni : 28 1
Kenneth Z iemann
Dani el ~!eyers
Shirley wanson 'ordin+
CE rr ll Y CLUB
D r thy Bo rsgarcl Berk land
\'v'anda \Xl:ig ner H anson
REGE
Peter Jacobson
Jo hn Luo ma
Gary Ison
Gay Jo hm,on Mi ne:u
Bru e Braaten
Jerry DeVrieze
I ea nne Star G reco
1-1
. Le:,ter Hahrer on
har n Christen en Kildal
Gary Langness
Diane Garbi ch Levake
haro n Lindell Mortru cl
Ro nald No rd in
James Park.
Virginia Hovland Plun ken
Beny H anson Rossing
tanley pangenberg
Marilyn Th mps n
Cark1 Q u:inbeck ~•algren
Ann Johnso n Wo llm an
Tota l amount o f G ift,,:
Participatio n: 190/o
BUl LDEll S' CL B
' CIR LE
Spence r M inear
D av id Patenaude
MAR HALL
Marie Bergh Sandbo
Larry ch Ila
Cy ntJ,b H anson
D avid Sevig
B ILDERS' CLUB
Larry Cole
ENT Ull Y
L B
Th omas
U CIL
o lema n
Lois Lut hard And erson
John G reenr.eld
Gary Bl ,berg
JoAn n Halvor,o n
Th o mas H anson
o rclelia
ohvc t H offm ann
Donald Hosetl,
Beve rly 1c:lson Hugo
Janice M3 U....,on John ·on
haron Diubenner Klabu nde
:iro l Welc h Langne
Do uglas John.a n
Kathryn \Vall Jo hnson
Gracia 'yda hl Luo m:i
Richard Mo rk
Robert 'elson
Darrel Peterson
Beth Torstenson
16,7
ENT RY
L 8
teven Holm
Edw:ird Huseb)'
!Ian Kristenson
fary Larson LefT
teven Westby
PPORTI G LEVEL
J. Luther Anderso n+
ylvi a ather Anderso n
John Andre:i en
anne n 1ese th Berg
David Berg
Charles Bonn es
~larilyn Franzen Chri tensen
Helen Colrvet Clarke
Judith Erickso n Coppersmith
hirle y andin D:ihl
C. Franson
Kathleen Kap lin Franson
Jack Gustafson
Mary Kunh Haag
nd ra Edstr0 m Hamberg
Jerry Hokk anen
Loi undberg Jacobson
Gary Jo hnson
l:irie ygaard Jo hnson
Catherine Blom Johnson
larjorie Delany Jo nes
Joy Klemp
Daryl Kosloske
Sandr:i Jo hnson Kotva l
Elsie Anderson Larson
Joh n Lund
Jo hn Mill er
Karen Langseth Oelschlager
Beverl y Hallcock O hm:inn
Carol trand Pattee
Dennis Paulson
lardelle Jo hnson Pearson
Judi th Erickson Pittelkow
Carolyn Benson Piuman
1ary And erson Rop
Linda 1-loversten inger
Joann Gi lbenso n nyder
Charles tenson
James tru ve
haro n Peterson Tessman
OAS OF196
um ber of Alumni : 283
T0tal amou nt o f Gifts: 9,820
Participa ~o n: 2 %
PRESID E1'n"
L 8
John
hwartz
MARSHALL
Elaine Larson
CIL
8 ILD EllS' CL B
tephen Batalden
Sandr:i Batalden
Gail tromsomoe Dow
Mary Westcrmo Parrar
Lee Ann e Hansen J.ack
Mur iel IJerg Scho lla
Rebe ca Helgesen Vo n Fio;cher
Philip Wold
CENT RY CL B
Duane hil gren
Loren Dunham
Mari lyn Alb augh ierke
Alan Gierke
arol Nerd rum Grover
Jo hn rover
uzanne Overholt Hampe
Bari :ir-a ~ alen Han n
David Haugen
Karen Jacobso n Haugen
Duane Hetland
Darlene Tesdell Hetland
Rebecca Beito Huseby
Mark andbo
tuart tgaard
FOUNDE RS' CIR LE
John Fahlberg
Ro nald elson
Joan Volz
UPPORTI G LEVEL
Barb:ira Amderso n Aaberg
ue brahamson
John Anderson
Bruce Anderson
Lynn Bo llm an
Joanne haib le Bonnes
Keitl1 Bratseh
Ro n Burke
Beverly Kronstad Burke
Jame Call
Janet Fi her Dawnpo rt
. Leroy Erickson
Mari lyn 1cKnight Erickson
Ruth Ann Gjerde Fitzke
Terry Frovik
Kmhleen Mauer Gjesficld
Lorrain e Vash o w isch
ickie Mell um Ho kk:i nen
R bc rt H man
R ger Hu by n
andr-J Doeri ng Jeppesen
David Kern
Karen Lenander
James Leschensky
Rebec , Gisselqu ist Lien
George Lillquist
James Lindell
Kathl een Feddick Luedtk e
Eleanor Moe
Johanna eldert
Bonnie Johnson elson
Linda Larson Pahl
Daniel Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
Janet Madsen Peterson
Willi am Pittman
Fern Rasmussen
Dl:i ne Munso n Ristr m
Aud rey Anderson Rogness
Dennis Sa krei ter
Karen Foss ackreiter
ancy Osberg hnelde r
Mi ke evig
Patricia itkin
Ro bert kouegaard
Paulene elso n peed
retchen Larson wenson
W:,yne Swen o n
Duane Vlk
Miri am Cox Peterson
I.ASS OF 1968
Number f Alumni : 335
Total amount of ifts: 33,227
Particip atio n: 2 1%
REGENl ' UlCLE
Larry harpc
PRESIDENT'SCLUB
Michael Arndt
Karalynn Lestrud
John Weinard
IARSHALL O
c rge elson
CIL
13 ILD ERS' CL B
Doro thy And erson
Jean Hemstreet Ba hman
J nmhan DeVrie
Dean Ersfeld
Luther Kendri k
Marsha trOmmen O lson
fary R iland Peterson
J hn Roebk e
Judy And erson haubach
· rolyn Hanson hild gen
Jane Knudsen \V/, Id
ENl ' RY cum
David Boe
I ne Agrimson Hanson
Mark Hanson
Bruce Jo hnson
Lois Hall oc k Jo hnson
Jomes Karkh fT
Linda Haack Lomker
us:1nne tarn Malolk y
Lyle Malotky
David Melby
Ali ce Draheim Peters
ary chmid1
Earl ·thre
Janet Tho rp
n tan e Ackerso n ~ anner
PPORTI G LE EL
D nna nder o n
hrist Behm
Pri ilia Plan Berg
ral ulli vn Berge
Joel Bjerke trand
Jo hn Bohn ack
D nald Brill
Janet Br-Jaten De aetano
Elizabeth J-lukee Deretl h
1' ph en Erickso n
Willi am Farmer
Do uglas Feig
Do uglas Frisk
All en Glslas n
Denis Guctzk w
Paul Hanso n
Leif I lartmark
Ann e Dauphin e Hayward
D:ile Hendri ckson
Kathl een ~ illi ams Hen lrickson
Jo hn Hopper
ally Amund o n Ho pper
Jim I los •1h
I Jerald Johnson
Dolore Johnson
Th eodore Johnso n
David Joyce
David Loftness
Janet Letnes Martin
NoReen Nystrom -Henk e
Mary Firl Ol son
Jan Pedersen- chiff
Robe rt Peters
Linda Christensen Phillip s
Barbar:i Hanson Raymond
James Romslo
Merrill Ronnin g
Gerald ine Carlstrom Rustad
Nancy Peterson almi
andy Pagel Sammelson
Carol Watson aund ers
Gretchen trom chmidt
Jan everson
lair everson
Audrey
eiderhauser Severson
Joanne Dokken trauser
Byron Troite
Loi Wellnitz Warren
GI.ASS OF 1969
Number o f Alumni : 384
Tot al amount of Gifts: ,366
Particip atio n: 16%
PRESIDENT' CLUB
John Harden
larilyn Kusel Kirk
MARSHALL COU CIL
Pamela Bjorklund Carlson
\Vayne arl on
B ILD ERS' CLUB
David Cross
JaJl)e Ericksen
Diana 0 1 n Ersfeld
Ri hard King
Jacqu elin e Kniefel Lind
Ric hard O lmsted
andra Larson Olmsted
Mark ateren
l.ee challer
Jero me chauba h
rma Jo hnson tromm en
Lawren e Turn er
Jeanne M. Kyllo Wends huh
ENT RY CL B
Lynn Benson Hjelmel and
Ingrid Kloster Koc h
Barbara hiv ne Parrish
ene Parrish
Robe rt trandqui st
Erik trommen
Jo hn Sulzbach
Ro nald Swanso n
James To rfln
Karen o rum Alm
Juli e Teig land Anderson
:iro l Halvorso n Bjerkestrand
Robe n Bliss
Lois Peterson Bo llman
Joel 0ranes
hery l Jenneke Br:itsch
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ydn ey And erson Gray
John Greenfi eld
Janice H awk ins f-lalvo rson
laudia Melvie Hanmark
Eunice Helgeson
Royce Helmbr echt
Joan Halverson Ho h
Rosemary Jacobson
Laurel Jo nes Jo hnson
Ellen I.arson Jo hnsto n
Robert Kir chner
Ma rcia \\!"ellzin Kjesbu
Joanne Ogdahl Leach
Donald Lenzen
James Lindstrom
Mark Lund
Bruce Mestemacher
tvlarsha\l Os ma n
Caro le On e Pesek
Mich ael Peterson
Ro nald Petrich
Dennis Pflip sen
Sandra O lson Pietig
Sharon Riskedahl
James Rosie
Mary Mether Sabalk e
Richard Sandeen
Nancy Ne umann Th oren
Mark Trechoc k
Bo nni e Jami eson Wedel
uni s Z ieske
LaRhae G rind al Knarterud
Dani el Koc h
Berry Mackay
'ico lyn Rajala
Lisbeth Jorgensen etJ1re
Mi chael Th orsten on
M . Jane Corneli on Van Brunt
Ro nald Wahlb erg
Paul Wie e
SUPPORTI 'G LEVEL
Daryl And erson
Po rtia Maland Brandsoy
arolyn Gilb enso n Brow n
Kenneth Campb ell
herman Danielson
Barbara Ellefson Ditty
Kathie G ild emeister Erbes
Bo nn ie Christo pherson Feig
J\fark Francis
Lynn Anderson 1-laanen
oel Hauge
Mary ldsvoog
Renee Maikkul a Isaacson
Jerry Jo hnson
M arnee M oline Kopren
Jo hn Kulczyc ki
Maril yn Lading
Sonya ydah l Lund
Judith Benso n Madsen
Catherine Gorder Mazyc k
Susan \Xl illiams McG uire
Air ell ygaard
Linda \'{lichmann Oja
Joel 0 1 en
CLASS OF 1970
Lo rene Peterson Roste
Numb er of Alumni : 356
Tota l amount o f G ifts: 48,382
Donald Smith
Participatio n: 13%
A GSBURG CIRCLE
Th oma Peters n
Joyce Engstrom Specto r
Da w n Hofstad Slrommen
Tim oLhy Strornmen
Sharo n Johnson Sulliv an
D iane Johnso n Th orkil dso n
1ary Lo ken Veiseth
o nya Hagen Zieske
Linda Sw anson Z immerman
FOU N DERS' CIR LE
Robert Mid ness
PRESID ENT' S
L B
Nancy Paulson Bjo rn o n
N. Edwa rd Briesemeis1er
Terry ygaard
Paul ene O lson Od egaard
MARSHA LL CO NCIL
Linda Larson
Paul Mik elson
B ILDERS'
L B
G a,y Benson
ara Palmgren Benson
Mary Buss
Chery l Nelson Kin g
Richard Seime
u ~an Lindberg Sorenson
ENT URY CL B
James Ashley
Kerry Bad
J:i.mes Fischer
Jo hn I·lj elmeland
Lon Johnson
Linda Radtk e Karkh ff
Ronda Teigland Zoc hen
Nancy Ro tberg Sylvester
ENT URY CLUB
Jennif er Mi ller Bunk er
Willi am Eggers
Ali ce Rutkmvs ki Gaarde r
lary G roote r Lew is
Charles Maland
Gregg 1 elson
All en Ofstehage
Janice Bell chmidt
Stephanie Johnso n Sulzbach
SUPPO RTING LEVEL
Nancy Padd oc k Brenn y
Glen Bruin s
Susan Gib bo ns Casey
T imothy Casey
Paul Chind vall
Kathy Krop elin Cracraft
Lorraine \Xlietzke Aaland
A.
Lind a Kru se Andell
usan And erson
V ivian Yonke r And erson
Margaret Reitz Bade
Bruce Bo reson
arolyn Benson D:rnn er
Ruth Schroeder Duf fy
Peter Eckb erg
Tim othy Brady
Mark Bund y
Linda Schlue1er
urran
Kent G rosser
Vicki Aanstad Do rrell
David Hil k
Shi rley Schroeder Holtzman
Michael Hostetler
Mary Jech
Rachel Hendri ckson Juli an
Leslie Lee
Virginia Simeng:lard Liebig
Maril yn Buschbo m Lueth
Ro bert Martin
Debora h Sherman Enzenauer
Do nova n Erickson
\Xl illiam J\'lees
Ly nn Oder Mill er
Jo na1han
ye
Gerald 0 1 o n
Barbara Berg Petersen
Reynold Petersen
Judith Larson Peterson
Gary Gaddy
James Geske
Richard 1-labstrill
Marilyn ilox ness Hall
Bernellt! M anson Hansen
Nao mi Hauge n
Judy Baco n Haugo
Nancy O lson Hrdli cka
Al an Huu s
Rachel Ive rson
Lenn ice No rdaun e Keefe
Na ncy l-led tro m Voeks imoneni
Kath ryn Modrow Kufu s
Roberta Larson Lee
Greg Lindb erg
Pamela Haagenson Lindberg
Susan Did rikso n Lisell
Mm grera M agelssen
Patrick Marcy
Chery l Lindroos lartin
Mary Muhl brnd t
Daniel o rdi n
Bruce Paners n
Darrell Skoge n
Janice heldo n Th ompson
Janet
Jane Sontag Vern ess
Ro nald Weitbr cc ht
Gregory With er
Maril yn Bo rcherdin g Wortreng
Kathy Q ui ck
Robe rt Reid
Kathl een Bur ke Ridd le
Stephen Ro lfsrud
elson Pierman tier
Susan Maa hs Rowa n
David Owe n
Ka}' Hendrick son Owe n
CLASS OF 19 72
Willi am Urseth
Numb er of Alumni: 35--
MARSHALL CO 1CIL
P31rici:1 O lson Ellinger
Mark Ellin ger
Philip Hovers ten
Barbara Durk ee Mik el o n
Ronald Jo hnson
Gary Larson
Janice elson
Christy Larsen Branes
Lea nne Phinn ey
PRESIDE NT 'S CL B
Wayne Jorgenso n
Burto n Haugen
Th o ma Howe
Al an Soli
Nancy Becker Soli
Jo hn Rask
Tim oth y Rauk
Lind a il benson Romslo
Mark Saari
Glenni s Wi lda chluk ebi er
FOU DERS' CIRCLE
8n 1ce Bengtson
CE
RY L B
Ric hard Ekstrand
Krisline O lson
Karen Sand ness
'umb er of Alumn i: 346
To tal amount of Gifts: 26,896
AUSGBURG CIRCLE
Mi chael Goo d
Peter G3 le
John Gisselqui st
Gail Th acker O fstehage
SUPPORTING LEVEL
David And ell
Jeffr ey And ert
Donald Beach
Th om Berkm itz
Jane Catlin Bracken
CLASS OF 19 7 1
Pa11icipation: 14%
B ILD ERS' CL B
Joann Koelln Frank ena
Total amount o f Gif ts:
Pan ici patio n: 17%
11,60
PRESIDENT' CL B
Car I Pederson Jorgenson
F, Clayto n T)•ler
Rita Lran1pc Samue lson
Jud ith Sandeen andell
Else Tallaksen Sevig
Ronald pencer
'lary Kay Joh nso n Stensvaag
au l tcnsvaag
Gary Syverson
Jacque lin e Henry Taylor
Kalhlee n eim Til ck:rq uist
B IL DERS' CLUB
John Jenn eke
u an Sc a Swanson
MARSHALL COU CIL
D avid
hristianson
Mi chell e Karkh off Chri stianson
Marlys Oe lschlager With ers
James \XI, lslegel
Cl.ASS OF 19 3
umber of Alumni : 3 " tal amount o f Gif ts: , 28
Participatio n: 6%
PRESIDE
LUB
Terry Lindstrom
Carol Zinial ndberg
A G DURG CIR LE
Ri hard o lvin
RE E
' CIR LE
Ruth Johnson
B ILOERS' CL B
PRESID ENT CL B
Kenneth Holmen
Linda Dailey Holmen
K.1thleen Tinseth
Gary Anderson
Maril yn Gisselquist
Linda ~ ahlberg Jenneke
1ARSHAU CO
Mary Olson
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Bonni e Peterso n
CE.Nll .JRY CL B
Rebecca 'ysruen Berger
Joyce Catl in
Jame Hagen
'ancy Klein Maland
James Larson
Marvin Le,':lk e
Pamela Nichols 'elso n
Jeffrey Nelson
Da,id Pautz
D ILDERS' CL
Alan Bachman
Cynth ia Behmer Gale
Eliz:ibeth el n Gil benson
David Gilbenso n
1arlene Chan Hui
Brian ~ ,gdahl
Y CLUB
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Dean Anderson
tephen Blake
t Dav is
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
R. Charles And erson
heldo n And erson
Jo Ann Berg Bablitch
Catherine Berglund lk >cker
M arcia Raymond Berkow itz
Lester Breuer
u Brow n
Janet hurr Brubak
teven Carlson
Marily n Rude Chind vall
Beverly Mattson Conboy
Douglas Conboy
Nancy Johnson Dahlo f
Kathleen Cina Dimm er
TllTiothy Dob le
Duane Foss
Corrin e Froelich Frank
Lyth Hartz
Ruth Gu ndale Hill ebrand
Thomas Jensen
Denn is Jo hnson
Cheryl Peterson uin gc
Mark Mattoo n
Doane Bears Mills
Robe rt ilsen
Lavonne Pearso n
Willia m Pearson
Daniel Peterson
Reid Peterson
Janice Weum Philib ert
Peggy tafne Ruch
ou Schum ack
Kipp Skaden
Lou is Stender
Do nald wenso n
JL-an Bridges Wachs
Lin Carlson Wahlberg
Cynth ia Brakk e Wo lslegel
Karen Levisen Zcim is
I.ASS OP 197 4
Number o f Alu mni: 376
Total amo unt of Gif ts: I 17, 155
Participatio n: 17%
Eli z:ibcth Turrittin Lien
Ward hendel
Lynne And erson Volkm an
Baroora And erson Albr echt
R nald Al brecht
tephe n nen n
Rhona 'ew port Bry ky
Carl Bublitz
Grego ry Carlson
uivo n Emerson-Henry
Valerie Dilger Gryni ew icz
Morcia Tho mpson Hogen
Gayle Baker Hofmann
Lyle 1-!o rrmann
Mi hacl Hover..ten
Kathleen And erson Lor..ba h
Martin Lucin
Philip Lundi n
Paige 'elson
Wendy ilsson
toeve
n O T oo l
Mary Oa pp Overend
Richard Pearson
Kathryn anode n Pearson
Linda uirso n Pipk rn
Mary Ratzlaff
Ro land Root
harles huh
Robe rt tro mmcn
Joel olhelm
LAS OP 197 5
umber o f Alumni : 288
Total amount o f Gifts: 16,646
Participa tion: 16%
SB RG Ill LI!
Daniel Jo hnson
A
PRESIDENT'
L D
Eric Br wni ng-L.1rsen
0 ILDllllS' L 0
Linda I lyde Bachman
Duane Esterly
Merilee Klemp
George Mothison
Pamela Birdsall Richard
Shi rley l10berg
Allan To nn
orman Wahl
CENll.JRY CLUB
David Dahl
Karen Jo hnson
Richard Kruger
David uin gness
Bradl ey Lundell
Kathryn Faber o rum
ui urie Paulson Dahl
Marilyn Pear..on Florian
Rachel Rohde Gilc hrist
Donald Grote
Peter Hendri ckson
Karen Hesselroth
Tho mas Koelln
Susan Forsmark Long
UPPORTI G LEVEL
ancy Dahl And rews
Jon Bergherr
Deborah Fredrickson Crow ley
Belvin Doebbe rt
Jame Erlandson
usan Gu enthner Ga rne
PPORTI G LEVEL
Conni e Garry Adams
Peggy And erson
hery l Birk Gable
Con.stance o rdby Bonde
Kothleen Briggs
John Burgeson
Brenda Hoppes Ca11:1doris
ndrea Eri kson
tep hen Graziano
tep hanie Gierke ustafson
Gerald Halvor..on
Jann lei ner Hamilto n
Rayn1o nd Hamil ton
uiurie Hayden
Keith Howard
Loretw Mack Koc h
Patri Edwards Kroml inger
usan Jo hnson Mc eill
Ii Mo llner
ancy
Daniel 'elson
hirl ey hristensen i kel
LondaJo hnson Paulson
Elizabeth Kaste Peder..en
James Ring
Ann Bubo ltz Roc he
Andrea Johnson tro mmen
Paula Roberts Tetzlo ff
Alla n Tor..tenson
Janette Tup a
Chris Jensen
Mark Jo hnson
Douglas John.so n
David ui ne
Willi am Lindqu ist
Kim Hoversten Ludn
Solveig Evenson Mattson
Elsa Mohn
Douglas elson
Jeff essler
tee n Olson
Vicky Bergh Paschke
Dale Paschk e
tephen Pearson
Ruth Graf Peter..on
Becky Gustafson Raadt
'«~lli om Raadt
harles Rapp
Jero me Rokk e
Mary Ro nnin g
Dean mith
Richard viggum
ancy elson Temte
Michael Thomsen
Lois Wanm an
Debra
heeler
Cl.ASS OF 1977
umber of Alumn i: 3 5
Tow l amount of Gifts: 13,83 2
Participatio n: 15%
Cl.ASS OF 197 6
umber of Alumn i: 05
To tal amount of Gifts: 22 ,558
Particip atio n: 15%
A G D RG IRCLE
Ii . Th eod re GrincL11
PRESIDENT CL B
Jacki e Parker herryho me
tephen Reinarz
MARSHAU CO
1ephen veom
B ILDEI ' L B
·ott And er..on
Dovid Pagerlle
usan Gang.sci
Kothryn Anderson
Mark Zcll,m:r
IL
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E
RY I.UB
Janel elso n And erson
Steven lll oo m
PRESIDENT S CLUB
Daniel Eitrheim
Charles Gabri elson
Joel Gisselqu ist
Roselyn ordaun e
MARSHALL CO
CIL
R bert And erson
Antoinette Laux veom
Patrick Zumbu sch
0 ILDERS' CL B
Mary Quanbe k Barber
Inez hey Bergqu ist
Debr:o Daehn-Zellmer
Mi hoel Heck
Daniel Reu ·
Mark chmidt
Laurn unon
ENTURY CL B
Willi am Babcock
Jeffery Blixt
Mary Fastner Bloo m
Bnice Cunningha m
John Sonnack
Jud ith Knudso n trommen
Lou Ann DielZ Wenen
S PPO RTI G LEVEL
ancy Berg tro m Allen
Debra ha e Anderson
Eric Aune
Wend y Bjork lund
Lynne Kohn Blixt
Elizabeth O lson Boum an
con Bouman
D wa ine Brun
1at.han
arisen
Pamela Carlson Heide
Linda arlson \Xtescon
David Cornell
Wayne Eklun d
co ll Fridley
James Haley
~lark Hall
Lori Q uo Hansen
Rox:mne l·b n
Michele Granlund Jerde
Susan Heng)' Johnson
Marlene Ell Jo rgen en
Susan Lageson Lundh olm
Douglas lerrill
Lori Ha lin ger Merri ll
Randall 'elson
Leslee Sandvig Nestingen
Laurie Stevenson 1ielsen
Paul Rinenh use
John and nes
'iarn a Schi eld
John Schraan
Jerome Spetzman
T imoll 1)' Strand
James trommen
Paul trommen
Bernie we nson
Rmh nderdahl-Peirce
Janel Waddin gto n Van\Xlyk
Sharon Svendsen \Xtanvig
farjo rie Ell is Welde
David Wyga nt
CIASS OF 1978
um ber o f Alumn i: 368
Total amount o f Gi fts: 30, 26
Pani cipmion: 17%
AUG 13 RG CIRCLE
P. D:1w n Heil Taylor
PRESID E T CLUB
All ison Everen
Kennel h Svendsen
MARSHA Li.
IL
Jennifer Abeln Kahlow
13 ILDERS' L 13
Mary Powe ll Ashley
J3me:, Bern~Lcin
Kendra Bo nderud
Th oma, Burnside
Patrick I la:ir
Bev Ha.m111"
1 Nleyer
Dennis Meyer
. Eri pore
1ephen Th ompso n
CENT RY L 13
Richard Hendrickso n
Th omas Hendrickso n
Linda Kin g
Bonnie Lamon 1oren
Jonathan 1loren
James Peterson
oreen \Xtalen T hompson
Loui e Dahl Wood
SUPPO RT! 1G LEVEL
Dir k Abra ham
Randy Asman
Kir ten Sateren Bergherr
andra Fretty Bruesewit z
Joan Brustad
lichael Colehou r
James Dahlen+
Mark Depaolis
Do nna Woodw ick Didrik son
ChrislOpher Cea o n
andra Glass-Sirany
Janet Hall
Peter Hanson
Bnice Hendrickson
M urray Hers1ein
Joel Hoege r
Catherine Arvid ·on Kaiser
J. Jo hn Karason
con Kemper
Caro l Fevo ld Koepk e
Brad Larson
Darla Burbach Lindqu ist
Caro l Ro mnes Loncar
Keith Lundell
Tama ly n Anderson Lundqu ist
Th omas Lundqui t
Ro lf Mo rck
Robert lorrow
Rachel Lindell elson
Carol Krassin Nis en
Paulene Soine Ison
Paul3 \Xlinchester Palermo
Bruce Peterson
Connie Lam n Priesz
Margery Mi elke Roberts
Scou Rysdahl
Ell en Wessel Schuler
Mark Sever.,on
Kevin Shea
Michael Sp:ir by
Suzan Moe S1egemoell er
Lorn Th ompson Sturm
Jani s Th o reson
Joan Swenson-Bredenbe Van '\' in.
I ebora h Lease Wagman
Gary Walls1ein
Megan Webster
aomi '-:' illiamson
Timothy Wo lter
CIASS OF 197 9
umber of lumni : 405
Tota l amount o f G ifts: 10,56Part.icipalion: 16%
Kevin Bondcrud
u :111Johnson Drakulic
Diane i\leyers
on \Veber
1ephen \'i'emzell
Juli a Davis tyr lund
Phil ip tyrlun d
Jeffrey we nson
CIASS OF 1980
~IAllSI-IALL O
Terry Jell ison
I
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13 LDERS' L 13
John Aune
Rebecca Lund een Aun e
Laurie arl on
con Hanus
Mi chael Kennedy
Adelaide Peterson Parbst
Jay Phinney
Sharon Lak in pi on
CENT RY LUB
Eric Anderson
Annette Johnson Anderson
El a Parbs1 Dean
Jeff rey Defr eese
David Eitrheim
L. ra ig Estrem
T heresa Serbus ~ lrem
aro l Dubov ick Hard
Chri 1o pher Haug
Lynn Schm idtk e Lyng
Emilie ysruen Kennedy
Laurie 'elson O rlow
Debra Merier Peters
Gram Rykk en
i\l ark To nsager
PPO RTING LEVEL
Lind a Ande rson
KaLhy Ploquin Asman
Debr:t Bal er
Steven Berkeland
David Boots
Tom Bo rdw ell
Judy Bender Brin k
Pamela Cantley
Paul Daniels
Sall y Hough Daniels
Robe rt Egan
Craig Ell estad
Julie Edso n eason
Catherine lngman Golv
Tonia Hendrickson u taf on
Kim Ranczka Gyuri sko
Joanne Leig hto n Hacker
igne ll strup
Jul ie lsen lngleman
Joni Jensen
Ho ll y ro1en Kreku la
lVlark Le wi s
Perry ~lalco lm
Vernon Mel nryre
Christel Hartwi ck Meye r
Amy Hoversten J\lorck
'icholas Nelson
"usan O hnesorge
hawn Pagliarini
Jacqueline Roesler Peterson
Donald Pouer
Terri Radovich
Deborah Larso n chult z
L, na Hall Skah<:n
Borb ara wffel
Dana Pa1ch Th omas
Jane Ol son uk c lich
Number of lumni : • 19
Total amou m f ifL>. 1- , I 19
Panicip :11ion: 14%
FO
DEi ' JR LE
Laurie Fyksen-13eise
PRESID E 1T
CLUB
Ma nin L-irson
Chri , Walker
1CIL
~IA IUi ALL
Jeff rey Jam es
Jacque lin e Brook hire TeTSb
e rg
BUILDERS' L B
JoAnne I eller-Ander,,en
Harold Weick
CENT RY L 13
Cind y Brehm
Charle:, 13urmeis1er
Dani el Carlson
Anit a Hill Hansen
Kay Kendall Kapp er,,
Kristy Ander:,o n i\latt.son
Phillip Nelson
Kr isten Obrud
Robert Roy
Paul Sannenad
Chery l i\licheben Slencn
SUPPORT! 'G LEVEL
G rego ry Baufie ld
~l ichael 131
obe rger
Denise Dup re Boc klund
co11Bock lund
Jody Yaroc h Bordw ell
Jon Burnison
Ju lie Ungemach Collv er
Janyce Erickso n
Claudi a Walters Forsbe rg
Dann Fo rsberg
Robert Gardn er
Fritz Hacleler
Julie Levisen Hammon:,
Paul Han.mark
Dawn Hendri cks
Dale KenKni gh1
Sandra Ketcham
Paul Kilgore
ynthia Ellm an Kncis l
Gary Kub al
Robe 11Laf leur
Gail Ryan Lehn
Lee Lill quis1
Peter Ma nignac o
tacy John:,on I nson
Bradle)' Ruff
Lisa Rusinko
Roalcl atcren
Margaret Ison ommer~
John Sorenson
John \\7:1genaar
Rob) '" Arno ld Zollne r
CIASS OF 198 1
Number of Alumni :
18
-Y:tal amount o f Gifts:
,199
Participation: I
GB RG CIRCLE
Tracy Elftmann
FO DERS' OR CLE
Roben ~ ick
PRESIDENT' CL B
Leeann Rock
Dean undquist
MARSHALL CO
Erik Kanten
Karla Morken n ,ompson
J hn Twi to n
Kathl een Knost an ess
Kevin ~ alther
CIASS OF 1982
umbe r of Al umni: 494
Total amount o f Gifts: 9,511
Pan icipation: 10%
PRESID ENT
LUB
Brian Anderson
Jo hn Evan
CIL
BUILDERS' CLUB
Galen Bruer
Pamela Herzan Crowell
Kimberl y Marki e
Dean Mo ren
Ruth Muschinske
Elisabeth Lundeen andgren
'aomi Christense n taruch
John tro mmen
CENfUR Y CLUB
Chris And erson
Michael Burkhard t
Camill a Knu dsen Carlson
Kristo fer Ho no n
John Manson
David Soli
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
Christopher Ascher
Arlin Becker
Beverly Benson
Estell e Brouwe r
Brian Budenski
Kathry n Mickelso n Canwright
Christine Conroy Cherwi en
Victoria Jeff ress Di al vo
Peter Froehlk e
Louise Becken Gallagher
Barbara Gilben
teve n Grind e
Janna Wallin Haug
John Hofnander
Wah Johnson
Kristi ne Johnson
Laura Kasdorf
Rebecca Jami eson KenKni ght
Timo thy Kidde r
Fred Larson
David Leo nidas
Marilyn Gutzman Lodoen
Charles McCan
Dana Holmes McInty re
Meryem Mestoura-Oerge
Scott Musselman
Janine Mattison Nelson
Juli e Holm Odi l
Wendy Nelson Peterson
Di ane Roo k-Jo hnson
Susan Dahlgren Sackrison
Susan Horvat Schill er
Kirsten Schw appach
Stephanie To rgerson Sippr ell
Kari Ann a Beckman Sorensen
Penny Becker ull ivan
Linda Roo p Svendsen
MARSHALL O
CLL
Jeff hri tenson
Debra Krueger Knight
Lori Mo lin e
Roel ill
Randy Stensrud
Ronald l\ mg eth
Jo hn Turn er
Katheri ne Drechsel Vichich
David Wilson
Dale Womeldorf
CLASS OF 1983
Number o f Alumni : 28
Total amount of Gifts: 3,259
Pan icipation: 8%
PRESID ENT CLUB
Joan Molin e
BUILD ERS' CLUB
BUILDERS' CL B
Melinda Tum a Arvo ld
Robe n Arvo ld
Jeffery andgren
CENTURY CLUB
Eli zabeth Bartz
usan Cash
heryl And erson hark
Katherine Aun e \Vade
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
Do uglas Adams
Paul Amos
Mark And rican
usan l-lanson
mu
Lori LaBelle Ban z
Richard Benneu
Kathleen Juli n Benson
David Berrym an
Eli zabeth Bonn er
Leslie Boyu m
Linda O lson Brandt
Julie Christenson Brenny
Terry Brown
Roxanne llausc hno t Buch:inan
Mic hael Cady
Debra Baardson Carlson
Elizabeth Carlson
o n Daniels
Cheryl Howar d Fisher
Do nald Fulto n
Jean Hanson
Rand Henjum
Kay Kenned y Henjum
Penelope Larson Hinderaker
Mark Hu ltgren
Elizabeth Bly Iverson
Rurik Jo hnson
Laura Kasper
Debo rah Church Kidd er
Kala Knuts0n
Laurie Mann
Tim othy Nohr
regory Opit z
Lynda Bonsell u
Richard Redetzke
Leslie achs Ruff
Patt i Evenson Ruth
Jo hn Sackrison
Virgin ia arver
Shell ey w anson ateren
David chepers
ENTURY CL B
Mary Thu reson Belden
Paul Elliott
Jean Luca Ho no n
Pamela Brakke Lanning
Alli son Larges O 'Day
Maren Lecy Ogd ie
Cathy hea
James ier:1kowski
PPORTI G LEVEL
Timothy
grirnson
An ne Togerson Aune
hawn Dr-aper
Lori hmidt Fisher
Meredith Gardi n
Laurie Bennett Halvorson
Lynn Helmke
Janice Haselho rst H tager
harles Ho uts
Mary:, Matts n Hultgren
Miriam Gi elquist Jensen
usan Pull eyn Lenzen
usan Hackb anh Lundq ui t
Do nald Mc lur e
teve ayman
hristo pher elson
Jerry Quam
Mary Roc k
Janet Griffi th andfo rd
Daniel hucll er
Mich ael hw an z
Peter kjervo ld
Rebe a Ostendorf Tun gseth
Meri lee ander Womeld rf
Mary Yurick
CLASS OF 1984
umber o f Alumni : 361
Total amou nt o f Gifts: 18,2 17
Pan lcipatlon: 9%
PRESID ENT' CLUB
Paul Mueller
Kim A leson Ok erstrom
BUILDERS' CLUB
Kyle Anderson
armela Brow n Kranz
Michael Pickell
Patrick ir
Mi chael 1rong
ENTURY CLUB
usan Richmond Jo hnson
Kent Karni ck
Janet Larson Karnick
Brenda Hansen Peterson
Kari Evanson tro ng
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
Bruce Arvo ld
Brent Crego
urtis Ei hen
Anne Erickson
John Gi elqui st
Tim othy Heitman
Jo hn Hilpisch
Lisa Rykk en Kastler
Patti Lloyd
Perry Madsen
Gail Morland
Mary O lson
u an \Varnes Quam
Michelle Reid
Do uglas Ruth
Julie hue11
e
Rhonda Riesberg Tjaden
CIASS OF 1985
'umber of Alum ni : 394
Total amount o f Gifts: 22,549
Pan icipa tio n: 9%
A G BURG IRCLE
Jean Taylor
F UNDERS' IR LE
heri Hofstad K.~mp
PRESID ENT CLUB
ancy Mackey Mueller
o rman Okerstro m
harles Rath
Tamera O ell Rath
13 l LDERS' LUO
usan Berg
Jennif er Olstad Hammer
D, ight Heaney
Steven Lee
ENTURY L 0
Jenni fer J hns1o n Schaid ler
S PPORTING LEVEL
Brian Ammann
Dawn Gerber Amm ann
Peter Auran
RE ENT ' IRCLE
Michael Ooclnarczuk
Jeff Bump
Michael Burden
Dale hris1o pherson
Trud y Fairbank Crego
R. L,w rence Evans
Lee Hawks
Ann
harberg Hein
Carrie Kosek Knon
Kath leen Kuro ss
James
BU ILDERS' CL B
Keith Gliva
Lisa Jo hn o n ~ ahlberg
Kari Huseby Wessman
owac k
Cathleen mith Pagels
erena prenger teffenhagen
Lisa Svac
PPORT ING LEVEL
An gela chillin g Aitk en
oe l Swanson
Paul Thomp o n
uc Th omp on
Michael Tj aden
ClASS O F 1989
Num be r of Alumni : 465
Total amo unt of Gifts: 2,
Particip atio n:
6%
~IAR HALL
O U CIL
9%
REGENTS' CIRCLE
Rebecca Gue nzel Bodnar czu k
Richard Bahr
Arny Hy land Baretz
Chri stin e Wacker Bjor k
faureen McNei l Braatz
Bri an Brakke
Caro l Chase
'I rris Engler
Lisa Brakk e Geis lin ge r
Dea nn a Germain
Jean Guemher
hristian Hahn
CENT RY LUB
1eve n Agge rgaard
Chery l olo mo n o n
Bo nnie L1r.,o n: rem o
Lori Jackm an Hand be rg
Lia Pcteni.o n
D an Terrio
!'PO RTING LEVEL
Debra Brazil
Melissa Hargrave Brueseh o ff
Ti mo th y Gu stafso n
T imothy Jo hn on
Dua ne Birnbaum
Andr ew Moen
Deva ney Looser
A nn Erk kil a Dud ero
Daniel Hanson
Jo hn Wahl be rg
Paul Rensted
Daw n Do naldson Riddering
Jane McA nnany
CENTURY CL B
Kenneth Boe hm
Di ana Wilki e Buffi e
Robe r, Kappers
UPPORT ING LEVEL
Lisa Pestka A nde rson
co n Schue
Christo pher Schul z
teve n evertso n
Mark Wh eeler
Am y Johnson Hanson
Carrie John o n Ingram
J\ilark Muhi ch
Catherine O niskin
Dr ew Priveue
ash
Caro lyn Ross
Broo k
\Xlilliam Schwa rtz
Meld o n Seeland
Todd Steenso n
Cathleen Kleim an Th om
Participatio n: 7%
Kevin Augustine
Lisa Baumgartne r
Aaron \: arwi ck
Caro l Cypr ian Callahan
Virginia arlson
B ILDER ' CL B
Chri s Pieri Arn old
Jame Arn o ld
Clay Ell ing so n
Paul Ca ·anova
Susan Haka la Gl iva
Total amount of Gifts : '4, 890
Anne Conze mius
Deid re M idd leto n
Participatio n:
aroline Q uin zon Ma rvels
Kristin Senerg ren McGin ness
Th omas Mill er
ar:.1h Evanson
elson
M ichell e Mo rit z Richards
Margaret Rog
Jeff rei• Schlieff
Dav id Shaske)•
Lynn Demaray
pliustoesser
Juli e zabla
lark Zaruba
551
PRESID ENT' S
Carla Asleson
L B
B ILDERS' CLUB
Jorgen Ellin gson
G rego ry Schn agl
CE n -u RY CLUB
Chri stin e Coury arnpb ell
Mich ael J:1c b!,on
Kent Klepp e
Kevin Ro nnebcrg
Shirley eve rso n
Jul ie Urb an
ClASS OF 199 0
'umb er o f Alumn i: 451
5%
SUPPORT ! G LE EL
Jo hn Beatty
L,ur:l Bo wer
PRESID ENT'S CL B
Bru ce Ho lco mb
unli ffe
David Dro lson
Janie Du erre I-tall
Kris1en Hi rsch
CE fURY CLUB
Paul Klaiber
Sherri Lar o n
Clayt on ~le 'eff
Nancy ~lerrill
Kristin Mill er
Elizabeth Petit
Heath er LaaLsch Sabi •
Ju lie
hl ucter
Cathy vendsen
Steve n Gittw,
De an \Xla hlin
Jean Eilenso n
Alex Gonza lez
Greg Hanson
ClAS S OF 199 2
Lynn Fichtne r
T rygve
Timot hy Hanson
Wendy henn an Heil
arol eil er
John~ ib erg
Heidi
o rman
MARSHALL O
Jeffrei • ul zbach
CIL
Rebecca Pfabe
SUPPORT ING LEVEL
Kari Stn 11
z Backes
Mary McLain Bahr
Dougla s Baretz
Mi chele Klo ppcn hapdelain e
Kelly Pe1erson Dun can
BU ILDERS' LUB
Shar n Al to n
P~H
lc 'ev in
1
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un1ber o f Alumni : 6 I 2
Total amount of G ifts: 2,285
Participati on: 3%
N icole Henz
Ro nd a Co lwell Jorgenson
and ra Ludtke
CIAS S OF 1987
'umber of Alumni : 3
Total amount of Gifts : 3,697
Part.icipatio n :
•IA RSHA LL O
A lice Da hl Roth
CENT RY LUB
Daniel Handb erg
Brent Lofgren
Mark Mor ken
Number of Alumni:
Total amount of Gif t.s: 8,700
Pani cip atio n: •I%
chamb er
chl cy
W illi am A nderson
Todd A nderson
Craig Fering
Lynn Pende rgast Feri ng
Linda Gfrerer
Susan Goebe l
'iichael Goebe l
Jod i Hamre
Kri sten Knoe pke
M ichelle Lavelle- Henry
ClAS S OF 199 1
FO 'DERS' CIRCLE
Co lleen Kay Watson
Brad le)• Meyer
Pamel a Eckhoff Meyer
Karen Dahl
ClASS O F 198 8
'un1ber of Alumni : 07
Total amo unt of Gifts: 3,304
Bradl ey chafer
Caro ly n Young chu ell er
li chael tofferahn
Joy Walk er
B ILD ER ' CLUB
Ramo na Rusinak
Pany lshm1g Pieper
rocke11
Teri Bloxh:im G ittus
Jul ie 01 o n Hend ricks
Judith Jarou ek Jacob
Sharo n Mackenthun
Manha Gisselquist
Vicki Ell ingrod
Amy ~tarquardt Elmer
Rebecca Fahlin
Robe n Harri s
Anne Wasick H lz
Laura ~I Gia · n Horvet
Joe l Jorgen, on
Jai • Juola
Sally Hedm an Lawles,
Ju lie Edstro m O lson
Richard Peter o n
Do nald \:' ichmann
Da niel Aun e
ClAS S O F 198 6
umbe r o f Alum ni: 306
Tot al amou nt o f Gifts : 7,805
Participat ion:
CENTURY CLUB
lary Johnson Boehm
Kim Tann
Luann 1en1an \X'alSOn
CIL
Susan Carlson farcinkow ski
Ileen Oake s
Juli e Dunn O ll ila
Jenni fe r nater O J-o n
:trol Peterson
Sc ti Peterson
LEVEL
UPPORTI
Mary 1oleen Bianchi
Bru ce Bina
Emil y Blados
B ILDER ' L B
Mik e Pfeff er
Juli e Wes1co 11Traft
Jennifer Bowle .>
CE
RY L B
Heath er Jo hn to n
Th o mas Ro ·s
~lo lly Foc htrn an chn agl
1G
David Chad
Tere sa Hengy Ch ri -Lia nso n
Doug Cyph ers
PP RTI G LEVEL
Terence A ers
Karen Behm
Wendy lay Beimen
R.,nda Bock
James Bmeseho ff
Terri Burn r
Joanna ,mdbo Engstro m
Kathy Lindberg Evav Id
Jo nathan Ferrell
m Raedeke Frischm n
aria Gennrich
Debra Groez inger
Diane Hedberg
Elizabeth Walker Hi kman
Lucind a Jo hnson
nth ia K rusak
James Len ing
Debra teffenson Icier
Erick Norby
Kristen Hauschild o rby
Adam O lson
ott Peterson
Ti na Ku be Peterson
Jennife r Piper
Carol Rieger
Lyle aur
Loi
hwanz
Debra Riddering 1iller
Cassandra ·loering
Ter,y ko nek
John Nielsen
James Osberg
Renee Paulsen
Kri ten Ryan
Ra hel chuhz ielsen
Hans kul stad
Caro l Van Hu lle
Todd ~ eisjahn
hristin Wendt
James R enberg
Jo hn ander
Ro n chneider
Peter teen
C1ASSOF 1994
umbe r o f lumni : 52
T tal amount f Gifts: 1,770
Pani ip ation: 3%
usan Hornin g Arn tz
Eileen Glasspoo le
David arr
andra Ri•dcen
hrist pher Terrell
Lisa Ritchie Terrell
ancy Toedt
PP RTI G LE EL
Troy 13ergmann
Bonni e Bina
Brian ,vedee n
Ala)'ne Th oreson
Don Tromb ley
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PRESID E rr CLUB
And rew Fried
B LDERS' CL B
Christo pher Bush
Joseph Hoialmen
Willi am Vanderwall
CEN RY CLUB
usan Hanse n
Jason Koc h
Maril ee Poe
Llz Pushing
Meri Pygma n
Carole hmidt
Chad hilson
Heid i LSner taloch
Fall ine undq uist
S PPO llTI NG LEVEL
Lisa Alexander
Marc Anderson
Heid i And erson
Rita Billin gto n
Mark )assen
I.auric Palmer Dro lson
Haro ld Emahiser
Erik Hell ie
Kristin Jespersen
Jeffr ey Krengel
a,y Kroells
Susan l.aabs
Susan Lettm:inn
Benjamin Lo renz
Tracy Mena
Kay
Even.son
,ll iam Gabler
Jennifer Feine Helli e
Benjamin Hi km an
Barbara Jensen
Joan J hn n
nne Julian-V:on Abel
Tiff an
rm ford Klett
Tho ma Lalim
Denise ideen Mc eff
Lisa hroeder el n
Julie verson
rman
umber of Alum ni : 459
Total amount of Gifts: SI ,742
Pani cipation: 4%
BUI LDERS' CL B
Kristin Lar on Palm
CENTURY CL B
Conrad Meyer
CLASS O F 1996
umb er of Alumn i: 5 I 5
Total amount of Gifts: 1,565
Pani ipati n:
ENTURY LEVEL
Heidro n hamberlin- e rge
an y Danielson
A ngela ~lill er Denchfi eld
a.ASS OF 1993
Number of Al umn i: 6 12
Total amount of Gifts: .33
Participa tio n: ;%
Eric Peterson
Cl.ASS OF 1998
B ILDER ' LUB
on Anderson
Laurie Benn ett
ENTURY L B
Po lly And erson
Go rd n Flanders
Karla ingcr
PPORTI
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arah Birk lid
Mic hele Braley
Heather M ettigan Brandley
ils Dybvig
Jason Hanson
Catheri ne Kurvers
It Scho ll
Barry ~ rnb rock
Jennif er Bauer Vox land
CIASS OF 1997
umber of Al um ni: 96
1' tal amo unt o f Gifts: 2,20Panicipatio n:
B ILDEI '
L B
PaLricia Pardu n
Jesse Armbm ster
Gi n:, elson Peterson
ar-JRhines
J nathan Rose
James mi th
L)'fln hi ndvall talker
lco le regor Zwebe r
Tara
esareni
Ann Riebe ~ agstr m Meister
ENTURY LUB
Mo na D maas
SUPPORTI NG LEVEL
Lew is Beccone
David Boles
Ylraco Chichaco
Joan Will iams Game
usan preiter Got2man
Eyob Hamda
Calvin Hanso n
Do rcas Makundi
latthew O berg
haro n Rolen
Heather Gunderson Rose
Houssem Tri gui
Daniel Yetzer
CIASS OF 1999
umber of Alumni : 21
Total amount of Gifts : $3,235
Parti ipatio n: %
REGENTS' IRCLE
Deborah Hutt erer
B 11.DERS' LUB
Lisa Th eurer
E
RY L B
Caroline Ro bach Wo itas
UPPO RTI G LEVEL
Brent Fester
Jennif er Grimm
ata ha Hamann
Terry Hermanson
larissa Hutt erer
~ anda Olson Ja h
Todd 1' urand
CIASSOF 1995
CUR.RENT STUDENTS
umber o f lu mni: ;55
To tal am unt of ifts: 1, 110
Pan icip :1tion: 3%
RE EN ' IRCLE
aro l)'n Hardel
BUl I.DERS' I. B
Jonathan Arnt z
CE
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Grant hristiaru n
PP RTIN LEVEL
Alan Brand ley
Karen And erson Dec
D:iniel Di etrich
Rebccc:i Hender n Hay
ancy Ho lml lad
hristo pher I lonigman
Leah Jo hnson
Sarah Evan Kuehl
Luke Malloy
And rea Mathi eu
Mari lee Hu bl lin g Mow,y
Teresa oo k
tefan G,ys ka
Kenneth 11:igen
Daw n H:iglund
Kimberly chmid t Hm ell
Jessica Barker J hnson
Elizabeth Malo ne L.,mbre ht
Derrin Lamkcr
Daniel l.ew:i nd wski
Roeshcll Lewi
Ko Ly
Donna Falls Semlak
Patrick T hull
Rebe ca Thrutchlcy Turn er
Janell e Wong
u an Wygant
PP RTI G LEVEL
u an Allard
a1herine Rosik hea
ANNUAL GIVING
Faculty & Staff
T he Augsb urg g ivin g oc ietie recog ni ze all annu al gif ts o f cash made w ithin a fiscal year at the fo ll m in g level
Aug bur g Circl e
Fo u nd ers' Cir cle
Rege nts' Circl e
President's Club
A GSB RG CIRCLE
\XTiJliam Frame
Robe rta Kagin
Marie McNe ff
FO
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Phil ip Fandr ei
Philip Q uanbeck '50
REG E 'TS' CIRCLE
Richard Hardel
Debora h Hun erer '99
Mary Kinglsey
PRESID ENT'S CL B
D avid Anderson
James Ca rey
Jeroy Carlson '48
Joel Mugge
Barbara Nagle
1 orman O kerstrom '85
Ma rilyn Sharpe
Jeffr ey Swenson '79
Richard Th oni
Do nald Warren
MA RSHALL COUN IL
Beverly Du rkee
Arl in Gyberg
Garry Hesser
Wil liam Jasperson
Jenn ifer Kahl ow '78
1ary Ellen Lund ten
Art Meadowcro f1
No rma
100 mm
Ida imon
Donald Wic hmann '89
B ILDER ' CLUB
Richard Adamson
E.,rl Alton
Lei f Anderso n
Ju lie Bolto n
Law rence Cope
Mark Engeb retso n
Carol Forbes
Diane Glorvigen
Arlin Gyberg
o rman Holen
Meril ee Klemp • 5
Kare n Lindesmit h
arlos M ariani
Karen M atee r
$
10,000 o r mo re
5,000--9,999
2,500--4,999
1,000--2,499
fa rshall Coun ci l
Bui lders' Club
Cenru ,y Club
Supp o rt in g Leve l
Do nna 1lcl ean
D iane Pik e
A nn Mei ster '97
L.,rry Ragland
T homas Ross '92
Mi hael choc k
Clarice Staff '63
Deidre Midd le1o n '88
Th om as
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Go rdon 'elso n
Jane Nelson
Beverly ilsson
Betsey No rgard
andra Olm sted '69
Jack Osberg '62
Joce lyn Palmer
Ro nald Palosaari
Dale Pederso n
Jay Phinney '79
Bruce Reichenb ach
Mark ateren '69
Frank ie Shackelford
Edward Skarn ulis
Beverly Stratto n
Grace Sul erud '58
Philip Th omps on
Darrell Wiese '60
Dav id Wold
Joseph Yo ung
an cy Stebla y
500--999
S 240--499
120--239
Up to
119
Herald Jo hnson '68
Lucinda Johnson ·92
~larth a Johnson
Ashok Kapoo r
Patricia Kea hn a
Ben jamin Ke nt
Al vin Klopp en
Lora teil
Do nald Steimetz
Geo rge Sverdrup '46
ancy Toedt '94
Kristen Kraft
Jeff rey Krengel '93
Ma rk Tranv ik
Joa n Kun z
Josep h Und erhi ll-Cady
Barbara Ko r11"1
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Kathl een Kuross '85
Steven Laf ave
PPORT l 1 G LEVEL
Susan Allard
Dani e l Le w anclow -ki '9
Brian Ammann '8 5
Lauri Luclenrnn
Kristin A nd erso n
Sheldo n And erson '73
Barbara Lundervo ld
Ray Mak eevc r
A ndre w Aok i
Lillian Maunu
Ant hony Bibu s
Jeanne Boeh
L)'nn Bo ll man '67
David Mcl y
Rosemary Link
Lynn M e na
No ra Braun
Mary Menard
Jessica Meye r
James Bn 1esehoff '92
Mi chael Burd en '85
Janell e Bussen
\Xlilliam Capm an
Jack Nelson-Pallm eyer
Ga il 'orclmoe
Juli e Ol son '90
M arga ret And e rso n
Susan Carl son
Patricia Park
Robert Arn old
John Benson '55
Bethany Bierman
Jul ie Bolto n
Heidi Breen
John Cerrito
Peggy errito
Janna Caywo od
Ronald Petri ch '69
Ji ll Po htilla
Drew Privette '89
John Reed
James Robac k '63
Sharo n Ro lenc '98
Bnice Row e
CENT URY CLUB
teve n Agge rgaard '89
Na d ia Christe nse n
u ·an Cert a in
'59
Suzann e Oo ree
Larry roc ket!
Mo ll y Dora n
far ily n Florian
Emil iano Chagi l
Teresa Coo k ·97
Robert Cow gill
Virginia Currey
Sall y Danie ls '79
Jacqu elin e de Vries
'76
Paul Grauer
o njo l-lagander
Peter Hend rickso n '76
Jo hn Knight
Carlos J\llar iani
Cra ig Maus
Esther McL.1ughlin
Conrad •!eyer '98
John Mitchell
Lois I ielsen
Lois O lson
icki O lson
James Peter o n '50
'oe l Petit
Mar ian Duffee
Rebekah Dup o nt
Grace Dyrud
Kenneth Erickson '62
A nn Garvey
Douglas Green
~lichae l
ava rre
Cynthia Ro w e
Kathy Schw albe
M ichael chwartz '83
Ron con
Charles Sheaffer
Sandr a Shelburn e
Irene Stee nso n
Donald to ner
Cy nthia Gre e nw oo d
Kathryn Swa n~on
Jennifer 1-icll ie '94
Am y Hero
Karen Hogan
'ancy 1-lolmb lad ·95
Brad ley Holt '63
1arissa Hunercr '99
G retchen I rvin e
Will ie Jackson
Rebecca T alll c
nn e Je nsen
Cynthi a Trnitt - Lynch
Di ane Van \Xlec le
Sharo n ~· ade
D avid \Xia hin gto n
Luann ~ atson '88
Lynne Way
ANNUAL GIVING
Parents & Friends
The
(non-alumni)
ug burg giving o ietie r cog nize all annu al gif of cash made within a fisca l year at the followi ng leve ls:
Aug bur g ircle
10,000 o r more
Mar hall Coun cil
500-9 99
240--499
Builde r ' Club
Founder ' ircle
5,000-9 ,999
Centu ry Club
Rege nts' Circle
2,500--4,999
120-2 39
Pres ide nt' Club
AGBRG
LRLE
Barbara & Zane Bir~1•
Jack & Joyce Boss
Joel c Mary Ann Elftmann
Edwin & Barbara Gage
·onmn & Evangeline Hagfors
James & Kathy Haglund
Richard & andra Jacobson
Jam Johnson & Maxine ls:ta
Bruce • Maren Kleven
David & Barbar.i Kleven
Dean & usan Kopperud
Philip & Diane uirson
Harris & Maryon Lee
John Paulson
CurtlS & Marian amp n
Paul & Lorene teen
Johan verdrup
Michael & Deborah zymanczyk
Dick & Glenda Housto n
Andrea Vento
FOUNDERS" CIRCLE
Eli1.abeth Anderson
LeRoy Anderson
Dorothy Bailey
Philip & ui, •erne Fandrei
Allen & Jean Hou h
Mim, Johnson
Belayneh Million
Alan & Janet Montgomery
I. WISlarMorris Ill
REGE f'S' CIRCLE
Bruce & Carolyn Beery
Ruth & Floyd Case
Franklin & Caro lyn Groves
Roe & Beverly Hatlen
David & Caryl uirson
Mary McDougall
Wayne & Joan Popham
I<oger Pulkrabek
Michael & Kathleen haver
Glen & Anna Skov ho lt
John & Dorothy Werness
PRESIDENT'S LUB
harlcs & Catherin e Anderson
David Andcroon
Michael & Victoria A rndt
Jay & Ann Boekhoff
Colleen Bnescmeister
Robe rt & Mary Brooks
John & Betty ather
upp o rting Leve l
1,000-2 , 99
Mary Dewey
Darrell & Helga Egenson
orman & Rachel Ferguson
Robe rt & ancy Granrud
Benjami n & Eleanor Hahn
Richard & Carol I-I ly
Eli1.abeth Ho rto n
Pearl Hu by
TI1eres:1 Ces:ir Justiniano
ance K. ppc rman
Frederick & andra Kiel
Roland & haron Martinson
Robert ichols
Marvi n y tro m
Robert & Marianne ander
Marjorie ii ley
Eugene & Margaret kibbe
David & Annabe lle wa nson
Paul & Belly Tveite
teven & Martha ~ ard
Gunnar & Mary ~ ick
Jack Zimmer
MARSHALL O
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Greg Gisselquist
ancy Hom:ins
Erick & Delia Jo hnson
Jerry & Donita Jo hnson
BUILDEHS' L 13
andra Anderso n
David Austin & Laura Dre
Marlys Barry
ru hard & ancy Borstad
Michel Boudreaux
Daniel & Irene Brink
11. Mead & June aven
Jud ith hristcnsen
Jo hn & Pa1ti ier7,an
harle Lee lnrke
Margaret
Peter isselqui st
Ric hard C is,e lqui st
Shi rley isselqui st
harles & Elaine raham
Prances & George rober
William Halverswd 1
Paul A . & Dolores l l:1nson
Th o mas & Nancy ll anson
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co rge & ll lla Hunt er
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Jame & Donnie Hvistendahl
Ron James
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Rod ney & Corinne Jerke
Duane & Ruth Johnson
Tri e Johnson
Gerald Kegler & Anne Pierce
Gregg & Kathy Kuehn
Ila Mae & Deane Langguth
Di k Little
Jeffr ey Louden & Margaret ain
M. L kes
Kenneth & Rhod a fahl er
Do reen Mayer
usanna Molder
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Tamara elson
Edward & Jill esheim
Glenn ycklemoe
Dean & Marsh:, O lson
Dick & Rose Pakn
David & Ann Preu
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Paul Rogers
Beatrice ather
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Russell & Ann e tro m
LI yd & irgini a Th ompson
Paul & Joan Th rson
Mr. & Mr . Van Der chans
Barbara Varenhorst
~ alter & Ruthanne ~· angcri n
Cr-Jee ~ cstlund
Jo hn Winsor
E. Lorraine Yo kle
John & Barbnra Zimm erman
CE
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Margaret Ander ·o n
Ro lan & Muri el nderson
Ro nald & Anna Marie Aus1in
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David & Deb ra zech
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P:,ul Deutsch
Arvid & yl ia Dixen
Tcrrnnce & '\ 1san Dolan
David & Mo na D maas
Avis Ellingrocl
Rex & Lin la Fasching
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle . Fenne
Up to
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Ruth Flesner
Henry & Helen Foilin g tad
Wood Fo ter & Jane everns
Mervin & Mild red Fry
Helen Glenn
Mr. & lrs. Roger Haglund
Loi Hansing
iola Hanson
urtis Hargi
David & Sandra Harstad
E. Mo rgan & Mary Lou Hatcher
Joel & Adri enne Helfand
Paul L. Helgerson
Dorothy Hendrickson
Jo hn Hoiu m
harles & Phoebe Hough
Lucy Hul me
Co rdon & Janice Irvi ng
Bernard & Amy Ruth Isaacs
Mary Ja o bson
Glen & Marlys John o n
Klara Johnson
R nald Jo hnso n
Eda Kell ey
Jay & Doro thy Kershaw
rl & J. Marie Kneeland
To m & Jani e Kraabel
All an & Jacq uelyn Krl tenson
Ruth Lundeen
Mi hael Marsto n
Mic hael & Debra M Gray
Jame lond
harles Nauen & P.J. Pofa hl
Bernice yhus
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James & Linnea O lesen
Rick Palla
incent & Eleano r Pearson
Robert & Mary Powe ll
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Mary Beth age
Patricia
amuelson
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Thomas & Ruth tavenger
Robert & Pany Strandq uist
Dale tuepfen
Marvi n & O rlene Tatley
Jerald & C:irolyn TerEick
Jack & Ka1hryn Tunh cim
Mark Vandcllst
Malcolm & Esther Wa1Son
Roger Wissman
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Jah' hams Abdu l-Mumin
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Loyd Aga
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Reuben & Ani ta Aho
David & Elain e Albrigh1Son
Nancy & Dale Amacher
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hris Bekemeie r
Valerie Bengal
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Dana Bennett
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Elsie Berge
Ruth Berge
·li chael & Betty Bergeland
Robe rt & Linda Bergen
Robe rt & Ro e Marie Berghe rr
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Stacy Bergma nn
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O liver Berve n
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Denn is & Hil ary Be le
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Margaret Anderson
M elvin & Margaret Bisson
J\i
lyrna Anderson
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M ane Bj rnso n
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Elaine An de rson
Raymond And er o n
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Dennis & Alice Blo mqu isl
Michael Aq uilin a
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bester & Th elma Boedeker
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John Bogard
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Lowe ll Bolst"d
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Corinn e Boo her
Margaret Am ason
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Frank Braun
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Mabel Brelje
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Verno n & A nn a A nde rson
Willi am A nderson
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eneva Ball
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Odell Bardu son
~· illiam & Donna Barr
Allen Barro n
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\Xl inston Cavert
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ancy Lee Farrell
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eline Fitzmaur ice
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Na ncy From
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fary Be" mish
Gary Becks
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Paul Begg
Forrest
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Bia i ne Erickson
Josephin e Erickson
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Yvo nne Dier enfie ld
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1997 Am y Bowa r
Jen Ringe isen
1998 Cal in Hanson
Terry Marqu ardt
1999 Jack ie Fuhr
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Work as illlprovisation
"My whole life I've wanted to do comedy,"
said Jenni Lilledahl '87. "But another voice
inside said it wasn't practical."
For eight years, Lilledahl obeyed the
practical. After gradu ating in 198 7 with a
B.A. in communi cations, she wo rked in
public relations. But the urge to be on
stage wouldn 't leave her alone. Following
an acting class and a summ er pro gram in
Los Angeles, she had the bu g.
Lilledahl began performing. That's when
she met her future husband and partner,
John Sweeney He, too , had a business
background but was thinkin g of a career
change. Both eventually quit their jobs.
Newly ar rived in the theatrical
communit y with years of corp orate
experience, they were misfits. Yet their
background s aided them in fulfilling th eir
own dreams. Dud ley Riggs was lookin g for
someone to bu y his 39 -year-old theater.
Who better than two peop le with busin ess
savvy who were committ ed to th e field?
In March 1997, the deal was finalized .
"It felt like an opp ortunit y of a lifetime,"
Lilledahl said. ''.John and I have similar
p rospects are mu ch bright er. Lilleda hl and
Sweeney have revived the main stage at
Calhou n Square. "The theater is the
centerpiece of the business ," said Lilledahl.
"Most of our energy goes there."
Numb ers wou ld suggest she has also
put mu ch effort int o the Brave New
Institut e, a school that averages 16
different impr ovisation classes a week . It
has grown from seven stud ent s to nearly
300 und er her guid ance.
Brave New Commun ications, a forpro fit division , performs an d writes for
corporations. "Because we have no outside
source of fund ing , like most theaters in
town, this component serves as our
foun da tion , generating revenue for day-today expenses."
Their bu siness also includ es
Flanagan's Wake , an interactive theater
experience, and a touring company, which
serves as a training grou nd for main-stage
actors.
The two voices in Lilledahl's head now
sing in uni son . "We run our bu siness the
way we teach imp rovisation ," she said.
"Our philosoph y is that you can say 'yes'
and be prepared for anythin g only by
being ope n to everythin g."
•
•
"We run our business the way we
teach improvisation. Our
philoso phy is that you can say
'yes' and be prepared for anything
only by being open
fI ,\J, W-'L
to everything."
-J enni Lilledahl '87 ,
co-owner of Brave
New Workshop
creative energy. We both
like to work hard and
produ ce and create
thin gs."
The theater was
stru ggling when they
assum ed ownership , and
as entr epreneurs, so were
they. "The first year we had
the bu siness, we didn 't
kn ow what we were
doing," said Lilledahl. "We
had a vision , but we didn 't
know how we were going to get there."
Thr ee years later, the Brave New
Workshop still carries debt , but the
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Jenni Lilledahl '87 and her husband , John Sweeney , have improvised in t he ir
entrep reneurial careers equally with their acting caree rs in pu rchasing , reviving , and
building Dudley Riggs ' Brave New Wor kshop .
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Life passion to business lllission
Kari (Eklund) Logan '82 has ah ays
understood her life passion and the
mi ion of her bu iness as one and the
same. 1aybe that's why she's been so
succes ful. Dave loore, an early mentor of
Logan's when she worked at \ CCO, once
told her , "You'll get there on goodness. "
And she has . With busine partner Cindy
Leines, Logan has maintained the passion
that o man entreprene urs often lo e in
the doing , namely, combining her
commitment t the beuerrnent of families,
business , and community with the service
C.E.L. Pubhc Relauons , Inc . provides . "\: e
help clients succeed in a hieving their
dream ," he said . "By doing o , we achieve
our own as well."
When she graduated from Augsburg
in 1982 with degrees in theatre and
comm unications , Logan had )'et to see
where her dream would take her. he
certainly had no thought of own ing her
own busine ss. She landed an interns hip
at WCCO-TV, where she learned TV
production . Then she spent four years on
the assignment desk at Channel 5, whe re
she eventua lly produced 'Twin Cities
Live" until 1990 .
But TV work had little ap peal. "Your
!He isn't your own ," said Logan, who
considers herself a "reco eringjourna list."
Yet she is grateful for these first
expe riences. "My knowl edge of
producing has been an asset to our
business ," she said . C.E.L. Public
Relation s, Inc., in \ hich she became
partner in 1993,
hand les media
relations for
clients in several
markets : health
and education,
an s and
entert ainm ent ,
and, increasingly, food and banking.
"Cind y is the visionary and strategist,"
said Logan . "I love to write, and have the
prod uction expertise, while she handl es
operations and manages our three
empl oyees."
Logan ackno wledges the challenges
that come with being an entr epreneur-.
"The dec isions I make as a bu siness owner
impact four other families," she said . "We
choose our clients carefully, because we
want to believe in wha t they do. As a
result, we've tu rned away a lot of wo rk."
Even financia l decisions are hard .
"I was raised
conserva tively," said
Logan. "It's har d to take
risks, like when we
moved from our
base ment office to
leasing space."
Desp ite the
challenges, Logan has
never compro mised her
principles . "Work is so
much a pa n of you r life,
you have to be doing
what you love," she
said. Clearly that has
shown in the award-
"We help clients
succeed in
achieving their dream. By doing
so, we achieve our own as well. "
- Kari (Eklund) Logan '82,
co-owner of C.E.L. Public
Relations , Inc.
Kari (Eklund) Logan '82 (right) and her business partner , Cindy Leines (left) , have built a
reputation in media relations that includes placing guests on such shows as the KARE-11
Today show . Here, they review material with the show 's co-host, Pat Evans (center) .
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\vinni ng work the firm has done. C.E.L.
Public Relations , Inc. won a Summ it
Creative Award and a Communica tor
Crys tal Award of Excellence for prod ucing
a TV special on Alzheimer's disease. The
firm also earned three bro nze medals from
the Int ernational Festivals Association for
marketing the Uptown An Fair.
During the fair, Logan hired Augsburg
theater stud ents as mimes. "It's great
experience for them, and it helps us
tremendous ly," she said. It's also one more
examp le of how her goodn ess has gou en
her to where she is today.
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Answering a calling
Like Saul on the road to Damascus, Lori
Moline '82 had a life-changing exper ience
du ring her senior year at Augsb ur g. An
urb an studi es maj or, she spent a semester
traveling on her own in Europ e. "Up to
this point , I hadn 't wand ered too far from
home," she said . "As a child , I even had a
hard time going to summ er camp in
north ern Minn esota."
But traveling overseas help ed her
discover abiliti es and interests she didn 't
realize she had . "I decided I wanted the
exploration of different cultur es to be a
significant pan of my life," Moline said .
After she gradu ated , the Office of
Alumni Relations conn ected her with a
man who had a small comp any that
arranged tours to Israel and the Holy
Land. "I convinced him to hir e me with out
any travel indu stry exp erience," she said.
"In one year, I was managing th e office."
Moline work ed for a numb er of travel
compani es before startin g CrossingBorders
in 1996. She shares own ership equ ally
"I find what I do a calling. My
business is part of who I am."
- Lori Moline '82, co-owner of
Crossing Borders
with her bu siness partn er, Marth a Van
Gorder. "We saw the need to create
intern ational group travel exp eriences that
were mor e meanin gful," Moline explained .
"Our services are based on a belief that
travel is edu cational and transform ative."
CrossingBorders creates intern ational
tour programs for chur ch- affiliated group s,
with a specialty in travel to Israel. "Every
pro gram is uniqu ely customi zed out of the
vision and mission of each chur ch leader
we work with on a tour, " said Moline. One
congregation want ed to do a service
proj ect in Israel. Another group wanted
music to be the focus. Along the
entr epreneuri al way, Moline discove red
what many new bu siness own ers do.
"Th ere's more to creating a comp any than
writin g a good bu siness plan and
providin g great service," she said . "We
needed to learn how to market our
bu siness so people kn ew we existe d ."
Moline also found her involvement in
the Augsburg alumni communit y
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,yms
~~g
boa rd helped me learn strategic plann ing
and leadership skills," she said. "I even
used th e professional services of a former
classmate for our logo and image."
Curr ently, Moline is wo rkin g on a tour
to the Holy Land with former classmate
Jeff Sand gren , a Luth era n pastor in Fargo.
"It's been wond erful to bring together ou r
experiences in creating something special
for his congregation ," she said . "These
Augsbur g conn ectio ns cont inue to be an
impo rtant pa rt of my perso nal and
pro fessional life."
Lori Moline '82 (left) and her business
partner, Martha Van Gorder (right) , create
opportunities for educational and
transformational experiences in the
travel arranged for church groups .
Since her first job in the travel
indus try, Moline has never considered
other work . "I find what I do a calling," she
said . "My bus iness is pan of who I am ."
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Meeting the people
Sarah (Wojtowicz) tehly '88 intended to
go to gradu ate school, but the constru ction
indu stry was in her blood. Her father
owned a stucco business, and she worked
as an estimator since a teenager. Before her
senior year, she planned and organized a
seminar that introduced innovative
construction produ cts from a North
Carolina manufacturer trying to break int o
this market.
"I ran the seminar as an independent
study to earn a communications credit and to
help out the family business," she explained.
"By the end of the day, the contractors who
attended were placing orders."
Her first bu siness, Simplex
Constru ction uppli es, was born in July
1987. A college senior, Stehly learned the
manufactur er had other produ cts for
bu ilding brid ge decks and highways. "On
my way to class one day, I marched into
the Departme nt of Transportation and
asked who I cou ld sell these produ cts to,"
she recalled .
Soon after, implex was provid ing all
cons tru ction materials for the Lafayette
Bluff Tunnel along the
orth Shore. The
compa ny, which 1s
involved in major
constru ction projects
th roughout th e upp er
Midwest, will also suppl y
materials for the light rail
tun nel at the Mmneapolis/
St. Paul airport.
said . In March 1993, Stehly started a
second comp any, Construction
Technology. Together, her two businesses
serve thr ee indu stries: highway/h eavy
market, commerci al contra ctors, and
stucco cont ractors.
As an entr epreneur, Stehly has
followed few of th e rules. "I didn' t have a
business plan , and I never had a bus iness
course al Augsburg," she said. "After I
gradu ated , I took a class to learn the
basics, bu t everythin g else I learned by
trial and error." Early on , she felt a
particular disadvantage in matters of
financing and banking.
How did she survive? Stehly cites four
strengths shes relied on these past 14
years. "Having a college edu cation is a
plus," she said . "The com muni cations
skills I developed at Augsbu rg have been
critical to my success." Second , she has
persevered . "I came into ownership by
selling, and I know that if a good produ ct
exists , there's a way to sell it."
Honesty is also key. "I never have to
guess at what I tell someone," she added .
Finally, her people skills have allowed
Stehly to develop good relationships with
customers and provide excellent service.
"Meeting the people-t alking to
cont ractors at the site- keeps me energized
and my business growing ," she said .
•
Lenore Franzen is afreelance writer who lives
in St. Paul.
"Meeting the
people-t alking to
contractors at the
site- keeps me
energized and my
business growing,"
- Sara (Wojtowicz) Steh ly '88 ,
owner of Construction
Technology, Inc. and Simplex
Construction upplies , Inc.
As Stehly's business con tinu ed Lo
grow, so did her custo mer base. "I
d iscovered some of their needs weren't
bemg met for constru ction materials," she
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Spending time on construction sites and getting to know the people helped Sara
(Wojtowicz) Stehly '88 to succeed in building two businesses that meet particular
mater ials needs of the construction industry .
Winter 2000-01
From the president's desk
s alumn i of Augsbu rg College, it is
imp ortant to rememb er that we are a
very diverse group and that we each had
different experiences as Augsbur g
stud ents. Some lived at home and
commut ed to and from campu s; some
came to Augsbur g as an adult with a jo b ,
kids, and a spouse to take classes over
many, many years to get that degree; and
oth ers came as 18-year-olds, lived in the
dorm (or in an old house, now
demolished , like me). These experiences
become imp ortant wh en the College sets
about to make conn ections with its
alumni . That is the prima ry assignm ent of
the Augsbur g Alumni Board : to find
different and varied ways to conn ect
A
alumni with the College of today.
I recent ly attend ed a gathering of
Augsbur g alumni at 3M. There are
hundr eds of Auggies workin g for 3M, an d
a group of them have organized events to
re-conn ect and to learn more about the
Augsbur g of today. I talked with many
form er stud ents of the College- and each
had a different story to tell. The one
comm on factor was an int erest in each
other and in our College. 3M is helping us
pioneer a concept of empl oyer-based
alumn i group s as we seek to foster
chap ters of Augsbur g alumni -o ne of the
associations goals for the comin g year.
Chicago area alumni have been invited to
a gathering in early Decemb er to bui ld
their regional chap ter.
Our Homecoming weekend in
October provided other opp ortuniti es to
get Augsbur g alumni together. In additi on
to hosting reuni ons of the Classes of 1950,
1960 , 1975 , and 199 0 , we recognized the
outs tandin g accomp lishm ents of a numb er
of our alumni who have distinguished
themselves in the world and those who
have given an extra measure of sup port to
the College over the years. The dinner
Saturd ay evenin g was lots of fun and was a
successful alumni "event " for our
communit y. Equally satisfying was a
gathering of Augsbur g choir alumn i on
Saturday mornin g to celebrate the joy of
mu sic and of singing togethe r. Keeping
conn ected has majo r benefits, both for the
school and the individual.
Soon the Alumn i Board hopes to
develop other mechanisms for alum ni to
help the College, such as a "welcome"
letter to new students from individua l
Augsbur g alumni , chances to get alumni
back into the classroom to share the
wisdo m and expe riences of their work , or
a series of lectu res to promo te lifelong
learnin g. All of these op portun ities can
help keep you conn ected to you r alma
mater ... you'll be surpri sed at what we
can do together!
Paul Mikelson '70
President , Alumni Board
Augsburg alu mni win humanitarian
sel0ess dedication and exempl ary
leadership in imp roving th e health and
welfare of residents in St. Paul and the
surroundin g communiti es."
Lindell, a 1998 Distinguished
Alumnu s, retired in 1991 from a 44 -year
career with West Publishing Comp any. He
has been a major benefactor of Augsburg
for more than 50 years, serving as a
James G. Lindell '46 Kenneth Holmen, M.D. '74
regent , as an Alumni Board memb er, and
he United Hospital Found ation in St.
as a major supp orter to bu ildin g projects,
Paul has awarded its 2000 Service to
includin g Lindell Library, which bears the
Hum anity awa rds to two Augsbur g alumni
family name. Seven membe rs of his family
-J ames G. Lindell '46 and Kenn eth
have attend ed Augsbur g. Lind ell and his
Holmen , M.D. '74. These awards are
wife, Jean , actively supp ort many
present ed to indi vidu als (one communit y
communit y projects, inclu ding Boy Scout
memb er and one United Hospital
camp s, ph ysical fitness centers, Little
physician) who have "demonstrated
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awards
League baseba ll fields , and a specia l burn
treatment cent er at Regions Hospital.
Holmen , a 1995 Distingu ished
Alumnu s, is an anesthesiologist at United
and Childrens Hospitals, both in St. Paul.
His respo nsibilities at these institutions
have included chief of surgery at
Childre n's Hospita l and chair of the
anesthesia department at United Hospital.
He has bee n a part icipant in the health
care reform debate, serving as chief
execu tive officer of Cap itol Medical
Specialists (a 300-member specia lty
ph ysician organization in the East Metro
area). A forme r member of the Alumni
Board , he and his family have established
several scho larships at the College.
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Seniors Rico Washington and Anne Osberg
wave to the crowd after being named
Homecom ing 2000 king and queen.
Students huddle together on a chilly
Homecoming game day to cheer on the
Auggies , who played hard, but came up
short against the University of St . Thomas .
Syl Jones '73 and Karen Reed '90
(pictured with Joe Young, center , director
of Pan -Afrikan Student Services) , were
among the seven alumni honored at the
First Annual Pan -Afrikan Alumni
Celebration .
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A proud alumnus displays his new
Augsburg sweatshirt.
Augsburg choir alumni gathered at the Millennium Choir Songfest , here
directed by Jim Rodde '74, one of seven guest directors for the event .
Gunnar Wick, whose
two sons attended
Augsburg, was honored
with a Spirit of
Augsburg Award for his
support of the College .
Chuck Gabrielson '77
was honored with a
Spirit of Augsburg
Award for his active
involvement in College
activities .
The Tuesday Volunteers, a group of 20+ women , were
honored with a Spirit of Augsburg Award for their
volunteer work at the College .
Four alumni were honored with the Distinguished Alumni award, which
was presented by President William V. Frame . Pictured, L to R: Ellen
(Stenberg) Erickson 'S1, David Cherwien '79, President Emeritus Oscar A.
Anderson '38, President Frame, and M. Annette (Hoversten) Hanson ' 68 .
Karen Reed '90 , Kurt Wehrmann ' 90, Jennifer Peterson
'90 , and Noya Woodrich ' 92, '94 MSW (L to R), all
received the First Decade Award, which honors
graduates of the last 10 years who have made
significant progress in their professional achievements
and contributions to their community .
Photos by Tara C. Patty
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Homecoming
2000
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1950 (L to R) ROW 1: Lynn Lundin, Charotte Forness Egeberg, Marge Wilberg Hague, Ann Bueide
Spencer , Dorothy Gramling Hofflander, Idelle Nornes Bagne , Helen Green Seline, Sylvia Kleven Hanson, Phebe Dale Hanson, Charlotte
Erickson Anderson . ROW 2: Miriam Hoplin Lundin, Esther Johnson, Betty Felland Ronning, Evelyn Folkestad Ostie, Curt Emberson ,
Mar ion Anderson Loberg, Ray Huglen , Andy Balerud , Barbara Kolden Balerud, Richard Aune, Edith Nutwick, Shirley Dahlen, Angeline
Ro ll and Sorenson , Viola Nelson Solberg. ROW 3: Philip Quanbeck , Carol Schmidt Larson , Delores Farm Johnson, Dolores Nolan Fev ig,
Fran k Ario , Georgette Lanes Ario , Lyle Shaw , Wilbur Johnson, Oliver Johnson , Edmand Alberg, Archie Lalim, Herman Aune , Carl
Vaagenes . ROW 4: M. Don Blom , John Shelstad , Erling Carlsen, Roger Kuhlmann, Garfield Hoversten , Bob Hagen, Paul Olson, Herb
Peterson , Kerm it Ho v ersten , Marion Roe, Bob Paulson . ROW S: Raymond Bodin , Harold Tollefson, Gehard Vorland, Orion Felland,
James Pet erson .
CLASS OF 1960
(L to R) ROW 1: Ruth Carlsen
Moen, Phyllis Dahlmeier
Fering, Lois Richter
Agrimson, Lavonne
Gravgaard Iverson , Barbara
Olson Dettle, Beverly
Tollefson Uhlenberg.
ROW 2: Chester Hoversten,
Byron Schmid , Cleve Moore,
Donald Gilberg, Jack
Anderson, Lowell Ziemann,
Carol Johnson Casperson ,
M. Ruth Carlson Olson.
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CLASS OF 1975 (L to R) ROW 1: Brenda Hoppes Cattadoris, Miriam Walen Sikora, Carole Stieper Rinder, Stephanie
Gierke Gustafson , Linda Paulson, Kathy Plunkett Schultz . ROW 2: Steve Carlsen, Brenda Salberg Peterson , Andrea
Johnson Strommen, Mark Johnson, Sherry Hunstad, Sue Simberg Sorenson, Patti Edwards Kraml inger, Jann Meissner
Hamilton, Ray Hamilton. ROW 3: Dan Johnson , Dave Dahl , Duane Schultz, Rick Garland, Jeffery Polk inghorne, Samuel
Schmeling, Dan Vaagenes , Corby Benson.
CLASS OF 1990 (L to R) ROW 1: Jenny Peterson and Poohbah, Lisa McEathron Caswell, Ann Bogren , Sara
Nieman Syverson, Teresa Hengy Christianson, Susan Noleen Bianchi, Joy Walker. ROW 2: Karen Reed , John
Gannett, Julie Harbarth Giese , Cyndi Scheffert. Patty Ringwelski Erickson, Buffie Blesi , Kim Ryding Dahlen ,
Michele Milchesky, Nick Dykstra , Heather Muir. ROW 3: Pat Ebnet, Paul Dasari, Carol Ott-Derdz inski , Mark
Olson, Trygve Nystuen, Jody Anderson Acers, Mike Acers , Mark Pearson .
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1950
Bonnar Berkland , ew
Bright on , Mmn., is a retired
farmer and Honeywell emp loyee.
The Rev. Erling Carlsen, Eau
Claire, \ is., and hts wife,
Beverly (Nystuen) '53 , have
served several panshes over the
·ears; they also found ed a mission
church. In add iuon , he served on
the LFC and ALC youth boards,
the Luther Park Board , and as
e retary of the North Wisconsin
District tewardsh1p and Mission
uppon Commi ttee. They have
five sons .
served as missionaries to
Madagascar (1954--07) and served
parishes in Nonh Dakota,
Wisconsin , and Michigan before
retiring in 1998. They adopted
four children in Germany in 1954
and 1960 .
1951
The Rev. Merle Theodore
Knutson, Hawley, lmn ., and his
wtfe, Ardys, celebrated their 54th
weddin g anniversary m June. They
1952
The Rev. Merle Knutson '51
and his family
Paul SteenA Model Teacher
by Maggie Weller '01
To most people, h,1ng on their own is
excitmg. But to someone considered
moderately mentally impaired ( 1MI), 11can
be fnghtening and difficult. Last February,
Augsburg alumn us Peter teen '68 was
honored for hts work in making thts
expenence easier for mentally impaired
stude nts. teen , a teacher at Henry Sibley
Paul Steen '68 designed an award -winning REAL
program model apartment that teaches real-life
High School in St Paul, was named the
living skills to mentally -i mpaired students .
Special Teacher of the Year by the Mmnesota
Counc il for Excepuonal Child ren (CEC). The
award recognizes teen for developing a hfe-sktlls
"You dream big and then you dream
cu m culum for I II stud ents called Relevant
bigger.
Don't ever lower your sights."
Educauon Approach to Leaming (REAL).
Accord ing to Steen , his REAL program teaches "life-skills in a meaningful environm ent." The meaningful
em1ronment ts a mod el apanm ent set up at the high school, complete ,vith a kitchen, bath , and bedroom. "The
lads JUSI ste p into the apartment for two-hour um e slots and then they can go back out to the mainstream of
high schoo l," said Steen. He compar es hts progra m to programs at other schools that bus stud ents off-campu s
for similar expe n ences.
Steen had been developing thts tdea for eight years, even before starttng to work at 1bley High School, and he
said that he has always been interested in edu cating mentally impaired stud ents. "By the ume they reach high
school, kids need a funcuonal curri culum that can help them ," said Steen. The REALprogram , said Steen , is
uniq ue because he developed the cum culum and bu ilt the mode l apa rtment ,vith out any monetary assistance
from the school d1stn c1. The proJect cost an estimated $75 ,000 and requir ed 80 volunteers and 39 donors . "It
was an overwhelming proJect," said Steen.
Steen was one of thr ee special edu cauon teachers in th e state to win the award from th e CEC. "I wasn't really
expec un g to win 11," he said . In add111
o n to wmnin g the award , Steen has also presented his curri culum at
several state and international CEC conferences. While describing the pro ess of develop ing the REAL program
at the Internauonal Council for Excep tional h1ld ren conference in Vancouver, Canada, teen told his aud ience
that "you dream big and then you d ream bigger. Don't ever lower your sights."
Accordmg to Steen , Augsbu rg has played a role in h is success and the success of hts program. "Augsbu rg's
mou o, 'edu cauon for servtce,' has always stuck m my mind ." He said that at Augsburg he learn ed that
edu cauon 1s about going out into the comm unity and helping other people. "I certain ly thmk Augsburg has
1mpnnted that on me."
Steen gradu ated from Augsburg in 1968 with a degree in sociology and social work. l·le went on to receive a
master's degree in teaching from the University of St. Thomas. He has been teachin g in the West St. Pau l school
dtstn ct for 23 years
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Arnold Paulson, Woodbu ry,
Minn., was indu cted into the
North Dakota Credit Union Hall
of Fame in March and was
honored at a special ceremony for
his conmb uuons to the credit
uni on movement. During his
tenu re, he served as a CUNA
(Credi t Union League &: Affiliates)
national di rector, ,~ce chair of
CUN,A;sCooperative Development
Task Force, and as a director and
secretary for th e South Dakota
Credit Union League durin g his
years as treasurer of Swtft and
Company Credi t Union .
1960
Beverly (Tollefson)
Uhlenberg , Grand Forks, N.D.,
ts associate pro fessor and chair of
the teach mg and learnin g
departm ent at the University of
Nort h Dako ta-Grand Forks. She
also taught in the Minneapolis
Public School system and th e
Granite School Dtstn ct, and was a
lectu rer at Oh10 State University.
1962
Mary Lee (Fellrath) Ebeling ,
Owa tonn a, Mmn., married
Eugene Pichn er in August. "It is a
joy to have found love a second
time," said the retired high school
teacher.
1965
Judy Reynolds , Kenosha, Wis.,
was honored for 30 years of
cont inu ous employment with
Kenosha Publt Library, where she
is currently a cataloger.
1966
The Rev. John G. Andreasen ,
Moorhead , Minn., is th e I 2th
president of Oak Grove Lutheran
High choo l in Fargo, N.D.
Winter 2000-01
G A THERINGS
We need your winter
addresses!
The Augsburg College Alumni
Association is planning alumni
gatherings in Arizona, Florida ,
and California. If you have a
second add ress in one of these
stales, please contact the Alumni
Office LOmake sure you are
included on the im~lalion list
for these events . Please call
(800) 260-6590 or e-mail
<alumni @augsburg .edu>.
Thomas Hanson , De Kalb, Ill.,
was elected lo the Board of
Directors at Augusta na College in
Rock Island , Ill.
Judith (Engle) Christenson
Kerr, Cornu copia, Wis. , Leaches
English and is pur suin g her
master's degree in theology at
Luther Seminary.
Maggi (Ahlson) Tjaden , Appl e
Valley, Minn. , teaches seco nd
grade in Burnsville. Her hu sband ,
Bob '71 , compl eted a furnimr e
conservation progra m at the
Smithsonian Institute.
1967
Keith Bratsch, Bloomin gw n ,
Minn., and his wife, Cheryl
(Jenneke) '69 , are bmh mus ic
teachers; he Leaches at Minnetonka
Public Schools and she at Mt.
Hope-Redemption Lutheran
School.
John Clawson , Minnea polis,
was named president and CEO of
Lutheran Social Services of
Southern California, serving the
area from Los Angeles to San Diego.
Lynn (Wesley) Rossow,
Plymomh , Minn ., teaches the
Enneagram with bank staffs and
other group s.
experiencing a serious illness. She
interviewed eight survivo rs of
illnesses, and offers guide lines for
pra)'er; sugges tions for family,
friends, and caregivers; and advice
for th ose facing a health crisis.
1976
Rebecca (Johnson) Koelln ,
Rochester, Minn ., completed a
Ph.D. in edu cation and hu man
deve lop ment from the University
of Minn esma with specialization
in staff deve lopm ent , teacher
educa tion , and organiza tiona l
leadership . She is an English
teacher for Rochester Public
Schools. She is married to the
Rev. Thomas Koelln '76 , paswr
of Gloria Dei Lutheran Chur ch .
The)' have fou r childre n : Anna ,
Nathan , Jacob, and David .
1977
Lynne (Kohn) Blixt, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn ., married
Michael Bates in Ma)'. She is a
bus iness analyst at U.S. Bank.
Rick Pelishek, Bisma rck , N.D.,
was hired as execut ive director of
the North Dakota Disabilities
Advocacy Conso rtium. He was
former!)' a college directo r of
distance learning and an adjunct
professor. He and his wife, Jodi
(Schrupp) '77 , have been
advocates for children with
disabilities for more than 12 years.
Jodi curre nt!)' serves as direcwr of
programs and advocac)' for the
Bismarck/Mandan ARC. She has
been an advocate for her family
and was a ke)• player in organizing
and co-instructing a mentoring
program for Mary College in
Bismarck. She recently spoke at a
number of conferences on a variety
of disability and advocacy issues.
Mary (Brandt) Croft,
Ba)'pon, Minn., recently retired; she
plans to spend time each winter in
Tucson, Ariz. She traveled LOAfrica
this past summer, where she
climbed It. Kilimanjaro ; ran an
Dean Lowell Reiners,
Minneapo lis, completed a Ph. D.
in educa tional leadership at the
University of St. Thomas . He is a
principal for Osseo Public
Schoo ls.
1978
The Rev.
Keith M .
Williams, Sr.,
Philadelphia,
Pa., was
appointed
directo r of
commu nity
outreach at
Gerrnantown Academy in Ft.
WashingLOn, Pa., where he also
chairs the diversity commi ttee of
the Board of Trustees . He has been
the senio r pastor of Nazarene
Bapt ist Chur ch for 16 )'ears.
1979
Ann Marie Brennan ,
Manchester, N.H., is pu rsuing her
docwrate in education at Lesley
College in Cambridge, Mass.
FROM
THE
87-kilometer race with 22 ,000
mhers in Durban , South Africa;
and spent nearly three weeks at a
village in Tanzania working on a
Global Volunteers project.
1981
Mary Beamish, Duluth , Minn .,
is a copy editor \\~th the Duluth
News Tribune.
1984
Ann Marie (Glover) Johnson,
Missoula, Mont., accepted a
position as the special needs
coordinawr for Child Start, Inc., a
Montana Head Start program based
in Missoula. She supen~ses the
special adap tation needs for 80
children aged 3 10 5. She is
married w Michael Johnson '86.
ARCHIVES
Winter fun at
Augsburg
Do you recognize these
Auggies? Let us know
and win a prize!
1970
Pamela S. (Drayer) Lillehei ,
Apple Valley, Minn ., has publis hed
Eve,y Step of the Way: A Faith
Journey through Breast Ca11
cer,
which is a book of ho pe and
encouragement for anyone
W inter 2000-01
A-UGSBURGNOW
27
Class Notes
Mary Claire Olson, Hudso n .
Wis., is the new president o[ Lhe
Rochester Area Chamber o[
Commerce in R chester, Minn . he
joined the chamber in August a[ter
senqng as president or Lhe Hudson
Area Chamber or Commerce and
Tourism Bureau for more than four
years. She was pre,qous ly Lhe
membership director or the 1.
Paul Area Chamber or Commerce.
Elizabeth Ann (Peterson)
Sheahan , Rib 1oumain. Wis ..
comp leted her master's degree in
ph1lamhrop)' and development al
l. Mary's mverslly-Winona.
Michael Johnson. lissoula,
Mom .. comple ted a laster or Ans
in drama degree with an emphasis
in teaching . His final proJeCLwas a
program enmled "The lonLana
IOI) ' Tour: The Sta l)' or Our
Town." hosted by Lhe Montana
Repertory Theatre Company. a
pro[essional equny theatre
company in residence at the
Universny or 1ontana-Missoula.
The tour used oral histories
gaLhered by students as a basis for
skll and performance development in 19 schools across
MonLana. He 1s cu rrently program
director for Lhe Salvauon Arm)' of
MlSSOula. He 1s married to Ann
Marie (Glover) '84.
1985
Teresa Dahlem , Eagan. Minn .
was hired as an elemenLal)' schoo l
pnnc1pal ,mh Lhe Whne Bear
Lake Schoo l D1st n c1. She was
previously a pnnc1pal in the
Watenqlle-E lys1an-Morristown
School Dlstnct She also interned
as an elementary school pnnc1pal
at Pinecrest Elementary in
Hasungs , Minn
Rhonda R. (Spitzer) Kw iecien.
Waukesha, Wts ., was appointed
sta ff accompantst for th e music
departme nt at Carroll College in
Waukesha . She 1s also th e organist
and director or music at First
Congrega uonal Unned Church of
Ch rist. She 1s married to Paul
Kwiecien '86 , who is chief
financial officer or Potawatom1
Area Council, Boy Scouts or
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A-UGSBURGNOW
ALUMNI
PROFILE
Artful Management
by Maggie Weller '01
For Carley Miller '94 , music and the ans have always been integra l
pans or her li[e. However, she credits the experiences and
knowledg e she gained both as an Augsburg stud ent and later as a
staff memb er as pla~ ng a criti al role in her current success in the
field of an s ad ministration.
In eptemb er, Miller began a new position as the execu tive
director for the Fox Valley ymph ony in Wisconsin. According Lo
Miller, she was attra Led Lothe symphony for several reasons,
includin g its youth and educa tion ou treach programs and her own
love or orches tras. "I love orche stras; my passion is LO increase
orchestral music awareness , including concert auendance,
musician participation , record sales, and public radio interest,"
said !\filler. "Arts make a difference in individuals ' lives, especially
children 's, and I want to facilitate this experie nce for as many
peop le as possible." According to liller, she " tjll be able to make
that difference by "building conn ections and alliances between
businesses, school s, audie nce members , and the Fox Valley
ymphon)'-"
Carley Miller '94 took over the
administrative reins of the Fox
Valley Symphony in September .
"Arts make a diff erence
Pn or to beginnin g her new pos111on
, Miller spe nt two months in New
in individuals' lives,
York ompleung her residen cy \\qth the MetropoliLan Opera . The
especially children's."
residency was the final component or her M.A. in arts admini stration
[rom aim Mary's University or Minnesot a. "My interrtship at the
'letropo htan Opera was a wond er[ul experience ; it was a welcoming introduction into arts
adm in1strauon ." said 1iller. During her reside ncy, Miller worked in the finan e depanmem on a project
that analyzed the performance or the developme nt dep anm ent. "The project focused on establishing
performa nce sLandards by which [mure [und raising activity cou ld be measured on an annual basis," she
said .
Miller's ties Lo Augsburg run deeper than an undergraduate degree . She also served as Augsburgs fine arts
coordinator [or nearly three years. "As an employee , I worked hard \\qth colle gues , including faculty and
staff, Loincrease the \q$ibility o[ the ans al Augsburg ." While at Augsburg , Miller co-produc ed Mai Fest
2000 , a celebrau on of Augsburg's Scandina\q an heritage. She also helped redesign Lhe fine ans
management sLructu re and organized nation al and international music tour s.
Miller gradua ted from Augsburg in 1994 wnh a degree in English . Despite her travels and decision to
leave, Miller remains loyal to the Augsburg commu nity. "Deciding whether or not LO take the Fox Valley
Symphony posiuon was an extremely hard decision . I am committed Loand have muc h invested in
Augsburg a llege."
Amenca, Inc. They have two
daughter s, Hollyann and Mira.
pharmaceu ticals d htjsion or
F.Hoffmann -La Roche Ltd .
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
River, Minn., was promoted Lo
ac aunt manager al B2BXchange,
an Internet operating en\qronme m
for business-to-business economy.
1986
1991
Nancy (Pierson) Burton ,
Anchorage , Alaska, be ame an
associate advoca te for the Taxpayer
Advocate Service or the Internal
Revenue Service
Brenda Lunde-Gilsrud,
Minnetonka, Minn ., was hired as a
produ ct manager al Augsbur gFortress Publishers.
Timothy Sunde, St. Paul.
married Lisa Needles in May.
Lisa (Campton) Marek ,
Columb ia Heights , Minn .. is a
graphi c designer for Allina Health
Systems. She also runs Fat Cat An
Stud io, a freelance graphic design
and an ons ultin g business, from
her home.
Carla Gennrich , Greenwood ,
Mo., married Jeff Abel in Jul y. They
are bmh employed al Greenwood
High School, she as a math teacher
and he as an English teacher.
1988
Timothy Todd, West St. Paul,
was promo ted Lo finance and
operations manager of the
1992
Winter 2000-01
Sven Erlandson, Minneapolis,
published his first book , Spi,itual
s
BurNot Religious: A Callto Religiou
Revolution
in Ame,ica, which
explores a percentage of Americans
who consider themselves spiritual
but who want nothing to do with
organized religion.
Erick Norby , Elk River, Minn. ,
received his master s degree in
education from St. Marys
University.
1994
C.J. Beaurline , Coon Rapids,
Minn., is a sales representative at
Urlique Technologies and referees
hockey in the WCHA. His wife,
Christin , teaches ,~olin to 20
students of all ages. They have a
daught er, Savann a.
1995
Bob Schultz, Plymouth , Minn.,
teaches fifth grade at Birch~e w
Elementa ry in Wayzata and
coaches varsity football.
Ted Schultz, Cannon Falls,
Minn., is pan-tim e social studies
teacher at Cann on Falls High
School and part-tim e athletic
director, as well as the head
football coach .
THE 'FOUR TENORS' OF
AUGSBURG
Alexis Zirpoli , St. Paul , got
married in September in
Northfield , Minn .
1999
Wendy Nicole Hoekstra ,
Litchfield, Minn., is a second grade
teacher at Lake Ripley Elementary in
the Litchfield School District. She
married Da~ d Vogelgesang in
August; the two met while both
were ~ siting Ireland in March 1999 .
Greg Bachmeier, St. Paul,
graduated from Hamline University
School of law in May 1999 and
passed the bar exam in October.
He now works for a law firm in
downtown Minneapolis.
Wendy Obenland-Devore ,
Minneapolis, gradu ated from the
Minneapolis Police Academy and is
now a Minneapolis Police Officer.
She pre,~ously held a position
working with the deaf and hard-ofhearing .
1996
Teresa MacNabb , Rose~lle ,
Minn., married John Kysylyczyn in
August 1999 . She is a stalf
accountant ,~th John A. Knutson
& Co., PLLP,and is studying for
the CPA exam . Her husband was
elected the mayor of Roseville in
November 1999 .
Jennifer Draeger .Woodbury
,
Minn., married Laurence
Stratton '97 in May. She is
emplo yed at William Mitchell
College of law , where Laurence is
a second- year stud ent .
1998
Mark Goetz , St. Paul, is a PC
LAN admini strator at U.S. Bank in
St. Paul.
Winter 2000--01
Augsburg's Masterworks
Chorale toured for 12 days
earlier this year in Austria,
the Czech Republic, and
Germany, where the chorale
joined three other choirs in
Leipzig to participate in the
American Choral Festival.
Pictured , L to R. are the four
tenors who sang together as
students at Augsburg and
appeared together again 25
years later on tour: Mark
Johnson '75, Peter Hendrickson
'76, Duane Esterly '75, and
John Hanson '76.
A
CALL
FOR
NOMINATIONS
The Augsburg College Alumni Association Awards and Recognition Committee seeks
your assistance in identifying members of the Augsburg community to be considered for
recognition.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Awarded to Augsbur g College alumn i in recognition for significant ach ievement in vocation, for
outstandin g contribu tion to chur ch and communit y, and for a life that exemp lifies the idea ls and mission
of Augsbu rg College. Augsbur g alumn i (graduates and nongradu ates) are eligible.
First Decade Alumni Award
Awarded to Augsbu rg College gradu ates of the last ten years who have made significant progress in their
professional achievements and contri butions to the commun ity, and in so doing exemplify the mission of
the College: to prepare futur e leaders in sernce to th e world .
Spirit of Augsburg Award
Honors Augsbur g alumni or friend s of the College who have given excep tional service th at cont ribu tes
substantia ll)' to the well being of the College by furthering its pu rposes and programs . Alu mn i, friends ,
faculty and stalf, and group s who have served the College are eligible.
Please take a few moments to consider someone who might be honored for these awards . Your
nomin ations and suggestions are critical LO build the progra ms 10 celebra te Augsbu rg community
accomp lishm ents.
To make a nomination onlin e, go to <www.augsbur g.edu/a lumn i/nomform>
To receive a nomin ation packet, contact the O ffice of Alumni Relations
Phone: (6 12) 330- 1178 or (800) 260-6590 • Fax: (612) 330- 1499 • E-mail: alumni@augsburg .edu
The dead line for nomin ations is March 15, 200 1.
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Class Notes
Bob Metoxen, Minneapolis,
gradua ted from the linn eapolis
Police Academy and is now an
officer with the linneapolis Park
Police. He pre,~ously held a
broadcasting position " ~th the
linnesota ews etwork for
15 )'ears.
2000
Brenda Seaver, Brooklyn Park,
~hnn ., does Web design and
omputer programming at
onhland Insurance.
Adam Schindler, Los Ange.Jes,
moved to L.A. thlS fall to work for
Michael Bodnarczuk'84 at A
Band Apan, his award-\\~nning
video production company.
BIRTHS
REUNION
COl\11\IITTEE
Don Fulton '82 and Beth Ann
Ahlers, Minneapolis--a son ,
Luke Fulton, in August.
Call for Reunion
Committee members
Karna (Moulton) '95 and
James Snapko, St. Paula daughter, StellaElisabeth, in
June. She joins brother Kyzr, 2.
John Sandbo '83 and his ,vife,
Th e cla sses o f 195 1, 1961,
1976, an d 1991 are ce lebra tin g
reunion s during Hom eco m ing
2001, O ctob er 11-14.
Are yo u int erested in joini ng
th e pl annin g commiu ee for
yo ur reuni o n ? If so , please
co nt ac t th e Alumni Relation s
O ffice at (800) 260-6590
(6 12) 330- 1525, o r
<alumni @augsbur g.e du> .
Linda, St. Louis Park , Minn.- a
son, Ian William, in May. He
joins brother Miles, 2.
Greg Bachmeier'95, St.
Paul- a daughter, Sophie
Elice, in November 1999 .
Lynn (Gustafson)'85 and
Gary Gnirk , Willmar, Minn.a daughter, Courtney Lynne,
in April. She joins brothers
Andrew, 9 , and Aaron , 5.
Amy (Comero) '97 and Ken
Reeves'96, Maple Grove,
Minn .- a son, Taylor John, in
Kristen (Hauschild)'92 and
ErickNorby '92, Elk River,
Minn.- a son , Reese, in
June. He joins sister Meghan , 2.
Melissa (Bergstrom)'00 and
Shanno n Gregory, Enterprise,
Ala.- a son , Gavin Cole, in
Jun e. He jo ins brother Liam.
August. He joins sister
Marissa, 4.
Please co nt ac t th e alumni
o ffice if yo u are a member o f
th e class o f 1956, 1966, 197 1,
198 1, 1986, o r 1996 and
w o uld lik e to o rganiz e a
reuni o n o f yo ur class m ates
d u rin g Ho m eco min g 2001.
Melissa (Luhrs)'93 and
Devon Ross'93,
Woodbury, Minn .a daughter , Grace Voge,
in May. She Joins brother
Noah , 3 .
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lS required , e.g. an obituary, funeral
nouce , or program from a
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Winter 2000-01
In Memoriam
Else B. Michaelsen '31 ,
Minneapolis, died in September ;
she was 91. For most of her career,
she lllught high school math . Upon
retiring in 1974 , she enjoyed
volunteer work al Lutheran
Deaconess Hospital, Trinity
Lutheran Congregation , and
Augsburg, where she was one of
the original Tuesday Volunteers.
She also contin ued her lifelong
interest in kniuing by makin g
hundreds of millens in various
sizes for those in need . Her
connections to Augsburg began
even before she joined the Class of
193 1; her mother , Else B., was a
member of the Sverdrup family.
Gertrude
(Erling)
Pautz '36 ,
Minneapolis ,
died in July ;
she was 86 .
She was a
dedicated wife,
mother , and
grandmoth er. She remain ed active
in the Augsburg com munit y, and
served as a class agent for many
years. She is sunoved by her
husband of 6 1 years , Richard '37;
four childr en ; grandc hildr en and
great-grandc hild ren ; and many
others.
The Rev. Leland Wesley
Steen '38 , Golden Valley, Minn .,
died in August; he was 86. He
taught high school English and
music, and eventuall y return ed Lo
Augsburg to atte nd semin ary. In
194 3, he was ordained and sen •ed
as an Army chap lain durin g
WW II. He also served parishe s in
Minnesota , Washington, and
Illinois. He is sun 1ived by his wife,
Ruth (Framstad) '4 3; five childr en ;
13 grandc hildr en; and many
others.
Mabel (Lalim) Mollgaard '42 ,
Bozeman , N.D., died in March
l 996; she was 76. She taught high
school English in North Dakota
for several years.
John G. Almquist Sr. '49 ,
Duluth , Minn ., died in September;
Winter 2000--01
he was 73. A retired teacher, he
taught high school science and
math in both Alaska and
Minnesota, and later college
chemistry in Willmar , Minn . He
also sen •ed in a variety of offices
with the Minnesota Junior Co llege
Faculty Association , as well as in
the offices of the chur ches he
attended.
The Rev. Marvin C. Andros
'51 , Minneapolis , died in Jul y; he
was 77 . He sen •ed in \VWII in the
Army Air Corps, and later sen •ed
pastorates in the United Methodist
Church for more than 36 years.
Roland C. "Swede" Swenson
'52 , Rush Lake, Minn ., died in
Jul y; he was 74. He was a rura l
mail carrier for 32 years. He was
also an active member at his
chur ch and in his communit y,
semng as a youth spon so r,
deacon , on the school board , as a
supe rvisor of his towns hip , and
more .
Richard J. Sherry '57 , Liu le
Canada , Minn. , died in
September ; he was 69. He was a
retired sales represe ntative.
Ruby Elvira
(Nelson)
Schroeder '58 ,
Bloomington ,
Minn ., died in
May; she was
79. She served
in Africa as a
teacher and
admin istrator from 1948-57 , and
later taught in Bloomin gton for 23
years until her retirement in 1983 .
Patricia D. Eldridge '59 , Edina,
Minn ., died of cancer in Oc tober ;
she was 63. She had established a
reputation as a "quint essential
soc ial work er and outstanding
leader." She began her soc ial work
career at Traveler's Aid
Society in 1961. In 1963, she
became a counselor al Lutheran
Social Serives; she retired in 1993
as director of adoptions. She also
helped to develop the Task Force
for Permanency and the
lnt eragency Policy and Practice
Consort ium for nonprofit
adoptio n agencies in Minnesota.
After retirin g, she volunt eered at
Burroughs Element ary School in
Minneapolis and was also active in
outr each programs at Mount
Olivet Lutheran Chur ch .
worke d for several years as a
vocational rehabilitation counselo r
in Minnesota .
Nancy H. (Bloomfield)
rBottemiller
'63 , Wadena ,
Minn ., died in
Oc tober after a
13-year baule
with cancer;
she was 59.
She sen 1ed on
the Augsburg
Board of Regents from 1980 -92 ;
she also served on the Academic
and Stud ent Affairs Committ ee.
Throughout her life, she actively
supp orted her communit y as a
member of various groups an d
committ ees, including her chur ch
(Immanu el Lutheran Chur ch),
Mrs. Jaycees, Augsburg ,
Madhatt ers, Wadena Area Concert
Association , and more. She was
also a youth advisor and volunt eer
teacher, amon g man y other thin gs.
A talented seams tress, she once
designed and sewed all the
costumes for 60-70 cast members
in a produ ction of The King and I;
she also a sewed a quilt for her
chur ch depicting the life of the
chur ch . She is sunove d by her
hu sband of nearly 35 years, Don ;
two children ; Lwo grandchildr en ;
and many other loved ones.
Roger E. Allerson, Fridley, Minn.,
died in August; he was 68. He
taught accounting at Augsburg from
198~8. Prior to receiving his B.A.
in 1966 from the University of
Minnesota, he fam1ed in the
Winthrop area until 1963. He was a
certified public accountant for more
than 30 years.
Barbara Anderson '70 , Salt
Lake City, Utah , died in May. She
was a retired teacher.
Alice S. Landsverk Peterson
'76 , Bloomington , Minn ., died in
Augus t; she was 70 . She wor ked
as a registered nur se before being
comm issioned as a 1st lieutenant
in the U.S. Air Force. Whi le
stationed at Cape Canaveral, she
served on the Apollo 11 moon
night medica l team. She also
served as a nur se in Turkey and
South east Asia. After retiring as a
major from the Air Force, she
completed her master's degree and
David Sahlstrom '98, Maple
Grove, Minn., died in Augu t; he
was 24. He wor ked at Target
Corporate headquart ers.
Professor Emerita Valerija
Baltina ,
Minneapolis,
died in
September;
she was 94.
She taught
German and
Russian at
Augsburg
from 1974--'86. Born in Riga,
Lat,oa, she immigrated to the U.S.
in 1950 with her hu sband , Karlis,
and four children. She dedicated
much of her life to the preservation
of Lat,oan culture throug h
teaching, writing, and lecturin g.
Durin g her long and distin guished
career in lingu istics, she wrote both
a diction ary and a grammar book
to help people unders tand and use
the Latvian language prop eri)I
Among many awards received for
her work are honorar y citations
from the American Lal\oan
Association in 1977 and l 988 , as
well as the Three Star Medal from
the Lat,oan governm ent for her
contribut ions to presemng Latvian
language and cultur e.
John McClocklin , Minneapolis ,
died unexpectedly in September ;
he was 52. He sen •ed Augsburg as
custodian , first in the Ice Arena
and later in New Hall. He was
affectionately known as "Boome r"
to friends and family. He passed
away while enjo)ong one of the
activities he loved most : playmg a
round of golf.
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Hands of the Artists
"I began with a digitalphoto l took of my co-workers'hands.
Throughapplication of various textures and colors, l sought to
add a cloudines and iridescenceto the image."
-Pamela D. Knutson, Weekend College student
Pamela Knutson is a sophomore in Weekend College, majoring in management information systems. uHands of the
Art ists" was created in a publication design class with Prof. Tara Christopherson . Knutson's Image was chosen as the
fe a tured image on the postcard for Augsburg 's juried student art exhibition last May.
Knutson's image was also
selected by Modern
Postcard , a commercial
printing company, as one
of eight images on its
mail label.
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Essays , poems , photos , artwork , and other creative expressions are encouraged.
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Music
Formore information on any of these events,
call (612) 330-1265
Apr. 20- 29
The Conference of the Birds
Mar. 2- 3
"Religion in the Compute r Age "
Feb . 23
Exhibits
William Grassie, executive dir ecto r of the
Philadelphi a Center for Religion and
Science, and edit or of Mctavic1110 11 cicncc
and Religion
March 2-10 A.M., Convocation
Hoversten Chapel
tvlarch 3-12 : 10 P.M., Lectur e for Weekend
College stud ents, Hoversten Chapel
For mform a11o n , call (612)
Solo/Chamber Ensemble Contest
Invitational
Forgallery information, call (612) 330-1524
Gage Family Gallery hours: Mon.-Fr i . 9 A.M.9 P.M ., Sat. 9 A.M. -5 P.M., Sun. 1- 10 P.M.
Mar. 9- 10 .r::__~
Jan. 25
Skills of Music-Theatre
Presentations
Scene
7 P.M., Sateren Audi toriu m
All day, Hoversten Chape l and Sateren
Auditorium
Feb. 26
Piano Recital, Music of Debussy
7 P.M., Sateren Auditorium
By Jean- Claud e Carriere and Peter Brook,
based on the poem of Farid Udd i Attar
Directed by Darcey Engen
Performan ces: April 20 , 21 , 26, 27 , 28 at
7 P.M.; April 22 and 29 at 2 P.M.
Tjornhom- Nelson Th eatre, Foss Center
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Peace Prize Forum
Feb. 2- Mar.15
"Iconic Portrait Works "
Teny Payne
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Op enin g recepti on , Feb . 2 , 6- 9 P.M.
.......,,_,,,
"Striving for Peace: Cross ing Borders,
Challenging Bound aries" honorin g the
1999 laureate, Medicins Sans Frontieres
(Doctors \vithout Borders)
Luth er College, Decora h Iowa
6th Annual Peace Prize Festi val
Mar. 3
Augsbur g College, Sun ., March 11
Join over 800 stud ents al Peace Site
schools, parents, and commun ity
members to celebrate achievements of
great peacemakers and share idea s on
peacemaking.
For inform ation , call (65 1) 695-2587
Augsburg Choir in concert
7 P.M., Oak Grove Luth eran Church ,
Richfield
Mar. 15
Concerto Aria Concert
7 P.M., Hoversten Chapel
Mar. 23- Aor. 19
"Textiles from the Silk Road"
Apr. 3-8
Augsburg Choir Tour
Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois , Iowa ,
Minnesota
Apr. 8
Augsburg Choir Tour home concert
Explore the exotic world of the Silk Road
throu gh the colorful textiles of its people
Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library
Openin g rece ption , March 23 , 6-9 P.M.
Augburg Graduating Seniors Art
Exhibition
Alumni Gallery, Chri stensen Center
March 23-4-6 P.M, Op enin g reception
7 P.M., Hoversten Chapel
Theatre
For theatre ticket reservations,
call (612) 330-1257
Feb. 2-11
Oedipus the King
By Sophocle s, tran slated by David Grene
Directed by Manha Johnson
Performances : February 2, 3, 8 , 9 , 10 at
7 r. 1.; Februar y 4 and 11 at 2 P.M.
Tjornhom-Nel son Th eatre, Foss Cent er
Seminars,
Lectures, and Films
Jan . 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
1 P.M., Hoversten Chapel
For information , call (6 12) 330- 102 2
Feb . 1
Afrikana History Speaker
6:30 P.M., Marshall Room
For inform ation , call (6 12) 330- 1022
Mar. 29-30
19th Annual Augsburg Seminar in
Applied Ethics: "Patent ing Life"
Audr ey Chap man , dir ector, Science and
Hum an Rights and Dialogue on Science,
Ethics, and Religion , American Association
for the Advancement of Science
March 29- 7 P.M., Publi c lectur e
Hovers ten Chapel
March 30-1 0 A. M., Convocation;
panel discuss ion, 11 A.M.
Hoversten Chapel
For inform ation , call (6 12) 33 0- l l80
Apr. 9- 10
2001 Sverdrup Visisting Scientist
Lecture: "From Antar ctica t o M ars and
Europa: The Search fo r Life"
Ch ristop her McKay, plane tary scientis t,
Space Science Division , NASA Ames
Research Center
April 9-8 P.M., Public lectur e
Apr il 10- Noo n talk, Hovers ten hape l
For infonn ation , call (6 12) 330- 1180
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COMMENCEMENT 2007
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO
CONTEST
A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R
AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
SUMMER 2007
VOL. 69, NO. 4
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COMMENCEMENT 2007
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO
CONTEST
A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R
AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
SUMMER 2007
VOL. 69, NO. 4
Diggin’ Dinos
in Murphy Square
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Editor
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
Notes
from President Pribbenow on…
Staff Writer
Bethany Bierman
bierman@augsburg.edu
Design Manager
Kathy Rumpza
rumpza@augsburg.edu
Class Notes Designer
Students at the center of our lives
I
t is the end of July as I pen these Notes for the
summer 2007 issue of Augsburg Now, and we
have just concluded our summer orientation
for more than 400 incoming first-year
students, the Class of 2011. I am as energized
as always by the sense of wonder and hope that
comes with an incoming class of college students!
At the other end of the continuum, you will
find in the following pages the stories and images
of our two 2007 Commencement ceremonies—the
first early in May for our day undergraduates and
our physician assistant graduate students; the
second late in June for our weekend
undergraduates and the other five graduate
programs (nursing, social work, education,
leadership, and business administration). All
combined, we graduated more than 900 new
Auggie alums this spring—what grand
celebrations we enjoyed!
I have been thinking a lot about this
continuum of student experiences—and have
enjoyed some rich and important conversations
the past several months with the Augsburg
community about how we might better honor the
centrality of students to our life as a college.
It is, above all, about the promise we make to
our students. Let’s call it the Augsburg Promise. As
students come to us, no matter their prior
experience or background, we regard them as:
Photographer
As they enter the College—as undergraduates or
graduate students—we engage them in missionbased academic and social experiences that
prepare them for meaningful work and service in
the world. In the classroom, on the playing fields,
in the residence halls, on stage, and in the
neighborhood, students enter a teaching and
learning community that prepares them to make a
living and to make a life in the world.
And as they leave us, our students remain at
the center of our lives as graduates whose lives
and work are emblems of this college’s aspirations
and commitments. We expect them to have gained
an informed vision of the world, focused on
discovery and appreciating difference. We prepare
them for intelligent understanding, full of curiosity
and a commitment to dialogue. And we offer them
remarkable opportunities for relevant experience,
learning to apply what they have learned and lead
others.
Students are at the center of our lives. There is
no more energizing and engaging work. And there
are few places that do it as well as Augsburg
College. It is the Augsburg Promise, a promise we
strive to keep each and every day.
Stephen Geffre
geffre@augsburg.edu
Faithfully yours,
Send address corrections to:
Advancement Services,
CB 142,
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454
healyk@augsburg.edu
• Gifted—a gift to us and the world, to be cared
for, educated, and nurtured,
• Called—on a vocational path that we will help
them discern and navigate,
• Accountable—persons of responsibility
and integrity.
Signe Peterson
petersos@augsburg.edu
Media Relations Manager
Judy Petree
petree@augsburg.edu
Sports Information Director
Don Stoner
stoner@augsburg.edu
Assistant Vice President
of Marketing and
Communication
David Warch
warch@augsburg.edu
Director of Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen
breen@augsburg.edu
www.augsburg.edu
Augsburg Now is published
quarterly by Augsburg College,
2211 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, Minn., 55454.
Opinions expressed in Augsburg
Now do not necessarily reflect
official College policy.
ISSN 1058-1545
Paul C. Pribbenow, president
E-mail: now@augsburg.edu
Telephone: 612-330-1181
Fax: 612-330-1780
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Summer 2007
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Contents
Features
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2007 International Programs Photo Contest
Selected winners of the seventh annual student photo contest for
international study programs showcase the experiences of students abroad.
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An “Auggieasaurus” in Murphy Square
by Betsey Norgard
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Senior Jen Janda created the “Auggieasaurus” as Augsburg’s entry in the
Science Museum of Minnesota’s Diggin’ Dinos project.
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Commencement 2007—May
Nearly 400 students in undergraduate semester programs
and the Physician Assistant program received their diplomas in May.
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Commencement 2007—June
In the College’s first Commencement focused on programs in the
trimester schedule, undergraduate and graduate students who studied on
weekends and evenings received their degrees.
Departments
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On the Cover: “Auggieasaurus” is one of
about 50 dinosaur statues decorated and
displayed by local businesses and organizations
as part of the Science Museum’s 100th-year
anniversary project, Diggin’ Dinos. Studio art
major Jen Janda created Augsburg’s entry.
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inside
back
cover
Around the Quad
Supporting Augsburg
Alumni News
Calendar
All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated.
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AROUND THE QUAD
NOTEWORTHY
Social Work Student
of the Year
Lisa Luinenburg ’07 was named
Social Work Student of the Year
by the Minnesota Chapter of the
National Association of Social
Workers (NASW) for her
“outstanding scholarship and
service to the community.” She
graduated in May with double
majors in social work and
international relations.
Physician Assistant
program earns
national award
Augsburg’s Physician Assistant
program was recently awarded the
2007 American Academy of
Physician Assistants’ Constituent
Organization Award of
Achievement for a high school
curriculum project developed in
2005. With the help of the
Minnesota Academy of Physician
Assistants (MAPA), the PA faculty
developed a program to educate
high school students about the
role of a PA, increase the diversity
among PA providers, and provide
health education and hands-on
learning.
In May 2006 and 2007,
Augsburg hosted high school
groups on campus who
participated in interactive
educational activities on how
diseases, specifically HIV and
other sexually transmitted
infections, can spread, as well as
how to administer a neurological
exam and take blood pressures.
Current PA students and recent
graduates helped with the
teaching.
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Nou Chang ’09 joins
Minnesota’s Future
Doctors
Junior Nou Chang participated
this summer in Minnesota’s Future
Doctors, a program to explore the
medical profession that is
sponsored by the University of
Minnesota and Mayo Medical
School. Over three summers, it
aims to increase the number of
Minnesota minority, immigrant,
and rural physicians by helping
these students develop academic
skills, an understanding of
medicine, and an appreciation for
serving in an underserved
community.
Chang, a biology and English
major with a religion minor,
immigrated with her family to
Rochester, Minn., from Thailand
in 1988. She also is the recipient
of a Jay and Rose Phillips Family
Foundation Scholarship that
awards potential student leaders
who intend to dedicate a portion
of their lives to community
service. She works with homeless
Hmong refugee children, ages 612, in partnership with the
Southeast Asian Community
Council, and hopes to create a
center where the homeless
children can participate in
culturally-based programs.
Rick Thoni retires as
WEC celebrates
25 years
As Weekend College celebrated 25
years in May, the program’s
founder, Rick Thoni, prepared to
retire from the College in June,
after 35 years of service.
Mia Bothun, WEC student body
president, spoke at the 25th anniversary
celebration on behalf of WEC students,
urging them to become more involved
in building greater community.
Rick Thoni, with his wife, Linda, listened
as President Pribbenow announced the
creation of the Richard J. Thoni Award
for a graduating WEC student that
Thoni joined Augsburg in
1972 as a part-time psychology
professor and counselor in the
Student Affairs Office and went on
to fill such roles as associate dean
of students, acting vice president
of student affairs, vice president
for research and development,
director of Weekend College, and
vice president for enrollment
management.
On May 17, students, faculty,
staff, and alumni of Weekend
College gathered to look back on
a quarter century. President
Pribbenow commented that the
number of stories from faculty and
staff of being asked to help
students get an education clearly
demonstrates the organic nature of
how WEC grew, beginning with
the student at the center.
He also commented on the
commitment of Rick Thoni and
others in WEC who didn’t merely
launch the program, but threw
themselves into the work of
meeting students’ needs.
would honor him “in an abiding way.”
Don Gustafson, professor of
history, applauded WEC students
and described the rewards of
teaching in WEC—meeting
students who bring different
experiences, perspectives, and
commitment to class.
In Thoni’s honor, President
Pribbenow announced the
creation of the Richard J. Thoni
Award, which will be given
annually to a graduating WEC
student whose actions,
commitments, and future
aspirations most profoundly
demonstrate a commitment to
Augsburg’s motto, “Education for
Service.”
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SUPPORTING AUGSBURG
The Kennedy Center—
filled with Auggie spirit
On May 4, the dedication of the Kennedy Center, the three-story
addition to Melby Hall, brought together Augsburg alumni, donors,
regents, faculty, staff, and students in celebration of Augsburg
athletics, fitness, and health and physical education.
Greco-wrestling champion Alan Rice
President Pribbenow expressed gratitude to
was greeted by President Pribbenow
the family of former regent James Haglund
in front of the Alan and Gloria Rice
and his wife, Kathleen, whose gifts provided
Wrestling Center, a state-of-the-art
the spacious, new fitness center bearing their
training facility for Augsburg’s
family name.
championship team and GrecoRoman wrestling.
President Pribbenow (second from left), together with President Emeritus William
Frame (left) and lead donors Dean ‘75 and Terry Kennedy, cut the ribbon to showcase
the new training, fitness, locker, classroom, and hospitality facilities.
The Lute Olson Hall of Champions highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of
The open entryway provided a great gathering place for
the many Auggie student-athletes across 18 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports.
the Augsburg community to celebrate the dedication.
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2007 International Programs Photo Contest
FIRST PLACE
“Mysterious Ireland”
Anthony Porter ‘07, Wicklow, Ireland
SECOND PLACE
“Cliffside: Bonsai Overlooking Tea Hills”
Ryan Treptow ‘07, Munnar, Kerala, India
THIRD PLACE
“Beneath African Skies”
Krista Costin ‘08, Ada-Foah, Ghana
LANDSCAPE
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MENTION
“Eiffel Tower“
Laura Henry ‘07,
Paris, France
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PHOTOJOURNALISM
SECOND PLACE
“Untitled”
Jennifer Oliver ‘07, Chiang Mai, Thailand
FIRST PLACE AND BEST IN SHOW
“Pilgrims and Three Oceans Converge at Sunrise”
Ryan Treptow ‘07, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
THIRD PLACE
PORTRAITS
“The Boat Keeper”
Allison Hutterer ‘07, Rabat, Morocco
SECOND PLACE
“Lumbini Woman”
Ryan Treptow ‘07, Bijapur,
Northern Karnataka, India
FIRST PLACE
“Las Hermanitas” (“The Little Sisters”)
Megan Schiller ‘07,
San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala
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ugsburg senior Jen Janda has
been “Diggin’ Dinos” this
summer—not on an
archeological dig in Egypt, but
in downtown St. Paul. It’s part
of the “Diggin’ Dinos” summer celebration
honoring the 100th anniversary of the
Science Museum of Minnesota. Beginning
Memorial Day weekend, 53 dinosaurs were
placed around the streets of St. Paul, mostly
downtown, and seven in the parks of
Minneapolis as part of their 150th
anniversary celebration.
Much like the Snoopy statues a few years
ago, these dinosaurs have been painted by
local artists. Until Labor Day, Janda’s 4.5 feet
tall by 8 feet long, 80 lb. dinosaur will live in
Murphy Square, Minneapolis’s oldest park,
located in the heart of Augsburg’s campus.
When the College joined the project,
Janda was selected as Augsburg’s designer by
the art faculty. In keeping with the overall
theme, she named the dinosaur
“Auggieasaurus.” All the statues were painted
during the Diggin’ Dinos Paint-Off at
RiverCentre in St. Paul, just before Memorial
Day weekend.
“My idea for the Auggieasaurus was to
incorporate Murphy Square’s history
into a ‘map’ of the various
activities that go on in the
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park each spring and fall because of its
location in Augsburg College’s campus,”
Janda says. Around the base of the statue,
she inscribed:
Murphy Square Celebrating 150 Years,
1857-2007 “From cow pasture to
community center” The Dinosaur
of Minneapolis Parks
The activities she depicts on the
Auggieasaurus are:
• Runners—The Auggie cross-country team
runs around Murphy Square every fall.
• A biker—Minneapolis has many biking
commuters who travel through the park
area every day.
• A picnic scene
• A student reading Murphy Square, the
College’s literary and arts journal
• Kayaks, representing Minnesotans’ love of
the outdoors
The four legs of the Auggieasaurus are
designed to represent the Minneapolis
skyline, Augsburg campus, Seward
neighborhood, and the University of
Minnesota.
On Sept. 9, all the statues will be
auctioned off to benefit the work of the
Science Museum of Minnesota in its next
century.
Janda is a senior in the Honors Program,
with an art studio major. During the summer
she is working on a project to illustrate a
book for children in hospitals to help them
understand medical treatments
and surgery. She also works as
a graphic designer in the
Marketing and
Communication Office.
• A Somali family, representing the rich
cultural diversity of our neighborhood
• Frisbee players
• The Campus Kitchen van that delivers
meals in the neighborhood
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A Paint-Off took place in downtown St. Paul
as local artists created dinosaurs to be placed
around the city, all in honor of the Science
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traditional day undergraduates and master’s program in physician assistant studies
commencement
Jeanette Clark receives Marina Christensen
Justice Award
Jeanette Clark, a senior graduating with a double major in metrourban studies and youth and family ministry, was selected as the 2007
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.”
Clark, a President’s Scholar, participated in the Honors Program as
well as Concert Band. At Augsburg, she held numerous leadership
roles, including serving as a campus ministry commissioner, resident
adviser, and leadership team member for the Campus Kitchen at
Augsburg College.
As a Spanish minor, Clark spent a semester in Cuernavaca,
Mexico, through Augsburg’s Center for Global Education, where she
worked for a pre-school and after-school program.
This past year, Clark created a spring break opportunity for
students staying in Minneapolis, called “Go Away Here.” In order to
show students opportunities in the city, it included service projects,
visits to neighborhood organizations such as the Sierra Club and East
African Women’s Center, and social outings.
The award recipient must have demonstrated a dedication to
community involvement as characterized by the personal and
professional life of Marina Christensen Justice, who reached out to
disadvantaged people and communities.
— Jen Winter ’07
Senior Jeanette Clark was honored with the Marina Christensen Justice award from
President Pribbenow for her work in the community and on campus.
May
2007
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Eboo Patel, founder of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth
Core, in his Commencement speech, described the “faith line”
that separates religious pluralists, who seek tolerance and
cooperation, from the religious totalitarians.
excerpts
from the
commencement address
“The Faith Line: On Building the Cathedrals of Pluralism”
Eboo Patel
… In his new book, Peace Be upon You,
Zachary Karabell writes: “If we
emphasize hate, scorn, war, and
conquest, we are unlikely to perceive
that any other path is viable … ”.
Hate, scorn, war, and conquest
sounds like a pretty good summary of
our newscasts; it certainly seems like
the dominant narrative of our times.
And the soundtrack of violence these
days appears to be prayer—in Arabic,
in Hebrew, in Hindi, in various
inflections of English.
There are many who are eager to
divide humanity along a faith line:
Sunnis vs. Shias, Catholics vs.
Protestants, Hindus vs. Buddhists.
I believe there is something else
going on. I believe that the faith line is
indeed the challenge of our century,
but it does not divide people of
different religious backgrounds. The
faith line does not separate Muslims
and Christians or Hindus and Jews.
The faith line separates religious
totalitarians and religious pluralists.
A religious totalitarian is someone
who seeks to suffocate those who are
different. Their weapons range from
suicide bombs to media empires. There
are Christian totalitarians and Hindu
totalitarians and Jewish totalitarians
and Muslim totalitarians. They are on
the same side of the faith line: arm in
arm against the dream of a common
life together.
A pluralist is someone who seeks to
live with people who are different, be
enriched by them, help them thrive.
Pluralists resonate with the Qur’annic
line, “God made us different nations
and tribes that we may come to know
one another.” Pluralists are moved by
the image of the Reverend Martin
Luther King Jr. marching together with
the Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in
Selma. Pluralists love the words of the
poet Gwendolyn Brooks:
We are each other’s business
We are each other’s harvest
We are each other’s magnitude
and bond…
We pluralists far outnumber the
totalitarians. What if we let ourselves
imagine? What if we began building?
What if every city block were a
cathedral of pluralism; every university
campus; every summer camp and day
care. There would not be enough
bombs in the world to destroy all of
our cathedrals.
Read the full Commencement Address at
www.augsburg.edu/commencement/
patel.pdf
President Emeritus Charles S. Anderson (right), who led the
College from 1980-1997 during a period of significant growth,
received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Maria Belen Power is the third in her family to
graduate from Augsburg. She poses here with
sister and brother Ana Gabriela ’05 and Camilo
Jose ’02, and their uncle, Dennis Power, from
White Plains, N.Y. The three grads are from
Managua, Nicaragua, where their mother,
Kathleen McBride, is the Center for Global
Education regional co-director for Central
America and adjunct professor.
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As the graduates process down the street lined with faculty, hands are shaken, hugs exchanged, and high-fives given.
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Theatre arts professors Darcey Engen ’88
Physician Assistant program director Dawn
(second from left) and Martha Johnson (second
Ludwig places the master’s hood on Huong
from right) pose with grads James Lekatz (left)
Timp, one of the 31 newly-graduated PA
and Justin Hooper (right).
students.
President Emeritus William V. Frame, who retired last year from
Augsburg, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
degree, and was lauded for his work in sharpening the mission
of the College.
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The flags of the Commencement procession represent the countries of Augsburg’s graduating students.
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Faculty line both sides of the street as
graduates march through them on their
way to the ceremony.
June
Nursing Department chair Cheryl Leuning takes a photo of instructor
Pauline Utesch ’05 MAN (right) with graduates in the Bachelor of
Science nursing completion degree program.
Roberta Kagin, associate professor and director of the
music therapy program, shares a graduation moment
with her daughter, Julia (Metzler) Mensing ‘00, who
serves on Augsburg’s Alumni Board and received her
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Angela Brand receives first
Richard J. Thoni Award
In honor of his retirement from Augsburg,
the Richard J. Thoni Award was established
earlier this year. It was awarded for the first
time on June 24 to Angela Brand, a social
work major.
Beyond the required 240 hours of public
service volunteer work Brand completed for
her major, she also provided parenting
instruction and visitation supervision to a
working mother in Chisago County. She
facilitated and organized meetings to ensure
that the transportation needs of clients at
the Chisago County Social Services office
were met.
Additionally, Brand developed an
evaluation of the youth-oriented services
provided by Chisago County Social Services.
The county is currently following up on her
recommendations to ensure that youth are
better prepared for their transition into
adulthood.
During his or her time at Augsburg, the
award recipient must have demonstrated a
dedication to the kind of community
involvement characterized by the personal
and professional life of Richard J. Thoni,
who until his retirement in June 2007,
served as a tireless advocate for higher
education at Augsburg.
— Jen Winter ’07
Social work major Angela Brand is the first recipient of the Richard J. Thoni Award, established in honor of the
retiring Weekend College founder and given to a weekend student committed to service in the community.
Dean Barbara Edwards Farley places a doctoral hood on
Srividya Raman, who received her master’s
Martin Marty, retired University of Chicago professor and
degree in social work, spoke on behalf of the
historian of religion, who was awarded an honorary Doctor
Class of 2007 and told how, after receiving a
of Humane Letters degree. In his Commencement speech,
business degree in India, she realized her
he gave suggestions about learning to live life as a process,
passion was in “doing something different that
not a product, continually questioning and testing.
was closer to [her] heart.”
A future college coed straightens the tassel of her mom’s
mortar board following Commencement.
More than 50 graduating students and their families from Rochester were able to leave the driving to
Augsburg and relax on their way to and from the Commencement ceremony.
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Going to college with your mom
With more classes than ever offered in Weekend College, more
students are finding out what it’s like to attend college with their
parents. The Clark and the Spargo families are two who have had
more than one generation attend Augsburg simultaneously. Jeanette
Clark and her mother, Mary Simonson Clark, both graduated in the
spring. The Spargos have three family members graduating from
Augsburg this year and next. According to Clark, “Augsburg’s
graduate programs and Weekend College facilitate adult learning and,
therefore, increase the prevalence of multi-generational students in
families.”
The Clark family went through four commencements this past
spring. There were so many that Mary referred to their graduation
schedule as: “It’s a weekend, who needs a robe?” Jeanette graduated
from Augsburg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in youth and family
ministry and metro-urban studies on May 5. Mary graduated from
Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in theology on May 27. Mary’s
other daughter, Marie, graduated from the New School of
Architecture and Design in San Diego, Calif., with a Master of
Architecture on June 16, and Mary received the other half of her dual
degree, a Master of Social Work, from Augsburg, on June 24.
Concerning being coeds together, Mary said, “I needed to learn
how to be on the same campus with my daughter without either of
us interfering with each other’s schedules.” Jeanette added, “To be
honest, I had some small anxieties when my mother started college at
Augsburg. It just doesn’t fit the norm to go to college with your
mother.” But both assert that not only did it work, but that the family
grew closer because of it. Jeanette claimed, “I think it was really good
for both of us to have others in our family who were going through
the stress of homework, tests, etc. at the same time. I think this really
promoted understanding.”
Jeanette Clark (left) who graduated in May, shares graduation joy with her mother,
Mary Simonson Clark, who completed dual master’s degrees at Luther Seminary and
Augsburg College. For more on Jeanette, see page 7.
The Spargos had three members attending Augsburg last year, and
all three participated in Advent Vespers. Antonio graduated in May
with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and secondary education.
Carolyn, mother to Annika and Antonio, graduated from Augsburg in
1980 and will complete the Master of Arts in Leadership program
next year. She says, “It’s been fun to have some of the same professors
my kids have.” Annika, who will graduate next year also, with a
Bachelor of Arts in music and education, adds, “Although there are
several of us on campus, we all have our separate programs which
allow us to maintain some individuality.” Continuing, she says, “I
think the neatest thing about being a family of Auggies is that I have
seen and met so many different people from different departments at
the school whom I normally would not know.”
— Jen Winter ’07
the class of 2007—956 graduates
May 5, 2007—semester programs
31 Master of Science, Physician Assistant Studies students
409 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science
440 Total graduating
June 24, 2007—trimester programs
234 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
172 Weekend College
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10 United/Unity/Mercy Hospitals
20 Master of Arts, Education
26 Master of Arts, Leadership
15 Master of Arts, Nursing
178 Master of Business Administration
43 Master of Social Work
516 Total graduating
An MBA degree was also awarded posthumously to Shika Addo,
a student in the program, who died in April 2006.
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ALUMNI NEWS
From the
Alumni Board
president …
Greetings fellow
Auggies,
Well, a year has come and gone.
My time as president of the
Alumni Association is at an end.
My hat is off to all the wonderful
folks on the Alumni Board and
to the faculty and staff at
Augsburg. They’re a great group
dedicated to Augsburg and her mission.
As I handed off the president’s role to Buffie Blesi, we had a great
strategic planning retreat in June to define our new objectives.
I’m excited to report to you that our focus areas for 2007 include:
• Augsburg Stewards—Connect with the Augsburg Stewards and
build our Auggie Pride!
• Career Development Program—support Augsburg’s efforts
around Career Development for (soon to be) alumni;
• Gateway—participate in the opening of the Oren Gateway
Center and ongoing activities there
• Vespers—support the annual Advent Vespers programming
• Awards Committee—honor Auggies each year who have done
amazing things in service to the world and Augsburg’s mission
• Augsburg Now Advisory Committee—provide input and advice
to the great group of folks producing the Augsburg Now
• Affinity Groups—build connections with other groups at
Augsburg
• Fundraising—help build Augsburg’s strength through support
of the Annual Fund
Centennial
Singers perform in
the Twin Cities
The Centennial Singers, a male
chorus of Augsburg alumni and
friends, will present a series of
concerts this fall in the greater
Twin Cities area.
The chorus was formed in the
early 1990s of former Augsburg
Quartet members to revive and
continue singing the gospel
quartet tradition. Since then,
they have toured both to Norway
and the Southwest U.S. twice.
Fall Concerts/Appearances:
Fri., Sept. 28, 7 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church,
Staples, Minn.
Sat., Sept. 29, 7 p.m.
Salem Lutheran Church,
Deerwood, Minn.
Sun., Sept. 30, 4 p.m.
Cambridge Lutheran Church,
Cambridge, Minn.
Sat., Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Christ the King Lutheran Church,
1900 7th St., New Brighton, Minn.
Sat., Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church of
Golden Valley,\
7520 Golden Valley Rd.,
Golden Valley, Minn.
Benefit—Wilderness Canoe Base
Sun., Oct. 21, 4 p.m.
Colonial Church of Edina,
6200 Colonial Way, Edina, Minn.
Sat., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
Community of the Cross
Lutheran Church,
10701 Bloomington Ferry Rd.,
Bloomington, Minn.
Sun., Oct. 28, 4 p.m.
King of Kings Lutheran Church,
1583 Radio Dr.,
Woodbury, Minn.
Sat., Nov. 3, 7 p.m.
Minnetonka Lutheran Church,
16023 Minnetonka Blvd.,
Minnetonka, Minn.
Sun, Nov. 4, 4 p.m.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church,
9201 Normandale Blvd.,
Bloomington, Minn.
You are invited and encouraged to participate. Please contact the
Alumni Relations office.
All my best to you and your family as the cycle turns and we
start another year.
Barry M. Vornbrock ’96 MAL
President, Alumni Board, 2006-07
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CLASS NOTES
1950
1969
Frank Ario, Minneapolis, was
featured on the Minnesota Public
Radio show, Midday on May 18,
in a program, “Two Minnesotans
Touched by WWII; Two
Strikingly Different Stories.”
Royce Helmbrecht, Austin,
Minn., is principal at Lyle
Community School in Lyle,
Minn., a small school of 240
students recently named by
Newsweek in the top five percent
of high schools in the nation.
1952
Robert R. Hage Sr., Hector,
Minn., was entered into the
Minnesota High School Football
Coaches Hall of Fame on April
21. He is the former football
coach at Hector High School.
Rev. Orville Olson and his wife,
Yvonne (Bagley), Excelsior,
Minn., celebrated the 50th
anniversary of his ordination. He
is currently a pastor at Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church in
Excelsior. Gifts will be given to
the Timothy Olson Memorial
Scholarship, honoring their son.
John R. Hubbling, St. Paul,
Minn., received the Max Hecht
Award from ASTM International
Committee D19 on Water. The
committee cited Hubbling for his
outstanding service and
advancing the study of water. He
is laboratory manager for
Metropolitan Council/
Environmental Services in St.
Paul, and also serves on ASTM
International’s international
committees on waste
management, and quality and
standards.
1970
1967
Gerrie Wall (Neff), Rapid City,
S. Dak., retired in May, after a
five-decade teaching career, from
Western Dakota Technical
Institute (WDTI) in Rapid City,
where she has taught in the
general education department for
the last 18 years. At this year’s
commencement ceremony, she
received the Distinguished
Service Award from the school,
and is the first faculty member to
be honored with its highest
award.
Mary (Tweeten) Gladwin,
Pocatello, Idaho, has retired after
21 years in education. She taught
in Cottage Grove, Minn., and
was the media specialist at Grace
Lutheran and Hawthorne Middle
School in Pocatello, Idaho.
physical education and aquatics
in the Glynn County (Ga.)
schools. She was also principal
horn with the Coastal Symphony
of Georgia and played in other
bands and small brass groups. At
Augsburg, she played in a brass
group named Neophonic Brass
with Mike Savold, Bob Stacke,
Johnny English, and others, and
would love to continue playing
brass music.
1982
Les Heen, Maynard, Minn., was
recently appointed president and
general manager of Pioneer
Public Television in Appleton.
He and his wife, Barbara
(Westerlund) ’89, have two
children, Chris, 9, and Erik, 6.
Barbara (Mattison) Lagrue,
Lamberton, Minn., has recently
moved back to the Midwest,
with her husband, Paul. For
many years, she taught adaptive
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John Sheehan, Lakeville, Minn.,
has been named boys varsity
basketball head coach in
Lakeville South High School. For
seven years he was an assistant
coach with the Lakeville North
girls team.
1997
Jasmina Besirevic-Regan,
Hamden, Conn., and her
husband, Matt, welcomed their
second daughter, Lejla, on June
14, 2006.
Rev. Scott M. Ludford, Hayward,
Wis., was installed as senior
pastor of First Lutheran Church
on January 21, after serving at
Concordia Lutheran Church in
Superior, Wis., for eight-and-ahalf years.
1987
Jody Abbott was recently named
senior vice president and chief
operating officer at North Kansas
City (Mo.) Hospital to provide
direction for upper management
in the areas of nursing services,
support services, and facilities.
Previously, she worked at
Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa,
Okla., in a similar position.
1992
1975
1993
Rev. Judith Bangsund, San Jose,
Calif., is pastor, along with her
husband, Rev. James Bangsund,
at Timothy’s Lutheran Church.
She graduated in nursing, served
with her husband in Tanzania for
several years, and became
ordained.
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CLASS NOTES
1999
Cheri Johnson, Minneapolis,
received a $25,000 McKnight
Artist Fellowship for Writers,
through the Loft Literary Center,
in creative prose. She has
graduate degrees in English from
Hollins College and the
University of Minnesota and is a
regular participant in the English
Department Homecoming
Reading and Career Night.
2000
Sara M. Quigley, St. Paul, Minn.,
graduated on May 27 from
Luther Seminary with a Master
of Divinity degree. She is the
youth director at St. Stephen
Lutheran Church in White Bear
Lake, Minn., and hopes to
become ordained in the ELCA.
Jennifer Rensenbrink, and her
husband, Adam Miller,
Minneapolis, welcomed twins, a
boy and a girl, at Fairview
Riverside Hospital on June 9.
Rowan Charles weighed 5 lbs., 2
oz.; and Anneke Rensenbrink
weighed 4 lbs., 14 oz.
certified nursing assistant/
environmental aide at Fairview
Southdale Hospital in Edina,
Minn.
2003
Natalia Pretelt, Roseville, Minn.,
was mentioned in the Money
and Business section of the Star
Tribune on April 15 for her role
as a loan specialist with the
Minneapolis Consortium of
Community Developers. She is
involved in microlending and
small loans to help immigrants
and others start businesses.
Jonathan Fahler, has studied
since 2004 in the Master of Arts
in Medical Sciences program at
Loyola University Chicago and
was recently admitted to medical
school at Des Moines University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.
John Tieben, St. Louis Park,
Minn., received his medical
degree from the University of
Minnesota on May 4. Tieben and
his wife, Danielle (Slack) ’04,
will live in Duluth, where he will
serve a three-year family practice
residency in the St. Mary’s/Duluth
Clinic Health System, St. Luke’s
Hospital, and the Duluth Family
Practice Center.
Options, a volunteer mentoring
program that connects with atrisk kids, ages 10-14, in the
Twin Cities through biking and
running. See blog photos at
bolderoptions.org.
2005
Brooke Dornbusch received a
Master of Arts in counseling
degree in May from the
Assemblies of God Theological
Seminary in Springfield, Mo.
Mark Simmonds, placed fourth
in the 120-kilogram GrecoRoman class at the 2007 USA
Wrestling Senior World Team
Trials. He is a damage
controlman third class (DC3) in
the U.S. Navy, operating out of
the Mayport, Fla., Naval Station
and is a member of the Navy’s
wrestling team.
2006
Lauren Falk, Eden Prairie,
Minn., has started her own
portrait/wedding photography
business, Lauren B. Photography,
with on-location photography of
weddings, portraits, and events
in the Twin Cities metro area.
Graduate Programs
Jeff Falkingham ’95 MAL, Eden
Prairie, Minn., donated his
services to author a 2007
commemorative edition of his
earlier book, The County
Courthouse Caper, recounting the
history of his native Browns
Valley, Minn. The publisher,
Beaver’s Pond Press, has donated
1000 copies for the city to sell as
a fundraiser for its Long-Term
Flood Recovery Fund.
Dietrich-Swanson Wedding
2004
2001
Emily Waldon, Salem, Mass.,
recently joined the Harvard
Vanguard Medical Associates at
its Cambridge internal medicine
practice as a physician assistant.
She received a master’s degree
from Northeastern University in
Boston. Formerly she was a
Max Langaard, Oakland, Calif.,
was recently featured in an
article titled, “Teaching
Leadership through Coaching.”
The article is focused on the
Sports-4-Kids program centered
in the Bay area inner city
schools. The program attempts
to help children become not only
healthier but also to learn what it
takes to lead.
Laura Simones, St. Paul, has
biked from Boulder, Colo., to
Minneapolis with Bolder
Hannah Dietrich and Nathan Swanson ’05,, Lincoln, Neb., were
married on June 8, in Luverne, Minn. The wedding included several
Auggie students and staff, including Sadie Dietrich ’09, Lynde
Kuipers ’08, cross-country and track coach Dennis Barker, Marcia
Gunz ’05, Anna (Ferguson) Rendell ’05, Kyla Rice ’05, Tim
Stowe, and Janeece (Adams) Oatmann ’05. Jeremiah Knabe ’05
also served as an officiant at the wedding. Hannah is a doctoral
student at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, and Nathan is
pursuing a job with Lincoln Public Schools.
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CLASS NOTES
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. You can also submit news to the Augsburg
Online Community at www.augsburg.edu/alumni.
Full name
Maiden name
Class year or last year attended
Street address
City, State, Zip
In Memoriam
Larsen, Norman ’34,
Morristown, Minn., age 97, on
June 12. He was a member of the
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Woolson, Gladys (Oudal) ’34,
Minneapolis, age 92, on May 9.
Knudsen, Rev. Richard I. ’37
Sem, Minneapolis, age 95, on
July 10.
Gilseth, Margaret (Chrislock)
’40, St. Charles, Minn., age 88,
on June 10. She was a
Distinguished Alumna.
Framstad, Rev. Waldemar ’41,
Marinette, Wis., age 87, on June
14, after a lengthy illness.
Ahlberg, Rev. G. Harold ’42,
Valparaiso, Ind., age 86, on June 4.
Is this a new address? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Home telephone
Stolee, Magdalene (Gronseth)
’42, Kenyon, Minn., age 87, on
June 11.
E-mail
Okay to publish your e-mail address? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Employer
Position
Work telephone
Is spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? ❑ Yes ❑ No
If yes, class year
Spouse’s name
Maiden name
Your news:
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Estness, Borghild ’43,
Minneapolis, age 92, on July 8.
She served as a recorder in
Augsburg’s Office of the Registrar.
Gronseth, Luther C., Sr., ’43,
Apple Valley, Minn., age 86, on
June 23.
Lindahl, Burton J. ’50, Wayzata,
Minn., age 82, on May 22.
Bakken, Rev. Hardis C. ’52, San
Pablo, Calif., age 97, on May 5.
Thompson, Robert D. ’52,
Bloomington, Minn., age 81, on
June 29.
Pundy, Eileen “Dolly” ’59,
Minneapolis, age 69, on May 4.
Peterson, Rolf ’61, University
Place, Wash., on April 24.
Heimbigner, Marlene (Hanggi)
’65, Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 15.
Timmons, Peter ’74, St. Paul,
age 63, on June 16, from
pancreatic cancer.
Ness, Sheela Jo ’86, Plymouth,
Minn., on July 4, of injuries from
an auto accident.
Galland, John H. ’93, Durango,
Colo., age 56, on May 18, in an
auto accident.
Hope, Jared ’00, West Concord,
Minn., age 28, on May 8 of
injuries from an auto accident.
Neitzel, Daniel Kurt ’06, Eden
Prairie, Minn., age 27, on
June 11.
Ward, Sister Agnes, CSJ, on
April 10. She taught classical
languages at Augsburg in the
1960s.
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CALENDAR
For music information, call 612-330-1265
For theatre ticket information, call 612-330-1257
For art gallery information, call 612-330-1524
SEPTEMBER
September 10
Seventh Annual Scholastic
Connections Gala and Dinner
Celebrating the scholarship/
mentorship program and the four
ethnic services programs
Free and open to the public
6:30–8:30 p.m.—East Commons,
Christensen Center
Info and reservations: 612-359-6480
or scholar@augsburg.edu
September 24-25
2007 Christensen Symposium
Everyday Life in the Light of the
Gospel
Rolf A. Jacobson, associate professor of
Old Testament, Luther Seminary.
Free and open to the public.
September 24, “Why Do You Weep?
Sadness, Grief, and the Gospel”
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
September 25, “How Can I Keep
from Singing? Laughter, Joy, and the
Gospel”
11 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
September 27
Theatre Artist Series
From Augsburg to the Guthrie
Theater
Katie Koch ’06, stage manager and
executive assistant to Joe Dowling,
Guthrie Theater
9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
September 14–October 26
Glass from the American-Swedish
Institute and Its Local Influence
Gage Family Art Gallery, Oren
Gateway Center
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 14,
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Artist Presentation: To be announced
September 14–October 26
Reweaving a Life
Prints by Alejandro González Aranda
and baskets by women weavers of
Tlamacazapa, Guerrero, Mexico
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Artist Printmaking Demonstration:
Friday, Oct. 12, 8:30–10:10 a.m.
Artist Presentation and Reception:
Friday, Oct. 12, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
September 18
Theatre Artist Series
Technical Direction at the
Guthrie Theater
Craig Pettigrew, assistant
technical director
9:40–11:10 a.m.—
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
September 20
Featured Artist Presentation
A Life in the Theatre
Peter C. Brocius, artistic director,
Children’s Theatre Company
7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
October 17
Many Voices: Bold Visions
Convocation Series
Peter Bisanz, film director,
documentary One
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
NOVEMBER
November 2–11
Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño)
by Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Directed by Martha Johnson
Nov. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m.
Nov. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
OCTOBER
October 8
Theatre Artist Series
Working in the Theatre
Buffy Sedlacheck, literary manager,
Jungle Theatre
12:10–1:10 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson
Theater
October 8–13
Homecoming 2007
See www.augsburg.edu/alumni for
information
October 11
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
November 14
2007 Koryne Horbal Lecture
Anne Pedersen Women’s
Resource Center
Jane Fonda
“My Life’s Lessons about Sex and
Gender”
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
November 30
Velkommen Jul Celebration
10:15 a.m.—Chapel Service,
Hoversten Chapel
11 a.m.—Scandinavian treats and
gifts, Christensen Center
October 12
1957 50th Anniversary
Celebration
Homecoming Convocation
Homecoming Luncheon
Campaign Completion
Celebration and Oren Gateway
Center Dedication
Dept. of Sociology 60th
Anniversary Celebration
November 30–December 1
That All May Have Light
28th Annual Advent Vespers:
A service of music and liturgy
5 and 8 p.m. each night
Central Lutheran Church,
Minneapolis
For seating envelopes,
612-330-1265
English Alumni/ae Reunion
and Reading
October 13
1967 40-Year Reunion
Picnic in the Park
Football game vs.
University of St. Thomas
Auggie Block Party
SUMMER 2007
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An Augsburg Mural
Augsburg’s history is celebrated in the mural across
the Barnes and Noble Augsburg Bookstore windows
at the new Oren Gateway Center. Artwork by
photographer Stephen Geffre.
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
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On tour with the Augsburg Choir
by Judy Petree
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Those Lutheran Ladies
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DEPARTMENTS
2 Around the Quad
7 Sports
8 Commencement 2006
12 Sixth Annual International
Programs Photo Contest
14 Supporting Augsburg
Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
35 Alumni news
37 Class notes
TABLE OF CONTENTS
40 Auggie Thoughts
Summer 2006
Vol 68, No. 4
A college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Augsburg College is an equal education/employment institution.
Editor
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
Graphic Designer
Kathy Rumpza
rumpza@augsburg edu
Staff Writer
Bethany Bierman
bierman@augsburg.edu
Staff Photographer
Stephen Geffre
geffre@augsburg.edu
Media Relations Manager
Judy Petree
petree@augsburg.edu
Sports Information Director
Don Stoner
stoner@augsburg.edu
Director of Marketing and
Communications
Christopher Moquist
moquist@augsburg.edu
Director of Alumni Relations
Heidi Breen
breen@augsburg.edu
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On the cover:
Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg
Augsburg President William Frame (right)
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From one president to the next—
in smooth transition
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n what President William Frame calls a
rather remarkable and unusual
occurrence in higher education, both he
and President-elect Paul Pribbenow
jointly spoke to the spring gathering of
faculty and staff in March.
Frame explained what he understands
as a complex relationship between
continuity and change, as both he and
the incoming president individually and
jointly continue to increase the “clarity of
the College’s self-definition” as well as
“the speed at which it is being realized”
during the transition period.
(In a gesture to ease at least the visual
transition, Frame turned just before
introducing Pribbenow and donned a
bow tie, calling reference to the incoming
president’s signature accessory.)
Pribbenow lauded and affirmed the
defining work that has been carried out
by the Augsburg community in
articulating its vision. “I would not be
here,” he commented, “if I did not find
your aspirations inspiring and
compelling.”
Pribbenow takes office on July 1, and
his inauguration has been set for Oct. 20.
The next issue of Augsburg Now will
outline his administration’s priorities and
introduce his leadership team.
William Frame donned a bow tie to signal his
“profound regard” for his successor.
Both retiring president William Frame (left)
and incoming president Paul Pribbenow
(right) spoke to faculty and staff in March.
Chris Kimball will be chief academic
officer at California Lutheran University
C
hristopher Kimball, provost and vice
president for academic affairs, left
Augsburg May 31 to assume the same
position at California Lutheran
University in Thousand Oaks, Calif.,
beginning in July.
Kimball, a member of the history
faculty since 1991, was appointed dean
in 2000 and provost in 2004 when that
position was created. His impact at
Augsburg is seen in the areas of
curricular reform, calendar changes,
teaching loads, several new programs,
and the “internationalization” of the
campus.
“I have been blessed to work at
Augsburg during a time of great change,
2
especially in the articulation of our
mission and vision,” said Kimball.
“California Lutheran University, located
in an economically vibrant and culturally
diverse region, offers a wonderful
opportunity to continue that work.”
President William Frame stated,
“… Chris’ gifts, some of which were
shaped in the process of giving our
College new vitality and sharp direction,
have been acknowledged by a fine
institution in current need of them.”
In May, the Department of Business
Administration presented Kimball with a
plaque recognizing his support of business
studies and his “entrepreneurial spirit.”
Summer 2006
Farewell to the Frames—a ‘gentle roast’ and
a proper tribute
1
2
3
O
n April 21, more than 300 faculty and
staff gathered to honor and show
appreciation to Bill and Anne Frame, and
to entertain them with some ‘gentle’
roasting. Augsburg’s Gospel Praise
provided music, with returning special
guest artist Jennifer Grimm ’99.
Gift presentations were made and the
Frames offered an Augsburg rendition of
Woody Guthrie’s song, “So Long, It’s Been
Good to Know You.”
Frame reflected on his time at
Augsburg. “These years have been a great
gift to us … because they’ve given us the
possibility for growth … And new
understanding about this great business of
education—where it comes from, what it
changes, why it’s crucial for the salvation
of humankind. …
“This place gave us a chance to think
through [a great calling] more deeply and
better than ever we would have had a
chance to do otherwise. So, we’re grateful.
We’re grateful to you and we’re grateful to
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this place and its great lineage in history.”
When asked by Augsburg Echo about
his plans for retirement, he mentioned one
specific project—an old boat with “at least
a year’s worth of work before it’s ready for
the water.”
On April 30, a more proper
“Celebration of Music and Worship for the
Presidency of Bill and Anne Frame at
Augsburg College” was held at Central
Lutheran Church.
ELCA presiding bishop Mark Hanson
’68 presented the keynote address. Three
music groups—Augsburg’s Gospel Praise,
Masterworks Chorale, and the Augsburg
Centennial Singers—each sang several
pieces.
Campus pastor David Wold read a
series of tributes received honoring the
Frames, including an ode written by
Wartburg College president Jack Ohle and
his wife, Kristy, and a proclamation from
the City of Minneapolis declaring this day
to be “Bill and Anne Frame Day.”
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1 Bill and Anne Frame enjoy some of the
lighter minutes of the “roast” in their
honor.
2 Campus pastor David Wold reads the
proclamation from Mayor R.T. Rybak
declaring April 30 “Bill and Anne Frame
Day” in the City of Minneapolis.
3 President Frame picked up his guitar to
join Gospel Praise in “I Saw the Light” at
Central Lutheran Church.
4 Assistant director of alumni relations and
former football coach Jack Osberg ’62
leans in close to extend his greetings
above the jazz and gospel music.
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Campus News
Honors for distinguished
teaching and learning
Association, and the American
Association of School Administrators.
Selection to the network, part of ECS’
National Center for Learning and
Citizenship (NCLC), commits its
members to further service to promote
civic engagement for all students.
Erickson serves as chair of the
Minneapolis School Board.
Hannah Dietrich’s research
paper wins national award
Dietrich visited the sex offender
treatment program at the Lino Lakes
Correctional Facility and learned about
the pre-release transition program. She
became interested in finding out if
offenders really understood the
registration process and if they became
more compliant and submitted better
verification after completing the
program.
Together with Steblay, she crafted a
research plan that became her senior
honors project.
Dietrich is now in the master’s program
in experimental psychology at the
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Orientation leaders
receive awards
Congratulations to the faculty and staff
who received awards for Distinguished
Contributions to Teaching and Learning
from the Center for Teaching and
Learning and the Office of the Provost
and Dean of the College:
Teaching—Phil Adamo (standing, left),
history
Mentoring—Dixie Shafer (seated,
center), Undergraduate Research and
Graduate Opportunity (URGO)
Service to Students—Heather Feehan
(standing, right), Chris Pegg (seated,
right), Scott Krajewski (seated, left),
Robert Bill (standing, center)—all from
Information Technology.
Joe Erickson selected for
national network
Joseph Erickson, education, has been
named to the “100 District Leaders for
Citizenship and Service-Learning
Network.” The network includes school
board members and district
superintendents across the country
selected by a panel representing the
Education Commission of the States
(ECS), the National School Boards
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Hannah Dietrich’s honor project research
with Professor Nancy Steblay was named
Best Undergraduate Paper.
Hannah Dietrich, a 2005 psychology
graduate, has received the American
Psychology-Law Society’s 2006 Award for
Best Undergraduate Paper. She presented
her research and received the award at
the AP-LS meeting in March in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Her paper, “Predatory Sexual
Offenders: Post-Treatment Registration
Compliance and Recidivism” is the result
of research she did in collaboration with
psychology professor Nancy Steblay.
Dietrich became interested in
studying disorders after taking an
abnormal psychology class. She landed
an internship at the Minnesota Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension, working in the
Predatory Offender Registration Unit,
and connected with a supervisor who
included her in many areas of the work.
Augsburg’s student orientation leaders
participated in the National Orientation
Directors Association Regional
Conference in Minneapolis.
In the Undergraduate Case Study
competition, Greg Hildebrandt ’08 won
the Best Problem Solving Award, and
Sarah Black ’09 received the Best
Communication Award. Student
Activities director Marc Skjervem
presented on the changing culture of
college students using online
communities and the consequences
students face with the misuse of
websites.
Wrestlers are second in nation
in academics
For the ninth year in a row, Augsburg
finished in the top 10 in the National
Wrestling Coaches Association’s Scholar
All-America team program, finishing
second among more than 100 NCAA
Division III wrestling institutions, with a
3.42 team grade point average. The top
team, Messiah College (Pa.), had a team
GPA of 3.47.
Augsburg is the only school in NCAA
Division III wrestling to finish in the top
10 both in competition on the mat and
in the academic team competition in
each of the nine years that the NWCA
has awarded an academic team national
championship. ■
Summer 2006
‘Zyzzogeton’—
the last word
A
ugsburg launched a new tradition this year with
“Zyzzogeton,” a four-day celebration of student
and faculty work—from artistic performances to
student research posters.
Taking its name from the last entry in Webster’s
Third New International dictionary, the celebration is
meant to wrap up and highlight the breadth and depth
of scholarship at Augsburg. Art exhibits, faculty and
student recitals, faculty research roundtables, student
research posters, film projects, theatre productions,
museum installations, and more filled the calendar
of events.
(In the dictionary, “zyzzogeton” is defined as a
genus of South American leaf hoppers.)
Visitors to campus during this time included high
school students who came on Drama Day to learn
more about the theatre arts program, and middle
school students with developmental disabilities and
peers taking part in the annual Metro Arts Festival
with Augsburg’s music therapy students.
A lighter highlight of the celebration was a
vigorous debate, Lefse vs. Lutefisk, in which four
scholars—President Frame (political science), Lori
Brandt Hale (religion), Joan Griffin (English), and Ken
Kaminsky (mathematics)—took sides to argue and
defend the Norwegian delicacies from the viewpoints
of their academic disciplines. The judges were
Norwegian bunad-clad members of the Augsburg
Associates, and guests were treated to the delicacies of
each, including their aromas. (And, yes, the lutefisk
side was declared the winner.)
Top left: The spring theatre production, Metamorphoses,
by Mary Zimmerman, uses contemporary language and
imagery to explore ancient myths.
Center: Biology major Ben Sonquist explains his research
to physics professor Ben Stottrup.
Bottom left: Physics professor Mark Engebretson shared
his research on geomagnetic pulsations in Earth’s space
environment.
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Larry Ragland retires after
21 years
P
rofessor Larry Ragland was
one of the founding
members of the Computer
Science Department and retired
in May after 21 years teaching
in both that department and
mathematics.
He has stayed at Augsburg,
he says, for the same reason he
tells prospective students they
should come—to be in a
supportive environment where
students and faculty work
closely together.
While computing has
changed greatly over two
Professor Larry Ragland served as one of the founding
decades, he says, the discipline
faculty of the computer science department and retired
of computer science has not.
after 21 years at Augsburg.
“When I started, we showed
students the ‘on’ switch and
unmanned flights.
how to use a mouse … We operated in
Ragland recalls his first assignment at
an entirely different way then,” Ragland
Augsburg
as chair of the Academic
says. Now, with a comprehensive campus
Computing
Committee, with a goal to
network and the global Internet, “we
hire
a
full-time
academic computing
have changed how we relate to the
director.
That
finally
happened in 1990.
world.”
At
Ragland’
s
retirement
celebration,
Ragland reflects on the fact that he
Professor
Karen
Sutherland
said the
has spent his entire career working in a
department
will
miss
his
“advice,
cool
discipline that didn’t exist when he went
ideas,
ability
to
keep
them
calm,
and
to college. His first degrees were in
sense of humor.” Junior Cory Nathan
mathematics, and he started out teaching
spoke
for students, thanking Ragland for
in public schools.
“putting
up with us and teaching us a
His interest in computer science
thing
or
two
along the way.”
developed while he worked in the Apollo
Ragland
has
no definite plans yet for
Space Program in Houston. During the
retirement.
He
says
he has room for one
period in which the manned program
big
“yes”
for
a
project,
but has no idea
recovered from its tragic fire, Ragland
yet
of
what
that
project
will be.
worked on computer displays for
Joy Bartlett leaves Education Department
E
ducation professor Joy Bartlett retired
from Augsburg in December 2005
and moved to Las Vegas. Since 2001 she
has taught orientation to education,
reading methods, and technology in the
classroom.
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She fondly recalls the warmth of the
Augsburg community and the
enthusiasm of her students. Also, she
enjoyed helping students in the McNair
program and the Undergraduate Research
and Graduate Opportunity office with
their research.
Sandi Lallak
leaves Augsburg
for Arizona
A
fter 23 years at
Augsburg
working with
students in the
CLASS program,
Sandi Lallak retired
in May and moved
with her husband to
Mesa, Ariz.
When Lallak began working in the
Center for Learning and Adaptive Student
Services (CLASS), she recalls, CLASS had
one computer, little technology, and
mostly provided advocacy for students
with disabilities—about 10 of them.
An endowment from the Groves
Family in 1988 enabled the program to
grow and make the commitment to
become a premier program. Lallak
researched the field to learn about
available adaptive technology, traveled to
visit programs, and helped create a small
lab on campus. She and colleague Sadie
Curtis began to tape textbooks.
Within three years, the program grew
to provide services and accommodations
to over 100 students. Lallak and Curtis
spent nearly a decade developing the
systems, databases, and procedures for
CLASS as it is today, including its student
workers. “I’m so honored to have been
able to make this happen,” she says.
With new technology, Lallak says,
“students are reading better, retaining, and
comprehending better.”
Lallak became the first
accommodations specialist she knows
about; Curtis is now a physical disabilities
specialist in the ACCESS program.
While CLASS currently serves about
190 students, past students remain an
important part of Lallak’s life. A double
bulletin board jammed with photos of past
students—weddings, babies, vacations—
covered a corner of her office.
Lallak has no definite plans in
retirement, but many ideas for volunteer
opportunities in Arizona.
Summer 2006
Sports
For current sports information, scores, and schedules go to <www.augsburg.edu/athletics>.
Carol Enke retires from coaching
by Don Stoner
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“ ’ve never looked at any part of my job as
a ‘job’,” said Carol Enke, who has
coached Augsburg’s softball team for 21
seasons and taught in the Health and
Physical Education Department for 19
years. “I always say that I’m going to
‘school.’ I never say that I’m going to
‘work.’
“I’ve looked at this as fun. I get paid to
come in here and do this—interact with
students and interact with studentathletes.”
Enke left her coaching position at the
end of the 2006 season, while continuing
to work in the HPE department. In 21
seasons at Augsburg, Enke has compiled
302 career victories, while coaching six
players who have earned National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III
All-American honors and 28 players who
have earned all-region honors (entering
the 2006 season).
Along the way, Enke has touched the
lives of hundreds of softball players, along
with hundreds of HPE majors who are
continuing her legacy in classrooms all
over the region. In 2001, the senior class
selected her as one of three Honored
Faculty.
“I’ve enjoyed watching the students
grow,” Enke said. “I have them in a 200level class in their first or second years,
and I ask myself, ‘Are they really going to
make it in the teaching profession?’ Then
when they are in the 300-level classes their
junior and senior years, you see that these
kids have made a lot of progress and
they’ll be OK.”
Enke was a standout athlete in
multiple sports in her hometown of
Janesville, Wis.—she was inducted into
her hometown’s Athletic Hall of Fame in
1995—and played collegiate softball at the
University of Minnesota. She coached for
three seasons, two as head coach, at
Minneapolis Roosevelt High School before
coaching her first season at Augsburg
in 1986.
Enke initially worked part time at
Augsburg, while completing her master’s
degree at Minnesota. And in her early
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Softball coach Carol Enke, flanked by players (left to right) Sarah Mueller ’09, Sarah Green ’09,
and Katie Johnson ’08, cheers on the team in her last game as coach after 21 seasons. Enke will
continue teaching in the health and physical education department.
years, she felt that Division III Augsburg
would be just a step in her career to bigger
goals.
“Way back when, I thought that
someday I’d move up to coach Division II
or Division I softball. Then, it happened
that I started to teach more courses in the
[HPE] major and I really enjoyed that
along with coaching. After that, I never
thought about moving up to Division II or
Division I.”
Do I remember very many
games? Heck, no. Do I remember
the fun we had? Absolutely.
—Carol Enke, softball coach
Enke has developed a close-knit, family
atmosphere with her softball teams,
encouraging the players’ families to be
active in the program during the short
spring season. In the past, she has taken
the players on off-season adventures and
team-building activities, such as crosscountry skiing, winter camping, snow
tubing, and rock climbing.
She has also encouraged her studentathletes to be active in multiple activities
on campus. Several of her players compete
in multiple sports at Augsburg, while also
serving as members of clubs and
organizations on campus.
“With the softball teams, our athletes
aren’t one-dimensional,” Enke said. “We’ve
got them going in all directions, more than
ever before. That’s just how well-rounded
they are, and we encourage that. We tell
them that they have four years here, and
they should ‘bite off as much as they can
chew.’ If you want to play two or three
sports, do it. If you want to be active in
campus activities, do it. Take advantage of
what you’re getting for your tuition.”
There have been many changes in
college softball during the 21 years of
Enke’s tenure, including in bat technology.
“When I started here, a bat was $29.95.
Now bats can cost over $200,” she said.
But what hasn’t changed with Enke’s
Auggie teams is the fun atmosphere she
encourages, along with the life skills she
teaches, both in the classroom and on the
softball diamond.
“It keeps me young,” she said. “Just
the relationships with the students and
student-athletes, getting involved in their
lives. Letting them know that you are
someone they can come to. I really like
that, and I like to watch them grow in all
areas of their lives—not just as student,
not just as an athlete, but as the person as
a whole.
“I’ve loved the people, the teammates
and the coaches, all the relationships
we’ve had. Do I remember very many
games? Heck, no. Do I remember the fun
we had? Absolutely.” ■
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COMMENCEMENT
2006
The 137TH YEAR of Augsburg College
PAUL CUMINGS RECEIVES
MARINA CHRISTENSEN
JUSTICE AWARD
Faculty and students grab one more farewell in Augsburg’s longtime tradition
of faculty cheering on their students as they process to the ceremony.
Libby Henslin, admissions and operations
coordinator for Augsburg’s Rochester
program, graduated with a major in
religion and shared the day’s excitement
with her daughter, Rebecca, who earned
a degree in social work.
Paul Cumings, an international relations
major and student body president, was
selected as the 2006 recipient of the Marina
Christensen Justice Award.
Each year, this honor is presented to the
graduating senior who best exemplifies
Augsburg’s motto, “Education for Service.”
Cumings came to Augsburg from
AmeriCorps, serving at the Brian Coyle
Center on the West Bank in Minneapolis.
He worked two years in the college readiness
program, helping junior high and high
school students first consider going to
college and then helping them prepare the
skills to gain acceptance.
On campus he served in numerous
service and leadership roles—as resident
adviser, as director of food and clothing
drives, as a co-sponsor of the “get out the
vote” efforts, and as a leader in neighborhood Somali programs.
As a Sabo Scholar, Cumings helped
Augsburg make connections between public
policy and service, laying groundwork for
future Sabo Scholars.
The award recipient must have
demonstrated a dedication to community
involvement as characterized by the personal
and professional life of Marina Christensen
Justice, who reached out to disadvantaged
people and communities.
President William Frame congratulates
student body president and Sabo Scholar Paul
Cumings, who was awarded the 2006
Marina Christensen Justice Award.
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Summer 2006
EXCERPTS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
“An Augsburg Education: Vocation and the Social Good”
—Peter Agre ’70, M.D.
I would like to use this occasion to reflect on my life and share some of the lessons I have
learned. While an Augsburg student I became a die-hard advocate for the liberal arts
tradition …
Proud chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg (left)
straightens the hood of his former student,
Dr. Peter Agre ’70, who was the Commencement
speaker and received an honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degree. The accolade was read by
Dr. Paul Mueller ’84, a student of Agre’s at
the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The Honorable Walter F. Mondale reads the
accolade for the honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters degree awarded to James A. Johnson,
former executive assistant to Mondale and
CEO of Fannie Mae.
Lisa Prytula ’04, ’06 MAN, who completed
a bachelor’s degree in nursing and
finished a master’s degree, spoke on
behalf of the graduate students.
I was a student here in the 1960s—an era notable for extreme turmoil in our country.
During my years in high school and as an undergraduate, I lived through the assassinations
of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy. My years here
coincided with unprecedented social disturbances resulting from conflicts between white
supremacists and civil rights workers, between supporters of the war in Vietnam and antiwar protesters. Despite the consternation experienced elsewhere, those of us at Augsburg
enjoyed an island of tranquility where issues and events such as these could be discussed
with respect and civility.
Augsburg College has never been a school for privileged members of the establishment.
Augsburg recognized the importance of inclusion at a very early time and has long been a
leader in providing educational opportunities for the Native Americans and other ethnic
minorities. Augsburg’s commitment to students with physical disabilities had just begun in
the 1960s. Similar to previous generations of Augsburg students, many of my classmates
were from the working class, often the first members of their families to attend college. …
But this is not the tradition prevailing at the so-called “prestige” colleges and
universities in the United States where it is rare to have first generation students or
students with parents holding blue-collar jobs. Clearly the working class of America is
being excluded from many institutions of higher education. This makes me even prouder
of the modest roots of Augsburg students, for as the late Kirby Puckett reflected, “It doesn’t
matter where you come from. It only matters how you play the game.”
And I always felt that my classmates at Augsburg learned to play the game extremely
well. This was due in part to the splendid Augsburg faculty—perhaps most outspoken
among them was my father, Courtland Agre, whose unbridled enthusiasm and exuberant
encouragement directed many of us into professional and graduate schools. …
While my generation, the “Baby Boomers,” has achieved unprecedented prosperity, I
sincerely feel that we have failed to improve the world to a state better than it was when
we received it from our parents. In fact, I fear that the world is in worse shape now. If
this continues, we will be the first generation in memory to fail in such an important
endeavor. We all know what the problems are: damage to the environment, continued
war, prevalence of famine and untreated disease in the developing world, violent crime
and poverty in our inner cities, the epidemic of drug abuse, failure to provide adequate
health care to all Americans, and the staggering $9 trillion national debt which will fall
on your generation.
Education has never been more important than in the current time of growing antiintellectualism in America. It is really shocking when you think that less than half of all
Americans read a single book last year.
As Mark Twain informed us, “The man who doesn’t read good books has no
advantage over the man who can’t read them.”
I fear the emphasis in our country has now become one of fixing the blame rather
than fixing the problem. The polarized special interests have caused gridlock in our
national government where the two major parties can seemingly agree on nothing. Let
me suggest that the hour is late and we must stop the face-slapping and join hands and
concentrate all of our attention on fixing the problems. It is often said that “the genius
of this immigrant nation is that we have always found our center,” and I believe that we
need to do so urgently. …
Thank you and congratulations.
The full Commencement Address is at <www.augsburg.edu/president/commencement06.html>.
Summer 2006
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COMMENCEMENT
2006
BACCALAUREATE HOMILY (EXCERPTS)
WILLIAM V. FRAME, PRESIDENT
Physician assistant graduate Tara Rick is the center of attention as she receives her
master's hood from PA director Dawn Ludwig.
“Separating Together”
[I]n John’s Gospel and the Book of Acts, Jesus is preparing the disciples for
their new assignment—dispersal, one by one, each on his own, into the
world for the sake of the great commission. He suggests that they can
sustain themselves in the midst of their independence only if they remember
before leaving that they were transformed from a motley crew of fishermen,
tax collectors, and other workaday professionals into a “community.” But
this recollection will strengthen them for the independent journeys just
ahead only if they repair the terrible rip in the fabric of their collegium
caused by Judas’ betrayal. Hence, before the reprise of community can be
undertaken, Judas’ empty position must be filled. And it is, by one Mattias,
who is called up from the apostolic bench (which appears to have been
deeper than that of the Timberwolves) by a drawing of lots. …
You and I are separating—together—and the good news is that we’re
separating from a place that gave each of us something to be separated from. …
[from] a community of learning, in which ideas of the transforming kind,
experiences (sometimes of the embarrassing kind—some, entailing success,
and some, failure and frustration), gave us new life and, therefore, identity. …
Like us, in the hands of the College, the disciples had been molded into
something new by their particular course of study, faculty, and classmates.
Their capstone course culminated in the resurrection. Yours came to a more
conventional conclusion a week ago. But neither we now, nor the disciples
then, are yet prepared for separation.
Until we recognize that we were transformed by our time together; until
we confess that each of us is now becoming someone—not the realization of
some persona prescribed at or even before birth—but a self created by a
million incidents of concourse, a thousand recollections of experience,
a hundred moments of revelation. Until we begin becoming ourselves, we
shall lack the independence of the world that vocation requires. To stand in
the midst of the life each of us is about to undertake—either of a job search,
employment, or retirement—and to render service to our neighbor, we must
know who we are and how we got that way. That knowledge is of identity; it
constitutes the protective suit, even though not fully woven, that allows us
to live in and serve the world without being wholly fused with it. …
But what we have learned here—about ourselves, the world, and God;
what the disciples learned about themselves—remains beyond our grasp and
theirs without the great final examination known as saying goodbye!
Until we address our separation—seriously; until we face the fact that we
are leaving people who have meant the world to us—teachers, friends,
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Sunny Olise receives his master’s hood from director Robert
Kramarczuk in Augsburg’s first MBA class.
parents (that you now realize you didn’t leave four years
ago but are now, finally going to leave—today!)—we are
not tempered for the new immersion in the world. Until
we know who and what we have become, we cannot
maintain our independence in the world when we are out
there in it, on our own.
Goodbyes force us each to meet ourselves face to face,
as Achilles did in The Iliad. That means that we have put
our affairs in order—so that they may be abandoned; we
have to repair the rents in the fabric we knit in the
College cocoon in order that we might be released from
it—a beautiful butterfly capable of flying into the
maelstrom of life without danger to bring a glimpse of
beauty to a dour and broken world. …
And so—let us, to each other, both now and this
afternoon, say, “Goodbye!” And in so doing, we shall
each bear the College with us, out into the world—a
shield and a buckler of the vocational life that fulfills the
requirements of the great commission in the kingdom on
the left.
That last great goodbye gives us the capacity and even
the need for reunion. If done right, it allows us to soon
again say—here, at the intersection of Riverside and
22nd—“Hello! It’s good to see you. I’ve missed you!”
To read the full Baccalaureate Homily, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/president/baccalaureate06.html>.
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THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE CLASS
OF 2006
3,420
Attended the ceremony
3,600
Cookies and petit fours served at the reception
752
Class of 2006—346 traditional day students, 162 weekend
students, 39 students in the Rochester program, 13
from United Hospital, 1 from 3M; and 191 graduate students
in six programs
580
Graduates marching
490
Enjoyed Commencement Brunch
350
Attended Commencement Dinner
125
Faculty marching in the procession
58
Age of the oldest graduate
20
Age of the youngest graduates
14
Flags representing countries of international graduates
2
Honorary degrees conferred
1
Retiring presidential couple—many thanks to Bill and Anne!
countless Smiles and tears of happiness, gratitude, and appreciation
Audra Johnson, a studio art graduate, has a
jubilant smile on graduation day.
The sociology department faculty take a moment to get photos of their graduates.
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SIXTH ANNUAL International Programs Photo Contest
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT
AUGSBURG, second place.
“Melting Pot.” Kamilla T. Fossem,
Norway.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, first place. “Yo
confío.” Kathryn Jones ’08. San
Salvador, El Salvador.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, third place.
“Begging Musicians.” Richard
Garnett ’08. Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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LOCAL PEOPLE, second place.
“Video Games vs. the Acropolis.”
Katharine Mahon ’06. Athens,
Greece.
LOCAL PEOPLE, third place. “A
Journey through an African Desert.”
Therese DeMay ’06. Swakopmund,
Namibia.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT AUGSBURG,
first place. “The Old and the New
Minneapolis.” Martin Garnes, Norway.
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CITYSCAPES, third place. “Untitled.” Britta
Boyum ’06. Lofoten Islands, Norway.
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LOCAL PEOPLE, first place. “Bearing the Load.”
Kelsey Nolan ’06. Sontule, Nicaragua.
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PEOPLE PORTRAITS, second place. “Familia.”
Megan L. Schiller ’06. Nicaragua.
10 CITYSCAPES, second place. “Cusco by Night.”
Joelle Bickel ’07. Cusco, Peru.
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AUGSBURG, third place. “A Frozen
Falls.” Martin Garnes, Norway.
12 CITYSCAPES, first place. “Fishing
Industry.” Britta Boyum ’06.
Harstad, Norway.
13 BEST OF SHOW. “Waca Wasi
Wardrobe.” Joelle Bickel ’07.
Waca Wasi, Peru.
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Supporting Augsburg
Gift of $4 million gives green light
to Gateway
by Betsey Norgard
A
$4 million naming gift from Donald
’53 and Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
has provided the funding needed for
Augsburg to proceed with the $18.5
million Gateway Building.
On May 5 the Augsburg Board of
Regents granted approval for the College
to pursue the financing needed to begin
construction this summer. A ceremonial
groundbreaking is scheduled for Sept. 8,
with building completion in fall 2007.
Donald Oren ’53, an Augsburg regent
emeritus, is chairman of the board of Dart
Transit Company, founded by his father in
1934. The trucking and logistics company
ranks 53rd of the Top 100 Carriers
nationwide.
Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 has taught
school and worked as vice president of
human resources at Dart Transit. She
remains a principal and adviser to the
company, and currently serves on
Augsburg’s Board of Regents.
Three of their children are involved
with Dart Transit—David, president;
Daniel, vice president; and Bradley, general
manager. Daughter Angela Anderson is
mother to one-year-old Samuel.
“We are pleased and honored to
participate in Augsburg’s growth by being
part of the Gateway project,” says Beverly
Oren. “The business school is of special
interest as it offers an opportunity for
students to experience the entrepreneurial
Donald ’53 and Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55
spirit. Also, Augsburg’s commitment to
promoting vocation provides a very
worthy goal.”
The Gateway Building will be
Augsburg’s link to its surrounding
community and city, and a distinctive
“front door” on Riverside Ave. It will easily
connect the College with the CedarRiverside area, the University of
Minnesota’s West Bank, and the FairviewUniversity Medical Center across the
street.
The building is a four-story combined
administrative, commercial, and residential
center. It will provide new homes for the
Alumni Conference Center, the StepUP
Program, the Master of Business
Administration program, the Gage Family
Art Gallery, and offices for Institutional
Advancement. Community residents and
organizations will be encouraged to use
meeting space in the new Gateway.
On the first floor, retail stores such as
Barnes and Noble will serve not only the
campus community, but staff and patients
of the hospital across the street and the
West Bank and Cedar-Riverside
communities as well.
The top three floors will provide
student housing—upperclass students on
the second floor and StepUP students on
floors three and four.
From Riverside Ave., a central Gateway
plaza welcomes visitors to campus.
Circling the plaza are Hoversten Chapel,
Lindell Library, and the Gateway Building,
representing the College's commitments to
faith, reason, and service.
For Augsburg’s StepUP program, which
provides students in addiction recovery the
support and skills they need to succeed in
college, the Gateway Building will
centralize their office, counseling, and
residential space.
It’s about “having a home where we’re
all together,” says StepUP director Patrice
Salmeri, and will give students who
complete the program the “ability to stay
longer and mentor younger students.”
In eight years, StepUP has grown to
over 50 students, and they have
maintained an 83% abstinence rate while
in the program and a grade point average
of 3.0. Augsburg is a national leader in the
recovery school movement; Salmeri
currently serves as president of the
national organization.
The Augsburg MBA program, which
after only two years is now the state’s
third largest, will gain much needed and
more suitable classroom, technology, and
study space in Gateway for its small-class
learning.
Save the date!
GATEWAY BUILDING
CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING
Friday, September 8
Noon
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Gateway’s ground floor will welcome
alumni and visitors, and provide a
gathering space to meet over coffee and
enjoy exhibits in the Gage Family Art
Gallery, which will move from Lindell
Library to a more accessible location in the
new building.
“[T]he connection to the wider
community will be greater than ever
before,” says Kerry Morgan,
coordinator of galleries and exhibits.
“The easy access from Riverside will be
welcoming to off-campus visitors; and
Augsburg students, staff, and faculty
will continue to find inspiring and
thought-provoking art where they
work, live, and study.”
Planning for the Gateway Building
has been carried out in conjunction
with the Riverside Corridor Project
development, funded partially with an
early campaign gift from James A.
Johnson, former banking administrator
and public servant. The project brings
together West Bank partners—the
Cedar-Riverside Business Association,
the West Bank Community
Development Corporation, the
University of Minnesota, Augsburg,
Fairview-University Medical Center, and
others—to envision a thriving urban
village that links to the light rail system.
The City of Minneapolis has begun to
develop a small area plan for the entire
Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
“One issue the plan will consider is
how to make Riverside more comfortable
for pedestrians and bicyclists,” says Beth
Elliott, principal city planner. “More retail
stores and outdoor seating opportunities
will also help in adding vibrancy to that
section of the corridor.” She says the
Gateway Building can be “an example that
others can follow if they are thinking
about redevelopment.”
Honoring a graduate by honoring the College
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s a nontraditional
student past the
usual graduation
age, Matt Van Zant
seemed just a bit
too old for the
traditional card
with a money
pocket. So Frank
McKinney, a close
family friend,
Matt Van Zant ’06
called Augsburg
and asked how he could make a gift to the
College instead, in honor of Van Zant.
Van Zant came to know McKinney, a
corporate lawyer, in Ohio where Van
Zant grew up. “He encouraged me and
stressed the importance of ethics,”
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Van Zant says. “[He] is a believer in
education and encouraged me to remain
in school and do well.”
McKinney said he was proud of Van
Zant, that after many years he would
return to school for his degree.
Van Zant works as an operations
analyst in the healthcare field. He
enrolled in Weekend College in fall 2001
to begin a major in management
information systems (MIS).
One of the common themes he found
in his classes fits right in with what he
remembers learning from McKinney.
“People who work with data, who
manage sensitive and confidential
information,” says Van Zant, “are and
should be held to higher standards of
performance and integrity.”
Juggling full-time employment with
full-time study was difficult, and Van
Zant says he tried to take it just one term
at a time. “It helped to work on
coursework almost every day and try to
remain current with the material.”
His strategy worked, so much so that
he will begin an MBA degree in the fall,
looking forward to “the opportunity to
develop strategic decision-making skills.”
McKinney says he enjoyed making the
gift to Augsburg in Van Zant’s name and
that Van Zant also enjoyed it. To
McKinney, “it just seemed the appropriate
thing to do.”
He says now he’ll just wait for Van
Zant’s master’s degree.
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Construction begins on Melby Hall addition
by Betsey Norgard
n a chilly, cloudy May 5, a crowd
gathered on the south side of Melby
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Hall to ceremonially mark the
groundbreaking for the $6.1 million new
south wing, named the Kennedy Sports
and Recreation Complex.
Augsburg regent and emcee Mike
Freeman, in describing the expansion,
called it “lots of much-needed space to
show our Auggie pride.” He drew
attention to the efforts that had made the
project possible, especially noting that
every coach had put together a plan to
reach former students and athletes.
He read a statement from lead naming
donors Dean ’75 and Terry Kennedy, who
Kennedys. “Your gift is exciting, and we
so appreciate it.”
The Kennedy Sports and Recreation
Complex includes the Alan and Gloria
Rice Wrestling Center and the James and
Katherine Haglund Fitness and
Recreation Center, as well as other named
spaces: the Lavonne (Johnson) Peterson
’50 Conference Suite; Lute Olson ’56 Hall
of Champions; “Doc” Johnson ’52 A-Club
Office; and the Gamma House
Hospitality/Classroom.
Work has already begun on the new
south wing; construction is expected to
be completed in spring 2007, with the
official opening in fall 2007.
weren’t able to be in attendance, saying
that their “family is proud and excited to
be part of this [project].” Kennedy was an
All-American wrestler and, as co-captain
of the team, led Augsburg to a runner-up
spot at the NAIA national finals, marking
the beginning of Augsburg’s longtime
dominance in small-college wrestling.
President William Frame drew
attention to Augsburg student-athletes
and the leadership they bring to the life
of the campus.
Football linebacker Michael Matson
’06, speaking on behalf of studentathletes, directed his remarks to lead
donors Alan Rice, Jim Haglund, and the
Front row (L to R): Major gifts director Donna McLean; regent and lead donor Jim Haglund; Board of Regents chair Jean Taylor '85; assistant dean
and head wrestling coach Jeff Swenson ’79; lead donor Alan Rice; regent Mike Freeman; and President William Frame.
Melby groundbreaking—twice!
When Rev. Clifford M. Johnson, ’34 (’30
Acad, ’39 Sem) received his invitation to
attend the May 5 ceremonial
groundbreaking for the expansion of
Melby Hall, he remembered that he still
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had a 46-year-old photo from the day he
held a shovel to break ground for the new
Melby Hall.
Johnson, age 95, has been part of the
Augsburg community since 1926 when he
entered the Augsburg Academy. He has
been a fundraising leader, a regent and
board chair, and a director of development
over the years. In 1993 he was honored as
a Distinguished Alumnus.
He recalls the excitement in 1960 of
constructing the first athletic facility for
Augsburg. Until then, he says, the
basketball team played on the court in the
basement of Old Main. He also remembers
that the invocation that day was given by
Lutheran Free Church president Rev. T. O.
Burntvedt ’12.
Johnson was thrilled to be part of this
new excitement this year and to see that
earlier photo at the ceremony, enlarged to
poster size and sitting on an easel.
Just announced …
$1 million gift has been received
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from Norman and Vangie Hagfors for
the renovation of the chapel in Old Main
and the creation of a home for Augsburg’s
Center for Faith and Learning. Read more
in the next issue.
Summer 2006
The
FRAME
years
a journey toward vision
BY BETSEY NORGARD
W
William Frame, the 10th president of Augsburg, is not typical of his nine
predecessors. He is not a Midwesterner, nor is he of Norwegian background or an
ordained Lutheran minister.
From his nine-year tenure, he leaves a long litany of new programs, partnerships,
and much-needed capital improvements. But, much more significant is that he leaves
an Augsburg that has renewed its self-identity, and that has crafted and refined a
vision representing the deepest thinking any college could undertake about its own
mission or “institutional vocation.”
In the foreword to Augsburg’s revised vision document, The Augsburg Vocation:
Access and Excellence, Frame describes this vision not as his, but as “drawn from the
soul of the College.” It is an idea—vocation—that “has been calling Augsburg to its
work since the founding.”
Frame points to his time at Augsburg as the continuation of a vocational journey
that began as a young instructor at Kenyon College, that immersed him in the urban
life of corporate banking and finance, and then took him back into academia. All
along, the work he did served to shape, nurture, and refine a strong, personal sense
of vocation. At Pacific Lutheran University, he came to understand Martin Luther’s
two-dimensional world of faith and reason, one in which students explored vocation
as both learning through faith to understand themselves and learning through reason
to prepare for careers and service in the world.
Top, left: President Frame (right) and ELCA presiding bishop Mark
Hanson ’68 (left) find a moment for conversation at
Commencement. Staff photo
Middle, left: Bill and Anne Frame enjoy talking with passersby at
Augsburg’s State Fair booth. Staff photo
Bottom, left: President Frame occasionally joins the Augsburg Jazz
Ensemble with his guitar.
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At Augsburg Frame discovered the
theology of Luther’s close colleague,
Philip Melancthon, who authored the
Augsburg Confession and advocated the
participation of Christians in civic
affairs. This German theological duo
became the basis for Frame’s model of
education and the hallmarks of
Augsburg’s vision: vocation, service,
civility, diversity, and community.
Remarkably, in retrospect, the agenda
for the Frame years seemed set even
before he became president. In summer
1997, shortly before taking office, he was
interviewed for Augsburg Now, and was
asked to identify the three most important
agenda items for Augsburg College as it
prepared for the 21st century.
Nine years later, his responses at that
time seemed predestined:
1. finding “communal clarity about our
purpose”—who we are and what
we do;
2. determining “how we adapt what
we’re up to, to what properly serves
the world” … i.e., what we must do
to carry out our mission;
3. figuring out “how we do all that” …
finding “a form of life on campus that
allows us to do all this thinking in a
fully civil, candid, ingenious,
participative way.”
Clarifying the vision
In the first two years of Frame’s
presidency the entire campus engaged
itself in a highly collaborative process,
which included commissions charged
with producing working papers around
issues that would form the groundwork
for a vision document.
English professor Joan Griffin,
describes that period:
“When Bill Frame became president
of Augsburg, the College suddenly
became Lutheran. I’m exaggerating, of
course, but despite the required religion
courses and daily chapel, our Lutheran
identity was something that we took for
granted: we did not always connect it
with how we go about doing our work.
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“But then Bill arrived, and even the
least theologically sophisticated among
us became familiar with the kingdom on
the right and the kingdom on the left,
freedom, paradox, and of course, most of
all, vocation. Bill changed the Augsburg
lexicon.”
Griffin and physics professor Mark
Engebretson were charged with shaping
the 250 pages of discussion into the
College’s first vision document, Augsburg
2004: Extending the Vision, approved by
the Board of Regents in 1999.
Five years later, as 2004 approached,
Frame again called the campus
community into discussion about
updates to the vision. Again, Griffin and
Engebretson compiled a revised vision
document, The Augsburg Vocation: Access
and Excellence, that succeeds in bringing
vision and practice closer together.
Tracy Elftmann ’81, vice president for
institutional advancement and former
regent, commented, “The leadership Bill
brought to our visioning work is nothing
short of extraordinary. The clarity of
purpose in Augsburg’s vision provides
balance, meaning, and motivation to our
daily work. We know who we are and
what we are here to do.
“Let’s be clear,” she continued, “this
is not Bill’s vision for Augsburg—it’s our
vision. We wrote it, we work it, we live
it. The collaborative effort to bring this
work to full fruition was laborious but
well worth the effort.”
Tom Morgan, vice president for
planning and market development,
added additional context. “Through Bill’s
leadership we have rediscovered who we
are and clarified where we need to go.
More than simply words on a page, we
have been inspired to rededicate
ourselves to a course that was charted at
the time of the College’s founding.”
Carrying out the vision
The most significant result of the
revisioning process was the launching of
a new general education curriculum to
imprint the core values of the vision.
Griffin led a faculty team that crafted a
new Core Curriculum. Combined with
the depth of study in a major, this would
prepare students for careers and service
in the world.
Ideas of vocation, citizenship, and
engagement are reflected in the signature
elements of the Core Curriculum—
Search for Meaning courses to explore
vocation; the first-year program that
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Staff photo
The LEGACY of WILLIAM FRAME’S
YEARS at AUGSBURG (1997-2006)
New programs
• New general education—Core Curriculum
• Scholastic/Corporate Connections
• New master’s degrees—education, nursing, physician
assistant, and business administration
• Youth and family ministry major
• Finalizing and naming first endowed chair—Christensen
Chair in Religion
• Growth of StepUP program
• Degree programs in Rochester
Community partnerships/collaborations:
• Nursing degree programs at United Hospital and Rochester
• Augsburg-Capella innovative“brick-click” courses
• Faith in the City—plus the spin-off Augsburg Academy for
Health Careers
• Clinical Lab Science program with Fairview
Capital buildings/improvements:
• New Hall—apartment-style residence hall
• Groundbreaking for Melby Hall expansion
includes learning about and connecting with the city; experience
gained through internships, research, community service, and
global study; and a keystone summative seminar. Combined with a
liberal arts foundation and skills development, students prepare to
become effective, informed, and ethical citizens.
Important to Augsburg’s vision are a number of new programs that
provide access to education for students who lack it for various
reasons: Scholastic Connections, a scholarship program that matches
students of color with alumni of color in mentoring relationships;
StepUP, a nationally-recognized program that provides support to
students in addiction recovery to help them succeed academically; and
graduate programs to help students understand the world through a
lens of vocation.
Augsburg’s vision has taken the College into many new and
innovative partnerships. A program in Rochester now serves 300
students, mostly from Mayo Clinic and IBM, who wish to complete
baccalaureate and some graduate degrees. An unusual partnership
with Capella University involves Augsburg faculty developing and
teaching online courses.
One of Frame’s key leadership roles was helping to found Faith in
the City, a collaboration of seven urban Lutheran institutions in
Minneapolis that together seek to improve the quality of life in the
community. Included is the year-old Augsburg Academy for Health
• Link between Library and Sverdrup/Memorial— Sverdrup
renovation, new atrium
• Christensen Center renovation—welcome and gathering
area, coffee shop, gallery space
• Purchase and renovation of Augsburg House
• New signage on Mortensen Hall and on I-94
• Upgrading of residence halls
• Replacement of Edor Nelson Field turf
• Overall beautification of grounds
• Sale of Ice Arena to gain lease-back arrangement
and capital
• Added two new parking lots and upgraded security
• Purchased additional perimeter properties
around campus
Administrative
• Creation of Enrollment Center as one-stop shop
• Creation/consolidation of Center for Service, Work,
and Learning
• Creation of Undergraduate Research and Graduate
Opportunity (URGO) from McNair program
Awards/Recognition
• 2006—Augsburg Medal
Left: President Frame poses for a moment with the directors of the ethnic
programs at the annual Scholastic Connections dinner in October 2005.
(L to R) Bao Thao, Cindy Peterson, Frame, Emiliano Chagil, and Trena
Bolden Fields.
• 2006—award from Lutheran Educational Council of North
America
Top: First-year students hear from the president on City Service Projects
day during their Augsburg Seminar.
• 2004-05 chair of Minnesota Private College Council
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• Project director for Council of Independent Colleges’
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Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission seminars
• 2006—Toby LaBelle award from StepUP to Anne
and Bill Frame
• 2003-04 president of the ELCA Council of College
Presidents
Careers, a joint charter school with
Fairview Health Services that prepares
high school students for careers and
vocations in health care.
Augsburg, under Frame’s leadership,
has gained considerable recognition for its
visioning work. Elftmann stated, “College
presidents across the country consistently
ask Bill how Augsburg was able to capture
its essence, its purpose, its wholeness so
well. Bill’s contributions have established
Augsburg as a national leader in terms of
strategic direction and future focus. “
The College was recognized by The
Princeton Review and Campus Compact as
a “college with a conscience.” It
consistently ranks high for service-learning
programs and is one of 12 colleges selected
for excellence in first-year programs.
Frame has served as president of the
ELCA Council of College Presidents, as
chair of the Minnesota Private College
Council (MPCC), and as project director
for the Council on Independent Colleges
(CIC) seminars reflecting on vocation
and institutional mission. He also has
received awards from the Lutheran
Educational Conference of North
America (LECNA) and Augsburg’s
StepUP program, who selected Anne and
Bill Frame for the 2006 Toby LaBelle
Award for support of its ideals.
Changing the culture
Frame’s third agenda item from his 1997
interview was the creation of a campus
culture that would support and model the
mission and vision. His first task was
confronting what he called “militant
modesty,” the difficulty of the College to
“toot its own horn.” He immediately put a
great deal of attention on both tangible
improvements—fixing up and painting
residence halls, landscaping, new
facilities—and more deep-seated changes,
such as making Augsburg salaries more
competitive.
Griffin says that Frame has been able
to get Augsburg to “think big about
ourselves”—in both small ways, like the
campus improvements, as well as bigger
ways, with new programs and initiatives.
“I think we’re becoming more willing to
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embrace our complexity—and also our
promise,” she said.
The Frame presidency has been one
very much shared by both Bill and Anne
Frame. Anne has been active in a number
of Augsburg programs, contributing her
business expertise, hospitality, and much
volunteer time.
She told faculty and staff that after long
consideration of how to describe her role
at Augsburg, she had recently been
introduced in a way that seemed very
comfortable to her—“this is Anne Frame,
she’s a member of the Augsburg
community and happens to be married to
our president.”
Hospitality, from the theological sense
to a simple friendly welcome, has become
a hallmark of the vision—and one in
which Anne has played a significant role.
Their sharing of Augsburg House as a
center for college hospitality has opened
new dimensions in how community
members relate to each other.
In March Bill Frame articulated
Augsburg’s vision of hospitality: “[Our
college] welcomes the stranger as a gift to
a learning community composed of
students, many in the guise of faculty and
staff colleagues, who cannot proceed in
their own quests for vitality and hope
without constant contact with a diverse
array of learning styles and even learning
capacities, each one at least beginning to
feel that deep and absorbing hunger
to know.”
In an interview with Augsburg Echo,
Frame recently reflected on what he
considers his proudest moment—“having
our envisioning work recognized as
distinctive by candidates and their
sponsors for the 11th presidency of the
College.”
And, indeed, President-elect Paul
Pribbenow told faculty and staff in March,
“I would not be here if I did not find your
aspirations inspiring and compelling.”
Griffin offered an Augsburg
community perspective: “I think at least
part of the excitement of the approaching
Pribbenow era is that Bill brought us to a
point where we can imagine how much
farther we can go.”
Since February, when Pribbenow was
chosen by Augsburg regents, an unusual
The Frame years in print
William Frame has published a collection
of writings and speeches from his years
as president at Augsburg College. He says
it intends to both “provide a record of
the principal stops on the faith and
reason journey on which I was sent when
elected as Augsburg’s 10th president,”
and to share his connection with Martin
Luther and Philip Melanchthon.
The book’s preface was written by the
Rev. Mark Hanson ’68, presiding bishop
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America.
Published by Lutheran University Press in
Minneapolis, the book is available in
bookstores, online, and at <www.
lutheranUpress.org>. Proceeds from sales
of the book will be donated to
Augsburg’s annual fund.
collaboration has developed. Frame invited
Pribbenow to share the podium with him
in March at the College’s all-faculty and
all-staff meeting.
Mark Hanson ’68, presiding bishop of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA), summarizes the impact
of the Frame years, “… Bill draws upon
the great themes of the Lutheran
Reformation and weaves them into the
mission of a Lutheran urban college in the
21st century. When Bill Frame speaks, I
want to ask him to stop after each
sentence so that we can ponder the depth
of his wisdom.”
In every way, the Frame presidency has
been one of introspection and distinction,
even to his legendary eloquence and
penchant to speak long. Quipped student
body president Paul Cumings, “He will be
missed. Even his dry humor and lengthy
lectures.” ■
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At Augsburg House—since 1998
Frequency of events: about twice a week
Events held: 430
In 1998, the Augsburg Board of Regents authorized the purchase of a house for
the home of the president and a gathering place for campus events. In January
2006 Anne Frame talked to the Board of Regents about hospitality at Augsburg
House. Following are excerpts of her talk.
People who have attended: 8,600
Catering by Augsburg-Sodexho staff
(as of January 2006)
Staff photo
HOSPITALITY
and the House
BY ANNE FRAME
I
I’ve been asked to think about some of
the ways my work with Augsburg is
applied to implementing the idea of
hospitality. The Augsburg Vocation, our
vision document, talks about
community and intentional diversity–
language that conceived of this College
as a welcoming place, where persons are
accepted, perhaps because of their
differences, and where a community is
developed that contributes to the
learning for all of us.
Much of my work takes place away
from this Riverside campus. From the
beginning, Bill and I—ironically, as the
newcomers—took as our job helping the
various constituents of the campus feel at
home here. We have visited alumni and
friends of the College in many locations
to let them know what is going on now
at Augsburg, and specifically to
emphasize that they are welcome here.
That they, as a part of Augsburg’s history,
therefore have a place in its present. And,
as we have learned much from their
stories and memories, we hope they have
strengthened or rekindled their bonds to
this place.
We have been privileged both to live
at Augsburg House and to use it
frequently for College events. A plaque
in the entry hall—carved by a Norwegian
in Iowa—states our purpose:
In this place we extend to our guests
the friendship and hospitality of the
Augsburg Community in loving
memory of Adeline Marie Rasmussen
Johnson ’31 and through the
Summer 2006
generosity of James and Kathleen
Haglund and Milton and Dorothy
Kleven.
So we are acting for the community and
have practiced that hospitality to student
groups, to faculty and staff, to the
regents, the parents and alumni and
friends of the College, to neighborhood
and community groups who may not
know Augsburg well. We have done this
in as many different forms as we can
think of: with receptions, breakfasts,
lunches, dinners, conversations. We
bring these groups together for food and
fellowship, for study and discussions. We
feel that getting to know each other
better, spending time together, and
talking about the College together helps
us to be a stronger community.
Frequent remarks I hear as people
learn how many groups and events are at
Augsburg House each year come in one
of two forms, the first being, “You must
get really tired of having so many people
at your house.” (The answer is a very
clear “no.”) The other comment is, “You
must really be a party person!” I don't
think that’s quite the case, either.
But these two questions have caused
me to try to express what it is that I do
like about using Augsburg House in this
way. What do I get out of it?
The answer is … getting to know the
wide and diverse constituency that is
Augsburg—learning histories and
connections, hearing staff and faculty
speak across their areas of expertise, and
listening and discussing ideas with
each other.
Bill and Anne Frame welcome the community
to Augsburg House.
What a rare privilege this is. It has
given me an appreciation of this place
that is deeper than I could have
discovered elsewhere. It has widened my
horizons, expanded my understandings,
and has made this College house truly
“home” to me.
What we do at the house is
intentional, and I believe it’s consistent
with trying to build our community, as
stated in The Augsburg Vocation, “the
development of a sense of connectedness
that leads to lasting relationships.”
The author of the Book of Hebrews
exhorts his readers: “Do not neglect to
show hospitality to strangers, for by
doing that some have entertained angels
without knowing it.” And I’m convinced
there are at least a few angels hanging
around Augsburg.
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Augsburg’s original
MBAs
The Class of 2006
BY BETHANY BIERMAN
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Summer 2006
The
AUGSBURG
MBA
Nathan Appel joined the army right out of high school in Colorado and spent several years in the
service. He eventually came to Minnesota to attend the university but “became tired of rollerblading
from Timbuktu to a class where another student taught us.” So he transferred to another college,
taking evening classes to finish his undergraduate degree in management. His campus? A hotel
conference room in the suburbs. His cohort? Number 327.
Later, with his career at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage well underway, Appel decided to return to school
for his Master of Business Administration degree. He was about to choose another program when he
received an MBA postcard from Augsburg. He came to an information session and was sold. His new
campus? A small, fully functioning campus in the heart of Minneapolis. His cohort? Number 1.
“It’s kind of cool … We are the original,” Appel says.
A JUMP-START LAUNCH
This May, Augsburg graduated the first four sections, or cohorts, of
its new Master of Business Administration program—a total of 84
students.
The 20-month program evolved from eight years of discussion,
research, and planning by members of the business department, with
Professor David Schwain serving as the chief designer.
“In the feasibility study, our researcher found that our business
program ranked third best business program in the state by those
students taking the GMAT,” says John Cerrito, chair of the
Department of Business Administration. “Of course, we did not have
a grad program at that time, which the two programs that ranked
higher did, so we felt we’d have good acceptance in the market.
When we introduced the MBA, we met with instant success.”
In fact, recruiting one group to start the program doubled into
two, as 44 students responded by the time the MBA began in fall
2004. The initial goal of four cohorts by the end of three years was
met within four months of launching the program. It was these
students who became Augsburg’s first MBAs in May.
THE CAPTAIN
Since its launch 20 months ago, under the direction of Robert
Kramarczuk, the MBA program has grown to over 300 students.
Kramarczuk’s international career had included teaching at the
International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in
Switzerland, running several successful businesses, and starting up
six other graduate educational programs. He was already enjoying
retirement, but the Augsburg call was too good to pass up.
He was attracted to Augsburg’s commitment to service-learning,
Top: MBA director Robert Kramarczuk places a hood on Kristen Schell, one of
84 in the first class of MBA graduates.
Bottom: Sarah Anton offers a comment to her classmates in Cohort 3.
Summer 2006
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“In the real world, you don’t function on
your own. You rely upon other people.”
—CHRISTINE WAGGONER ’97, ’06 MBA
which became an integral component in
the MBA. “The program reflects very well
Augsburg’s mission—service to others,”
Kramarczuk says. “It’s a hallmark of our
program.”
One group of MBA students spends
time in the Somali community. All are
involved in field projects where, as a
team, students work with an organization
for 10 to 11 months. Kramarczuk says
that these sorts of experiences put
Augsburg’s MBA students “ten levels
above” those in other programs.
“The other key factor is that we
consider really good leaders to differ
from others by being able to think
critically … That’s woven into the entire
program.”
Even with six other successful
program starts, Kramarczuk considers
Augsburg’s unique. “We look at it from a
different perspective. We look at it as
your life’s purpose or vocation, with the
MBA being a critical leg in this life’s
journey… We tell our students, ‘After
you get this MBA, you’ll say this
is probably one of the most
important decisions you’ve made
in your life.’”
Jamie Schiller, MBA coordinator, and graduate
As a requirement for
Christine Waggoner pause from the action of an MBA
admission to the program, each
softball game.
applicant must personally
interview with Kramarczuk. “It’s
humbling to hear them share and discuss
THE CURRICULUM
their goals and aspirations and how the
The intense curriculum includes finance
MBA fits into this process. … I consider
and economics, local and global issues,
myself almost like a peer. I love my
organizational management, and
students, and I think they kind of like
leadership ethics. Through application
me.”
and research, students learn to
Like him they do, and at a recent
implement ideas and communicate vital
event they presented Kramarczuk with an
statistical, financial, and other critical
award. Accolades include these words
business-related data in an evolving work
from Babette Blumenauer of Cohort 4:
environment.
“He has started this program that will
The required field project, which
change my life course. … I am not just a
serves as the thesis for the MBA, often
number or an obscure student here. Dr.
responds to real-world requests that
Kramarczuk … gives me time, shows he
come to the program from business and
cares, and he knows my name. And that
industry.
has meant a lot to me.”
“Book learning is very different from
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GRADUATE
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Graduate certificates provide applied, practical, graduate-level
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For information, call 612-330-1390.
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real-life experience,” says Christine
Waggoner of Cohort 2. “It’s that real-life
experience that is discussed and studied
in this program.”
Waggoner earned her bachelor’s
degree from Augsburg in 1997. “Given
my positive experience as an
undergraduate, I cannot tell you how
excited I was when I received the
postcard announcing that Augsburg was
starting an MBA program,” she says. “At
Augsburg, the professors know you.
They tailor their teaching methods to the
students in their class. They share their
personal stories … [and] successes and
failures they’ve gone through.”
“When you finish, you will be at a
higher level of leadership and decisionmaking,” Kramarczuk says. Additionally,
because of the liberal arts background, an
Summer 2006
Augsburg MBA graduate will be more of
a “cosmopolitan” thinker.
Waggoner confirms this. “I have a
new outlook on the way I view myself
and my career. I have a lot more
confidence in my ability to lead, manage,
and make strategic business decisions.”
A significant number of students have
been offered new jobs and promotions as
a result of what they have taken away
from the MBA program.
LIFE IN THE COHORT
The cohort model has been critical to the
success of the program. It allows
students to build relationships and
become almost like family to each other
as they travel together through the
sequence of courses.
“Taking classes as a member of a
cohort has really enriched my learning
experience,” says Waggoner. “Classes are
sequentially ordered so that students
build upon learned skills, and those
skills are continually reinforced
throughout the program. The program is
organized so students can focus on
learning.”
This even includes providing a warm
meal before each evening class.
“[Students] have an opportunity to sit
together,” says Kramarczuk. “They are
from different professions, different parts
of the Twin Cities. They sit down to
really communicate about class work,
personal life, professional life.”
“In the real world, you don’t function
on your own,” Waggoner says. “You rely
upon other people.”
“You learn a lot from the students,
too,” adds Appel. “There are people of
diverse backgrounds—professional
backgrounds, cultural backgrounds, age
groups…”
This group atmosphere extends
beyond the classroom to social events
and celebrations. Appel formed and
managed a softball team with players
representing multiple cohorts. They
ordered Augsburg caps and jerseys and
even won a game. “We were beyond
awful, but we had a lot of spirit!”
Waggoner says.
“When Cohorts 3 and 4 came on
board, we had a little party at
Kramarczuk’s Deli,” reminisces Appel.
“Bob [Kramarczuk] wrote a ‘Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer’ song and made
them sing it.” The parody was titled
“Auggie, the Adult Professional.” These
kick-off dinners have become a tradition,
with older cohorts welcoming new ones.
Other social events have included the
students’ families, giving them a chance
to meet classmates and professors.
Already, a graduation celebration is in
the planning, where awards will be
handed out and, in line with tradition,
Kramarczuk’s musical parodies will
probably be sung.
THE CAMPUS
MBA director Bob Kramarczuk (left) and Auggie Eagle (right) lead Cohorts 3 and 4 in their
“initiation” song.
The opportunity to study on a “real”
campus also attracts students to the
program.
“Here, you come to school,” Appel
says. “There’s people with laptops, people
studying, there’s the bookstore… When I
meet my cohort outside of class to study,
we meet at the library. You feel like you
“[My classmates are]
people I respect…
very smart people.
Just like family.”
—SUNNY OLISE ’06 MBA
MBA graduate Nathan Appel, originator of the
MBA softball team, strikes a pose.
Summer 2006
Nigerian-born Sunny Olise came to the U.S. to
study business and appreciates the small-group
atmosphere in Augsburg's MBA program.
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are in school… Now, actually coming to
campus just feels more like I’m at an
institution of higher learning and all that
goes along with that.”
Nigerian-born Sunny Olise began
studying in Lindell Library while he was
an undergraduate business student at
another school because he found it to be
a more calming and productive place for
him to work.
So when he heard the ad for
Augsburg’s new MBA program on the
radio, he said to himself, “Yeah, it’s a
good school.” Olise called Kramarczuk
and told him the story of how he woke
up one day after working for the
Nigerian government for 21 years
wanting to “try something new.”
The two later met in the coffee center of
Christensen Center. At the end of their
visit, Kramarczuk said, “Congratulations,
Sunny. You’re in!”
“I didn’t even know he was
interviewing me,” Olise says, laughing.
From there, Kramarczuk took Olise to
the bookstore to purchase his books.
Less than two years later, Olise is one of
the Cohort 4 graduates. He describes his
group as “people I respect… very smart
people. Just like family.”
“In addition to the knowledge you get
from the MBA program, there’s a lot of
prestige attached to it,” says Olise. “I work
full time, I have a full-time family, I
attended school, and I’m a chess addict…
I have no regrets whatsoever. None.”
COMING OF AGE
Kramarczuk considers the number of
students pretty close to the maximum
the College can currently support,
although he sees a huge potential for
growth. In response to a particular need,
Augsburg now offers the full MBA
program at Thrivent Financial’s corporate
center in downtown Minneapolis. Several
students have transferred in from nearby
programs, and Kramarczuk anticipates an
eventual 100 students at the Thrivent
location alone.
Augsburg also launched its first MBA
cohort in Rochester in fall 2005, its second
last winter, and will add its third this fall.
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“Augsburg is a very traditional
institution, while the MBA is a very
entrepreneurial effort. There’s continual
adjustment that’s had to happen on both
ends,” Kramarczuk says. “It’s seems to be
progressing well.”
“We want to continue to develop
graduate business programs geared
toward executives. We are also
developing MBA programs in specific
concentration areas such as international
business,” says Cerrito.
Putting their MBA
“It’s kind of scary being the first class
of MBAs, but Augsburg’s reputation in
the metro and in the region is solid,”
Appel says. “The undergraduate business
program has a really good reputation.
Hopefully we’ll piggyback off of that. …
I’m banking on Augsburg’s reputation
carrying weight. I think it will.” ■
For more information about the MBA
program, go to <www.augsburg.edu/mba>.
(L to R): Derek Zielin, Max Boller, David
Sandvig, Matthew Barrett, Sarah Anton,
Scott Kretzschmar
TO WORK
Many MBA students seek out the
program to help them advance in their
current positions. For some students in
Cohort 3, however, the program
provided the foundation for a new
business venture.
One particular group of students
began talking during breaks, after
class, and, of course, over the pre-class
dinners. At these dinners, student
Sarah Anton says, “We learn about our
families, our goals, our plans for the
future.”
These discussions led to the creation
of Minnesota Business Consultants, LLP
(MBC), a group of five men and Anton.
“Each member brings a different
expertise to the group that comes out
of our diverse career paths,” she says.
MBC specializes in strategic
planning and profit maximization for
small- to medium-size businesses.
“Guiding businesses that might wish to
re-evaluate their current financial
picture” is the mission, according to
Anton. “We see using the contacts
we’ve gained from Augsburg to
develop a client base and to develop a
niche in an industry where small
businesses are struggling. We believe
small businesses are an important part
of our Minnesota culture.”
MBC is starting out in rental office
space, and each consultant will
maintain his or her current job until
MBC is able to support them fully.
“It’s a natural progression of the
excellent talent pool that Kramarczuk
puts together,” says Anton. “It would
surprise me if there aren’t more
businesses formed out of the MBA
cohorts.”
Summer 2006
on tour with the
AUGSBURG
Choir
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUDY PETREE
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW WROTE, “Music is the universal language of
mankind.” As the Augsburg Choir set out on its European concert tour they would come to
understand the meaning of Longfellow’s words.
From May 8-21, under the direction of Peter Hendrickson ’76, the choir toured Budapest,
Hungary; Prague and Kutna Hora, Czech Republic; and Dresden and Leipzig, Germany,
where the tour ended at the American Choral Festival.
The 66-voice choir sang in basilicas that took their breaths away, in churches that dated
back to the 1300s, and in one of the finest concert halls in Europe. Their audiences included
U. S. citizens living in Europe as well as people who could speak little or no English.
The choir learned that it wasn’t the words they sang, but rather the music they made that
touched hearts and brought smiles—and sometimes even tears—to the people who came to
hear them. They also learned how music is indeed a universal language, and that experiences
like these also create bonds among themselves that last across continents and time.
On the return trip home, tenor Hayes Kaufman ’09 said when he joined the choir his dad
expressed his hope that someday he, Hayes, would come to appreciate the opportunity he
was being given.
“I think I already have,” Kaufman told his fellow choir members. “Thanks to everyone
for this great trip, the memories, and opportunity.”
H U N G A R Y,
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C Z E C H
R E P U B L I C ,
A N D
G E R M A N Y
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B U D A P E S T ,
K U T N A
H O R A ,
P R A G U E ,
D R E S D E N ,
L E I P Z I G
(1) The concert tour began at St. Stephen’s Basilica
in Budapest, Hungary, the city’s largest church. Not
only its beauty and magnificence awed the choir,
but also the sound of their voices. Tenor Tony
Wallin ’08 said he couldn’t believe that “we, the
Augsburg Choir, would ever have the opportunity
to sing in such a place.”
(2) In the small Czech town of Kutna Hora, once
famous for its silver mines, the choir sang at St.
Barbara’s Cathedral. Here, a few choir members
take a break at intermission to catch a view of the
town at night.
(Front row, L to R) Aleah Tebben, Mike
Schmit, Colin Callander, Kathryn Goerges (Back
row, L to R) Stacey Zeutenhorst, Miranda Nelson,
Eric Anderson, Adam Krumwiede, Tom Robinson
and Kent Bodurtha.
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In Prague, the choir sang at St. Ignatius, an active
church run by Jesuit monks that was begun in
1665 and completed in 1671.
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3
4
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(3) At a stop in Krabcice, another small Czech
town, the choir performed for an audience of
senior citizens, most of whom knew no English. A
highlight of the tour for many of the students was
a song they sang in the Czech language, for which
they received a standing ovation and compliments
on their pronunciation.
“This by far has been the best part of the tour
for me,” said soprano Molly Shortall ’07, who
enjoyed talking with one of the senior citizens
after the concert.
“It was better than the larger concerts because
you could just feel that it meant so much to these
people. These are people who had their culture
taken away from them for so many years, and now
you can see how much it must mean to them to
get it back.”
(4) The audience was sparse but very appreciative
at Annen Kirche in Dresden, Germany, one of the
only churches there to escape bombing during
World War II. A woman in the front row was so
clearly moved by the choir’s singing, she would
direct along with Peter and, at times, smile broadly
and cry quietly.
Summer 2006
B U D A P E S T ,
K U T N A
H O R A ,
K R A B C I C E ,
D R E S D E N ,
L E I P Z I G
“It doesn’t always matter how many people are
in the audience, said bass Dave Czepa ’06. He
spoke for many of the choir members as he said,
“that one lady and what this obviously meant to
her made the whole concert worth it.”
(5) In Leipzig, Germany—home to such famous
composers as Bach and Handel—the choir visited
St. Thomaskirche, where Johann Sebastian Bach
was a cantor and where he is buried. They also
toured St. Nicholaskirche, founded in 1165.
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(6) The choir teamed up with the Northwestern
College Choir of St. Paul to perform at the
Gewandhaus in Leipzig for the American Choral
Festival. They sang several songs as a massed
choir, plus each choir performed on its own.
Joining the choir was Augsburg alumna Nicole
(Warner) Simml ’01. Simml now lives in Germany
teaching voice and performing frequently.
Performing solos are (L to R) Nicole (Warner)
Simml; Krista Costin, Augsburg; Nathan Bird,
Northwestern; and Dave Czepa, Augsburg.
Directing is Northwestern choir director Timothy
Sawyer, with Augsburg director Peter
Hendrickson on piano.
What was the most memorable part of the trip—
the beautiful churches; the scenery; experiencing
different cultures, food, and languages? Not
according to many of the students. What they will
remember most are the bonds and friendships
they made with each other. Although the choir
has been singing together all year, they found that
sometimes it takes an experience such as this to
get to know each other really well. Alto Kellin
Pray ’08 said she really enjoyed being with others
who enjoy the same thing. The sad part, she
added, is now saying goodbye to the seniors
whom they were just starting to really know.
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5
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(7) (L to R) Kellin Pray, Bri’Ann Wright, and
Micah Erickson.
(8) (L to R) Emily Denstad, Emma Stensvaag, and
Adena Berg.
(9) Mother’s Day greetings from Prague were sent
home by Brian Halaas and Kari Aanestad.
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E
very week more than 2,000
people fill the Plymouth
Playhouse in the Twin Cities’
suburb for an afternoon or
evening of laughter, sharing
the lives of four women and their pastor
in the church basement of the East
Cornucopia Lutheran Church.
The play, Church Basement Ladies,
pays homage to the stalwart women who
cooked for and served every church
congregation. And it strikes a chord with
anyone who grew up in the 1950s and
’60s across the Midwest, whether they be
Lutheran, Methodist, or Presbyterian—it
was all part of their own experience.
Church Basement Ladies is based on
the Scandinavian humor books of Janet
Letnes Martin and Suzann (Johnson)
Nelson, both 1968 Augsburg graduates.
On stage the role of the church’s
matriarch, Mrs. Lars Snustad, is played
by Janet Paone ’83. For all three of them,
their Augsburg experiences play big.
Martin and Nelson came to Augsburg
in 1964 as freshmen, each attracted to
the big city and driven by the desire to
escape a future as a farm wife. When they
arrived, Augsburg was in the midst of
great change, reflecting new college
direction and leadership—the College
had just merged into the American
Lutheran Church after the demise of the
Lutheran Free Church, and Oscar
Anderson had just become president.
Students were pushed to explore and
understand the social and racial issues of
the city around them, forever changing
their worldviews.
Nelson aspired to be a home
economics teacher, but by the end of her
“God knew that if there were going
to be growing, self-sustaining, active
Lutheran Churches in America, he
would have to create a special
species of people, so He created the
Lutheran Church Basement Women.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
first semester had switched to political
science, and then in her sophomore year
to Scandinavian studies when the new
major was announced. She studied
Norwegian and was active in the
Norwegian Club, which led to many
opportunities, such as meeting the
visiting King Olav V of Norway.
Both Martin and Nelson felt
comfortable at Augsburg. They loved the
big city around them, but appreciated the
small-town comfort of the campus.
What they discovered was that smalltown Scandinavian Lutheran life was the
same everywhere. Nelson recalls the
many nights she and classmates from
small towns across the Upper Midwest
sat around in Gerda Mortensen Hall and
talked about their common backgrounds.
“We all grew up the same way,” Martin
confirms.
Students not from rural small towns
were commuter students, and Nelson
remembers stunning her city roommates
by talking about eating cream on bread.
So much so that she and others went
shopping and demonstrated how it was
made and eaten.
Paone arrived at Augsburg 15 years
later. By then Augsburg was less
THOSE
Lutheran
ladies
BY BETSEY NORGARD
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Summer 2006
Top: Janet Letnes Martin ’68 began writing
down her experiences growing up in rural
North Dakota and calls herself a “NorwegianLutheran farm girl humorist.”
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson ’68 used her
Scandinavian studies to inspire the
characters of rural Norwegian
Minnesota in her books.
Janet Paone ’83 has made a career in
acting and voiceover work, and
brings her Augsburg experience to
the stage in Church Basement Ladies
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1968.
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1968.
Bottom: From The Augsburgian, 1981.
obviously Norwegian Lutheran and far
more diverse, but it was because of the
Lutheran church that Paone chose it. Her
mother was Lutheran and her father was
Catholic. She was raised in Abiding
Savior Lutheran Church, but within her
family she felt the stigma of being the
child of a parent who “turned,” i.e.,
married outside the Lutheran faith. She
feels her father’s family never really
accepted her Lutheran mother.
After applying to music schools in New
York, she decided to stay home for college
and chose Augsburg because she had
always respected and enjoyed the
Augsburg students who were counselors at
Lake Wapogassett Lutheran Bible Camp.
She had also considered the ministry, but
she ended up in the theatre program.
“There was definitely a Norwegian
Lutheran influence at Augsburg,” Paone
says. “There was a Scandinavian studies
major, and most people’s names ended in
–son, -sen, -gard, or –dal.” She also
remembers the aesthetic influence of the
“good” dinnerware with Scandinavian
design used for special dinners.
Martin and Nelson graduated in
1968, but neither returned to her small
town. On a Norwegian Club trip to
Decorah, Iowa, Nelson had met Ronald
E. Nelson ’67; in March 1967 they were
married in Mindekirken, the Norwegian
Lutheran Memorial Church in
Minneapolis. She studied Scandinavian
literature in graduate school and for 10
summers directed Skogfjorden, the
Norwegian Language Village.
Martin married shortly after college
and began raising a family. More than a
decade later, in 1983, while helping her
mother-in-law research family history,
she became frustrated at not finding
much information about life in rural
communities and decided to begin
writing down what it was like growing
up. Together with Allen Todnem ’64, also
an Augsburg graduate, she co-authored
Cream and Bread, and then Second
Helpings of Cream and Bread.
Martin and Nelson remained close
friends. In 1994, on a whim, Martin
suggested that Nelson should write a
book with her, and Nelson quit her job
the same day.
Sitting around the kitchen table in
their flannel nightgowns enjoying
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REMEMBERING
those
Lutheran
ladies
BY DAVE WOOD
IT WAS THE MID-1980S. I had recently been appointed
book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune after a lengthy
stint as English teacher at Augsburg and feature writer for the old
Tribune.
“Dave,” said the receptionist, “There’s an author out here in
the lobby who wants to see you.”
Wow. My first author. Who would it be? I trotted down to the
lobby to discover a woman who looked like a pert middle-aged
housewife from Hastings, Minn., which, in fact, she was.
“Hi,” she said, thrusting an enormous layer cake into my paws.
“I’m Janet Martin. I went to Augsburg back in the ’60s. I’ve
written a book and if you’ll review it the cake is yours.”
Looking back, I sincerely hope I wasn’t too condescending
when I explained to Janet Letnes Martin that Star Tribune policy
prohibited my taking gifts, blah blah blah.
“OK,” she said, unflappable. “I’ll take back the cake. You take
the book.”
So there I was with Janet Letnes Martin’s first literary effort,
Cream on Bread. I gave it a whirl. It was wonderful. As a minor
ethnician of the times, I had read lots of this stuff, like Howard
Mohr’s work, and I think I knew what was good. Janet Martin’s
was excellent. No cheap shots. There were no big yuks in Cream
on Bread, just lots of little ones. That’s because Janet Martin was
smart enough to know that there aren’t a lot of big yuks in
Lutherandom, but lots and lots of little ones. That’s why she
became one of Lutheran humor’s most honest purveyors.
Was I surprised? Yes. But I shouldn’t have been. I had taught
for 10 years at Augsburg, not too many years after she had
graduated. I had taught at four other schools before my arrival
there and was continually surprised at the little college’s vitality
and intellectuality. Sure, there was a streak of inferiority feeling
running through the student body. The University of Minnesota
students across Riverside Ave. called Augsburg “God’s Little Acre.”
We had great music, science, art, and poetry, but the steam heat
system in Old Main on a cold day sounded like the last 15 minutes
before the H.M.S. Titanic went down. Nevertheless we had great
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Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the
National Book Critics Circle and former
book review editor of the Minneapolis Star
Tribune. He taught English and journalism
at Augsburg from 1969 to 1981.
poetry readings, students went off to good
graduate schools.
Best, we all had lots of fun, parked
right in the middle of a seedy old section
of Minneapolis.
But back to Janet Letnes Martin. Her
first book was a success followed by many
more, including one of my favorites, which
involved Hastings housewife/detective
Shirley Holmquist, a direct steal from Arthur Conan Doyle. In 1994,
her Auggie classmate, Suzann Nelson of Grand Rapids, Minn.,
joined her and their books tumbled out, books like their
monumental theological tract about Lutherans and Roman
Catholics entitled They Glorified Mary … We Glorified Rice. They
also performed two-woman shows, filling church basements across
the Midwest.
Ever since the Martin/Nelson success, I’ve been a bit jealous.
I’ve tried my hand with ethnic humor. Like Martin and Nelson I
grew up in a little Norwegian Lutheran town. But my stuff never
lit any fires. Why did theirs?
I’ve come to think that Augsburg College had a lot to do with
it. Augsburg was traditionally on the outer fringe of the Lutheran
establishment. Its supporting synod, the Lutheran Free Church,
was always suspicious of clericalism, authority, big shots. An
immigrant church, it had to survive by its wits. (Janet Letnes
Martin, you see, didn’t actually think her layer cake would
persuade me to review her book. It was just a way of tweaking my
self-satisfaction, cutting me and the Star Tribune down to size.)
And so the two pious girls from small farm towns came to God’s
Little Acre in the heart of the Sinful City and found out one could
love one’s church and have some fun with it, too.
I look back more than a quarter century at the students like
Martin and Nelson and wonder at their successes, many of which
have just a bit of orneriness in common. It’s a wonderful tradition
and the women who made church basements famous are
definitely part of it.
And so now the girls are moving out onto the national scene.
Martin and Nelson are no longer girls, but I can’t help thinking of
them in that way, for their girlish glee and for poking a little fun
at the basements where they both spent hundreds of hours
learning that certain concepts were “most certainly true.”
I have only one bit of advice and that’s for Janet Letnes
Martin. If and when you get to New York City, don’t bring a layer
cake to the offices of the New York Times Book Review.
The editor won’t get it.
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copious amounts of both coffee and
laughter, the two women began to
capture recollections and memories as
they spilled out. Nelson has said that it’s
her job to jog people’s memories and
their job to laugh. Their intention is
never to make fun of anyone or anything.
“There’s a fine line between making fun
of something and having fun with it,”
Martin told an interviewer. “Hopefully
we’ll never cross it.”
Three books came within the first six
months. So far, they’ve written nine
books together, the most popular being
Growing Up Lutheran: What Does This
Mean?, which won a Minnesota Book
Award for humor.
Requests for speaking engagements
also started coming, and for several years
Martin and Nelson crisscrossed each
others’ paths as they spoke to church
groups, women’s groups, and local
organizations. Then they devised a
comedy routine and began appearing
together as “Those Lutheran Ladies”—
nothing more than sharing their own
backgrounds.
An idea for a play came about when
TroupeAmerica’s president and executive
producer-director, Curt Wollan, hired
Those Lutheran Ladies to perform for
three weeks at the Medora Musical in
North Dakota. Wollan invited a
playwright-couple, Jim Stowell and
Jessica Zuehlke, to pen the script.
Wollan, who had grown up as
“Lutherans attending a Lutheran
college in the ’50s and ’60s did not
have to prepare themselves for any
big culture shock. Some of them
even shared the same last name—
but were not related.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
president of his Luther League and the
son of a dedicated church basement lady,
encouraged Paone to take the part of
matronly Vivian Snustad, the
unequivocal and uncompromising queen
of the church basement ladies in his
fictional East Cornucopia Lutheran
Church.
Paone, a veteran character actress seen
in Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding, pushed for
revisions to the script through a workshop
process in order to engage Mrs. Snustad
more with the audience. This character is a
curmudgeon, but works through her
issues and begins to understand why
things must eventually change—beginning
with her consternation over the hymnals
changing from black to red.
Church Basement Ladies previewed at
several locations before settling into its
long run at the Plymouth Playhouse.
Paone recalls opening in Fargo, where
the cast was extremely nervous about
how it would go over. Once the audience
started laughing and didn’t stop, Paone
remembers the “neat moment” between
acts when the cast suddenly realized that
“this thing is going to be huge.”
Audiences react differently to the
play, Paone says, and she can tell by what
they laugh at whether the crowd (often
comprised of large church groups) is
Lutheran or Catholic. And, if they react
most vividly to the physical comedy
aspect, they probably aren’t churchconnected at all.
Even if someone is not well versed in
the ways of Martin Luther, she says, the
play is still very accessible. “It’s about a
[small] country church … it’s the social
center, with many different layers.”
Paone would love to pull more
material from Martin and Nelson’s books
for the stage, and Martin and Nelson
would love to have the current actors
stay involved with the East Cornucopia
Lutheran Church.
What’s next for Those Lutheran
Ladies? When asked about it, Martin
quickly replies, “Oh, ya, there’s lots more
in it.” When they get together and start
laughing, she says, “We just run with it
… and sometimes we just blurt out the
same thing.”
And, to quote Martin Luther and the
church basement ladies, “This is most
certainly true.” ■
“If Scandinavian Lutherans could add one more feast day to the church
calendar, it would be the feast of fish and flatbread … Unlike the Catholics
who had to eat fish every Friday, Scandinavian Lutherans were only morally
obligated to eat it once a year, and that was at the annual Lutefisk supper.”
—Growing Up Lutheran,
Janet Letnes Martin and
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, 1997
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CHURCH
Basement
Troupe America, Inc.
Ladies
—you bet it’s a big hit!
The cast of Church Basement Ladies (L to R): Janet Paone ’83 (Mrs. Lars Snustad—Vivian), Greta
Grosch (Mrs. Gilmer Gilmerson—Mavis), Tim Drake (Pastor E. L. Gunderson), Dorian Chalmers
(Mrs. Elroy Engelson-Karin) and Ruthie Baker (Signe Engelson—Karin’s daughter).
BY ANY MEASURE, Church Basement Ladies is a monster
hit. It has been running for more than 35 weeks at Plymouth
Playhouse (scheduled through the end of 2006) at 101%
occupancy. It now has a double cast and offers 10 or 11 shows per
week.
Curt Wollan, producer and director, found inspiration for the
play in his own mother. After she died, Wollan was asked if the
gift she left the church could be used for their greatest need, a
new stove for the kitchen. He agreed, and it was named Lorraine
in her honor, a seemingly fitting legacy.
“We’re honoring people who are never honored … and who
are under-appreciated,” says Wollan. “The play has been hugely
popular with women who have worked in church basements, and
with their daughters and granddaughters, who are remembering
mom and grandmother.”
He remembers being a Luther Leaguer in his own church when
they’d sing, “Come out, dear ladies, come out, come out” so the
women could be recognized, and they were always bashful about
it. “They were the unsung heroes of the church—they kept it
clean and fed, and the coffee going.”
He says the play is universal—it doesn’t matter where or what
church you’re in—every church has its basement ladies. The show
just happens to be Norwegian Lutheran because it’s based on
Nelson and Martin’s book, Growing Up Lutheran.
The play is important, he says, because this part of church life
is dying. “As women have started to work, there are fewer
basement ladies and there is more catering,” says Wollan. “This
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celebrates the past and its heritage.”
Church Basement Ladies is preparing to embark on a ninestate, 50-city tour from January-March 2007, in mostly small towns
throughout the Upper Midwest, but reaching as far as New
Mexico, Colorado, and Montana. Then, they’ll wait a year and
tour bigger cities.
Already underway are plans for a second cast to begin
production in Chicago. New York is pending, and there has been
interest in an off-Broadway venue where it would play in a real
Lutheran church basement.
Norwegian Lutheran food is central to the play. One of
Wollan’s favorite lines is “Lutefisk and lefse are directly descended
from the five loaves and two fishes at the Sea of Galilee, and have
since lost their color.”
The music and lyrics were written by Drew Jansen; here are
two samples:
From “Closer to Heaven”—“You’re closer to heaven in the
church basement, Where we do the Good Lord’s work. Everywhere
you look you see spectacular sights; 40 kinds of food to feed some
fierce appetites; Nearly new linoleum and fluorescent lights,
managed by a stalwart squad. Here below the house of God.”
From “Dead Spread”[term for the spreads served on
sandwiches following a funeral]—“Dead spread, a splendid affair,
to celebrate someone who’s no longer there; dead spread, a
wonderful thing, what sweet consolation a hotdish can bring.”
For more information, go to <www.plymouthplayhouse.com>.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
S
erving as
president of the
Augsburg Alumni
Board the past year
has in many ways
been one of the most
rewarding and
enriching things I
have done. I am
continually inspired
by the many outstanding and diverse
accomplishments of our alumni, and I
am honored and humbled by the
opportunity to serve the Augsburg
Alumni Association and Augsburg
Alumni Board over the past seven years.
My goal this year was to continue the
transformation and forward momentum
of the Alumni Board in its journey from
the role of an advisory board to a
working board. Under discussion has
been our advisory member initiative, in
which we invite representatives of
various campus constituencies to attend
our committee meetings in order to
foster greater dialogue, e.g. parents,
international students, A-Club, the
Augsburg Associates, Faculty and Staff
Senates. Our Connections Committee,
led by Buffie Blesi, undertook an effort to
explore possibilities for offering alumni
benefits. Stay tuned to hear more about
this effort in the coming months.
I’m proud to report that Alumni
Board members are well on the way to a
fourth consecutive year of 100%
contribution to the annual fund. Our
intention is to continue to build on this
tradition of giving, and I am pleased to
say that the Alumni Board has also
committed to a 100% contribution rate
among board members to the Access to
Excellence campaign. We are certainly
blessed by these commitments and by
these gifts.
President Frame’s leadership of
Augsburg is finishing with tremendous
energy, solid growth for the College, and
renewal of its vision for the future. The
strength and constancy of his leadership
has helped draw Augsburg to new levels
of recognition. In his own words,
“Augsburg plays a unique role in the
world of Lutheran education. Its service
to the city, to the provision of
accessibility to first-class educational
opportunities, and its regard for faith and
reason as interactive and mutually
reinforcing modes of understanding …
gives us a special mission.” Augsburg has
been truly blessed by President Frame’s
incredible leadership the past nine years.
I had the privilege of speaking at
Augsburg’s 137th Commencement on
May 6 and welcoming 752 graduates as
the newest members of the Augsburg
Alumni Association. Our Alumni
Association has grown considerably since
my Commencement ceremony a little
over 20 years ago, when the Weekend
College had just been launched and
when graduate programs, the Rochester
program, and many others did not yet
exist. The Alumni Association in those
days numbered around 10-11,000
members and now includes around
18,000. Congratulations and welcome to
the Class of 2006!
I am excited about Augsburg’s future,
the future of the Alumni Association,
and the Alumni Board. I hope you will
join me in welcoming President-elect
Paul Pribbenow and incoming Alumni
Board president Barry Vornbrock—the
next chapter in our history!
Stay close and stay connected.
Karina Karlén ’83
President, Alumni Board
LSAT prep for a bargain
Don’t take out a loan to pay those expensive test prep companies.
Augsburg’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate
Opportunity (URGO) is hosting LSAT Prep on campus this fall.
The instructor is Brian Farrell ’95, an attorney and Augsburg
alumnus, who scored in the 99th percentile on the exam and taught
LSAT prep for Princeton Review. Four sessions are offered:
TUES., OCT. 10, 6 TO 9 P.M.-—Homework review, reading
comprehension strategy and practice
TUES., OCT. 17, 6 TO 9 P.M.—Homework review, continued practice in
all sections, overall test-taking strategies, test-day preparation, class
questions
TUES., SEPT. 26, 6 TO 9 P.M.—General introduction to the LSAT,
analytical reasoning strategy and practice
The cost for the four sessions is $150 for Augsburg alumni,
compared to $580 at the University of Minnesota and over $1300 at
Kaplan or Princeton Review.
TUES., OCT. 3, 6 TO 9 P.M.—Homework review, logical reasoning
strategy and practice
To register (limited spaces are available), contact Dixie Shafer,
<shafer@augsburg.edu>.
Summer 2006
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Alumni Events
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events; unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1085 or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail
<alumni@augburg.edu> for more information.
June
August
20
8
Auggie Hours, 5:30-7 p.m.
Campiello, 1320 West Lake St.,
Uptown Minneapolis,
612-825-2222
15
Alumni Board Meeting,
5:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
10
Auggie Evening at the Races
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN
Gather your friends and family and
join us for free admission and
complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
RSVP is required and space
is limited.
16
Auggies attend Lutheran
Night at the Dome
Minnesota Twins v. Cleveland
Indians, with first pitch at 7:10.
Lower level seating—$18 per
ticket(group rate).
Tickets are limited-contact the
Alumni Relations Office,
612-330-1613 or send check to:
Alumni Relations Office,
2211 Riverside Ave S., CB 146,
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Once your payment has been
received, the tickets will be mailed
to you in August.
Alumni Board Meeting,
5:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
July
11
Auggie Hours, 5:30-7 p.m.
Maynard’s Restaurant,
685 Excelsior Blvd., Excelsior, MN
(located in the southeast corner of
Excelsior Bay on Lake
Minnetonka), 952-470-1800
Please e-mail the following
information to <ecs@augsburg.edu>
or call 612-330-1104: Total number
in your group, names of you and
your guests, your graduation
year(s), and your contact number.
The deadline to register is Friday,
August 4.
Homecoming 2006—Watch us Soar
September 25-30
Mon., Sept. 25
Wed., Sept. 27
4:30-6 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:30-9 p.m.
International Student
Organization reception
Student Kick-Off Event,
Coronation and Pep Rally
Augsburg Associates annual
fall luncheon (off campus)
Noon-1 p.m.
Auggie Cup Knowledge
Bowl (East Commons)
9:30-10:30 p.m. Homecoming communion
Tues., Sept. 26
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Counseling and Health
Promotion Annual Fair
6:30 p.m.
Alumni Baseball game,
Parade Stadium
7 p.m.
Powder puff football
9 p.m.
FCA campfire, Murphy Park
Thurs., Sept. 28
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Student activity—Old Auggie
photos
5:30-8:30 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Fri., Sept. 29
9-10 a.m.
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
12:30-2 p.m.
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2:15- 3:15 p.m. Campus tour
3:30-6 p.m.
Hall Crawl
3 p.m.
Artist Amy Rice ’93, slide
presentation, Marshall
Room, Christensen Center
7 p.m.
ASAC Variety Show
7:30 p.m.
Men’s soccer game v.
Macalester
Reunion breakfast
Homecoming chapel
Student activity
Alumni luncheon
Sat., Sept. 30
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Picnic in the Park
noon
Auggie Cup Desk
Hurling
1-3 p.m.
Football Game v. ConcordiaMoorhead
3:30-7 p.m.
Auggie Block Party
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CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1956
Evelyn (Chanco) Steenberg,
Missoula, Mont., and her
husband, Tom ’58, ’61 Sem,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on June 2, and hope
to be at their 50-year reunion at
Homecoming. They’ve spent 45
years in the ministry, including
35 years as missionaries in Japan.
The Steenbergs can be reached at
<tasteenberg@aol.com>.
1957
Gloria (Grant) Knoblauch,
Lake Elmo, Minn., was recently
recognized for her service and
leadership in forming the Friends
of Lake Elmo Library, which
succeeded in bringing a branch
of the Washington County
Library back to their city.
1958
Rev. Gary Turner, San Jacinto,
Calif., is an Anglican priest and
V.A. Hospital chaplain. Last
summer, while at the Hollywood
Bowl to see Garrison Keillor, he
ending up sitting two rows
ahead of Philip Knox ’57.
1965
Dwight Olson, San Diego,
Calif., was elected president of
the Licensing Executives Society
(LES) of USA & Canada, a
professional society of over 6,000
members engaged in the use,
development, manufacture, and
marketing of intellectual
property. LES is part of an
international organization, with
30 national societies representing
12,000 members in 80 countries.
He can be reached at
<dwight.olson@ironmountain.com>.
1969
James Roste, Roseville, Minn.,
retired on Dec. 31 after 36 years
in corrections work. He has
joined his wife, Lorene
(Peterson) ’70, in her business,
“Senior Moves,” helping seniors
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sort, pack, move, unpack, and
settle in at new locations.
1971
Thomas Haas, West St. Paul,
Minn., retired last August after
working 32 years at the State of
Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic
Development, helping people find
employment by providing basic
skills and resources. He says that
retirement is “almost all I have
heard it can be—WONDERFUL.”
He also wonders how he had time
to work and get other things
done before. His wife is a genetics
researcher at the University of
Minnesota.
Jean Holbrook, San Mateo,
Calif., has been named San Mateo
County superintendent of schools
through January 2007, to
complete a vacated term. She
brings 30 years of experience
with the San Mateo County Office
of Education to the position.
Charles Maland, Knoxville,
Tenn., was awarded the
Alexander Prize for his superior
classroom teaching and
distinguished scholarship at the
University of Tennessee. His
teaching and research focuses on
American literature and cinema,
and he has been named editor of
a volume of James Agee’s film
criticism.
NewsCenter in Duluth, Minn.,
which provides weather news to
several TV channels and
newspapers in northern
Minnesota and northwestern
Wisconsin.
1988
Kiel Christianson, Champaign,
Ill., writes a golf equipment
column for travelgolf.com as a
hobby, and was recently quoted
in an article in CNNMoney.com
about a new Nike golf club.
1989
Nnamdi A.
Okoronkwo and
his wife, Sabrina
K., Minneapolis,
announce the
birth of their son,
Grayson
Nnamdi, very unexpectedly and
quickly, with the help of the
Minneapolis Fire Department. He
was born on his parents’ fifth
wedding anniversary and joins
older brother, Spencer, 18
months. Nnamdi and Sabrina
work for Best Buy and Target.
Steven Torgerud and his wife,
in St. Paul, welcomed a
daughter, Abigail Mae, on
March 1.
1992
Susan E. (Gehrke) Erdman
and her husband, Shane,
Marinette, Wis., announce the
birth of their daughter, Wynn
Leslie, on Sept. 9. She joins her
brother, Carson.
1993
Dana (Ryding)
Martin, and her
husband, Jeff,
Andover, Minn.,
welcomed a son,
Caden Joshua,
on Dec. 2. He
joins brother Noah, age 2. She
can be reached at<dana.martin@
moundsviewschools.org>.
1975
Daniel Swalm, Minneapolis, is
an adjunct professor at the
University of Wisconsin-River
Falls in the Graduate College of
Education and Professional
Studies and teaches career
counseling through the
Department of Counseling and
School of Psychology. He is the
executive director of Career
Solutions Inc., a nonprofit career
development agency in St. Paul.
1986
Karl Spring was named chief
meteorologist at the Northland’s
Joyce (Nelson) Schrader ’64, Friendswood, Texas, is a retired
elementary school teacher who taught second, third, fourth, and
fifth grades. Her husband is a retired human resources manager.
In the photo are Joyce and her husband, Steve (middle and top
rows, right); their daughter Mandy and her husband, Scott (top
row, left and middle), with their children, Haley (3) and Cason (1);
and their daughter Julie (bottom row, left) with her dog, Elvis.
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Class Notes
Courtesy photo
ALUMNI PROFILE
Targeting cancer as both
physician and scientist
by Sara Holman ’06
Nine years have past since Arlo Miller roamed Augsburg’s campus as
a biology and chemistry student. However, this recent M.D./Ph.D.
Harvard graduate has not forgotten his Minneapolis alma mater.
“One of the biggest challenges in medical school is just trying to
figure out what is important and what actually matters. It’s
essentially very easy to lose the forest for the trees. I think Augsburg
science did very well to emphasize the forest, which provided a good
starting point,” Miller comments. He also credits the Honors
Program for its emphasis on critical thinking and communication
skills. After his junior year, Miller worked for the summer with a
leading cancer researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, who
helped convince him to seek the dual medical/research degrees.
Entering Harvard after his 1997 graduation was the first step in
Miller’s pursuit to study oncology, and his lab work in graduate
school led him to study melanoma. “I’d always been thinking I
would do hematology-oncology,” says Miller, “but I found that
dermatology is a better fit for me. Dermatologists actually deal with
the most prevalent forms of cancer, but the work primarily occurs in
the clinic rather than in the hospital. This will better enable me to
spend a fraction of my time doing research.”
Arlo Miller '97 received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2004 on
the same day as his fiancée, Ileana Howard, graduated from Harvard
Medical School. In June, he completed the M.D./Ph.D. program and
also received his medical degree.
Whether to become a regular doctor or a regular researcher or to split his time doing both has been something Miller has grappled with since
becoming part of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
MSTP was founded to bridge the gap between physicians and scientists. “Sometime in the 1970s,” Miller says, “there was a concern that the
divide was widening to the point that effective translation of basic science research to the realm of medicine was in jeopardy. The MSTP
program sends people to medical school and graduate school with the hope of creating a pool of people who could serve as bridges between
these two communities.”
Miller entered the MSTP program with a National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant, given to about 300 students across the country.
The grant pays all medical school costs and provides an annual stipend to compensate for the economic consequences of choosing the
lengthy M.D./Ph.D. path.
In this joint medical-research program, Miller’s first two years included the medical school core scientific curriculum—anatomy,
biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pathophysiology, etc. Then he shifted to graduate work and did research for five years in three
different laboratories, including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Finally he returned to the last two years of medical school and
worked in hospital and clinic settings.
In early June, Miller graduated from the M.D./Ph.D. program and will marry Ileana Howard, also a physcian. For the next year, he has a
transition-year internship in Seattle, where Howard is currently a resident in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
In July 2007, Miller will begin a three-year residency in dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., a department known for its
excellence in the research and treatment of unusual problems. He imagines himself ending up at a research university and says he feels
drawn to the area of cancer biology.
When dealing with the very sensitive subject of cancer, Miller says his Augsburg experience continues to impact his role as a doctor. “You
often find yourself taking care of people that the rest of society has pretty much given up on and for whom all social support systems have
failed,” he says. “This is a community service aspect of medicine that I hadn’t anticipated or appreciated when I started, but I feel that
Augsburg helped prepare me through informal means, including the Link program and its urban setting.”
Sara Holman graduated in 2006 with majors in communication studies and English.
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Summer 2006
operas in repertory during its
eight-week season, attracting
40,000 people from around
the world.
Courtesy photo
TOASTMASTERS AWARD
Graduate
programs
Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL
was elected to the Board of
Directors of Affinity Plus
Federal Credit Union. She is
principal of PDP Services, a
consulting firm specializing in
corporate and personal
philanthropy.
In Memoriam
The Honorable Pamela Alexander ’74, Minneapolis, received the
Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership award
for 2006. She was lauded for her community service as a youth
motivational speaker, basketball coach, and teacher, and for the
more than 50 community service awards she has received. She is
a judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Juvenile Division, of
Hennepin County.
Jessica (Ferrell)
and Brad
Zenner ’92,
Minneapolis,
adopted a
daughter,
Jasmine Shan,
in November. Jasmine was born
in Hunan, China, in February
2005. She joins a happy sister,
Lily Jinxiong, 3. Jessica can be
reached at <jessicazenner@
hotmail.com>.
1994
Carrie Kennedy
and her husband,
Eric Peterson,
Hopkins, Minn.,
announce the
birth of a son,
Kieran Philip, in
January. Carrie is an adjunct
professor of English at Concordia
University in St. Paul and
teaches fiction writing at the Loft
Literary Center.
1996
Anne Lalla married Todd
Johnson in March; they live in
Summer 2006
Shoreview, Minn. They have one
son, Evan, born in September
2002.
Leslie Lucas ’00 married
Matthew Weide in July 2005.
She is currently a student in
the Master of Social Work
program, and he is an account
executive for Donaldson in
Bloomington. They live in
Minneapolis.
1998
Brittani (Gross) Filek ’00 PA,
Corona, Calif., and her husband,
Matt, welcomed their first child,
Van Owen, in June 2005. They
were married in July 2004;
Brittani is a surgical physician
assistant at Kaiser Permanente
General and Plastic Surgery
Department.
1999
Bobby Scala, Eden Prarie,
Minn., along with his brother-inlaw, has opened Scala’s Beef
Stands in Maple Grove, a
restaurant selling products from
his family’s Chicago-based
wholesale meat company.
Sarah (Ginkel) Spilman, Iowa
City, Iowa, and her husband,
Matt, announce the birth of their
son, Alexander Nicholas, on
Jan. 3. Sarah earned a Master of
Arts degree in sociology at the
University of Iowa in 2004.
2000
Kai Gudmestad ’06 MBA,
Minneapolis, Minn., and his
wife, Amy, welcomed their son,
Elijah Douglas, on Jan. 29. Kai
graduated in the first Augsburg
MBA class.
2001
Kathryn Koch has been named
production stage manager for the
Glimmerglass Opera 2006 festival
season in Cooperstown, N.Y. She
will lead the stage management
staff and be part of a world
premiere opera, The Greater Good.
The company produces four
Irvin Nerdahl ’40, age 87, Jan.
27 in Crystal, Minn. He is
survived by his children,
Marsha, Laura, John, and David.
Kelly Roth ’47, age 85, in
Wheaton, Minn. He is survived
by his wife, Beverly, and three
children, John “Champ”,
Richard, and Janice, who also
attended Augsburg. Kelly,
nicknamed “Smiley,” was a
manager at the Smiley’s Point
confectionary. He retired from
Lutheran Brotherhood and
Central Life Insurance. He was
inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.
Rev. Philip A. Nelson ’55, ’58
Sem, age 72, Dec. 1 in New
London, Minn. He is survived
by his wife, Beverly (Omdahl)
’55, and three sons, Bruce, Peter,
and Blair. Phil had callings to
Colombia Heights, Morris, New
London, and Osakis before
retiring in 1994 due to health
concerns.
Edward M. Sabella, professor
emeritus of economics, May 5 in
Minneapolis. He taught at
Augsburg from 1967 until his
retirement in August 2000 and
was chair of the Departments of
Business Administration and
Economics from 1968-81.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Over spring break, 35 Augsburg students joined with students from Grand
View College in Des Moines, Iowa, for a trip to Biloxi, Miss., to help with
hurricane relief sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA). Students posted daily journal entries on Augsburg’s website; the
following is a portion of Jeanette Clark’s journal from the last day of the trip.
Guarding people’s stories
by Jeanette Clark ’07
Some look at the journey home as a necessary part of a trip—something
logically following going away somewhere. On some level, this is true. On
the other hand, the opportunity to travel home is one that should not be
ignored. One does not have an experience, really, until he/she reflects on
it, and this is part of going home. So rather than being a burden, this 30hour bus ride has been a blessing—a chance to continue to get to know
people and to process, or try to process, all we have seen and heard.
It seems that more than the work we did during our time in Biloxi, our
greater service was guarding people’s stories. We heard the great trials and
agony of those who worked in the morgue after Katrina. By going home,
caring for those around us, and sharing these stories, we will guard the
stories of those who suffered through this disaster. More than clearing
brush, painting, or scrubbing, it was crucial that we took the time to value
the experiences of those who suffered so much. It was a service to hear AJ
talk about the importance of his camp. It was a service to hear Jack tell of
the struggles of those living in FEMA trailers. We heard the stories of
spelling tests and possible “reward movies” by the elementary students we
visited. There is no way we can begin to understand their pain or their
experiences, but we can listen, and in doing so, we show them they matter
just as they showed us that we mattered by cooking and caring for us with
the utmost hospitality.
On some level, our trip home is when the journey starts. Who around
us is also suffering, and how do we get to the root of this pain? Who
around us has a story to tell that no one has listened to? How can we be in
solidarity with those on the coast who are trying to rebuild their lives?
There is still work to do. We’ve only just begun.
Jeanette Clark ’07 is pursuing a degree in metro-urban studies, and youth and
family ministry. She is a student leader in Campus Ministry and the Campus
Kitchen at Augsburg.
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Summer 2006
The Golden
Fisherman
According to the volunteer coordinators at Lutheran Episcopal
Disaster Relief in Biloxi, Miss., Mondays start slow. So, to quell their
nervous energy, some students got on the bus for a quick tour of the
damage that Hurricane Katrina caused. Even after nine months the
destruction is awe-inspiring. The U.S. Highway 90 bridge, which once
spanned the 1.5 miles between Biloxi and Ocean Springs, looks like a
set of dominos. “The Golden Fisherman,” a sculpture by Harry Reeks,
has only its feet connected to the cement base, with the rest of the
eight-foot brass-and-copper figure thrown 20 feet from its home.
—Stephen Geffre, Staff Photographer
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t seems the talk everywhere is about
being “connected.” There’s the daily
media buzz about camera phones, text
messaging, chat rooms, etc., but here on
campus the conversations focus more on
meaningful ways to help our alumni stay
connected to the College.
While I was thinking about all of this,
we received the sad news of the death of
Augsburg’s President Emeritus Oscar
Anderson. It was a quote included in a
newspaper article that sparked more
thinking about connections. In 1983, while
speaking about liberal arts education,
Anderson said that students needed to be
as familiar with Captain Ahab in Moby
Dick as with the computer HAL in 2001: A
Space Odyssey. “The computer is an
extension of the brain, not a substitute for
the mind.”
To me, this really tells us that as we
become more proficient in maintaining the
technological connections, we should
remember that it’s the fostering of deeper
relationships that make people want to
stay involved in the life and future of
Augsburg. It’s the difference between being
brain-connected and being heartconnected. Like family members who grow
up and move away, we hope our students
will leave us wanting to stay involved in
what goes on at this place.
We hope this relationship begins with
the very first impression a high school
junior gets as he or she is led around
campus, and with each stop increasingly
thinks, “This is the place I really want to
be.” Or, when a full-time nurse or a stayat-home mom hangs up the phone, excited
about the prospect of finishing college
after receiving lots of encouragement from
an admissions counselor.
Once students are on campus, they
discover many opportunities to forge this
kind of relationship—with classmates,
with athletic teammates, with professors in
classrooms and labs, with academic
advisers, and with people they meet as
they explore the world off campus.
Each year at Commencement, we send
off our graduates confident that they’ll take
their learning in directions that bring
meaning to their lives. We fervently hope
they stay in touch.
After that the connections become
more tenuous. Work and family life take
over, and again we hope that somehow
Augsburg fits into their careers and
activities.
This summer issue of the Now speaks
to this whole process of building Augsburg
relationships and keeping the “family”
connected. You’ll share the excitement of
the 600 graduates we sent off in May with
Augsburg diplomas. You’ll be encouraged
to return to campus for Homecoming
festivities to catch up with old friends and
connect with our current students.
In the feature stories, you’ll meet
bright, young music scholars who have
graduated and followed their hearts and
talents to places far and near. You’ll also
meet students and faculty in our
Mathematics Department, and learn how
math studies and career exploration go
hand-in-hand in a very personal process.
And, you’ll read about some very
remarkable donors to our Access to
Excellence campaign—both Augsburg
alumni and others—who are committed to
building exceptional opportunities for
future students.
Alumni president Bill Vanderwall sums
it up at the end of his column, “Be
connected—stay connected!” And I’ll add,
“Stay heart-connected!”
Betsey Norgard
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A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
Summer 2005
Vol. 67, No. 4
FEATURES
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Finding the right career formula
by Betsey Norgard
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Following the Hognander Scholars
by Jessica Brown
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Commencement 2005
Vision, news from Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
DEPARTMENTS
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Around the Quad
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Sports
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Alumni News
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Class Notes
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In Memoriam
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Auggie Thoughts
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serenity of the Quad to study after
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QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
President Frame announces
retirement in 2006
Augsburg News Service
W
illiam V. Frame, who has served as
president of Augsburg College
since the summer of 1997, has
announced plans to retire in the summer
of 2006 following completion of his
current term.
In letters to regents and colleagues
and in a talk before a gathering of staff
and faculty on the campus, Frame said
that he and his wife, Anne, have found
the work both rewarding and
demanding, with the principal rewards
being a deeper understanding of the
Lutheran idea of vocation and of the
educational regimen that it requires. He
saluted faculty, staff, regents, and other
supporters of the College as “true
partners” in his presidency.
“Our work together has helped us
draw Augsburg to new levels of
recognition for advancing the cause of
Lutheran higher education in the city
and in the global society of the 21st
century,” he said. “Together, we have
brought new life and utility to Luther’s
idea of vocation, and have organized our
general education curriculum and now
our graduate programs around this grand
idea of the ‘called life of service.’
“Augsburg plays a unique role in the
world of Lutheran education. Its service
to the city, to the provision of accessibility to first-class educational
opportunities for both traditionally-aged
students and working adults, and its
regard for faith and reason as interactive
and mutually reinforcing modes of
understanding gives us a special mission
which you have helped us to see and
pursue. No doubt my successor will rely
as heavily upon your counsel and
support as have I.”
Jean Taylor ’85, president of Taylor
Corporation and chair of the Augsburg
Board of Regents, said she expects the
search for the new president to occupy
most of the next year. She has appointed
H. Theodore Grindal ’76, partner in the
law firm of Lockridge Grindal Nauen
P.L.L.P. and vice-chair of the Augsburg
board, to lead the search.
Frame, who is the 10th president in
Augsburg’s 136-year history, said that
while much has been accomplished, he
expects his final year to be filled with
projects and opportunities. Among those
is his continuing work on the College’s
$55 million Access to Excellence: The
Campaign for Augsburg College, kicked off
in April 2004. Some $41 million has
been raised toward that goal, the largest
in the College’s history.
Prior to joining Augsburg, Frame was
vice president for finance and operations
at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma,
Wash. He has been a strong proponent of
William V. Frame
the tradition of Lutheran higher
education, which he believes is based on
the ideas of vocation and service and
requires ongoing dialogue between faith
and reason.
His advocacy for vocation also has led
to his national leadership among college
presidents, currently serving as project
director for the Council of Independent
Colleges’ program designed to guide both
current and prospective presidents in
reflection about each leader’s sense of
calling and its intersection with
institutional mission. He also has taken
leadership roles with the Minnesota
Private College Council—as chair during
the 2004-05 academic year—and the
Minnesota Campus Compact.
A L U M N I A S K E D T O S U B M I T N A M E S O F P R E S I D E N T I A L C A N D I D AT E S
The Augsburg College Presidential Search Committee is continuing to seek names of potential candidates
for the presidency and especially wants to hear from Augsburg alumni, parents, and close friends of the
College during this process.
Names of suggested candidates should be sent to Dr. Thomas B. Courtice of the Academic Search
Consultation Service, Washington, D.C., who is assisting with the search. Nominators or prospective
candidates may contact Courtice at <tom.courtice@academic-search.org> or at 614-405-9209.
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Summer 2005
David Tiede named to first endowed chair
D
avid Tiede, president of Luther
Seminary for 18 years, has been
named to the Bernhard M. Christensen
Chair in Religion—the first endowed
chair in Augsburg’s history.
Known as one of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America’s preeminent theologians and educators, Tiede
was selected following a nationwide
search by the College. He earlier had
announced his intention to retire from
the Luther presidency in May 2005. His
appointment to Augsburg begins in the
2005-06 academic year.
The chair honors Bernhard M.
Christensen ’22, the seventh president of
Augsburg College and Seminary from
1938-62 and a central figure in drawing
Augsburg fully into the study of liberal
arts. Augsburg Seminary was later merged
with Luther Seminary.
In announcing the selection, Augsburg
President William V. Frame noted, “David
Tiede is a champion of the Augsburg ideals
of vocation and service to the city. These
ideals, along with Augsburg’s increasing
attention to its role as a college of the
church and in a global society—including
the formation of a new Center for Faith
and Learning under the auspices of our
Lilly Endowment grant—were keys in
attracting him to this new position.”
As the Christensen professor, Tiede
will carry out research and writing,
including focus on Christensen’s legacy
and work. He also will lecture and conduct
on-campus workshops, represent the
College at various events sponsored by the
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment
Fund, work with Augsburg students who
have been designated as “Lilly Scholars”
and who have demonstrated an interest
in studying for ministry, and will seek
ways to strengthen the College’s ties to
key Christian leaders and communities.
In accepting the position, Tiede
noted, “Since the days of President
Bernhard Christensen, Augsburg College
has had a vision of academic excellence
for the sake of vocation in the world.
Summer 2005
Now faculty, graduates, and administrative leaders are bringing renewed
focus, discipline, and strength to this
vision. I am grateful the Christensen
Chair will allow me to join them in
helping make it happen.”
Inez Schwarzkopf, former Augsburg
regent and chair of the College’s
Christensen Endowment Fund
Committee, said Tiede graces the
Christensen chair with a wide reputation
as a scholar, a leader, and a churchman.
“We are delighted that he has accepted
this new challenge,” she said. “At the
same time, the appointment honors Dr.
Tiede by association with Augsburg’s
solid legacy of scholarship, Christian
spirituality, service, diversity, and
ecumenism as embodied in the life and
work of Bernhard M. Christensen.”
Christopher Kimball, provost and
dean of the College, who co-chaired the
search committee with Schwarzkopf,
said, “Tiede provides the College with a
voice in the national conversation about
the importance of church-related—in
particular Lutheran—higher education.
So, we are fortunate to have someone of
that stature join the faculty.”
Tiede’s teaching career began in 1967
as a summer instructor in Greek at
Harvard Divinity School, where he
became a teaching fellow in New
Testament in 1969.
Ordained in 1971, he served as
associate pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Minneapolis, from 1972-75. In
June 2000 he was elected vice president
of the Association of Theological Schools
(ATS) in the U.S. and Canada. Two years
later, he was elected president of ATS. He
serves on the board of directors for In
Trust magazine.
Courtesy of Luther Seminary
Augsburg News Service
David Tiede, retiring president of Luther
Seminary, is Augsburg’s first Bernhard M.
Christensen Professor of Religion.
Tiede earned the B.A. degree from
St. Olaf College, attended Princeton
Theological Seminary, and received the
B.D. degree from Luther Seminary in
1966. He earned the Ph.D. degree from
Harvard in 1971 and began his career at
Luther that same year, teaching New
Testament, his specialty.
In addition to ten books and textual
notes, he has written dozens of scholarly
articles and book chapters, done a
number of audio and video productions,
and served on numerous boards and
committees for the church, in national
and international religious organizations,
and throughout the Greater Twin Cities.
For the past three years he has been the
initial chair of the new consortium, Faith
in the City, composed of seven Lutheranbased organizations working collectively
and with others to contribute to the wellbeing of the community.
Oscar Anderson dies at 89
As Augsburg Now goes to press, we sadly report the death of President Emeritus Oscar A.
Anderson, Augsburg’s eighth president, from 1963-80. Read the news release at
<www.augsburg.edu/news/news-archives/2005/oscaranderson.html> and see the
complete story in the next issue.
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Around the Quad
Larry Crockett recognized for
Honors Program leadership
omputer science professor Larry
Crockett, who directed the Honors
Program from 1988 through this past
academic year, was honored by the
College for his service and vision for the
program over 16 years. Crockett will be
on sabbatical leave during spring 2006
and return in the fall to teach in the
Honors Program and computer science
department.
“His vision for the Honors Program
has shaped its curriculum and the
intellectual lives of its students,” said
academic dean Barbara Edwards Farley at
the April recognition gathering.
“Establishment of the Honors Suite gave
students a place to call their own; and
Larry’s work on the Honors Web page and
contributions to the National Collegiate
Honors Council have brought the College
national recognition,” she continued.
For several years, Augsburg’s Honors
Program Web site was the top-ranked
honors page at both Google and Yahoo.
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean
of the College, said that Crockett “cares
deeply about ideas, particularly those that
should shape and be shaped by a liberal
arts education.” Kimball recalled a
conversation in which Crockett lamented
that faculty only gather to take care of
questions of governance and legislation,
and no longer to converse about ideas.
“We never talk about the important stuff,”
Kimball recalled Crockett saying. “Those
are the things that got all of us into
academia.”
Crockett’s teaching crosses disciplinary
boundaries—computer science,
philosophy, history of science, theology,
and history. He has served in the clergy of
the Lutheran church, and is currently a
priest in the Episcopal church.
Both former and current students
testified to the impact that Crockett’s
sometimes unorthodox, but always
challenging, teaching made in their
education.
Erica Huls ’01 recalled the first day of
Honors 101 when students were asked to
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Staff photo
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Larry Crockett catches up with former
Honors Program students Erica Huls ’01 (left)
and Stephanie Lein Walseth ’00 (right) at the
reception honoring his leadership and service
to the program.
count the ceiling tiles in the classroom,
before pondering why it was that people
don’t sit around all day doing that. She
said that Crockett’s goal was to teach them
how to think, to make and defend
arguments, and to find fallacies in others.
“The program wanted us to look at
subjects like religion, science, and
technology, and see how they could live
and work together, just as they live and
work together in Dr. Crockett’s person,”
she said.
Senior Eric Dunens spoke about
community. “[Crockett] created a program
that surrounds its participants with the
best Augsburg has to offer. He’s created an
honors community that challenges its
participants to reach their potential. He’s
also created an honors community that
encourages students to interact with other
students and create a real community on
campus.”
Crockett participated on the Honors
Program Design Team to develop a new
proposal for the Honors Program. The
proposal was approved by the faculty,
and Crockett has worked with the team
implementing the program, along with
Robert Groven, the new Honors
Program director.
Bob Groven
named Honors
Program director
Augsburg News Service
R
obert Groven,
associate
professor of
communication
studies, has been
named to a threeyear term as
director of the
Honors Program.
Groven holds a Juris Doctorate from
the University of Minnesota Law School
and a Master of Arts in speech
communication from the University of
Minnesota. He is a 1989 graduate of
Concordia College-Moorhead, where he
participated in the honors program in
humanities. Groven, who has been a
member of the faculty since 1997, also is
director of Augsburg’s award-winning
forensics program and has led it to
national prominence in recent years.
In announcing the appointment,
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean
of the College, said, “Dr. Groven’s
philosophy of education, his vision for
an honors program education at
Augsburg, and his commitment to
student development and community
building make him an excellent choice
to assume leadership of the program.”
Kimball noted that an Honors Program
Council will be established this year to
work with the new director to guide the
development of the recently revised
program.
Kimball said that the Honors
Program—as noted in its operational
statements—both celebrates and
enhances the signature elements of
Augsburg’s Core Curriculum: Christian
vocation, global citizenship, the
importance of service, the value of
diversity, and the role of the city in
framing the College’s beliefs and values.
About 115 students participate in the
program each year.
Summer 2005
Making room for mental illness
P
rofessor Dan Hanson’s family has
struggled for a decade to understand
and care for their mentally ill son and
brother, Joel. The road has been difficult
and, at times, seemingly hopeless. Hanson
has transformed that journey into a book
that aims to give hope and support to
countless other families who also never
expected to find themselves in this
situation.
At age 20, Joel Hanson was diagnosed
with severe schizophrenia, and believes
that he is God. He lacks the insight to
understand why others can’t share his
delusion and why he must inhabit his
different reality alone. If he discontinues
his court-ordered medication, he stops
eating and drinking, and becomes severely
ill and dehydrated.
Dan Hanson explains that his book,
Room for J: A Family Struggles with
Schizophrenia, evolved in several ways. The
simplest is that it started out as a personal
journal. “Writing is often my way of
dealing with difficult situations,” he says.
“[My books] always emerge out of my
own struggle.”
As Hanson and his wife, Sue, sought
care and support for Joel, they also began
to consider a book that would help other
families navigate the social services system,
as well as deal with the sense of loss for a
loved one who has become a totally
different person.
And, thirdly, Hanson wanted to include
Joel’s own voice, his own writing about his
self-identity, to demonstrate how he, too,
Professor Dan Hanson
struggles with family and others who don’t
acknowledge or understand him for the
person he believes he is.
The book presents journal entries of
the Hanson family members. They talk
about good times, even during Joel’s
illness, when the Joel they know shines
through while out fishing or playing with
a nephew. But there are also the most
difficult times, when they fear for Joel,
when he becomes psychotic, when they
must confront him to force commitment,
or when they discover he’s gone off
medication and disappeared.
What the Hansons and other families
learn and face is that society does not deal
adequately with mental illness. Many
institutions and asylums were closed in
order to mainstream the mentally ill into
society, but the reality is that the programs
by Betsey Norgard
and support to
accomplish this are
severely underfunded and
understaffed. Some
end up reinstitutionalized in nursing
homes, prisons, or
state hospitals not
designed to treat
them—or they end
up on the street and helpless.
Ultimately, Hanson says, Room for J is
about making room for Joel in the family,
as well as challenging society to make
room “for all our Js, and to find ways to do
a better job of providing community-based
programs that integrate people who cope
with severe mental illness back into the
community so they feel respected, yet are
given the right kinds of program to survive
and even thrive in the social structure.”
Room for J has been welcomed and
critically acclaimed. It was recognized as a
“highlighted title” on an independent
publisher’s Web site. Hanson appreciates
hearing from others who find comfort in
understanding that they need not face
their challenges alone.
Dan and Sue Hanson spoke about the
book and insights the family has gained on
Minnesota Public Radio’s “Speaking of
Faith” program on July 17. That program
can be heard at <speakingoffaith.
publicradio.org>. Room for J: A Family
Struggles with Schizophrenia was published
last year by Beaver’s Pond Press.
Augsburg gains a provost and three new deans
Christopher
Kimball
Summer 2005
Barbara
Edwards Farley
Ann Garvey
Julie Olson
Last September, as part of a restructuring of the College
administration, Christopher Kimball became Augsburg’s first
provost, as well as continuing as dean of the College.
In further changes to the Academic and Student Affairs
division, three positions of dean were created. Barbara Edwards
Farley became academic dean, while Ann Garvey is now dean of
students. Formerly, both positions were associate deans.
Julie Olson ’98, ’05 MAL , formerly director of the Enrollment
Center, is the new dean of enrollment management, with
responsibility for the Enrollment Center; day, weekend, and
graduate admissions; and public relations and communication.
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Around the Quad
Music therapy celebrates
past, present, and future
by Jessica Brown
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aculty, alumni, and friends of
Augsburg’s music therapy program
gathered in April to celebrate its 30th
anniversary. They reflected on the growth
of the program, affirmed a leading role
for music therapy across many careers
and vocations, and proposed a vision for
its continued growth.
The original vision for music therapy
at Augsburg was that of longtime music
department chair Leland Sateren ’38, who
asked Prof. Robert Karlén to attend a
national conference in this emerging field.
Karlén was impressed, and invited
Roberta Kagin to teach the first music
therapy courses. She was eager. “As a
college student,” she said, “I saw a
demonstration by a talented composer
and pianist who asked handicapped
children to walk across the room to the
beat of her piano music. If music had the
power to influence the way these children
could move, what else might lie in its
power?”
Today, Augsburg’s more than 100
music therapy graduates live around the
world and work in a wide variety of
careers and fields that serve people of all
ages and needs—working with disabled
children to maximize their learning
potential, helping elderly people remain
active and engaged, and combining music
with many forms of treatment and
therapy to promote healing and wellness.
Keynote speaker Cheryl Dileo, from
Temple University, recounted personal
experiences from her career in which
music therapy is introduced in situations
of death and dying, i.e., of aiding people
in the transition from life to death. Where
communication can be difficult among
family members, Dileo says, “songs help
families express all the love they hold in
their hearts to the dying patient,” as well
as provide spiritual affirmation, healing,
and a musical legacy.
Speaker Bill Bowen spoke personally
about the value of music therapy to
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people with physical and cognitive
challenges. He told of the instrumental
role that music therapy and Professor
Roberta Kagin played in the remarkable
progress of his son, Edward “Major”
Bowen, following surgery to remove a
brain tumor.
Kagin, honored as one of the original
architects of the program and its current
director, presented a slide presentation
and oral history of Augsburg’s music
therapy program and affirmed its place in
Augsburg’s curriculum. “The music
therapy major is firmly and without
apology steeped in a liberal arts
education,” she said. Students study a
four-year liberal arts course, followed by
an intense six-month internship with a
music therapist. Above all, music therapy
touches a very basic human need for
creative expression.
Kagin also spoke about music therapy
within a Center for Creativity and
Transformational Learning envisioned at
Augsburg. In addition, a master’s degree
in music and medicine is under
consideration. Augsburg remains the
Each year Augsburg music therapy students
join with VSA Arts of Minnesota in a music
festival for developmentally disabled children.
only music therapy program among
Minnesota’s private colleges.
For information about music therapy
at Augsburg, contact the Music
Department at 612-330-1265.
Jessica Brown is a communication specialist
in the Office of Public Relations and
Communication.
2005 teaching and learning distinctions
The 2005 awards for
Distinguished Contributions to
Teaching and Learning have
been announced by the Center
for Teaching and Learning and
the Office of the Provost.
TEACHING—
Kristin Anderson (standing),
associate professor, art
ADVISING/MENTORING—
David Wold (seated, left),
College pastor and director of
ministries, and Sonja Hagander
(seated, right), associate
College pastor
SERVICE TO STUDENTS—
Wendi Wheeler (seated,
center), Weekend College
academic coordinator
Summer 2005
Terry Lewis retires from PA program
T
erry Lewis, clinical site director and
faculty member of Augsburg’s
physician assistant program, retired from
Augsburg at the close of the 2004-05
academic year. He joined the PA program
in 1995 as clinical coordinator, having
spent several years prior as a physician
assistant in the military.
Lewis received his initial PA training in
1977 from the U.S. Army/Baylor University
PA Program in Texas. He went on to
receive his bachelor’s degree in 1983 from
Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich.,
and his Master of Physician Assistant
Studies in 2002 from the University of
Nebraska.
“Terry and I [joined Augsburg] when
this program was new,” says Dawn
Ludwig, PA program director. “Terry’s
wisdom has been invaluable to me as this
program was molded into the premier
program it is today. … He is a kind and
patient person and I will miss him greatly.”
Over the course of his career in the
physician studies field, Lewis has received
numerous honors and awards, including
the U.S. Army PA of the Year in 1990,
presented by the surgeon general, as well
as 40 additional military honors. He has
presented numerous presentations around
the world, and his work has been
published in several PA reference works.
Not one to stand still—even in
retirement—Lewis has signed a one-year
Getting the project done right
P
roject management is carried out in
all kinds of organizations; and across
the board, advances in computer
technology and globalization of the
workforce have required everyone to
become smarter about managing work
and resources. Within information
technology, it has become a highly
specialized field that others are
beginning to notice.
Business Administration professor
Kathy Schwalbe has published a
textbook, Information Technology Project
Management, now in its fourth edition,
that incorporates the guidelines of the
Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK), information that the Project
Management Institute (PMI) uses as the
basis for its certification. Even while the
book is aimed at IT students, it is not so
advanced to preclude others who could
benefit from principles of good planning
and management.
After teaching a project management
course for several years, Schwalbe
decided to tackle the project of writing a
book the way she would like it, using
the PMBOK Guide as a basis and
Summer 2005
by Lynn Mena
Professor Terry Lewis
contract with a small rural health clinic in
Melba, Idaho (population 497).
by Betsey Norgard
advances in the field and
updating Microsoft Project
software. At her
publisher’s request
(Course Technology, a
branch of Thomson
Learning), she is also
working on a new project
management textbook,
not geared toward
Professor Kathy Schwalbe
information technology
projects, to be published
including many examples
in late 2005.
and exercises to help
Within the past two
students understand and
years, the second edition
apply project management. Information Technology
of Schwalbe’s book has
Project Management,
In every chapter, case
been
translated into
translated into Japanese
studies—both successes
Chinese and the third
and failure—feature actual
edition into Japanese,
applications of the project management
reflecting the growth and interest
framework. A companion Web site
worldwide in the project management
includes template files for creating
profession.
various project management documents,
A senior project manager for IBM
notes, quizzes, case studies, and links. In
Germany commented that global IT
five years sales of the book have
companies—especially in Japan, China,
exceeded 120,000 copies.
and India—are creating career models
On her Web site, Schwalbe explains
for project managers based on PMI
her intent to release a new edition of the
certification credentials.
book every spring, continually adding
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Sports
Augsburg nets record number of academic
All-Americans
by Don Stoner
A
Charles Walbridge
ugsburg student-athletes set a new
milestone for academic performance
this season, as a record four athletes
earned ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmerica honors from the College Sports
Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Senior wrestler Mark Matzek and
junior Ryan Valek earned Academic AllAmerica men’s at-large honors, while
junior baseball player Darren Ginther
and track and field/cross country senior
Riley Conway earned Academic AllAmerica honors in their respective sports.
Four Auggie All-Americans represents
the most ever in a single year. Since 1981,
Augsburg student-athletes have earned 17
Academic All-America honors from
CoSIDA.
Matzek, a first-team men’s at-large
Academic All-America honoree, is profiled
in the story about honor athletes on page
nine.
Ginther, a first-team Academic AllAmerica selection in baseball, is a
secondary education/social studies major
with a 3.81 grade point average (GPA). He
also earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference honors as well as
American Baseball Coaches
Association/Rawlings AllMidwest Region second-team
honors in 2005.
As the Auggies’ No. 2
starting pitcher, he finished as
one of the top hitters in the
MIAC this year, and was
Darren Ginther
Ryan Valek
Riley Conway
Augsburg’s fourth .400 hitter
since 1988.
Conway, a second-team Academic
Cross Country Coaches Association
All-America honoree, was the Auggies’ top
Scholar All-America honors his senior year.
runner in all seven cross country
Valek was a third-team men’s at-large
competitions in 2004, earning all-region
Academic All-America honoree. He earned
honors at the 2004 NCAA Division III
wrestling All-American honors for the
Central Regional in November. At the
second time in 2004-05, finishing second
MIAC championships in October, he
nationally at 165 pounds.
earned all-conference honorable-mention
Valek is an accounting major with a
honors.
3.789 GPA. He has earned National
In track and field, Conway earned
Wrestling Coaches Association Division III
All-MIAC honors at the outdoor
Scholar All-America honors in both 2004
conference championships in May. In the
and 2005.
indoor season, Conway set a school
Top student-athletes from non-Division
record as part of the distance-medley
I programs, who have already earned
relay squad.
Academic All-District first-team honors,
Conway had a perfect 4.000 GPA and
are eligible for inclusion in the ESPN The
graduated in May summa cum laude with
Magazine Academic All-America program.
an English major. He was an Academic
They must have a GPA above 3.20 (4.0
All-MIAC selection his junior and senior
scale) and have outstanding athletic
years in both track and field and cross
credentials. The Academic All-America
country, and earned NCAA Division III
ballot is voted on by a committee of
CoSIDA members.
In addition to the four Academic AllAmericans, Augsburg had three other
student-athletes earn ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District V honors, saluting
the top student-athletes in a four-state area
of the Midwest. Senior women’s hockey
players Lauren Chezick and Laura Prasek
were named to the Academic All-District V
women’s at-large second team, and junior
Millie Suk earned Academic All-District V
first-team honors in women’s soccer.
For a full list of Augsburg 2004-05
athletic award-winners, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/
0405athleticawards.html>.
Augsburg wrestler Mark Matzek controls Wartburg’s Tyler Hubbard en route to a 4-2 win in a
dual meet in February at Si Melby Hall. Matzek repeated as NCAA Division III national champion
at 133 pounds in 2004-05.
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Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator.
Summer 2005
Eight senior athletes are honored
A
ugsburg College honored eight
senior student-athletes for 2004-05.
Athletic awards are voted on by coaches
in Augsburg’s men’s and women’s athletic
departments.
Five Auggies were named Honor
Athletes, the highest honor the College
gives its senior student-athletes for
accomplishment, leadership, and
character on the playing field and in the
classroom. Three Auggie student-athletes
were named Men’s Athletes of the Year.
2004-05 AUGSBURG HONOR
ATHLETES
Lauren Chezick rewrote
the record book in
women’s hockey at
Augsburg. A three-year
captain on teams that
qualified for conference
playoffs in three seasons,
Chezick earned MIAC Player of the Year
and American Hockey Coaches Association
Division III All-American honors.
Chezick was named to the Dean’s List
five semesters and graduated with a 3.562
grade point-average (GPA) and a prelaw/communications major. She
volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and
served as a student-athlete mentor.
Joe Cullen earned
honors in both football
and wrestling. In football,
Cullen earned All-MIAC
first-team honors in 2004
after honorable-mention
honors in 2002 and 2003.
In wrestling, Cullen earned NCAA
Division III All-American honors in the
2003-04 season. He earned the wrestling
team’s Auggie Award his senior season.
Cullen was a mathematics major with a
3.500 grade-point-average.
He has also earned numerous national
and conference academic honors in both
football and wrestling.
Hannah Dietrich was a four-year member
of both Augsburg’s cross country and track
Summer 2005
and field teams and
played women’s hockey
two years.
In cross country,
Dietrich was a team
captain and No. 3 runner
her senior season.
In track and field, Dietrich was a top
middle-distance runner, earning three
MIAC championships. In 2005, she
qualified and competed at the national
outdoor meet in the 1,500-meter run.
A psychology major with a 3.672 GPA,
she graduated with departmental honors
in psychology, national honor and
leadership society recognition, and
numerous academic athletic and
leadership awards. In 2004, she was voted
Homecoming Queen.
Adam Hoffmann, a
three-year offensive line
starter in football, was
named to the Division
III Preseason AllAmerica team by the
D3football.com Web site
in 2004, and was named to the Football
Gazette Division III All-West Region third
team at the conclusion of his senior
campaign. A two-year captain, Hoffmann
was voted the team’s top lineman by his
teammates for three years, and earned the
team’s highest honor, the Edor Nelson
Auggie Award, in 2004.
Hoffmann graduated with a 3.770
GPA as a finance major. He was an
Augsburg Presidential Scholar and a
student-athlete mentor.
Mark Matzek, one of
the top lightweight
wrestlers in school
history, won national
titles at 133 pounds his
junior and senior
campaigns, while earning
NCAA Division III All-American honors
three times.
Finishing his collegiate career with a
42-match winning streak, Matzek
dominated his weight class in the 2004-05
by Don Stoner
campaign. He earned the team’s Coaches
Award his senior season, was the team’s
Auggie Award winner his junior season,
and earned the team’s Most Improved
Wrestler award his sophomore season
Matzek graduated as a mathematics
and secondary education major with a
3.408 grade-point-average.
2004-05 AUGSBURG ATHLETES OF
THE YEAR
Mike Elcano has been a
team leader throughout
his career for Augsburg’s
men’s soccer team. In
2004 he led the
conference in overall
scoring. He finished his
career with Augsburg’s all-time record for
goals with 35, and earned MIAC honors in
two years. He graduated with a major in
finance.
Jeremy Nelson emerged
as one of the top pitchers
in recent years for
Augsburg’s baseball team.
He was Augsburg’s No. 1
starter throughout his
four seasons, and earned
MIAC and regional honors over two years.
He graduated with a marketing major, was
on the Dean’s List, and served as a studentathlete mentor.
Jamell Tidwell was a
four-year starter on the
varsity squad and a fourtime qualifier for the
NCAA Division III
national championships.
He earned All-American
honors three times and finished his career
with a 155-17 record, second best in wins
in school history. A health and physical
education major, he was one of 10
members of an Augsburg academic
national team that finished sixth nationally
in team GPA this year.
Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator.
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Augsburg’s fifth INTERNATIONAL
OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES PHOTO CONTEST
1 Scenic landscapes, first place.
“MY CHAIR,” Jamie Schiller ’05.
Venice, Italy.
2 Scenic landscapes, second place.
“STRENGTH, SWEAT, AND
SOUL,” Lindsay Plocher ’06.
Cuernavaca, Mexico.
3 Scenic landscapes, third place.
“BUILDING BRIDGES,” Lindsay
Plocher ’06. Cuernavaca, Mexico.
4 Local culture, second place.
“SAWADEE CROP,” Rachel
Schuette ’03. Bangkok, Thailand.
5 Local culture, first place. “LUK
LUK,” Rachel Schuette ’03.
Chiang Mai, Thailand.
6 Augsburg students in a host
setting, second place. “ON
WATCH,” Sari Gallagher ’08. U.S.
Virgin Islands.
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3
2
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4
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8
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7 Augsburg students in a host setting, first place.
“A TROPICAL MINNESOTA NIGHT,” Maria Roots
Morland ’05. Minneapolis, Minn.
8 Augsburg students in a host setting, third place.
“LAST DAY,” David Nash ’04. Edinburgh, Scotland.
9 Local culture, third place. “GAMBLING DURING
RAMADAN,” Jake Renze ’05. Morocco.
Summer 2005
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COMMENCEMENT
2005
The 136TH YEAR of Augsburg College
photos by Stephen Geffre (except as noted)
TONY SCHADEN RECEIVES
MARINA CHRISTENSEN
JUSTICE AWARD
The Augsburg campus provided
fresh spring blooms as a backdrop
for family photos.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE
CLASS OF
2005
❚ Glenda C. Holste,
representing graduate students
❚ Gretchen M. Hemmingsen,
representing day students
❚ Nicholas J. Schumm,
representing weekend students
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Tony Schaden, a history major from
Minneapolis, was selected as the 2005
recipient of the Marina Christensen
Justice Award.
Each year, this honor is presented
to the graduating senior who best
exemplifies Augsburg’s motto
“Education for Service.” The student
must have demonstrated a dedication
Tony Schaden, a history major from to community involvement as
Minneapolis, was honored with the 2005 characterized by the personal and
Marina Christensen Justice Award during the
Commencement ceremony. professional life of Marina Christensen
Justice, who courageously and
effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Schaden grew up in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood and was a member of
Trinity Congregation, where he has been a longtime volunteer with the Safe Place
Tutoring Program.
At Augsburg he has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as
chaplain for the Pan-Afrikan Student Association for the past two years, as organizer
of Peace Day in the Park, and as a member of the Outreach Ministry Team through
Campus Ministry. He has done service-learning at Women against Military Madness,
as well as volunteered with Campus Kitchens and mentored youth at the Wednesday
Night Out program in the neighborhood.
Among his numerous awards and honors are the Dean’s Award for student
leadership, the Pan-Afrikan Ambassador of the Year Award for commitment to
campus and community, the Win Wallin Scholarship, and the Bilkie Scholarship.
Paul Cummings, president-elect of
Augsburg’s student body, wrote this
about Schaden: “Giving back to the
community is part of Tony’s very nature.
The courageous example he is setting
within his community and family has
given many people hope that they too
may succeed in college. Tony is a role
model in the Cedar-Riverside
neighborhood. His actions in service to
his family and community speak
volumes about his true character.”
In the coming year he will expand
his work with youth mentoring and
counseling, serving in Brazil and Africa
under the auspices of the Wapagasset
Luther Bible Camp.
Students processed from Foss Center to Melby
Hall for the Commencement ceremony.
Summer 2005
“ON OUR OWN—AGAIN”
Excerpts from the Baccalaureate Address
William V. Frame, President, Augsburg College
May 7, 2005—Ascension Sunday
… The thing that Graduation has in common with the Ascension is separation. You
are leaving us today and are henceforth and in a new way “on your own;” Jesus leaves
the Disciples at Ascension. They are “on their own.” And so—What is the good news
in this Separation—either yours from the College or the Disciples from Christ?
Staff photo
The Commencement concert featured
performances by the Augsburg Choir and
Augsburg Chamber Orchestra.
If we stick with the relationship between you and us, a preliminary and happy
interpretation is quite possible. Not that we’re glad to be rid of you … but your
separation from the College is a necessary condition of your full engagement with the
world. However successfully we have introduced you to the city and to the global
society of which it is so much and evidently a part, Augsburg College remains a refuge
and a training ground, a harbor ringed round by our core general education
curriculum; an open cloister in which we can talk “… of many things: Of shoes—and
ships—and sealing wax—of cabbages—and kings … .” All that talking, and especially
about such things as these, yields self-knowledge at exactly the rate at which it yields
knowledge of the world. …
But when we turn to the Easter Story itself, the good news lies deeper and is harder to
detect. According to the lectionary passage from Acts, the first consequence for the
disciples of their separation from Jesus is the loss of their special access to the Divine
Plan.
They ask: “Is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” Jesus
responds: “It is not for you to know the time or period that the Father has set by his
own authority.”
Kathy Rumpza, advertising and graphic
design manager for Augsburg’s public
relations department, posed with her
husband, Matt Rumpza, manager of
Augsburg’s Central Support Services, prior to
receiving her Master of Arts in Leadership.
You can sense their stunned reaction. “After giving up everything of our own to follow
you; after all that we've been through together-you leave! And at the same time cut us
off from the very knowledge you’ve been so anxious to reveal to us. You've left us on
our own in this world after pointing us time and again, especially recently, at the other
world.”
Before they have time to register this complaint with their ascending Lord, he
imposes upon them a task—to be performed in his absence. For the sake of this
task, he expects them “to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.” …
Both the good news and the good sense in this is camouflaged by
the pathos of the separation. Just behind the fact that the disciplesand, through them, we—have been left on our own by the
ascension, lies the fact that we were prepared for this independence
by the whole of the Easter story—including the part of it here at
issue. Christ’s refusal to answer the disciples’ request for knowledge
of the Divine Plan—indeed, his general refusal to give us any
detailed portrait of heaven-keeps our attention where the Gospel
focuses it-not on the next world but this. The Easter story—all of it,
including the ascension-gives us the tools (including a carefully
confined ignorance) to take up, for the first time, life on our own.
To read the complete address, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/president/bacc05.pdf>.
Christopher Kimball, provost and dean of the College, handed out
honors cords during the Honors Convocation.
Summer 2005
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COMMENCEMENT 2005
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS:
“IF YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT…”
Dawn Ludwig, director of the Physician
Assistant Program, placed a master’s
hood on Patricia Rodriguez.
Nicholas Schumm, Weekend College Class of 2005
representative, addressed the crowd at the
Commencement ceremony.
Following are excerpts from Parker J. Palmer’s Commencement address; download
the complete address at <www.augsburg.edu/president/palmer05.pdf>
… I was raised by a father who gave my two sisters and me the perfect
graduation speech at breakfast every school day. Dad had a thousand aphorisms,
brief and pithy sayings designed to point us kids in the right direction. Well, it
seemed like he had a thousand, but he probably only had 50, which he recycled
constantly.
We’d be almost finished with breakfast, my sisters and I, when Dad would
look at us and say, “Just remember kids, add a little ‘oomph’ to ‘try’ and you get
‘triumph.’ Now off you go!”
Or on another day he’d look at us and say, “Just remember kids, there’s only
one-letter’s difference between hero and zero. Now off you go!”
… Now, if I had any sense I’d say “Off you go!” and sit down, having
delivered succinct advice from a highly reliable source, my father. But there are a
few more things I’d like to say …
First, we never outgrow our need for teachers … as you go down the road
called life after college, stay alert for your next teacher, and the next, and the
next. It may be a family member, a friend, a child, a stranger, it may even be a socalled enemy. If the teacher does not appear, reach out for him or her. Your need
for a teacher will draw that person to you if you make your need known. …
A second lesson is this: whatever good and true thing you want to do, go
ahead and take the first step … of course the big enemy of trust and risk-taking
is fear. But here we can take good counsel from the religious tradition in which
this college is rooted: “Be not afraid.” Those words do not say that you should
not have fear, which we all do (at least I do); instead they say you need not be
your fear. Right alongside our fear we have other places within us, places with
names like hope, and faith, and trust. We can look at the world from those
places instead of from our fears. …
Here’s the third lesson: when you face into that fear as you step off the cliff
… seek out people with whom you can tell it like it is. …
A fourth lesson is this: know that you have an inner guide, an inner teacher,
a true self who will be there for you when all
else fails. …
And finally, a fifth lesson … “If you can’t
get out of it, get into it.” Of course there are
some things that you can get out of, and you
should: a relationship that kills your spirit, a
job that contradicts your most basic values
… but there are other things that we can’t
get out of, so we had better get into them.
And one of them is to fully inhabit
ourselves, which means making the most of
our gifts and being honest about our
shadows. …
So congratulations to all of you, and
many blessings for your journey. And, as my
father would surely say, “Now off you go!”
Parker Palmer (center), Commencement ceremony keynote speaker, was presented the Augsburg
Medal by President Frame and Jean Taylor ’85, chair of the Board of Regents.
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Summer 2005
Staff photo
THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE
Twin brothers Robert Amaya (left) and Renzo
Amaya Torres (right) celebrated the day with their
mother, who flew to Minnesota from Colombia to
watch her sons graduate.
630
Candidates for graduation
355
Day program candidates
144
Weekend College candidates
85
Graduate program candidates (20 Master of Arts in Leadership,
35 Master of Social Work, 6 Master of Arts in Nursing, 16 Master
of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 8 Master of Arts in
Education)
33
Rochester program candidates
9
United Hospital candidates
4
3M candidates
20-65
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Jubilant students celebrated after the
Commencement ceremony.
Summer 2005
CLASS OF 2005
Age range of graduates in the Class of 2005
Countries other than the United States represented (Belarus,
Bolivia, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Norway,
Philippines, Sweden, and Vietnam)
After the Commencement ceremony ended, students exited Melby Hall to join their
families at the reception in Murphy Square.
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Dean ’75 and Terry Kennedy donate $2 million to
Melby Hall expansion
by Dan Jorgensen
The proposed addition to Si Melby Hall, as shown from the southwest corner, is adjacent to
Edor Nelson Field, facing 23rd Avenue South.
All-American his senior year. He also
was a two-time Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference champion, and twotime MIAC Tournament Most Valuable
Player. In dual-meet competition, he lost
only one match during his career and
had 53 victories his junior and senior
seasons. In 1996, he was inducted into
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame.
He credits the discipline instilled in
him by his coaches and mentors,
particularly Mike Good ’71 (a current
Augsburg regent) and John Grygelko
(Augsburg’s head coach from 1973-80),
as keys to his success.
Good preceded Kennedy at both
Fridley High School and Augsburg where
he, too, was a champion wrestler. He
went on to a successful business career
in New York and has served on
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Dean Kennedy ’75 shared a moment of
honor with his wife, Terry, when he was
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in
1996 for his career as an Auggie AllAmerican wrestler.
Thanks to the generous gifts from
Augsburg alumni and friends, the
ceremonial groundbreaking for the
south wing addition is scheduled
for Oct. 29. Ground cannot be
broken, however, until the
remaining $1.5 million in gifts and
pledges is secured. Contact the
Development Office at
612-338-0002 or 1-800-273-0617.
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David Santos/H. Larson Photography
A former All-American wrestler and his
wife have contributed $2 million to
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College in support of a major
addition to the College’s athletic center,
Si Melby Hall.
The gift, made by Fridley natives
Dean Kennedy ’75, and his wife, Terry,
was announced recently by Augsburg
President William V. Frame, who said
the gift not only is “a magnificent
gesture of support for the campaign, but
also significant recognition for the work
of coaches and others who shape the
lives of those of our students and
colleagues who are engaged in athletics.”
Kennedy, an independent businessman, was the first four-time AllLutheran Tournament champion in the
tournament’s history. And he was at the
front end of what has been built into the
most successful small-college wrestling
program in the nation. In his senior year
as co-captain, Kennedy led Augsburg to
a runner-up spot in the NAIA national
finals with a third-place finish at 142
pounds. In the ensuing 30 years,
Augsburg has consistently finished
among the top 10 in the nation, winning
a record nine NCAA Division III
national titles and taking second place
seven more times.
A four-year varsity wrestler for
Augsburg, Kennedy was a 142-pound
The Augsburg Fund annual goal of $1 million reached again
Significant growth in alumni giving to
The Augsburg Fund made an aggressive
goal of $1 million reachable for the fiscal
year ending May 31. The annual fund
primarily supports student financial aid
through scholarships and grants. Since
this is unrestricted annual giving, gifts
also may be used to provide for the
critical needs of the College such as
technology advancement and other
strategic operations.
“This is the second time in
Augsburg’s history that $1million has
been raised in one year for The
Augsburg Fund,” said Stephanie Malone,
director of the fund. “The standard has
been set, so it should be an achievable
goal in the future.”
Significant giving this year came
from the Alumni Board with 100 percent
participation, the Board of Regents, and
two class challenges generated by
Alumni Board members and volunteer
leaders, including the “Decade of the
’70s Challenge.”
Ken ’74 and Linda (Bailey) ’74
Holmen provided the lead gift to the
challenge, followed by more than 200
fellow alumni from the decade of the ’70s.
Five alumni families from the
1970s—Rick Colvin ’74, Mark ’79 and
Pamela (Hanson) ’79 Moksnes, Robert
’74 and Andrea (Johnson) ’75 Strommen,
Philip ’79 and Julia (Davis) ’79 Styrlund,
and Thomas Peterson ’70—issued a
$50,000 challenge and 1:1 dollar match
to ensure new levels of support and gifts
of $100,000 to the College.
“The Decade of the ’70s Challenge
was a dollar-focused challenge that
matched new and increased gifts to The
Augsburg Fund,” said Malone. “We are
pleased with the results and hope that
next year other individuals will come
forward and think of creative ways to
sustain the College.
“It was a highly successful year in
terms of participation levels. First time
donor giving rose 100 percent, and
alumni giving increased from 20 percent
to a participation rate of 25 percent.”
Repeat and increased giving also were
noticeable. All donors at the $10,000
level renewed their gifts, and new donors
were added to the $25,000+ level,
currently the top tier for gifts to The
Augsburg Fund.
Reunion year activities and volunteer
involvement this year also sparked the
growth of annual giving, led by Alumni
Board initiatives. Class agents, who
engaged their classmates through letters
and contacts, were also extremely
beneficial in helping to meet annual fund
needs. “We will especially miss the efforts
of class agent Wes Sideen ’58 who passed
away earlier this year,” said Malone. He
affected many Augsburg families by his
vigor for life and commitment to his
alma mater.”
Giving to The Augsburg Fund is an
important component of the $55 million
capital campaign, Access to Excellence:
The Campaign for Augsburg College. “We
hope alumni and friends of the College
will continue to make The Augsburg
Fund a priority,” Malone said.
“We hope they continue to offer
prayers and gifts of support and that the
first gift they make every year is a gift to
The Augsburg Fund as a way to ‘check in’
annually with their alma mater,” she
continued. “After that we hope they will
consider special opportunities based on
the College’s priorities, like building and
endowment initiatives. Gifts to Augsburg
offer a future of access and excellence to
our students.”
For information on how to contribute
to The Augsburg Fund, contact Stephanie
Malone at <malone@augsburg.edu> or
612-338-4825. ■
Campaign progress
$41.1M of $55M goal
as of 7-31-05
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What is your dream job? For many of us,
travel would play a part in our dream. The
Reverend Dr. Arne Markland ’49, and his
wife, Jean (Swanson) ’52 Markland, have
lived their dream of seeing the world.
Their gift for storytelling has landed
them on the lecture circuit for a number of
cruises—162 and counting. Arne first
starting working on cruise ships as a
chaplain and history lecturer and has
amassed a repertoire of 156 lectures on
countries and islands around the world.
Jean shares her knowledge and
expertise of how nutrition affects the
brain. They have acted as destination art
lecturers and have been fortunate to
collect art on their travels. Their cruise
travel has taken them mainly overseas.
“We’re waiting to cruise to Sri Lanka,
India, Havana, New Orleans, and Lake
Wobegon,” said Arne.
The Marklands have spent their lives
encouraging people to enthusiastically
embrace learning. Since graduating from
Augsburg, Arne became a campus and
parish pastor in Georgia, South Dakota,
and Utah. He also served as a military
chaplain for four years. Jean used her
skills as a teacher and taught many
different subjects in the public school
system as a secondary school educator for
30 years.
Recently the Marklands established an
endowed scholarship to help support
students who want to attend Augsburg
from two high schools: Hillcrest Lutheran
Academy in Fergus Falls, Minn., and Oak
Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, N.Dak.
Arne grew up in the Norwegian section
of Brooklyn, N.Y., but his parents sent him
to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus
Falls for high school. Jean is from Bemidji,
Minn., and has had an interest in Oak
Grove Lutheran School.
The scholarship is structured so if
there are no students accepted to
Augsburg from these high schools in a
given year, the scholarship will be given to
a current Augsburg student who will
attend Luther Seminary or one who has an
interest in secondary education.
“We have always been interested in
Christian education,” said Jean. “I liked
the spiritual values of Augsburg when I
was attending college. Augsburg has
Courtesy photo
Marklands endow a scholarship as they cruise into retirement
Rev. Dr. Arne ’49 and Jean (Swanson) ’52
Markland are enjoying second careers as
cruise ship lecturers while staying connected
with Augsburg through an endowed
scholarship.
always stressed the values of serving and
giving to others.”
Perhaps like the Marklands you want to
make student dreams a reality. After all,
85 percent of Augsburg’s students receive
financial aid and scholarship support.
Contact the Development Office at
612-338-0002 or 1-800-273-0617 to offer
encouragement and significant financial
assistance for students. ■
Ellingers support Science Center through student-faculty research
Albert Einstein’s words, “It is high time
that the ideal of success should be
replaced by the ideal of service,” reflect the
giving spirits of Patricia (Olson) ’71 and
Mark ’71 Ellinger. The Ellingers, both
biology majors at Augsburg, have enjoyed
success in their careers and are now giving
back in ways that will serve others.
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Last year, they established an
endowment, the Ellinger Faculty Scholar,
to provide support for faculty research to
include student collaboration. “We really
appreciated how the research program was
developed,” said Pat. “It is our way to
support the new Science Center and
faculty research because of the positive
experiences we had at Augsburg.”
“We were both drawn to Augsburg
because of the strong science and
biomedical programs and its Lutheran
heritage,” continued Pat. Mark, who
transferred to Augsburg during his junior
year, echoed that: “I had a deep and
continuing interest in the relationship of
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Dean and Terry Kennedy, continued
Augsburg’s board for the past three years.
Just out of college in 1971, Good
convinced Kennedy to come to Augsburg
and then coached him his freshman year.
Grygelko was Kennedy’s coach for his
final three years.
“I was fortunate to be on the varsity
for four years and take my lead from
good leaders who remain my lifelong
friends,” Kennedy said. “It was such an
important part of my life at the time, and
it molded me and shaped my values as a
person.
“Terry and I have been blessed to be
in the position to do this. We’re doing it
for Jeff Swenson ’79, Mike Good, John
Grygelko, and all the outstanding young
men for whom the Augsburg wrestling
program has meant so much. And now
that we’ve thought it through and made
the commitment, we’re feeling very good
about it, both of us.”
Swenson is current wrestling coach
and assistant dean for athletics and
recreation. Kennedy said he is a great
admirer of Swenson’s coaching, but more
importantly how he has shaped his team
members into outstanding men who
excel in the classroom and in society.
“Augsburg has done a very good job
in working with its student-athletes. I
took great pride in the program when I
was there, and 30 years later I’m still able
to take pride. When I was at this year’s
national tournament (in Northfield,
Minn.) I was very impressed by Jeff’s
work with these young men. They were
articulate and, even with all their
success, very humble. I attribute that to
Jeff and his coaches.
“You see a lot of successful ‘sports’
programs, but you don’t hear them talk
about their graduation rates or inclassroom successes. But you do hear
that at Augsburg. This is a college that
teaches its students how to think
critically and care about the world. I
wanted to be supportive of that.”
Kennedy said he also was spurred
into making his gift by an earlier gift
science and religion, which continues to
captivate me.” Both of them enjoyed
learning in smaller classes and taking a
wide array of liberal arts in addition to
the required biology courses for their
majors.
Taking Professor Robert Herforth’s
Developmental Biology course
influenced Mark significantly: it’s where
he and Pat met, and it convinced Mark
to pursue a Ph.D.
Pat has never regretted following a
career in medical technology suggested
by her chemistry professor Courtland
Agre. She went on to specialize in blood
banking and obtained a master’s degree in
health education.
For many years both Mark and Pat
Ellinger have mentored students about
the importance of science careers and
research. The Ellinger scholarship will
further those efforts; and for its first
recipient, biology professor Mark
Strefeler, it will provide enhanced
resources for his research and support
for a student assistant.
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made by Twin Cities wrestling legend
Alan Rice—a non-Augsburg alum who
donated $1 million to the campaign just
a year ago. Kennedy said he had long
known and admired Rice, and when he
saw that kind of commitment from him,
he knew that he, too, needed to step
forward to insure that good facilities
were available for future generations.
The goal for the new facility is about
$5 million, and nearly $4 million has
now been raised. The College hopes to
bring in the last of the money by fall and
have a ceremonial groundbreaking soon
thereafter.
“I hope that Terry’s and my gift will
not only spark interest in other
generations of Augsburg athletes whose
lives have been shaped by the College,
but also by Augsburg alumni in general
in support of the many other important
projects, such as the new Science Center,
that will serve so many students in so
many different ways,” Kennedy said. ■
The Ellinger Faculty Scholarship has
supported the collaborative research of
biology professor Mark Strefeler and student
assistant Andrea Carlson ’05.
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Seed family endows StepUP to affirm others
SM
Adam Seed’s life changed when he
attended Augsburg. “It took Hazelden
and Don Warren, former StepUP SM
director, to jumpstart me,” said Seed.
“Don Warren saw my potential and
made me believe in myself. He was
always available to me and the other
students.”
Seed was one of the first students in
Augsburg’s StepUP program, which
supports students in recovery to achieve
academic success.
Now it’s Seed’s turn to share his
passion for the program and offer his
unique insight as co-chair of the StepUP
Alumni Board. “His leadership, wisdom,
and strong recovery are necessary assets
for the Alumni Board,” said Patrice
Salmeri, StepUP director.
“I want to make a connection with
others and come up with unique
solutions to common problems,” Seed
said. “I’d also like to help re-establish
alumni connections and contribute to
the decisions concerning StepUP’s
present and future. StepUP is a major
part of who I am today and its health
and possibility for the future are very
important to me. Augsburg’s part in my
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Jim and Adam Seed
development was crucial. It’s my hope
that students take the opportunity to get
uncomfortable and grow in areas that
typically don’t occur naturally.”
Seed’s family also continues to be
involved with StepUP because of the
impact it had on his life. In 2003 the
Seed family received the Toby LaBelle
Award as the StepUP Family of the Year.
Recently, they showed support for the
program by answering the Parent/Family
and Friend Challenge.
“By endowing the StepUP program—
both as a physical and financial
resource—we hope to create more
certainty for its future,” said Jim Seed,
Adam’s father. “We appreciate what was
available to Adam and to others. I’d also
like to commend [President] Bill Frame
on his dedication to this program and to
Augsburg,” said Jim.
“I appreciate the commitment and
loyalty to the program shown by the
Seeds,” said Salmeri. “Since its inception
in 1997, when Adam was in the class of
founding students, the program has
grown from 23 students to 53 students.
Our new home, [the] Gateway
[Building], will house 84 students.”
“The original model for the StepUP
program evolved over the last eight
years,” Jim Seed said. “Young people are
living in a small community and
supporting each other. Prior to StepUP it
was something that was impossible for
them to do on their own. It’s a
transformational environment where
students break through the memories of
failure and then come back into that
environment.
“It’s a wonderful program. It will be
affirming and visionary if this program is
constructed and transported to other
colleges and universities. StepUP is a
paradigm for life. As a collective group
we have to help each other.” ■
GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION
FURTHERED BY CHALLENGE GIFTS
Thanks to the generous support by the
Seed family and others, StepUP’s
Parent/Family and Friend Challenge met
its goal. The challenge, set by Jim Johnson
in the spring of 2004, raised $425,000
toward construction of the Gateway
Building that will house the StepUP
program.
Johnson, a former CEO of Fannie Mae,
likes the urban village concept of the
planned mixed-use office/retail/residential
Gateway Building. He also appreciates
the collaboration between the University
of Minnesota and Augsburg, with both
institutions serving the neighborhood and
addressing needs for retail and housing.
Johnson has been supportive of education
and a strong proponent of higher
education. At Augsburg, Johnson honored
his mother, Adeline (Rasmussen) ’31
Johnson, by establishing a scholarship in
her name.
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FINDING THE RIGHT CAREER
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by Betsey Norgard
TRYING OUT THE OPTIONS
Senior Jennifer Geis has shaped her own career goals in just this
way. She came to Augsburg having been turned on to math in the
eighth grade and having studied two years of college math as a
postsecondary student. But, she really didn’t have a career focus,
and hadn’t even settled on a math major. After two years of
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Staff photo
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On one of the first nice days in spring, students in Professor
Rebekah Dupont’s (second from left) class enjoyed solving their
math problems outside on the Quad.
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tudying mathematics can open doors to increasing numbers
of varied careers and jobs for students. Often called the
“language of science,” mathematics provides a structure and
the tools to solve many kinds of problems, especially within the
increasing complexity of today’s sciences and technology.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2002 Jobs Rated Almanac,
eight of the 10 “best jobs”—biologist, actuary, financial planner,
computer-systems analyst, software engineer, meteorologist,
statistician, and astronomer—all require complex understanding
and interpretation of numbers.
Even more telling of how mathematics is becoming “cool” is
the popularity of the new CBS-TV show, Numb3rs, in which a
mathematician helps the FBI solve crimes through mathematical
modeling—constructing formulas to reveal patterns and predict
behavior.
Using mathematics as a complementary skill to a variety of
disciplines makes it a valuable second major or minor. Augsburg
students combine math with physics, computer science, biology,
psychology, economics, as well as music, English, Spanish, and
religion.
While some students know they want to pursue a degree in
mathematics, many students generally don’t enter Augsburg
intending to major in math, or even to study it. So, how does the
mathematics faculty help students sort out the possibilities for
math in liberal arts, for teaching, for research, for graduate
school, and for using math in both theory and application?
“We encourage them to pursue opportunities for out-of-class
experiences such as community service, undergraduate research,
paper presentations, and internships,” said department chair
Rebekah Dupont. “Then, as part of our advising, we talk about
what they liked best, and what perhaps they didn’t.
“Our focus is really on helping students to activate their
potential by connecting them to opportunities they might not
have known about.”
Senior Jennifer Geis has taken advantage of internships, tutoring, and
research to help her pursue a career in statistics.
mathematics courses at Augsburg, she knew she was hooked.
“When my professors realized I was spending more time
in the math department than anywhere else, they encouraged
me to improve my teaching and tutoring skills,” said Geis.
She began assisting with grading and tutoring in calculus,
linear algebra, statistics, and courses for non-majors.
It was a course in actuarial science that really sparked her
interest and led to her work with Professor Ken Kaminsky on
the textbook he had just completed. While giving the
textbook a trial run in one of his classes, Kaminsky asked
Geis to help him proofread, review the ease of layout, and
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Stephen Geffre
Professor Ken Kaminsky tried out his new textbook with classes over several semesters, and
tests his math cartoons with the readers of Augarithms, the bi-weekly department newsletter.
Rhythm and ‘Rithmetic—Music professor Bob
Stacke ’71 (left) and math professor Matt
Haines (right) presented an interactive
seminar for Augsburg faculty, staff, and
students to demonstrate how counting beats
in a measure is really mathematics.
verify the accuracy of the answers—
while also gaining a bird’s-eye view into
how a professor engages in academic
scholarship.
Kaminsky encouraged Geis to pursue
a double major in mathematics and
actuarial science, which she is able to do
through the Associated Colleges of the
Twin Cities (ACTC) consortium,
allowing students to take courses at four
other private colleges when they’re not
learned how to communicate clearly and
how to explain myself carefully.”
This summer, she left the business
world to accept a research internship in
statistics at North Carolina State
University, funded through the National
Science Foundation. This gives her an
introduction to the wider application of
statistics than actuarial science offers.
Mathematics major Tim Bancroft,
who is now at Iowa State University
T E A C H I N G
Mathematics professors Tracy Bibelnieks
and Matthew Haines usually focus on
helping college math majors head to
graduate school or other careers. Recently,
though, they have spent considerable time
together with education specialists across
the country studying the mathematical
knowledge needed by college students
who are preparing to become teachers.
This is important because everyone is
learning mathematics differently now than
how it was taught years ago—even only
five years ago. Starting in early grades,
children begin playing games with
numbers—tossing pennies and making
charts to learn about probability, for
instance. In each succeeding year, their
classroom learning builds on and expands
the knowledge and skills they
already have.
It means that elementary teachers need
to develop a deeper understanding of
numbers than just how to add two
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available on the home campus.
Geis put her skills into practice for a
year as an intern at Allianz Life
Insurance. She became part of a team
implementing a major, new actuarial
reserving system and feels fortunate to
have been given a role and responsibility.
Plus, she learned more.
“Some of the most important things
I’ve learned working at Allianz have
nothing to do with math,” she said. “I’ve
M A T H E M A T I C S
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numbers, or divide, or multiply. High school
calculus teachers must understand how
their students learned mathematics as they
progressed through the grades—how their
thinking developed and how they
communicate mathematical concepts.
Bibelnieks and Haines focused their
research on mathematics content for
students preparing to be elementary
teachers who have neither a strong
background in math nor an interest in
teaching it. Already, together with
Augsburg’s K-6 mathematics education
specialist Linda Stevens, they’ve made
content revisions in two mathematics
courses.
It has been a more difficult assignment
than they imagined.
“How you teach pre-service teachers
[education majors] is different from how
you teach somebody who’s going on to
graduate school in math, says Bibelnieks.
“You have to go out of your comfort zone
T E A C H E R S
and learn what it means to be an
elementary teacher in some sense.”
Bibelnieks, Haines, and Stevens received
Minnesota State Education Department
funding to work with current teachers on
acquisition of content knowledge in
mathematics and its application to
classroom learning. An in-service workshop
first focused on mathematics content;
Bibelnieks, Haines, and Stevens then
advised the teachers during the school year
in class activities. The project goal was to
develop a “professional continuum,” in
which knowledge gained from current
teachers informs how future teachers learn,
who then go into the field, etc.
This summer Bibelnieks and Haines
presented papers at an international
conference in Brazil outlining Augsburg’s
new curriculum as well as Haines’
participation in a wider longitudinal study
looking at where education students learn
their mathematics.
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working on a master’s degree in statistics,
was able to enter graduate school with
solid research experience. He took a
project from his Discrete Mathematics
Structures class with Professor Su Dorée
and developed a research project in
combinatorics, which studies the
arrangement of objects. For the cointrading game called Bulgarian Exchange,
Bancroft took results from the solitaire
version of this game and generalized the
patterns and repetitive cycle of twoperson play. Together with Dorée,
Bancroft presented his research at a
national mathematics conference.
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Tim Bancroft began grad school with solid
research and presentation skills from a
project he carried out with Professor Su
Dorée involving prediction of patterns in a
coin-trading game.
S T U D E N T S AT T H E
CUTTING EDGE
Professor Tracy Bibelnieks considers
herself an applied mathematician, which
in her words involves “using theoretical
mathematics in innovative ways to solve
rich business problems.”
She previously worked as a consultant,
applying mathematics to the analysis of
huge customer databases to help
companies address problems or
maximize revenue in their marketing and
promotional strategies.
Bibelnieks is seeking to develop
partnerships with local firms that would
provide benefit to both the business
world and to her Augsburg students. She
is looking for rich business problems and
projects that will engage students in
research beyond the standard classroom
theory and models. The mathematical
theory involved has to be exacting and
validated—risky for a company to
undertake—but invaluable for students
wanting to get their feet wet in the field.
The research generated by such a
business/academic partnership gives
students an edge as they look for career
opportunities in the marketplace.
Moreover, it may give the business an
edge in the marketplace through the
development of new tools, techniques,
and solutions for a wide range of
business problems.
In September, Jennifer Geis begins to
work with Bibelnieks on a business
partnership research project. Geis is
excited because it will require her to
learn more about applied mathematics in
the business sector, including the use of
programming and software, that will
hopefully give her that extra edge as she
pursues an advanced career in statistics.
ENGAGED STUDENTS
Professor Tracy Bibelnieks is developing
business partnerships to provide problems
and projects for students to research and
gain experience in applied mathematics.
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The mathematics department makes it
easy for students to feel connected to
R E A D
P I —
T H R O W
P I E !
On 3-14 (March 14, that is), students
in Unbounded, Augsburg’s math
club, hosted a pi(e) fest, in honor of
Pi Day. The event benefited
Augsburg's “Ride the Wave”
tsunami relief project. From noon
until 3:14:15 p.m., students took
turns reading the digits of pi—
24,401 at final count. Also, faculty
and staff signed up to be “pied,”
i.e., to have a whipped-cream minipie tossed at them for a donation—
the larger the donation, the closer
the pie subject would stand.
faculty. Several years ago, a study room
was set up in the department to
encourage students and faculty to get to
know each other. Students spend time
there using the telephone or computers,
or researching something in the small
library.
“I practically live in the math suite
with the workroom and the study areas,”
said Geis. “It’s great just having the
professors there. They come in to eat
lunch and help you through your
homework right then and there.”
Dupont adds that it also encourages a
supportive environment in which
upperclass students can help newer
students.
The department also brings students
together in bi-monthly colloquia where
they meet professionals in various fields
of mathematics, learn about applications,
and hear research presentations. Often
the presenters are Augsburg alumni who
enjoy keeping in contact with their
former professors and getting to know
current students.
Augarithms, the department’s
biweekly newsletter, complete with
department news, colloquia information,
puzzles, and even math cartoons
provided by editor Kaminsky, keeps the
department in touch.
All of this is to encourage students to
connect what they learn in classrooms
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S C H O L A R S H I P
Professor George Soberg graduated from
communicate to our students that we
Augsburg in 1926, and then spent the
think they show real potential in
next four decades of his life teaching
mathematics. As a department, we
mathematics at his alma mater. For 32
believe in honoring the level of
years he served as chair of the
accomplishment seen in junior or senior
Mathematics Department.
mathematics majors, and also celebrating
The 1965 Augsburgian dedication
the strong performance and enthusiasm
calls out his “constant concern for
of a freshman in calculus. In addition,
students and his ever-ready willingness
since they are named scholarships, they
to help them individually.”
connect our current students with alumni
Donald G. Murphy ’43 and Kenneth
A. Gilles ’44 were two of Soberg’s
and faculty emeriti.
“A named scholarship is one of the
students who wanted to keep his legacy
many ways alumni give back to our
alive and inspire future students to
department. Mathematics alumni also
achieve their educational dreams. In
speak in our colloquia, connect students
2004, Murphy and Gilles endowed a
with internship opportunities, serve on
scholarship in Soberg’s name to be
Augsburg’s alumni board, and participate
awarded to a math major or minor.
in programs such as the alumni
“The value of such gifts to the
mentoring program (funded by the Lilly
department is immeasurable,”
Endowment), which brings together
commented Rebekah Dupont,
alumni, current students,
Mathematics Department chair. “The
and faculty.”
scholarships funded by these gifts
Archive photo
Professor George Soberg, who graduated from Augsburg and stayed to teach and chair the
Mathematics Department for over 30 years, now has an endowed scholarship in
his honor.
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with real-world mathematics. Last year,
Dupont and other faculty and staff from
Augsburg attended the Engaged
Department Institute in Engineering,
Mathematics, Computer Science, and
Related Fields. Co-sponsored by Campus
Compact and 3M Corporation, the
institute aimed to help departments
develop strategies to include communitybased work in both their teaching and
scholarship and to seek ways to integrate
service-learning, community-based
research, and civic engagement into the
curricula.
For example, one of the first-year
mathematics courses last fall that was part
of the Augsburg Seminar student
orientation included service-learning at
the Cedar-Riverside Community School.
Augsburg students worked with the
elementary children to create a store,
helping them understand what kinds of
data they needed to make decisions about
stocking the store, setting prices, etc.
All in all, the department seeks to
encourage students to explore the
possibilities and to help them
understand what it means to be
successful in the sciences. It’s part of
introducing them to the notion of
vocation—helping them discover the
opportunities within their own interests
and abilities. Bibelnieks talks about
helping them open doors, which they
can leave behind if they wish, but
supporting them toward success, not
failure.
For Geis, it’s made the difference. “All
my professors have encouraged me to try
things I didn’t think I could do,” she
says. “I didn’t think I could get my
internship this summer, but I was
accepted. I didn’t think about pursuing a
master’s or Ph.D. in statistics, but here I
am prepping for my GREs. It’s been a
lack of self-confidence, and they’ve
always encouraged me to push myself
from the limit to the next level, and I
think that’s the most important thing.” ■
For information about Augsburg
mathematics, go to <www.augsburg.edu/
mathematics>.
Summer 2005
Music after Augsburg
R
FOLLOWING THE HOGNANDER SCHOLARS
by Jessica Brown
adio variety shows … opera … film scores … high school teaching … music
education outreach … electronic music … jazz composition … Augsburg’s Hognander
Scholars are out making their marks in music around the world.
In 1998, the Orville ’36 and Gertrude (Lund) ’36 Hognander Family Fund was
established to support Augsburg’s music department. Principally, it establishes the
Hognander Scholars, juniors and seniors who receive merit awards for exceptional
music performance and academic achievement. The award is based on a résumé, essay,
and audition.
Here is an update on the Hognander Scholars, now Augsburg alumni, from the past
seven years.
Stephen Geffre
Aaron Gabriel ’00 (below), tenor,
graduated with majors in both English
and music performance. He is now
director of cultural arts at the Sabes
Jewish Community Center in
Minneapolis, where he supervises the
music, theatre, dance, art, literary, and
cinematic arts programs. Center
Playhouse, the youth theatre program
he created does six productions a year
and includes a Holocaust outreach
program, touching 3,000 middle school
age students; a classics series for teens
interested in classic playwrights; and
two summer musical theatre institutes
based on the Wesley Balk training he
received at Augsburg.
In addition, Gabriel performs
regularly with a number of local Twin
Cities theatre companies, including the
Minneapolis Musical Theatre, which
won the Star Tribune Best Small Theatre
Award in 2004 for Bat Boy, a musical in
which Gabriel played five characters.
Qiuxia (Hu) Welch ’99, French horn,
was “recruited” to Augsburg by
Professor Emeritus Robert Karlén, who
met her while teaching at the Sichuan
Summer 2005
Conservatory in China. After Augsburg,
she studied in the graduate program of
the University of Minnesota School of
Music and has spent three summers
teaching high school horn and
performing at the Kendell Betts Horn
Camp in New Hampshire. She and her
husband, Kevin, are moving to China
for several years to continue their
teaching and performing careers.
Chiho Okuizumi ’00 (above),
euphonium, earned an Augsburg degree
in music therapy, but also pursued an
instrumental career. At Montclair State
University she completed a master’s
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FOLLOWING THE HOGNANDER SCHOLARS
degree in euphonium performance, and
she continues to play in the New York
metropolitan area. She is currently
pursuing a second degree at Montclair
State University in music therapy.
Okuizumi directs the REACH
(Resources for Education And Community
Harmony) program for the New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra and produces
orchestra concerts throughout the state. As
a one-person production unit for the
NJSO, she manages 120-150 concerts each
year, serving 20,000 people.
Jaime Kirchofner ’00, oboe, has carved
out a busy performance and teaching
career since graduating from Augsburg.
She plays second oboe in the St. Cloud
(Minn.) Symphony and regularly appears
with the Duluth-Superior Symphony
Orchestra, Amadeus Symphony, Great
River Chorale, Minnesota Center
Chorale, and chamber groups throughout
central Minnesota. She currently has 40
piano and oboe students.
Nicole (Warner)
Simml ’01 (left),
mezzo-soprano, has
performed for
audiences in the
U.S. and abroad. In
her junior year at
Augsburg, she
brought home top
division honors in a
regional voice competition. After
graduating, she completed a master’s
degree in classical voice from the
Manhattan School of Music and moved
to Germany.
In December, she sang Bach’s
Christmas Oratorio. “Without overflowing emotion, [Simml] convincingly uses
the opportunity to sing unpretentiously
and stylefully,” read a German newspaper
in translation.
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She is also an active member of the
Gächinger Kantorei under the direction
of Helmuth Rilling. She teaches voice
and piano, and conducts a small
community choir.
Anna Brandsoy ’01, soprano, studied
in Germany at the Mozarteum and the
Münchner Singschule with Edda Moser
on a scholarship from the Voices of
Vienna. She is currently a doctoral
candidate at the University of Minnesota
where she has performed in numerous
operas. Last December, she won the
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions, South Dakota Region.
Joe Tucker ’01, piano, is director of
instrumental music at Como Park High
School in St. Paul, where he has
established an orchestra program which
now boasts 40 members, has expanded
the band program to two ensembles with
a total of 85 students, and has led
ensembles to top honors at state contests
for four consecutive years.
From Augsburg, he earned a master’s
degree in music education from the
University of Minnesota. He was recently
recognized as an “outstanding teacher”
in the 2005 edition of “Who’s Who in
American Teaching.”
Brendan Anderson ’02 (top right),
saxophone and composition, made a
name for himself as a composer even
before leaving Augsburg. In his senior
year, he led the Augsburg Choir and
Concert Band in the premiere “I Believe,”
his interpretation of the Apostles’ Creed
in word and music. The work was later
performed at the Crystal Cathedral in
California during the Concert Band’s
spring tour in 2003.
In the past two years he has
completed coursework in the UCLA film
scoring program, and been commis-
sioned to compose an arrangement of
part of the Lutheran liturgy, as well as a
piece for the Lutheran High School of
Orange County (Calif.) Handbell
Ensemble and Hollywood Brass
Ensemble.
This spring Anderson was nominated
for Best Original Score at the 168 Hour
Film Festival in Pasadena, Calif., for his
score to the short film, Picket Guy. He
lives in Arizona and works in the
administrative offices of the Phoenix
Symphony while continuing to compose
both concert and film music.
Lindsay Bonner ’02, soprano, sang in
the Augsburg Choir, performed with the
Gospel Praise ensemble, and appeared on
the theatre stage. In 2002, she studied on
scholarship at the Wesley Balk MusicTheater Institute and performed with
Nautilus Music-Theater. For two years
she has been in Austin, Texas, where she
is a featured performer with the Lillian
Kaufman Radio Drama and teaches voice
lessons at Westlake High School. Bonner
has also performed on Eklektikos, an
Austin Public Radio variety program.
Daniel Luedtke ’02, piano, is exploring
the potential for creative expression
Summer 2005
Stephen Geffre
found in the experimental and electronic
genre. He currently works on electronic
music and sound design projects, as well
as the post-production video editing for
the Pilot Chicago Queermedia
Conference 2004. In July he began work
with the Video Data Bank in Chicago,
Ill., a resource for videotapes by and
about contemporary artists.
Visitors and is
performing the part
of La Ciesca this
summer in Puccini’s
Gianni Schicchi.
FritzHuspen is a
teaching assistant
and will begin to
coach private vocal
lessons in the fall.
Mark Abelsen (’04), piano, has plans for
graduate school in the near future,
majoring in either piano or musicology. He
currently works for the Schubert Club in
St. Paul as a museum docent in the
organization’s keyboard and manuscript
museums, as well as assists with various
recital series, scholarship competitions,
and office duties.
In addition, he serves as director of
music ministries for Epiphany Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis and has a piano
studio of 12 students.
Gertrude Hognander with the 19992000 Hognander Scholars Jaime
Kirchofner ’00 (left) and Chiho
Okuizumi ’00 (right).
THE HOGNANDERS:
SUPPORTING MUSIC
EXCELLENCE
Orville ’36 and Gertrude (Lund) ’36
Hognander created a legacy in
Augsburg’s music department that will
encourage and support students for
years to come.
Emily Gerard ’03 (above), harp, studied
harp at Augsburg with Kathy Kienzle,
principal harpist with the Minnesota
Orchestra. She went on to Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where
she studied with Gretchen Van Hoesen,
principal harpist with the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra. During her time
there, she was able to participate in
numerous master classes and perform
repertoire with the Carnegie Mellon
Philharmonic, and play second harp with
the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In
May she earned her Master of Music
degree in harp recital.
Upon completing this degree, she
returned to Minneapolis to join the
faculty of the MacPhail School of Music.
Maja Lisa FritzHuspen ’04 (top
center), soprano, currently studies at the
University of Iowa with Rachel Joselson
and opera director Gary Race. Last fall
she performed the lead role as the
mother of Amahl in Amahl and the Night
Summer 2005
While a student at Augsburg in the
1930s, Orville Hognander sang in the
male quartet and the Augsburg Choir.
He created and produced “The Hour
Melodious,” a weekly radio program
that brought the choir to a national
audience.
Gertrude (Lund) ’36 Hognander,
studied music at Augsburg and went
on to a career as a church organist and
choir director.
Andy Peterson ’05 (above with Professor
Angela Wyatt), piano and saxophone,
will complete his bachelor’s degree in
music education following student
teaching at Henry Sibley High School
this fall. He is currently working on his
composition Sound Carei's, a piece for
saxophone and piano which was inspired
by the music of Minneapolis jazz
musician Carei Thomas. ■
Jessica Brown is a communication
specialist in the Office of Public Relations
and Communication.
Together, they provided leadership
support to Augsburg music. In 1994,
they matched a $25,000 challenge to
refurbish pianos and purchase
equipment for the music department.
The Hognander Scholar awards,
aim to attract gifted students and to
encourage current students.
Orville Hognander died in 1997,
and Gertrude Hognander in January
2005. They are survived by their son,
O.C. Hognander, Jr.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
I
n May I had the
opportunity to
attend Augsburg’s
Commencement
ceremony in Si
Melby Hall. I also
had the privilege to
welcome new
graduates into the
ranks of over
19,000 alumni. Surveying the crowd, I
was reminded that Augsburg graduates
are prepared to lead and make a
difference—wherever their community is
and however defined. Augsburg
graduates understand that the phrase
“values proposition” goes beyond the
business marketing context to include
living out one’s life in service to
community and others.
Representatives from each graduating
class spoke of their experiences and
perspectives as learners. Glenda Holste,
representing graduate-level students,
shared a story that revealed the
important value she places on her
education. However, she didn’t mention
her career as a member of the Pioneer
Press Editorial Board. Her role at the
Pioneer Press newspaper exemplifies the
Augsburg spirit of leadership and service
to others. Holste’s editorial responsibilities
and op-ed writing reach many thousands
of people each day—and her work
ensures that readers have the
opportunity to be informed on many
viewpoints of important issues of the day.
Another example of exemplary
service is Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77,
profiled on page 31 of this issue. Vought
founded the Christian Recovery Center
in Brooklyn Center, Minn., which helps
many people get the mental health care
they need. In today’s world of
A-Club making connections with new
look and Web site
A
n old Augsburg tradition has a fresh
new face! Earlier this year, the
A-Club Executive Committee approved a
new logo for the organization that
supports Augsburg athletics and
physical education.
“We hope the bold, clean look
will increase awareness of A-Club
events as well as our mission of
helping today’s student athletes,” said
John Harden, A-Club president.
The block “A” is just the first step
aimed at improving A-Club’s brand.
Visitors will see the logo on the debut
Web site (www.aclub.org). For the first
time, A-Club members and friends can
get the latest information on events,
activities, fundraising efforts, and
newsletters online.
“It is critical to stay connected with
all our members, and this Web site will
help us take giant steps toward improved
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communication,” Harden said. By
browsing the site, visitors will also
discover an exciting line of A-Club
apparel featuring the block “A.” Hats,
shirts, windbreakers, and even stadium
blankets are now available online with
proceeds benefiting Augsburg athletics
and physical education.
diminishing access for mental health
services, particularly for lower income
people, Vought’s service approach is
particularly needed and inspiring.
Each of us as alumni have the spirit of
vocation and leadership potential of
Vought and Holste. We are all at a starting
point of some kind or another. If you
haven’t already, I invite each one of you to
connect or re-connect with Augsburg
College. Along the way your life
experience will grow and be enhanced,
your community will benefit, and
Augsburg will be enriched many times
over. Be connected—stay connected!
Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC
President, Alumni Board
A-Club 5K Run/Walk
The Augsburg College Athletic Alumni
Club (A-Club) requests your
participation in the Second Annual
A-Club 5K Run/Walk. Join us for a fun
morning of fellowship and running or
walking in the crisp autumn air while
helping to support student athletes at
Augsburg.
The event will take place Sunday,
September 18. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.
at Melby Hall; race begins at 10 a.m.
For more information or to register,
please contact A-Club President John
Harden at <jharden@hardeninc.com>.
Second
Annual
A-Club
5K
Summer 2005
Attention Auggies: Do you have the time and desire to help
today’s student-athletes become tomorrow’s leaders?
The Augsburg A-Club is looking for
women and men who are willing to be
active participants on the A-Club
Executive Committee. The A-Club is a
volunteer organization of former men and
women athletes that depends on members
to do what they can to help provide
today’s student-athletes with opportunities
for a quality athletic experience.
We are looking for individuals who are
dedicated to supporting the College,
Augsburg athletics, and physical
education. Most important, they must be
willing to put in time as a volunteer. The
time does not have to be significant, but
they do need to be able to follow through
on their commitment (we’re big on people
doing what they say they will). Members
must be able to attend brief quarterly
Executive Committee meetings at the
College and be willing to work on at least
one A-Club committee: Golf, Hall of
Alumni tour to China
Centennial Singers Fall Schedule
Enjoy fellowship, comfort, and enriching
educational opportunities on the May
2006 Augsburg Alumni Association
China tour: Sights and Spirits. Hosted by
Brad Holt, professor of religion, this 15day tour scheduled for May 11–25,
2006, begins in Beijing and includes
Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City,
the Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Warriors,
and a boat cruise down the Yangtze
River past the Three Gorges, which will
be flooded by a dam project at the end
of this decade. The international city of
Shanghai concludes this travel
experience. In addition to visiting
famous sites in China, the tour will
include an investigation of the religions
of China, including Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and
Islam, with special attention to the
churches of China. Spaces are filling
quickly; to add your name to the waiting
list, call or e-mail the alumni office at
612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>.
Summer 2005
Fame, Membership, Fundraising,
Communications, Special Events, 5K
Run/Walk, etc.
Are you interested in joining our
team? Do you know of someone who
would be a good fit on a winning team?
If you would like to know more, e-mail
A-Club President John Harden
(jharden@hardeninc.com), or Jane
Helmke (jhelmke@kare.gannett.com).
Thanks for your interest!
September 25, 4 p.m.
Hope Lutheran Church
Moose Lake, Minn.
October 22, 7 p.m.
Salem Covenant Church
New Brighton, Minn.
October 1, 6 p.m.
Augsburg Awards Banquet
Christensen Center
October 23, 7 p.m.
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Bloomington, Minn.
October 2, 7 p.m.
Golden Valley Lutheran Church
Golden Valley, Minn.
October 29, 7 p.m.
Lakeville Arts Center
Lakeville, Minn.
October 9, 9 and 10:45 a.m.
House of Prayer worship services
Richfield, Minn.
October 30, 7 p.m.
Community of the Cross Lutheran
Church
Bloomington, Minn.
October 9, 4 p.m.
Westwood Lutheran Church
St. Louis Park, Minn.
October 17, 7:30 p.m.
Wayzata Community Church
Wayzata, Minn.
November 6, 4 p.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Hastings, Minn.
November 13, 11 a.m.
Fort Snelling Chapel morning worship
Minneapolis
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CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1948
1958
Robert Tharp, Lexington, Va.,
works as a commercial artist
who does illustration, murals,
stone carving, and portraits. In
addition, Robert works in art
conservation, engineer drawing,
and ceramics.
Doris (Johnson) Deml, St.
Cloud, Minn., won the Ray
Johnson Distinguished Service in
Senior Housing Award, given
annually to one winner in
Minnesota through the Minnesota
Health and Housing Alliance.
Doris is director of operations at
Clearwater Suites, an assistedliving facility in Alexandria,
Minn.
1956
Rev. Arlen Stensland and his
wife, Lois, were featured in the
Minneapolis Star Tribune in a
story about how they collect and
send portable manual
typewriters to the pastors and
congregation of the Malagasy
Lutheran Church in Madagascar,
where the couple were
missionaries for 22 years. The
manual typewriters are
immensely useful in this
electricity-starved nation. Arlen
and Lois live in Laporte, Minn.,
on Lake Kabekona; they can be
reached at <kabegasy@
paulbunyan.net>.
1957
Rev. Orval
Moren, Coon
Rapids, Minn.,
wrote a book,
Gospel Stories for
Pastors, Teachers,
and Parents
(American Christian Writer’s
Press), filled with 115 children’s
lessons he told during his 14
years of ministry at Faith
Lutheran Church in
Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Rev. Neal
Snider,
Steilacoom,
Wash., published
two books in
2004: Letter to
Jabez: Response
to a Prayer, and Spring Training
for Christians: Getting Your Faith
in Shape (both by Augsburg
Fortress). He is pastor emeritus
of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
in Marysville, Wash.
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1961
Keith Leiseth, Golden Valley,
Minn., is an ecology instructor at
Benilde-St. Margaret’s; he was
featured in a story in the Edina
Sun Current for the unique
teaching techniques he uses in
his honors ecology class. Last
year, Keith volunteered his
students to partner with the
Department of Natural Resources
to track white-tailed deer and
wolves near Camp Ripley in
northern Minnesota. This year,
his class partnered with the
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency to monitor water quality.
1962
David Moe,
Juneau, Alaska,
published My
Spirit Sings (Moe
Publishing), a
collection of
poems written
over the past 40 years on a
variety of subjects.
1968
Duane M. Ilstrup, Kailua-Kona,
Hawaii, is a retired associate
professor of biostatistics at the
Mayo Clinic. He was recently
appointed by the governor of
Hawaii to a four-year term on the
Hawaii Subarea Health Planning
Council.
Bruce Johnson, Plymouth,
Minn., received the Minnesota
High School Hockey Coaches
Association’s 2005 Dave Peterson
Award. The award is given
annually to a high school coach
who has shown great leadership
in developing youth hockey
either locally or statewide.
Bruce, currently the boys’
hockey assistant coach at
Bloomington Jefferson High
School, previously served for
several years as head coach at
Robbinsdale Armstrong High
School.
1969
John-Mark Stensvaag, Iowa
City, Iowa, received the 2005
President and Provost Award for
Teaching Excellence from the
University of Iowa in recognition
for his years of outstanding
teaching. John-Mark is the
Charlotte and Frederick Hubbell
Professor of Environmental and
Natural Resources Law in the UI
College of Law, where he has
taught since 1988. He was
awarded the university’s
Collegiate Teaching Award in
both 1989 and 2002, and also
received the 1996 UI
Instructional Improvement
Award, which supports faculty in
bringing innovative teaching
methods and technologies to the
classroom.
1970
Sonya (Hagen) Zieske, Albert
Lea, Minn., was one of five
finalists for Teacher of the Year in
the Albert Lea school district.
Sonya is a fifth-grade teacher at
Lakeview Elementary School; it is
her second year in the district.
Her husband, Rev. Curtis Zieske
’69, is pastor at Trinity Lutheran
Church, where Sonya serves as
director of the children’s choir.
She and her husband have two
children, Sarah and Aaron.
Twin Cities. Previously, she was
a vocalist with the ensemble
Moore By Four, and has been a
solo artist for the past decade,
producing six albums on her
own label, Minnehaha Music.
Ronald Mielke was inducted
into the Bloomington Sports
Hall of Fame. He is director of
sales at Trintel Communications,
Inc. Ronald and his wife, Linda,
live in Bloomington, Minn.
1977
Rev. Jim
Purdham is the
minister at
Sargeant,
Brownsdale, and
Lansing United
Methodist
churches in southeastern
Minnesota, leading services at
all three each Sunday. He and
his wife, Cindy, have two
daughters: Katie, 14, and
Laura, 12.
1979
David Eitrheim, Menomonie,
Wis., was named Family
Physician of the Year for 2004
by the Wisconsin Academy of
Family Physicians. The award
recognizes a physician who
exemplifies the tradition of the
“family doctor.” David has been
a family doctor in Menomonie
for 17 years.
1980
1974
Dan Carlson, Excelsior, Minn.,
is chief of police for Eden
Prairie, Minn. This past winter,
he and his son, Peter, traveled to
Alaska for a month to compete
in the international Iditarod dog
sled competition, where Peter
came in 11th.
Connie
Evingson was
featured in a
story in the St.
Paul Pioneer
Press. Since the
1970s, Connie
has been singing jazz in the
Lisa Novotny, Minneapolis,
was awarded the Woman of
Achievement Award from the
Minnesota Chapter of the
National Association of Women
Business Owners at its awards
gala in April. The award honors
women who have made
Summer 2005
ALUMNI PROFILE
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77: Restoring Broken Lives
by Kathy (Kuchera) Gruber ’84
Courtesy photo
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77 has compassion for people of all ages who have experienced traumatic or abusive events
in their lives. As a licensed psychologist, she saw many people unable to afford mental health care slipping
through the system. So in 1993, she founded the Christian Recovery Center (CRC): a nonprofit,
nondenominational charitable organization, located in Brooklyn Center, Minn., to help more people get the
mental health care they need.
Vought’s career journey began at Augsburg, when she became interested in the social work degree offered.
Transferring from Golden Valley Lutheran, known today as Lutheran Bible Institute, was easy.
“The degree laid the foundation in the helping field,” Vought said in her calm soft voice.
One memory she won’t forget occurred during her first day interning at South High as a high school social
worker. “They were a tough group of kids with difficult problems,” Vought said, “and they stole my car.”
Dr. Jeanette Vought ’77 began
her career working with
abuse and trauma victims
while working toward a
social work degree from
Augsburg College.
Vought called the police, and they offered to drive her to work. On the way, they heard a call over the police
radio about an abandoned car. “It had been left in the middle of an intersection, running, and all the doors
open,” Vought said. Today she can chuckle over the event.
It was during college that Vought landed her first job at Friendship House I (FHI), a residential treatment center
for unwed pregnant teens run by Lutheran Social Services. Once she graduated, there were staffing changes at
FHI and Vought was asked to develop programs, write policies, and eventually supervise staff. The focus of care transitioned from unwed pregnant
teens to treating emotionally disturbed girls ages 12 to 18 years old.
“It was hard to write policies because not everyone on staff had a Christian background,” Vought said.
In 1981, she found a job with New Life Family Services, working with families, individuals, and marriage counseling. With her previous
leadership and program development skills, Vought eventually became executive director. During her years there, she completed her Ph.D. at
Union Institute, co-authored a book with Lynn Heitritter, Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse, and authored another book, Post-Abortion Trauma: Nine
Steps to Recovery.
“I really loved that ministry,” said Vought, “but I saw [in the helping fields] that people who were being abused sexually, emotionally, and
domestically were falling between the cracks—especially the poorer people.”
Motivated to action, Vought founded CRC in a small office space with a receptionist, a board of directors, and, initially, no pay. Today, CRC sees
over 250 clients a week ranging in age from 3 to 80 years old. A Rule 29 clinic, this state-licensed mental health facility has many programs to
help facilitate emotional healing. No one is turned away.
Vought has another connection with Augsburg, working with interns from the Master of Social Work program. Vought said she gets together with
professors Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers-McNairy to work on intern evaluations. Not only does Vought have a heart for the victims of abuse,
but also for giving interns the opportunity to develop their skills in helping to restore broken lives.
Kathy (Kuchera) Gruber is a 1984 Augsburg graduate and freelance writer in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
outstanding contributions to their
company. Lisa is vice president of
diversity and staffing at General
Mills.
Lisa Mae
Rusinko married
Anthony Michael
Vannelli in
October. Lisa is
an executive
liaison at
Navitaire, Inc., in Minneapolis;
Tony is a fire fighter/paramedic
Summer 2005
with the St. Paul Fire
Department. The couple lives in
Shoreview with their children:
Tovah (19) and Christian (16)
Rykken and Stephen (21),
Brianna (18), and Andrew (17)
Vannelli.
1981
Suzanne (Sienkiewicz)
Peterson, Burnsville, Minn.,
directs the Master of Education
in Teaching and Learning
Program at Saint Mary’s
University in Winona, Minn.,
where she also received her
Master of Education degree.
1982
Sandy (Walter) Holten,
Plymouth, Minn., wrote an
article, “Music Therapy for
People with Parkinson’s,” that
was included in a Parkinson’s
disease reference book published
by CRC Press (2005).
Debra Krueger Knight,
Bloomington, Minn., was
awarded the Wise Woman Award
from the Minnesota Chapter of
the National Association of
Women Business Owners at its
awards gala in April. Debra is
co-founder of Career
Professionals, Inc. The award
honors female business owners
who have operated a steady
business for more than 10 years
and who have sustained their
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company through day-to-day
obstacles while continuing to
build a healthy, profitable
business.
1984
Lori Gustafson, Helsinki,
Finland, teaches English to
children of diplomats.
Paul Mueller, Rochester, Minn.,
received the Outstanding Faculty
Award for 2004 from the Mayo
School of Continuing Medical
Education.
Mike Riley, Brainerd, Minn., is
president of Bremer Bank in
charge of overall operations in
Brainerd and the surrounding
communities. Previously, Mike
was senior vice president at
Bremer.
Judy (White) Rixe, Corcoran,
Minn., was a member of the
Buffalo Thunderbirds women’s
hockey team that won the
Minnesota state tournament, C-3
division, in March. The team is
part of the Women’s Hockey
Association of Minnesota, which
has been around for 25 years and
has grown to nearly 900 players
in seven levels of competition.
The Thunderbirds were
unscored-upon at the
tournament; Judy scored two
goals and two assists. Her three
sons also play for Buffalo teams,
and her husband, Steven ’84,
coaches youth bantams at
Buffalo.
1985
Daniel Cress,
Gunnison, Colo.,
was promoted to
professor of
sociology at
Western State
College in
Gunnison. His co-edited book
on social movements, Authority
in Contention, was published this
spring. Daniel and his wife,
Cindy McKee, have two
daughters: Maggie, 11, and
Myles, 2.
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Thomas “Tommy” Terpening,
Key West, Fla., works for Cooke
Communications as the printing,
composition, and graphic
services manager for Cooke’s
newspaper, The Key West Citizen.
1986
Mike Berry, Dayton, Ohio, is
senior vice president of solutions
management, development, and
operations for The Reynolds and
Reynolds Company. Previously,
Mike was senior vice president
of services at Reynolds. Before
joining Reynolds, he was
executive vice president of
customer support and general
manager for Stored Value
Systems at Comdata, a division
of Ceridian.
Jon Thorson, Middleton, Wis.,
was inducted into the Brainerd
High School Distinguished Hall
of Fame. He is an associate
professor of pharmacy in the
graduate school of the University
of Wisconsin.
1987
Jacquie Berglund,
Minneapolis, was featured in the
March 2005 issue of Minnesota
Monthly magazine for her
Finnegan’s Irish Amber beer and
the Spud Society nonprofit
organization it funds. Jacquie is
co-founder, director of sales, and
the sole employee of the
company, which uses money
generated from its beer sales to
help at-risk youth and the
working poor. Finnegan’s is
available at more than 140
restaurants and 200 liquor
stores.
1990
Alisa Holen, Iowa City, Iowa,
teaches ceramics and sculpture
as an adjunct faculty member at
Kirkwood Community College
and Mt. Mercy College, both in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alisa
received her MFA from the
University of Iowa in May 2004
and has a home ceramics studio.
Karen (Neitge) Holt, Winters,
Calif., is teaching grade school at
the Davis Waldorf School.
1992
Robera Battal received a
Master of Art in African Studies
degree at Yale University in
2004.
Bethany Buchanan,
Minneapolis, is a medicalsurgical RN at Methodist
Hospital. She is also a bareboat
charter captain and races
sailboats competitively on Lake
Minnetonka and Lake Superior.
Bethany can be reached at
<gracesaddress@aol.com>.
theatre companies: Jungle
Theatre, Park Square, Theatre
Mu, Outward Spiral, the
Playwrights’ Center, Mystery
Cafe, Shakespeare on the Park,
and many others. She also does
commercial work and can be
seen in the short film, PALS,
written and directed by Neil
Orman. By day Heather is a
billing specialist with the law
firm Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Heather can be reached at
<porkchop@aboutthisplay.com>.
Greg McAllister, Shoreview,
Minn., was featured in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press as a
“business mover.” He is
president and chief technologist
at Anesis Information Services
LLC in Shoreview.
Amber (Meier) Tarnowski,
Peabody, Mass., is a Kress Fellow
at “Historic New England”
(formerly SPNEA) in
conservation of historic objects.
Amber received her Master in
Art Conservation degree from
Queen’s University (Ontario,
Canada) in 2003 and did
research as a Kress Fellow
(2003–2004) at Harvard
University.
1993
1995
Ted Reiff, St. Paul, Minn., is
head volleyball coach at The
Academy of Holy Angels. Ted
has taught science at Holy
Angels since 1996 and
previously served as the school’s
head varsity volleyball coach
from 1998–2000 and as assistant
varsity coach from 1996–98. He
was also head coach for Club
Adidas Select Volleyball in
St. Paul.
Gena (du Bois) Hepworth,
MSW, Madera, Calif., is a
therapist at DCFS in Fresno
County, Calif., doing sandplay
therapy. Gena and her husband,
Todd, have one child, Gillian.
1994
Heather Stone, Minneapolis,
started a theatre company,
Sandbox Theatre
(www.aboutthisplay). The
company’s first production was
an original work titled Victoria
in Red, which premiered in June
at the Bryant Lake Bowl theater
in Minneapolis. Sandbox is
currently creating a piece about
Zelda Fitzgerald to be performed
next May at the Loring
Playhouse in Minneapolis.
Heather has been working
professionally in the Twin Cities
since 1994 with numerous
Dee Ann L. Sibley, Cambridge,
Minn., is a high school guidance
counselor for Centennial
Schools in Circle Pines, Minn.
Dee Ann received a master’s
degree in art therapy and school
guidance and worked as an art
therapist in a clinical setting
before going into counseling. In
2004 she also taught oil painting
for Anoka-Ramsey Community
College.
1996
Emily D. Haraldson,
Northridge, Calif., is the
registrar at the Carnegie Art
Museum in Oxnard, Calif., and
teaches art history at Mt. San
Antonio College in Walnut,
Calif. Emily received her M.A. in
Art History degree in June 2004
from California State University
in Northridge. Her thesis
Summer 2005
explored the importance of
posters to international
environmental movements.
online Bathtub Art Museum
(www.bathtubmuseum.com) that
opened in August 2003.
Erika Scheider received the
Excellence in Performance
Award from the Minnesota
Association of Women Police at
its annual conference in April.
Erika is a police investigator in
Roseville, Minn., where she has
worked since 1997. Last year,
she also received the 2004
Minnesota Chiefs of Police
Association Award for
meritorious service.
Jason
Canfield is
the band
director at
Prescott High
School. He
has a drumming ministry, “Drumming to
Spiritual Enlightenment,” and
performs at church services and
youth events. He recently
released a CD of drumming,
Drumming from Within, The Inner
Drum. Jason lives with his wife,
Christy, in River Falls, Wis., and
can be reached at
<canfield@pressenter.com>.
Scott Scholl,
Eden Prairie,
Minn., married
Heather Lucken
in June 2004.
Scott works in
lifestyle
management at the Minneapolis
Club.
Jane Jeong Trenka,
Minneapolis, won a $25,000
Loft Award in Creative Prose,
part of the 2005 McKnight
Artist Fellowship for Writers.
She has previously received
fellowships from the Jerome
Foundation, the Blacklock
Nature Sanctuary, the Minnesota
State Arts Board, the Loft
Literary Center, and S.A.S.E.:
The Write Place. Her book, The
Language of Blood, received the
2002 Minnesota Book Award for
Autobiography/Memoir and was
a Barnes and Noble Discover
Great New Writers selection.
The book was also cited by City
Pages as “Best Book by a Local
Author” and received a
commendation from the
Minnesota Humanities
Commission.
1997
Carye (Johnson) Bye,
Portland, Ore., is running a
small arts press called Red Bat
Press (www.redbatpress.com),
that specializes in old-time
printing methods such as
woodcut prints, letterpress type,
and hand coloring. Carye is also
director and curator of the
Summer 2005
Pamela J. Glander,
Minneapolis, is the associate art
director for Social Expressions
Company. Pamela is also starting
a home-based design/art studio,
Outsideline Studio, with her
business partner.
Derrin Lamker, Minneapolis,
was named the new football
coach at Osseo High School.
Derrin previously served as the
offensive coordinator at
Armstrong.
Jackie
Osterhaus is a
primary care
provider for the
Paynesville Area
Health Care
System (PAHCS)
at the Eastside Clinic in
Belgrade. Prior to joining
PAHCS, Jackie was in the Army
Reserves and spent 10 months in
Kuwait and Iraq as a physician
assistant, processing troops who
were being sent home for
medical reasons. She is now the
acting commander of the 367th
Engineering Battalion.
1998
David Peters, Dovre, Wis., was
elected to the Chetek Board of
Education in Wisconsin. David
is chief financial officer for a
community development
corporation in Almena.
Joan Game, Iron Mountain,
Minn., works in watercolor and
teaches children’s after-school art
classes at Hana Mele, her
studio/gallery. More than 20
regional artists display and sell
their work at her gallery.
1999
Kyran (Christianson) Cadmus
is a PACFA (Pet Animal Care
Facilities Act) inspector for the
State of Colorado Department of
Agriculture. She lives with her
husband, Pete, in Fort Collins,
Colo.
Brenda Talarico is a faculty
member in the physician assistant
program at Augsburg.
Adam Thronson,
Coon Rapids,
Minn., won a
Teacher
Outstanding
Performance
(TOP) award from
the Anoka-Hennepin School
District. The TOP program is
designed to involve parents,
students, and community
members in recognizing
exemplary teachers and rewarding
them for their efforts.
Wendy Vogelgesang, Litchfield,
Minn., teaches second grade for
Litchfield Public Schools. In
addition, Wendy and her husband,
David, are busy working on their
home, a 1912 Arts and Crafts
bungalow.
Laura Welke completed and
defended her doctoral thesis,
“Prefrontal Cortex and Medial
Temporal Lobe Interactions in
Cognition,” earning a Ph.D. in
Anatomy and Neurobiology
degree at Boston University
School of Medicine.
2000
Stephanie Lein Walseth, St.
Paul, Minn., was pictured on the
cover of May 25 issue of The
Chronicle of Philanthropy, and
interviewed for the accompanying
article, “Small Theater Puts
Training to Use.” Stephanie is
managing director of Mu
Performing Arts, a Pan-Asian
performing arts organization
based in Minneapolis.
Jennifer Rensenbrink,
Minneapolis, is a Web designer
for the Star Tribune. Jennifer
also does freelance Web design
and continues to work on
photography and bookmaking.
She and her husband, Adam,
live in south Minneapolis with
their dog and are “slowly”
fixing up their old house.
2001
Anne (McCaul) Bailey,
Shorewood, Minn., is the
gallery manager for Circa
Gallery and Dolly Fiterman
Fine Arts. In addition, Anne is a
certified fine art appraiser and
runs Bailey Fine Art Appraisals.
Adina (Levine) Bergstrom,
New Ulm, Minn., is a lawyer at
Gislason and Hunter LLP. Adina
also works with her husband’s
business on housing restoration
and interior design while
continuing to pursue
photography in her free time.
Amy Vatne Bintliff received a
Teacher Outstanding
Performance (TOP) award from
the Anoka-Hennepin School
District. The TOP program is
designed to involve parents,
students, and community
members in recognizing
exemplary teachers and
rewarding them for their efforts.
Amy teaches English at
Crossroads Alternative High
School, where she also leads the
Drop-Out Prevention
Committee, and is a member of
the Department of Reading
Specialists, which facilitates a
program to meet the needs of
struggling readers.
Carrie McCarville, St. Louis
Park, Minn., owns Mac’s Liquor
in Hopkins, Minn. She also
plays hockey in a women’s
league with other Augsburg
women’s hockey alumnae.
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Joyce Nyhus,
Buffalo Lake,
Minn., was
elected the first
female mayor of
Buffalo Lake,
earning 70
percent of the votes. She also
teaches written communication
at Ridgewater College, and
serves as a member of the
Renville County HRA Advisory
Board and as American Legion
Auxiliary president.
2002
Maria Sieve, Leicester, Mass.,
received a Master of Education
degree in May from Providence
College. Maria, a math teacher at
Holy Name High School, can be
contacted at <sievem@
yahoo.com>.
Mark O. Rogge, Santa Monica,
Calif., graduated in April with
an MBA from Pepperdine
University’s Graziadio School of
Business and Management, and
was recently asked to serve as a
mentor for the program. He has
worked as an executive in the
high tech/software industry for
the last eight years with both
Fortune 100 companies and
start-up software companies.
Mark lives by the beach, and has
appeared on a couple TV shows,
a TV show pilot, and in a few
commercials since moving to
California. He spends most of
his free time surfing in Malibu
and snowboarding at Mammoth
Mountain, and is also training
for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon in
San Diego.
Brooke Stoeckel, Elk River,
Minn., is sales manager of
meetings and conventions for
the Minneapolis Metro North
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In 2004 she won both the EMPI
Rookie of the Year Award from
Meeting Professional International (MPI) and the Best of
2004 Hall of Fame Up-andComing Meeting Professional
Award through Minnesota
Meetings and Events. She is an
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active member of the
Foundation Committee of the
local chapter of the Society of
Government Meeting Professionals, and also serves as cochair of the Education
Committee for MPI.
2003
Melissa Bawek, Minneapolis,
is assistant director of The
Augsburg Fund in the Office of
Institutional Advancement at
Augsburg. Melissa is also
pursuing a master’s degree.
Erika Hammerschmidt was
featured in a
story in the St.
Paul Pioneer
Press for her
book, Born on
the Wrong Planet, recently
published by Tyborne Hill
Publishers LLC. Her book
describes her quest to understand
and be understood as she moves
through life diagnosed with
Asperger’s syndrome, Tourette’s
syndrome, and obsessivecompulsive disorder.
Jon Liesmaki, Newport Beach,
Calif., completed a Master of
Environmental Health and Safety
degree from the University of
Minnesota-Duluth. He is an
environmental health specialist
for a consulting firm in southern
California called Environmental
and Occupations Risk
Management. Jon lives with his
wife, Natalie.
David Mataya, Hudson, Wis.,
manages creative services at
Anderson Windows, Inc., which
includes managing creative
direction and personnel. In
addition, David serves on the
Visual Arts Council of the
Phipps Center for the Arts in
Hudson.
Natasha Thoreson, Shoreview,
Minn., is a communications
coordinator at Family Pathways
in Wyoming, Minn. Natasha
does some desktop publishing
for Family Pathways while
keeping up with her
photography, drawing, and
painting. In her free time she is
a volunteer tour guide at the
Walker Art Center.
2004
Laura Simones, Minneapolis, is
in the process of finding an
internship with a child life
program in a Twin Cities hospital.
She hopes to take photography
classes in the area and start her
own photography business.
2005
Mark Langseth, MAL, was
appointed vice president for
university advancement and
executive director of the
Metropolitan State University
Foundation. Mark will serve as
the university’s chief development
officer. Since 1994, he has been
the executive director of
Minnesota Campus Compact, and
previously served for seven years
as chief operating officer of the
National Youth Leadership
Council. Mark and his wife, Kate
DePaolis, have two daughters,
Tess, 10, and Teagan, 6.
Births/Adoptions
Tina (Kubes)
’92 and Lance
Peterson,
Willmar, Minn.—
a daughter,
Ellary Brooke,
in October. She
joins brother Blake, 5, and sister
Ari, 2. Tina is a middle school
physical education teacher with
NL-S Schools and can be
reached at <wildmom@
charter.net>.
Julie
(Severson) ’94
and Dermott
Norman,
Minnetonka,
Minn.—
a daughter,
Elizabeth Claire, in August
2004. She joins sister Sophie, 2,
and half-sisters Emily and
Miranda, both 12. Proud
grandparents are Audrey
(Neiderhauser) ’68 and Clair
Severson ’68.
Tara (Butler)
’96 and Robb
Kruger,
Burnsville,
Minn.—a son,
Calvin Rock, in
November. He
joins older siblings Chloe and
Charlie. Tara can be reached at
<taranbkruger@yahoo.com>.
Ann
Stratton
’96 and her
partner,
Dawn
Madland ’93, Luxemburg, Wis.—
two sons, Levi and Luca. Dawn
directs an alternative high school
in Green Bay, Wis.; Ann
previously worked at the
University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay and now stays home with the
boys at the couple’s hobby farm.
Ann can be reached at
<stratton224@aol.com>.
Kathleen
(Lindquist) ’00
and Eric Blilie,
Blaine, Minn.—a
son, Alexander
Patrick, in
November. He
joins older brother Andrew, 2. Also
welcoming Alexander is proud
uncle Orville Lindquist ’96.
Frank Huebner
’02 and his wife,
Elizabeth, South
St. Paul, Minn.—
a daughter,
Sophia, in
January. The
couple was also married in
January. Frank is a lab technician
at Alternative Technologies, Inc.
Karen (Tweeten) ’02 and
Russell Larson, Mabel, Minn.—a
son, Jordan Ricky, in January.
Chad Prigge
’05 and his wife,
Laura, Edina,
Minn.—a son,
Aven Michael,
in April.
Summer 2005
In Memoriam
Richard E.
Jacobson ’41,
Plymouth, Minn.,
died in April on
his 61st wedding
anniversary; he
was 86. He was a
chemical engineer for Honeywell
for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as
manager of the Cost EstimationOrdinance Division. He then
served as a consultant until
1991. He was honored in 1994
as a WCCO Good Neighbor for
his dedication to church and
community. He is survived by his
wife, Ilamae; sons Richard,
Terrance, and Jay; daughter
Dawn; and eight grandchildren.
Earl V. Lanes ’40, Spokane,
Wash., died in April; he was 86.
He served in the Navy during
WWII and the Korean War. He
retired from the Navy in 1962 as
a commander in supply at
Moffett Field, Calif. He then
worked in electronics in Silicon
Valley, retiring from Western
Microwave as vice president in
1986. He was honored as an
Augsburg Distinguished
Alumnus in 1975. He was loved
and respected for his charity and
service, much of which was
associated with Immanuel
Lutheran Church of Los Altos,
Calif., where he was a member
for 45 years before moving to
Spokane. In the last days of his
life he greatly enjoyed watching
the recording of the 25th
Anniversary Advent Vespers
service. He is survived by his
wife, Dorothy (Herman) '43;
daughter Gretchen; sons Scott,
Thomas, and Timothy; seven
grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.
Shirley (Formo) Haven ’46,
McHenry, N.Dak., died in
February in Mesa, Ariz., of
cancer; she was 77. In addition
to Augsburg, she also attended
the MacPhail School of Music
and later taught in Enderlin,
N.Dak., before moving north of
McHenry to farm with her
husband. She served as church
organist, choir director, and
Summer 2005
Sunday school teacher at
Gethsemane Lutheran Church.
In spite of arthritis that
challenged her physically, she
continued to teach piano lessons.
She is survived by her husband,
Melvin ’38; sons Donald and
David; daughter Linda; seven
grandchildren; and one greatgrandson.
Leroy “Buzz” Northfelt ’52,
Minneapolis, died in April; he
was 80. He worked for CocaCola Bottling Co. for 36 years.
He is survived by his wife of 51
years, Geri.
James “Huck”
S. Haugen ’56,
Minneapolis,
died in April
from complications of
Parkinson’s
disease; he was 71. He spent 43
years as a math teacher and
coach at Minneapolis South and
Washburn high schools, as well
as at Augsburg and Bethel
colleges. He received his master’s
degree in math from Western
Michigan University and pursued
graduate work at the universities
of Maine and Minnesota. A
standout football and baseball
athlete while attending
Augsburg, he was inducted into
the Athletic Hall of Fame in
1992. He is survived by his wife
of 41 years, Dottie; sons Tom
and Peter; and four
grandchildren.
Kenneth Manske ’61,
Asheville, N.C., died in
November from a brain tumor.
He was a retired professor of
chemistry. He is survived by his
wife, Janet (Hermstad) ’60;
daughter Sheryl; and son
Timothy.
University of St. Thomas, and
previously taught at Winona
State University, where she
directed the social work
program. She was a strong
supporter of social work
education at Augsburg, serving
as an active member of the
College’s alumni advisory
committee for many years. She
was a caring friend and
consultant to several faculty
colleagues, a valued guest
speaker in Augsburg classes, past
president of the MN Chapter of
the National Association of
Social Work (NASW), past chair
of the MN Conference of Social
Work Education, and current
vice-president of the
International Association for the
Advancement of Social Work
with Groups. She was co-author
of the book The Road Not Taken:
A History of Radical Social Work
in the United States (used by
Augsburg as a supplemental text)
and author of the recently
published biography of Gisela
Knopka. Augsburg honored her
as a Distinguished Alumna in
1999; she also received the 2005
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the MN Chapter of the
NASW. She is survived by her
husband, Carl Schenk; son
Jonathan Andrews; step-sons
Peter and Tim Schenk; and three
step-grandchildren.
Leslie (Samuelson) Larsen
’76, Wayzata, Minn., died in May
of ovarian cancer; she was 50.
She was an interior decorator
who completed major projects
for Augsburg including the
president’s office, the Augsburg
Room, and Augsburg House. She
also served as an admissions
counselor following her
graduation from Augsburg. She
was the daughter of Pat
Samuelson, an active member of
the Augsburg Associates. She is
also survived by her husband,
Kenneth P. ’76; their son, Sam;
and her sisters, Barbara and
Lynne.
Dustin P. Hoff ’04,
Minneapolis, died in April; he
was 23. He was pursuing his
master’s degree in psychology at
Bethel College. He is survived by
his family and his fiancée,
Amanda.
Marvin E. Trautwein, Brooklyn
Center, Minn., died in March; he
was 91. He was an Augsburg
professor of education and
psychology from 1950-59. He
was a Minnesota Teacher of the
Year, DFL advocate, master
gardener, and activist for the
elderly. In addition to teaching at
Augsburg, he taught in
Nebraska, the Robbinsdale
School District, the University of
Minnesota, and at several
community colleges in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. He
also wrote teaching materials for
McGraw-Hill and was active in
national and international
psychology organizations until
retirement. He is survived by his
wife, Margaret (Sateren) ’37, who
taught English at Augsburg in
the 1950s and ’60s, and by his
son, Thomas ’79, and daughterin-law, Margaret (Oven) ’87.
Janice Peterson
AndrewsSchenk ’66,
Minneapolis,
died in May of
pancreatic
cancer; she was
61. She was a dedicated
professor of social work at the
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THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year Murphy Square, Augsburg’s literary
arts journal, celebrates 30 years. Following are excerpts from the
foreword to this year’s edition, written by English professor John
Mitchell, who recollects the journal’s early years.
Foreword
John Mitchell
As a title, Murphy Square came into being in the spring of
1975. … At first I thought the name odd, and still have no idea
who thought of it or how it actually came about. … In the
immediately preceding years, the literary magazine had been
called Arkai, Loose Change, and Burnt Sugar, stilted, jazzy, and
enigmatic names that changed almost yearly. In previous
decades, coldly allusive literary names like The Dial (Margaret
Fuller’s famous transcendentalist magazine in the 1840s) had
beggared identity and status.
The more I thought about it, the better I liked the new
name. I marveled that no one had thought of it previously, this
coming down and back to our very place on earth. It was our
own, not a classical or alien allusion. Murphy Square is the
oldest park in Minneapolis, the oldest free and public space in
the city. The title, I reckoned, signified the playful license poets
and creative people need to feel and speak truthfully and
amusingly—a freely creative zone now identified with the
magazine itself.
Although the square is enclosed by Augsburg College and
the freeway, it is not owned nor regulated by the college.
Although writers and artists are associated with the college,
they are not controlled by it. Like the circle, the square may
also be seen as a symbol of perfection or, short of that lofty
aspiration, a symbol of wholeness and centered or squaredaway integrity. Because of this line of reasoning, I am grateful
for the continuity of the name for the past 30 years, as opposed
to a string of idiosyncratic appellations not many alumni
would likely remember and be able to refer to.
More personally, I get more pleasure from being published
in Murphy Square than from a nationally distributed magazine.
Why? Well, more people are likely to read my work, people I
know and care about, and readers who will be more able to
construe it in terms of my known local identity. To put it in
literary jargon, I have the chance to be a public poet rather
than merely a private one. Murphy Square gives me a sense of a
reading public, a community to write to and for and about, the
dream of most artists, including minor ones.
Finally, I like the title and purpose of Murphy Square
because it is neither pretentious nor timid. It is just what it is,
take it or leave it. Certainly there is pride in competitive
publication, but, I trust, not a false pride nor an overweening
one. And the truth is, the literary magazine is an institution in
and of itself. Check the archive in the library. It was here
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before we arrived (going back to the Roaring ’20s and The Jazz
Age) and will be here long after we have passed. And there our
poems and stories and photographs and art works and
recognitions of editorial contributions will be manifested,
speaking of our living and feeling presence to the future from
the past. There’s not much in our studious lives that performs
such a cherished role and acquires such a persistent value.
John Mitchell is an associate professor of English and faculty
adviser emeritus to Murphy Square.
Leaf Meditation
Sarah Aune ’06
She takes shrooms on occasion,
For clarity.
And I play my red guitar.
She has always wanted to date a girl.
And I want to be an artist.
But some leaves are blown away,
Browning and taking seed in other dimensions.
Only in the spring of dreams we see them—
Sprouting.
Finally at home in the soil.
Summer 2005
Roarin’ and Soarin’ Auggie Style
September 26-October 2
Monday, September 26
Friday, September 30
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activities
• Class of 1955 Reunion Breakfast
• International Student Homecoming
Reception
• Homecoming Chapel
• Christensen Symposium (Part 1)
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activity
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Kick-off
Event, “A Roarin’ Good Time”
• Variety Show and Coronation
• Pep Rally
Saturday, October 1
Tuesday, September 27
• Augsburg College Nurses Alumni
Association Brunch
• Christensen Symposium (Part 2)
• Annual Social Work Alumni Network
(SWAN) Homecoming Brunch
• Counseling and Health Promotion
Annual Fair
• Fourth Annual Powder Puff
Football Game
Wednesday,
September 28
• Class of 1955 Reunion Luncheon
• Alumni Chamber Music Recital
• 2006 Alumni Tour to China
Information Session
• Soarin’ to the Finish Line: A Roarin’
Celebration of Augsburg Athletics
• Class of 1995 Tailgating Reunion
• Augsburg Associates Annual Fall
Luncheon
• WEC Alumni Network Lunch Reunion
& Gathering
• Roarin’ and Soarin’ Student Activity
• Homecoming Picnic
• Baseball Alumni Game
• Augsburg Wrestling Alumni, Family,
and Friends Barbeque
• Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration
• Scholastic Connections Dinner
• Augsburg Football Alumni, Family, and
Friends Barbeque
Thursday, September 29
• Homecoming Football Game vs.
Carleton College
• Los Gauchos de Roldan (live
Paraguayan music group)
• Post-Game Gathering for First Decade,
WEC, Football, and Wrestling Groups
• Leadership Workshop: The Art of
Presentation
• English Alumni/ae Reunion and
Reading
• 2005 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
• Volleyball Game vs. St. Olaf College
• Homecoming Dinner & Reunion
Parties
• Women’s Soccer Game vs. Macalester
College
• Men’s Soccer Pre-Game Alumni
Gathering
• Men’s Soccer Game vs. the College of
St. Scholastica
Sunday, October 2
• Men’s Soccer Alumni Game
2005 Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
Donald A. Anderson ’60
Donald Mattison ’66
Janice Aune ’88
Spirit of Augsburg Award
Richard J. Thoni
The Augsburg Centennial Singers
First Decade Award
Aaron Cross ’97
Andry Andriambololona Jurcich ’98
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of the Class of 2003 into the world,
making room for the incoming Class of
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May 4, Augsburg concluded its l3,lth
academic year, sending 534 graduates
of the Class of 2003 into the world,
making room for the incoming Class of
2007.
The Commencement photo spread,
starting on p. 13, features highlights
from the weekend's festivities,
including excerpts from the ceremony's
keynote speakers, ABC News
correspondent John McWethy and
elder care advocate Laurie Duncan-
McWethy
This year, the College also bid
farewell to four retiring members of the
faculty and staff: economics professor
Satya Gupta, biology professor Esther
Mclaughlin, associate professor and
librarian Grace Sulerud'58, and
support of the College. Comprised of
Augsburg alumni, alumni wives,
faculty wives, and other friends of the
College, the organization was founded
in the fall of 1984. Since then, its
members have raised over a half
million dollars for Augsburg. The
feature story on p. B pays tribute to
this forward-thinking and enterprising
group of women.
Be sure to check out the winning
entries of Augsburg's third annual
international photo contest on p. 6.
The contest provides an opportunity
for students to share their best images
from international and off-campus
studies, and offers a glimpse into the
different cultures explored by our
students.
Finally, Auggie Thoughts onp.24
features the Commencement speech
presented by Christin R. Crabtree '03,
Weekend College representative.
Crabtree reminds us that "behind every
new person you meet, there is a sea of
faces." We may never know all the
faces existing behind the lives we
touch, but as Crabtree reflects, "we all
have the opportunity to have a ripple
upon the world we occupy ... we can
positively affect our communities
through the simple acts of smiling at
our neighbors, voting at every election,,
and advocating for our future
generations, our children."
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facilities assistant Mary Duffee. With a
combined 93 years of service, all four
leave distinct legacies to Augsburg;
read their stories and plans for the
future on p. 11.
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Three retiring faculty members, with a combined 78
years of service to Augsburg, were granted
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Homecoming 2003 Preview
Class Notes
On the cover:
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the Class of 2003 graduates,Ied
the academic procession to the
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Arrived Around the World"-music
number of dignitaries,
could be felt in the
therapy professor Roberta Kagin found
that relatively few of the nearly 120
people who crowded into a room set up
for just 30 people in Beijing, China,
were familiar with the discipline of
music therapy.
Kagin was one of five music
educators invited to present at a
conference on music education reform,
held at Capitol Normal University in
Beijing. She says that Western music in
general is sorely lacking in China, and
that the Chinese concept of music
education is more commonly
understood as teaching people about
music, not preparing teachers of music.
"Students are hungry for anything
we can give them," she commented, in
reflecting on the great interest in her
presentation and in music therapy in
conference ambiance.
Kagin reported that, "The
opening ceremonies were
an amazing array of
flowers, speeches, and
videos."
general.
The conference audience included
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While in Beijing,
Kagin visited two other
music schools-the
premier Central
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and the Chinese
Professor Roberta Kagin (right). chair of Augsburg's music
conservatory, a more
therapy program, was greeted with flowers in Beijing, China,
where her presentation at a conference on music therapy was
traditional program. As
eagerly received and overfilled the meeting room, Zhou Shibin
part of her own doctoral
(center above) is an administrator at Capital Normal University
study, Kagin met with
who visited Augsburg in the winter o1 1996-97.
members of the Huaxia
Musical Ensemble, a group of music
Kagin's host in Beijing was Zhou
students playing traditional Chinese
Shibin, an administrator at Capital
instruments. A paper she wrote included
Normal Universit¡ who visited
research and field recordings of the
Augsburg in the winter of 1996-97 and
instruments.
may return in the coming fall.
American lndian Student Services Program celebrates
25th ann¡versary
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a yearlong celebration of its 25th
anniversary with a gala dinner May 16.
Mike Freeman, master of ceremonies and
Augsburg regent, welcomed guests, who
included faculty, staff, students, alumni,
and friends of the College and AISSP
The evening began with an
invocation by the Rev. Marlene
Whiterabbit Helgemo of All Nations
Indian Church, and an Honor Song by the
Lakota Singers, led byJerry Dearly Cindy
Peterson, director ofAISSB then presented
the history of the program.
Following dinner, those who have
impacted and helped shape the program
were honored with a "give-away."
Receiving special recognition were former
College presidents Oscar Anderson and
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Charles Anderson;
former AISSP director
Bonnie Wallace and
current director Cindy
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Peterson; Joseph Aitken;
President William Frame,
academic dean Chris
Kimball; Herald Johnson,
assistant to the vice
president of enrollment
and market development;
Tom Morgan, vice
president of enrollment
and market development;
Ann Garvey, associate
dean for student affairs;
scholarship donors; and
the Tribal Offices
Committee.
Charles Anderson, president of Augsburg
from 1980-97, receives
a
"give-away" blanket from Bonnie Wallace, the first director of
Augsburg's American lndian Student Services Program. Assisting
with the give-aways at AISSP's 25th anniversary dinner are Sandi
Lallak, a specialist with Augsburg's CLASS program (left), and
Sadie Curtis, a specialist with Augsburg's Access Center (right).
Summer 2003
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Courage
bestselling author oI
to Teach,visited
Augsburg lly''ay 17 as part of the College's
Exploring Our Gifts program. In the
afternoon, faculty, staff, and invited
guests gathered for a workshop, where
the respected teacher and activist
discussed vocation. Using a Mobius strip,
Palmer illustrated how one side
represents a person's outer
life-the
roles
played, the "stage-self"-and the other
side represents the inner life, the
Tvvo
"backstage self." He then demonstrated
how the two are combined, how "soul
and role" intersect.
In the evening, Palmer addressed
the issue of education with a public
presentation, "Honor Thy Teacher:
Authentic Education Reform in an Era
of Smoke and Mirrors." Palmer
suggested a need to "support the heart
of the teacher, and equip them as
human beings to effect change in the
troubled system we call education."
Parker Palmer, an acclaimed writen teache1 and
activist, presented a workshop and lecture May 17
as part of Augsburg's Exploring Our Gifts program
students rece¡ve Hognander Award
f, iark
Abelsen and Maja Lisa
are the 2003-04
recipients of the Hognander Award, the
College's most prestigious music award.
Mark Abelsen, of Duluth, Minn., is a
senior piano performance major studying
with associate professorJill Dawe. He
participates as an accompanist on
campus and in the chamber music
program, where he enjoys working with
singers and string players. In the future,
he plans to pursue master's and doctoral
degrees in accompanying or orchestral
conducting. He was a featured soloist in
the 2002-03 Concerto Aria concert.
lYlrtl,ruuspen
FritzHuspen, of Bismarck, N.Dak., is
a Regents Scholar and senior vocal
performance major studying with studio
artist Susan Druck. She performs in the
Augsburg Choir and vocal chamber
music program. In April 2002, she won
first place in the intermediate voice
division of the annual Schubert Club
competition. She was also featured as a
soloist in both the 2001-02 and2002-03
Concerto Aria concerts.
The Orville C. and Gertrude O.
Hognander Family Fund was established
to recognize exceptional music
performance and achievement. The
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Mark Abelsen '04
FritzHuspen '04
scholarship is based on merit, specifically
to provide encouragement to outstanding
music students. Requirements include a
resume, essay, and an audition of two
musical selections.
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Augsburg hosts
Antarctic research
meet¡ng of national
scholars
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Physics professor Mark
Engebretson (left) hosted a
meeting at Augsburg in
May of scholars from across
the country participating in
research in the Antarct¡c
region, including Vladimir
Papitashvili (center), f rom
the National Science
Foundation, and John Foster
(right), from MlT.
Summer
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President William V. Frame was
elected president of the ELCA Council
of College Presidents, representing the
28 colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America.
Emeritus/emerita status granted
Three retiring faculty members, with a
combined 78 years ofservice to
Augsburg, were granted emerituVemerita
status by the Board of Regents in May:
Satya Gupta, professor of economics
Esther Mclaughlin, associate professor
of biology
Grace Sulerud, associate professor and
librarian
For more information,
see the story about
retinng faculty and stafJ on p. 11.
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athletic year in review
All-Arnclican honors; two
national players ol the weel<;
l5
national toLrrnament qualifiers in
individual sports; l2 All-Region
selections, two MIAC Players of the Year;
22 AII-MIAC honors; three AII-MIAC
second-team honors; 35 AII-MIAC
honorable mention honors, 14 MIAC
Players/Athletes of the Week; 50 MIAC
Academic All-Conference honors; seven
Verizon Academic All-District selections,
and l5 sport-specific Scholar All-America
selections highlightecl the sports year.
Wrestling
The Auggie wrestlers saw their threeseason string of national championships
ended by Wartburg (Iowa), but the
Auggies finished second with six AllAmericans. Freshman Marcus LeVesseur
went 44-0 to earn the national title at 157
pounds, Augsburg's 3lst individual
national title.
Football
The Auggies finished the 2002 campaign
with a 2-8 overall record ancl l-7 mark in
the MIAC.
championship meet, a one-position
improvernent from last year's finish.
Augsburg's volleyball team struggled this
season, finishing 3-25 overall and l-10 in
the MIAC.
Men's soccer
Augsburg finished
4-II-2 overall and 1-8-1
in MIAC play
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Augsburg recorded one of its best
finishes in school history in the NCAA
Division III Central Regional at the encl
of the season, as each of the 14 runners
who competed at the regional rneet for
Augsburg recorded a personal-best time.
Augsburg's rnen placed l3th in the
25-team event, while the women finished
20th.
Men's hockey
Augsburg reached the conference
postseason playoffs for the fifth time in
the last six years. Ar,rgsburg finished
17-9-0 overall and 10-6 in MIAC pla¡
placing third. SeniorJaro Cesþ was the
top scorer among MIAC players this
season, standing 20th nationally among
Division III players in points. Chesky
was narned MIAC Player of the Year.
After a two-season absence, Augsburg
returned to the MIAC playoffs with a
fifth-place conference standing, finishing
the season l2-lI-3 overall, 10-6-2 in the
MIAC. Sophomore Lauren Chezick was
named MIAC Player of the Year; tl-ris
season, she led the nation in total points
and was second in points-per-game.
Men's basketball
Augsburg claimed its best record since
1995, finishingll-5-2 overall and 5-5-1 in
the MIAC.
Augsburg finished 1l-14 overall, S-12 in
MIAC play
Women's basketball
Men's golf
Augsburg finished
Adjusting to a relatively young lineup,
Augsburg finished fifth in the MIAC
meet with a 482 27-hole total, finishing
out of the top four in the MIAC meet for
the first time since 1993.
MIAC play
Women's golf
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Women's soccer
Augsburg finished eighth at the MIAC
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In the MIAC meet, Augsburg's men
placed eighth overall, while the Auggie
women placed ninth. As a team,
Women's hockey
Volleyball
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4-2I overall,3-20 in
Baseball
The Auggies showed strong improvement
in team play finishing 9-24-2 overaTl and
4-16 in MIAC play
Softball shortstop Kristen Lideen earned All
American honors this season.
Softball
Augsburg finished the 2003 seasonT-29
overall and 4-18 in the MIAC. Shortstop
Kristen Lideen (junior) led the team in
virtually every offensive category, setting
the third-best single-season batting
average in school history. She set singleseason school records for hits, doubles,
and total bases, and became.just the third
player in school history to go through a
season
without
a strikeout.
Men's/Women's track and field
Sprinter Mathew Shannon (junior)
became the first Auggie male track and
field athlete to ever earn multiple AllAmerican honors in track in one season,
and earned MIAC Athlete of the Week
honors three times this season. Sprinter
Tonnisha Bell (freshman) became just the
second Auggie freshman to earn AllAmerican honors in track.
For the most complete information on
Augsburg Auggie athletics. visit
<www. augsbu rg.ed u/at
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Don Stoner ís s¡rorts inJorntation coordtnator.
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Five students earn top athletic awards
!ive senior student-athletes received
I athletic awards for the 2002-03 school
year, voted by coaches in Augsburg's men's
and women's athletic departments. Four
Auggies earned Honor Athlete designation,
the highest honor the College gives its
senior student-athletes, and one eamed
Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year honors.
career putouts are
tops in school history.
She has served as an
year starter at
Jay Howard,
running back in
football, Bramwell
earned AII-MIAC
business
Augsburg StudentAthlete Mentor for
two years and is a
member of the MIAC Student Athlete
Advisory Commiuee. With a 3.0 GPA, she
has served as president of the Augsburg
College Education Students (ACES)
association, and is a two-time recipient of
the Joyce Pfaff Academic Award for
management-A
women's athletics.
three-year starter in
men's basketball,
Howard earned All-
2002-03 Senior Athlete of the Year
2002-03 Honor Athletes
T.J. Bramwell,
biology-A three-
second-team honors
in2002. He was a
team co-captain in 2002 and received the
football team's Auggie Award. With
a
3.611 GPA, Bramwell earned Academic
AII-MIAC honors and Verizon Academic
All-District third-team honors in both his
junior and senior seasons.
Ricky Crone,
marketing-A twotime All American in
wrestling, Crone
nation at 184 pounds
this season, after
finishing second
coaches have been hired in four sports in
recent months.
Alumnus Douge Schildgen'90 was
hired to lead Augsburg's baseball team.
For the previous four seasons, Schildgen
served as head coach at North Hennepin
Community College, where he compiled a
49-44 record in his four seasons, finishing
second in the competitive Minnesota
Community College Conference twice
and reaching state tournament and
regional competition twice.
InJanuary Augsburg hired Troy
international
business-A four-
junior and senior seasons. He led the
Auggies in scoring, rebounding, blocked
time AII-MIAC firstteam recipient in
shots, three-point baskets, and field-goal
percentage. He was 10th in the MIAC in
scoring his senior season, 18th in
rebounding, and third in blocked shots.
With a 3.593 GPA, Howard earned
Academic AII-MIAC honors his junior
and senior seasons.
men's hockey, Cesky
Jennifer Lemke, elementary educationA four-year starter in softball at catcher
and first base, Lemke served as team co-
'Augsburg hires five new Goaches
I ugsburg College has severa] new
Flfu..r in the coaching ranks, as new
Jaro Cesky,
MIAC honorable
mention honors his
placed third in the
Summer 2003
captain for two
seasons. Her 631
nationally the year before. He earned MIAC
and Great Lakes Regional championships,
and was team co-captain his senior season.
He earned the team's Auggie Award and
was a part of teams that won the NCAA
Division III national title in 2002 and
finished second in 2003. With a 3.20 GPA,
Crone earned NWCA Scholar All-America
honors in 2003 and was a member of an
academic national team that finished sixth
nationally with a team GPA of 3.335.
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earned AHCA
Division III AllAmerican first-team
honors in 2002-03, Augsburg's 27th AllAmerican honor in men's hockey He was
named MIAC Player of the Year for
2002-03, scoring 42 points. He was voted
team Rookie of the Year his freshman
season and team MVP his senior year. In
March, Cesky was drafted by the Quad
City Mallards, a minor league UHL team.
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Nygaard and Laura Levi to serve as cocoaches for the women's golf team.
Nygaard currently serves as operaLions
supervisor of the Eagle Lake Golf Course
in the Three Rivers Park District (formerly
Hennepin Parks) in Plymouth, Minn. Levi
has worked as a golf instructor in the
Three Rivers Park for the past two years,
and is the golf courses' site coordinator for
the LPGA/USGA Girls' Golf Program.
In April, Cathy Skinner was hired as
the new head coach for the volleyball
team. Skinner brings 15 seasons of
volleyball coaching experience to
Augsburg, including eight years at the
NCAA Division I level with Fordham,
Princeton, and Drexel universities.
ln May, Dave Johnson, who coached
the Hudson (Wis.) High School girls'
basketball team to six Wisconsin state
tournaments and two state titles in the
last eight years, rÃ/as hired as the Auggies'
new women's basketball head coach. In
addition to his coaching duties at
Augsburg, Johnson will also direct the
school's intramural athletics program and
serve as equipment supervisor for the
health and physical education
department and the women's athletics
program.
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D "Playing with Pigeons," Naomi Sveom '04. Argentina
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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
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Through its fundraising and membership, the Augsburg Associates have supported the College
for nearly 20 years. Board members are: (seated, L to R) Birgit Birkeland '58 (treasurer),
Michelle (Karkhoff) Christianson '72 (president). Ruth Aaskov'53 (secretary); (standing, L to R)
Lucy Hackbart, Grace (Kemmer) Sulerud'58, llene Holen, Lois (Black) Ahlbom '47,Barbara
(Olson) Dettle '59. Dorothy Bailey, Maryon Lee, Mary Wick, Anne Frame, Jo Erickson. Board
members not present are Dorothy (Floistad) Benson'56, Doris (Frojen) Bretheim '51,Terry
Cook, and Joanne (St¡les) Laird '58 (vice president).
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Associates'board by Helga Egertson, who
had volunteered on similar sales with
Ebenezer Society. A group of 80 or so
women, who are experienced in the
organization and appraisal of household
goods, manage the sale and then take care
of anything that didn't sell. From 1996
through 2002, with six or seven sales per
year, the sales have netted $72,000 profit
The new Welcome Desk in the recently renovated Christensen Center was funded by the
Augsburg Assoc¡ates, and is but one of several examples of the Associates' generosity over the
past 20 years.
area theaters. The first, Tlrc Good Life, was
only marginally successful in raising
money, says Kate Anderson, a former
Associates president and wife of Augsburg
president emeritus Charles Anderson. "We
were barely organized, and we were trying
to do this at the same time." The two
following projects, The Rainmaher and
Gospel at Colonnus, were more successful.
At that time, planning was underway
at Augsburg for a new chapel, to be
located in the new Foss, Lobeck, Miles
Center for Worship and Communication.
As the need for a new organ was
discussed, Anderson recalls her proposal
to the Associates-"Let's see if we can buy
it for the College." Over a six-year period,
they raised $250,000 to purchase the
. Dobson organ in Hoversten Chapel.
During the first decade of the
association, their major fundraising
projects were annual "Trash and Treasure"
sales. For months, the group would
collect donations of furniture, clothing,
and other household articles for a giant
sale. While quite successful, the sales were
an enormous arnount of work to gather,
categorize, and price the goods-and
subsequently dispose of unsold items.
Space was used in the old church that
stood next to Melby Gyrn and in the
gyrnnasium itself, meaning that
everything had to be moved around to
accommodate athletic schedules and other
needs for the space.
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for the Associates.
These sales offer a service as well as
After eight or so years, and when the
church was torn down, the Associates
provide a benefit for the organization. The
Associates have received letters and cards
of appreciation, mentioning that they are
glad the money goes to support a worthy
decided to end the era of the Trash and
Treasure sales.
cause, says Egertson.
Managing estate and
mo\/ing sales
Anderson adds that their services are
provided at times that can be very difficult
for many people, some of whom already
have connections to Augsburg.
Each sale requires a team who spend
a week or so in the home organizing,
pricing, and preparing everything for sale,
including washing all china and crystal
Since 1996, the Associates have continued
to raise funds for the College by selling
household items, but now through the
administration of estate and moving sales.
The idea was first proposed to the
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Avis Ellingrod (left) and Orlette Tatley (right) are
kept busy ringing up and packing purchases at
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items included in the Burnsville estate sale.
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and polishing silver. They bring tables ancl
sheÌr,ing to the sale Ìocation for clisplay
On the Friday and Saturday sale days,
approxirnately I0-12 r'olunteers are on
hand, sor-netirnes finding a line of 20
people waiting for them at 6:30 a.rn.
Customers range frorn professional clealers
who follow their schedule of sales to
neighbors and curious passers-b;'.
Funding other
special projects
After the organ purchase, the
Associates' second major
fundraising project was furnishing
the Special Collections room in the
new Lindell Library The Associates
raised $100,000 to create an
attractive space with a proper
enr¡ironr¡ent to house the special
books and collections owned by the
College, including the personal
library donated by writer and
activist Merideì LeSueur.
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renovated the Green Room in Foss
Center, the Marshall and Augsburg
roorns in Christensen Center, and, most
recently, havejust funded creation of the
Welcome Desk that greets visitors to the
College center.
Special lundraising projects are
chosen by the Associates in collaboration
with the College administration,
identifying projects of the greatest need to
the College.
Festive hosts
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At Velkommen Jul 1999, among the festive hostesses
were (L to R) Fern Hanson Gudmestad '41, Elaine
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The Augsburg Associates are perhaps rnost
visible at the College's annual Velkommen
Jul celebration for the community, held
usually on the first Friday in December.
Dressed in traditional Nordic folk
costumes, they host the sumptuous table
of Scandinavian Christmas goodies and
attract visitors with sales of homernade
and irnported Scandinavian gifts ancl
holiday clecorations. For a number o[
years, the Associates have carried out the
Over a six-year period, the Augsburg
Associates raised $250,000 to purchase the
Dobson organ in Hoversten Chapel.
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planning ancl preparation for this popular
event, as well as the baking ancl donating
of many Scandinavian treats-flatbreads,
lutunl¿ahe, sandbahelser; hransel¿ahe, and
rosettes.
Service in education
Beyond fundraising, the activities of the
Augsburg Associates include an annual
educational seminar each spring.
Speakers on various topics-some frorn
the Augsburg faculty and staff-presenr
sessions to which the public is aÌso
invited.
In addition, the Associates have
endowed a scholarship offered to an
Augsburg student each year.
With a traditionally fernale
membership, the Associates would
welcome men and, especiall;', young
people to their ranks. Not all mernbers
need participate in the activities. For
many, ¡þs organization provides a way to
support the College, and higher levels of
membership represent a significant
portion of their annual funclraising.
For inlormation about estate and
moving sales or about the Augsburg
Associates, contact 6 1 2-330- I 183 or
6i2-330-1171.
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Farewell to
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FACULTY AND STAFF
by Lynn Mena
SATYA GUPTA
Satya Gupta,
professor of
econotnics, began
27 years oï
distinguished
service to the
College in 1976.
He was granted
tenlrre in 1982,
and promoted to
full professor in 1987. He obtained B.S.
degrees frorn Agra University in Inclia,
M.S. degrees from both Agra University
ancl Southern Illinois University, ancl his
Ph.D. from Southern lÌlinois Universì.ty.
Prior to coming to Augsburg, he taught in
India, Ethiopia, and Canada.
"He was always very interested in his
students," says Jeanne Boeh, associate
professor and chair of economics. "His
early work in peace studies was very
l-relpful to the College."
In 1981, Gupta and his wife were
two of 531 appointees from colleges and
universities throughout the United States
for six-year terms as Danforth Associates.
'The purpose of the Danforth Associate
Program is to recognize and encoLlrâge
effective teaching ancl to foster activities
that humanize teaching and learning for
nlcrnbcrs ol campus cornrnunilies.
In 1982, Gupta was awarded a grant
lo conclut l a spccial serninat'on rninority
education.
In reflecting upon eclucatior-r ancl the
role of educators, Gupta wrote in 1988,
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"We need education that produces not
the physical or intelleciual, not the
political or economics man only, but also
the moral and spiritual mân-the whole
man. We need to impart education that
will help deveiop a meaningfui
philosophy ol lile."
Gupta anticipates having his hands
full during retirement, helping to care for
his new grandchild.
ESTHER G. MCLAUGHLIN
Esther
Mcl-aughlin,
associate
professor of
biology, began
her career at
Augsburg in
1989 as assistant
professor of
biology. She
obtained her B.A. and Ph.D. clegrees i.n
botany from the University of CaliforniaBerkeley in 1962 and 1968, respectively.
Prior to Augsburg, Mclaughlin held
adjunct faculty positi.ons teaching plant
biology ât Carleton College, St. Olaf
College, and the University of Minnesota.
"However, much of the time I was a stayat-home nìother, until my younger
daughter was a senior in high school,"
says Mclaughlì.n.
Outsicle of teaching, Mclaughlin has
co-eclited a two-volume book on ltrngi
for Springer-Verlag, ancl is an active
melnber of the Minnesota Native Plant
Society.
When she looks back on her career
at Augsburg, Mclaughlin says she is most
proucl of having inspirecl "a student or
a career involving plants
or fungi. She especially appreclates
having had colleagues "who care as much
as I do-or ms¡ç-¿þ6¡¡ biology and
two" to choose
teaching biology." She says she will miss
her department and her students, but
promises to "come back and annoy my
clepartment from time to time, just in
case they thought they coulcl get entirely
away from me."
"Esther Mclaughlin is a superb
teacher whose enthusiasm, energy, and
dedication is a joy to students ancl
colleagues alike," says Dale Peclerson,
associate professor of biology. "She has
rno<leled rnany oI the best l)racl jces it]
teaching: clear organization, thorough
preparation, honest self-evaluation, and
continual improvement. She has served as
mentor both for students and colleagues.
We have relied heavily on her
philosophical perspective, her wellternperecl and good-humored insistence
on rationality, and her willingness and
ability to argue for those positions that
improve the educational quality of our
programs and the College ... she will be
sorely missecl."
In the long term, Mclaughlin looks
forwarcl to spencling more time with her
two chilclren and grandchildren, traveling
wirh her husband (incluciing trips to Asia
and South America to collect fungi), ancl
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plans to volunteer at the Bell Museum of
Natural History at the University of
Minnesota, where her husbancl is curatclr
of fungi.
storytelling. "She has often entertainecl
the library staff with stories of her travels
GRACE K. SULERUD '58
Augsburg, both as a stticlent ancl as a
librarian," adcls Susan Certain,
accluisitions coordinator.
Suierucl particì-tlarly enjoyecl worliing
wìth the library stafl to clevelop the
library's collections and expancl services.
An Augsburg
graduate fiom the
Class of 1958,
Grace (Kernmer)
Sulerud returnecl
to the College in
1.966 as a
circulation
librarian. She
stayecl for 37
years, retiring as associate professor ancl
collectior-r development/reference
iibrarian. She also served as acting heacl
librarian for one year, interirn co-clirector
for another year, and taught children's
literature in the education department for
14 years. She obtainecl a B.A. in English
frorn Augsburg, ancl two M.A. degrees
frorn the University o[ Minnesota (library
science in 1968 and English literature in
1970). Her husband, Ralph L. Sulerud, is
professor emeritus of biology.
"Grace Sulerud played a number of
roles as professor and librarian ... but her
most important role has been as a model
to others," saysJane Ann Nelson, director
of Library Services. "She's modeled
enthusiasm for learning, her own learning
and that of others; eagerness to try new
ways to serve stuclents or connect with
faculty; and seemingly bounclless energy
to work for peace and jr-rstice, to travel,
and to serve on caÍìpus committees.
Grace's legacy to Augsburg includes a
strollg collection of books as well as
strong relationships between the library
and faculty"
Many of Sulerud's colleagues are
especially fond of her talent lbr
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and overseas teaching experiences, ancl
lras ¡rlovitlctì lristolical l)clsl)c( livc lr)
rnany situations liom her years at
"I'll rliss the work ancl daily encoLlrÌters
with the people here who have so greatly
enriched my life," says Sulerud. "I'rn
pleased that I could spend so rnuch of my
life at Augsburg, first as a siuclent and,
after a few years of teaching here ancl
abroad, as a librarian f'or over 30 years.
"I expect to continue working on
social issues such as affordable housing,
spend time with friends and farnily, travel,
paint a bedroom, and take more walks."
MARY DUFFEE
Mary Duffee
came to Augsburg
1988 as
facilities assistant
in
to the director of
the newly
instituted
Department of
Facilities, created
to establish
centralized scheduling on campus, as well
âs to coordinate both on- and off-campus
events. Duffee played an integral role in
helping this departrnent, now known as
Events ancl Classroom Services, to evolve
from a rnanual schecluling process to the
more sophisticated schecluling software
cllrrently in
use.
"When I started at Augsburg lin
19991, Mary scheclulecl everything on
huge hard copy books and then
transferrecl recorcls to a software
program," says Craig Maus, clirector of
Events ancl Classroom Services. "The olcl
software progranl wasn't so great, so tl-re
College pr-rrchasecl a new prograrn."
In the transition fronr tlre olcl
progrâm to the new program, Duffee
workecl hard to keep the carnplrs events
schedule running smoothly ancl, for a
tirle, was forced to scheclule everything
three times-hard copy, olcl software, and
new solÌware.
Maus creclits Duffee with having been
an invaluable member of the carnpus
community. "She knew the campus, the
departments, the phone ¡¡mþs¡5everything. She was a wonderful
resource."
Few at Augsburg know that it was
Duffee who won a contest to name two
Christensen Centel meeling loonìs upolì
their renovations-the Cedar and
Riverside rooms.
Prior to Augsbr"rrg, Duffee worked in
office adrninistration at the University of
Minnesota, Golclen Valley Lutheran
College, and Bethel College. "I discovered
[early on] that working in an academic
environment and Christian college
community is my passion," says Duffee.
"My position at Ar"rgsburg provided
interaction with faculty, staff, students,
and the general public. I will especially
miss working with students, as I always
enjoyed their vitality and energy.
"The gift of retirement will provicle
me with the opportunity to take more
trips, watch more sunsets, take more
walks, explore new bike paths, and savor
relationships with friends and farnilyespecially the six little ones who call me
'Granchna.' Retirement will also enable
me to try new opportr.lnities, such as
special interest classes ancl part-tirne
ernployment." I
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showers, spirits were high at this year's
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President William Frame presents Paul
Peterson, a metro-urban studies major, with
the Marina Christensen Justice Award for his
commitment to community issues.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE CLASS OF
PAUL PETERSON RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD
Paul Peterson, a senior metro-urban studies major, was selected as the 2003
recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award.
Each year, this award is presented to the graduating senior who best
exemplifies Augsburg's motto "Education for Service." The student must have
demonstrated a dedication to community involvement as characterized by the
personal and professional life of Marina Christensen Justice, who courageously
and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Peterson, from Minneapolis, has carried out a wide range of activities that
led to his being selected for this award. Among them are internships with both
the Lyndale Neighborhood Association and the Higher Education Consortium
of Urban Affairs' Metro Urban Studies program. He has been an active member
of MPIRG (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) and the Coalition for
Student Activism. In addition, he spent this past spring break on the Lilly grant
"Community Development and Civil Service Exploration" trip to Washington,
D.C.
As one of his professors commented, "Paul represents the kinds of
commitments to social and community building that Marina lived for."
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Jean M. Gunderson, representing graduate students
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Attended Commencement Ceremonv
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Sarah R. Haberkorn, representing day school students
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Served for brunch
Christin R. Crabtree, representing Weekend College students
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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
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you will progress in a way that's perfect for you. Clearly, you are embarking on the
next stage of your very interesting life-no one else's. ... I wish to thank and bless
the students, staff, and administrators of StepUP, starting with Don Warren, the
founder of the program, to the current staff and participants. Your unrelenting
vision and energy are making a critical difference in people's lives. I thank you from
the bottom of our hearts for giving our son [Adam] a safe, supportive, challenging,
and demanding place to return to college. Thank you to Augsburg.
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George Kwangware, a management information
systems major, celebrates before the ceremony.
So you're about to take this amazingjourney called the rest of your life. Whatever
you do, make a difference. You don't have to win a Nobel Peace Prize to have an
impact. If you help someone else, you will help yourself. It's so simple, it's all
right-and, in fact, it's wonderful-to have a passion for your job. But separate
your job from your life. l'm one who has had a job that is very demanding, and
have been gone a lot, but I have tried to separate those important parts of my lifethe job which takes me from home a huge amount of time, and still pay attention
to my kids and my
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The Class of 2003 begins their graduation day in Hoversten
Chapel, first at an early morning Eucharist service, then at the
Baccalaureate service (pictured above), led by Augsburg campus
pastors, Rev. David Wold (left) and Rev. Sonja Hagander (right).
wife. ... You cannot
imagine how relevant
the building blocks
and knowledge and
experiences you've
gained here will be in
the rest of your life.
... What you've
learned at Augsburg
may not be the
answers, but you've
been given the tools
to start asking the
right questions, and
that is critical.
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ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT JOHN MCWETHY AND ELDER CARE
ADVOCATE LAURIE DUNCAN-MCWETHY DELIVER KEYNOTE SPEECHES
ABC News correspondentJohn F McWethy and his wife, Laurie Duncan-McWethy,
were the keynote speakers at the Commencernent Ceremony Sunday, May 4. The
2003 graduating class included their son, Adam (pictured on p. 24 with his
fiancée, Christin R. Crabtree). Their other son, Ian, is a student at Fordham
University in New York City
Marissa Mapes, a communication major, joins fellow
grads as they process to the ceremony,
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"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.
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Patricia Gonzales (left) adds a master's hood to her
academ¡c garb, as she receives her Master of Arts in
Nursing diploma and degree from Cheryl Leuning,
nursing department professor and chait.
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.
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Desiree Jorgenson (center), a psychology major, Honors Program graduate, and
McNair Scholar, shares a laugh with McNair Scholar program director Dixie Shafer
(left) and Rebekah Dupont (right), assistant professor of mathematics, at the
Commencement reception.
A future Auggie grad tries on her mother's
mortar board for size.
THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE CLASS OF 2OO3
) 534 Candidates for graduation
I 315 Day program graduates
I 148 Weekend College graduates
I 38 Graduate students (5 Master of Arts in Leadership,
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United Hospital Program graduate
Countries of graduates (Bangladesh, Brazll, Cameroon, Canada,
Colombia, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Lebanon, Somalia, Tibet,
Uganda, Ukrainia, and Zimbabwe
20-60 Age range of graduates in the Class of 2003
Karen Sutherland, associate professor of computer science,
poses with computer science major Hoa Nguyen (right)
and his wife (left) at the reception following the
Commencement ceremony.
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Academic dean Chris Kimball (left) chats with Brad
Motl (right), a mathematics and physics double maior,
at the Commencement reception. Motl accepted a
research assistantship at the University of Wisconsin
in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and
Engineering Physics.
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The Master of Arts in Nursing program celebrated its second class of graduates'
Pictured, L to R, seated (faculty): Ruth Enestvedt, assistant professor of nursing; Bev
Nilsson, professor emerita of nursing; and Cheryl Leuning, professor and
department chair of nursing. Back row, L to R (graduates): Sandra Leinonen, Karen
Ackerman, Brenda Becker, Deb Brown-Schumacher, Patricia Gonzales, Jean
Gunderson, and Rae Ormsby.
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hono, to address a new class of
graduates at the l34th Commencement
ceremony, and welcome them as official
alumni of Augsburg College.
The fall issue of the AugsburgNow will
provide more information on the board's
new leadership and members. Several
dedicated board members have completed
their terms, and we will endeavor to keep
them involved in the Augsburg
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.
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Andrew Morrison'73
Alumni Board, president
Lori Moline '82 rece¡ves women's business award
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specializing in
religious travel
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award. But in
April, creating
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journeys of faith
and pilgrimage
earned Lori Moline'82 and her business
partner, Martha Van Gorder, the honor of
Emerging Business Owners of the Year by
the Minnesota Chapter of the National
Association of Women Business Owners.
Their travel company, CrossingBorders,
Inc., based in Bloomington, Minn., creates
church-related international tours that
provide spiritual expression and religious
education.
Few businesses have faced such a
series of challenges as CrossingBorders.
First, the viability of one of their key travel
Summer 2003
products was eliminated when the conflict
erupted inJerusalem in late 2000.
"The first destination for many
Christian travelers," Moline and Van
Gorder note, "is a journey to the Holy
l¿nd." Ayear later there was the impact of
September 1f , 2001, followed by a weak
economy and the weakening U.S. dollar,
and now the situation in Iraq.
It has required strength and
unwavering commitment to the long-term
potential of their business mission. Van
Gorder states, "We remain committed to
helping U.S. cit2ens discover their
Christian heritage, other cultures, and
often times other faiths through
international travel." To meet the
challenges, CrossingBorders has expanded
travel products, strengthened its overseas
people-to-people connections, and focused
on working with church leaders who put a
high value on intemational travel.
"We have witnessed," Moline said,
"some church leaders embracing the belief
that it is more important than ever to travel
beyond our borders to understand our
place in the world."
With planning up to 18 months in
advance, clients are preparing to travel to
Greece, Turkey, Italy, England, Scotland,
lreland, Germany, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Hungary Austria, and China.
Tours created by CrossingBorders
emphasize a combination of church
heritage, cross-cultural, and spiritual
experiences. Prior tour highlights include a
choir performance in the church of a
Slovak village to standing-room only, a
pastor given permission to play one of
France's greatest church organs with the
tour group listening by his side, a church
group meeting elderþ members of the
Lutheran church in Dresden to hear how
the church was bombed in WWII, and
members sharing communion at the
Christian Catacombs in Rome.
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The Rev. Alfred H. Sevig,
Spicer, Minn., retired inJanuary
2002, alter 45 years as pastor in
five parishes, and 15 years as
part-time hospital
chaplain/pulpit-supply. Last July,
he had heart bypass surgery and
has recovered well. He celebrated
the 60th anniversary of his
ordination in October.
1947
The Rev. Paul Blikstad, Salem,
¡a
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Ore., continues in his l5th year
St. Matthew
Lutheran
Church in
as host of TheWillamette Renewal
Radio Broadcas¿, a half-hour
program sponsored by the
evangelical churches of many
denominations located in Salem.
The broadcast can be heard
Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m.,
Pacific time, at <www.kccs.org>.
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The Rev. Ervin Overlund,
Beaverton, Ore., retired in
December, and was granted
pastor emeritus status by
Beaverton. He
celebrates 41
years o[
ordained parish
ministr¡
including 17 years ofparish
ministry in North Dakota, 18
years of institutional chaplaincy
in North Dakota and Canada, and
six years as a visitation pastor. He
and his wife, Sylvia (Moe) '58,
can be reached via e-mail at
<ekosao@attbi.com>.
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The Rev. James Parks,
Columbia Heights, Minn., is
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chaplain o[ Crest View Senior
Housing nursing home, which
provides a continuum of care for
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seniors.
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Staten Island, N.Y., is the
associate director of a museum
housing the John A. Noble
a
Maritime Collection, which
includes drawings, paintings,
lithographs, and writings
capturing the past century's "Age
of Sail." The museum is part of
Staten Island's Cultural Center.
She
recently retired from Lucent
Technologies, where she was
development manager.
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The Rev. Rodger Ericson was
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recently featured in the
Cambridge, Minn.,Stør
newspaper. A lieutenant colonel
for the U.S. Air Force, he was
assigned to the Brooks City-Base
in
Antonio, Texas, as
chaplain for the 3llth Human
San
Systems
Wing and executive
officer of the 3llth Mission
Support Group. He has 23 years
of military service.
Alumni and friends of the College gathered at the Seattle Art
Museum in March to attend a performance of the Augsburg
Chamber Orchestra, Pictured, L to R: Anne Frame, David
Fagerlie '76, and Bonnie (Johnson) '67 and Bryce Nelson.
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is a victim advocate with
C.O.PE., working to empower
victims of domestic
abuse/violence. She also has a
side business of making creations
from gourds and modified pine
needle baskets. She can be
reached via e-mail at
<dav e7 5kay@netscape.net>.
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Michael Arndt, Thousand
Oaks, Calif., received the
Excellence in Theatre Education
Award of the Kenney
Center/American College Theatre.
Festival at the American Theater
Festival XXXV held in Logan,
Utah, in February He is
professor of drama at California
Luthe¡an University in Thousand
Oaks, and is co-founder and
artistic director of the Kingsmen
Shakespeare Compan¡ a
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Julie (Gudmestad) Landicina,
Augsburg alumni and friends gathered at the Housh home in
Arizona in March. Pictured, L to R: Anne Frame, President
William Frame, Ruth (Ringstad)'53 and Marvin Larson,
Lowell Ziemann'60, Jean and Allen Housh, and Vickie (Skor)
'59 and Howie '53 Pearson.
nicknamed the "earthship." Kay
1967
Kay Eileen (Nelsen) Jenness,
Lal-uz, N.Mex., and her
husband, Dave, are building an
underground house in Laluz,
professional theatre troupe that
brings Shakespearean plays to
life each summer in CLU's
Kingsmen Park. The troupe also
performs at other venues,
coordinates apprentice programs,
sponsors Theatre in Education
programs in local schools, and
organizes summer theatre camps
for youth.
1969
Kathleen Adix, Plymouth,
Minn., was featured in the New
Hope-Golden Valley Sun-Post
after being awarded the Arts
Coordinator of the Year award
from the Minnesota Alliance for
Arts in Education (MAAE) in
April. Kathleen is curriculum
coordinator in District 28I,
,/'?
where she has worked since
1969.
1972
Robert Engelson, Clinton,
Iowa, is starting his eighth year
as music department chair, fine
arts division chair, and choir
director at Mount St. Clare
College. He is also president of
the Board of Directors of Clinton
Symphony Orchestra. His wife,
Thea, is music director atZior'
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Summer Auggie
Hours al fresco!
Come for the great patios and
stay for the interesting
speakers and networking
opportunities! The Augsburg
Alumni Board invites you to
these popular summer alumni
gatherings at local outdoor
patios the second Tuesday of
each month at 5:30 p.m.
July 8
Pickled Parrot
Apple Valley, Minn.
Facilitator: Norm Okerstrom
'85
August
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Clinton, and is pursuing her
doctorate in music
literature-voice at the University
of lowa. Their son, Matthew, is
in sixth grade.
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Don Swenson, St. Paul, is vice
president o[ operations at
Bachman's, the largest privatelyheld retail florist in the United
States. He gave a presentation
entitled "Tèchnology and
Problem Solving for Business,"
for the Augsburg Business
Organization (ABO) in April.
1975
Subhashchand Patel was
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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
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,REALIZING
THE
AUGSBURG VISION'
an invitation from
President Frame
Members of the alumni,
associates, and parents'
advisory boards have been
invited tojoin the regents.
facult¡ and staff in
identifying strategies and
initiatives that will clarify the
institutional vocation of the
College and strengthen its
capacity to serve it.
President Williarn V Frame
welcomes any comments or
suggestions lrom aìl alumni;
please send them by August
15 via e-mail to
<frame@augsburg.edu> or to
Augsburg College, CB 13f,
2211 Riverside Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55454.
mortgage
company that
offers sub-prime
loans to help customers rebuild
their credit.
William Reyer,
English
professor at
Heidelberg
College, Tiffin,
Ohio, is the
2003 recipient of
the Jane FrostKalnow Professorship in
Humanities, established to foster
educational excellence in
humanities teaching. Reyer has
been a member of the Heidelberg
faculty since t9B2 and serves as
chair of the English department.
1978
Jonathan Moren, Eden Prairie,
Minn., was elected vice president
of the Minneapolis District
Dental Societ¡ a chapter of the
Summer 2O03
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Jackie (Kniefel) Lind '69, '94 MAL and Andy Fried '93 were
recognized in April at the end of their terms on the Alumni
Board of Directors for their leadership. Other outgoing board
members include Paul Fieldhammer'65, Tom Hanson '66, Jeff
Elavsky'68, and Christopher Haug '79.
Minnesota Dental Association, in
April. He also assumed
responsibility as president of the
United States Ski Association,
Central Division, Region One
board in May. He practices
1979
Linda Sue Anderson,
Minneapolis, and Zach Curtis
'97, appeared in the Twin Cities'
area premiere of Lanford Wilson's
in
dentistry for both Boynton
Health Service at the University
of Minnesota-Twin Cities and
Booh o[ Days at the Theatre
Pentagon Dental.
Bates.
Debra Axness, Charleston,
living with her
boyfriend, Larry aboard a
The Rev. Louise Britts was
featured in Norfh N¿ws for
S.C., has been
sailboat for almost three years.
They left Duluth in 2000 and
sailed through the Great Lakes to
the Erie Canal, down the
Hudson River to the Atlantic,
over to Chesapeake Bay, and
down the East Coast to the
Florida Keys. They are currently
anchored in Charleston, where
Debra is working at the Medical
University ol South Carolina as
associate director of a computer
lab for a research center that
does compute-intensive work on
the Round. Linda played Martha
Hoch and Zach playedJames
recently being ordained and
installed as pastor of River of
Life Lutheran Church in
Minneapolis. She was previously
the interim pastor at Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church in
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2003-2004 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
August
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November 18
February l7
April20
brain imaging research.
June
Susan Shaninghouse,
Minneapolis, is a primary teacher
of a multi-age classroom at
Meetings are open to the
public and all alurnni are
invited to attend. Meetings
are held in the Minneapolis
Room in Christensen Center
at 5:30 p.m. For rnore
information, visit the alumni
Web site at <www.augsburg.
edu/alumni>.
ParkView Montessori School in
North Minneapolis. She is
pursuing special education
licensing in EBD through
coursework at St. Cloud State
University and the Minneapolis
Public School District.
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Boardman, Ore., and has served
as the outreach minister and
youth minister at several
Minneapolis churches.
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accepted the position of worship
ministries pastor at Brooklyn
Park Evangelical Free Church in
fall 2001. He and his wife, Mary
(Johnson) '80, reside in
Champlin, Minn.
The Rev. John E. Carlson
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Mary Beamish, La Crosse, Wis.,
married David Christensen in
February. Mary is a copy editor
at the Duluth News kibune and
David is employed by St. Louis
Janet Paone and Deb Pearson
'83 were featured guess on the
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radio in March. Janet was one of
the original cast members of
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by Dan Jorgensen
When Erica Benson '94 started on her career path she literally found herself with nowhere to go but up.
That's because her first job was located in a basement.
Benson, who now works for Beverly Hills-headquartered Kaleidoscope Films as a producer of movie
and TV promotional spots, landed her first media job working out of the basement at the PBS
affiliate ì.n Chicago.
"I sort of got into my career by accident," she recalled. "I was in the promo department and soon I was
on my way One job led to another until I eventually took the plunge and moved out to L.A. I went to
a promo house and got experience doing network stuff, including movies. Eventually that
Ianded me my job here at Kaleidoscope."
work at
A communication major, her first experience in the promotion field came through the news side when
she landed an internship atKARE-1LN¿ws in Minneapolis.
Erica Benson, a 1994 communication grad,
successfully transitioned from her first
media iob working out of the basement
at the PBS affiliate in Chicago, to Beverly
Hills-headquartered Kaleidoscope Films,
pictured above, as a producer of movie
and TV promotional spots.
"While I wâs there I met this crazy yovîgproducer named Larry Watzman," Benson said. "He was always going out on shoots and sending me to
fetch Bowie and Devo CDs for his spots. He pointed out that the great thing about TV promos is you get to wear many hats-writing, directing,
producing, and sometimes editing-versus work in advertising where you are forced to specialize in one area.
"I'd also have ro give a nod to MTV in shaping my career. I'm a pretty 'trendy' gal, so the thought of basically doing 'art' in
and ever-evolving medium, AND getting paid for it totally rocked."
a
hip way, in an exciting
Benson said she sort of "grew up" at Augsburg, where her father, Tom Benson'56 was the longtime director of Planned Giving, and not only helped
raise money for the College's scholarship funds but also for funding many of the newer Augsburg buildings, such as Lindell Library With a tuition
break because of her father's employrnent, she decided to try a year or so to see if she would like being a student where her father worked.
"I stayed because I liked the small classes and individualized attention I got from my professors," she noted. Her principal Augsburg mentors, she
said, were communication professor Deb Redmond, who also served as her advisor, and English professorJohn Mitchell. Benson also has other
Augsburg connections, including her uncie John Benson '55, a professor emeritus of religion.
Since entering the promo field full time, she's done work for almost all the major TV networks, including a short stint full time at FOX. She cut
movie spots for a Star W'ars campaign , Erin Brochoyich and Runaw ay Bride, and has done promos for such TV shows as the CBS blockbuster miniseries Hitla¿r. Other TV shows have included That '70s Show , Dr Phil, Spin City , and 3rd Roch From the Sun, to name just a few. The art of creating
these spots is made even more complicated by the fact that they have to "fit" into 30 seconds.
Making the transition to the L.A. area from Chicago, she noted, wasn't as hard as she thought it might be, "except everyone is so skinny out here,
and I like to earl" She makes her home in Toluca Lake, which is next door to Burbank, home of NBC's The Tonight Show.
As for advice to those interested in the field, she says "definitely internships, and make all the contacts you can. Go on informational interviews,
write thank you notes, and keep in touch. It's all about who you know
"As for actual skills, if you want to edit, learn programs like AVID, Final Cut Pro, and After Effecs, which is a graphics program. More and more
producer/editors are expected to make their own graphics these days, and this is especially true in television, which has become a very graphic
sensitive medium."
And for a final word of advice, she advocates long hours and hard work.
"l know it sounds depressing, but be prepared to pay your dues and do grunt jobs for long hours at little pay Then, if you hang in there and prove
you are ambitious, it will all pay off."
Dan Jorgensen is director of public relations and communication.
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Minneapolis' longest running
theatrical production, Tony n'
Tina\ Wedding, and is now a
theatre director at a local high
school and has done extensive
voice-over work. Deb is the
manager of the Children's
Theatre Company.
Anthony Munsterman,
Ironton, Minn., was featured in
¡he Aithen Independent Age as
feature French horn soloist in
The Great River Strings
Ensemble concert, "Something
Old, Something New, Something
Borrowed, Something Blue" in
March. He is band director for
the elementary and senior high
bands in Crosby, and has taught
music in Minnesota, Montana,
and North Dakota for 19 years.
Throughout his career, he has
directed or participated in
numerous choirs, orchestras, and
ensembles, both with the French
horn and voice. In 1998, he was
the assistant principal horn in
the College Band Directors
National Association Honor
Band. He and his wife, a
trombonist, have three children.
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Peter Carlson and his wife,
Sara (Treanor) '87, Maplewood,
Minn., both received their
master's degrees in psychology.
Sara is licensed in marriage
therapy and owns a private
practice.
The Rev. Tammy Rider,
Claremont, Minn., was recently
honored for her award-winning
sermon addressing the issue of
violence against women,
"Sleeping Women," at the Walk
the Talk recognition banquet,
part of the third annual Spiritual
Speakout for Violence-Free
Families ecumenical
competition.
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Jeffrey Bates, Chicago,
is
student special services advocate
at Prosser Career Academy on
Chicago's West side. He is also
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programs and projects since
1997. He is former board
member of Future Teachers of
Chicago and lllinois, and
secretary of the Northwest
Neighborhood Federation Board
of Directors and catalyst for
community improvements.
Jeffrey is the proud single father
of Alyssa Carolynn, 7, and Kyle
An Auggie track athlete. pictured on the left, is now noteworthy
because of this race from around 1960, won by Macalester
student Kofi Annan. now UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace
Prize laureate. This photo appeared in the January issue of
Smithsonian magazine as part of an article about Annan. Do you
know who this Auggie runner is? Please let us know!
Jeffrey, 5.
Susan Hakes married John
Gorski in November. She opened
her own real estate company,
Hakes Realt¡ in Grand Marais,
Minn., inJanuary. She can be
contacted via e-mail at
<hakes@boreal.org>.
Tim A. Todd, El Sobrante, Calif.,
is group finance manager for BioRad Laboratories in Hercules,
Calif. He relocated from
Borbach-Le-haut, France, where
he worked at Roche
Pharmaceutical Co. of Basel,
Switzerland. He attended Schiller
International University in
Heidelburg, German¡ in 1991 to
receive his MBA, where he met
his wife, Hélène. They have three
children: Natalie, 7, Carol1.n, 6,
and Christopher, 2.
Kiel Christianson received his
Ph.D. in linguistics from
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the head coach for girls'softball,
varsity [ootball assistant head
coach (offensive coordinator),
and assistant coach for girls'
varsity basketball. As the service
learning coordinator at Prosser,
he has developed innovative
Michigan State University in
December. He and his wife and
daughter moved to Amherst,
Mass., where he is a postdoctoral researcher in the
psychology department at the
University of Massachusetts.
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Pamela Dorset Hoye was
featured in the Mírrrreapolis
Business.lowncl as owner of
Calhoun Beach Framing Ât Art
Gallery.
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Lara Elhard, Minneapolis, is
pursuing her M.E.D. in Family
Education at the University of
analyst for the Toro Company.
Minnesoa-fwin Cities.
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Perrine Dailey married Mau
Mikesell in August. She is an
Colleen Kay Watson, Mendota
Heights, Minn., wrote two
articles for CollegeRecruiter.com,
assistive technology specialist for
the PACER Center's Têchnology
Center, where she has worked
for eight years. Perrine held her
first solo art show at a St. Paul
café inJanuar¡ which featured
her fractals. She has also been
featured in several other art
shows sponsored by VSA MN
(Very Special Arts). The couple
resides in St. Paul.
entitled "You Will Find What
You Are Looking For" and "Don't
Let the Beetles Get Under Your
Bark." Colleen is CEO and cofounder of Career Professionals
Inc., which helps job seekers
find entrylevel opportunities in
management, marketing, sales,
customer service, finance, and
administration.
Carla Beaurline, Eden Prairie,
Minn., is founder and co-host for
the new cable television show,
Aroundthe Town, covering the
seven-county metro area, and
airing on MCN regional channel 6
and Time Warner 23. She was
director of national sales for a
direct response radio agency and
has been in advertising sales for
eight years. In addition, for the last
six years she has served as a parttime spokesperson/co-host/model
for ShopNBC and QVC.
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Brent Anderson married
Marilyn Barry in April. Brent is a
manager in the small business
division at Qwest
Communications in St. Paul, and
Marill,n is a senior financial
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Ryan Carlson,
Minneapolis,
participated in
Seagate's eco-
challenge, an
adventure race
consisting of
mountain
biking, sea kayaking, hiking and
orienteering, and rappelling, in
Brisbane, Australia. Individuals
from Seagate sites around the
world are nominated to participate
in the six-hour race. He is a
manufacturing manager for
Seagate, and can be contacted via
e-mail at <rcarlson@seagate.com>.
Scott Magelssen, Rock Island,
Ill., received his Ph.D. in theatre
history and theory from the
University of Minnesota in
spring 2002. He is assistant
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Jane Jeong Trenka '95:
A journey in words orJudyPerree
An accomplished rnusician and soon-to-be published book author,
JaneJeong Tienka says she has been very "lucþr"
Tienka graduated magna cum laude in I995 with degrees in music
perlormance and English. Her first "real job" came about by a
suggestion from Jill Dawe, Augsburg assistant professor of music,
that she volunteer at The Schubert Club. Dawe's suggestion led to a
job at which she stayed for five years. While at The Schubert Club,
Tienka directed a music program, Musicapolis, which reduced the
cost of music lessons for children who couldn't otherwise afford
them. She now teaches private piano lessons out of her home.
A quirk of fate and a trip to a plumbing store eventually led to the
publication of her first book, due out this fall. What do plumbing
and writing have to do with each other? Well, the plumbing store
was across from The Loft Literary Center, and since she was
already
street.
in the neighborhood, she decided to make
a
professor o[ theatre arts at
Augustana College in Rock
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led to Jane Jeong Trenka'95
receiving The Loft Creative
Nonf iction Mentorship Award,
she is celebrating the publication
of her first book, The Language
of Blood: A Memoir (Borealis
Books), due out this fall.
trip across the
"I loved writing while I was at Augsburg, but had no idea I was a writer," Tienka said. After winning the
award, she discovered she could indeed write. Since then she has aÌso been awarded aJerome Tiavel and
Study Grant, a Biacklock Nature Sanctuary Fellowship, a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a
fellowship from SASE: The Write Place, and an Honorable Mention for the Water-Stone 2002 Brenda
Ueland Prose Prize.
Tienka said she feels kind of "guilty" that it has come so easy "Some people slave at their writing for
years before they publish, but I had luck. I'm glad people are interested in what I have to sa)¿"
The Language of Blood: A Memoir will be available this fall from Borealis Books. It is a personal comingof-age story of her search for identit¡ which takes her on a journey from Minnesota to Korea and back.
Included in her book are some of her experiences at Augsburg.
Tienka said Augsburg gave her the feeling of freedom to do whatever she wanted. It gave her a good
liberal education base, which has allowed her to pursue music as well as a literary career, and even
beyond that, if she chooses.
"Without that scholarship, I never would have been
able to attend Augsburg." But what she liked was the urban setting. She said she was so excited when
she tasted her first Korean food-growing up in a small, northern Minnesota town, ethnic restaurants
were few and far between.
She came to Augsburg on a President's Scholarship.
"I liked the slice of urban life where there is a diversity of people. In this setting I was able to find out
who I really was." While at Augsburg, Trenka said she made "terrific friends," and the faculty were so
giving. She got a sense that she could try whatever she wanted. 'John lMitchell, associate professor of
Englishl was fantastic. He would hang out with students at this little coffee place and talk to us. It was a
blessed time." She said it rerninded her of "hang-out places" you always hear about back in the'60s. "It
was like a little bubble in time at Augsburg."
What's next for Trenka? She is working on writing a series of children's books on home repair with a cowriter who is a builder. Her books will focus not only on home repairs, but diversity
"It's rare to see interracial families depicted in children's books," Tienka said with a twlnkling in her eye,
"but you'll see them in mine."
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Laura Marie (Krepela)
Stoneburg, Farmington, Minn.,
received her master's degree in
education from St. Mary's
University. She is teaching all-day
kindergarten for Minneapolis
Public Schools.
1997
While there, she picked up information about The Loft Creative Nonfiction Mentorship Award and
decided to send in a manuscript. Tienka was one of five chosen for this award, which lent her the
opportunity to work with authors Louise Rafkin and Aram Saroyan, both out of California.
ludy Petree is media relations mdndger.
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Melissa (Wieland) Bergstrom,
Brookll-n Center, Minn., was
featured ín rhe Champlin Dayton
Pr¿ss as
choral director of Anoka-
Ramsey Community College. She,
also directs music at Holy Nativity
Lutheran Church in New Hope,
and works as a personal assistant
for local composer Steve Paulus,
and is co-artistic director of The
Sacred Voice, a chamber choir in
the Twin Cities.
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Brian Olmsted married Heather
Manley in May. Brian is pursuing
his doctorate in materials science
at the University of Minnesota,
and Heather is a production
manager ar cable Phoro systems.
The couple resides in Richfield,
Minn.
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Leah Holloway married Kevin
Rudeen in May. Leah is a
marketing analyst with Liberty
Check Printers; Kevin is an
operations analyst with Wells
Fargo Home Mortgage. The
couple resides in Vadnais Heights,
Minn.
Wendy N.
(Hoekstra)
Vogelgesang,
Litchfield, Minn.,
received her
Master of Arts in
education from
St. Mary's
University inJanuary. She is a
second grade teacher for
Litchfield Public Schools.
2001
Todd Boerbooffi , Chattanooga,
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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.
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Ari
Rose, in
February. She joins brother
Blake, 3. Tina is a physical
education teacher for New
London-Spicer Schools.
Rich Blumer'95
and his wife,
Heather, Maple
Grove, Minn.-a
son, Carson
James, in March.
Rich is a software
Scott Humphrey'90 and his
622.
Minn.
performed at Lakeshore Players
and in Lex-Ham Community
Theatre's production of The
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at Frege Salon, and can be
contacted via e-mail at
<dawngivans@aol.com>.
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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
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Ann (Kveen) Sveom'36,
Minneapolis, died in February; she
was 87. She was preceded
in death
by her husband, the Rev Freeman
O. Sveom'34. She is survived by
her daughter, Karen (Sveom)
Andrews'69; her son, the Rev.
$tephen Sveom'76; and five
grandchildren.
Lloyd E. Raymond'38,
Burnsville, Minn., died in March;
he was 88. He was a retired
teacher and coach, and also coowned and operated aJohn
Deere dealership for 25 years. He
is survived by his wife, Evelyn;
son, Lloyd E. "Butch" '63;
daughter, Marcia (Raymond)
Berkowitz'73; six grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
served in San Bruno, Calif.
Kenneth G. Robbins '50, Coon
The Rev. Harold l. Nelson'43,
Edina, Minn., died in April; he
Rapids, Minn., died in November
of A.L.S.; hewas74. A veteran o[
the Korean War, he taught for 32
years, and also owned an auto glass
business in San Diego, Calif., for
22 years. He is survived by his
wife, Beverly; three children; and
one grandson.
was 92. He worked as a farm
hand until he was 25, and later
served Trinit¡ Lesje, Turtle
Mountain, and Bethesda
Lutheran churches in Souris,
N.Dak., and Tiinity Lutheran
Church in Ottawa, I11. He served
as a mission developer for both
St. Mark Lutheran Church
in
Lindenhurst, Ill., and Peace
Lutheran Church in Morris, IlÌ.
Post retirement work included
visitation and interim ministry.
He is survived by his wife of 60
years, Helen; four children; ll
grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.
The Rev. KarlW. Berg'40,
Norman H. Hermstad'47,
Tacoma, Wash., died in December;
he was 86. A retired minister, he
was a missionary inJapan, a
chaplain at the VA Medical Center
in American l-ake, Wash., and also
Novato, Calif., died in February He
was a retired teacher, and is
survived by his wife, Anne, and
Summer 2003
tvvo sons, Steven and Bruce.
The Rev. Milford C. Parkhurst
'54, Tiempealeau, Wis., died in
February; he was 70. He was a
retired pastor, serving
congregations in North Dakota and
Wisconsin. He worked tirelessly in
writing the constitution for the
new l-a Crosse area slmod of the
ELCA and served as s1'nod dean as
well as in other capacities. He is
survived by his wife, Donna; four
children; and four grandchildren.
Lynn E. Erickson '55, Walhalla,
N.Dak., died in Februar/; he was
69. He was an attomey in
langdon, N.Dak.; an assistant
attomey general for North Dakota;
chiefjudge of the tribal court for
Sunding Rock Sioux Nation in
Fort Yates, N.Dak.; a supervisory
contract specialist and contracting
officer for the Department of
Delense at the Grand Forks,
N.Dak., Air Force Base; and a
North Dakota state attomey for
Cavalier County He is survived by
his wife, Delma; three daughters;
and four gandchildren.
The Rev. Frank Schmeling'90,
Buffalo, Minn, died inJanuary
from complicatiors following a car
accident; he was 43. He was a
welder and mechanic until 1985,
when he was seriously injured in
an industrial accident. Shortly
thereafter, he began his college
education, and was ordained in
February 1999. He served parishes
in South Haven, Kingston, and
Cokato until health problems
prevented him from his pastoral
duties in 2001. He is survived by
his wife, LuAnn.
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a S(êa Of facest
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ceremony sp eech presented by Christin
R. Crabtree , Weehend College Class of 2003
representatíve.
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The first Weekend College course I
attended at Augsburg was in 1988. I had
ridden in a car for four hours from
Brookings, South Dakota, and I was
thrilled to be at college. I was 7 years old.
My mother is a graduate of Augsburg
Weekend College, where she obtained her
elementary teaching license. I am honored
to follow in my mother's footsteps, as a
graduate with a degree in history and a
secondary education teaching license.
Augsburg has been a force of change
and growth for our family My mother has
a job working in a charter school that she
loves. My sister was able to begin college
here at age 17, leaving herjunior year ol
high school to become a freshman at
Augsburg majoring in social work. There
have been countless times that my 3-yearold son, Jacob, has attended psychology
classes here, with my fiancé, Adam. He
has met every history professor in the
departmentl
A wise woman I know told me once,
"Behind every new person you meet, there
is a sea of faces." This truth is one I carry
with me daily I may never even know the
people whose lives I affect through my
actions. Because of this truth, I must carry
with me into life the ideals of love and
tolerance for all people. I must be honest,
possess integrity, and above all maintain
spiritual health. ln living up to my ideals,
my time on earth will result in positive
relations with those who surround me.
When Don Warren founded the
StepUP program, I am sure he knew his
actions would help hundreds of youth and
their families. However, the ripple effect of
the founding of StepUP reaches far
beyond these students and their families;
StepUP serves as a catalyst for change
across the country through the fine
example being set for other colleges. The
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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
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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
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l0 a.m.- Craft Sale
1 I :40 a.m.-Annual Business Meeting
Noon-LuncheonÆrogram
Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration
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Augsburg Associates Annual Fall
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Athletic Hallof
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Scholastic Connections Social & Dinner
7-B 30 p.m.-Christensen Center
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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
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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
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Heritage Society Recognition Brunch
I I a.m., Worship Service-Hoversten
Chapel
Noon, Brunch-Christensen Center
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May celebrations on campus are all
about achievement (yes, some senior
celebrating may stretch those
parameters). Foremost, we celebrate the
years of hard work and achievement of
the new graduates who are receiving
degrees. For many of Augsburg's
Weekend College graduates, that
achievement comes at a
steep price paid in time
spent away from
families on weekends, in
a schedule that included
Augsburg community-faculty and
staff-who celebrate the achievements
of long careers at the College. The
retiring professorial class of 2002
includes three men whose vision and
energy during the 1970s and'BOs
helped to build the campus facilities
and programs that enable Augsburg to
be a welcoming place today to all
students. Their legacies enable students
who were limited i.n educational choices
to achieve an Augsburg education,
especially students with physical and
learning disabilities, and students in
recovery from substance abuse.
Lìke the saying, "Tomorrow is the
first day of the rest of your life,"
Commencement Day (as it-s name
denotes) seems to focus on the
beginnÌng of a new stage in one's 1ife. I
suggest we linger for just a moment to
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achievemenl belore moving on.
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the achievement of selfconfidence and
realization that a college
degree truly is possible.
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and Learning and director of the
Community Service-Learning Program
was honored by Minnesota Campus
Compact in April as a 2002 recipient of
the Sister Pat Kowalski Leadership Award.
The award is given io honor her
commitment to building communitycampus partnerships locusing on servicelearning and civic engagement, and for
success in creating the institutional
change to build them.
Augsburg's Community Service-
Learning Program, embedding service
experiences into the curriculum, serves
a national model. Activities include
as
courses with service-learn i ng
components; a city service projects day
for all freshmen; tutoring children and
adults in schools, literacy centers, and
neighborhood organizations ; community
service scholarships, an annual
O
community servlce week;
and a student-run program
that organizes events on
ca1Ìlpus for neÌghborhood
children and projects for
s.
students. (See story in
Augsburg Now, summer
2001 issue, or online at
<www. au gsburg. edu/now>).
Minnesota Campus
Compact is a coalÌtion of
50 colleges and university
presidents committed to
strategic partnerships that
Mary Laurel True, director of community-service learning,
strengthen communities
holds up lhe Augsburg /llow, summer 2001 issue, that
and education for
contained an article on Augsburg's program. She was
informed and active
recently honored as a 2002 recipient of the Sister Pat
Kowalski award,
citizenship.
This award is named
for Pat Kowalski, O.S.M., who served as
years and is co-sponsored by the
director of community partnerships at the
Minnesota Private College Council,
University of St. Thomas from 1992 until
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
her death in 1999. lt is given every two
and the University o[ Minnesota.
Physician ass¡stant students win national writing
COmpgtitiOn Aussburs News service
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aura Carìson, Larry Nilsson, and Paul
LTala.ico, stuáents ín the Physician
Assistant Program, co-authored the
winning paper in the J. Peter Nyquist
Student Writing Competition, a national
student physician assislanl, competiLion.
The paper titled "Polypharmacy: A
Prominent Yet Preventable Geriatric
Problem," began as a collaborative writing
assignment for a class, and after a little
"tweaking" the students submitted it to the
national coniest where it received first
place among the nearly 70 submissions
from across the nation.
The paper discussed how
poþharmacy, the use of many
medications, is a problem in geriatric
medicine. They also sited examples in
which adverse effects have resulted from
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using too many medicines.
The purpose of the paper
was to increase awareness
of the importance to reevaluate a patient's profile
before prescribing more
medication.
"ltb nice when one's
hard work is recognized,
and fun to collaborate on
a paper
with
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classmates,"
Talarico said. "lt is even
more rewarding to be
recognized for our team
effort. l'm proud to
represent Augsburg College
and its PA Program."
(L to R) Larry Nilsson, Paul Talarico, and Laura Carlson won
the top award in a national student physician assistant
writing competition with a paper discussing use of
multiple medications for older people.
The students received cash prlzes and
funding to attend the American Academy
of Physician Assistants semiannual meeting
in Boston in
May, where they presented
their winning research project. Al1 three
students
will graduate in August.
Summer 2002
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Augsburg Fund tops 5I50,OOO
record goal
ooi:.rìns
Aili:i:îï:äliJ'
DIALING
Fund
Augsburg Fund
gifts for the year
ending on May 31
came to $801,341, a
33 percent increase
2002 PA o[ the Year, at their spring
conference. The academy cited Ludwig for
her accomplishments in building
Augsburg's PA Program, for her continued
clinical practice, for her volunteer efforts in
church and communit¡ and for the balance
she is able to maintain with family life.
Augsburg's PA Program is graduating
degree.
gave nearly half of
these gifts, increasing
Nursing program accredited
their percentage of
participation over last
year's 15 percent.
Part of this year's
EIIa Howell (left), assistant director of The Augsburg Fund, and
growth can be
Donna McLean (right), d¡rectoí give a thumbs up to the
Phonathon successes and donor support that raised the annual
attributed to the
fund to record levels this fiscal year.
success of the new
Maroon 6¡ Silver
"It is difficult to fully express our
Society donors who pledge a four-year
gratitude
to the thousands of people who
commitment at a leadership levei.
participated
Ìn The Augsburg Fund this
Approximately $350,000 has been given
Achieving
year.
this goal during such a
by the 150 charter members. Also to be
for
difficult
year
our nation shows the
credited is the student Phonathon team,
strong
commitment
so many people have
who raised $134,000 in gifts and
to
Augsburg
and
its
mission," said John
matching gifts.
Knight, director of development.
Student harpist Emily Gerard
rece¡ves Hognander Award
lmily Gerard,
Lof Esko,
Minn., Ìs the
2002-03
recipient of the
Hognander
Award, the
College's most
prestigious
music award.
Gerard, a junior
majoring in
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its sixth class in August. All five classes to
date have achieved a 100 percent pass rate
on the national certification exam. In fall
2001, the PA Program became a graduate
program leading to a master of science
over last year. Alumni
Summer
Dawn Ludwig is PA of the Year
Physician Assistant Program director Dawn
Ludwig was honored by the Minnesota
Academy o[ Physician Assistants as the
s.
$750,000 goal for
fiscal year 2002-the
hÌghest goal ever set
for The Augsburg
Emily Gerard '03
Nn¡Etlilolr-Ililt
music, studies
harp with Minnesota Orchestra principal
harpist Kathy Kienzle and plays in the
Augsburg Concert Band.
The Orville C. and Gertrude O.
Hognander Family Fund was established
to recognize exceptional music
performance and achievement. The
scholarship is based on merit, specifically
to provicle encouragement to outstanding
music students. Requirements include a
résumé, essay, and an audition of two
musical selections.
Augsburg's Master o[ Arts in Nursing
Program had received initial accreditation
by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE). A site visit was made
in November 2001, with final
accreditation granted in May.
Fourth Fulbright group grant received
Augsburg received $55,000 fo¡ a
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program for 12 faculty members to study
at the Center for Global Education's
Namibia site, July I to August 5.
"The purpose of this study trip is to
creâte a core of people lon campusl who
will have a common African experience to
heighten u*ur.r,ess of African issues on
campus," said Professor Bruce
Reichenbach, project coordinator.
While in Africa, the team will study
cultural issues, visit urban and rural
centers, and meet with people and leaders
in all segments of society
Augsburg joins
The Princeton Review
Augsburg has been chosen for inclusion in
The Pnnceton Revíew\ best colleges
publication and Web site. Especially
popular among high school students,
these guides include a "Students Say"
section that comments on all aspects o[
campus life.
Student comments about Augsburg
will be compiled f¡om a survey ¡hat The
Princeton R¿vi¿w encourages students to
complete, which includes academics,
campus life, and the student body.
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2O0f -O2 Athletic year in revievlr
All-MIAC honors; three All-MiAC
second-team honors; I7 AII-MIAC
honorable mention team honors; three AllRegion honors; and an All-Region
honorable mention highlighted Auggie
athletÌcs this year.
lifteen
I
o,Donsroner
stands at 53-58 in his 1l-season career. The
53 wins are the second-most ever for an
Augsburg coach, only Edor Nelson's 58 wins
are grealer.
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ts
Senior Matt Chappuis eamed the Stam
Award, given to the outstanding lineman in
the MIAC on a vote of conference coaches.
Wrestling
Augsburg won its third straight NCAA
Division III national championship and
eighth in the last L2 years, both NCAA
Division III records.
Under head coach Jeff Swenson, the
Auggies finished wirh a 16-0 dual-meer
record, extending its consecutive match
winning streak to 24.The Auggies won the
Division
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Volleyball
Augsburg's volleyball team continued to
improve despite a schedule that included
eight matches against teams invited to the
2000 or 2001 NCAA Division III national
playoffs. The team, whÌch had only two
seniors, finished 12-tB overali and 4-7 in
MIAC play
national tournament by six
poi.nts over Upper lowa and Wartburg.
Men's soccer
Augsburg has had 7l NWCA Scholar
All-Americans since 1983. In the five seasons
the National Wrestling Coaches Associatlon
Augsburg's men's soccer team continued [o
show improvement under third-year head
coach Mike Navarre. The Auggies finished
with a 5-11-1 overall record, matching last
has sponsored a DMsÌon III academic
national team championship, the Auggies
have finished in the top four every year.
year's
win total. All but four of the team's 26
goals were scored
Chrissy Baune crosses the finish line during
an Augsburg track and field meet.
Men's/Women's track and field
Senior Chrissy Baune earned a berth in the
NCAA Division III national championships
by freshmen or
sophomores.
for the first time in her career, qualifying
Men's hockey
Augsburg finished third in the M[AC, with a
l0-5-l mark (14-9-3 overall). More than half
of this year's team \Mere freshmen or
sophomores, with just eight seniors.
alter winning the MIAC title in the
women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Augsburg's men finished ninth and the
women llth in the MIAC.
Men's golf
Women's hockey
Augsburg finished one point sþ of
qualifying for the postseason playoffs, with a
9-13-2 overall record (8-9-1 MIAC).
Augsburg won seven of its final 12 games
with more than half of the team either
freshmen or sophomores.
Freshman Lauren Chezick was named
to the MIAC All-Rookie Tèam.
Matt Chappuis (right) is about to sack the
St, Olaf quarterback during an Augsburg win.
Men's/Women's cross country
Augsburg's men's squad recorded its best
finish ever in the NCAA Division
Football
Augsburg's football team finished the 2001
campaign with a 4-5 mark in the rugged
MIAC, which sent t\Mo teams to the NCAA
Division III national playoffs.
Head coach Jack Osberg earned his
50th career coaching victor¡ and now
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Central
Regional, placing l2th in the 22-team event.
All six runners placed in the top 106 in the
154-runner race. Augsburg's women's squad
recorded its best finish since 1996 with a
16th-place finish in the 22-team meer.
In the MIAC meet, the men placed
seventh while the Auggre women were lOth.
Augsburg finished the fall half of the men's
golf season with a fourth-place finish at
the very competitive MIAC championships, continuing a string of finishing in
the top four in the league meet every year
since 1994.
Woment golf
With just four golfers in the fal1 and six in the
spring, Augsburg finished ninth as a tearlrr at
the MIAC championships, led by junior
JanellJohnson, who eamed Most Improved
GoÌfer from coaches in the Minnesota
Womenb Collegrate Golf Association.
For the most complete informatlon on
Augsburg Auggie athletics, visit
<www au gsburg. edu/athletics>.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
Summer 2002
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Nine students earn top athletic awards
Conference Honor
Roll honors three
times, Verizon
Academic All-District
honors twlce and
Verizon Academic All-
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year, voted by coaches in Augsburg's men's
and women's athletic departrnents.
Four AuggÌes earned Honor Athlete
designation, the highest honor the College
gives its senior student-athletes-female
athlete Kristi Brusletto and male athletes
Tony Abbott, Brent Peroutka, and Kevin
Brent Peroutka
starter on the defensive
physics-A two-time
All-American in
wrestling, Rasmussen
education double
All-American in
wrestling, Abbott won
the NCAA Division lll
national championship
Tony Abbott
at 165 pounds this
season, after finishing fourth in 2001. He
won MIAC Ìndividual titles twice and was
a part of three consecutive national
championship teams. With a 3.309 GPA,
he earned NWCA Scholar All-American
honors twi.ce.
Ifuisti Brusletto,
psychology-A four-
e
yeâr starter on defense
in women's hockey
with
a 3.2 GPA,
Brusletto earnecl Al1MIAC honors her
\:t
junior season and allKristi Brusletto
conference honorable
mentlon honors her senior year, and was a
part of hockcy terms that Iwice won
MIAC titles
Brent Peroutka, busÌness finance-A fouryear starter in the defenslve backfield in
football, Peroutka earned AÌI-MIAC
second-team honors his sophomore, junior,
and senior seasons. With a 3.780 GPA,
Peroutka earned MIAC Academic Al1-
and physical
education-A four-year
Earning Augsburg Senior Athlete of
the Year honors were male athletes Darin
Bertram, Matt Chappuis, and Nick Slack;
and female athletes Chrissy Baune and
major-A two-time
Matt Chappuis, health
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Rasmussen.
2OO1-02 Honor Athletes
Tony Abbott,
communication and
winnÌng the national trtle his junror year.
He was one of 10 wrestlers ever to win four
MIAC individual championships.
American honors in
Kevin Rasmussen,
Rachael Ekholm.
placed fifth in the
nation at 197 pounds
this season, after
linishing sixth
Kevin Rasmussen
nationaliy the year
before. He won the MIAC title his senior
season. With a 3.526 GPA, he earned
MIAC Academic All-Conference Honor
Roll honors twice and NWCA Scholar AllAmerican honors twice.
2OO1-02 Senior Athletes
line in football,
Chappuis earned AllMIAC honors three
times, eaming secondMatt Chappuis
team honors his
sophomore year and first-team honors his
junior and senior seasons. ln 2001, he
earned Football Gazette All-Region first-team
honors, and was voted by MIAC coaches as
winner of the Mike Stam Award, given to the
or-rtstanding lineman in the M[AC.
Rachael Ekholm,
physical education-A
four-year starter in
softbali and three-year
of the Year
Chrissy Baune,
business
management-A
leader on the Auggie
track and field and
cross country teams,
Baune earned All-
MIAC honors 16
times in her career,
three times in cross country and 13 times
in track. She qualified for the NCAA
Division III track and fleld national
championships in the women's 3,000Chrissy Baune
letterwinner in
basketball, Ekholm
was a significant part
of the record books in
Rachael Ekholm
both sports. Ekholm
holds school records for career and singleseason strikeouts, and she hold most of the
power-hitting school records. In basketball,
she holds the single-game and singleseason records for three-pointers. In her
sophomore and senior seasons she earned
All-Region honors.
Nick Slack,
marketing-One of the
meter steeplechase.
top upperweight
wrestlers in school
history, Slack earned
All-American honors
three times in his
Darin Bertram, health
and physical
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byDonstoner
education-One of the
most dominant
llghtweight wrestlers
in school history
Bertram earned A1lAmerÌcan honors three
Dar¡n Bertram
times in his career,
finishrng second in the NCAA Division III
national championships ar, I25 pounds his
lreshman and sophomore seasons and
Nick SIack
career, finishing
second in the NCAA
lli national champlonships aL I74
pounds his junior and senior seasons, while
winning the national title with a 3l-0 record
in 2000. He was one of 10 wrestlers ever to
win four MIAC lndividual championships.
Division
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
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by Betsey Norgard
Robert Karlén's 43 years at Ar-rgsburg
inclucle teaching and research spanning
the globe lrom Scandlnavia to Greece ancl
Tùrkey and China. As he retires from the
College, he leaves a legacy that includes
close conneclions to a Chinese
conservatory of music and its faculty, an
archive of original music from
Scandinavia, and influences from these
experiences that impacted the education of
many, many music students he has taLlght.
Over a decade's time, Karlén taught
four semesters at the Sichuan Conservatory
of Music in Chengdu, China, initiated by
an invitation from the United Board of
Christlan Higher Education in Asia. What
he lound there was a dearth of Western
music-resulting from the purges of Mao's
collect scorcs, and lcarn,
Augsburg then became a
logical recipient of a r-rniqr-re
collection oI Scandinavian
music scores, recorclings, and
books that has recently been
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caralogr"red in Lindell Library.
(See Augsburg Now, spring
2000 story.)
Karlén came to Augsburg
in 1959, initrally through a
commission for incidental
music for a play, Christ in the
Concrete City, directed by
theatre arts professor Ailene
Cole. He was attrâcted to
Augsburg by music chair
Leland Sateren, and chuckles
Cultural Revolution-and during his
in recalling the early days
teaching sojourns there was able to rewhen they sharecl an office and
ìntroduce music of the classics and his
between the two of them
own to the Chinese students.
tatrght almost all thc mLrsic
On one trip Karlén arranged for a vlsit
students. In lact, cnn-ent music
ofAugsburg Concert Band director Robert
department chair Bob Stacke,
Stacke to join Karlén as a guest concluctor.
as well as faculty members
This led to a yearlong residency at
Merilee Klemp, Peter
Augsburg by the conservatory's band
Hendrickson, Gabe Gabrielsen,
director. Sun Jin. Upon returning to
and Tiudl Anderson all studied
China, Sun started a non-milrtary
with Karlén cluring their
Robert Karlén's legacy at Augsburg includes music
community band in Chengdu.
student days at Augsburg.
influences from his teaching experiences in Europe and Asia.
Karlénb career at Augsburg has also
Karlén comments on the
Among his honors and commÌssions,
includecl exploration of Nordic music. As
openness for collaboration and
Karlén created a composition, For the Birds,
an American Scandinavian Foundation
experimentation as one of the most
basecl on the play by Aristophanes, for the
Felloq he spent a year visiting the five
rewarding aspects of his career hereopening concert of the Ordway Center for
Nordic countries to meet composers,
something not as possible at larger,
the Performing Arts
performance-based music
Karlén looks lorward to retirement as
programs where each faculty
a time to complete some unfinished
member is a specialist.
projects. One is a musical composition
An early pro¡ect brought
that was requested by the Havana Clarinet
Karlén and art professor Phil
Quintet, a grorlp whom he happened to
Augsburg honors and celebrates four
Thompson together for a
meet when they perlormed in China.
faculty and staff who retire in 2002:
series of six TV programs
Karlén would most enjoy a trip to Cuba
describing similarities in
for a premiere ol this composition.
visual arts and music. For
A scholarship honoring Robelt Karlén
another, Karlén collaborated
Vern Bloom, social work-37 years
was established by his friencls, family, and
with English professor John
alumni in recognition of his musical
Norman Holen, art-38 years
Mitchell on a unique short
nccomplishnrents and long service to
film where each frame was
Robert Karlén, music-43 years
Augsburg. I
hand-etched by Mitchell and
Don Warren, StepUP Program-24 years
for which Karlén created an
elecl ronic t¡ttsrc st ore.
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by Betsey Norgard
Augsburg has long been recognized as a
leader in providing support for students
with physical disabilities.In 1971, before
federal legislation mandated access,
Augsburg began making its campus
accessible to everyone. By 1978, which was
the implementation deadline for Secrion 504
of the 1973 RehabiÌitation Act, Augsburg
aiready had more than a dozen physicallydisabled students living and studying on
campus, and had a college and community
task force on track with plans to make the
campus fully accessible by mid-1980.
Augsburg's programs are significant
because they began not solely as selvice
programs but as an aspect of "co-leaming."
In 1969 social work adjunct professor Cal
Appleby took his Crime and Community
class to visit Stillwater prison. Appleby then
Vern Bloom
suggested that the class meet there regularly
today-the combination of leaming and
and arranged to include not only Augsburg
students, but Stillwater inmates, and-to
satisfy the apprehensions of correctional
officials-prison guards. With this
succeeding, Appleby then took his
Introduction to Social Work class to meet at
Tievilla of Robbinsdale, a home for severely
physically-disabled adults.
In a paper written by Professor Vem
Bloom on the growth of programs like these
during the 1970s and'80s, Bloom quotes
Appleby, "lt was quite an experience for
everyone, including myself. We not only
studied social work principles and concepts
from books, we now had a rich
environment in which to leam from each
other. And we did!" This concept is the
heart and hallmark of Augsburg's education
experience.
Don Warren
Students from these diverse populations
then came to Augsburg and found a
welcoming community By the late 1990s,
Augsburg was aiready serving over 200
students with physical, learning, and
emotional disabilities.
The end of this academic year marks
the retirement of three longtime professors
and staff who played key roles in developing
these early programs and access for students
with few other educational opportunities,
especially students with physical disabilities.
These faculty members also led the way in
recognizing needs of other student
populations, including those with learning
disabilities and, most recently, students in
recovery from alcohol and drug abuse.
Norm Holen
Photos by Stephen Geffre
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ln I971, rvhen Augsbulg reccivecl
a srate
grånt to cìevelop the prison lealnir-rg
l)rograrll, social n,ork plolessol Vern Bkron-r
bccame cllrectol of Consen'ation o[ Humar-r
Rt'Sor il
cr': (CH R). t hc .:rrrI
pr rs ()l
lltltIt:rti(
ìlr
that ach-r"rir.ristelecl the prrtgraÌn. Soon its
classes expanclecl to inclucle other
populations u,ith little access to an
erlLrtnrrtrn -nrcrrrrll¡ ill Prlicrrts ilì statc
institutions, the elcletly., and resrcler"rts in
other state lacilities.
''The it-rtelesting thing is that every
place n'e \\¡ent," Bloom continues, "everyone
in charge-allnost all n,ith r.aryrng degrees
ol intensitl'-saÌcì that it n,ouldn't u'ork and
tl.rat the;, clicln't think tl-reir people 1i'onlcl l¡e
very,goocl students. Ancl it'uvasn't tn¡e.
Man;' u'e re just '"i onclerfi-rl stuclents."
CHR received no clirect lunds ftorn tl're
College, ancl its classes u,ere kept alive ìt1,
Augsbr-rrg students
u'ho held fi-u'rdraisers. ln
1973, registration fol the classes u'as
extenclecl to the ACTC schools (Hamline,
lvlacalester, St. Tl-ror-nas, St. Catirerine).
In 1975, Augsburg
teceivecl a granr
from the Minnesota Departmer.rt ol
Vocational Rehabilitation ro pror.icle oncamplls eclucatlon [or clisablecl students,
n-ran1' of lvhom \\¡ere ahead;' stud;'i1g q'Lth
Augsburg stuclents ar-rcl facult;r It r,i'as the
determination ol these stuclents lor a chance
at a college eciucation that helpecl u.in rhe
sLlpport of PresiclenL Oscar Anclerson ancl
the College communill,, Bloom recalls.
"lt u'as a goocl idea, but it createcl a
mess, because nobocll, kneu, u4rat to clcr
u,ith lthe stuclents] rvl.ren rhey gor here ."
The barriers \\¡ere nor only'pl.r1'sical; Bloor.n
relates hor,r, tl're stucler-rts organizecl
"Disability \\¡eel<" in lall 1975 u'irh u.rsenice trair-ring sessior-rs and the
encolrragenlent ol everl,gne to "aclopt" a
disabihq' lol a clayi "Tl.re message to us \\'as
clear. Lile is clifficult-bur clon'r rnake ir an1.
u'orse b;' ignoring or feeli.g so'1' for us,"
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The efforts in the 1970s of social work professor Vern Bloom and others helped Augsburg create
a barrier-free campus to welcome students with physical disabilities.
Another large obstacle for rhe disabled
students rvas lack ol afforclable
transportation to and fion] campus. Solution
to tl-ris problem câtre ir-r the petson ol
\Va¡rre 'lrlo" l\loldelrhalre¡'. a plisorr innrarc
uùo stucliecl in the initial classes ar
Stillwater Prison. Upor-r I'ris release, Bloom
hirecl him as a clriver, and cliscor,erecl a
tremendous commitment ancl energl' for
helping Augsburg build its prograrn. ln
197ó, Molclenhauer becarne the director ol
the Center lor Non-ti-aditional Students
(CENTS). an ACTC eonsortiunì prograln tL)
take over the sen'rces lor CHR, but not the
acadenric classes. B¡ rlris tirne.
75 percent ol disablecì srudents supported
b1, CENTS u'ere choosing to attend
Augsburg. The transportation program thar
N,loldenhaue¡ created sened as a training
r.r-roclel lor the Metlc.r N4obility prograrn later
tleri lopcrl b¡ ltlerro Tlansjr.
Bloom n'as also part ol the task lorce
establishecl b1' President Oscar Anderson ir-r
1976 rl'ith cormrr:nity ancl student leaders
to cleterr.nrne the feasibility, o[ campus
accessÌbilit)' to llersons r,i.iLh dÌsabilities. A
r.r.rajor funchaising eflorr u.ould be requirecl
[() tùtn(r\'('art llitcet rilnl l'rrr.l icrs on cltììpus.
ln 1977, with rhe help ol a film, Mahing
n Wny, proclucecl by English prolessor Jo}rn
Mitchell, Anderson recmlted several facult;,
and stafl r.nenbers, including Bloom, ¡o visit
Lutheran congregations lor fundraisrng. Tl"re
campaign r,r'orkecl, ancl or,er $750,000 rvas
raised lo help construct tunnels, rau-tps,
sk;r,r'a1,s, and oulfit the campr-rs lor clisabled
studer-its.
B),the time federal legislation requirecl
accessibillt;' at al1 instltutions, Ar-rgsburg ri as
aìread;, uncleru'ay with reno'ation. At that
time, there was not one pnr,ate college in
Minnesota that rvas barrier-hee. In 1979.
Augsburg created a special prograrn lor
sen-rng students u'ith clisabilities that took
over the role thar CHR had plal'ecl.
Ar,rgsburg coniinued to oller classes
ser,eral academic disciplines of[
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canpus-at
Trevilla, Shakopee rvomen's prison, ancl
Stillrvater. Bloom continued to teach in
correciional institutions; althor-rgh begir.rning
in the earll, 1980s, classes \\,ere restrictecl to
prison inr-nates ancl guards, excludir.rg
Arrgsburg stuclents rluc tr, sccu|lt)
consicleratior-rs.
To read Bloom's recollectior-rs about the
cleveloprnent ol Ar,rgsburgs progrâms, llo ro
<n'u.mangsbur g.eclu/nori'>.
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Ìln 1978, when he came to Augsburg to
interview for the half-time position of
academic enrichment director, Don
Warren was impressed that the campus
abeady had ramps for people with
physical disabilities. He was also
impressed with the welcoming atmosphere
he felt for diverse student populations on
campus.
A
year laler, a student
in the learning
center told Warren about his diagnosed
learning disabiliqr Warren realized a need
to understand this area and spent a
summer at Berkeley learning from experts
in the field and becoming immersed in the
literature and services for students.
"This is something that Augsburg by
law was required to do and yet we had no
specific services," Warren recalls
concluding. Nor did any other college in
the Midwest at that time.
His proposal to the College
administration for a program to serve
these students was accepted, and the
Office for Disabled Students (ODS) was
born, initially serving three students,
which Warren directed along with the
learning center and tutor center. At that
time, he also proposed that ODS take over
ihe services at Augsburg that had been
provided by CENTS, the ACTC program.
By 1984, \¡/ith the rapid growth of
these programs, Warren returned to
College administrators, requesting the
hiring of a learning disabilities specialist.
In 1989, the program was renamed
the Center for Learning and Adaptive
Student Services (Cf.{SS Program), and by
1990 it served 9I students with leaming
disabilities and 29 with physical
disabilities. Helping to firm the program's
foundation was an endowment received in
1988 from the Groves family to purchase
adaptive technology for leaming
disabilities.
The CLASS Program continued its
Summer 2002
Under Don Warren's leadership, Augsburg programs have grown for students with learning and
physical disabilities and students in recovery from chemical abuse.
growth to a population in 1999 of 125
learning-disabled students, 45 physicallydisabled students, and29 students with
psychiatric disabilities
In 1997, however, Warren was faced
with another challenge. One of his students
told him that it was tough at Augsburg for
students in recovery. Warren understood
that recovery for this student meant
recovery from alcohol and other drug
abuse and realized that a support program
was needed on campus for these students.
Again, Warren proposed to the
administration-this time to academic dean
Marie McNeff and associate dean Earl
Alton-an innovative plan to support the
academic success of students in recovery
from substance abuse. Both McNeff and
Alton were immediately supportive, and
the StepUP Program was created. Two floor
houses in Anderson Hall became a sober
home for 23 students. By living together,
by signing a contract to remain sober and
to advance toward a degree, and by
attending weekly meetings with Warren,
the program achi.eved a relapse rate of only
eight percent, as compared to the national
rate of 82 percent.
After three years, Warren chose to
leave the academic enrichment program,
including CLASS, to direct the StepUP
Program full time, then having grown to
45 students.
Recently completing its fifth year,
StepUP has served 152 students in
recovery and is the only program of its
kind in the country that focuses on
traditional-age college students. StepUP
students have consistently earned a 3.1
grade point average; in its five years, the
program has maintained an average relapse
rate of 15 percent.
In May, Warren was presented with a
certificate of "Special Congressional
Recognition" signed by U.S. Rep. Jim
Ramstad for pioneering work in this area.
Warren plans to remain connected to
StepUP by serving on the StepUP Advisory
Board and working with the StepUP staff
as leaders in a nationwide effort to create a
national association of recovery programs
in high schools and colleges.
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1976, an professor Norm Holen was
asked by someone from the registrarb office if
he would be willing to work with a
physically-dÌsabled student in one of his art
classes. "As I started to walk away" recounts
Holen, "this staff person said, 'I should just
menrion that he can only move his left foot.' "
Holen decided to make a tool for
sculpture that would fit between the
student's first two toes, trying it out first on
hls own foot. From there, Holen evoived the
concept to a kind of wooden sandal, using
old belts for straps. The student adapted
well to ìt, and Holen further outfitted the
"shoe" with changeable tools and a gummed
sole to prevent slippage.
"Sculpture was ideal, because if you did
anything other than clay, you needed two
hands," explains Holen. "If you did pottery
you'd have to do the inside. So sculpture
was a natural, because you only needed to
do the outside."
Holen's next challenge was with
students who couldn't iift their arms. He
developed a canvas bag with sand as a
counterbalance, eliminating the need for
strength to lift.
"[The student] said that he really
enjoyed being in class, because for the first
time he could lift his arm. And it was fun,
enjoyable, something we take for granted.
But it was something he could now do,"
recalls Holen.
For one student, Holen's tool was too
efficient. The student had regained strength
through rehab and wanted to push his
capacity, so Holen created a lighter tool that
didn't need a counterbalance. Not being able
to find anything thin enough, Holen had to
laminate his own wood, about 3/16 inch
thick, weighing only l0 oz. when finished.
While each of the splints he made took
as long as some of his sculptures, Holen
never charged students or the College for
his work. "All I did was to solve the
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problem so that they had the tools
to work with. I jusr wanred ro
make it more consistent, for them
to have lhe same opportunities as
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everyone else."
Holen also created a headpiece
for a student who was very
immobiie, who had only head
movement and used a breathing
apparatus. He designed an
adjustable head splint with Velcro
and canvas straps for tools that
would eliminate the need to hold
tools in the mouth-making it
easier on the jaws and teeth, and
permitting the student to talk
during class.
Holen has kept in touch over
the years with a number of his
students with disabilities. He still
talks weekly withJon Leverenu, a
student who suffered brain damage
in a car accident. Leverentz needed
help opening the caps of his paint
tubes, and Holen made a ribbed
receptacle that allowed the cap to
d
be held while the tube tumed.
Norm Holen's hand-made devices have made art possible
In 1990, Holen received the
for students with disabilities.
Govemor's Award on Têchnolory to
Assist Individuals with Disabilities.
When asked about his life work, Holen
In 1995, Holen was honored with an
reports at least 2l one-person shows, 92
Alumni Achievement Award by his alma
group shows, and I 16 competitive
mater, Concordia College-Moorhead.
exhibitions, including a group show at the
Holen's legacy to Augsburg, however,
National Gallery of Art. He says he now
far exceeds his innovative tools. A number
concentrates on national or intemational
of his sculptures in clay, welded steel, and
shows. His achievement includes 16
part of the community and
cast bronze
^re"Buming
national and two intemational awards.
Bush" in front of
campus-the
Holen intends to enjoy his retirement
Christensen Center to honor Bemhard
time working on his own prqects full time.
Christensen, the Augsburg Seminary seal on
The tools and splints he made will still be
the brick wall next to the entrance to
available to students who may need them.
Hoversten Chapel, the Hoversten Chapel
Holen and his wife, Ilene, have established
cross and the bas relief in Sverdrup Hall
an endowed scholarship in his name to
called "The Promulgation of Leaming and
support art and art history students at
Culture."
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TIAN CHURCH
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EDITOR/S NOTE:
From time to time questions are asked about how the above
portion of Augsburg's mission statement is lived out in daily
life on campus-in the education students receive, in lhe
faculty and staff who teach, in daily engagement with the
community Questions are asked about the nature of Augsburg
as a Christian coliege and as a college of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, especiaily as it relates to a
commitment to intentional diversity.
AugsburgNow invites discussion in this area to form the
basis of occasional articles about the College's mission, its
founding tenets, and the legacy of its alumni, facult¡ and staff
of 133 years.
We begin with questions posed in a recenr letrer, followed
by excerpts from comments made on campus this spring that
speak to the issues raised.
DEAR ED¡TOR,
"I felt led to wrÍte you after taking the time to read the
Spring 2002 edition of your publicatlon. ... My husband
and I have been working as youth leaders since September
I97B at Grace Baptist Church and have numerous
experÌences watching souls come to knowJesus.
Throughout your publication, I see very little mention of
Jesus. Is Augsburg still a ChrÌstian school? I see a pastor's
name mentioned from time to time and Juliana Martinez
briefly mentioned Jesus who started her out to be a 'leader,'
but even she did not give Him continuing credit for where
she is. Has Augsburg changed to be a diversified school,
separated from the Christian faith?
"I need to know where you stand, as I need to know
how to pray for all of you, and what to tell others who are
looking for a Christian college."
-LuAnn
(Ludewig) Lindquist'78
FROM AUGSBURG 2004: EXTENDING THE VISION
"Augsburg is the only ELCA college to be located in the center
of an urban area. As part of its life in urban socÌet¡ as well as
because of its Christian traditions, Augsburg remalns
committed to intentional diversity among its students, staff,
and faculty. Augsburg's commitment to diversity is a function
not only of the gospel, but also of Luther's notion of vocation.
Because God's love extends to all, those who would be faithful
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to the gospel cannot preserve non-essential disLinctions
between person, and in fact are called to extend special
attention to those pushed to the fringes of society. Further, an
institution that takes seriously the future of Ìts students cannot
avoid preparing those students ro work in the diverse
communities that make up the modern world."
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EXCERPTS FROM REMARKS BY REV. MARK S.
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HANSON '68,
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PRES|DTNG BTSHOB EICA
AT THE COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON
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"As presiding bishop, I'm deeply committed to the vocation of this church to be a church in
higher education, and as I look at the 28 colleges of this church, Augsburg stands unique, not
only in its location, but in its vocation-of preparing people to live in a diverse world, grounded
in the faith, but as global citizens.
"lt was in this hall when we'd gather for chapel that I remember as a first-year student
hearing Oscar Anderson, our president, cry out for the Holy Spirit to stir up within each of us
that faith which so many of us had been benefited by planting in our hearts from parents and
grandparents, so it mlght be for us a iiving faith ... Augsburg College, where reason and faith are
held in lively tension, where we are sent into the world with a passion for building communlties
of justice and mercy"
REMARKS By pHrUp QUANBECK
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson'68
il, ASSTSTANT PROFESSOR OF REilGION
ATTHE lOOTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OFTHE BIRTH OF AUGSBURG PRESIDENT EMERITUS BERNHARD
CHR|STENSEN-APR|t 1 6, 2OO2
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"I've been asked to
describe how the
legacy of Bernhard
Christensen
continues toda)¿
Let me address
hs'
how Christian faith
remains
Prof. Philip Quanbeck ll
a
distinctive and
essentiai part of
Augsburg's mission.
This is the Christensen legacy
"During Christensen's tenure
as
president of the seminary and the College,
the collegiate division became a true liberal
arts college. Christensen built programs in
arts, music, sciences, and humanities. He
did that by identifpng people whom he
wanted to be teachers in those programs.
In religion he found people who were then
fresh out of graduate schools, such as John
Stensvaag, Paul Sonnack, and Philip
Quanbeck, to name only a few. These, like
others, would become fondly remembered
by students and, dare I say, legends. In
matters of Bible and theologr, Christensen
brought in the challenges of modern
historical and critical approaches. At the
same time there was a concern for teaching
the faith.
"Augsburg is still a college with a
Christian mlssion. In the tradition of
Bernhard Christensen, we continue Lo
combine the scholaf and critlcal
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approaches to Bible and theologr with a
concern for an encounter with Christian
faith. Every student at Augsburg is required
to take three religion courses. This threecourse requirement includes a course in
Bible, a course in Christian theology, and a
third course which may be in world
religions, ethics, philosophy of religion, or
an additional course in Bible or theologr
Many students exceed this minimum and
go on to take five courses for a minor.
"The ful1-time faculty who teach in our
religion department are all people of faith.
As academics, certainly, we have been
trained to be able to step outside of our
tradition and look critically at it. On the
other hand, we are not dispassionate
observers simply interested in historical
curiosity No, we are people concerned with
the claims the gospel makes on individuals
and the world. This constant engagement of
faith and learning or faith and reason, as
President Frame likes to say, is at the core
of our mission as a department and our
mission as a college.
"A Lutheran college like Augsburg has
a unique role in the life and mission of the
church. A college classroom is not, nor
should it be, Sunday School or
confi.rmation. lt is a place of open and free
inquiry There is, however, a providential
irony We have the opportunity in our
classrooms and on this campus to meet,
teach, and engage students and others who
may be unlikely to enter a church. We have
the opportunì,ty to teach some who have
little or no knowledge of the Christian
tradition. The Christensen tradition, and
the Augsburg tradition, have always
emphasized freedom over compulsion, This
college provides a place where students can
encounter the Christian faith and its claims
in an atmosphere of freedom. I hope the
wider church and its congregations
appreciate the importance of a place like
Augsburg and how the church's mission is
served here.
"Augsburg is among an ever-decreasing
number of colleges that still has daily
chapel. It is significant that the College
continues to devote space in the dally
schedule as a testimony to its commitment.
"We're willing to take big risks here,
but they're the risks the church needs to
take in order to speak and teach the gospel
message. We risk asking difficult questions
with no simple answers. We risk finding
new ways to translate the Christian message
into contemporarylanguage. We walk the
difficult line between the partlcularity of the
gospel and the necessity to adapt to the
needs of diversity in modern society Those
are the kinds of intellectual and faith risks
that were Bernhard Christensen's legacy to
this school. His willingness Lo venture inlo
new territory however, also refLected a deep
confidence that the gospel would survive
the test."
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EXCERPTS FROM "PENTECOST'S CTEAR CALL TO pOLypHONy"
BY WILUAM V. FRAME, pREStDENI AUGSBURc COLLECE
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON_MAY
"[On Pentecost] , at the very momenr in
which the disciples are empowered to
proclaim rhe gospel to all people
regardless of natÌonal origin or religious
tradition, Peter turns back ro [oe1] calling
his people to repentance in advance of the
Judgement Day And the sharpest point of
the irony lies in the line wirh which Joel
ends his panegyric on rhe Lasr Day: 'And
those who call upon the name of the Lord
will be saved.'
"What of the others? Why doesn't
Peter ask this obvious question? Today we
naturally ask about 'the others'-the ones
who don't, or don't yet 'call upon rhe
name of the Lord.' Perhaps we're better
instructed now than Peter was then. He
and his successors have since published
the gospel, and we've heard its central
message-that we love one another and
our nerghbors as ourselves. Those
neighbors surely weren't expected to be
Christian, were they, nor even and
exclusively of the three great traditions
borne of the sons of Abraham?
"But the largest reason for the
difference between Peter and us concerns
our experience with diversit;r We've been
trying for some time to create here, on this
campus, both a distrnctive Lutheran,
Christian community that is thereforenot 'also' or 'by the way,' but thereforewarmly hospitable to a wide array of
.diversit;r We have mr-rch yet to achieve in
this effort, but Peter and his colleagues
have been preparing for therr foray into a
cliverse world frorn a relatlvely
homogenous cultural confine. They
haven't yet faced, to the degree we have,
the Ìmmense challenge of managing the
tension between community and diversit¡
betrveen unity and plurallty, between the
one and the many
"Apparently, they don't sense (as we
certainly do) that Joel's exclusivityespecially as an original qualifier of those
to whom they pr-rblish the gospel-wou1d
compromise their work in the world
beyond Galilee or our work either in this
College or in vocation in the worlcl
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beyond this College. After all, we have
invited a fair number of folk who do not
'call upon the name of the Lord' to join
our learning community and to bring their
various religions and cultures with them.
"A community is more than a
mutually advantageous'deal' among
privately-interested individuals formed
into parties. But what is this 'more than,'
thìs unifying thing? Here ls
a question of central
importance on which we
might make a fair trade
with the gospel: While we
rneans of our exchanges, toward called
lives of service that can be lived out,
¡oyously, in a world more surprised by
these virtues than welcoming of them?
"Diversity and communiry are easy;
diverse community is real hard, but trying
lt
offers the best life possible."
For the full text, see <www.augsburg.
edu/commencement2OO2>. I
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may have news for Peter
and the disciples on
diversity-and I don't
thinl< that's an impious
claim-they surely have
news for us on lhe
constituting elements of the
ChrÌstian communÌt;r The
12th chapter oI Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians
contains a brilliant
exposition, '... the body is
one and has many
members,'he says, 'and
all the members of the body, though man¡
President William V. Frame,
Baccalaureate service 2002
are one body'
"This theme that creates the
polyphony among the parts, on the one
hand, and between each part and ¡he
whole identifies eight very carefully chosen
talents or human capabilities. They are:
the utterance of wisdom and knowledge,
healing and the working of miracles,
prophecy and the discernment of spirits,
the lÌstening and rherorical capacitles that
enable us to understand and be
understood, and faith.
"Are not these nine the very talents
that rnake for communal life, that weave a
dlsparate batch of people rhrough their
very vocations into that peculiar ne[work
of relationships and hope that warrants the
name'community'? Have we not used the
wonderful opportunity of our time
together here to bring these to greater life
in each other-and to draw us each, by
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ver 100 entries were submitted in the
second annual Photo contest for
international and off-campus studies.
Winners were selected in three categories:
scenic landscapes, local people in a cross-
cultural setting, and Augsburg students in
a
host setting. All winning photos were displayed
in Christensen Center.
To see all the winners, visil"
<www augsburg. edu/internationay
photocontest02>.
Top right: Scenic
landscapes. First place.
"Gondola on the
Canal Grande," Becky
Perrotti '03. Venice,
Italy, January 2002.
Bottom left: Scenic
landscapes. Third
place. "The Church
and Social Change,"
Adam Nugent'04.
Tepotzlán, Mexico,
January 2002.
Bottom right:
Augsburg students in
a cross-cultural
setting. Second place.
"Scottish Kiss," Kristi
Eisenreich '02.
Scotland, spring 2001
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Top left: Augsburg students in
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"New Friendship," Ariann Russ '04.
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Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.
Top right: Local people in a crosscultural setting. First place. "Man in
Marketplace," Solveig Grafstrom'02
Bergen, Norway, June 1999.
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At 4 p.m. on Fridays, class activities
ì
wind down on most campuses. But
t,
at Augsburg, a shift occurs, as
parking lots start filling with
Weel<end College students coming
for their 6 p.m. classes.
Students choose to spend every
other weekend on campus for
various reasons-completion of
a
degree or teaching licensure, job
Sue Kneen began Weekend College four years ago and has found rewards for herself and her
family that far exceed the required course readings.
promotion, or personal interest. Most
have full-time jobs and families, so
the commitment is strong and the
motivation to succeed is high.
Faculty choose to teach in
Weekend College also for different
reasons, among them the joy of
teaching students who bring years of
life experience to class discussion.
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I
remember my lirst night of class four
years ago as
il it were just
yesLerday.
Prolessor Kathy Swanson asked each
student to introduce him/herself and to
share a little something. At first chance I
said eagerly, "My name ls Sue Kneen. I
have four daughters, and i'm so happy to
be here, I could just cry" The guy from the
day program sitting directly in front of me
whipped his head around and looked at
me in utter disgust as his face implied,
"Are you for real?"
IniLially. Augsburg was attractive to me
because I iearned that WEC offers the
same degree as the tradìtional program;
the same material is covered, the same
work is expected of us, and we have the
same professors-the only difference is
our schedules. With the commirment
WEC requires of a non-traditÌonal
student, I wouldn't waste my lime on
anything less.
As I proceeded further into the
program, however, what became equally
attractive to me was the quality of
professors at Augsburg. Many
conversations with my WEC colleagues
seemed to end with the same conclusion:
the professors are great at what they doteach. Difficult material is brought down
to an undergraduate level and presented
in a manner that makes it both interesting
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and exciting to learn. It is quite something
how consistently this seems to happen
from class to class, and I am sr-rrprised at
the lengths most professors will go to help
I
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us succeed.
I have been challenged in many ways
at Augsburg. Let me share with you just
two: I have learned through my religion
classes an unbiased understanding of other
religions. The Hindu and Buddhist faiths,
for example, have been intriguing to me,
but I had never quite received an unbiased
view previously; I hacl no idea of the depth
and beauty of these faiths. I look forward
the community sulrouncling Augsburg.
Dean Chris Kimball says it well in one of
his letters to students: "1 hope your
achievemenls will encourage yor-r to be of
service to others."
Attending WEC has been one of the
best decisions in my 1ife. Previousl¡ I had
not thought of myself as college material,
so success at Augsbllrg brìngs with it more
and more confidence. I wÌli be the first in
my family of origln to graduate from
college, and I know this is the beginning of
many good thrngs. And it seems most
WEC stuclents have their own stories.
"I
HAD NOT THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS COLLECE MATERIAI, SO
AUGSBURC BRINGS WITH IT MORE AND MORE CONFIDENCE."
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to learnlng more about the Buddhist's
message of peace.
It is also okay to be a Chnstian at
Augsburg. Funny âs that may sound,
considering that our mission statement
reads, "... shaped by the faith and values ol
the Christian church ...," it seems Ìt is not
politically correct in many circles today to
admit one is a Christian I find the climate
at Augsburg to be tolerant ancl respectful,
where faith and rdeas are expressed and
shared openly
Secondl¡ my Augsburg education has
shattered the stereotype I had ol inner-city
lile from my grolvlng up in a little,
Caucasian, southern Wisconsin hometown
of 3,500. I dicln't know about the large
. class of people termed the "working
poor"-urban dwellers r.vhose harcl r.vork
lor minimum pay only ekes out a meager
existence. Life ls tough ancl Lltter poverty ls
usually one paycheck arvay for more
people than I l-Lad realized. I am proud that
Augsburg is committed to lhese urban
issues, both via dialogue in classrootn
scllings anrl lhrottgh îclive comnritlllcnl to
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Some are here for job advancement or a
pay increase, and that's line; but for many
of us, it's much more. As one colleague
whispered to me in class, "l come to class
feeling lÌke the most grateful student."
A thrilling benefit of attending
Augsburg is the example my college
experience gives to my daughters.
Discussion about college abounds in our
home; we are all in this together. Every
other weekend, their smiling little moon
faces peer through the front door and wave
rne off to school; and my six-year-old asks
me after each class, "Mom, did you get an
A toclay?" It ls true, as one prolessor told
me. thíìt one neccls e very sLrpportivc
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no longer wear my mom's heart on my
SOCIAL WORK
sleeve amidst academia, I still very much
STUDIO ART
just like I did that lirst night ol class
four years ago.
YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY
feel
CERTIFICATE PROCRAMS IN
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mcrjortngin English.
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on a Saturday afiernoon, my
are already deep in
l:10
conversation on Toni Morrison's Beloved.
When I break into their discussion to start
class, the stndents immediately start to tell
me about their responses to the week's
reading. Their enthusiastic interest makes
the three-and-a half hours we will spend
together fly by When class meets every
other weekend, the hours always seem too
short for the lecture and discussion that
need to fit into the afternoon.
I have taught in Weekend College for
the past four years and find adult
returning students a joy to teach. My
sLuclents demonst rate strong molivation to
keep up with assignments and attend
class. Additionally, they bring their life
experience to the classroom, which serves
to enrlch discussion. In my Women and
Fiction class, which meets evenings and
has both day and Weekend College
students, the weekend students' voices add
a much-needed perspective to the
discussion. While most tradltional
students read about women's life stages
with the eyes of daughters, the weekend
students add the perspective of mothers
and sometimes grandmothers to the
classroom. Thelr voices enrich discussion
by helping the day students to undersrand
character motivation that may have
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characters they meet in fiction and the
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English professor Joan Thompson finds that many weekend students enroll in her literature
classes to fulfill requirements, but end up engaged in the class community and find an
unexpected enrichment from discussion of the readings.
arguments they encounter ln essays. Of
course weekend students come with as
wide an array of personal, political, and
religious beliefs as any group of students
does, but they also have encountered more
people with other beliefs ln both their
work and daily lives. Because of this,
weekend students generally acknowledge
the ways in which their own experience
has informed their ideas. Rather than
puzzled them initially.
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AND SOMETIMES GRANDMOTHERS
offering peer comments that simply
disregard the position another student has
taken when writlng an essay, the weekend
student tends to write, "You have a
different opinion on this topic than I do.
You could make your point more
convinclng by considering
counterarguments." As I look at the
comments the students write for each
other, I always appreciate rhis willingness
to consider others' viewpoints.
Many Weekend College students take
literature classes for the purpose of
fullilling general education requirements.
Oftentimes students mention this as their
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primary reason for taking my class in the
letter I ask them to write on the first day
of class. Yet, despite signing up for the
class primarily to fill a requirement, these
students generally turn out to be as
motivated as the Enghsh majors in the
classroom. Most o{ the students take notes
and ask questions about American
transcendentalism or the elements of
fictÌon just as if they were majoring in
English instead of planning on furthering
their career at 3M, Medtronic, or American
Express. By the end of the course, I find
students writlng that they enjoyed reading
the fiction and plan on making more time
to read when they finish college. Others
write of a theme the course emphasized,
such as American pastoralism, and
mention that they will continue to look for
this theme when they read on their own.
My students' interest in learning about
other views of culture and acquiring
knowledge simply because it enriches
one's life adds to my enjoyment in
teaching Weekend College. As the
discussion of Beloved ends because we
have run out of time rather than running
out of topics [o explore, a student remarks
that the afternoon has been like going to a
book club. I know that the students are
walking away with new knowledge about
literary allusion, narrative technique, and
African American culture and hlstory My
student's remark also makes me realize
that they are leaving with a sense of a
'community built through engagemenl in
reading and studylng books. I
Joan Thompson is an assistant prot'essor ín the
English Department who teaches it't both the
day progrant andWeehend College.
"THE WEEKEND COLLECE
SCHEDULE is so flexible. You can
make up your own course schedule
based on what works for you and
your family, and pace yourself so you
can keep up with your school work."
Kundan '02, Minneapolis
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Public
Schools
"JOY AND I MET in one of our
Weekend College classes. After the
class was over, we kept in touch and
she became my good friend and
moral support. Earning a degree at
Weekend College has helped me in
so many ways-l'm much more
assertive and disciplined. Plus I
gained a lifelong friend in the
process."
Walterbach '00, Wells Fargo,
-Kathy
speaking about Joy Scheck'00,
Ceneral Mills
"I HAVE A VERY DEMANDINC
JOB
and a young child at home, so going
back to school presented a major
challenge. The support of my wife
and the tuition reimbursement
provided by ty company were
instrumental in making it possible for
me to get my degree."
Litteken'01, Reliant Energy
-Luke
Minnegasco
"THE AUCSBURG CURRICULUM
has been extremely important for my
business career and professional
advancement. lt gave me the
roundedness that I needed, and I use
what I learned just about every day."
-Janice
Aune 'BB, Onvoy
From the Weekend College publication, "Balancing Life and Learning."
To Iearn more about Weekend College, visit <www.augsburg.edu/wec>,
e-mail <wecinfo@augsburg.edu>, or call 612-330-1
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watcl-ring him grow
"Television is a brarn killer," says
MAKES THE GRADE
Devereaux, w1-ro doesn't spencl much ol her
tinre watcl-ring it. "l only let Evan watch one
helf-honr program, Bluc.s Clucs." Perhaps thÌs
rs one of her secrets to balancing her 1tfe,
r.vork, ancl education-her time with her
son is precior-rs, ancl she mal<es cefiain their
by Deanna Constans
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Over 'l 50 students are currently taking
tinre togcrhcr rs r¡urlrty tinrc.
evening classes in Augsburg's Rochester
Program. Three undergraduate majors
are offered-busi ness adm
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Another exciling lroment in her
istratior-r,
Constans.
r-rring the day, 36-year-old GaÌl
Devereaux of Rochester, Minn.,
works ftrl1 time at Mayo Clinic as a
sign language interpreter. She also Ìs a single
parent to her son, Evan, age l9 months. Ancl
this past 1a11, Devereaux aclcled college
classes to her busy evenings by enrolling in
Augsburg College at rheir Rochesrer campus.
Devereaux is one ofnearly 200
nontraditional students who attencl the
Rochester program held at Rochester Central
Lutheran School. Convenlent evening classes
meet on an alternate week schedule.
Devereaux typifies the studenr body at
Augsbr.rrg-Rochester, most of rvhom work
part or lull tirne, have families, and have
declded to pursue an undergraduate or
graduate degree. The average age ol enrolled
students last year r.vas 38, according to Rtck
Thoni, director of the Rochester Program.
Even though she was a full-trrne
employee and mother, Devereaux deciclecl
that she needed to fulfill her goal of
achieving a fòur-year college degree
"l diclnt \van[ to be telling my son he
needed to get a college degree, rvhen I cliclnt
have one mysell," she stated. Although this
graduate from Henry Sibley High SchooÌ
(West St. Paul) had previously auended the
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was when Devereaux hacl the opportunity to
sign duling a Mayo Graduate School lecture
for Archblshop Desmoncl Tutr-r. "He was
computer science, and nursing (for
RNs), plus a master of arts in
transcultural community health nursing.
During winter trimester, journalisrn
class stuclents interviewed other
students and wrote profiles. Here, meet
Cail Devereaux, as profiled by Deanna
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because I was tolcl by my doctor that I was
infertile," she stated. She ts a devoted
lnother ancl enloys plapng with Evan and
Gail Devereaux is a sign language ¡nterpreter
at Mayo Clinic and an Augsburg-Rochester
student.
very kind and shook my hand," Devereaux
says ol the South Af ican religious leacler
whose efforts to pronlote lacial jr-rstice
eamed hirn the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984
ln her role as sign langurge interpreler
at Mayo Clinic, Devereaux enloys meeting
and connecting with people lrom all over
rhe wor'ld. At trmes she saicl it can be
emotÌonally challenging, especially r.vhen
interpreting dismal medical dlagnoses.
Hclwever, the satisfactlon she gets lrom
helping peopie olrtweighs the drfficulr
moments.
Medical signing is nor for the fainrheartecl. She accompanies deaf patients
cluring their medical tests and procedures,
so is lrequently asked by medical staff il she
might laint. Luckily, Devereaux has never
had this problem in her nine years sigr-ring
at Mayo.
Devereaux also uses her sign language
for the benefit of the greater Rochester
sl<l11s
College of St. Catherine, she was still one
year short of completing her degree.
For Devereaux, lall 2001 was the nght
time to retLlrn to school; and she is nor,v
enrolled at Augsbr"rrg and pursulng her
degree rn communication wrth emphasis on
public relarions. She hopes to finish ir-t
2005. Her career goal is to contrnue
working r.vi¡h cleaf people, but she isn't sure
community, by slgning for the theater (her
great passlon), as rvell as graduation
ceremonies, church services, and other
social functions.
The Augsburg-Rochester campus is
providing a r,rable means for Devereaux to
fi"r1[r11 her dt"eam of obtatnlng a bachelor's
degree, while still allowing her to enjoy the
little, and big, things in life. I
in what realm.
One aspect that the Rochester Program
promotes is "balance in life and learning."
When speaking of her son, Evan,
Devereauxb face lights up. "For me, the
most exciting moment ol my life was when
For inforrnation on the Rochester Program,
visit <w-vr,r,v.ar:gsburg.eclu/rochester>.
Deanna Constans is an Augsbtn'g-Rochcst¿r'
student nnj
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"You will be judged not by whom you know, not by what you know but by
who you are-by the commitments you keep, the dreams you realize, the
love you give, the journey you take. Don't be afraid to steer far off course. .
The only way you can really fail is by failing to try."
A. Johnson
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of Perseus,
banking and private
equity firm, spoke to the 2002 graduating
class, which included his cousin,
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Rev, Mark S. Hanson '68 (right) received an
honorary doctorate degree, conferred by
President William Frame (left) as Rev. Dr.
Herbert Chilstrom '54 looked on (center).
HONORED FACULTY AND STAFF
Augsburg alumnus Rev Mark S. Hanson '68 , presidìng bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
(Honoris Causa) at Commencement on May 19. This is the second honorary degree
awarded by the College; the first was awarded to U.S. Rep. Martin Sabo '59 in 2000.
Hanson is a native of St. Paul and the immediate past bishop of the St. Paul Area
Synod. He earned his master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New
York, and studied at Luther Seminary and Harvard Divinity School.
"Mark has exemplified Augsburg's educationai misslon ln his pastoral work and in
his leadership of the church," commented President Wllliam Frame upon conferring the
degree. "He has brought a profound theology to the service of the city and a graceful
courage to the inclusion of wide diversity in the Christian communion."
Hanson was elected presiding bishop in 2001 and is the second Augsburg graduate in
that office, following the ELCAb first bishop, Rev Dr. Herbert Chiistrom '54.
In his remarks, Hanson told the graduates, "I believe the winds of the Holy Spirit
continue to blow. They have given every one of you graduates gifts that you will use in
your vocations, in the building up of communities for the common good, in the sharing
of the wonder of God's love for us in Christ ]esus."
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Rolf A. Jacobson, assistant professor of
religion (Divislon of Humanities)
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Dale C. Pederson '70, associate professor
and department chair of biology (Division
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics)
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Lori L. Lohman, associate professor of
business administration (Division of
Social and Behavioral Sciences)
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Rebecca A. Frestedt'01, academic
coordinator, Weekend College
Ronald W: Petrich, assistant professor of
education (DivisÌon of Professional Studies)
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Brandon Hofstedt, a sociology major and McNair Scholar,
received the 2002 Marina Christensen Justice Award for his
commitment to community issues and involvement in student
organizations.
BRANDON HOFSTEDT RECEIVES MARINA CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE AWARD
Brandon Hofstedt, a senior sociology major and McNair Scholar, was selected as the
2002 recipient of the Marina Christensen Justice Award.
Each year this award is presented to the graduatÌng senior whose community
service work best exemplifies Augsburg's motto "Education for Service." This also
characterized the personal and professional life ol Marina ChristensenJustice, who
courageously and effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Hofstedt, from Cannon Falls, Minn., has consistently demonstrated his leadership
skills and commitment in the areas of service, justice, and global understanding.
Throughout hÌs years at Augsburg, he remaÌned committed to a broad public agenda,
including work through organizations such as the Minnesota Public Interest Research
Group (MPIRG), the Coalition for Student Activism, LINK, and the AmeriCorps Youth
Works/Get Ready Program.
As one of his professors commented, "Brandon has demonstrated a strong
commltment to social issues, a great ability as an organizer, and has the rare
combination of someone who has both a positive vision for his community and the
skill and dedication to make that vision a reality"
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Beautiful weather, inspiring speeches, pride in
achievement hard earned, and the extra special
rewards-all part of Commencement Day.
Religion professor Rolf Jacobson (left)
takes a moment to chat with students
before the ceremony,
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Taher Omar, physics graduate and McNair Scholar,
celebrates with family and friends during the
reception.
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Amy Maheswaran (left) adds a master's hood to her
academic garb, as she receives her master of social
work diploma and degree from program director
Lois Bosch,
Speech/communication major and McNair Scholar Darryl Sellers enjoys a moment with
fellow grads before the ceremony.
I BELIEVE PREMIERES WITH THE CHOIR AND CONCERT BAND
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Brendan Anderson, senior muslc major and 2001 Hognander Scholar, led the
Augsburg Choir and Concert Band in the premiere performance of his work,
I Belíeve, an lnterpretation of the Apostle's Creed in word and music.
"I Believe is the culmination of my four years of composition study at Augsburg
Coilege," says Anderson, who graduated wirh distinction, received Music
Department honors, and was part of Augsburg's Honors Program. The piece is
structured in three general sections, as is the creed. The Concert Band introduces
and carries musical statements, intertwined with the choir's recitation of the creed,
heightened by illustrations of the themes in Latin.
"It is my hope and prayor that through this remarkable texr and this
remarkable story the spark of faith will be ignited in all who hear rhis piece, and
that the convictions we all believe in will be strengrhened by God's awesome
power," explains Anderson.
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his composition, I Believe, for the Augsburg concert
Band and Choir at the Commencement Concert on
May 18.
Graduates in the Class oÍ 1952 wear gold caps with their gowns as they join
the Class of 2002 at the Commencement Ceremony. The 5O-year class will be
back on campus to celebrate at their reunion during Homecoming,
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The Class of 2002 begins their graduation day in Hoversten Chapel at the
Baccalaureate service, led by Augsburg campus pastors, Rev. David Wold (left) and Rev.
Sonja Hagander (right).
Social work graduate and McNair Scholar Leslie Howard
(left) poses with visiting Norwegian social work student
Kristine Dyrnes (right).
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Candidates for graduation
Day program graduates
Weekend College graduates
Graduate students (22 Master of
Social Work, 1 Master of Arts in Nurslng,
20 Master of Arts in Leadership, and I
Master of Arts in Education-Leadership)
Rochester Program graduates
Countries of graduates-China, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Laos, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, and
Vietnam.
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Three sets of parents at Commencement this year came from Norway to Minnesota to
see their daughters graduate, Five Norwegian students from the Oslo University
College, who have been studying in Augsburg's lnternational Partners Program, were
unable to take part in their own graduation because of the academic schedule here.
They received special permission to take part in Augsburg's Commencement. The front
row students are (L to R): Una Sveen, Kristine Dyrnes, Rikke Nielsen, and Sylvi Nilsen.
Not pictured is Erik Moen.
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activities this
year with four
outcomes in
mind. As I
report on these,
join me in
applauding the
board and the Office of AlumniÆarent
Relations on their accomplishments.
Outcome : Friend-raising
Many events connected alumni to the
College, including Auggre Hour gatherings
that brought 130 alumni together after
work to meet and hear stories from
Augsburg professors. There were 3,500
participants at Homecoming events. The
alumni nights at the State Fair, the MAL
l5th anniversary dinner, and
Commencement weekend events brought
together still more friends of Augsburg.
Alumni events did not happen only in
the Twin Cities. Regional chapters in
Chicago; New York City; Washington,
D.C.; Los Angeles; Boulder, Colo.; Naples,
Fla.; Sun City and Tucson, Ariz.; Rochester
and Willmar, Minn.; and 3M Company in
St. Paul also held alumni gatherings.
And can there be any better way to
Outcome: Communication
If you have computer access or a mailbox,
you can always be in touch with
The ultimate measure of our Alumni
Association's effectiveness is increased
talent and resources supporting the
mission of Augsburg. Board members led
by example, donating time, expertise,
financial grfts, and Maroon 6¡ Silver
scholarships. Thank youl
Our new Alumni Board president,
Andy Morrison'73, is well prepared to lead
us into another successful year. Our new
board members-Greg Boone '81, Barry
connect with students than serving treats
during finals week?
Outcome: Effectiveness
Augsburg. Board members helped to
enhance the alumni Web site, the Augsburg
Now magazine, and the Class Agent lerters.
They communicated with leaders of the
regional chapters. They also searched for
First Decade, Spirit of Augsburg, and
Distinguished Alumni award recipients.
Outcome: Connections
Alumni gave valuable contributions to
current students, faculty, and staff. We
were advisors to the Board of Regents,
Development Committee, and'Science
Advisory Board. Alumni from 25
businesses held ajob fair for over 100
students, preceded by a session onjobsearch skills. We surveyed faculty to match
alumni with their needs, e.g. intemships,
mentors, speakers, and research funding.
Vornbrock'96 MAL, and Jennifer Tome
'gg-will add to our spirit of fun and
responsibility Would you like to join us?
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Jackie ltuiefel Lind'69, '94 MAL
President, Alumni Board
Lute Olson '56 elected to Naism¡th Memorial
Baskgtball Hall of Fame
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alumnus and
Olson, previously a finalist for the
Hall of Fame in 2000 and 2001, will be
joined in the Hall of Fame by players
currenI
University of
Arizona men's
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Drazen
Petrovic, coaches Larry Brown and Kay
Yow, and the Harlem Globetrotters. The
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame's Class of 2002 will be enshrined on
September 27 in Springfield, Mass.
basketball head
coach Lute
Olson'56 was
among five
individuals and
one team
selected for
enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame, officials
announcedJune 5.
Summer 2002
"I think it ranks right up there with
the NCAA Championship and rhe 1986
World Championship," said Olson. "This
is definitely one of the special things that
has happened in my career. I am very
thankful for the recognition and
opportunity for enshrinement."
A native of Mayville, N.Dak., Olson
was an Augsburg student from 1952-56,
plapng three sports (football, basketball,
baseball) while earning a double major in
history and physical education. Olson was
Augsburg's Honor Athlete, the highest
honor given to a senior student-athlete, in
1956. He was inducted into Augsburg's
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.
Olson earned his piece of basketball
immortality with a coaching career that
spans 43 seasons and includes nearly
1,000 career victories. He has won more
than 70 percent of his games on the high
school, junior college, and NCAA
Division I level.
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Albuquerque. He is the author o[
1948
several books.
Reynold Skotte, Long
Beach,
Calif., ¡etired lastJune from
teaching at Peninsula Christian
School in Carson, Calif.
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for 25 years.
Marshall
Ellen (Stenberg) Erickson,
Ham Lake, Minn., was recently
named president ol Free to Be
Community Coalition, an
organization in Anoka County
that helps financially stressed
famìlies.
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The Rev. Dr. Russell C. Lee,
Albuquerque, N.Mex., was guest
preacher at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Crookston, Minn., in
February. From 196'l to his
retirement in 1997 he served
Faith Lutheran Church in
1964
Minneapolis,
recently
published Mahing
Phebe (Dale) Hanson, St. Paul,
1951
D.
Johnson,
950
recently rvorked with artist
Rebecca Alm and poet Kathleen
Heideman to create timeuponOnce
a book o[ poems that seek to
"deconstruct" and reconfigure old
fairy tales, mostly those of the
Brothers Grimm and Hans
Christian Andersen.
Sense
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U nder standíng
mathematics department, and
taught high school math at Cook
County SchooÌs in Grand Marais
of the Bible:
Ltteraty typ(
as
an Approach to
(Eerdman's
Publishing Co.).
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The Rev. Daniel J. Carlson,
CharÌestown, R.I., has been an
ELCA regionaÌ gift planner for the
ELCA Foundation sinceJuly 1999
he previously devoted 34 years to
parish ministry in New England.
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Dean Gulden, Grand Marais,
Minn., recently returned from a
dog sledding expedition to the
North Slope in Alaska, t50 miles
above the Arctic Circle. He has
also competed in the lditarod, the
Yukon Quest, plus numerous races
in the continentaì United States. In
addition, he worked in the space
industr¡ spent nine years at
Augsburg as head of the
Ann
L. (Johnson) Wollman,
Beaver Falls, Pa., and her
husband, Dave, retired from
Geneva College. Ann was
registrar, and Dave was a professor
o[ history and chair of his
department. They plan to travel to
Lithuania to teach and counsel at
Lithuanìan Christian College.
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Luncheon in March. She has coauthored seven books and
recently published her eighth, Just
How Much Scrap.Wood Does a Man
Need to Sav¿? The audio book of
her award-winning book, Grcwing
Up Lutheran, is under
consideration for a Grammy
nomination.
1970
Ray Hanson, Denton, Md.,
St. Paul, recentìy
continues to help teach Children's
Church a[ Talbot Evangelistic
Church. He recently completed
serving three years on the church
board, during which time a new
Christian ministry center was
constructed and opened.
published a book
of poetry called
1977
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Gracia Grindal,
Lise LungeLarsen, Duluth,
won her second
ARevelry oJ
Harv¿st, which
features several
poems about
Auggies. She is currently professor
o[ rhetorÍc at Luther Seminary in
Minnesota Book
Award for her
children's book,
The Race of the
St. Paul.
1968
Birhebeíners,
UMC-M Auxiliary 50th
illustrated by Mary Azarian. The
book, based upon an account
written in 1264 by Sturla Tordsson,
explores the origin of Norway's
national ski championship-the
Anniversary Membership
Race o[ the
Suzann (Johnson) Nelson,
Grand Rapids, Minn., was the
guest speaker for the Fairview
ffi
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Birkebeiners-and tells
the story of the cross country
escape that kept the nation's infant
king safe from an invading army.
Rod Skoe, Clearbrook, Minn.,
recently announced he will seek
election to the Senate in District 2;
he is currently serving his second
terrn âs state representative (DFL)
in DÍstrict 28. He also farms in
northem Minnesota. Prior to his
election to the Minnesota House in
1998, he was a member of the
CÌearwater County Board of
Commissioners. He also served on
the Clearbrook-Gonvick School
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Board. He and his wife, Sarah
Hoagberg, have two children.
1978
Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen '46 and Anne Frame hosted an Augsburg alumni
luncheon in Naples, Fla., this past March. Front row, L to R: Donna Mclean; Gladys
(Boxrud) Strommen '46; Anne Frame; Louise Sundet; Helen Smith. Back row, L to R:
Lois Wattman '76; Carole Skaar; Marilyn Fogdall; Nancy (Strommen) Stensvaag'71;
Jan Grinde; Grace (Forss) Herr'57; Marion Anderson; and Lorraine Carlson.
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Steve Hoffmeyer, Mendora
Heights, Minn., joined the State
Bureau o[ Mediation Services as
mediator in April.
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Tim Wolter '78: Baseball historian and
'battlebot' chal lenger
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by Lynn Mena
During the Second Worid War, nearly I30,000 American soldiers and 19,000 crvilians were captr-tred
and held in prisoner of war camps. While the conditions under which they were held varied enormously,
baseball, in various forms, was a common activity among the prisoners. Not just Americans, but
Canaclians, Britìsh, Australians, and New Zealanders palticipatecl, as well asJapanese and even some
Germans.
Augsburg alumnus Tim Wolter wrote a book on this toplc, which was published last year by McFarland
6c Company. POW Baseball inWorldWar II: The National Pastime Behind Barbed V/irz is the story of POW
baseball. The book is dÌvided into the various prison camps and describes the types of prisoners held
there and the degree to which baseball was played.
Tim Wolter'78 recently
published a book about the
history of PoW baseball in
World War Il.
"I've been a history lan for a number of years, Ìn fact, my minor at
Augsburg was history," says Wolter. "l kind of drlfted into this aspect
of baseball hrstory-one thing led to another."
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Wolter, a practicing physician who has written articles on the history of baseball ar-rd the philosophy of
mediclne, first investigated I9th-century war baseball. He discovered that even during the Clvil War, POW
baseball was playecl on maneuvers.
Wolter received so many lnteresting clues and information from various calls ancl letters about WWII POW
basebal1, that what first appeared to be an Ìnteresting magazine article soon turned lnto a book.
"The book turned out pretty weli, althor-rgh I can of coLlrse see a hundrecl ways I cou1c1 have done it better,"
for a first book, it's not too bad." Wolter is especìally glad to see the book published rvhile
some of the people he wrote about are stlll living.
says Wolter. "But
During the course of Wolter's research and writing, ESPN, the cable-TV sports network, heard about the
project and asked him to help with a documentary on WWII and sports for the networl<'s Outside the Lincs
While writing POW Baseball
in World l/l/ar ll, Wolter also
contributed to an ESPN
documentary about llllWll
and sports.
program. The episode, "Fields of Battle, Fielcls of Play," premieled last December on Pearl Harbor Day.
"They filmed me at Fort Snelling Ìn a l9th-century limestone jail cell," says Wolter. He came away from the
collaboration in awe of the enormous resources the writers at ESPN have at their disposal. "What would
have taken me years to research took them months or jr-rst weeks."
Wolter, who has lived in Chippewa Falls, Wis,, since 1985 with his
wife, Laura (KasdorÐ'81, and their three sons, Matt, Karl, and
Gus, is also a frequent guest speaker. He recently spoke at the
Baseball Hall of Fame on Memorial Da¡ ancl olten speaks lo
veterans' gloups.
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new passion that he shares with his son, Karl-robotic combat.
"We first got interestecl rn robotic combat a couple yeals ago on a
trip to London," says Wolter. "While watchlng BBC we discovered
RobotWars, a program that had not yet crossed the Atlantic. 'How
cool is thisl'we exclaimed, and started to discr-tss ways to create
or11' own killer robots."
Since then, they have built several 'battlebots' (as they are known
in the U.S.) and have cornpeted 1n various competitions. Their
robots have featured garden gr-romes, fruitcake, and bowling balls.
New clesign ideas include the use of other cultural icons, sttch as
rhe Teletubbies, a disco ball, or perhaps even lava lamps or E1vis.
ln addition to baseball history, Wolter also enioys building
'battlebots' for robotic combat competitions with his son' Karl
Summer 20O2
Sometimes, robóts come home h'om competitions in pieces, "Bnt
that is part" of the fun," says Wolter. "Then it's back to the shop to
build something new."
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Class Notes
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Sharon Lakin Upton,
Congratulations
and WELCOME,
Class
Â
of
20021
s a member o[ the
A^ugrourg Lottege Alumnr
AssociatÌon, you are a very
important part of the College
community and are welcome
VISIT THE AUGSBURG BOOTH AT THE
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR!
Hellertown, Pa., is the new
director oI development research
at Lehigh University in
Bethlehem, Pa. (not at North
Carolina State University, as was
mistakenly printed in the previous
issue of Augsburg Now).
1
980
Stacy Lee (Stephans)
Hutchens, Indianapolis, Ind., is
to receive various benefits
including:
men's work-release counselor at
.
Corporation.
Augsburg Now, the quarterly
Coilege publication
. Bi-annual letters from your
class agent,
who wilÌ keep
you updated on news
.
.
Invitations to Homecoming,
reunions, and other special
events on campus
Access to the
library and
[itness facilities
.
Access to Career Services'
resources
. A special tuition discount for
alumni
. An alumni directory
containing complete
information on classmates
that is available for purchase
. Volunteer opportunities on
leadership boards and
committees
. Opportunities to participate
in alumni tours around the
world
.
Legacy scholarships for
family members of students
and alumni to study toward
a degree at Augsburg
ATUMNI
Blomkest, Minn., recentÌy accepted
the pastorate position at Roseau
Baptist Church in Roseau, Minn.
He previously served the Blomkest
Baptist Church near Willmar.
1992
Larry John
Anderson,
Eagan, Minn.,
received
N.Y, received a $40,000 Houle
preaches
Sandra (Voss) Wollschlager,
Cannon Falls, Minn., recently
announced her candidacy for state
representative (DFL) from Distrlct
28,{. She has worked for 3M
Company lor 22 years, beginning
as a lactory worker and advancing
to her current position in research
and development. She is in her
second term on the Cannon Falls
Schooi Board. She and her
husband, Joe, have two children.
occasionally-most
He can be e-mailed at
<drljanderson@msn.con>.
988
Timothy Todd, El Sobranre,
Calif., relocated from France to
CalifomÍa last year after obtainÍng
a finance manager position at BioRad l-ab. He and his wife, Helene,
have three children: Natalie
Caroþ, and Christoph.
has
Jim Weninger, Prior Lake,
Minn., is the facilities and
maintenance manager at the Toro
manufacturing plant in Shakopee,
Minn. He has served on the Prior
l-ake Planning Commission, as well
as on the Metropolitan Council's
Water Advisory Board and on the
Minnesota River Assessment
Project, a position to which he was
lived in England and worked at
investment banks for the last few
years. Michiel can be e-mailed at
appointed by former Gov. Arne
Carlson. He and his wife, Liz
(Wolffl '92,have
99f
a daughter,
Ginny
is
a technical coordinator for Peace
Corps MalawiS training programs.
His wife, Stacia, is the coordinator
1994
doctorate degree
recently at Bethany Baptist Church.
N.Y.
candidacy for a seat in the
Minnesota House of
Representatives. She will run for
the District 638 (DFL) seat, now
held by Mark Gleason. She is an
independent consultant in the area
of corporate citizenship and
philanthropy management.
in biblical studies
Andersonville Baptist Seminary in
March 200I. He is an emplol.rnent
developer for Ramsey Action
Programs and also works with the
Filipino American Christian
Church of RoseviÌleb Social
Concerns Ministry In addition, he
America, and the United States.
She is currently an assistant
professor of adult education at
Buffalo State CoÌlege in Buffalo,
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a
from
Scholar Grant for Emerging
Scholars in Adult Education,
which is sponsored by ihe WK.
Kellogg Foundation and is given
to scholars in Africa, Latin
Kristof Nordin, Malawi, Africa,
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years.
Lisa M. Baumgartner, Amherst,
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lnterested in volunteering? Contacl the alumni offlce at
6L2-330-I 17 B or I -800-260-6590
f986
<mYbema@hotmail. com>.
ÀSSOCIATION
Visit rvith alumni, get a peek into Homecoming activitres, find out
how you can get involved, ancl don't forget to enter the gleat
'alumni only' drawings.
for Peace Corps Malawi's crisis
corps program. They have been
living in Africa for more than five
The Rev. Patr¡ck Krause,
ASSOCTATTON
ALUMNI
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Michiel Ybema, London,
Augsburg College
Speclal nights dedicated to alumm are Tlesday, Ar-rgust 27, ancl
Thursda¡ Ar-rgust 29, lrom 5-9 p.m.
Check out the full schedule of booth events on1ìne at
<wwwarrgsbrr rg.ed rr/strte lai r>
Riverside Community Correct ions
1
August 22-September 3, 2002
1993
Doris Rubenstein, RichfieÌd,
Minn., recently announced her
ElIil[INII:rõtlf¡ftl
2002-2003 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
June 18
August 20
November 19
February 18
April
15
Meetings are open to the
public and all alumni are
invlted to attend. Each
meetrng features a guest
speaker from the College
community For more
inlorrnrtion, visit lhe alumni
Web site at <www.augsburg.
edu/alumni>.
Summer 2O02
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The Augsburg alumni
chapter at 3M held a
iuncheon May 6.
Augsburg College staff
and faculty joined
alumni and current
Augsburg students who
work at 3M for a lunch
and leadership program.
Diane Pike, professor and
department chair of
sociology, presented
"Confounded by
LeadershÌp." Augsburg is
planning future events at
3M, American Express,
We11s Fargo, and LBIAAL.
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995
a
Matthew A. Gooding,
Lori (Mosher) Claussen,
s
Goodyear, ArÞ., has lived in
Arvona since he began working
wirh rhe Litchfield Elementary
Rosemount, Minn., received her
master's degree in special education
from the University of St. Thomas
a
s.
School District
in 2000.
1996
John R. Burt, Fargo, N.Dak.,
married Kara Miller in December.
He works at Scheels All-Spons.
Teresa (MacNabb)
Barbara Kaufmann, manager of 3M
education contr¡butions, presented
the 3M scholarsh¡p and 3M
match¡ng gift checks to Ron Nelson
'68, vice pres¡dent and controller at
3M and member of the Augsburg
College Board of Regents,
Kysylyczyn, Roseville, Minn.,
passed the Certified Public
Accountant Exam in February; she
is a staff accountant at John A.
Knutson & Co., PLLB and can be
in December. She is teaching in
Independent School District 196,
working with students with
specific leaming needs, at
Rosemount High School.
Michele McNaughton,
Mahtomedi, Minn., joined the staff
of Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA., in
Watertown, Minn. She will focus
on women's health care, pediatrics,
and diabetes.
a
e-mailed at <tck@Knutsoncpa.corïÞ.
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Ami Nafzger
'94:. Finding
cultural connections
by Cherie Christ
Aml Nafzger beheves the Augsburg College Pan-Asian Association changed her life. A native of Chun Ju,
Korea, Nafzger was adopted by an American famrþ in 1975 at the age of four. Growing up in Minong, Wis.,
and a later move to Willmar, Minn., left Nafzger with very few AsÌan connections.
Determined to keep a promise to her dying mother that she would graduate from Augsburg, Nafzger worked
three parr-rime jobs to pay for school and living expenses, leaving little time for involvement with the campus
community But. it was an encounter her freshman year with Lee Hoon Wong Benson, then Pan-Asian Services
director, that changed Nafzger's life.
Ami Nafzger '94 established
G.O.A,t,, an organization
committed to providing
knowledge about Korean
culture to Korean adoptees.
Frightened and hesitant to approach other Asians, Nafzger remembers, "I had never even talked to an AsÌan before." Benson not oniy encouraged
Nafzger to ger involved in varÌous campus events and organlzations, including Pan-Asian Services, but to build friendships within the Asian
community Her connection to Benson provided Nafzger a sense of pride ln herself as an Aslan, and also as an individual.
In 1994 Nafzger completed her social work degree, and now has built her career around 1t. With a need to better undersknd her heritage and with
few concrete reasons to stay in the United States, Nafzger returned to her native home, Korea, in 1996.
In 1998, after extensive research on Korean adoptees, Nafzger established G.O.A.L. (Global Overseas Adoptees Link), an organization committed to
providing knowledge about Korean cuiture. G.O.A.L. acts as a voice for many Korean adoptees by providing positive links to their Korean culture.
Developed specifically for these adoprees, G.O.A.L. provides a variety of resources such as translators, guides, home stays, and birth search
depar[ments to those who wish to learn more about their culture. Nafzger says, "Afier so many decades I felt there needed to be something
established in Korea for adult adoptees as they return to their birth country"
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Although on occasion frustrated by a lack of support from the Korean government, Nafzger believes there are many benefits. HelpÌng adoptees
understand where they come from is the most rewarding part of her job.
work connected her to addirional associations around the world. in addition to her work with GOACC (Give Orphans a Chance to
Choose), which helps provide hands-on assistance to adult orphans in Asia, she is also a member of an international planning committee working
with sister adult adoptee organizations in Europe and America
Nafzger's
Nafzger believes that her work is "helping to break down the prejudlce and misunderstanding thal separates Koreans from adoptees and adoptees
from each other."
For additional information, vislt G.O.A.L. online at <www.goa1.or.kr>.
Chene Chnst is ø communication speciølist in the Ot'Jice
Summer
2OO2
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Public Relations and Contmunication.
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Births/Adoptions
Auggie Conversations
Jeannie (Shaughnessy)'88
al fresco
and Joseph Hodges, Alexandria,
Dine ancl converse with fellow
Augsburg alumni and friends
on some of the Twin Cities' best
ontdool patlos for Auggie
Josie, in February.
Va.-a daughtea Campbell
Amy (Johnson) '89
Conversations al fiesco.
Rernaining sunìmer dates are:
Tuesda¡July 16, 5:30 p.m.
Jennifer (Ohlin) '91 and
and Patrick
952-47r-8513
An Augsburg alum will lead a
'sporty' conversation-j oin the
team!
Please RSVP
lor the above
events to the Alumni./Parent
Relations offÌce, ó I2-330- I I 78,
or e-mail <alumni@
augsbr,rrg.edu>. Particlpants are
responsible for the cost of thelr
meals and dlinks. Visit the
alumni Web site for more
information at
<www.augsburg.edu/
alumni,/gatherings.html>.
daughter, Alexis
Leigh, inJanuary
Kenndy D.
(Bade)'00 and
Kirk Lewis-a
son, Owen, in
January.
lan Quello'38 correctly
identified Olive Berg'38
(far Ieft) in this photo
from the'Remember
When' contest in the
spring issue. An Augsburg
t-shirt is on the way!
Laura
ahrmna, will lead the
conversation.
on Lake Minnetonka
3746 Sunset Dr., Spring Park
Minn.-a
Dan
(Carlson)'92
Lold Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge
Stefanie (tindell) '98 and
Falk, Sauk Rapids, Minn.-a
daughter, Olivia Joan, in March.
She joins older siste¡ Emily, 3.
stage ancl screen and Augsbr-rrg
Tuesday, August 13, 5:30 p.m.
Denmark-a son, Christopher,
in February.
Bruce Lender'98, Coon Rapids,
and John
Hanson, Falcon Heights, Minn.a son, Noah John, in December.
Hejoins older brother, Bennett.
WA. Frost & Cornpany
374 Selby Ave., St. Paul
651-224-57r5
Carolyn Pool'91, actress of
Louise L. (Andersen)'97 and
Jacob Karlstad '97, Lyngby,
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LI ro
Guernsey
'86, St. Paula son, lan
Patrick, in
March.
Pictured,
clockwise from
top, is Patrick'86, Alan, Robert,
Josephine, lan, Laur a' 92,
Thomas, and Angela.
Laura (Ferry) '92 and Matthew
Lee, Prentice,
Wis.-a
daughter,
Catherine Rebecca, in January.
Alisha (Kaul)'97 MSW and
Curt Nelson, Bloomington,
son, Zachary Patr¡ck,
in March. He joins older brother
ErcrcTKIIIE
Alumni Book Club Spotlight
What does it mean to say "I exist?" What is existence and can we say
anything about it?
If questions like these interest you there exists a book club for you.
The Nature of Being alumni book club is looking for members. The
group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. The
next book up for discussion is An Enquiry on Human Understanding,
by David Hume.
If you are interested, call Bob Fitzsimons '96 ar 612-926-2059 or
e-mail him at <rtfitzsimons@mmm.com>.
Other active book club categories include Pulitzer winners, American
novels, mysteries, and women fiction writers. If you are interested in
joining an existing book club or starting a new one, contact the
AlumniÆarent Relations office at 612-330-l l78.
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Jeremy, 3. Alisha is a school social
worker for Independent School
District 196.
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On September 8, Tim Vadis'94 married Kari Lee at Viking
Lutheran Church near Alexandria, Minn. Tim's father, the Rev.
Vadis'64 presided. Tim's mother, Anita (Berg) Vadis'6O
was prcsent also, of couñse, having been "up to her eyeballs" in
the wedding preparations. Pictured seated, L to R: Carmen
(Neseth) Berg '65; Anita (Berg) Vadis '66; Darryl Carter'65; Lona
Berg Froyum'69; and Carla (Quanbeck) Walgren'64. Second row,
L to R: David Berg '66; Christina (vadis) Jones'95; Marilyn (Quam)
Larson'66; Kristin Ftoyum'00; Kim Vappie'98; and Michael
Walgren '64. Back row, L to R: Allen larcon '66; Timothy Vadis '94
(groom); Bryan Maloney'93; and the Rev. James Vadis'64.
James
Brenda Seaver'00 married Justin Dittrich 'Oi September 29 at
Family of God Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Parlç Minn., wherc
Justin is director of youth and family ministries. The Rev. Sonja
Hagander; Augsburg's associate college pastor, performed the
ceremony. The Rev. Paul Burow'84 also participated.
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Oscar Galstad '26, Redwood
Falls, Minn., died in April; he was
97. Known as a 'Jack of all trades,"
Galstad traveled many paths. He
worked ar the Redwood Falls post
Office for 18 years, rhen wenr on
to operate a farm in Delhi. He also
served as a civil service secretary
was elected secretary-treasurer to
the Minnesota Federation for Post
Office Clerks, served as clerk of
Consolidated School District IB for
six years, continued farming until
1975, arrd more. He served on
several boards and committees,
and received numerous honors,
including a citation lrom the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the
Redwood County Outstanding
Senior Citizen Award.
Jessie M. Christensen'29,
Orlando, Fla., died in ApriÌ. She
was a retired teacher.
Mathilda L. Sageng'31,
Fergus
Falls, Minn., died in March; she
was 94. She was a social studies
teacher and guidance counselor at
the Hutchinson high school for
many years o[ her long career in
teaching. After retiring in I972,
she traveled extensively Dedicated
to service of her church and
communlty, she donated the land
on which the Zion-Sarpsborg
Church of Dalton stands.
Marie (Pierce) Mitlyng'37,
Montevideo, Minn., died in April;
she was 86. She wo¡ked fo¡ the
National l¿bor Relations Board
and the Department of Agriculture,
living in San Francisco, Cincinnari,
Chicago, PeorÍa, and Washington,
D.C. She was also a member of the
National Organization o[ Women,
and enjoyed working in her church
and reading.
Ardel le (Albertson) Versen
'39, Waterloo, Iowa, died in
March. She \¡/as a retired teacher.
Margie M. (Jensen) Green '40,
Norwood Young America, Minn.,
died in February; she was 83.
During WWII, she served as a
nurse in the ArmY, receiving a
Bronze Battle Star, an American
Theater Ribbon, and an EAME
Theater Ribbon. She was an
Summer 2002
Eastern Star member and served in
several positions; she was also
active in the United Methodist
Church in NYA, holding several
offices and as a Ladies Aid
member. From 1975-1987, she
worked part time at the Young
America Library and was always
on the look-out for her patrons'
favorite reading materials,
personally calling them when
books arrived that might be of
particular interest.
The Rev. Alton Halverson'43,
Park Rapids, Minn., died in
March; he was79. He sewed as a
missionary with his wife on the
island of Madagascar for eight
years, then worked in the national
World Missions office in
MinneapoÌis, serving as secretary
for interpretation and promotion
f.or 23 years. He traveled on all
continents, making films and
gathering information for the
promotion of global missions in
the U.S. He later served as director
of public relations at Golden Valley
Lutheran College and then as
director of church relations at
Augsburg.
Edna C. (Oseth) Sausser'56,
I-akeport, Calif., died in March;
she was 72. She moved to
Califomia in 1976, where she was
a security guard until retiring in
1986. Prior to moving, she also
served as a security guard for
Barn's lnternational Securities in
Bloomington, and was co-owner of
Ken-Rich Enterprises.
The Rev. Joan (Everhart)
Stavig '56, Brooklyn Center,
Minn., died in April; she was 67.
Beginning in1977,she made I5
missionary trips to Haiti, followed
by numerous other overseas
missionary trips to Jamaica, St.
Maarten, South Africa, China,
India, Sri Lanka, and the
Philippines. She was ordained by
the Spiritual Life Training Center
Bible School in 1987, and shortly
thereafter started Flag of the
Nations, which is primarily an
overseas ministry specializing in
short-term, long-term, individual,
or group missionary trips. She was
also a travel agent, and her
commissions heÌped to support rhe
ministry Flag of the Nations built a
medical clinic in the Philippines,
which was completed in 200I and
dedicated this past May
Ronald E. Nelson'67, Grand
Rapids, Minn., died last November
after a long, courageous battle wÍth
brain cancer; he was 58. He
worked for ltasca County as an
assessor and also was a composer
and publisher of music. He was
director of the Blandin Male
Chorus, as well as a past director
o[ the Community Chorus and
interim director at Zion Lutheran
Church. He was also a vocalist and
soloist with prestigious choral
groups. He is survived by his wife,
Suzann (Johnson)'68, and two
daughters, Senja and Siri.
Ruth E. (Anderson) Lofgren
'75, St. Anthony Village, Minn.,
died in May of multlple myeloma;
she was 77. She was an employee
of the Board of Pensions of the
ELCA for 14years, and aÌso
enjoyed teaching Bible study
classes and preparing retreats in
with a psychology major; as a
student, she sang with the
Augsburg Choir, and also traveled
with the contemporary ChrÍstian
singing group, the Con¡inentals.
She is survived by her husband,
Erik; parents, James and Karen;
and siblings, Blair, Jeremiah,
Benjamin, and Rebacca.
Sara Marie Turpin '03,
Albertville, Minn., died in May of
leukemia; she was 2I. She was a
junior in Augsburg Weekend
College, majoring in
communications.
Leslie M. Jones, Columbia
Heights, Minn., died in May as a
result o[ medical complications; he
was 41. He was an integral and
dedicated member of the
Augsburg communit¡ working in
the facilities department slnce
January 1994. He was also a
member of the Minnesota Home
Brewers Association. He is
survived by his wife, Cindy (also a
member of the Augsburg facilities
staff), and two children, Angelena
and Leslie II.
Richard Clark
various churches.
Little,
Heidi Huber'92, Long Lake,
Minneapolis,
died in March of
Minn., died in April of malignant
melanoma; she was 33. She was a
Peace Corps volunteer from 1993199ó, and earned her masterb
degree
in education from Harvard
University in 1998. OnJune 2, a
new booth at the annual Grand
Old Day festival in St. Paul offered
free samples of sunscreen as a
tribute to Huber; the festival was
her favorite summer event. Her
friends and famiÌy working in the
booth also sold lshirts and hats to
raise money for the American
Cancer Society and a scholarship
in Huber's nâme at Augsburg.
Tamara (Aakre) Jerde'00,
Apple Valley, Mìnn., died in March
after a long battle with a brain
tumor; she was24. She was a
counselor at Inspiration Point Bible
Camp and was Rollag, Minnesota,
Steam Thresher Queen. She loved
music and played the piano, flute,
and oboe. She graduated from
Augsburg at the top of her class
pancreatic
cancer; he was
Education
&
56. His
Housing Equity
Project has been based at
Augsburg, and he has been a great
friend and celebrant of Augsburg's
engagement in the life of the city
and in partnership with such
entities as the Project for Pride in
Living and the Minnesota
Minority Education Partnership.
In November, he received the
2001 Minneapolis Special
Recognitìon Award, honoring his
lifelong commitment to
Mìnneapolis. For 20 years he
worked ln federal housing
programs, leaving to work as a
consultant and voiunteer,
dedicating rhe resr of his life ro
Twin Cìties civil rights and urban
and housing issues. He died as he
lived-with dignity, grace, and
much love.
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In honor of National Tèachers Week in May, Woman\
ne teacher who stands out was my high school
philosophy/American government teacher. He was the
first really avid reader
I ever met who shared what
he read with me (and other
students). Sophie's Choice
inspired a great class
discussion. Besides teachÌng,
he and his wife owned a
()
bookshop in town, and they
employed me there. I never
s.
made any money, because I
had the option of taking my
pay in books. Oh, the books
I earned while there. I
babysat hj.s children. He
coached me on our Hi-Q and
Knowledge Bowl teams (thj.rd
in State that yearl). He was
the one who encouraged me
to go on to college, and I
became the only one in my
family to ever do so.
My first Christmas home
from college, I was in a
severe kitchen accident, and
Fran Baker
spent the next two months ìn
the hospital, recovering from
burns and undergoing
surgeries. He was lhere,
dressed in surgical cap and
gowrr so as not to infect me.
He brought me books and
talked about what he was
reading.
When I dropped out of college the
following year, ít was his disappointment in me
that I most dreaded. My family, who could
never understand why one would go to college
to study English in the first place, never gave
me any grief about dropping out. lt was much
wiser, in their eyes, to go out and get a job and
make moneir It was my teacher's voice, nagging
in the back of my mind, that encouraged me to
go back to school now And when I return
home, it is not my classmates I go visit, but
him and his family He is the one to whom I
Day magazine requested stories by readers whose lives
were changed by teachers. Here are two that were
submitted by Augsburg women:
teachers can point to a parent who, in the
f think many "parent"
and "classroom teacher," provided
I dual role as
Ian early love of learnlng and teaching. I am no
exception. My mom, E. Cecil Gregoire, was an English
and physical education teacher for the Cannon Falls
(Minn.) School District from 1967-86. As a farm wife and'
mother to 11 children, she used her love of learning,
curiosity about the world, and teaching expertj.se to direct
us through family outings, 4-H, athletics, K-12 school,
college, and service to a larger community I didn't realize
until after she had died thls last September the gifts she
gave to her students and to her community during her
tenure as a teacher.
At the wake and funeral, former students and
communÌty members warmly remembered Mrs. Gregoire
as the white-haired basketball coach for the boys and girls
team; the teacher of folkdancing, dodgeball and volleyball,
as well as good sportsmanship, manners and cooperation;
the caring adult who told young H.S. graduates that their
nexl step was college; and the "vocal" taxpayer, small
town school supporter, and self-designated adviser and
watch-dog of the schooi board.
We had a gara,ge sale this last
Saturday to disburse her estate and to
raise funds for the school playground in
her memory As I boxed up the
Grollíers Encyclopedia and the
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family of learners, I realized
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how vitally important teachers
are to their family and to the
larger community. Her legacy
lives on in how that knowledge
and those life lessons have
transformed us, our families,
and those with whom we live,
work and play into the next
generation of "teacher" and
community leaders.
show off my children. And my current report
J eanine
cards.
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Scholat maj onng in English and history
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ln this issue, we present stories
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necessary and expected. The first feature
highlights Augsburg's commitmenr ro
beì.ng a good neighbor and engaging
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and serve the communitv
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focus-two gutsy men who push the
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expected of them. Aaron Cross and Jim
Mastro personify one of our key
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at Augsburg, you are encouraged to
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Experiencing Cuba
I found the article "Experiencing Cuba" in
I th. ,ecenL issue of Augsb urg Nàw very
gratifying to read. vou. lto.yãbo.rr
Augsburg journallsm students spendÌng 10
days in Cuba interviewlng people is a
wonderful example of how Augsburg's
Center lor Global Education is promoting
understanding between people in the U.S.
and in Latin American countries. ln the
case of Cuba it is particularly lmportant
because governmental sanctions have
made the kind of contact which promotes
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understanding very difficult.
As I live in Wisconsin, I found it
partlcularly interesting that one of the
students had done a comparative study of
farming and the cooperative movement Ìn
Cuba and Wisconsin.
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vice presidgnt
byDan Jorsensen
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usanJ. Klaseus, former associate dean
of external affairs for the Carlson
School of Management at the University of
2004' vislon and the strategies we are
pursuing in its behalf is palpable, and I
look forward to her work and her
Minnesota, has been named vice president
of institutional advancement and
community relations.
President William Frame noted that
Klaseus brings to her new role a strong
background in the institutional
advancement field combined with a firm
grasp of Augsburg's mission and "place" in
leadership," the president added.
Klaseus served at the Carlson School
from 1996-2000, where she was
responsible for all corporate and individual
donor relations, fundraising and
development, as well as media relations,
public and community relations, and
alumni relations. In 2000, she formed her
own consuiting business, partnering with
the communit;z
"We are fortunate to have found an
individual who not only is committed to
bridging the worlds of education,
[Augsburgsl strdtegy includes ø solid
academic exp enence coupled w ith
spintuøl growth and community
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government, business, and the not-for-
profit sector, but who also has a keen
sense
of what is needed to form strategic
partnerships to help the College articulate
its vision," Frame said.
"Her enthusiasm for the 'Augsburg
community agencies to serve client needs.
Preyious to her position at Carlson,
she served various executive positions aL
four companies in the financial services'
industry, most recently as a senior rnce
president for Piper Jaffray Companies .
Klaseus said she looks upon
publidprivate partnerships as vital to the
future success of Augsburg's development
and community relations efforts and to
ensure that the College's students have the
best possible educational environment
available.
"l am pleased to see that in Augsburg's
case, this stmtegy includes a solid
academic experience coupled with spiritual
growth and community service
Susan J. Klaseus
opportunities woven into the curricula and
life of the Co1lege," she said.
Klaseus also said she is excited about
Augsburg's location in the city and the role
she believes the College can play in
assisting the Twin Cities in economic
growth and development and muchneeded attention to K-I2 education.
Klaseus holds a Bachelor ofArts degree
from Metropolitan State University, a
Master of Public Administration from the
John F Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University, and a Master of Arts in
liberal studies from Hamline Universiqr
Currently working part time, she will
assume full-time duties in August.
Herald Johnson elected to head financial aid officers
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II1oh,rro,.,
enrollment
MAFAA to head the organization twice.
The MAFAA is the professional
organization of nearly 400 financial aid
officers at postsecondary institutions in
Minnesota who work with students,
educators, policy makers, and others to
ensure that adequate programs of financial
assistance arc avallable to all students
attending Minnesota institutions of higher
services, has
education.
'68, director of
financial aid
and assistant to
the vice
president of
admissions and
Johnson,6g
been elected for
the second
time as president of the Minnesota
Association of Financial Aid
Adminj.strators (MAFAA). He is only the
second person in the history of the
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Financial aid in higher education is
often misunderstood, Johnson says,
it is one of the most complex
functions in high education institutions.
"It's like a moving target," he said.
"The variety of funds available all comes
because
with their own
set of rules. And they are
always changing."
Among the blggest changes, he says, is
in the mixture of gifts, loans, and work,
with a shlft to a greater availability of loans
The MAFAA provides training,
workshops, and conferences for
professionals in financial aid, includlng a
Leadership Symposium that has been
recognized natì.onally and serves as a
model program.
Johnson graduated from Augsburg in
1968 and was hired as an admissions
counselor. ln 1969, he became the
College's first (and only one to the present)
director of financial aid.
Summer 2001
Three students are awarded Hognander
Scholarships for music excellence
Lake, Minn., is a
music performance
and composition
major. He has
Lindsay
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Bonner
Brendan Anderson
composed pieces for
the Concert Band
and a piece for the
Chamber Orchestra
that premiered in
May Two of his
Dan Luedtke
compositions received their international
premiere during the Concert Band's recent
tour [o ]reland. Anderson is a saxophonist
in the Concert Band and an
instrumentallst with Gospel Praise He is
also a member of the Camp Cruisers, and
has arranged much of the Cruisers'
repertoire.
Dan Luedtke, from Warren, Minn., is
a piano performance major and studies
with music professorJill Dawe. He has
participated in the chamber music group
for the last three years and has also
hree Augsburg students were awarded
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Hognander Scholarships for 2001-02,
the most prestigious award given to music
students.
Lindsay Bonner, from Virginia, Minn.,
is a vocal performance major studies with
Janet Gottschall Fried. Bonner is a member
of the Augsburg Choir, is a vocalist with
Augsburg's Gospel Praise, and performs
with the Camp Cruisers, the house band at
Mall of America's Camp Snoop;z She was
also instrumental in the production of
"Women in Opera," a group of five femaie
student performers who met weekly for
over a year to perfect their singing and
acting skills and their knowledge of opera
repertoire.
Brendan Anderson, from Madison
performed with the Concert and Jazz
Bands. He will participate in a spring
internshì.p with HECUA's (Higher
Education Consortium for Urban Affairs)
City Arts program, taking classes and
working at an arts organization. His
upcoming performances include a 20thcentury music recital in December and a
senior recital in spring 2002.
The Orville C. and Getrude O.
Hognander Family Fund established a
permanent source of scholarship funds to
recognize exceptional music performance
and achievement. The intention of this
award is to attract gifted students,
stimulate current students, and build a
cadre of alumni whose achievement
elevates the reputation of the College and
the music department. Requirements
include a résumé, essay, and an audition of
two music pieces.
Congratulations
to tenured and
newly-promoted
faculty:
Promotions effective September
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Instructor to Assistant Professor:
Sonja Thompson, music
Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor:
William Green, history
Peter Hendrickson'76, music
Sandra Olmsted'69, chemistry
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Student tour guide
Connie Bishop (left)
answers questions
from the directors of
academic affairs of
15 Norwegian colleges
who visited campus to
learn about Augsburgb
initiatives in higher
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Milo Schield, business administration
and MIS
Frankie Shackelford, modern languages
Tenure granted
Cass Da1g1ish, English
Rebekah Dupont, mathematics
Peter Hendrickson '76, music
Dawn Ludwig, physician assistant studies
Bridget Robinson-Riegler, psychology
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Farewell to retiring faculty and staff
membgfS
by Lynn Mena
!hree laculty members, wilh a
I combined'64 yearsof service to
Augsburg, retired from active teaching at
the end ol this academic year. The Board
of Regents granted all three
emeritus/emerita status in May In
additlon, one staff member, with more
than a dozen years of service to the
College, will retlre thls fall.
Marjorie M. Magnuson
Marj Magnuson came to Augsburg in 1988
as a receptionist for the Center for Global
Education; she currently serves as the
center's admlnistrative assistant. She and her
husband had moved to the area ln 1987
after 12 years of directing a Christian
children's camp/retreat center.
"Neither of us knew exactly what we
wanted to do next," says Magnuson. "I took
some classes, and we both had paper routes
as well as being caretakers in an apartment
buildlng." Meanwhile, she says, her
youngest son registered for a Global Ed
semester program in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
and a newsletter from lhe center announced
a job opening for which she applied and
was hired.
A graduate of a bible college with a
major in Christian education, Magnuson
says she will miss her colleagues and the
leaming opportunities within the
department and the College community.
After her retirement in the fall, her plans are
to take a bike trip in Europe with her
husband, volunteer, and work.
"Ma4 has been the spiritual and moral
center of the Center for Global Education
for the past 13 and a halfyears," says Regina
McGoff, the center's director of marketing
and administration. "She leads by example,
setting the pace by working very hard and
always looklng out for the heart and soul of
our mission. Her presence will be greatly
missed by everyone on our staff."
Last year, the College thanked
Magnuson for her dedication by honoring
her as one of the Outstanding Employees of
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Marjorie M. Magnuson
Gordon L. Nelson
Beverly J, Nilsson
Clarice A. Staff'63
Gordon L. Nelson
political setting, hometown lore, or
Gordon L. Nelson, professor of sociologl
and facuity parliamentarian, was flrst hired
relative. He is sharp and dedicated to the
Coilege. We are grateful for his many years
at Augsburg
ín 1967
as assistant professor
of sociology He was granted tenure in
1971, and promoted to associate and full
professor in1977 and 1985, respectivel)¿
He also served as department chair for l0
years, and has
regulaf
taught in the
religion department. Nelson obtained B.A.
and M.A. degrees from the University of
Minnesota, a B.D. and M.Div from Luther
Theoiogical Seminary, and a second M.A.
and a Ph.D. from the University of
Chicago.
"Gordon has a marvelous sense of
humor and a remarkable sense of history,"
says Diane Pike, professor of sociology "He
rarely fails to connect a student to some
a
of commitment."
After retirement, Nelson hopes to
continue [o serve as a member of the
Minneapolis Board of Estimate and
Taxation, he is seeking re-election to the
position in the November municipal
election and was first elected to the
position in 1973.In addition, he expects
that he will continue to work part time in
the district office of Congressman Martin
Olav Sabo '59, as he has done since 1979.
Beverly J. Nilsson
BeverlyJ. Nilsson, professor of nursing,
began her career at the College in1977 as
associate professor. She was granted tenure
Summer 2OOf
in 1980, promoted to full professor in
1990, and has served as department chair
since 1978. She received her diploma in
nursing from the Mlnneapolis General
Hospital School of Nursing, and her B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of
Minnesota.
"Bev has been a colleague, mentor,
and friend," says Sue Nash, assistant
professor of nursing. "What an honor to
have worked side-by-side with her as we
launched the first graduating class of
nursing students here at Augsburg, back in
the '70s, and now to be involved in the
launching of the first graduating class of
the Rochester branch nursÍng students. Bev
has touched my life and helped shape my
career."
Nilsson looks forward to the
opportunity to "savor and enjoy the
choices" ofher future. She says that she
will miss the "good people of Augsburg,"
particularly the nursing students, past and
present, and her colleagues from the
nursing department.
"Over the years, I have experienced a
genuine and most generous spirit of
helpfulness among those of us who work
and study in this place," says Nilsson. "The
people here care about each other, and
demonstrate that caring in large ways and
in small, everyday ways."
Clarice A. Staff '63
'Clarice A. Staff, assistant professor of
social work, has taught at Augsburg since
1995 at her present rank. Although she
was in a tenure track position, she waived
tenure consideration since it fe1l during
the same yeat as her retirement. An
alumna of Augsburg, Staff received her
B.A. in 1963 and went on to earn M.S.
and D.S.W degrees from Columbia
University She served for a time
as
director of Augsburg's M.S.\M program. In
1984, she received a Distinguished
Alumna Award.
Staff has particularly enjoyed working
with the Weekend College and graduate
students. "As adult learners, they bring a
special commitment" she says. She plans
Summer 2001
to retire her alarm clock, and will continue
working on stories related to family
genealogy
"With uncompromising integrity,
Clarice has stood strong and fast for
social justice and for what she believes is
right," says Tony Blbus, associate professor
of social work. "The social work
department, our faculty, staff, and
especially our students, have benefited
greatly from her attention to detail, her
intelligence, and her experience in higher
education, her steady advising, and her
loyal friendship."
An Augsburg teacher celebrates 100
by Maggie Weller'O1
lor today's students, it is not
I uncommon to attend a class taught by
a woman. However, before Anna Manger
began teaching math, there were no
female teachers at Augsburg College.
Manger, who celebrated her 100th
birthday in February, graduated from the
University of Minnesota in 1923 and was
hired by Augsburg as its first female
instructor, teaching higher algebra and
geometryl lt was just a year earlieq in fall
1922, that Augsburg enrolled its first
lvomen students.
Manger recalls the friendly
atmosphere at that time and the fact that
"everyone was interested in everyone
else. "
Manger shared a story about how she
used to walk home after school with
several of her male colleagues. "They were
big and ta1l, so \Me must have looked
funny walking together," she says with a
laugh.
Even after marrying and leaving
Augsburg ín L925, Manger continued to
be involved with the College as part of a
group that worked to help raise money
for scholarships. The group painted and
built "decorative things," including plates,
napkin holders, and stools. While this
group no longer exists, Manger continues
her involvement as a member of the
Augsburg Associates.
Manger's dedication to Augsburg had
a lasting effect on her family Both of her
daughters are Augsburg alumnae who
enjoyed becoming part of the community
where thelr mother had taught.
Manger recently attended her 75th
college reunion and found herself to be
the only attendee. "There are not many of
us left," she says, and tells of how she was
invited to sit with the president of the
university and the dean.
When asked what Manger believes to
be the greatest change at Augsburg
between now and when she taught, she
responds, "There were not so many
students then, so it was not as busy as it is
today"
Her 100th birthday was a festive
affair. Two daughters, eight grandchildren,
and 13 great-grandchildren, as well as
over 300 people, attended the part¡
including a number of Auggies.
"I got loads of lovely cards," Manger
reports.
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female professor; celebrated her
centennial year with family and
friends.
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Edor Nelson field to be named
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coach
uesburg College wilI honor ìongtinrc
Edor Nelson by
re-dedicating the outdoor athletic field ln
his honor.
A ceremony to dedicate the lield as
Edor Nelson Field will be held during the
Augsburg football team's home-opener
against St. John's Universily on Saturday,
Sept. 22. Game time for the season-opener
has not been set.
In 1984, the College named the
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outdoor athletic field as Anderson-Nelson
Fleld, in honor of Nelson and longtime
athletic director and men's basketball coach
Ernie Anderson. In Februar¡ the College
dedicated the court in Melby Hal1 in
Anderson's honor.
Nelson earned Augsburg Hali of Fame
honors as both a student-athlete and coach
at Augsburg. As an athlete, he was a multisport star in football, basketball, and
baseball, graduating in 1939. After serving
his country in World War ll-including six
months of imprisonment in a German
prison camp-he retr¡rned to this country,
by Don Stoner
in
1947
, and also served tl-re College
hockey and wrestling coach at times in
the 1950s.
Nelson coached football [or 23 years
(1947-69), flnishing with a 58-118-10
coaching record, the most coaching wins in
school history. He was inducted lnto the
Minnesota Football Ha1l of Fame in 1973.
He coached baseball for 33 seasons (194679), earning MTAC titles seven l¡mes
as
(t947,'48.'59,'61,'63,'73 and'75) and
earning conference coach of the year
honors in I97 5
Nelson was an associate professor in
Ar-rgsburg's health and physical education
department for 32 years, retiring in 1978.
More information on the Sept. 22
event will be sent to A-Club members
during the summer, as well as being placed
on Augsburg's athletic Web site,
<www.augsburg.edu/athletics>. For more
inlormat ion on lhe dedication event,
contact Norm Okerstrom at 6L2-330-I6I6.
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Edor Nelson '39 in a baseball coaching photo
from the 1950s. Nelson was best known for
leading the baseball and football teams
during his three decades as a teacher and
coach at Augsburg.
earning his master's degree from the
University of Minnesota ín 1947
.
He coached lor three years in
Lamberton, MÌnn., and returned to
Augsburg in 1946, when he was named
baseball coach. He was named football
Don Stoner is sports information coordtnator
Auggie sports wrap for 2000-01
Football
Named to the MIAC All-Conference first
team were defensive linemen Matt
Chappuis and Andy Howard, and offensive
lineman Andy Hansen. SevenLeen seniors
completed their Auggie careers in 2000
wirh. a 25-L7 career record, joining the
graduating classes of 1999 and 2000 as
holders of the best four-season career
record in school history
Volleyball
The team capped the l1-16 season by
winning seven of their last 10 matches,
including a three-game sweep of defending
MIAC champion Bethel. Angie Rieger
earned first team A1i-MIAC honors, and
closecl her Auggie career with a unique
double-double, 1,030 career kills and
1,052 career digs.
Men's and women's soccer
A stretch of six wins late in the year, wlth
Auggie \Momen were able to compete as
team for the first time slnce 1998.
14 freshmen on the roster, marked the
beginnings of what the men's squad hopes
will be a strong showing next fa1l. Joel
Stone, a defender, earned a spol on the AllMIAC first team.
On the women's side, a 7-10-1 markthe best record since I997-and consistent
scoring pr-rnch from both veterans and
newcomers spelled an outstanding
rebuilding season. Brenda Selander was
named to the All MIAC first team.
The men's and women's cross country
teams capped their year with one of their
best finishes in recent years at the MIAC
championship meet. Senior Eric
Bloemendal and junior Chrissy Baune
earned all-MIAC honors.
Men's and women's golf
The men's and women's goll teams
completed split seasons-fa1l and springwith solid efforts. The men's team was third
in the MIAC fall championships, 1ed by the
team's lone senior, Hans Anderson.
With increased nr-rmbers of players,
a
Men's and women's cross country
Men's and women's basketball
The men's basketball team earned a trip to
the MIAC playoffs for the fifth season in a
row, despite late season injunes. Seniors
Tomrny Chatman and Matt Davis earned
first-team AII-MIAC honors. The team was
11-9 in the MIAC.
The women's team's 1l-13 overall and
9-12 mark in the MIAC was Augsburg's
best since l9B4-85. SeniorJaime Kingsley
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Lucky seven for Auggie wrestlers
Augsburg wins record seventh
national title
w ilLåi;:i::: iîi,*:ïäî:es,'n
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history, the Augsburg College wrestiing
team won its second consecutive national
championship and seventh title in the past
ll years to highlight the 2000-01 sports
year for the Auggies.
The wrestlers had three individual
national championships and eight Al1Americans. Their 119.5 points was the
sixth-largest total in Division lll history
Defending national champion senior Ben
Bauer became the fifth Auggie in school
history to earn consecutive national titles.
Senior Nik Lewandowski, who became
the fourth Auggie ever to earn four Al1
American honors, claimed the first national
championship of his career with a dramatic
7-5 overtime victory in the 184-pound
final. And, two-time national runner-up
Darin Bertram earned his first national
championship.
Defending national
champion Nick Slack saw his
The wrestlers also excelled in the
classroom, earning a 3.372 GPA with its
distinction of being the fourth highest in
national Division III.
unbeaten streak end in the
I 74-pound championship
match and finished his season
at 29-1, notching a two-
season, consecutive-match
winning streak of 60-the
second-longest in school
history The team finished the
dual season at 16-l and won
the MIAC title for a record
15th consecutive year,
defeating perennial Division 1I
powers North Dakota State
and South Dakota State in the
dual season.
Augsburg's wrestling team shows off their national
championship hardware after claiming the school's seventh
NCAA Division lll national title in the last 11 years at the
2001 NCAA meet.
Sports wrap (continued)
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earned a spot on the
.s
AII-MIAC first team,
leading the Auggres
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rebounding, and
blocked shots. A
biology major with a
3.844 GPA, she also
earned Verizon
Jaime Kingsley goes
up for a shot during
.Augsburg's victory
over St. Olaf.
Academic AllDistrict first-team
honors.
Men's and women's hockey
The Auggie men finished in a fourth-place
tie in the MIAC with a 9-6-I record, but
were eliminated from playoffs on a totalgoal tiebreaker. Four Auggies earned firstteam A11-MIAC recognition-freshman Tim
Olsen, sophomores Jaro Cesky and Brad
Holzinger, and senior goalie Ryan
Mclntosh, for the lourth season in a row.
The women's team had its third
consecutive winning season, lncluding a
sweep on the annual trip to the East Coast.
For the second year in a row, forward
Angie Rieger was named MIAC Women's
Hockey Co-Player of the Year and a finalist
Summer 2001
for Natlonal Player of the Year from the
American Hockey Coaches Association.
Rieger and teammate Kristi Brusletto
earned AII-MIAC honors. A three-time AllAmerican, Rieger ended her career holding
steeplechase), and Baune (1500 meter
virtually every school scoring record.
Augsburg's baseball team finished the
season with 20 wins for the first time since
1992. Mike Schwalen, a four-year starter,
was named to the Verizon Academic AllDistrict V College Division First Têam. He
ended his Augsburg career with a .349
Men's and women's track and field
The men's and women's track and field
teams showed dramatic improvement
during the indoor half of the season,
breaking schooi records l6 times. New
records \Mere set by senior Desman Oakley,
who also won the 55-meter hurdles title;
freshman Derik Thaden (55-meter dash);
Mathew Shannon (200-meter dash), Chris
Ohnstad and Teresa Lewandowski (both in
the 600-meter dash); and Chrissy Baune,
who claimed all-conference finishes in the
1,000- and 1,500-meter runs.
In outdoor action, Oakley won his
second straight MIAC 1l0-merer hurdles
title and qualified for the NCAA Division
iII national championships. The men's 400meter relay squad set a school record of
41.99 seconds.
Other all-MIAC honors went to
Chrlstian Dawson (3,000 meter
run). Three other Auggie relay squads set
school records.
Baseball
batting average.
Softball
For the 22nd time in the last 23 years, the
softball team finished the season wirh a
double digit win record, 17-19 overall and
10-12 in MIAC play Shortstop Kristin
Lideen earned second-team recognit-ion on
the Natj.onal Fastpitch Coaches Association
(NFCA) AIl Midwest Region team. She and
pitcher Rachael Ekholm earned first-team
AII-MIAC honors.
For additional information, statistlcs, and
records on Auggie athletics, visit
<www. au gsburg. edu/athletics>.
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"lt's hard to tell where Augsburg ends, and the community begins."
Laurel True, director of community service-learning
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¡ n 1872, Augsburg Seminary chose
I vinn.upolis as its new home and
' settled on donated land surrounding
what is now the city's oldest park. Toda¡
Augsburg College boldly proclaims its
urban nature and firmly embraces the
city as a classroom for educating its
students. Augsburg 2004: Extending the
Vision declares that "Augsburg, in fact,
has made its location part of its
curriculum."
In these 100 years, this city location
has helped the College structure an
education that seamlessly integrates
practical experience with a liberal arts
education. The city has become a
iaboratory of unlimited opportunities,
which students begin exploring from
their first days on campus.
Community service-learning is one
of the experiential components of an
Augsburg education. Students learn
from and about the community and
society in which they live by
participating in service experiences that
are integrated into Augsburg courses or
the 100 students at the Cedar-Riverside Community School who
interact with up to four Augsburg students each day who come to the school to teach classes,
These kindergartners are among
assist teachers, and
tutor students.
done as part of other campus activities.
It is an area in which Augsburg has
built an enviable national reputation.
"Service-learning is embedded in
the education, it's not an add on,"
explains Mary Laurel True, director of
community service-learning. "lt's part of
who we are." And, it's clearly a "winwin" situation-both siudents and the
community benefit. It actively engages
Augsburg's mission and motto-learning
that takes place "in the context of a vital
metropolitan setting," and learning that
provides "Education for Service."
chilclren ancl aclults in literacl,, teachlng
classes as llart ol tl-reir courses, ancl
researchir.rg communitl' problems ¡o offer
ana11,5is ancl soluliot-ts.
Tl're Ceclat'-Rive rside Cornrnr-tnity
School is orre of Ar.rgsburg's close
partners. This public charter school-the
onl;' school ln the countr), to be located
r.vithin a high-rlse apartment complexserYes mosil;, Ìmrr-rigrant chlldren in
grades K-8. The 100 children come from
l7 natìons and speak seven different
languages, says assistant clirector
Stephanie Byrdziak. In the past trvo
years, not one of the kinclergarten
chlldren has spoken English as a first
language.
Every da;', the Cedar-Riverside
school children average four contacts
r,r'ith the more than 40 Augsburg
Augsburg junior Kristy Bleichner spends time
each week at Wednesday Night Out taking
neighborhood kids to a gym so that their
parents can enjoy time together.
Highlightecl in this article is jLÌst a
sampling ol the activities and programs
in the community sen'ice-learning
progrâm. ln turn, the sen,ice-learning
program is just one o[ the experiential
components in Augsburg's
Center lor Sen'ice, Work, and
Learning, rvhlch also oversees
stuclents who spend one to three hours
per lveek at the school. Some are
Augsburg science majors teaching
science units, musrc students teaching
piano lessons, educatìorr majors lullilllng
teaching requìrernents, or others tlrtoring
inclividual students ìn math or English
as
a seconcl langr-rage (ESL).
Worl<ing one-on-one helps the CedarRiverside studen[s keep up in class.
"Without Augsburg students, lt u'ould be a
lot more dillicult," sa;'s Malcolm Currle,
one ol the nlne teachers at the school.
r.vouldnt be able to l.rìo\¡e as fast because
o[ clillerences in abìlitìes; some stuclents
u'oulcl fall behind."
The partnership clearly bene[its
both Augsburg and the Cedar-Riversicle
school. For example, the school's
teachers, u'ith assistance lrom Augsburg
facr-rlt¡', have secured a granl for tl-re
school from the Medtronic Fottndatiot-t
that provicles a mobile science
laboratory needed to teach science in
the classrooms, since the school has no
space lor a dedicated science lab. For
Augsburg students, lvorking r'vith
community children provicles rich
experiences and valuable learning
r,r,ithÌn their own str-rdies-and many
students continlle these relationships
alter the ploglam ends.
Also r,vi¡hin the Cedar-Rir,ersicle
neighborhood, Trinity Lutheran Church
(rvhìch rvorships in Hoversten Chapel)
pariners with Augsburg lor Wednesclay
Night Out, a program that brings
together neighborhood parents and their
children for supper donatecl by
community organÌzatÌons and ¡he
College. Augsburg students spend time
after supper taking children to the
People's Center g1'm. leai'ing palenls
free to talk about [arnil1' znd
neighborhood issues.
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organrzations, prir-l-larily in
Ar-rgsbur g's ou'n Ceclar -Riverside
neigl.rbcrrhoocl. On ar-r1, given da;',
Augsburg stuclents are ir-r nearby
clerrrenlar'y sehools. conimunit;cenle rs, and neighborl-roocl
sllclters. engnged in tutorìng
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Senior Derek Schwartz keeps the attention of his kindergarten class during his student teaching at CedarRiverside School.
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learningì that changes students,"
giving ahnost Ì,500
computer science professor Larry
hours of service.
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communlty partners at a recent
around the College,
the projects range
from palnting ivalls
to yard work to
playing kickball
gathering.
told facr-rlty colleagues and
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u'ith school children.
Tiue highlights the
importance of this,
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because students
learn that "this is
what Augsburg is;
this is one of the
ways you'll learn
here."
Augsburg junior Nick Leach helps Abshir Mohamud with an assignment
on magnetism and electricity for the science unit Leach taught in the
middle school class at Cedar-Riverside.
Lerrnínt to sqrvc
Augsburg's community sen'ice-learning
program
r,vas
formally organlzed
10
years ago. A goal of the program, says
True, lvho arrived in 1990, is to build
a
continuum of community involvement
for each Augsburg student. It begins
with the Augsburg Seminar (AugSem),
the required lreshman orientalron
course that includes servrce projects
as
part of its curriculum.
The first day of the Augsburg
Seminar is City Service Projects Day,
when more than 300 freshmen spend
a
After Augsburg
Seminar, students
begin to take
courses that embed
service projects in
the coursework, they then become more
confident and ready to work
independently in Lhe comrnunity on
internships or research projects.
Each year, 20-25 Augsburg courses
include a service-learning component.
For example, last year a math class
helped a Cedar-Riverside organization
measure the impact that varying levels
of federal census returns would have on
the amounts of formula grants to the
neighborhood.
One of the goals in Augsbtu'g 2004 is
to engage more of the faculty in servicelearning and to spread rt across as many
disciplines as possible. Faculty benefits
include fresh perspectives and energy that
students brìng back to the classrooms
lrom Lheir community experiences.
Benelits fron-r the sen'ice-learning
experiences are more far-reaching than
the hours committed to service or the
measurable gains in learning.
"A key component lin our program]'
ìs the connection to har,ing an adult
person who cares about you," says
Edison/Project for Pride in Living School
staff person Cathy Nissen. "We try to
make sure in all these partnerships that
our student comes to tour Augsburg
College. Most every student at
Edison/PPL has had at least one
experience in college life at Augsburg
and they know at least one student who
goes there. lt makes sense that they can
see themselves posslbly going to college
in the future."
A special treat lor the CedarRiverside School children is "Kids Come
to Campus Day," during Comrnunity
Sen'ice Week in April. All 100 children
at the school walk the three biocks to
campus, eat in the cafeteria, and meet
people on campus. This year, as part of
the "Share a Story" project, all of the
school's students, teachers, and staff
wrote stories about themselves or their
families and compiled them into a book
that was presented to Dean Chris
Kimball on their i'isit day.
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Examples of courses
that include service-learning
Journalism students work in a community settìng and "report" on it.
fii Students in applied math n-rodeled the impact of census data on grâni money in the Cedar-Rive¡side neighborhood.
{f A compuier science class helped Sewarcl Montessori School evaluate and update its computer system.
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l4 Nursing students treat neighborhood residents at the College's lree clinic located in Central Luiheran Church.
iþ Students studying criminology work in organizations dealing with crime and its irnpact, e.g. the West Bank Safety Center.
il History students work in environmental, peace and justice, and won-ren's organizations to study social movements in the past
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Augsburg has been a pioneer in
community service-learning dating back
to the 1970s, when sociology and
metro-urban studies professor Garry
Hesser directed the experiential
education program, sending students off
campus to learn first-hand about
community challenges and needs. ln
1998, Hesser was honored
nationally by Campus
Compact as a co-recipient
of the national Thomas
Ehrlich award for
internship or
lessons.
Augsburg's most recent grant for
service-learning, bringing a decade total
in grant monies to over a half million
dollars, is from the Council of
lndependent Colleges. Thirteen private
colleges, from the ll3 who applied,
were selecied to participate in "Engaging
Communities and Campuses," a
program that will help colleges
"establish partnerships with community
or ganízatíons [o enhance experiential
in this
Perhaps nowhere at
Augsburg has servicelearning been more
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More than 30 courses eachyear
include a service-learning component.
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All 300+ freshmen spend
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Over 200 students each year tutor
children and adults in schools, literacy
centers, and neighborhood
organizations in Minneapolis.
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Six Community Service
Scholarships are offered each year to
support student leaders in service.
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$5,000 scholarships are available to
AmeriCorps volunteers for full-time
study. (Augsburg is the only college in
the nation to offer this.)
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A full-time VISTA volunteer at
Augsburg coordinates 30 work-study
students who work after school on the
q
a half day
during orient-at-ion on service projects
while learning about the city.
AmericaReads/America Counts program
ffi A Get Ready program staff person
works with two schools to encourage
low income children, starting in fifth
integrated into the learning
curriculum than in the
Education Department. In
grade, to attend college.
1997, Augsburg was one of
six institutions selected by
the American Association
for Colleges of Teacher
Education (AACTE) to
participate in the Service-
Summer 2001
An overview of community
service-learning at Augsburg
student teaching to
carry out servicelearning enhanced
Community Service, the
Learning and Teacher
Education project
(SLATE). As students learn
coordinator.
and lessons, and
Augsburg alumna Roeshell Lewis'97 (right) is an English as a Second
Language (ESL) assistant at Cedar-Riverside School. She, along with
other staff members, have been instrumental in teaching English to
Suad Salad (left) and helping her adjust to the new experience of
attending school.
. highest recognition
fie1d.
Mary Laurel True (left) is director of
community service-learning. Merrie
Benasutti (right) is tutoring and literary
with service-
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Community Service Week each April
ceìebrates and recognizes community
service efforts of Augsburg faculty,
staff, students, and community partners.
H A student-run Link program of more
Tony Pham (middle) shows Augsburg students Allie
Gulbrandson (left) and Christian Shada (right) his story page
in a book presented by Cedar-Riverside School to the College
in the Share a Story project.
than 100 students organtzes events on
campus for neighborhood children and
service projects for students.
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learning activities while addressing
community needs."
Six Augsburg faculty members are
paired with six community partners,
including Cedar-Riverside and
Edison/PPL schools, to extend the
activities of freshmen in city service
projects throughout the entire Augsburg
Seminar term.
The Engaging Communities and
Campuses program is designed "to
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empower colleges and universities and
community organizations to collaborate
in ways that are new to academe."
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True describes Augsburg's
community collaboration over the years
as being a good neighbor and seeking
to build community "from the inside
out." Byrdziak has begun engaging the
Cedar-Riverside School children in
service-learning with neighborhood
organizations by teaching that "servicelearning is not just a project; it's a way
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by Garry Hesser
Those of us who attend Augsburg as students or work
I here have the unique and remarkable pleasure, dayI in und day-out, of living in vibrant anà vital
neighborhoods that reveal just how much of an asset a
multicultural community can be. Cedar Riverside and
Seward give diversity a meaning and reality that is rare to
find an;,.where in the U.S., maybe even in the world. What
a gift and bonus Ìt is!
Often, I get to take visiting candidates for faculty
positions on a walking or driving tour of this area I like to
call "my home town." When I do so, I like to 1et the
neighborhood do its own talking and enticing. Just off the
campus along Riverside Avenue, for example, we have a
virtual United Nations of restaurants reveallng the rich
tapestry of our "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood." From the
Addis Ababa Ethiopian restaurant to Livlngston's Organic,
to the Lucky Dragon Vietnamese and Chinese, dozens of
ethnic culinary
opportunitles
await those who
delight in
exploring the
foods of the
Cedar-Riverside assistant director
Stephanie Byrdziak (left) helps Mohamed
Abdulkadir tell his story to an Augsburg
journalism class.
world.
Over in the Seward neighborhood across I-94 that
abuts Augsburg campus's south side, an equally diverse
group of eating establishments abound, ranging from the
Biue Nile to Moon II, one of our newer coffee houses.
Recently at Moon lI I savored a conversation with one of
my former students who, after living and teaching in the
Ukraine, is now a homeowner in the neighborhood. It was
this same student who, nearly two decades ago, helped me
write a grant proposal that ultimately led to the survival of
the Seward Redesign Community Development
Corporation. Redesign has since played a vital role in
the revival of the central city neighborhoods
surrounding our campus, lncluding the design of the
new light rail station that will be built on the edge of
the campus.
Today, thanks [o the vision of active neighborhood
organizatì.ons, augmented by both Augsburg and
Tiinity Lutheran Congregation volunteers, lhese
communities are thriving. Augsburg's connection to
and involvement in its neighborhood continues to
provide an extraordinary opportunity both for its
students and for those of us fortunate to lÌve and raise
our famihes in this remarkable and unexcelled rainbow
of humanity
Garry Hesser is professor of sociology and metro-urban
studies. The above is excerpted t'rom an article written
Children from the Seward Montessori school visited Augsburg in 1998
when the College announced a scholarship program with the school.
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for lhe Lutheran
magazLne.
Summer
2OO1
Targeting success:
NO BARRIERS ALLOWED
by Don Stoner
-fhe D.H. Lawrence poem is
I pro.inently displayed on the case
I rhat holds Aaron Cross'archery
equipment.
You remember the poem as you watch
Cross practice the skills that have earned
him international honors in archery. You
watch Cross concentrate on his coffee can
lid-sized target, which looks so small 70
meters away You watch Cross'eyes,
intense and focused on the task at hand.
He puts the arrow in place and draws
back the bow. At that point, with all the
tension in the world seemingly on the tips
of his fingers, he pauses, relaxes his
breathing. The moment seems like forever.
Then he releases the arrow. ln a fraction of
a second, the arrow arrives at its Largel.
Nearly perfect.
And then you remember he's in a
wheelchair, able to utilize just a fraction of
the physical skills able-bodied individuals
can use, and it doesn't seem to matter.
SELF.PITY
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I neyer saw a wild thing
sorry for itselJ.
A small bird will drop frozen
deadfrom abough
without ever haying felt sorty
for itself.
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Left: Aaron Cross '97 concentrates on the target during a practice session at Mike's Archery shop in 5t. Cloud, Minn. Right: James Mastro '73 battles
his opponent during a match in the 1998 Blind World Judo Championships in Madrid, Spain.
Summer 2001
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AUGGIES IN THE SYDNEY PARALYMPICS
ugsburg has
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earned international
acclaim in disabled
sports-Aaron
Cross,
a L997 graduate, and
James Mastro, who
graduated in 1973.
Cross is
consÌdered one of the
top wheelchair
archers 1n the world
and has earned
numerous honors
and records in his
sport.
Mastro, an
Augsburg Athletic
Hall of Fame
member who lost his
vision while 1n hÌgh
school, has competed
in seven Paraiympics,
in several sports,
"In the first match, a minute-anda-half in, a guy from Austria tried a
stupid throq and the first thing to hit
the ground was my elbow," Mastro
said. "1 tried to continue in my next
match, bul I couldn't raise my arm up
above my elbow. I was just ticked."
For Cross, it was the luck of the
draw, and a quarterfinal meeting with
the eventual gold medalist in head-tohead competition that did hlm in.
Cross was considered one of the
since 1976. The first Paralympic athlete
ever to medal in four different sports,
Mastro has earned 10 medals-five gold,
three silver, and two bronze.
"These games were specifically
developed for athletes with certain
challenges to compete at an Olympic
level," said Cross, who competed in his
second Paralympics last year in Sydne¡
Australia. "Our scores are comparing well
with able-bodied scores. I compete
against able-bodied archers all the time
"l contftete dgainst øble-bodied
archers all the time and beat them ...
Cross'97
but we don't get recognized as m7tch."
-Aaron
and beat them, guys who were on the
U.S. Olympic team and beat them. But
we don't get recognized as much."
In the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney,
both Cross and Mastro were eliminated
earlier than they anticipated. For Mastro,
it was an elbow injury in the first match
of his judo event that ended his
competition.
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favorites in the W1 competition, one
of three levels of wheelchair archery
based on the range of disability of an
athlete. His class consists of athletes
who are quadriplegic, have extremely
limited functÌon in their arms and
legs, or have amputation of three
limbs.
But in the "ranking round," where
archers' individuai scores determine
their spots in the final round of 12
athletes, Cross said he didn't shoot
wel1. As a result, he failed to finish in
the top four, where he would have
earned a first-round bye in the headto-head competition. ln his first headto-head match, Cross smashed the old
world record in l8-arrow competilion,
but lost to Zdenek Sebek of the Czech
Republic, the eventual gold medalist,
in the quarterfinaìs by ¡usL six points.
"lt was just the luck of the draw,"
Cross said. "It was crushing. I had
shot four world records last year, I
had gained back all my national tì.tles
last year, and I missed a fifth world
record by a point."
While falling short of their
Aaron Cross (center of front row) poses with the 2000 U.S. Paralympic archery team before
competition in Sydney. lt was Cross'second Paralympic appearance in his archery career,
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goals
was disappointing, the experience of
being part of the largest competition
for disabled athletes in the world was
Summer 2001
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JIM MASTRO_A
certainly a thrill. A crowd of more
than 100,000 people attended the
PARALYM PIC FLAG.BEARE R
openÌng ceremonies, and sellout
crowds were the norm for most
events; a welcome change
considering that Ín compelitions in
the last decade, event organizers
T-o. Mastro, competing in athletics
þ t.,ut always been a natural thing,
I .u.n nlLe, becoming blind
"You walhed up and down
the street ønd people hnew
that you were there
for the Parølympics."
-JimMa,stro'73
between his junior and senior years of
hÌgh school.
He enrolied at Augsburg and
became a member of the wrestling
team, while studying for his education
degree. He earned A11-MIAC honors
twice and won the conference
championshlp at 177 pounds as a
senior. Along the way, he became a
solid amateur wrestler, in spite of hÌs
vision Ìmpalrment. He was a member
of the U.S. team in the World
University Games in 1973 , was a threetime bronze medalist at international
competitions, and became the first
blind athlete to be a member of an
Olympic team, when he was an
alternate on the U.S. Greco-Roman
Wrestling team at the Montreal
Olympics in 1976. He was named to
the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in
1997.
had to literally give tickets away.
"Australia was great," Mastro
said. "The people were really
friendly. They were as friendly as
their reputation is. They knew
about the Paralympics, knew what
it was for and that it was after the
regular Olympics. You walked up
and down the street and people
knew that you were there for the
Paralympics. The publicity there
was really great, much better than
Atlanta [in 1996ì."
"Europe and Australia have
much more respect for Paralympic
events than we do lin the United
Statesl ," Cross said. "Every single
event in Australia was sold out. ...
The people were amazing.
Volunteers were everywhere. Every
single volunteer I talked to said that
they would rather volunteer for the
Paralympics than the Olympic
Games. The culture matches the
people, as beautiful as you'd
me to determine how hard I would
have to work to do weil. I found that
the guys I was working with didn't
grant me any quarter because I was
blind. They'd throw me into the wall
expect."
like anyone
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James Mâstro, posing for a photo at the 2000
Sydney Paralympics, is one of America's
Paralympics pioneers. He has earned 10
medals and was the first Paralympic athlete
to earn medals in four different sports.
"When I was at Augsburg, I didnt
have to worry about being accepted.
When i was trying out for the
Olympics, I didn't have to worry about
being accepted there, either."
When the Paralympics began to
admit blind athletes ín I976,1t was a
natural draw for Mastro. He competed
in four different sports-1udo,
wrestling, track and field, and goalball
(an on-court team sport designed for
blind athletes). ln addition to his 10
Paralympic medals, he has earned 17
Ìnternational medals in the various
sports.
And in 1996, Mastro was honored
"l found thøt the guys I wøs worhingwith didn't grant me dny quarter
becøuse I was blind. They'd throw me into the wall lihe
anyone else."
Møstro '73
-Jim
"I wasn't able to compete until I
came to Augsburg, when I decided to
go into wrestling," he said. "lt helped
else.
for his years of service by being named
flag-bearer for the United States team at
Lhe Paralympics opening ceremonies in
Atlanta, where he earned abronze
medal in his weight class in judo, and
also competed in track and field in the
shot put and discus.
Judo has become his primary sport
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(left) maintains a hold
on his opponent during the 1998 Blind
James Mastro
\Â/orld Judo Championships in Madrid,
Spain. Judo is similar to wrestling, a
sport Mastro competed in while an
interesting marathon
events, including doing
3,076 pushups in an hour
and bench-pressing an
Olympic bar 1,300 times
in
15 minutes.
At
age 52, Mastro
could be consiclerecl one
of the "elder statesmen" of
the Paralympic
movement, though he
doesn't enjoy that tit1e.
"Our blind judo team, none of them
are young. Most of them are in their later
20s or 30s, and they've competed a 1ot.
They know what it's like to compete, it's
their goal," Mastro saicl. "lt [judo] rnust
keep you young. it's either going to keep
me yoLlng or kill me. The injr"rry I had in
Sydney was my lirst inlury since
Augsburg student, in terms of throws
and intense action.
after wrestling was
dropped from the
Paralympic program
before the 1996
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games.
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was in Long Beach,
Calif. The Braille
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"When I was
introduced to judo, it
Institute had a
prograln on the
sport," he said. "After
I graduated from
college, I had
wrestled primarily
Greco-Roman, and
that style and judo
are very similar. The
biggest difference is
that you are able to
use the collar in judo.
The throws were
basically the same,
though a bÌg
difference was in
chokes and arm-bars.
It's like wrestling with
your pajamas on."
In order to raise
money for himself
and his family to
travel to major
competltions like the
Paralympics, he has
performed some
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wrestiing in 1973.I've been lucky"
Mastro has also been e pioneer in
his primary profession, teaching. He
became the first blind student to earn
CROSS BECOMES A
TOP WHEELCHAIR
ARCHER
T-or Cross. rrcherv wasn't his irst
þ iou., growlng up rn tne
I Sr . CloLrd, Minn., arer. By age
f
16, he was an accomplishecl biker and
cross country skier, and was
preparing for a spot on a Junior
Olynrpic team. Competing in a
bicycle race in Biwabik, Minn., in
May 1991, he crashed into a support
van. The accident left him a
quadriplegic, with no sensation from
the armpits down.
While rehabilitating at the Sister
Kenny lnstitute, a therapist, who
happened to be a Paralymplc archer,
recommcnded thc sport îs în activity
ln which he could excel, but he
preferred wheelchair track ancl rugby
instead.
a
Ph.D. in physical education in the
United States, and later taught in the
physical education department at the
University of Minnesota. Now he teaches
at Bemidji State University in the health
and physical education department,
including all the adapted physical
education classes.
He is unsure whether he will take
on the Paral)¡mpic challenge again, when
the games go to Athens, Greece, in 2004.
He will compete in the sport's world
championships in 2002.
"I'11 be 56 fin 20041," he said. "At
the world championships in a couple of
years, I will see how my arm is. My arm
right now is about 90 percent back. One
of the things I really enjoy labout the
Paralympicsl is the camaraderie, going
out and busting your butt with people
who understand and enjoy what's goÌng
on. I've gone to a iot of places 1n the
world, met a lot of cool peoPle."
"She gave me three choices o[
sports. She told me I could do
archery, I could do archer¡ or I could
do archcry." Cross 1oked.
While he was in high school, a
close frlend decided to take up
archery, and Cross joined hÌm in
trying out the sport.
"l got into it and we went down
"[My therapist] gave me three
choices of sports. She told me
I could do archery, I could do
ørchery, or I could do
drcherY."
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Cross'97
to a national shootout in Las Vegas. 1
absolutely fell in love with it," he said
"That summer, I got a letter to try out
for the world team, went overseas for
the first tlme for the world
championships, and came back with
Summer 2001
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,¡
sure I was going in the right
my first gold medal. Needless to say,
I'm hooked."
Eventually, Cross was winning
national competitions and gaining
sponsorships, from bow companies,
Target stores, and Mike's Archery, a
store in St. Cloud where he trains.
At that time, he also began to
speak publÌcly about overcoming the
obstacles in his life, a hobby that
eventually led to his current career as
motivational speaker. He speaks for
numerous school groups and other
organizatÌons through his business,
direction."
He was able to keep up his
str¡dies in spite of a schedule that
a
Motivation on Wheels.
Cross graduated from Augsburg in
1997 with a mass communication
degree and credits the school, especially
the Center for Learning and Adaptive
Student Services (CLASS), wÌth much
of his success.
"The CTASS office and the
communication faculty and staff never
had him flying across the country
lor major archery compeliLions,
along wÌth working on internships
and projects with accomplished
motivational speakers.
"I'd leave on a Thursday, shoot
on Friday, Saturday, and Sunda¡ all
day long, come back on a red-eye
flight ai ]:00 on Monday morning.
I'd study on ihe planes and in the
hotel rooms, and be back in class by
eight on Monday morning," he said.
Archery has become a passion for
ln addition to his achievements as a world-class
arche¡i Aaron Cross speaks throughout the country
about overcoming obstacles and maintaining
positive attitude in everyday life.
Cross, who is also an accomplished
bowhunter. He is currently ranked among
the top five archers in the world in the
Wl
class, and
will compete at the world
championships ìater Lhis summer in
Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently
"The CLASS ffice dnd the communication faculty ønd staff ... were
ølwøys a phone call awøy. If I needed something, they were there,
Cross'97
every single step of the wø1t."
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once backed down lor me. They knew
what I wanted to do, they knew how I
was going to do it, and they always
stood behind me," Cross said. "l can't
tell you how many times they bailed
me out. ... They were always a phone
call awa;r lf I needed something, they
were there, every single step of the way.
"Augsburg never babied me. They
put me in my place and they just made
FnfiïtÌnãfDn¡r
the governor for his region on the
Minnesota State Archery Association, a
technicai delegate to the USA Archery
committee, and on the Paralympic Athlete
Advisory board for the United States
a
placed fourth in an individual
competition and fifth overall at the world
championships, leading up to his
experience at the Sydney Paralympics.
He said the level of respect that
Paralympic athletes receive Ìn the United
States has improved, but it's still not at
the leve1 of Olpnpic athletes. Coverage of
the Paralympics needs to improve in
order for the athletes to gain the respect
of the public, Cross said.
"lf we were to get the respect that the
able-bodied team gets, it would be
dÌfferent for me," he said. "Slowly but
surely, it's working. Archery is getting
advanced in this knowledge. For years,
we've been competing against the ablebodied people. They know we're out
there. They're working with us." I
Olympic Committee.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
He competed in his first Paralympics
ìn 1996 in Atlanta, and though he set a
world record in the ranking round, he
finished fourth overall. In 1999, he
Jim Mastro canbe reached at
<lmastro@b emidlistate. edu> and Aaron Cross
at <adron. cro s s@ motiv ationonwhe
els.
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ugsburg's First International and Off-Campus
Studies Photo Contest
Over 100 entries were submitted in the inangr-rral photo contest for rnternational and off-campr-rs studies
sponsored by the Office of International Programs and Office of Public Relations and CommunicaLion.
Wlnners were selected rn three categones: Scenic lanclscapes; locai people rn a cross-cultural setting;
and Augsburg students in a host setting. All winnrng photos lvere displayed in Christensen Center dr-rring
International Student Week.
lnchrded here are the first- and second-place winners. To see all the wlnners, visit
<www. augsbnrg. edu/internationaVphotocontest>.
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Scenic landscapes. First place. "Spirit Gifts," Ross Murray'00. Chaing Mai,
Thailand, January 2000. People offer many gifts to the spirit world, and shops
sell ready-made flowers to offer the spirits.
Augsburg students in a cross-cultural setting. First place.
"Café in Rome," Stacy Funk'03. Rome, ltaly, January 2001
Local People in a cross-cultural setting. First place. "La Musica di Firenze,"
Rustin Newburger'01. Florence, ltaly, fall 2000.
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Augsburg students in a host setting. Tie for second place. "Tortilla,"
Jennifer Brogger'01. San Jorge, Guatemala, January 2000.
Augsburg students in a host setting. Tie for second place. "Bay
Watche4" Mike Murray'02, Antibes, France, January 2001.
Local people in a cross-cultural setting. Second place. "Young
Girl," Brandon Hofstedt'02. Nueva Vida, El Salvadon fall 2000.
Scenic landscapes. Second place. "Wandering," Nathaniel
Bunker'03. Nice, France, January 2001.
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Winners of the 2001
lnternational Photo
Contest, from L to R:
Rustin Neuberger,
Stacy Funk,
Nathaniel Bunker,
Kendra Hines,
Trephaena Sylte,
Jennifer Brogger,
Ross Murray.
Not pictured:
Brandon Hofstedt,
Petra Velander, Nellie
Pearson, Amy Funk,
Maria Sieve, Mike
Murray, Tenelle Russ.
Summer 2O0f
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The next step ¡n Nicole Warner's music career
is clear-off to New York for study at the
Master of Arts in Leadership graduate Den¡se
Gordon receives her hood from Professor Bev
Manhattan School of Music.
Nilsson.
Dean Chris Kimball congratulates senior Stacy
Sellers as she receives her honor cords.
After receiving his Master of Social Work
degree, Nick Metcalf poses with his proud
family.
Erica Bryan (L) and Allison Heimkes (center) pose during lineup with
admissions director Sally Daniels (R).
COMVTEI\CEVIEI\T
This year's graduating mus¡c majors take their turn
drum during the Commencement Concert finale.
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to beat the
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Summer 2001
President Frame congratulates a new
graduate as he receives his diploma.
On their way to the ceremony, seniors file through the line of faculty, stopping for quick hugs,
their professors applaud their achievement.
as
President Frame addresses the 2001 graduates, their families, faculty, and staff at the
Baccalaureate service.
Music professor Bob Stacke'71 and flagbearer Abby Mildbrand lead the seniors to
the ceremony.
The family of international student Terence
Tam traveled to Minneapolis from Malaysia to
be with him on Commencement day.
Summer 2001
Nursing professor Bev Nilsson (fourth from left) and Rochester program director Rick Thoni
(fourth from right) share the success of Rochester nursing students completing their bachelor's
degrees-the first in the Rochester program.
,¡lucsguRc rr¡ow
21
..LIFT
OFF ON THIS U/ONDERFUL
JOIIRI,{EY WE CALL LIFE"
Excerpts from the Commencement Address
The Hon. Daniel Goldin, NASA Administrator
May 20, 2OO1
I
t is a great privilege
to be addressing you
today. To the
graduating seniors ...
let me start with two
simple words: well
done! Well done, but
not mission
accomplished.
Each and every one of
you is an explorer in
the journey we call life
And, yes, today's
milestone is an
important one. But,
commencement means
a beginning, not an
end. The bulk of this
journey is still ahead
of you.
IUR
NASA Administrator Dan¡el Goldin advised Augsburg's class of 2001
that their college achievement is only part of the journey toward a
"mission accomplished."
...My advice is this: always remember
that life's lessons will not come from the
guy delivering a speech in front of you.
But, they have been developed and
nurtured by the people around you.
Your friends. Your professors. Your
mentors. And, even though you may not
realize to what extent now, life's lessons
come mostly from what I like to call
Mission Control-your family. Especially
your family. And never forget it.
... So go for it. Never deterred by the
fear of failure. In life, having no failures
The Augsburg College Class
554
331
128
59
36
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is rarely a sign ofperfection, but rather
that your goals aren't bold enough. Find
something you love. Have a dream.
Pursue it. Believe in yourself. Whether it
is in Minneapolis or on Mars-make
your mark.
...So to the Augsburg College Class of
2001 ... Go for launch. Lift off on this
wonderful journey we call life. And
Godspeed to all of you.
Goldin's speech was included in both the
New York Times and NBC Nightly News
in theír roundup of top college
Rozenia Fuller rece¡ves Marina
Christensen Just¡ce Award
ozenia Fuller, a senior youth and
R family ministry major and McNair
Scholar, was selected as the 2001 recipient
of the Marina ChristensenJustice Award.
This award is given each year to the
graduating senior whose communityservice work best illustrates Augsburg's
motto, "Education for Service"
-itself
brilliantly displayed in Marina Christensen
Justice's personal and professional
dedication to the vitalization of urban
communities.
Fuller represents the best blend of
excellence in scholarship and an untiring
commitment to the community. She has
been active at Spirit Church and the
Harvest Preparatory School in North
Minneapolis and serves on the boards of
the Glenwood Ly.ndale Community Center
and Minneapolis Community and
Têchnical College.
An Augsburg student recently said of
her, "I could not imagine an Augsburg
minus Rozenia Fuller. She has helped
make Augsburg the intentionally diverse
community that it strives to be, and she
alone has kept many students of color tied
into this community"
The mother of two
children-
Jeremiah and Rosetta-Fuller lives by the
words she loves to share with them: "Try
to take advantage of the opportunities that
God presents you with." She has helped
homeless mothers locate housing,
developed support groups for junior high
and high school students, and helped with
counsel and spiritual support forjuveniles
in the Hennepin County Detention
Center.
commencement speeches.
of 2O0f
Candidates for graduation
Day students
Weekend College students
Graduate students (Master of Arts in Leadership and Master of social work)
Nursing students in Rochester-the first students completing baccalaureate
degrees in the Rochester program
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Rozenia Fuller'01 is congratulated by
President Frame as she receives the Marina
Christensen Justice Award.
Summer 2O01
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From the Alumni Board president's desk ..,
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T
he work of
our
Augsburg
Alumni
Association is
like
a
jigsaw
puzzle-it
has
many parts, and
\Mirh diligenr
work and a bit
of luck, will come together to portray a
memorable picture. Oftentimes, when
working a jigsaw puzzle, you will pick up a
piece and try it in several locations before
you find the right place. Also, you never
throw away apuzzle piece, as you will need
it to complete the puzzle. If you cant find
the exact spot where the piece fits, just set
it aside for a while and work òn another
piece.
So
it is with the efforts of our Alumni
Board. We are always working on the
puzzle. We've tried quite a few pieces this
past year, including:
Alumni gatherings outside of the
Twin Cities
The association organized and sponsored
numerous gatherings of Augsburg alums in
sites near and far: Florida, Anzona,
Califomia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and greater
Minnesota. The intent was to test the waters
for the development of actual alumni
chapters in those areas. Many colleges have
such chapters and it's a good time for
Augsburg to do likewise. Out of those
various efforts, key contacts have been
identified in six locations to continue work
on this concept. In addition, an employerbased alumni chapter is in the works at the
3M Company, thanks to the interest of
several alums who work for that company
This project will take several years to
nurture and develop, but we're convinced
that it holds an important place in the
puzzle.
Alumnijob fair
We sponsored a job fair on the Augsburg
campus this spring \Mith 25 companies
represented who have Augsburg alumni in
key positions for hiring new grads. Job fairs
are not new, but having alumni staff the
booths gave it an extra spark, and students
were most appreciative of the chance to talk
with those present. The alumni also
enjoyed meeting each other and being back
on campus.
Augsburg Day at Como Park
An alumni event geared toward families
took place on May 5 when we gathered at
Como Park in St. Paul with a hearty group
of Augsburg fans. Students were on hand to
provide musical entertainment and a oneact play Parents had a chance to bring their
small childrenfuture Auggies to a Collegesponsored event. Next year w€ plan to
expand upon this pafticular "piece".
All these pieces look like they fit into
our puzzle and are going to sta)¿ The
picture rMe are working to complete is one
of a strong and vibrant Augsburg College
that enjoys broad support from its Alumni
Association. This support can take many
forms; financial, interest, and connections.
The picture is not yet complete. How do
you fit into this puzzle? Think about it.
Thanks to our AlumniÆarent Relations
staff, Nancy (Carlson) Toedt '94, Jeff
K¡engel '93, and l-aura Cichocke for a great
year. Also, thanks to the Alumni Board that
served diligently and creatively this past
year. June starts a new board year. Jackie
I(niefel Lind C69, MAL'94) is slated to
become the next president of the
association, and Andy Morrison ('73) is
president-elect. Seven new board members
have been elected to join our "puzzle party."
Keeping you in touch, in the know,
and in the spirit of Augsburg Collegeyou'll be surprised at what we can do
together!
.
Paul Mikelson'70
President, Alumni Board
.Homecoming 2OO1 to include new events
and a visit from Maya Angelou
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fall
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a talk by Dr.
Maya Angelou,
who is hailed as
one of the great
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voices of
Maya Angelou w-ll
present a talk during
Homecoming 2001 in
October.
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contemporary
llterature. As
poet, educator,
historian, bestselling author,
playwright, civil rights activist,
producer, and director, Angelou travels the
world, spreading her wisdom and
captivating audiences through the vigor and
sheer beauty of her words and þcs.
Her program, "An Evening with Maya
Angelou," is described as a patchwork quilt
of her life and work. She will appear October
8 at 7:30 p.rn.; more derails will be available
later this summer in the Homecoming
brochure and on the Augsburg Web site.
This year's theme for Homecoming and
Family Week 2001 is 'Augsburg on parade,"
actress,
and several exciting changes are planned. In
addition to Angelou's visit, Homecoming will
now be a full week of activities for alumni,
students, families, faculty, and staff. Some of
the new events this year include a 5K
run/walk for fun or charity along the
Mississippi River; an alumni art show; a
parade around Murphy Park; faculty and
faculty emeriti collaborationlpresentations; a
student variety show and coronation; Umess
Hall floor reunions (hosted by current
student residents); and much more.
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Martin
Hlinka'99
signed to a oneyear National
Hockey League
contract by the
Hlinka played briefly with the United
Hockey League's Quad City (Moline, Ill.)
Mallards in November, but returned to
finish the season in Portland. He was the
club's top centerman down the stretch,
used often on crucial face-offs by Pirates'
head coach Glen Hanlon, and was the
club's top scorer in the postseason.
A native of Bratislava, Slovakia,
Hlinka played both football and men's
byDons,oner
hockey at Augsburg from 1995-'99. Hlinka
came to America from Slovakia in 1994,
staying with a host family in Farmington,
Minn., and graduating in 1995 from
Farmington High School. He stayed with
the host family all four summers while at
Augsburg, and graduated with a B.A. in
business administration.
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator.
washington
Capitals, the
team announced in Ma;r
The signing was another step on an
incredible progression in professional
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hockey for Hlinka.
This season, Hlinka started the
campaign as the lone training camp invitee
on the opening-day roster for the Capitals'
top minorleague team, the Portland
(Maine) Pirates of the American Hockey
League. He originally was signed by
Portland to a25-game professional try-out
agreement, but soon after inked a standard
AHL deal that lasted the duration of the
season. In November, Hlinka signed to a
one-year contract wlth the Capitals, and
he was assigned to the Pirates roster.
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Martin Hlinka (#a1, left) fires a shot during a Portland Pirates home game
in January in Portland, Maine. Hlinka signed his second one-year contract with
the NHL's Washington Capitals organization in May.
Alumna named Aquatennial Senior Queen
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Eunice (Kyllo)
Roberts '62 was
named this
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year's Senior
Queen for the
Minneapolis
Aquatennial, the
lO-day official
civic celebration
Eunice (Kyllo) Roberts
'62 was named this
of the City of
year's Senior Queen for Minneapolis
the Minneapolis
fiuly 13-22). As
Aquatennial.
Senior Queen,
she
will travel to festivals and functions
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throughout the state and region
representing the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Roberts was nominated by
representatives of Fairview-University
Medical Center in Minneapolis, in
recognition of the more than 1,300 hours of
time she has donated to Child and Family
Life Services as a Watchful Companion. She
also serves as a member of the center's
Volunteer Services Advisory Committee.
Lastyear, Roberts was nominated for
the Friends of Nursing Award by the
nursing staff on the children's unit at
Fairview-UniversitY.
Since retiring from Augsburg Fortress
Publishers, Roberts has dedicated her time
to volunteer work, and is committed to
providing friendship and understanding to
help improve health and welfare in the
communit;r
"We applaud Eunice for her loyahy
and dedication and, especially, her
stamina," says Alex Thwaites, FairviewUniversity volunteer coordinator. "Her
energy, enthusiasm, and dedication are
wonderful motivators for all of us."
Roberts stays connected to the College
by singing with the Masterworks Chorale.
She and her husband, Warren, a retired
University of Minnesota psychology
professor, live in Fridle¡ Minn. They have
lwo sons.
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Everald H. Strom, Fergus Falls,
Minn., has been retired for 15
years; he served as president of
the Church of the Lutheran
Brethren for IB years. He has
found retirement to be a very
rewarding experience, and enjoys
giving Bible studies and teaching
part time.
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The Rev. S. Jerome
1949
(Hamberg)'54
Donald Peterson, Burnsville,
Minn., lost his wife of nearly 53
in November;
Donald and their four sons survive
years, Mabel,
her.
Joyce (Gronseth) Limburg
recently moved to Apple Valley,
Minn.; she lived in lowa for 5I
years and taught English in
Parkersburg, lowa, for 25 years.
She is happy to be back home
with family and friends. Sadly, her
husband, Sherm, died in 1993.
Harold C. Roosen, Phoenix,
Ariz., has been doing well since
his 1997 accident, in which a car
hit him after he exited a bus. A
retired elementary school teacher,
he enjoys reading and attending
Shepherd of the Valley Church
Eleanor L. (Ewert)
Hutchinson, Indianola, Iowa, is a
breast cancer survivor and was in
charge of survivors for this April's
Relay for Life event, which was
held in Indianola and sponsored
by the American Cancer Society
and Simpson College.
wedding anniversary in
January. They are both
retired and live in
Duluth, Minn., where
The Alumni Association hosted its
retired in 1990 after serving more
than 38 years with Hennepin
County Welfare; he currently
sewes on the state Department of
Human Services Special Review
Board. Sadly, his wife passed away
1999.
firct
"Augsburg Day at Como Pârk" celebration
in May. Despite rainy weather, the event
Lutheran Church in
brought together alumni and their
Superior, Wis. Having
families, faculty, staff, and students.
served missions to
Augsburg students (pictured above)
Tâiwan and Hong Kong, provided musical enterta¡nment.
he is hosting his sixth
dystrophy. He and his wife, Pat
tour to China in June and will
(Larson) '57, live in Anacortes,
host his seventh the summer of
Wash.,
overlooking Puget Sound
2002. All interested parties can
and
the
Olympic Mountains.
e-mail him at <revelness@aol.com>.
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Karl Puterbaugh, Eagan, Minn.,
in
celebrated their 45th
Redeemer's Free
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1948
Elness and Elaine
Jerome preaches at Our
1951
1944
1954
(where forme¡ Augsburg
instructor, the Rev. Brian Erickson,
is pastor).
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Bob Lockwood, Minnetonka,
Minn., says he is "back to 99
percent and ready to play golf
again" after recovering from
successful open heart surgery.
Bob Moylan was recently
diagnosed with muscular
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Richard Lund, Edmonds, Wash.,
retired from the daily practice of
diagnostic radiology in 1997. He
is currently a consulting
radiologist for a medical device
company.
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Iìeaching and learning ¡n Vietnam
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by Lynn Mena
For three weeks earlier this year, the Rev Harris Lee '57 and his wrfe, Maryon, traveled from Mrnneapolis to
Vietnam to teach conversational English to Vietnamese students. They traveled with a group of about l5
people and stayed at a hotel in Cao Lanh, located in the southern half of Vietnam. The trip was arranged
through Global Volunteers, an organizatlon based ln Little Canada, Mlnn.
"My wife and I had long talked about taking part rn a
volunteer opportunity such as this," says Lee. "The
experience was very fulfilling; we received such a warm ancl
respeclful receplion from the students. It was a very relaxed
and healthy relationship."
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The students, all advanced college students str-rdying to be
teachers, doctors, and computer professionals, already had a firm
grasp of the English language, but were eager to enhance their
skills.
The Rev. Harris Lee '57 (left)
traveled to Vietnam earlier this
year to teach English to
Vietnamese students.
"The experíence was very
Jult'illing; we receíved sucLr a
warm and respectful
reception
from the students."
"The students were excited to use English for several reasons,"
says Lee. "Of course, it's an international business language and knowing it helps to find a good job
Br-rt they were also excited to be able to read good books written in Eng1ish."
Lee's
wife, Maryon, stands in the
Vietnamese classroom where they
taught; the experience was arranged
through Minnesota-based Global
Volunteers.
Summer 2001
The sludents had not heard of Minnesota-until the Lees mentioned the Mississippi River. "They
remembered the river from Mark Twain's books," Lee says, chuckling.
A retrred ELCA pastor and stewardship specialist, Lee still does some stewardship work for the ELCA;
he also works as an independent consultant lor churches. Maryon is a retired elementary teacher.
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Class Notes
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1964
1
Deanne M. (Star) Greco,
Carol (Torstenson)
John Clawson relocated f¡om
Duane llstrup, Rochester,
Bloomington, Minn., was
appointed to the Board of Ordway
Circle of Stars. As a member of
the board, she will join other
volunteers committed to
supporting the Ordway Center for
Performing Arts.
McCausland, Warner, N.H.,
Minneapolis to California after he
was elected president and chief
executive officer of Lutheran
Social Services o[ Southern
California. He began his work
with LSS of Minnesota in I992 as
director of the public poiicy office.
Minn., was rhe Bntish lournal of
Surgery invited speaker at the
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recently celebrated several happy
family occasions: a wedding, a
new granddaughter, and a son
starting law school. Carol is a
Title I coordinator for the
Hillsboro-Deering School District
1967
1
in Hillsboro, N.H.
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Marlene (Chan) Hui '74=
Moved by the spirit
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ln
1968, a Lutheran missionary approached Marlene (Chan) Hui, then a
studious high school student living in Hong Kong, with an opportunity
to attend college in the United States. The prospect of attendìng a U.S.
college, and specifically Augsburg College, appealed to Hui. Two of her
brothers were already livíng in the U.S., and the idea of belng able to
explore her faith while immersed in academia suited the l8-year-old,
who attended Tiinity Lutheran Church in Bata Lou. Moreover, if she
remained in Hong Kong, she would face limited opportunities to attend
college, due to a shortage in higher education institutions.
adapted to life 1n the U.S. and at Augsburg. She served as chair of the
Foreign Student Group, and was very involved in faith-related activities.
During her first year at Augsburg, she 1lved with biology professor Neal
Thorpe and his famrly She fondly remembers going on family trips and
participating in Bible studies with her host family. Although Hui lived in
the clormitory her second and third years of college, she formed her
iongest lasting friendships with the girls she met during her senior year
while livlng in the Lambda House. Last summer, the lormer residents
reunited in Brainerd, Minn., for four days of reminiscing and catch-r-rp.
1971
David Siedlar, CarlisÌe, Mass.,
accepted a position as a student
Ioan administrator for Brandeis
University in Waltham, Mass.
1973
Rebecca (Nystuen) Berger,
Green Bay, Wis., is director of the
Door County Library
Marlene (Chan) Hui, class
agent for the CIass oÍ 1974,
works as a special education
teacher and Iooks forward to
fulfilling her goal of doing
missionary work in Asia.
Joyce Catlin, Maple Grove,
Minn., married the Rev. Paul
Casey in April at Brookll'n Park
Evangelical Free Church. Joyce is
a second grade teacher at
AlbertviÌle Primary School and
Paul is a part-time worship/music
pastor at Waterbrooke Fellowship
ìn Victoria, Minn.
"Augsburg enriches d
person relig¡ousþ,
spiritualþ, and
academically."
Hui majored in English and elementary education and minored in French; however, her career path
became clear to her during an Augsburg internship. Her first professional experience entailed working
with low-income children. "We seemed to get along well, and it seemed like I could get through to them,"
says
Research Society and the
Association of Surgeons of Great
Britain and lreland in April in
Birmingham, England. He
presented a lecture titled "Should
You Always Believe in What You
Read?" He is associate professor of
biostatistics at the Mayo Clinic.
Õ
by Wendy Elofson
Though the challenge of adjusting to the highly variable weather of
Minnesota was difficult (Hong Kong has a tropical climate), Hui quickly
joint meeting of the SurgicaÌ
Hui. "it was God's plan."
She works with high school
students who are considered moderately to severely mentally lmpaired, ancl she is eager to say that
teaching the students is her favorite part of the job. She recently taught one of her students with Downs
syndrome how to e-mail his father who llves across the country.
Hui has been a special education teacher at Jefferson High School since 1976.
As for the future, Hur and her husband are contemplating an early retirement, which would allow them to
pursue missionary work in Asia. "Retirement doesn't mean that I don't do anything; retiremenl means thal
I can pursue different interests, and do something new and different," says Hul.
Hui was asked to consider being the Class of 1974 class agent. She accepted the
opportunity becanse she saw it as an enjoyable way to give back to the Co11ege. She enjoys relaying
information about Augsburg to people, and seeing former classmates and faculty members. She is very
grateful for her experience at the College. "Ar-rgsburg enriches a person religiousl¡ spirituaily, and
Two years ago,
1974
Sharon (Holt) Garland,
Minnetonka, Minn., completed
her training as spiritual director
from Sacred Ground Center for
Spirituality at the College of St.
Catherine. Her husband, Rick
'75, is a technical trainer for
Northwest Airlines.
1977
William Reyer, Tiffin, ohio,
was
nominated and selected by his
colleagues at Heidelberg Coìlege
to receive the college's
Distinguished Teaching Award for
Faculty for 2000. The award,
established in 1995, recognizes
excellence in classroom teaching,
academic accomplishments,
professional activities, and service
academically."
to the Heidelberg community. A
Wendy Elofson is an information specialist Jor Augsburg's institutional ødt,ancement ot'fice.
member of the Heidelberg faculty
since 1983, he is a professor of
English.
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Eye of the beholder
by Maggie Weller'01
hnagine how clifficult it would be to paint a prcture six feet wide and seven feet tall that would be considered
good enough to be displayed in national exhibits. Now rmagine accon.rplishing that feat with double vislon,
shaking in both eyes, and very httle depth perception.
These are exactly the conclitions that Jon Leverentz is forced to worl< under every day Leverentz has recelved
private instruction at Ar-rgsburg îrom I975-'79 and from 1990 to today
At the age of IB, Leverentz was ln an automobile accident that caused brain stem damage and led to the
dlsabilitìes described above. Surgery to the right thalamus, usua\ used to treat Parkinson's disease, reduced his
shaking but lefi him with double vision and little depth perception.
"I must make intr-ritive judgments regarcling what I perceive as close and what seems to be far away," sald
Leverentz. "For instance, it's hard to get the pen into the ink bottle, but I just think hard about where the middle
of my two r,rews are and then I make it."
Leverentz cuffently r'rsits Augsburg once a week to receive private instructron from art professor Norman Ho1en,
whom he credits for some ol his success. "Norman is a really great guy," he said. Holen has helped him find art
shows, and, "he helps suggest which
galleries I should put my art in."
Jon Leverentz (left) has received
pr¡vate instruction from art
professor Norm Holen (right) at
Augsburg since 1975.
"My worh is my main activity,
and Lts worhmanship is as
important to me now as it was
bet'ore the accídent."
While he admits to enjoying painting the mosl, Leverentz also draws and sculpts.
Despite his disabilities, he insists on doing most of the work himself. "I take pride 1n
tÐ4ng to work wrthout he1p," said Leverentz. "Though I work wrth friends, it is
important for me to have control over my own work. My work is my main activity,
and its workmanship is as important to me now as it was before the accident."
Though Leverentz never graduated, he "took all the studio courses and a couple
more classes," lnc1r-rding socÌologz Leverentz continues to work at Augsburg because
people like Holen are wilhng to heip him when necessâry and because it gives him
access to materials he could not use easily at home, "llke clay and toxrc inks."
Many of Leverentz's pieces, such as this vivid painting
of sunflowers, are exh¡b¡ted nationally.
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The list of Leverentz's exhibits is extensive, and accordlng to Holen, Leverentz's work
is exhibited nationally and in exclusive galleries. Leverentz won the Sister Kenny
Shorv honorable mention in 1986 and 1996.
Catherine (Knudtson)
production goaÌs
for his effgts in
2000. In the
Andress, Rosemount, Minn., is a
senior technical writer at Lawson
Software in downtown St. Paul,
securities industry
he received the
"Cìrcle of
where she has worked for seven
years. "My children are growrng
fast and wll soon be of driving
age!" David is 15 and Carl is 14.
Kathryn Encalada, Isanti,
Minn., recently left her position o[
nearly seven years as director of
Allied Health Programs at Gogebìc
Community College in lronwood,
Mich., to return to the Twin Cities.
Jeffrey K. Jarnes, Bloomington,
Minn., a certified financial planner
with Fortune Financial in
Minneapolis, achieved two top
Summer 20O1
ExcelÌence"
honor; he also achieved "Top of the
Table" honors awarded by the
Million Dollar Round Tâble for his
work in risk management. He and
his wife, Jacqui, have three
daughters: Kristin, Justine, and
Erika.
Jim Rongstad, Woodbury Minn.,
an accountant with Ramsey
County, is on the school board ol
East St. Paul Lutheran School,
where his children, Lexi and
Matthew, attend. He was a delegate
to the Libertarian Natlonal
Convention this past June in
Anaheim, Calif.
1982
Brian J. Anderson was
appointed to a three-year terrn as
editor for the space physics section
of Geophysical Research Letters. He
is a former assistant professor o[
physics at Augsburg and is
currently a member o[ the
principal professional staff ar the
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.
He and his wife, Leeann (Rock)
'81, live in Mount Airy Md.
Tammy Cowan, Minneapolis, is
now in her second year as a
physical education teacher at South
High School in Minneapolis; she
was previously an investment
banker for seven years.
Debra (Krueger) Knight,
Bloomington, Minn., was recently
featured in GtyBusiness joumaÌ for
her success as co-owner of Edinabased Career Professionals, a
specialized search firm that
matches recent college graduates
with companies seeking to fill
entrylevel positions.
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The Rev. Valerie de
Cathelineau, Avon, N.Y.,
recently became pastor of St.
Timothy Lutheran Church in
Geneseo, N.Y. She previously
served as assistant pastor of Holy
Trinity in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Class Notes
@
1984
As a member of the Augsburg
College Aiumni Association,
you are a very important part
of the College community and
are welcome to receive various
John Ennen, McKinney, Tèx.,
joined Exel corporation in Dallas
benefits including:
7achary.
.
AugsburgNow, the quarterly
College publication
. Bi-annual
letters from your
class agen[, who will keep
you updated on news
.
Tnvitations to Homecoming,
reunions, and other special
events on campus
.
Access to the computer 1ab,
librar¡ and fitness lacilities
.
Access
to Career Services'
alumni
. An alumni directory
containing complete
information on classmates
that is available for purchase
. Volunteer opportunities on
leadership boards and
committees
.
.
a director of customer
development. He and his wife,
Opportunities to participate
in alumni tours around the
This 12-day tour program features flve nights on the
world-famous Norwegian coastal voyage, sailing south
from the "top of Norway" to Bergen.
Thomas L. Terpening, Key West,
Fla., has settled into his new life
and job as advertising composition
and graphic services manager for
Key West Citizen,which is owned
by Cooke Communications LLC.
He is in charge of nine weekly and
one daiþ publication. He misses all
his family and friends in the
Midwest, but sure is glad for the
beautiful weather! You may have
in the March 13,
2001, edition of the Nøtional
Enquirer wirt' the Mercedes he won
in an AIDS Help raffle in Key West.
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Lisa Baumgartner, Amherst,
N.Y., received her doctorate in
adult education from the
University of Georgia last August.
She is assistant professor of adult
education at Buffalo State College
in Buffalo, N.Y.
Karl Howg, Hopkins, Minn., is
Legacy scholarships for family
members of students and
chief meteorologist on the new
Fox29News Nine local newscast;
his on-air name is Karl
a
Norway in the summer of 2002.
1985
world
alumni to sludy toward
degree at Augsburg
Join President and Mrs. William V Frame and
Professor Frankie Shackeìford on a journey through
Mary have a 4-year-old son,
caught Tom
TCSOUICCS
. A special tuition discount for
DISCOVER NORWEGIAN
TREASURES AND HERITAGE
as
This tour has limited spaces remaining; please call the
alumni office ar 612-330-1178 or l-800-260-6590 for
more information or to sign up for an upcoming
information session.
country before fulfilling his dream
o[ retuming home to Minnesota.
John Wahlberg,
,
Sr. Paul,
recentþ formed his own company,
Excel Promotions, which is a
distributor of corporate apparel
and promotional items.
her short story "Bent Tiee," was
accepted for publication in the
upcoming antholog¡r Spirit Songs.
1990
Karen Reed,
Atascadero, Calif.,
author of Music is
1989
Laura Netson, Minneapolis,
job in February
started a new
the Master Key,
sigred copies of
her book at a Twin
as a
support consultant at låwson
Software; she previousþ worked
at the University of Minnesota.
Cities-area Bames
and Noble in October. According to
Reed, a music therapist in
Califomia, music is the key to
Gail (Moran) Wawrzyniak,
unlocking the mind closed by
Raleigh, N.C., recentþ had a play
published online at Native
Realities (www.wordcraftcircle.org/
mental illness.
natreaVhome.htm). In addition,
Carla Beaurline, Hopkins,
Minn., is a monthly guest host on
Spring. He worked in
smaller markets across the
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the QVC shopping network as vice
president of product development
ETIIIÙII¡II:Í.,ÍIITÐ
2001-2002 Alumni Board
meeting schedule
June 19
August 2I
November 20
February 19
April16
Meetings are open to the public
and all alumni are invited rcr
attend. Each meetlng features
ln April, the Alumni Board, the Alumni/Parênt Relat¡ons Office, and the Center for Service, Worh and
Learning sponsored the firct alumn¡ job fair on Gamput which brought togeths morê than 25
companies, alumni, Augsburg seniors, and r€cent grads. The event was the brainchild of Colleen K.
Watson'91 MAt (picfured above with business partner Deb Krueger Knight'82), president of Carcer
Plpfessionals and chair of the Connections Committee of the Alumni Board.
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a
guest speaker such as the
president, dean, or other
Col lege adminisl rator. Th is
Ìnformation will be available
online at <www.augsburg. edu/
alumni>.
Summer
2OO1
for ZEVA's Natural Nail products.
Waconia; she was
She is also a dÍsplay adverrising
previously assistant to
the city manager lor
the City of New
Brighton.
represenrarive for the s¿. Paul
Pioneer Press.
Colleen Watson, Mendota
Heights, Minn., was recently
featured in GtyBusinøss journal for
her success as co-owner of Edinabased Career Professionals, a
speciaÌized search firm that
matches recent colìege graduates
with companies seeking to fill
entryìevel positions.
1992
Sharol
(Dascher)
Tyra, Hanover,
Minn., was
recently
interviewed on
KSTP-5 news
and in NurseW¿eh and, HealthWeeh
publications for her work as a
personal success coach.
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Alumni Chapter key contacts
include:
Los Angeles
Amy Ellingrod'95
Bonnie Bina,
Minnetonka, Minn.,
compieted her master's
degree in health and
human services
administration at St.
Mary's University She
is the clinic
administrator at
ConsuÌtants Intemal
Medicine.
aellingrod@laphil.org
Chicago
Kaydee
Todd Steenson'89
tsteenson@hklaw. com
Sun
Cit¡ Ariz.
Borgie (Rholl) Gabrielson'47
623-972-7206
Washington D.C.
Kari Arfstrom '89
Erica Benson was
recently hlred by
Studio City, a leading
broadcast marketlng
company, as
KArfstrom@aasa.org
writerþroducer/editor.
She was previousþ
Rochester, Minn.
Norman'75 and Kathy (Anderson)
'76 Wahl
Wahl@bethellutheran. com
UPN affiliate in Chicago as
been doing
Maren Lea Carlson,
Pl).rynourh,
Minn., married Steve Combs in
March 2000. She is the business
manager for Dr. Gary L. Carlson in
Minnetonka, Minn.
1994
Susan (Horning) Arntz, Fridley,
Minn., accepted a new position as
city administrator for the City of
Frilrrilit]lrit
'Auggies at the Minnesota
freelance
producing at
Studio City
since October
2000, working
E
on such projects
as the launch of the NBC Saturday
Movie, sitcoms Spin City and
Change oJ Heart, and the
promotion of various Paramount
ffi
movies. As a staff member she will
continue to work on comedy series
and NBC movies and mini-series.
Erica has an extensive background
State Fair
in promotion, having worked at
WHHO-ry rhe WB affiliate in
Don't mrss the new ancl
improved Augsbr-rrg booth at
the Mrnnesota State Fair!
Columbus, Ohio; WTTW-T! the
PBS affiliate in Chicago; and the
UPN network, in addition to her
work at WPWR. She's earned two
Emmy Awards for editìng, and
received six Emmy nominations for
her work.
August 23-Septen-rber 3, 2001
Located in the education
burldrng, the booth will featr-rre
many special events this year,
ìncì ud ing Al Lrmni gat herings.
Stefanie (Murphy)
Guzikowski, Portsmouth, N.H.,
Check out the scheclule online
works at Beaupre
at www.
Relations, Inc., as a senior account
au gsburg.
edu/statefair
lnterested rn volunteering?
Contact the alumni office at
612-330-1I78 or
1-800-260-6590
Summer
2OO1
This past year marked the beginning
of the Alumni Chapter Program, which
was developed by the AIumni
Association to encourage alumni to
organize themselves (either around a
geographic basis or an employment
basis) to reestablish ties, promote the
interests of the €ollege, and to be of
service to its alumni. Above, two alums
enjoyed coffee and conversation at a
gathering in DeKalb, lll.
withWPWR-TV the
writerþroducer/editor. She had
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Kirk'98
kaydeeklrk@yahoo.com
&
Co. PubÌic
executive. She moved to the East.
Coast five years ago and loves
living by the ocean. She married
Christopher Guzikorvski, a Bosron
native she met through her former
employer American Express
Financial Advisors in Minneapolis.
She is working toward
certification as an aerobics
instructor and enjoys running 5K
and l0K road races and playing
piano and acoustic guitar. She's
had two poems published and
hopes to some day publish a
horror novel. "No kids yet, but a
cat and some fish."
f 995
John Nielsen, Chicago, received
his master's degree in ancient Near
Eastern history from the University
of Chicago; he is currently working
on his doctorate.
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Mark Goetz,
Eagan, Minn.,
married Christine Wilmer earlier
in June.
Eileen Kerr has been named
Champion of Health for her work
with Women's Inte¡narional Sel[reliance Enterprise and her
ongoing advocacy and supporr of
persons of all nationaÌities.
Champions of Heahh honors
individuals, organizations, and
businesses that have gone above
and beyond to improve the health
of their community It is sponsored
by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota, the Minnesota lnstitute
of Public Health, the Greater
Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce, and CityBusiness.
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999
Christopher James Rothe,
Britton, S.Dak., married Jamie
Lea Kyle '00 in May Christopher
is a deputy sheriff in Britton, and
Jamie is working with special
education students at Britton High
School.
2000
Ann Staton, New Hope, Minn.,
was awarded a Siehi Scholarship
from St. John's School of Theology
Seminary where she is pursuing a
master's degree
in theology This
award is in recognition of her
academic performance and
leadership abilities.
Jack Stover, Burnsville, Minn., is
a software engineer (modeling and
simulation and Web programming)
for Lockheed Martin Tactical
Systems in Eagan, Minn.
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Births/Adoptions
James Kuehl '92 and Sarah
Roy Carlton '83 and his wife,
Mary BumsvilÌe, Minn.-a son,
Christopher Leonard, in May
He joins older brother, Bryan
son, Samuel Walter, in
November. James is a mortgage
bond analyst for Wells Fargo
Mortgage and Sarah is an account
manager lor Portu-Sunberg
Russell, 5. Roy is an accountant at
Ban-Koe Companies in
Bloomington, Minn.
Roger Griffith '84 and Jean
Taylor'85,
Minn.-a
Eagan,
daughter, Emma, in December.
Jody (Anderson)'90 and Mike
Acers'90, Cloquet, Minn.-a son,
Andrew Michael, in August.
He
joins sister Emily.
M. Susan (Noleen) '90 and
Steve
Bianchi, Duluth, Minn.-a
daughrer, Lucienne Elisabeth, in
December. She joins siblings Mario
and Isabel.
(Evans)'95,
Ramsey,
ErcrcTrcTrcTlfi
Minn.-a
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NeHi Christian Preschool and
Daycare.
Marketing.
Todd Cina '93 and his wife, Kari,
Steven Dow'95 and his wife,
New Berlin, Wis.-a daughter,
Lauren Jean in Novembe¡.
Sarah Schaffner, Dubuque,
Þ
Carrie (Skradski) '93 and Tom
Phillips, Big l-ake,
Stephanie N. (Johnson)'94 and
Robert E. Moreno'94, New
Brighton, Minn.-twin sons,
David Emanuel and Daniel
Eliah, inJanuary Roben continues
to work for US Bancorp as a
lowa-a
Mark, inJanuary.
Jennifer (Strickland) '96 and
{3
Minn.-a
daughter, Ashley Elizabeth, in
March. She joins brother Parker,2.
boy, lsaac
Jim Buehler, Lincoln, Neb.-a boy,
certified network administrator and
desktop technology services
engineer. Stephanie is pursuing her
master's degree in early childhood
education and development at
Jared Bartlett, in December.
Xanara Amand '00 and Marc
Stevenson, Bloomington,
daughter,
Minn.-a
Malaya Ãlexis, ln
December.
Concordia University; prior
to the twins'birth, she
worked as a teacher at
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A room at the inn for all
by Lynn Mena
As a sociology major at Augsburg, MinamJacobson'69 had been intrigued by the problems of diverse
people lÌung together within the limited confines of a citlz later, as a nurse working in Chicago in a
variety of environments (including a rehabilitation unit, an emergency room, a hospice, and a mobile
unir), she became professionally aware of physÌcal accessibility issues, and how society can adapt to make
places universally accessible. And more recently, she found herself personaþ involved wtth universal
accessibllity when her mother became paralyzed from a stroke and lived with her for nearly five years.
ln lighr of these experiences, Jacobson and her partner, Marian Korth, left Chicago to open a bed and
breakfast in a century-old farmhouse on the outskirts of Cambridge, Wis., with the dream of making their
inn handÌcapped accessible.
The pair opened the Country Comforts Bed 6s Breakfast in May 1998, with plans lo build a 600-square foot
handicapped accessible guest suite. However, their plans were quickly halted when they ran into a snag in
the srare law By Wiscorsin law, bed and breakfasts can have up to eight bedrooms. But bed and breakfasts
were prohibited from adding on to their original house, unless they abided by commercial building codes.
Residential codes, which are far less restrictive and expensive than commercial codes, didnt apply
Miriam Jacobson'69 (right) and her
partner, Marian Korth, added a
handicapped accessible guest suite
to their bed and breakfast inn last
year, and in the process changed
Wisconsin state law.
"IJ we hadbeen intimidated
one bit, we wouldn1have
gotten thís done."
Their problem caughr rhe arrenrion of State Rep. Martin Rel'riolds, who had run into the same building code dilemma when he wanted lo make
changes to his own bed and breakfast. He contacted Jacobson and Korth and encouraged them to take their problem to the state leglslature. He also
conracted fe11ow Assembly Reps. Cloyd Porter and Joan Wade Spillner about sponsoring legisiation to change bed and breakfast bulldlng code
requirements.
Jacobson and Korth appealed to state regulators, but out of fiustration (and fear of losing several advance reservations that had been made for the new
suite) they went forth and completed the addition to state commercial codes. However, they still thought the commercial code requirements were too
restricrive for bed and breakfasts, and they testified at assembly and state hearings on the legislature put together by Reynolds, Porter, and Spillner.
The bill moved quickly through both houses, and in May 2000, Gov Tommy Thompson signed legislation that allows bed and breakfasts in buildings
50 years or older ro expand without having to follow commercial codes. BothJacobson and Korth were present for the bill slgning in Sauk City, Wis.
Shortly thereafter, the Wiscoilsin State lournal featured the pair on its fiont page, and reported that the change in legislation could be "a boon to the
growing bed and breakfast industry," making it easier to make modifications as well as to create inlerest tn converling older homes into inns. Both
"If we had been intimidated one blt, we wouldn'l have
Jacobson and Korth are happy that others won't have to endure the difficulties they faced.
gotien rhis done," Korth told the lournal "Fortunately, we aren't easily intimidated." Jacobson added that the new br11 will be very helpful. "Several
B&Bs rhanked us for helping to change the law"
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The Rev. Lloyd V. Sand'29,
Lake N4ills, lor,va, clied in March; he
r,r,as 94. Alter completing his B.A.
at Augsburg, he taught high school
for three years; he ¡eturned to
attend Seminary and gracluated in
l9lj. He sened as a rnissionar'f in
Africa fol several years, dedicating
n-ruch of his time to help transcribe
LLrther.S Snrall Catechisnt and The
Biblc into the Gbaya language. ln
1950, he and his rvife, Beryl
(i,r,hom he met and married in
Africa), rvorked with another
couple to establish a Bible school
for the training ol church leaders.
After his retirement in 1974, he
sewed as a r.isitation pastor at
Salem Lutheran Church in lowa.
Alice (Simonson) Solberg'29,
Rolette, N.Dak., died in lr4arch; she
95. For 44 years she taught
music at Perth, Wolford, and
Rolette public schools and taught
piano lessons [or 77 ye:rrs, reliring
on\, last year. She sen'ed as a
longtime church organist, choir
director, and Sunday School
teacher. She also sen,ed as a Cub
Scout, Bo1'Scout, Girl Scout, and
4-H leacler' she received the Silver
r'vas
Fa*'n arvarcl for her ,10+ years of
sen'ice to the Boy Scouts. She also
enjoyecl li'riting a ner,i's colurnn for
the T¿rrtie Motuúahr Star.for rnore
than 40 years.
I
Roald Ovren '37. Elk lr4ound,
Wis., cliecl in May 2000; he l'as
87. A retirecl fanner, he loved
music and sang solos at church,
rveddings, ancl funerals. He rvas
past president ol both the Northern
Lights Barbershoppers ancl Big Elk
Crtek Lutheran Church.
Mentor R. Larsen '49,
Bucl'nrs,
Ohio, died inJanuarl'; he rvas 78.
A veteran of \\\Wl, he r.vorked at
the Ylt4CA for 28 years in Red
Wing, Minn., and in La Crosse and
Mrdison. Wis., bcfore sen ing as
executlve director in Bucyrus for
13 1,s¿¡r. After his retirement from
the Y\4CA, he r'vorked for lB years
at D. Pickling and Co. He
volunteered his time on many
projects and boards, including the
Unitecl Way and the Crawford
County Society for Crippled
Children and Aclults.
Rodney
E.
Anfenson '51,
St. Cloud, lr4inn., died in April; he
r'r'as 71. Prior to retiring in 1993,
he was associate professor at
St. Cloucl State Universitl', rvhere
he taLrght kinesiolog¡; athletic
admir-listration, and racquetball. He
wrote two books. one on
râcquetball techniques and another
on the histoD¡ o[ the Rum River
Athletic Conlerence. ln 1990, he
rvas recognized lor his athletic
inducted into the SCSU Hall of
Fame;
Sidney B. Johnson, Cumberland,
in
1992 he rvas also
inducted into the Bemidji State
Universitl' Hall of Fame.
Sharon (Raivo) Remmen'61,
Los Gatos, Calif., died in December
rlter a trvo-1'ear battle rvith ovarialr
cancer; she rvas 6I. She lvas an
adoptior-r social worker, ancl was
deeply involved with the Christian
Women's Club, the Daughters of
Norwa)', and various other
organizations. She rvas a talentecl
artist, photographer, rvriter,
speaker, and musician ancl suflered
a case o[ rvanderlust; before settling
into the California Bal, A*u, tn.
llved in Hawaii and [ir.e other
states as u'ell as abroad in Eg1pt.
Spain, the Philìppines, and
Malaysia. Even as her disease
aclvanced, she contÌnued her
practice of reaching out to people
in the midst o[ suffering, sending
out l0 carcls and letters a day
Fritz Hadeler'80, Maplervood,
Mlnn., died in March of cancer; he
42. After receiving a bachelor's
degree in pharmacy from the
University of lr4lnnesota, he rvent
on to eern a rnasler's degree in
pharrnacy ancl an lvlBA in
nrarketing. He rvas I marketing
manager in the pharmaceutical
r'r'as
Wis., died in N4arch; he rvas 76. He
rvorked at Augsburg for 22 years,
lirst as a custociian and then as a
buildings and grounds employee.
He retired
in
1989.
Other deaths:
Hazel Willand '39, Minneapolis,
clied in February. She lr'as a retÌreci
teacher and editor.
The Rev. Alfred Weltzin'41,
Viroqua, Wis., died inJanuary
Valdemar Xavier'46, Alberr
Minn., died in April; he rvas
86. He uas a ret¡red education
administrator.
Lea,
Stanley G. Puelston'51,
Minnetonka, Minn., died in March,
he u'as 77. He rvas retired llom
Alexander 6¡ Alexander lnsurance
Company
Lloyd Huesers'52, Minot,
N.Dak., died ìnJanuaryr
Laton "Jack" C. Schwartz'52,
Minneapolis, died in March; he
u,as 72.
Alan Redman '68, Prineville,
Ore,
Daniel Reuss '77, St. Paul, died
in February 2000.
Eclitors note:
At
presstínte, we weïe
saddened to receive notice oJ the death
division of 3M until his cleath.
oJ Chuch
accon-rplishn-rents by beir-rg
Gabñelson'77;
see tlrc JaIl
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Each year the graduating class nømes four honored faculty members (one from eøch division) ønd one outstanding
staff person. The following are excerpts from the remarhs of these honorees during CommencementWeehend.
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SOCIOLOGY AND METRO-URBAN STUDIES
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
"i consider myself to be very lucky to be surrounded by many neat
students. They give me the opportunity to do what I love. Without
all of you, I would not be standing here today .. . Honestly, I think
this is the coolest thing that's ever happened to me."
"At the heart of all forms of Buddhism ì.s the concept and practice .
of 'mindfulness.'Among other things, mindfulness reminds us to
stop endlessly looking for greener grass somewhere e1se. Being
mindful reminds us of the incredible gifts that surround us in the
people and places that we so often take for granted."
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COMPUTER SCIENCE AND HONORS PROGRAM
(Referring to a story he recounted of a woman who felt the
presence of Jesus standing with her during a difficult time....)
"One way to think about our time together would be... as you go
through various tests and trials (and you surely will), to think
back upon your Augsburg experience, and perhaps in a smal1 way
my experience with you, and to think of the question, 'How
would it be if we stood with you'?"
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"something that's very important about Augsburg is the role that
tradition can play Tiadition does not have to be constricting or
enslaving; but, in fact, it can free. This is a conviction shared by
many here, and it's what makes Augsburg a fun place to be and a
great place to teach."
DIRECTOR OF THE ROCHESTER PROGRAM
"Beyond a wish for success and happiness, my hope for Augsburg
graduates is that they will be able to lead lives that are filled with
meaning-iives enriched by moments that draw equally on the
mind, the heart, and the spirit. I believe an appreciation of how
these elements of human experience interact to create meaning is
at the core of an Augsburg education."
Summer 200f
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fhe Alumni and Parent Relations Office would like to enhance the Alumni Web site
I lwww.augsburg.edu/alumni). We want ro know which online services would be most useful to you.
When you return this survey, you are automatically entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from the
College Bookstore if you fill out the contact information at the end. Returl the survey byJuly 20. You may
fill out this same suwey online at the alumni site, but please complete only one survey Thank you!
PLEASE ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
Class yearI am an Augsburg Alumna/us: O yes E no
How often clo you visit the Alumni Relations Web site:
D never visited D once a month fl less than once a month
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male E female
Below is a list of online services we are considering. Please indicate how often you would use the
following services by circling a number in the column at right:
O=would not use 1=would use occasionally 2=would use frequently
Searchable Alumni Directory
Registered alumni have password-protected
access to a secured database of Augsburg
alumni names and addresses. Would allow
users to update their information online.
Message Boards Organized
Class Year
by Topic or
Class Notes Online
Post your updates on marriages, births, and
promotions online. View notes from other
alums. Class notes would continue to
appear in printed publications.
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E-mail Addresses
Lifetime Web-based e-mail addresses (e.g.
yourname@augsburgalumni.net) that let
you check your mail from anywhere you
have Internet access.
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Career Center
Post résumés for other alums and approved
employers to review. Approved employers
may also post job listings.
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meaning-lives enriched by moments that draw equally on the
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Hall of Fame Banquet
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Homecoming Football Game vs. Macalester
Homecoming Alumni Awards Social & Dinner
Class Reunions of 1951, 1961,'1976, and 1991
Pan Afrikan Alumni Reception
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Homecoming - S@ep'13
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"Celebrati ng Old Main:
100 Years, 100 Memories "
October 5-8, 2000
•
Summer 2000 Vol. 62 • No.
Augsburg College, Minneapolis
COMMENCEMEN
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A publication for Augsburg College alumni and friends
Summer 2000 • Vol. 62 • No. 4
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Chris Kimball is named Augsburg's new
dean of the College
By BetseyNorgard
Christopher W. Kimball, associate
professor of history and chair of the
department, was confirmed by the Board
of Regents as the new vice president for
academic and learning services and dean
of the College, beginning June I.
In this position, Kimball oversees all
aspects of academic and student affairs,
from classroom learning to residential
life and student life beyond the
classroom. A merger in 1997 of the
academic affairs and student life offices
created this combined division.
Kimballhas servedon the FacultySenate
for fiveyears,the last three yearsas its
president,at a criticaltime in which the
Collegehas begunstrategicplanning to
implement theAugsburg2004vision
document As a member of the
qimmission exploringthe nature of
Augsburg'sexperientialeducation and
interdisciplinarystudies,Kimballadvocated
the need for an academic"master planner;•
a role he now assumesas dean.
"Designating someone to think
strategically about the entire curriculum
is essential in making choices about our
future: the relationship of majors to
general education; the balance between
graduate and undergraduate programs;
the place of internships and servicelearning and the most effectiveacademic
calendar, to name but a few,"Kimball
wrote to the search committee.
In commenting on the appointment,
President William Frame mentioned that
the searchcommittee members noted "a
community-wide regardfor the depth
and clarity of [Kimball's]understanding
of the advantages of private, churchrelated higher education in an urban
context, and for his ability to grasp the
implications of these for the management
of both student and faculty life.•
Since coming to Augsburg in 1991,
Kimball has tried to balance a
commitment to teaching with
participation in various areas of student
life. 1\vice he has been selected by
Augsburg graduating seniors as the
honored faculty person in the soda!
sciences division.
Kimballserves as Augsburg's faculty
athletics representative, a position in the
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (MIAC) and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
that provides faculty involvement on
campus in programs that help address
problems faced by student athletes.
He has also served as coordinator of the
Secondary Education Social Studies
Teaching Licensure program and as
internships coordinator for the history
departm ent
A native of the Boston area, Kimball
earned an undergraduate degree in
history from McGill University, and both
master's and doctoral degrees from the
University of Chicago. His dissertation
Christopher W. Kimball
centered on American reconstruction
plans following World War I.
Kimball's passion for baseball is well
known on campus. He and art
department chair Kristin Anderson, with
grant money from the Minnesota
Historical Society,are currently
researching the growth of baseball as a
pastime in the Twin Cities and the
building of two ballparks as basis for
exploring the development of urban
identity (see article on page 6).
The College bids farewell to the retiring academic deans
By BetseyNorgard
After a combined 72 yearsof serviceto
AugsburgCollegeas both teachersand
administraton, Marie McNeffand Earl
Alton exchangedfarewellswith the
Augsburgcommunity on May 2.
HoverstenChapelwas filledthat afternoon
for a Deans' Convocation, featuring Sheila
Tobias,a noted national leader in science
and mathematics education and gender
issuesin higher education. This
presentation, addressingissuesof vital
interest to both Alton and McNeff,wasa
gift to the Collegefrom them.
Many collcaguesand friends stayedfor the
followingreception in order to bestow
tnl>uteson the miring deans.
Inez Schwartzkopf'59, former Augsburg
regent and friend of McNeff, spolceof the
high standards that McNeffalways
expectedof both colleaguesand students,
and told her, "Youan: an educator, and
)OU mp learning."
John Hoium, profi:ssoremeritus of
chemistry,whose friendship and teaching
collaborationwith Alton began during
undergraduate students days at SL Olaf
College.recounted how both he and Alton
were r=uited to Aup> urg by chemistry
department chairCourtland Agre,their
former teacher.
In advocatingfor Alton, Hoium quoted
AgR as sayingthat EarlAlton wasa "hard
worm" and noted that this would not
haMbeensaid lightly by Apo
MarieQ McNdf cameto Aupburg's
educationdepartment
in 1968,after
1-:hing in one-roomruralschoolsin her
naliYcNebraska
andin li:YdsK-8.Over
the yan, shetaught most of thecoursesin
the educalion
department.
as wellas
<DWSCS in~
Callqeandthe
SUMMER 2000
"There an: two vital ideas that Augsburg
has exemplified;'saysAlton."One is the
insistanceon academicfreedom- our
College sealproclaims'Through Truth to
Freedom: [The] other is found in the first
phrase of our mission statement.We send
out educated citirens who willbe leaders
exemplifyingserviceto church and
society."
I
EariR. Alton
Master of Arts in Leadership programs. In
1995 she succeededRyan laHurd as vice
president for academic affairsand dean of
the College.During the past year,she gave
up this position in order to serveas
Augsburg'sfirst academicmaster planner,
devoting her time to creating a blueprint
for implementingthe academicprovisions
of Augsburg2004, the College's vision
document
Marie 0. McNefl
Earl R. Alton taught 34 yearsin the
chemistrydepartment before becoming
associatedean for facultyaffairsin 1994.
During that time, he helped secure
certificationfrom the AmericanChemical
Society for the bachelor of science
chemistrymajor.At severaltimes, he
taught chemistry at 3M to emplO)ftS
seekingto finishundergraduate degr= at
"You ore on educator, and you keep learning. "-Inez Schwartzkopf
'59, speaking to Marie McNeff, retiring after 32 years at Augsburg
Prmously, in 1m, McNdf masaw the
merga-of the academicaflairsand student
life divisions.
"Oneof the goalsin bringing the faculty
andstudentaffairs~
is to iml'l'O\'e
boththe instructional
productivityand
learningqualityforstudents,movingus
'-M the'campus-widelearning
amununity';'shewrotr
in heracademic
master planrqx,rt.
Augsburg.
Thispast yearhe became
interim vice presidentfor academicand
learningsaviccs anddeanof the Collqie,
whileMcNdf serw:dasacademicmaster
planner.
During1996-97,Altoncoordinated
McNeffrefersto the vision contained in
Augsburg2004."Within this context;•she
says,"AugsburgCollegehas not only had
the freedom,but has, indeed, acted on that
freedom,to explore new ventures.While
changeswilland should occur at
Augsburg,it is important to safeguardthe
soul of Augsburg,the spirit of venture, of
risk and of the unorthodox."
Ouistopher W. Kimball,chairof the
history department, succeedsAlton,and
previouslyMcNeff,as academicdean.
What's Inside
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Commencement2000
Developmentnews
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Alumninews
Gan notes
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uppa /di) lnumotional studtntJ /md 1M
groduata' pn,anion to Mdby Hall.
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Augsburg's
most recentaa:reditation
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reviewand- cu-audiorof the self-study Maron 01a,, Sabo on uwocawon
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finl honoratytkgrtt. Dwayne
prq,an!dfor thatprocaL
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Whenasbd rordlect011.Auglbwg's
missionandstJmgtbs.
bothAltooand
McNeffspeakaboutfreedom.
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We're Changing
This summer issue you are readin g is
the last newspaper tabloid issue of th e
AugsburgNow.
In September you'll receive the
inaugural issue of the Augsburg Now
magazine-the look will be differe nt ,
but we'll continue to bring you th e
stories of Augsburg and its extended
family.
The Auggie campus- refreshed, revitalized, and
getting ready for its 132nd year
Major renovations on campus this summer will give students returningfrom summer
vacations and alumni and friendscoming back for Homecominglots of reasons to
believe in Augsburg'scurrentfundraisingtheme, "Pridein Place and Purpose."
Watch for this new issue, an d please let
us know how you like it.
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Summer 2000 • Vol. 62, No. 4
Au95buryNow is published by
Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue,
Minneapolis, Minnesota SS4S4.
Betsey Nor gard
Editor, Director of Publications
Lynn Mena
Staff Writer, Alumni Notes Editor
Kat hy Rumpza
Graphic Designer
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Wi lliam V. Frame
President of Augsburg College
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Director of Public Relations
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Director of Alum ni Relations
1) Melby Hall Renomloff--Th e Class of 2000 were awarded their
d egrees and given a college send-off in a gymnasium sporting a brand
new floor, new cushioned bleach ers trimmed in Auggie maroon, new
and b right er lighting, and air--conditio ning. This first major renovation
of the 40 -year-old building also included expansion of the Fitness
Center, new champagne-co lored glass windows across the front fa~de
replacing the blue panels, and new offices for athletic faculty and staff.
2) The Ubra,y Un/r......(:onstruction began in May to build the link
connecting Lindell Library to Sverdrup and Memorial Halls. Students
will be able to go from Urness and Mortensen residence halls to the
library without having to face the outside weather.
4) Enrollment and Flnandal xmca Cente, (USC}-A complete
renovation of Sverdrup Hall's first floor has created a new service
center to make it easier for students to take care of their enrollment.,
registration, and financial needs. In addition to new physical space,
implementation of new state-of-the-art financial aid software will more
efficiently serve student needs and provide additional online capability.
In addition to the EFSC,the first floor of Sverdrup Hall will house the
registrar's office and academic advising.
5) Umeu ffall--l ncoming first-year students will enjoy brand-new
furniture and improved bathroom facilities when they move In over
Labor Day weekend.
3) Ice Areno--Skaters and hockey players will notice new paint,
dasher boards, bleachers, and floors in the double-rink arena, as well
as a new roof o n the building.
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Dick Adamson.vice president for finance and administJation.
led a tour in May for Augsburg faculty, staff and regents to see
renovaoons
and reconstruction around campus.
the
AUGSBURGNOW
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
CAMPUSNEWS • 3
Faculty books make marks in the ir fields
beginning researchon a
book that furthtt
investigatessome of the
themes from WhoisMy
Neighborr"The working
title of my new book is
Someof My Bt:stFriend$
An. .. ; saysVelaMcC.onnell."I'm
interestedin looking at
friendshipswhich cross
Vela-McC.onnell,
socially-constructed
associatesociology
socialboundaries,such as
professor,was recently
friendshipsbetween men
nominated for a
and women, between
C. Wright Mills Awardfor
JamesVela-McConnell
Kathy Schwalbe
different races,sexualities,
his book, WhoisMy
nationalities,classes,cultural ethics,etc."
Neighbor.SocialAffinity in a ModernWorld KathySchwalbe,associate professorof
(State Universityof New YorkPress).The
Schwalbeis cumntly writing Web-based
businessadministration/accounting/MIS,
award, sponsored by the Societyfor the
coursesabout project management
had a hard time finding good books for
Study of SocialProblems,is one of the top
softwarefor her book's publishing
her project management courses,so in
awardsgivenfor a book in the fieldof
company,and hopes to write more books
1998 she set to work on writing one
socialproblems.
in the future."I was surprised at how
herself.The resultingbook, Information
much I likedwriting the book,"she says.
Technology
ProjectManagement
Although he contributed to the book
"UsuallyI like to be around people
(International Thomson
What'sLeft?:RadicalPoliticsin the
Publishing/CourseTechnology),published more-writing is so solitary-but I found
Postcommunist
Era(Universityof
it very satisfyingand creative."
just one yearlater,is the first project
MassachusettsPress),this is Velamanagement book that focusesexclusively
McC.onnell'sfirst full-lengthbook. Whois
on information technologyprojects.
My Neighborrexploreswhat he terms
"socialaffinity,'a concept "bridging
As a result of her book,
classicalnotions of socialcohesion with
Schwalbehas been
contemporary socialpsychology."The
contacted byother
book ultimatelydemonstrateshow "social
publishersseekingher
affinityand the meaning our valueshave
expertisefor various
for us are shaped byour sociallocation
projects, and the University
and the self-interestwhich permeates our
of Minoesota recruited her
culture."
to teach a project
management course in their
"I reallyenjoy the writing process,"says
engineeringschool
Vela-McC.onnell"For me, one of the most
rewardingaspects of publishing a book
Both Vela-McConnelland
was the sense of accomplishmentand the
Schwalbeare working on new
feelingthat I had actuallycontributed
writing projects.Vela-McC.onnell
is
something differentto the field"
•
Junior Ryan Cobian wins
Goldwater Scholarship
Junior physics
and mathematics
major Ryan
Cobian was one
of309
undergraduate
students
nationwide in the
fields of
mathematics,
science and
engineering to
win a prestigious
Goldwater scholarship for the 2000-2001
academic year. The $7,500 scholarship
Aroundthe Quad
Recentgrants
ByLynn Mena
Lastfall,two Augsburg
farulty members
cdebrated the publication
of their first books. Since
that time, both Kathy
Schwalbeand JamesVelaMcC.onnellhave attracted
critical acclaimand
attention for their literary
contributions.
will cover the cost of tuition, fees,books,
and room and board.
At Augsburg, Cobian has participated in
two international space physics
conferences, making an oral
presentation at one and a poster
presentation at another. In addition, he
is the second author of an academic
paper published this summer in the
Journal of Geophysical Research.
After graduation, next year, Cobian
plans to pursue a graduate degree in
electrical engineering, leading to a
research and development career in
either magnetic recording technology or
microelectronics.
He said he was attracted to Augsburg by
the strong reputation of Augsburg's
physics department and the research
opportunities he knew he would have as
an undergraduate.
Cobian is the fourth Augsburg
Goldwater scholar in the last five years
and is one of 13 recipients from
Minnesota colleges and universities.
The scholarship winners are selected by
the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellencein Education Foundations
from among I, 100 nominees by college
and university faculties. Goldwater
scholarships are considered the premier
undergraduate awards of their kinds in
these fields.
scie1a b tine
,-s from theNallonll Sclencie
S123,82Sto~
Foundation (NSF) to supportsummer
unclerglDllte~"'-Uglting
robot navigation using~
landmlllcs.
Sl00,816 to computer sciencefor three
from NSI'to support joint l'l!Selrch
with the I.Jnillffllty
of Utah to gll'leflte
an accurate sense of deplh and size
usingcomputer graphics.
,-s
$6,000 ID lhe AugsburgCollegeof the
Third h;Jefrom the Minnesota
HumanitiesCommission,In cooperation
with the National Endowmentfor the
Humanitiesandthe MinnesotaState
t.eglslatu~ to supportliberalans
learningfor older adults et four sitesin
lhe lwln Cities. The Collegeof lhe Third
h;Jeis one of 12 Leamingin Retirement
Networl<(URN) programsselectedfor
the year 2000 in Minnesotathat
promote older adult laming In the
humanities.
$925,000 TwinCitiesPublicTelevlslon
('ll'T), the RichardR. Glftl'I Instituteand
AugsburgCollegeto use current and
emergingmedia technologyto draw
attention to the best practicesof
teaching and learningand to dellelop a
CommunityOil5$roomlaboratoty
schoolproject The LeamingParle
projectwill use televlslon, newspapers,
digitallyenhanced bmadcasts, the
Internet and the telephone ID bring
infonnationabout criticaleducational
issues,opportunities and methods to
TwinOtles residents.
Augsburgis participatingIn a S740,000
grant from the Departmentof
Educationto Teacheis In Educatlonal
Services (TIES)in Rosevillefor "Preparing
Tomorrow'sTeachffl to Use
Technology.• Augsburgeducation
students, facultyand K-12 teacherl will
build a model of technology-richpreservice teacher education at the College.
Facultytenureand promotions-as of Sept. 1, 2000
F...ity tenured:
WilliamC. Caprnan, biology
JUIA. Dawe,muJk:
JacquelineR.deVries,history
Gretchen KranzIrvine,education
SusanE. O'Connor, educaUon
ParyPezechkian-Welnbefg,
modem
languages (French)
MichaelD. Schodc, social\Wl1'
Promoted to auodate profes-.
PIIA.l>av.<e,music
Jacqueline
R.de'Mes, history
Susan E.O'Connor,education
ParyPazechkian-Weinberg,
modem
languages
Rochester program
AuJsbu,9ConcertBanddireclorRobfflStade '71 conductsbdott a full houseat the elegantHeardMuseumIn
in_,,,
--
l'floenilr,
Atiz. TheAugsbu,gChoirand ConcettBand SouthwestTourtook them to performancesin Arizonaand
NewMoico
spring.
Duringspringtrimester 125 51lldents
were enrolledin Rochester. Augsburg
received a favorable report from the
North CentralAssociationof Schools
and Coleges for establishment al a
branch campus In Rochester,
and .awaib
the final notification.The Rochester
programoffen ~ degr9!S
In nuning and computer ICience, and
c.ounesIn liberalarts and bulir,m
admnstlation.
New majors offered
~
i5ane ol thft
p,lvat2 c.ollllgs to offer a full
majorIn marlcetlng. ralher thin a
~
COlll'..ellbatio,, widw,
busine5. (-
IIOr)'
onp.10).
Emotionala,d behavioral disabllti&A,_ 111:-12
lacher liansLre major In
'ltlmll!nd CG1egereponds to ldlOOI
clllrict rwms
for~
1nthl! .. o1
special nation.
SUMM ER 2000
AUGSBURG NOW
4 • CAMPUSNEWS
Keeping track of
faculty, staff, and
students
Faculty and staff members
retire from active teaching
and service
Publications
By Lynn Mena
LARRYCOPES,mathematics, "Messy
Four faculty members, three of whom
have more than 30 years of teaching at
Augsburg, and two staff members retired
from active teaching and service at the
end of this academic year. All four faculty
members were granted emeritus/emerita
status by the Board of Regents.
Monk Mathematics,• in the April Issue
of Mathematics Teacher. He was also
a co-presenter at the annual meeting
of the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics in Chicago In April.
CASS DALGLISH,English, "The
Textual Dance: Allusionin the Oldest
and Newest Poetry," an electronic
essay, was included in the published
proceedings of the 1998-99 Red River
Conference on World Literature.
Senior Spanish major ANNALISA
FREJ'sarticle, "Undocumented
Women and Abuse,• was published in
LaJomada,a Mexican newspaper. She
wrote the article as part of an
internship at an independent human
rights organization in Cuernavaca,
Mexico during her semester abroad.
DOUGLASGREEN,English, has
recent and. forthcoming articles about
gender and sexuality in Shakespeare's
A MidsummerNight's Dream published
In the Garland Shakespeare volume of
the play. He also has three poems
appearing in the fall issue of Rag Mag.
Green presented a seminar paper,
"My Own Private Italy: Zeffirelli,
Shakespeare, and Hollywood,• at the
annual Shakespeare Association of
America meeting in Montreal,
April 6-9.
BEVSTRATTON,religion, wrote a
series of recent columns on the
"women of Genesis" in Lutheran
WomanToday,the magazine of the
women of the ELCA.
Exhibits/Performa
nces
SUSANDRUCKand BARBARA
LUNDERVOLD,
music, perfonned in
April in Caracas, Venezuela, with the
Minnesota Chorale, one of two choirs
invited to represent the United States
at the America Cantat Ill, an
international choral festival.
NORMANHOLEN,art, exhibited
"Desiree• in The Figure Show at
Minnetonka Center for the Arts; he
also exhibited •corn Bale" in the
national juried art exhibition, Arts in
Hannony 2000, at the Sherburne
County Government Center in Elk
River,and at the Northern Lights 2000
exhibition at Century College in White
Bear Lake.
Papers/Presentations
Augsburg students VICKIAMAN,
REBECCABAINVILLE,
ANDREA
COBERY,and c.J. MACE,presented
papers on their research of poets and
novelists Including WilliamBlake,
Daniel Defoe, and Charlotte Perlans
Gilman at the ACTCEnglish Majors
Conference at Macalester College.
The CENTERFOR GLOBAL
EDUCATIONcoordinated a
community forum in Namibia, Africa,
on HIV/AIDSas a gender issue. in
March.
BRIDGETDOAK, music therapy,
presented "Bringing the Arts to
Students with Behavioral Disorders,•
at a video teleconference in February.
She also helped AnokaCounty write a
S10,000 grant from Medtronics to get
music therapy sefVices at BellCenter
Day Treatment in Coon Rapids.BRIAN
SATTERUE
'98 was hin!d as music
therapistfor that program.
AUGSBURGNOW
Palmer's retirement plans begin with a
summer trip to Europe with her husband
and the Alumni Association. Later,she
hopes to work part time and find
volunteer opportunities. "But I will miss
the students- I reallyenjoyedworking
with students and their families,"says
Palmer.
RICHARD C. NELSON
JOHN E. BENSON '55
John Benson, profeswr of religion,
returned to his alma mater in 1963to
begin his 37-year teaching career.
"Amongthe words one might use to
describe the work and activity of John are
comprehensive,expansive,methodical,
and thorough,"saysPhilip Quanbeck Sr.
'50, profeswr emeritus of religion."It has
been a privilegeto know and to work with
John and I am sure he has left his
academic imprint on a variety of
students."
Along with some part-time teaching,
Benson plans to spend most of his time
working on severalwriting projects. He
says,looking back over the past 37 years,
"Teachinghere at Augsburg has beenfor
me very much a 'family' type of
experience.In large part this is probably
due to its cultural and religious heritage,
but it has alsobeen due to those particular
individuals who have investedtheir lives in
this place."
DEIDRE MIDDLETON '88
Deidre Middleton, academic adviser,
began in I 988 as enrollment coordinator
for WeekendCollege,moved to associate
program coordinator and then academic
advisor for weekend students. In 1995she
began advising both day and weekend
students.
"The things I will remember the most
about Deidre is that she would alwaysdo
the little extra things to make life a little
more pleasant,"says Benjamin Kent,
director of academic advising."For
example, she alwayshad a full candy jar,
she took the time to see how you were
doing, and she let you know what was
going on in her life."
Middleton's plans include writing,
volunteer work, and perhaps starting a
cottage industry, but "right now I am
pretty much caught up in trying to
develop my backyard into a myriad of
flower beds and walking paths,"she says.
"Augsburg has beena significant part of
my life since the '70s; many members of
my familyhave gone to school here, and I
hope someday my grandchildrenwill
attend."
JOCFJ YN PAL\IER
Jocdyn Palmer retired as student accounts
receivablecoordinator (for both day and
weekend programs). She came to
Augsburg in 1985as an accounts manager
in the Weekend Collegeoffice from
teaching business courses.
"I've had the privilegeof hiring a number
of people mer the yearsbut one of the
bestwas Jocdyn Palmer,"saysHerald
Johnson '68, director of financialaid.
"Students wereso well treated by her that
many ashd for her by name, always
knowingthat she would'find a -/ for
them to meet Ihm obligations
and)1!I:
comply withCollegerequirements.
•
Richard Nelson, profeswr of history,
began at Augsburg in 1968as assistant
profeswr.
"Rick Nelson is why I came to Augsburg,"
saysChris Kimball,vice president for
academic and learning services and former
associateprofeswr and chair of the history
departmenL "He hiredme, guided me,
and helped me to understand what
Augsburgwas about. He will never be
replaced."
Nelson and his wife plan to traveland take
time to read, especiallyabout U.S.history.
He has fond memories of his many years
at Augsburg."Over 30 yearsof teaching
yields a range of memories... all mostly
good memories. As a professor,I will miss
students and the opportunity to teach. I
suspect no one gets over the desire to teach
and to be taughL"
EDWARDM. SABELLA
Edward Sabella,profeswr of economics,
came to Augsburg in 1967as assistant
professor.
Teaching the
bottom line in
the Czech
Republic
By Betsey Norgard
Associatepromir Stu
Stolleris accustomed to
~nding to callsfrom
localbusinessesand
corporations.His
AugsburgBusinessCenter
linksAugsburgbusiness
studmts with local
companieswherethey
gainexperienceby helpingthe businesses
solveproblemsor implement projects.
In the fall of 1998,however,the "call"
came not from a Twin Cities business,but
from a universitycenter in the Cuch
Republic, and led to a six-month, backand-forth consultation during fall 1999.
Stollerwasinvitedto serveas a business
consultantin a project 5P<>nso
red by the
Centre for InterculturalStudiesat Palacky
University.They knew of his work in 1995
in neighboringPoland, they knewabout the
Augsburg BusinessCenter, and they hoped
he could help them incubatebusinessesin
Olomouc,the country's third largestcity,
wherePalackyUnivmity is located.
The universitycenter had secured
European Union funding to help former
Soviet Union countries applying for EU
membership whose inherited economies
faced huge issuesof privatization and
globalizationin striving to compete
economicallyin the new Europe.
"Professor Sabellais deeply committed to
the field of economics," saysJeanne Boeh,
associateprofessor and chair of the
economics departmenL "He strongly
believesin the value of an economics
degree as a way of helping students reach
their true potential. His expression of these
core values servedto motivate many
students, during his career,to study
economics at both the undergraduate and
graduate level."
While many Western businessesrush into
the economic vacuum in Central Europe,
the PalackyUniversitycenterproject
striv<sto build and dewlop Cuch industry.
Sabella'sretirement plans are "pretty much
open-ended" as of now. In addition to
writing, he hopes to keep his hand in
academia and is alsointerested in
volunteering his time to tutor
underprivileged students. Sabellasayshe
will missthe group of colleaguesthat came
to Augsburg with him in 1967."I will miss
their academic acumen and their
friendships. I will also missthosestudents
who are hungry to learn.•
"It's amazing to me, the many everyday
things we takefor granted•.. They don't
have the knowledgebase to know where to
get the information," saysStoller.
"Everydaymetaphors in our conversation
that come from business arc unknown to
them, for instance when we ask 'What's the
MARYLOU WILLIAMS
Mary Lou Williams,assistant professor of
social work and former Augsburg regent,
joined the social work laculty in 1984as
an instructor.
"She has inspired all of us to care and
makea difference,"saysTony Bibus,
associateprofessor of social work. "She
taught me that we have an ethical
obligation to be the bestteachers of the
strengths inherent in diversity,and we
must comey the knowledgeand skills
needed to address oppremon and fflJrk
for justice"
Williams'plans for retirement are to "catch
up on rest"and her madiDg.Shealso plam
to spend time with her grandsonsand be
open to whatrwercomes along. "I I,a..,
especiallyenjoyedwatchingstudm1S
disa:MrIhm own capabilities,
smng
studmts suaa:d at somethingtheydid
themsdvacapableof
achieving,-saysWilliams.
not~
Stoller was able to provide assistancewith
basic,yet vital, services for nascent
businesses,e.g. developingquestionnaires
to request the kinds of information
needed to make judgements about
business needs and for businessesto know
what they must have in place.
bottom line?'"'
In addition to advising the business center,
Stoller also gavea lecture series on the
history of free enterprise in theU.S."It
was very interesting,"he says,"and made
me look at U.S.history in different ways,
based on their questions."
StoDer'svisits to the Cuch Rq,ublic
opened the door for coMections between
Augsburgand PalackyUniversity.lwo
students, chosen by Stolla, will come to
Augsburg nm year.And, nm January,an
AugsburgInterimclasswillbe offmd at
PalackyUniversity,studying the social and
cultural impaa of the country's emerging
free market economy.
Stoller also hopes to involYethe Ang:sburg
BusinessCenter in partnerships~
Minnesota and Cuch businesse5---lor
instana, promoting a Minnesota import
and"'JIOrl company intaated in doing
business in c.entral Europe.
Stolla continues to collaborau, will, the
c-hs and will ldum this smnJD<I' to tradl
a-,bbop.As.Aug,bmg's bminas
department seeb to globameils amimlum,
Stollds ties will prorideadditional
opportuDitiesfor mead, and~
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
CAMPUSNEWS • 5
A beloved theatre family honors Ailene Cole
Keeping tradr, continum
By LenoreFranzen
When Professor
Emerita Ailene Cole
spoke to a room full
of admirers at a
dinner in her honor
in April, she
addressed them as
"my beloved theatre
family."
speak for all the
38 students who
attended the
dinner in Cole's
honor. "Ailene's
presence in our
lives affected how
we see the world,
how we
understand the
impact of theatre
on our human
journey, how we
wrestle with the
big questions of
life, how we treat
one another, and
how we love
theatre."
Indeed they were.
Cole herself was
hired in 1955 to
create and parent a
theatre department.
Her students, whom
she taught much
more than drama,
Prof. Emerita Ailene Cole's "beloved theatre family" gathered to pay tribute and honor in April.
were like her
children. Many of
the process we learned we had to come
For her part, Cole is pleased with the
them came from as far away as Los
through," she said. "We got along with
Angelesand Orlando to speak of her
family she helped to nurture. "The
what we had."
current theatre activities at Augsburg are
continuing influence on their lives.
As theatre program director until she
in good hands;' she said, citing the
Former colleaguesgave similar
retired in I 985, Cole also faced the more
efforts of Julie Bohon, Michael Burden,
testimony.
predictable challengesof a director and
Darcey Engen, Martha Johnson, Sandra
Julie Bolton, theatre professor who
professor."Always,we wanted to do
Schulte and Sandra Agustin.
worked alongside Cole for ten years,
good plays,"she said. "Then as now, we
Ever the dynamo, Cole seems to have
perhaps said it best. "Ailenehas an
wanted to keep the degree programs
maintained her high energy even in
enormous capacity for love,"she said.
rigorous so we could attract good
"When I think of her, 1think of
retirement. "I volunteer every Tuesdayat
students:•
the College,"she said. Cole also belongs
devotion and commitmenL"
Over the years Cole was guided by a
to a book club and makes quilts with a
These gifts were sorely needed when
strong directorial ethic. "I'm strict," she
group at her church. She enjoys
Cole first came to Augsburg.According
admitted. "I expected students to attend
gardening and walking her dog.
"Ailene'spresence in our lives affected how we see the world, how we
understand the impact of theatre on our human journey, how we
wrestle with the big questions of life, how we treat one another, and
how we love theatre. "-Assistant professor Darcey Engen
to Bolton, Cole was a one-woman
dynamo. "She did everything except act.
She directed, built sets, designed and
hung lights, even made costumes."
"My first year, I announced we'd do fall
and spring plays and a Lenten drama,"
Cole recalled."Then I learned that up to
that point, the acting class did one play a
year."
Not discouraged, Cole announced "Skin
of Our Teeth,"which became an irony in
itself when she had to scrape together a
cast. Thetheatre's first home wasthe old
music building. "I had to negotiate with
organ students to use the space for dress
rehearsals and performances,"she said.
What little scenery existed lay on the
basement floor and often got weL
From these humble beginnings, Cole
developed the departmenL "Through
rehearsals and know their lines."Cole
also planned the action on stage before
rehearsal "It gave the cast a starting
point," she said.
LenoreFranzen is a freelance writer who
lives in St. Paul.
A faculty member in the English
department once
performed under Cole's
direction. He described
her style as being able to
evoke from the
performers, their roles,
never telling them how to
read a line.
'Iwo of her former
students now teach in the
theatre department ,
Darcey Engen, assistant
professor,and Michael
Burden, associate
professor. l!ngen's words
~
~~
r
While these details may fade for some of
Cole's "theatre family;' to a person they
look forward to her annual Christmas
message.As much a signature as her
pony tail, the letter keeps everyone
connected with a year's worth of Cole's
inspiring observations. And alwaysshe
ends with the benediction befitting a
beloved family:"Blessyou."
I
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Fonner student Lisa (Pestka) Anderson '86 enjoys a moment
with Prof. Emerita Allene Cole.
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[u(t] On Apti I 3, Mbm!n's Resoun:~Cent~ directorand historyprofmorJacqueline DeVriesthanked Ruth Schmidt 'SZ, whosegift
ptrwid«I ~ fund',ngto dedicat~ ~ ant~ in honorof former Augsbu,yEnglish profmorAnnePedenon.{Right] Family members
and frifflds of Annr Prdman Wl!re on hand as ~ Women's llesaun:eCent~ was dediwt ed. [L to R, bad row] Juanita and Homer
l'l!derson,Joya and ~
l'l!derson,Gary Prdman. [Frontrow] Ruth Schmidt 'SZ, Corl Tollman, Pro/. &nfflta Ruth Aaskav '53.
SUMMER 2000
SU DOR{E,mathematics, NANCY
GUILBEAULT,
counseling and health
promotion, senior ROSSMURRAY,
BEVSTRATTON,
religion, and Faith
KirkhamHawkinspresented
"Educating Whole Persons:Renewing
the Courage to Teach and Learn• at
the conference SustainingInnovation:
Content and Pedagogyfor a New
Century.
GRACEDYRUD,psychology and
ERINDOOLEY'99, presented
"Perception of Chance, Self-talk,and
Gambling Behavior,"
a poster that was researched and
compiled by Dyrud, Dooley,and
BridgitRobinson-Rieglerat the
Midwestern PsychologicalAssociation
meeting, In Chicago In May.
MARKENGEBRETSON,
physics,
presented a technical lecture, "Space
Weather: PlasmaAstrophysicsas
EnvironmentalScience,• and a public
lecture, "The Power of Metaphors:
How Inventions, ScientificIdeas, and
Current EventsHave Influenced
ChristianWorldviews,"at Luther
College, Iowa, In March.
Seven Augsburg psychology students
(DANNIELLE
FLADTEN,
MELISSA
GREGORY,
KARLAHASSLEMAN,
TAMARAIERDE,ANDREANEVIN,
DEBORAHNIMZ.and STACY
WATERMAN)
presented their original
research at the Minnesota
undergraduate Psychology
Conference at MacalesterCollege In
April.
GARRYHESSER,sociology and
urban studies, conducted a faculty
workshop, "Community-based
Leaming and Service-Leaming,•for
the annual convention of the Texas
Community College Teachers
AssociationIn Austin, March 4.
CHRISKIMBALL,
academic dean,
and KRISTINANDERSON,art,
presented "Designing NorwegianAmerican Identity: Church BuildingIn
the TwinCities, 1BS4-1930,'' at the
Minnesota HistoryCenter.
HEATHER
KLEMPP '99 was copresenter with NANCYSTEBLAY,
psychology, presented a research
paper at the American Psychologylaw Society 2000 Blennlal
Conference in New Orleans,
"Memory for pretrial publicityand
juror decision making.• Steblay also
presented the work of SARAH
GINKEL'99, "Ameta-analytictest of
underlying assumptions for
anatomically-detalleddoll use in child
abuse Investigations.•
LEIEUNELOCKETand ANN
LUTTERMAN-AGUILAR,
Center for
Global Education, presented a
workshop, "ExperientialApproaches
to Issuesof DiversityIn Study Abroad
Programs in Mexico,• at the
Associationof Academic Programs In
LatinAmerica and the Caribbean
Conference In Oaxaca, Mexico,In
February.
REGINAMcGOFF,Center for Global
Education, presented a workshop,
International Familiesand the
Dil=mas They Face: A Simulation,at
the InternationalWomen'sDay
Conference in SL Paul in March.
JOSEPHUNDERHILL-CADY,
polltlcal
science, and junior English major
ANDREACOBERY,co-presented
"The Throat d War: Ewllvlng
AmericanJustificationsfor Death in
Battle at the Endd the Cold War," at
the International StudiesAssociation
Annual Meeting in Im Angeles in
March.
AUGSBURG NOW
6 • CAMPUSNEWS
"Take Me Out to the Ballpark"
Keepingtradr,continued
Researching baseball as urban history
KATHY
SCHWALIE,
.,.__
admlnlstntlon/MIS, prma1leda
keynote- "TheMagical
InformationSystemsProject
Management:Revullngthe Masten'
Secrets,• at the ProjectManagement
InstituteInformationSystemsSpecial
lnlen!St GIOup(PMI-ISSIG)
41h
AnllllllProfessional
o-lopment
SeminarIn OrlandoIn May. She also
spolre at lhe 16th Annual Computer
lnfonnatlonSystems(CIS)
Confelenc:e
In EiluOalre, Wis., as
wellas at a nationalconference.
bothIn Mardi.
By Lenore Franzen
~ rooted in a pre-industrial American past.
i
j
Like many progressives of his era,
j
Jones was concerned with designing a
:i: capitalist society that didn't feed already
l e growing class tensions.
~ Kimball, an urban historian with a
l~~
iaiii
"'"'::'
~ passion for baseball, described the
uniqueness of their research. "We're
11
In 1912, the MinneapolisMiller>rebuilt and expanded NicolletPart<,their home that was
replaced later by Metropolitan Stadium.
What does baseball have to do with
urban identity? As two Augsburg
professors are discovering, quite a bit.
Christopher W. Kimball, academic dean
and associate professor in the history
department , has teamed with Kristin
Anderson, art department chair, on a
research project that will draw out these
connections. They are well on their way
to breaking new ground on a very old
pastime.
"Last fall we received a grant from the
Minnesota Historical Society to write an
article," said Anderson. "In it we plan to
use Nicollet Park in Minneapolis and
Lexington Park in St. Paul as lenses
through which to view the construction
of urban identities in the Twin Cities.
We'll describe the ways ballparks
attempted to blur class lines and mediate
class conflict while promoting the
identity of each city."
Nicollet Park, located at Nicollet Avenue
and 31st Street, was home to the
American Association Minneapolis
Millers from 1896 to 1955. The
American Association St. Paul Saints
played at Lexington Park, on the corner
of University and Lexington Avenues,
from 1897 to 1903 and 1910 to 1956.
Today, both spaces are commercial ly
developed.
Anderson and Kimball's research goes
well beyond the ties these parks have
with Augsburg College. "During the
1940s, the College's baseball and football
teams played at the parks on occasion:'
said Anderson.
connecting several fields-sports history,
urban history and architectural designthat scholars haven't fully add ressed
before," he said. He and Anderson's
shared interest in the designed
environment has led to other
collaborative work, notab ly the history
of Norwegian-America n churches in the
Twin Cities.
DAVIDWASHINGTON,
business/MIS,presentedat the
NallonalO,ganizltionof Social
SecurityClaimants'Representatives
ConferenceIn N- Orleanslastfall.
Honon/Awards
For their article, they have relied on a
number of primary sou rces archived at
local libraries and history museums.
Because the New York Giants purchased
the Millers and the Los Angeles Dodgers
bought the Saints, Kimball and
Given their common history, the parks
make a natural research pairing. They
share nearly identical life spans, from the
1890s to 1950s, with
renovations in the
1910s. Nicollet Park
-·
and Lexington Park
differed from the
symmetrica l
automobile-oriented
suburban stadia built
in the 1950s and
1960s. Both were
located on the edge
of an urban core and
along major streetcar
lines. As Kimball and
Anderson note, the
appearan ce, location,
and access to the
The St Paul Saints played at LexingtonPart<at Universityand
parks mirror
LexingtonAves.until 19S6.
professional baseball's
search for a more middle-class audience
Anderson have also gathered source
and the transportation technologies of
material from the Giamatti Research
the time.
Center of the National Baseball Hall of
Their article promises to fascinate local
Fame in Coopers town, N. Y.
baseball history buffs and urban
Anderson and Kimball hope their article
historians equally. In 1912, for example,
will appear in the Minnesota Historical
the Millers hired local architect Harry
Society's quarterly, MinnesotaHistory.
Wild Jones (designer of Butler Square
"Our long-range goal is to write a book
and the Lakewood Cemetery Chapel) to
on ballparks and urban culture in the
create a new entrance gate an d ticket
Twin Cities," said Kimball.
office. Jones chose a charming village
look to reflect baseball's claim to be
LenoreFranzenis a freelancewriterwho
livesin St. Paul.
:f
Recent survey proves the value of Lutheran education
Findings from a recent survey
commissioned by the Lutheran
Educational Conference of North
America (LECNA) prove that a four-year
education at a Lutheran liberal arts
college or university has distinct benefits
over education in public institutions.
Lutheran college graduates enjoy an
education in which they were more
involved in campus life through student
activities, in which they found
opportunity for leadership roles, and in
which they were more likely to develop
friendships for life.
Graduates of Lutheran colleges, when
compared to graduates of flagship public
universities, reported the following:
Specifically, Lutheran college graduates
are more likely to:
• they expressedgreater satisfaction
with the overoll quality of their
education and ~t better prepared
for graduate school and their
firstjobs;
• they repomd similar levels of
advan~ education and income; and
• they wa-esignificantly more lilcdy
to complete their degttt in four years.
The survey compiled the telephone
responses of 2,400 college and university
alumni from the ynrs 1958-93 to a series
of questions about their college
experience and wort life since
graduation. The responses show that
AUGSBURGNOW
• graduate in four years;
• be committed to social values and
social justice; and
• be actively invoi-1 in their churches
and communities.
The report, "Reclaiming Lutheran
Students," al.socompiles responses of
parents of Lutheran 9th- and 10th-grade
students, and Lutheran "thought
leaders," people working in the Lutheran
Church.
The report found that Lutheran parmts
expect the kinds of benefits and
outcomes documented by Lutheran
college alumni, but believe that public
institutions are equally capable of
producing them, and place higher value
on the reputation and facilities offered
by public schools. Lutheran parents
understand the cost of attending
Lutheran colleges, but underestimate the
extent of financial aid available. The
parents are generally not familiar with
individual Lutheran higher education
institutions.
Most people working in the Lutheran
Church do not believe that Lutheran
colleges prepare their students any
differently than public institutions. They,
too, do not understand the financial
support available to students at Lutheran
colleges.
Only five percent of all Lutheran high
school graduates attend a Lutheran
college or university. With the results of
this research, LECNA hopes to inaease
that number. They have created a special
Web page to present the research
findings and help parmts make choices
about colleges with their tecnagen. VISit
<www.collegevalue.com>
.
NANCYGRUNDAHl.music,has
been honored by the Mayflower
Chun:h (UCC) for 20 yurs as
director of the MayflowerChoir.
BILLMONSMA, phy,la. iecelYedI
Templeton Course Pnlglamawa'd,
and Is lhe fifth Augsbulgf1C1111r
member to be recognlad by Iha
Templeton Foundation for telehlng
in the area of science 111dllllglon.
HOWARD OLSON, regent emetltus
and retired development officer.
received the Reuel Harmon lttiard ,
an annual recognition al exemplary
semce
to parllland trailsin
Minnesota by the Pmlil11111
ll'alls
Council of Minnesota .
Junior NICOLE WARNER '01 won
second place In the ThuBday
Music.alcompetition In Maldl.
Newsnotes
IEANNEBOEH,~W
quoted In the Star lHbune lltldt
"What Could Bring on Recasslan.•
Sunday, Feb. 27.
MARKENGEBRETSON,
phylla.
provided Information on the
Northern lights fo, the winier 19'9
issue of Boundary"'1tm Joutr,ol.
an.-fatunld
NORMAN HOLEN.
In the April 26 Issue al the SunCulffllt Central. M excerpt fnlm the
anicle says,""-sketches rftWII
Holen for lhe artist he Is, a man with
an eye for lhe ordinary and the
talent to make It~--
HERALDIOHNSON,EFSC,WIS
elected president-elect of lhe
Minnesota Associationof Flnlndll
Aid Administrators (MAFAA)
. He
attended the 2000 Natlonal
Ladershlp Confen!nce by die
National Assodltion of Rnnlll Aid
Administrators(NASFM)Mlldl 5-7.
DAVIDlARSON, load of .....
was named chairman al JoinHindi
Day,• -.
nationalllnllllthe
connecling ~ and adulls in
nelghbolhoodVlllunlenmNOIIMA NOONAN.palllal
sdenc.. - 1n1er,rie111ed
on WCCOAM radio~
about tanner
Soviet Un1anpresidentMllhlll
Golbachev's recent ¥islt to
Mlnnesata .
DIAN£ PIKE,soclologJ. aindudld
an eldemill ~ __,lllr
thedlpatmentals«lalogJ•'college.
FOUllTUN AUGSBURGSTUDENTS
andASTAFFMEMBYdelegates to lhis yam's24th Annull
hn-NrbnSIUdl!ntl.Mdmhip
Comnnce.
MINNEAPOLIS
, MN
COMMENCEMENT 2 000 • 7
AugsburgColkge
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COMMENCEMENT
2 0 0 0
THECLASS
OF2000 - TAKINGTHENEXTSTEP Abby Mildbrand wins Alberg
Five Augsburg gra duates reflect on their Augsburg education and
the next steps in their learning journey.
Leadership Award
Student ActivitiesCouncil, a planning
member for the Annual Seminar in
Applied Ethics,and as house manager for
the pre-health house in Anderson Hall.
Michelle Basham
B.AJcommunication, Weekend College
Activities/Awards (while student): Founder, executive
director and registered lobbyist for Project Foundation,
serving homeless youth; policy fellow for the Humphrey
Institute Policy Forum; founder and president of Minneapolis
35th/36th Russell Avenue North BloclcClub; co-chair and cofounder of Minnesota Homeless Youth Coalition; 1999
Minneapolis chapter president of the Minnesota DFL
Feminist Caucus; 1997 Woman of the Year Award, Skyway
Business and Professional Women's Association; City of
Minneapolis Award for community service in 1996; and
current candidate for the Minnesota state legislature.
Future Plans/Dreams: "My immediate goal is to be elected state representative ultimately I'd love to be a U.S.senator. I'm also planning to attend graduate school to
work on a master's in public administration."
Activities/Awards (while student): Vice president of student
body as a junior; Honors Program graduate; internships with
the U.S. Congress (working for Congressman BillLuther) and
the White House.
Future Plans/Dreams: "I am attending the divinity school at
the University of Chicago this fall, and I think I've received a
really solid foundation here for future graduate work. I know
that I will be taking the values of the College with me as I
pursue my Master of Divinity degree."
StephanieLein
B.A./theatre arts
Activities/Awards (while student): Internship at the Guthrie
Theatre; Honors Program graduate; Augsburg College
Augsburgian commissioner; numerous theatre productionsincluding assistant director of The Misanthrope,
stage manager
for Antigone, Rosalind in As You Like It and Masha in The
Thru Sisters.
Future Plans/Dreams: "I would like to go to grad school to
study directing and eventually be a director in the Twin Cities
- maybe even teach. I think Augsburg has a fabulous theatre
p mm - lt"i thebb t ln the Twin Oties for private colleges.Once you have completed
your major you reallyappreciate and realizewhat an excellentprogram this is."
Sher!YMyers
Master of Arts in Leadership
Intended use of degree: "I have been able to apply much of
what I have learned [at Augsburg] in my capacity as board
president of a statewide non-profit Working with other
master's candidates and the professors has allowed me to
develop critical thinking skillsthat I did not have before, and
apply this to both my volunteer activities and my work life. My
intention for acquiring this degree was to broaden the way I
thought about the world around me, and this has certainly
been accomplished."
Mildbrand is also a student-athlete on
the soccer and softball teams.
One of her nominators stated, "Abby's
natural ability to think about involving a
variety of people in the programs she
coordinates is a true breath of fresh air."
Abby Mildbrand, a sophomo re &om
Greenwood, Wis., is the 2000 recipient of
the Linda Schrempp Alberg Leadership
Award.
Mildbrand is a pre-physician assistant
studies major. She has been active in
student campus activitiesand student life
as an orientation leader,as issues and
ideas chairperson in the Augsburg
The award was established by the family,
colleagues,alumni and friends of Linda
Schrempp Alberg in recognition of her
19 years at Augsburg as director of
residence life and associate dean of
student affairs and her commitment and
leadership in the field of student affairs.
She died on June 13, 1996,at the age of 44.
The Leadership Award is given annually
to an Augsburg undergraduate student
who reflects the qualities of leadership
and commitment to enhancing college
life that distinguished the professional
life of Alberg. Students are nominated by
members of the campus community.
Seniors choose honored faculty and staff
The 2000 graduating class chose the
following faculty and staff members
(one from each division) to honor and
represent them at the Commencement
ceremony:
JanelleBussert, assistant professor of
religion, Division of Humanities
Larry Ragland, professor of computer
science, Division of Natural Science and
Mathematics
Curt Paulsen, associate professor of
social work, Division of Professional
Studies
RichardC. Nelson, professor of history,
Division of Social and Behavioral
Sciences
David T. Wold, director of ministries
and campus pastor
The honored faculty and staff are chosen
for academic excellenceand skill in
teaching, for guidance and assistance to
students in personal advancement
outside the classroom environment and
for being an ambassador for and
contributor to the values and ideals of
Augsburg.
Pan Asian student awards given
The Pan-Asian Student Services
program recognized 55 students for
academic excellenceand achievement at
the second annual recognition awards
banquet.
Twenty-six students with grade point
averagesof 3.5 and higher received
Academic Excellenceawards, and 29
students with grade point averages
between 3.0 and 3.4 receivedAcademic
Achievement awards.
Three special awards were given: The
Community ServiceAward, to Youa
Yang;the Leadership Award to Emily
Chen; and the Special Distinction
Award to Akiko Ito.
Chiho Okuizumi
B.SJ music therapy
Activities/Awards (while studen t): JazzBand, Riverside
Singers,Concert Band, brass ensembles, guitar quartet,
euphonium soloist at her own Commencement ceremonies,
Hognander Scholar; music therapy dioical internship in
Tallahasee,Fla. for Leon County, working with people &om
one to 90 years old.
FuturePlans/Dreams:"I was aaq,ted intn the graduate
program [in music therapy/music performance)at Montclair
State Unnoasity in New Jersey.My 'dream' future would be ID
practice music therapyduringthe dayand performat night- maybein a big
orchestrapit or on Broadwayor in a jazzsetting."
SUMMER2000
~ ..... accepts honors"""' EarlAllon.
dean al the Colege. at the as LarryClod:eU, inlaim .mociale dean for '-1.«y lllbin, loab on.
<:on,,ocation,
AUGSBURGNOW
8 • COMMENCEMENT2000
Martin Sabo receives Augsburg's
first honorary degree
U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo '59 was
awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters
(Honoris Causal at the 2000
Commencement ceremony on May 21
- the first honorary degree given by
Augsburg College.
AugsburgCollege• AugsburgCollege• AugsburgCollege•
the degree. Sabo was introduced by
sociology professor Gordon Nelson.
"To the College, I thank you. I thank you
for the education you gave me, for the
experience you gave me, for teachers like
Carl Chrislock," Sabo repsonded.
Sabo's remarkable life of public service
exemplifies the dedication of Augsburg
College to stewardship and vocation.
In his 11th term representing
Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District,
has served in the House of
Representatives since 1978. He currently
serves on the Appropriations, Standards
of Official Conduct and Democratic
Policy committees. Prior to his election
to Congress, Sabo served in the
Minnesota Legislature (1961-78),
including spending six years as Speaker
of the House and four years as Minority
Leader. Sabo also served for 12 years on
Augsburg's Board of Regents.
History Professor Emeritus Carl
Chrislock, one of Sabo's most respected
teachers from undergraduate days,
assisted President Frame in bestowing
Dr. James Ford, retiring chaplain of
the U.S. House of Representatives,
spoke to the Augsburg community.
VickiAman reflects on the experience
of Weekend Collegestudents in
reaching their educational goals.
PresidentFramecongratulatesRep. Martin
Sabo'59 upon receivinghis honorarydegree.
Marina Christensen Justice Award
to Dwayne Lowman
Dwayne Lowman, a senior urban studies
and political science major, was selected
as the 2000 recipient of the Marina
Christensen Justice Award.
This award is given each year to the
graduating senior whose communityservice work best illustrates Augsburg's
motto, "Education for Service" - itself
brilliantly displayed in Marina
Christensen Justice's personal and
professional dedication to the
vitalization of urban communities.
the Minneapolis Consortium of
Community Developers, and worked
assiduously with Augsburg's CLASS
office, the Writing Lab and as a volunteer
tutor.
In 1999 he won the Pan Afrikan Student
Leader Award, and has also received the
Martin Sabo Public and Community
Services Scholarship.
"My short-term goals are to stay
involved with the West Bank
Community Coalition and to study in
Augsburg international students led the Classof 2000 processionInto Melby Hallfor
commencement
"[Dwayne] has devoted himself to serving others, both within the
Augsburg and wider Cedar-Riverside communiti es."
-Augsburg faculty member
During his time at Augsburg, Lowman
has served as president and chair of the
West Bank Community Coalition, a
community organization of which
Augsburg is part.
Lowman was also president of the
freshmen class, vice president of the
student body and chair of the Student
Senate. Over the entire span of his four
years, he served the Wednesday Night
Out program as a volunteer, organized
the 1999 Night Out Celebration for the
Cedar-Riverside community, worked
with the FANS program at the Brian
Coyle Community Center, interned at
Germany by way of the Rotary Scholar
program," said Lowman. "After two
years I would like to study public
administratio n at the Humphrey
Institute. I have long-term goals in two
areas, the first being public service and
the second being teaching:'
The respect and affection Lowman has
won from his colleagues are reflected in
the words an Augsburg faculty member,
"More than any student I have observed
at Augsburg in the past 23 years, he has
devoted himself to serving others, both
within the Augsburg and wider CedarRiverside communities."
Newty-graduatedJared Trostand his familysharilsome lighb!rrncinmm • 1lle
commencementreception.
AUGSBURG
Dwayne Lowman (right) receiwd the Marina Christensen Justiceaward Imm President Frame
forbestexemplifyingAugsburg',motto, "Educationfor SeMCe.•
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Boardof Regents chairperson KathyTunheim congratulates Carol
Piepenburg as she receivesher diploma.
Professoremeritus of history Cari Chrislock'37, President
Frame and commencement speaker Rev.James Ford led
the administration, regents, and faculty from Melby Hall.
A parkfilledwith proud parents, fammesand friends
await.Ithe Oau of 2000 as they leave the
commencement ceremony for the rec~tion.
Chw of 2000 graduates Jenn~orReruenbrinkand Adam
Roeschcelebrate the day.
The golden anniversaryClau of 19SOproceued with the Classof
2000, marking their own anniversaryand welcoming the new
graduates to the alumni family.
DwayneLowrNn turns and waves to the camera
a he headsout of ceremony.
CO MMENCEMENT
589
2000
Candidates for gnuluationAupburg's largestgraduating class
339
Day students
166
Weekend College studmts
M
Graduate students (Masta of Arts in Leadership, Muter
of Arts in Edacatioa-Lndaship, Master of Social Work)
Mlsle' ol Sodlf WDlt gradiaa (L to R) MP/ He,Ur. SondyHammiln, andi..,.,
Larsonpo,,r lat I last time as dalsm11e bofore,..-.g Ila dlgrwe.
HONORARY DEGREE AWARDED:
Doctor of Humane Ldten-M.artin
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AUGSBURGNOW
8 • COMMENCEMENT 2000
Martin Sabo receives Augsburg's
first honorary degree
U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo '59 was
awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters
(Honoris Causa) at the 2000
Commencement ceremony on May 21
- the first honorary degree given by
Augsburg College.
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the degree.Sabo was introduced by
sociology professor Gordon Nelson.
"To the College, I thank you. I thank you
for the education you gave me, for the
experience you gave me, for teachers like
Carl Chrislock," Sabo repsonded.
Sabo's remarkable life of public service
exemplifies the dedication of Augsburg
College to stewardship and vocation.
In his 11th term representing
Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District,
has served in the House of
Representatives since 1978. He currently
serves on the Appropriations, Standards
of Official Condu ct and Democratic
Policy committees. Prior to his election
to Congress, Sabo served in the
Minnesota Legislature (1961-78),
including spendin g six years as Speaker
of the House and four years as Minority
Leader. Sabo also served for 12 years on
Augsburg's Board of Regents.
History Professor Emeritus Carl
Chrislock, one of Sabo's most respected
teachers from undergraduate days,
assisted President Frame in bestowing
Dr. James Ford, retiring chaplain of
the U.S.Howe of Representatives,
spoke to the Augsburg community.
VickiAman reflectson the experience
of WeekendCollege students in
reaching their educational goals.
President Frame congratulates Rep. Martin
Sabo '59 upon receiving his honorary degree.
Marina Christensen Justice Award
to Dwayne Lowman
Dwayne Lowman, a senior urban studies
and political science major, was selected
as the 2000 recipient of the Marina
Christensen Justice Award.
This award is given each year lo the
graduating senior whose communityservice work best illustrates Augsburg's
motto, "Education for Service" - itself
brilliantly displayed in Marina
Christensen Justice's personal and
professional dedication lo the
vitalization of urban communities.
the Minneapolis Consortium of
Community Developers, and worked
assiduously with Augsburg's CLASS
office, the Writing Lab and as a volunteer
tutor.
In 1999 he won the Pan Afrikan Student
Leader Award, and has also received the
Marlin Sabo Public and Comm unity
Services Scholarship.
"My short-term goals are lo stay
involved with the West Bank
Community Coalition and to study in
Aug,burg international students led the Class of 2000 procession into Melby Hallfor
commencement.
"[Dwayne] has devoted himself to serving others, both within the
Augsburg and wider Cedar-Riverside communitie s. "
- Augsburg faculty member
During his time al Augsburg, Lowman
has served as president and chair of the
West Bank Community Coalition, a
community organization of which
Augsburg is part,
Lowman was also president of the
freshmen class, vice president of the
student body and chair of the Student
Senate. Over the entire span of his four
years, he served the Wednesday Night
Out program as a volunteer, organized
the 1999 Night Out Celebration for the
Cedar-Riverside community, worked
with the FANS program at the Brian
Coyle Community Center, interned at
Germany by way of the Rotary Scholar
program:' said Lowman. "After two
years I would like to study public
administration at the Humphrey
Institute. I have long-term goals in two
areas, the first being public service and
the second being teaching ."
The respect and affection Lowman has
won from his colleagues are reflected in
the words an Augsburg faculty member,
"More than any student I have observed
al Augsburg in the past 23 years,he has
devoted himself to serving others, both
within the Augsburg and wider CedarRiverside communities. •
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Dw•yne LowmArl(right) receivedthe Marina Christensen)usticl! award from Pmident Frame
for best exemplifying Augsburg'• motto, "Education for SeMce.•
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Newly-graduatedJaredTrostand his family shartl,ome r,gi-m, .commencement reception.
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Boardof Regents chairperson Kathy Tunheim congratulatesCarol
Piepenburg as she receives her diploma.
Professoremeritus of history Carl Chrislock'37, President
Frameand commencement speaker Rev.James Ford led
the administration,regents, and facultyfrom Melby Hall.
A parl<filledwith proud parents, familiesand friends
awaits the Cfall of 2000 as they leavethe
commencement ceremony for the reception.
Classof 2000 graduates JennfferRensenbrinkand Adam
Roeschcelebrate the day.
The golden anniversaryClassof 1950 proceued with the Classof
2000, marking their own anniversaryand welcoming the new
graduates to the alumni family.
Dwayne Lowmanturns and waves to the camera
• he hNds out of ceremony.
COMMENCEM
ENT
2000
589
Candidatesfor graduationAugsburg'slargestgraduatingdass
339
Day stuclen ts
166
WeekendCollege students
84
Graduate students (Master of Arts in Leadership, Master
of Arts in Education-Leadership. Master of Social Work)
Mosler of Social11\atigraduates (L to R)Mry Hera. s.llfy Hlmmin . aild ~
I.arsonpose for a lauttime as classmo~ befo<e~ Ila degree .
HONORARY DEGREEAWARDED:
Doctor of Humane Lettel'5-Martin 0. Sebo 'S9
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SUMMER2000
AUGSBURGNOW
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10 • DEVELOPMENTNEWS
Lutheran Brotherhood and Strommen family gifts
establish a marketing major at Augsburg
a the future."saysLori Lohman,associate
j professorof businessadministration and
New major includesteaming
about people
1t coordinator of the major.
j
Collegesare accustomedto receivinggifts
from their alumni-indeed , they depend
on it In one case, Aul!liburghas been
fortunate to benefit from a substantialgift
givenby the employerof an Augsburg
alumnus in honor of his exemplary
service.
Included in the marketing major, and
rather unique in the field,is an aspect of
training that Clair Strommen
recommends with great conviction from
his experiencein the insurance field-that
ofleaming interpersonal skills.
Interpersonal skillsare needed whether a
person is a 'doctor, lawyer,men:hant, or
chief, believesStrommen.
"The people who have reallysucceededare
the ones who have the technicalskill,but
then they also know how to deal with
people:• saysStrommen. "To the best of
my knowledge,there's not one school that
deals with people knowledge, i.e.
developingpeople relationships."
The course that includes the Wilson
training, BuildingInterpersonalWorking
Relationships, is requiredfor all marketing
majors, and is open to other students as an
elective.
"There isn't a fieldat Aug.iburgthat
wouldn't benefit [from the Wilson
Learning training], whether it be coaching
or teaching,"saysStrommen.
In I 994, Clair Strommen '46 retired from
Lutheran Brotherhood as chair of its
board of directors.He had servedthe
fraternalorganization since I980 as
president and CEO, andboard chair since
1987. In fact, his ties to the company date
back to 1956, when he first joined LB as a
field agent, before establishinghis own
insurance agency.
The Strommen FamilyBusiness
Endowment enables Augsburgto establish
a major in marketing for both day and
weekendstudents, beginning in the fall To
date, students have only been able to study
marketing as a concentration within the
businesscurriculum. Augsburgbecomes
one of three private collegesin Minnesota
to offer a marketing major.
2000
Goal:
$20 milhm,J,,0.... 2000
,Ii is in keepingwith Aug.iburg'svision for
By BetseyNorgard
Upon his retirement, and in honor of his
long and remarkable service, the Lutheran
Brotherhood board designateda gift of
$250,000 in his name. Strommen and his
wife,Gladys(Boxrud) '46, and family,
decided to giveit to AugsburgCollege,
This sum has been matched with the
intent to support businesseducation and
fullyendow a chair in the future.
REACHINOTHE GOAL
AUGSBURG
Thirty years ago, Strommen's insurance
agency,Strommen and Associates,was
invited by the Wilson Learning
Corporation to participate in the same
kind of sales training Wdson provided for
major national corporations. The effecton
Strommen's company,in his view,was
remarkable.
"It literallychanged the business that we
were in, and it changed our corporation
dramatically,"he says. He subsequently
introduced the same training to Lutheran
Brotherhood agents,with the same results.
Instead of focusingsolelyon closingthe
sale of a product, the Wilson program
trains salespeopleto focus on
understanding and meeting the needs and
objectivesof their customers.
"Sellingis not pitching a product; sellingis
helping people solve their problems. The
most powerful salespeople are the people
who spend time helping you find out your
objectivesand sharing possiblesolutions,"
comments Strommen.
This approach lits well within an
Aul!liburgeducation."Given the strong
economy and the need for employeeswho
understand what marketing is about, we
see this major as the perfect opportunity
to provide our students with an education
that will help them to succeedin their
careers.Such an education blends both the
liberalarts and professionalstudies, and it
Clair Strommen is a Distinguished
Alumnus, a former regent,anda member
of the AthleticHall of Fame. He has
receivedhonorary doctoral degreesfrom
Wittenberg Universityand St Olaf
College.In 1982 he was honored by the
insurance industry with the G. Bennet
SerrillAward,the highest given to a
member of that profession in Minnesota
In I 992 he receivedthe Wittenberg Award
from the Luther Institute for outstanding
serviceto church and society.
GladysStrommen has servedtwo terms on
the Board of Regents.In 1982 she was a
co-founder of the AugsburgAssociatesand
remains an activemember.
The Strommen FamilyBusiness
Endowment includes the Sttommens' two
children and their families,Nancy
(Strommen) '71 and John-Mark Stensvaag
'69, and Robert '74 and Andrea (Johnson)
Strommen '75.
Homecoming
2000
"CelebratingOld Main;
100 Years,100 Memories"
October 5-8, 2000
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goes over the top
The 1999-2000Phonathon IDppldIts
goalof $110,000early in die aprina,
and reacheda total of $120,096-•
increase of 209(, 0ffl' ... JI&
A dozen students spent -'f
650
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pledge rate of 34'11,1111d
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new donon, repor11Alllf Hem,
diRctor of telemublinglllddlNd
mail programs.Porty-a ,-:mt '11
donors wereableto matchtheirpfta
throughanplopasor other pn,pma
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IJIDual,wuatrided funding(I/ the
CoUep.
Senior communication and theatre arts major Trena Bolden spoke on behalf ol students in
thanksfor scholarships and financial aid they receM at ~ thank-you celelxation at Aa,g,burg
Home. More than 200 donon attended this annual ewnL
Digging the link. ..The link sl,;ywa
y gets an officialgroundbreaking. bringing together~
team colllborating to conM<t Undell l.lbraryw,'th Svedrup Hall And ~ Quad. (I. to R) Bert
Sandberg '50, (en,y Carlson '48, Did<Adamson (via! president for finance) , I.any b&nch,
President F,tohn Pllubon, And Rick Thoni (director ol Rochester Program).
AUGSBURGNOW
We apologize.••The foUowingpeople were inadvertently omitted or listed incomcdy
in the Annual Report of Donors 1998-99publishedin the spring. We apologizr for
the errors.
JohnN. Schwartz'(;I, Presidmt's Qub; KyleAnderson '84, ManhallCouncil; William
Anderson'86, President's Oub; Kari 8a£US'88, c.aitnry Oub
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SPORTS• 11
Four named Augsburg Honor Athletes
By Don Stoner
Four Aug.,burgCollegesenior studentathlms who have cxalled in both the
cwsroom and the athletic fieldswere
named Honor AlbJdes by the Allgsburg
men's and women'sathletic coachesin
early May.It is the highest honor Aug.,burg
gift$ to its senior student-athletes,
Josh Cagle (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) and
Jake Kem (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) were
named men's Honor Athletes, and Carrie
Lind (Sr., Coon Valley,Wis.) and Jodi
Soule (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn.) were
named women's Honor Athletes.
In addition, the men's athletic
department honored Kevin Van Rossum
(Sr., Green Bay,WIS.)as the second Male
Athlete of the Yearfor his achievements
for the Auggie men's basketball and
men's golf teams.
HONORATHLETES
Josh Cagle earned AU-Americahonors
three times for the Auggie wrestling
team, which won the Division Ill
national championship three times and
finished second once during Cagle's
tenure. Cagle finished fourth In the
nation at 142 pounds In 1998and
second in the nation at 149 pounds in
1999.This season, en route to winning
the national championship at 149
pounds, Cagle became just the second
Auggie In school history to go through a
single season unbeaten, finishing 40-0.
His 139-17 career record places him
seventh in school history In career wins.
JakeKem,a freesafetyfor the Auggie
footballteam, oorralled12 interceptionsin
his four-yearcareerat Augg>wg.the thirdhighest total in schoolhistory. He also
finished his career with 221 tackles,leading
the team in tackleshis last two seasons.In
the classroom,Kem carrieda 3.75 gradepoint averagewith a physicsmajor.
Carrie Lind transferred to Augsburg
from Wisconsin-LaCrosse before her
junior season and made an immediate
impact on the women's track and field
team, earning second-place honors in the
nation in the indoor 20-pound weight
throw in both the 1999and 2000
seasons. She set the school's record for
the weight throw in her first collegiate
meet, and continued to build on the
mark until reaching a then-MIAC-reoord
57-feet, 10-1/4-inch effort last season. In
the classroom, Lind carries a 3.85 gradepoint average with majors of youth and
family ministry and psychology.
Jodi Soule played women's basketball at
Augsburg for three seasons, after playing
at the College of St. Benedict In her
freshman year. A starting guard as a
senior, Soule led the Auggiesin scoring.
averaging 12.2 points per game, while
also contributing 28 steals and 41 assists,
as Augsburg doubled its win totals from
a season ago. Soule scored in double
figures in I 8 of her 25 games her senior
season, including nine of her last 10
games. A communication major with a
3.73 grade-point average,Soule will
graduate with departmental honors in
communication this spring.
AUGSBURGMALE
ATHLETE OF THE \'UR
Kevin Van Rossum excelledin both
men's basketball and men's golf at
Augsburg. In basketball,Van Rossum
finished his career I 5th on Augsburg's
career scoring list with 1,025points, part
of Auggie teams that won the MIAC title
and advanced to the NCAA Division Ill
national playoffstwice and to the MIAC
playoffsall four years of his tenure. Van
Rossum set Augsburg's career record for
three-point field goals with 239, the
second-most three-pointers ever by any
MIAC player.
In men's golf, Van Rossum became the
fourth Auggie golfer to earn medalist
honors at the MIAC championships, and
this spring, he became the first Auggie
since I 997 to qualify for the NCAA
Division III national championships,
finishing 39th overall.
Augsburg women's hockey team
accomplishes another 'first' with
national tournament berth
By Don Stoner
JoshCagle
JakeKem
CarrieLind
Jodi Soule
KevinVanRossum
Spring 2000 Sports Reviews
By Don Stoner
MEN'SAND WOMEN'SOUTDOOR
TRACICANDFll!I.D
Augsburg'
s softball
team finished the
year with an 11-11
mark in the MIAC
anda 15-23 overall
mark. Included were
imprasiw
doublc:headersweq,s
of ConcordiaMoorhead, Bethel,SL Catherine and
Macalc:sterIn MIAC play.
The RUOn washighlighted by the
playof third basemanTully Kaiser
(Sr., Minaeapolil,Minn.), who set a
newMinnesotacollegiate (all
divisions)careerstolc:nbase remrd,
with 108.The total also put KaiserIn
sixth place in NCAADivision 111
biltory for stolen buts.
She becamejust the sca,ad pJaya-in
Mianaota softballhistory to mxird at
llut 100 hill, runs and stolen basesIn
I career. She finished her calftl' with
1C1moJ
NCOrdsfor base hill ( 162),
runs (129), and stolc:abases(108).
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,.
Dllple I poor6-29 CMl'lll mx>nl,
iDcludinga 2-18 mark In the MIAC,
tbme_llill _.
bright spo11
andbapa for the future for the
Rea>rd-settingperformancescontinued
to pile up, as Auggieteams combined to
set 20 new school marksduring the
2000 indoor and outdoor seasons.
Augsburg's Carrie Lind (Sr., Coon
Valley,WIS.) qualified for her fourth
NCAADivision Ill national
championships berth, her third as an
Auggie,in the women's hammer
throw. A three-time All-American,
Lind has finished second In the nation
twice in the indoor 20-pound weight
throw (I 999, 2000) and fourth in the
hammer throw (1998).
Augsburg's other All-MIACoutdoor
performance came from Desman
Oakley (Jr., Indianola, Iowa), who
provisionally qualified for the NCAA
championships with a third-place,
14.n-second finish In the men's 110meter hurdles.
MEN'SGOLf
Thespringhalf of the Aug,burg men's
golf seasonwashighlightedbytheteam's
lint enlnnt In the NCAADivisionm
NationalClwnpionships In three
-,u-senior
ltcvin VanRossum
(Sr.,Gftai Bay,WIL). VanRos5wn
finished
39dlovaallal thechunpion
slupl.bdd in BaaleOmc. Mich.
MIiii& QW among lhem wasthe
play"'junior dalgnated
hitwloudillder llidl Storbolm (Jr.,
Mmnapalil. MinnJSL LouisPut
HS). wbo arned AII-MIAChoaon
widia 41omimntpaformanclr
at the
plale dm-.
He bit .447 widl
highsol 33 RBI, 132 doubles
aDdthrft ho- runs.Storilolmbad.
tpUlding.753 sluging perceaiaee
and .490 mHIDf pen:mtage.
SUMMER2000
WOMEN'S GOLF
Auglburg"swomm's golftam took
in thespring halfof the
IDOlber...,
-IDbuildaqualilypfpn,gnm.
Drawing_.
albletesfrom other
fall and winter spores.
Auglburg was
able to fidd a team for the spring half
ol the seuon, thoughpoor -th er
mnditions limited Augsburg to just
one a,mpeti tioo.
Augsburg's women's hockey team has
been the subject of plenty of "firsts" in
its five-yearhistory.
The first varsity women's hockey team
established at a Minnesota oollegeor
university.Part of the first college
women's hockey game to draw more
than 6,000 fans. The first Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
regular-season championship. The first
MIAC playoff title.
Add to that another first this season,
with Augsburg's first-ever appearance in
the American Women's College Hockey
Alliance Division 111national
tournament, held in Boston, Mass.
But one "first"- the first-= Division
Ill national title - eluded the Auggies.
Middlebury College(VL),the most
dominant team In small-collegehockey,
dismantled the Auggiesin the twogame/mlnigame series in Boston,winning
the first game 5-1 and the second 8-1.
"You see what you need to beat," said
Augsburg head coach Jill Pohtilla, who
has been with the Auggieprogram since
its inception. "Middlebury has been the
team to beat for years. Hopefully,in the
West,we'll be the team to beat next year,
and we will go into next year with the
[the national tournament) as a goal."
Regardlessof the outcome of the
national tournament, Augsburg's
women's hockey team was still proud of
the experience of competing for the
first-ever national title, along with being
part of a strong representation of how
the sport has grown in Minnesota.
having won 95 games in a row in five
years over their league opponents in the
Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) small-college division.
Middebury outscored its opponents
147-18 this season.
Middlebury controlled the action during
the tournament from start to finish,
outshooting the Auggiesby a 90-23
margin in the two games. Auggie goalie
Meg Schmidt (Sr., West St. Paul, Minn.)
earned a spot on the All-Tournament
Team by being tested often, making 77
saves on the weekend.
AngieRieger(Ir., Courtland, Minn.), the
MIAC'sPlayerof the Yearin 1999-2000,
scored the lone goal for the Auggicsin the
first game, on a blast from Sarah Garrison
(So.,West Des Moines,Iowa) with eight
seconds remaining in the first period.
Garrison, who earned MIAC Player of
the Yearhonors at Gustavus last season
before transferring to Augsburg this
year, had the lone goal for the Auggiesin
the second contest, a power-play goal on
assists from Rieger and Erica Johnson
(Sr., Blaine, Minn.), midway through the
first period. Garrison was also named to
the All-Tournament Team.
The series marked the end of the career
for five Auggie seniors, the first five
seniors to play four seasons in the
Augsburg women's hockey program Schmidt, Johnson, Annie Simons (Sr.,
South SL Paul, Minn.), Cindy Drum
(Sr., Milwaukee,WIS.) and Emily Miller
(Sr., Blaine, Minn.).
of Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth on
the Division J kvel and Aug.,burgat the
Division Ill lc:Yd- wac represented in
Boston during the national
championships, with the Gophers
winning the Division I national title:.
"The most positive thing about thil
tournament is the group of women that
we have with Augsburg women'•
hocuy,"Pohtilla said dur ing the
postgame press conference after the
second contest. "There', no lock.erroom
I'd rather hr in than this one, win or
lose. They're great students, great
athleta, great citizms, the beltgroup of
people I've ever been around."
At the Division Ill lrvd, Augsburg
entered the national tournament after
dispatching SL Benedict and rival
Gustavus Adolphus in the MIAC
playoffs.But Middlebury entered the
tournament on an even bigger roll,
Augsburg finished 21-7-1 O\'ttall and
12-1-1 in the MIAC. one win away from
the school', single-season record for
wins (22 in 1996-97).Over the five-year
history of Augsburg', women'• hocuy
program, the Auggiesare 83...f0-5.
Three Minnesota teams - the UDMnity
AUGSBURGNOW
12 • ALUMNI NEWS
Peter Agre
elected to
National
Academy of
Sciences
Peter Agre,M.D. '70 is among the 60
new members elected lo the National
Academy of Sciencesat their 137th
annual meeting in May. This
membership is considered one of the
highest honors a scientist can receive.
Agre is professor of medicine and
biological chemistry, and director of the
MarkeyGraduate Program in Cellular
and Molecular Medicine al Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine,
in Baltimore, MD.
He has been recognized internationally
for his discovery and research on
aquaporins, a family of molecular water
channels, that have direct implications
for treatment of water balance disorders,
such as kidney disease.
Agre is a Distinguished Alumnus of
Augsburg. His researchwas featured in the
spring 2000 issue of the AugsburgNow.
New faces and
new jobs in the
alumni office
As of June I, the Alumn i and Parent
Relations Office has named new staff
and made organizational changes to
better serve alumni , parents and friends.
Nancy Toed! '94 is the new director of
alumni and parent relations. A Weekend
College graduate, she has been on staff
in the alumni office for nine years,most
recently as assistant director. She will
serve as the liaison to the Alumni Board
and will have responsibility for alumni
and parent programs.
Jeff Krengel '93 joined the alumni office
staff as the new assistant director of
alumni and parent relations. At
Augsburg he majored in religion with a
youth and family work emphasis. Prior
lo joining the Augsburg staff he worked
at Western lllinois University and St.
Olaf College.
Sharon (Holt) Garland '74 also joined
the staff as administrative assistant. She
was a political science major al
Augsburg.
Donna McLean, former alumni and
parent relations director, is now director
of The Augsburg Fund and responsible
for the College's unrestricted ann ual
giving program.
Masterwork s
Chorale first
European tour
Forty-five members of the Masterworks
Chorale performed in Munich, Salzburg,
Prague, and Dresden in June under the
direction of Peter Hendrickson 76,
director of choral activities.
The tour ended in Leipzig.Germany,
with their performance in the Amcriam
Choral Festival,which Hendrickson has
served as artistic director for five years.
AUGSBU
RG NOW
Nancy
Fogelberg
receives
business award
Nancy Fogelberg '71 was named
Minnesota's Small Business Person of
the Year in May by the U.S. Small
Business Association. She is president of
American Artstone in New Ulm, Minn.,
a company that makes pre-cast
architectural stone panels.
Fogelberg's award was due to the
progress made since Fogelberg took over
the company in 1993. Sales are up nearly
300%, the staff has increased, and a new
plant was built and opened two years
ago.
An article in the Minnesota Star Tribune
on recounts the challenges faced by
Fogelberg in trying to realize the vision
she knewthe 70-year-old company
could bring about with a new plant,
updated equipment, and a nurturing
management.
"It was never a question of talent,"
Fogelberg was quoted as saying, "it was
facility and equipment ."
Fogelberg came to this position with
experience in sales of commercial and
industrial building materials. She had
led her father's company, and she had
experience in sales and marketing
training.
She was also quoted as saying that she
feels the best trainin g she brought to her
new position was the 11 years she taught
fifth grade, and the management skills
she needed to keep her class motivated
and productive.
www.augsburg.edu
A New Look
ALUMNI
PROFILE
'
Janice Aune, life-long learner
ByLenore Franzen
Janice Aune,
Classof 1988,
graduated with
more than a
degree In finance
and business
managment.
"Augsburg
instilledIn me
that every day of
my life I am in a
Janice Aline ' 88
learningmode,"
she said.
Aune's 30-year career at U S WEST
exeplifiesthis attitude. From an entry
level posiUonin 1970 Aune has
moved through various areas of the
company. Recentlyshe was named
president of U S WESTlnterprise
Networking, the fastest-growing,
high-tech side of the business.
In Aune's new position, learning is
constant. "One of my responsibilities
is to oversee the innovation,
development and implementation of
new products and sevicesinvolving
data networking," she said. Yet her
degree was nontechnical. How did she
make that leap?
"My coursework in business
management trained me to look at
business cases from a financial
perspective," Aune explained. • 1also
learned to read earnings and analyst
reports.• Allof which comes to bear
when considering a product's
feasibility in a highly competitive
market and how it will impact the
business.
Evenas a student in Augsburg's
Weekend College, Aune found ways to
connect what she was learning with
her work. She started at U S WESTto
earn money for college so she could
go back to school. Along the way,
Aune realizedshe wanted to do
both-<:ontinue working and earn her
degree.
"I liked what I was doing, but I
realized that without a college degree,
I was at a disadvantage for formal
opportunities within the company"
she said. "I knew my education was
going to be pivotal."
And it was. Aune worked long hours
at U S WESTand took classesin the
Weekend College. •1 was really happy
at Augsburg,• she said, despite the
often grueling balancing act of
working and being a student. "Almost
everything I learned I was able to
bring back to the work environment.•
Aune, with a general business
background, has demonstrated
tremendous success in a cutting-edge
field because of her skillsin both areas.
Much of her technical training she's
learned on the job. "But to be a
leader, you need to have operations
management skillsand people skills,•
she said, both of which she acquired
from her business management
courses.
While the industry's emphasis is on
innovative products and services,Aune
sees the individualas its most valued
resource. "Currently there aren't
enough people who have technical
training," she said.
For anyone choosing a technical area
of focus, she offers the same advice
that has sustained her own career.
"Balanceyour technical training with
business management skillsif you
want to contribute at a leadership
level."
LenoreFranzenil a freelancewriter who
livesIn St. Paul.
Sviggum brothers decide to hang up their whistle
By Donny Henn • PostBulletin
Thefollowi11g
is excerpted from an artide
that appearedMarch16 in tirePost
Bulletin,Rochester,Minn., and is
reprintedwith permission.
For the last couple of decades high
school basketball coaches in southeast
Minnesota had an understandin g: if any
combination of the three Sviggurn
brothers was officiating their game,
they'd better play it clean.
Jim and Dick worked their last game
together in the Section One, Class AA
championship between Rochester
Lourdes and Wmona Cotter last
Thursday at Mayo Civic Center Arena.
Steve, who is better known as House
Speaker of the Minnesota state
legislature, has been cutting back on his
officiating for the last couple of years.
The Kenyon natives have been calling
games together as an independent crew,
unaffiliated with any officials association,
since they were in their mid-20s. Dick,
who entered the occupation first, is 46.
Steve is 47.
The three brothers went to nearby
college, Dick and Jim to Augsburg, and
Steve to St. Olaf, all coming home with
math degrees in education .
While Steve and Jim each spent more
than a half-dozen years in teaching and
in junior high coaching, Dick returned
din,ctly to the family farm.
4S-50 games each winter, which kept
them busy four to five nights each week.
"We all love high school basketball, and
this was a way to stay close to it," Dick
said.
The Sviggum brothers all decided to
retire at once, largdy for family
considerations.
Now the Sviggum brothers are farming
partners, working 1,100 acres and raising
about 70 beef cattle from their three
separate farmsteads.
Jimand his wife,Sandy have two
ITWASAJOB
At the height of their officiating careers,
before marriage and children, the
Sviggurn broth ers worked as many as
children, Peder, 6, and Siri, 4. Dick and
his wife, Ann, have a son, Connor, who
just turned 3.
Dick said that he and his brothers will
probably still get certified in the years
ahead, to fill in in an emergency when a
blizzard or something else might keep
other crews away from a game.
BROTHERS AND PARTNERS
As siblings go, you don't get much closer
than the Sviggum brothers. The oldest of
Peder and &wrly's five children-the
boys have two younger sisters, Beth in
Oakland, Calif.,and Melissain Cannon
Falb-Steve, Jim, and Dick all played
football, basketball, and baseball together
at Kenyon High School at the tail end of
the I 960s and the beginningof the 70s.
Jim'75
(left) and Dick SYiggum '7 6 decided to than 20 ye.uson the courts.
from bastettJaA
officialing~ matt
MINNEAPOI.IS
, MN
ALUM NOTES • 13
ALUMNI
Class
PROFILE
A journey from divinity to disasters
BySusieGilhoi
•----
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Some people
follow their
dreams, while
othen, like Bob
(Erickson)Warren,
'"6, follow
disasters. Actually,
Warren combines
the two as a Red
Cross mental
health volunteer.
ll'·
~,'
•1 think I'm just
one coune and
one disaster away from being promoted
to coordinator for the disaster mental
health team," he said with some
eagerness.
Robert (Erickson)
Warm, ' 46
Thisis not to say that he revelsIn
d"ISilSten
; quite the contrary,he's eagerto
help others and put his counselingand
ministerialskillsto work. He's helped those
strickenby a hunicane in Mississippi,
floodsIn NorthDakota, and tornadoes in
Ohio.Warrenalso workswith a localstress
team on an on-callbasis.
In his work and life, Warren strivesto
fulfillSt. Francisof Assisi's admonition:
•Preach Christ all the time, and only as
a last resort use words.• He admits,
however, that it's a challenge for such a
wordy person.
Warren'sjourney from divinityto
disasters began at Augsburg and
continued at Augustana Seminary (Ill .).
He served several parishes around
Moose Lake, Minn., then became
missiondeveloper and first pastor of All
Saints Lutheran in Glen Lake,Minn. He
earned his master's degree In
counseling psychologyat AttredAdler
Institute; worked at a sliding-feescale
cllnlc;proposed a counseling center and
became a counseling minister at St.
Andrew's Lutheran Church in Eden
Prairie. Alter retiring from all that, he
joined the Red Cross.
In recounting his Augsburg days,
Warren recallsthese words from a
plaque In Old Main: •1 am a part of
everything that I experience.•
"Those words kind of confirmed my
feeling that I wanted to be a pastor," he
said. "But more than that, they really
helped me on my spiritual journey,
moving from being a biblical literalist to
learning to question and go on to a
greater truth. That's been very
important to me.•
Augsburg's urban campus was also an
important Influence, causing him to
realize that •we are here to serve
people, not to be off in an ivory tower
someplace. We're here to make a
difference in the wor1d.•
Warren and his wife, Mary,a registered
nune, have worked to make positive
differencesIn many ways. They were
long-term volunteen at a local teen
clinic, at a food shett and with Mealson-Wheels. Through St. Andrew'sthey
initiated clothing donation drives, have
worked with a youth service team In
Appalachia and last year served on a
mission service team in Jamaica.
Warren hasn't always been successfulIn
making a difference. He strongly regrets
not pressing his church council to
support the Southern Poverty Law
Center during the CivilRights
Movement.
"Martin Luther King,Jr.'s death shocked
me into realizingthat I'd been a real
sissyin facing controveny in what I
believed. He got killed,and I wouldn't
even take a little chance about getting
into trouble [with the council). I
preached a sermon about this the next
week, and promised the congregation
that I wouldn't ever do that again. That
was the beginning of getting into a lot
of trouble, and It was worth It.•
Though he doesn't get into much
trouble anymore, he still gets into the
thick of things. Alter all, where disaster
goes, Bob Warren and St. Francis's
words follow.
SusieGi/hoi is a former staff member in
the PublicRelationsand Communk ation
Officeand Is Bob Wam,n~ step-daughter.
HOMECOMING
2000
"100 years, 100 Memories,,
Oc:aober
6-8, 2000
Friday, Oct. 6
1941
Helen (Rowbe,g)Drake, Minne.apolis,is
retired.Her husband, Curtis, passedaway
in January 1999.She ra:mdy moved from
her south Minneapolishome to the
Ebeneur Park Apartments in Minneapolis.
194S
Carol (Tyvoll) Noldeberg, Duluth,
Minn., and her husband, Roald '47, have
been retired for many years. Carol was a
school nurse in the Duluth school
system and Roald was a teacher, coach,
and principal.
Doris JC.(I.anon) Walen, Alamo, N.D.,
and her husband, David, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversaryin March 1999.
19 S1
Ted Berldand, Grantsburg, Wis.,
recently published the book We Are
GueslS,which features narrative and
poetry related to the Crex Meadows
Wildlife Area located near his home. He
is retired and serves as president of the
Wild Rivers affiliate of Habitat for
Humanity in Burnett and northern Polle
County, Wis.
Freda M. (Binder) Helm, Minot, N.D., is
enjoying her three grandchildren:
Garrett (6), Brandon (21 months), and
Ashley (2 months).
Merlin A. Johnson, Grantsburg, Wis.,
was elected to his 5th term as county
board supervisor, where he serves as
vice-chairman.
Joan (Baxter) I.anon, Ely,Minn.,was the
featured choral clinician at an annual
choir workshop at EvangelicalFree
Church in Bemidji. She taught public
school music for 31 years, retiring from
Minnetonka High School in 1994after
teaching there for 18 years. She currently
teaches private piano and voice in Ely,
and directsat Ely Baptist Church.
Ruth (Fostervold) Westphal, Cranberry
Isles, Maine, retired from nursing in
1997and is currently working part time
as director of the Great Cranberry Library.
19S2
Anna Marie (Sabo) Huesers , New
Hope, Minn., moved to New Hope from
Minot, N.D., in April; she is looking
forward to attending her SO-year
reunion in 2002.
Jean (Swanson) Markland and her
husband, Arne '49, moved from Salt
Lake City, Utah, to Scottsdale,Ariz., this
summer. Arne serves as a historian
aboard cruise ships, which has kept
them busy on more than 100 cruises.
C-elebrating
OldMain
Hipllprs indllllc
Thunday,Oct. s
Notes
Athletic Fall of Fame Banquet • 5:30 P.M.
19S3
Homecoming Chapel and Community Tune
10-.20.ui.
Quent Goodrich , Port Ludlow,Wash.,
was elected to his local school
board for a fourth consecutive term and
subsequently elected to represent
Olympic Peninsula school board
members on the Washington State
Directors Association board of directors.
In addition, he suves as president of his
county mental health center and is
term as assistant
completing a three-year
district governor of Rotary District
5020. He is also an active member of
Community United Methodist Church,
serving as chair of the congregation's
staff parish relations committee for eight
years and on the district superintendency committee.
19S6
Dorothy (Floistad) Benson and her
husband, John'55, professoremeritus of
religion, Minneapolis,moved to an
apartment near Augsburg after spending
35 years in Southeast Minne.apolis.A
retired teacher,she enjoystutoring adults
in reading,and in October she cdebrated
the publication of her book, None
AmericanCmtmnial Daughtm, a history
of an organization in St. Paul.
Robert Lockwood, Hopkins, Minn., and
his wife, Mary, are both enjoying their
retirements from teaching and coaching.
19S7
The Rev,Bruce A. Engebret son ,
Hopkins, Minn., and his wife, Mary, are
both enjoying their retirements from
teaching and coaching.
19S8
KennethHagen, Lake Mills, Wis., retired
after 33 years at Marquette University
where he was a Lutheran theolo~ian,
scholar, and church historian. Has
specialty was Luther studies in a Catholic
context. Kenneth has written six books,
edited 20 others, and written several
chapters in books. He is the recipient of
numerous honors and grants, including
fellowshipsfrom Harvard, Rockefeller,
Newberry Library,and more.
1968
Lynn Gunderson, Coon Rapids, Minn.,
recently retired from a hockey coaching
career that spanned five decades in
Coon Rapids.
Wayne N. Hansen, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
retired in April I999 after 30 years in the
U.S.Air Force. He is currently employed
as director of the Cheyenne Frontier
Days Old West Museum in Cheyenne.
His wife, Lois (Batalden) '69, is a legal
secretary at Holland and Hart.
1970
MarkS. Francis,Phoenix, Ariz.,just
completed his fourth year as founder
and c:ucutive director of the Arizona
School for the Arts.
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DutmpiJ/wd Alumni: Oscar A. Anderson '18, David Cherwein '79
Ellen (Stenberg) Eridllon 's l .M.Annette (Hvftrsten) Hanson '68 '
Saturday, Oct. 7
Millennium Oioir Songfest (for all dioir alumni)
8:30-noon
Homecmnlng FootballGame YL
University of St. Thomas • 1 P.W.
Homecoming Dinner • 5:30 P.M.
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AUGSBURGNOW
14 • ALUM NOTES
Notes
Class
1985
LaRhaeKnatterud,St. Paul, received the
Dutch Kastenbaum Award for
Outstanding Achievement in
Gerontological Practice in April. LaRhae,
a Minnesota Department of Human
Services employee, is nationally known
for her work as the director of Project
2030, which identified the impacts of the
aging baby boomer population and
Minnesota's ability to provide services.
L Craig Estrem,
Mound, Minn.,
was promoted to
chief operating
officer of Madison
Marquette Realty
Services,a
Minneapolis-based
national property
management
company.
1 9 71
Thomas Arthur Haas, Minneapolis, has
worked at the Minnesota Department of
Economic Security for 26 years as a job
service representative. He and his wife,
Nancy, celebrated the recent marriage of
their daughter, Heidi.
David C. Siedlar, Carlisle, Mass., and his
wife, Donna, celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary in May.
1972
Timothy K. Brady,Grand Junction,
Colo., is a chiropractor and clinic
director; he recently became president of
the board of directors at the Museum of
Western Colorado.
19 7 J
Janet (Schurr) Bru bak, St. Paul, is in her
6th year as a pre-school teacher at Central
Lutheran grade school in St. Paul. She
and her husband have been married 26
years and have three children: Ben (22),
Leah (18), and Anna (14).
Michael Meadows,Studio City, Calif., is a
film/TV producer in Hollywood.
Larry Walker,
Minneapolis, who
writes under the
pen name "Lars
Walker,"celebrated
the recent
publication of his
book, The Yearof
the Warrior(Baen
Books). This is his
third published
novel, and is the second in a series of
historical fantasies. He is an
administrative assistant to the director of
Home Missions of the Association of
Free Lutheran Congregations in
Plymouth.
19 7
e
Elsa (Mohn) Stazesky, Brooklyn, N.Y.,is
manager for marketing analysis at HBO
in New York.CTAM, a major U.S. cable
and 1V professional organization,
selected her research study, "Segmenting
Cable Transaction Behavior Using GeoDemographics," as the best research
project in the programmers category for
1998.She presented a paper on this
study and was given the award at the
1999 CTAM annual convention in San
Diego, Calif.She and her husband,
Richard, have a 7-year-old daughter,
Drew Elizabeth.
1977
Lise Lunge-Larsen, Duluth, Minn., was
named a Minnesota Book Awardwinner
for her collection of children's stories,
The Trollwith No Heart in His Body and
Other Talesof 'lrollsfrom Norway
( illustrated by Betsy Bowen). She is
married to Steven Kuross '76.
Mark Hofsta d, Lakeland, Fla.,is an
administrative judge in Lakeland.
AUGSBURGNOW
Marion G. Hintz, Crystal, Minn., was
recently promoted to business support
manager at GE Card Services (JCPenney
Credit Services), and celebrated her 20th
anniversary with the company. She is
also the co-editor of Ni Hao, a Children's
Home Society of MN newsletter for
families and children from China. She
and her daughter, Kira Li, just celebrated
their 5th "Happy Adoption Day."
Joy Burkhart , St. Louis Park, Minn.,
married Anthony Dean in July 1999.Joy
is a database administrator/programmer
analyst for the MN Board of Public
Defense; Tony works for MaxPak, a
division of MultiTech,Inc.
198e
Debra Balzer, Brainerd, Minn., moved
from Blair,Neb., to Brainerd in July 1999
to become the manager of internal
education at Universal Pensions, Inc.
1 988
Amy K. Evans, Orono, Minn., married
James Dailey in September. She is a
market manager with OPTUM in
Golden Valley; he is co-owner of
Innovative Presentations, Inc., in
Brooklyn Center.
1 98 0
Judith Driscoll, St. Paul, recently
returned to Minnesota after working as a
photo stylist and interior designer in
New York for 10 years. She now works as
an interior designer for Ethan Allen.
The Rev. David L Norgard, recently
moved back to Minnesota to head
Episcopal Community Services,a 37year-old statewide, nonprofit family
support agency. Prior to ECS, he was
rector of the Church of St. John the
Evangelistin San Francisco.
Gary Tangwall, White Bear Lake, Minn.,
a financial planner with Lutheran
Brotherhood, qualified for Million
Dollar Round Table honors, attained
only by those representatives who have
demonstrated exceptional professional
knowledge, expertise, and client service.
Gary ranked 5th out of about 1,500
Lutheran Brotherhood representatives
nationwide. The Round Table's
membership represents the top financial
service professionals worldwide.
Bradley Schafer, Minneapolis, married
Kristy Dieterichsin August 1999. He works
at Apple Valley High School;she works at
Hidden Valley ElementarySchool.
Noro Andriantiana, SLPaul, recently
completed a Ph.D. and is currently
employed at the Universityof Minnesota.
Jennifer Norberg , Maple Grove, Minn,
joined Carmichael Lynch Spong as a
counselor. Prior to joining the public
relations firm, she was an independent
public relations consultant to the health
care industry, du ring which she
organized the fetal alcohol syndrome
public awareness campaign for
Minnesota. She also served as director of
public affairs for the Minnesota
Departmen t of Health.
KathrynA. (Schaubach) Encalada,
Ironwood, Mich., is director of Allied
Health Programs. She recently
completed her master's degree in nursing
at Northern Michigan University.
Jennifer Lynn Ose, Augusta, Ga., married
Matthew Glen Lamb in December on the
island of Maui, Wailea,Hawaii. They
both work for the John Deere Company.
1982
1995
The Rev. RebeccaSogge, Buffalo,Minn.,
became associatepastor at Zion Lutheran
Church in February. She is also
currentlyenrolledin the doctoral ministry
program at Luther Seminary.Prior to Zion
Lutheran Church, she served three
churches in the Brooten, Minn., area.In
addition, she also served as a social worker
at Hammer Residencein Wayzata;a
residentialcounselor at Children'sHome
Society in Hopkins; and worked summers
at various church and bible campsin
Minnesota, Iowa,and WISCOnsin.
Stacy Jo Harmon , Plymouth, Minn.,
married Christian A. Johnson in
October. She is the marketing
communications manager for
VideoLabs, Inc., where her husband is
the Internet sales director.
Annette Marie (Anibas) Poeschel,
Excelsior,Minn., is the executive director
of Minnetonka lnterchurch Community
Association. She has also held a two-year
internship at Curtin University in Perth,
Australia, and was a camp director in
Seoul, Korea.
Karin (Ludwigsen) Rochester, Concord,
N.C., and her husband, Matt Rochester
'98, moved to North Carolina last
summer, where she teaches in the
religious studies department at the
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
and he has a management position at
First Union Home Equity Bank. Last fall
they bought a home in Concord, just
north of Charlotte, and have added two
cats to their household.
Jim South,Eagan,Minn., married his
wife, Robin, at Augsburg in Hoversten
Chapel in May 1999.He works for special
events at Coca Cola and she works in
flight operations at Northwest Airlines.
1998
Meghan Carlblom , Burnsville,Minn.,
backpacked in Europe over the summer
of 1999. She is a senior lab technician at
the University of Minnesota.
Heidi Golden , Inver Grove Heights,
Minn., married Jason Beckendorf '00 in
July 1999.
Eyob Hamda, Madison, WIS.,is a system
developer in the billing and collections
departmen t at Cuna Mutual Group in
Madison.
Amy Lee, Colorado Springs, Colo.,
teaches kindergarten in Colorado Springs.
Gretchen (Rivera) Meents, St. Paul,
moved back from Ft. Lauderdale in
March 1999 after working in the area of
child protection. After working in
Ramseyand Dakota counties as a social
worker on temporary status, she was
hired by Hennepin County in December
as a child protection social worker.
Carol Morgan Rothschild, Hastings,
Minn., was promoted from credit analyst
o relationship business associate and
supervisor at US Bank in Minneapolis in
May 1999.She married Scott Durdall in
December.
AngelaSerwas , Oshkosh, WIS.,teaches
1983
Debra Hannu, Duluth, Minn., married
Patrick Thomson in October. She teaches
at Chester Park Lab School for Arts &
Technologyand works part time as the
art curriculum specialist for Duluth
Public Schools. She also teaches
elementary art methods at the University
of Minnesota-Duluth. Her husband owns
the Dairy Delight restaurant in Duluth.
19 84
Alia, (Weimer) Brown e, Minneapolis, is
a freelance music therapist She recently
recei-1 a grant from the Minnesota State
Arts Boardto study the art of old time
fiddling. She is doing a folk art
apprmticeship under teacher BillHinkley,
who wasinducted into the Minnesota
Music Hall of Fame this wintEr.
Carol Van Hulle, Boulder, Colo.,
received a master's degree in behavioral
genetics at the University of ColoradoBoulder in December; she is curren tly
working on her Ph.D.
CraigSchwalbe, Faribault, Minn., was
included in an article in the Le Center
Leadernewspaper that featured Cedar
House, Inc., a community based mental
health center in Le Center, where Craig
is a lead therapist.
RyanCamon,
Plymouth, Minn.,
married Lauren
, Kaunein June.He
worksfur Seagate
as an electro
plating/etchproa:s
engineer and is also
a volunteer
fin,figbl:Er
fur the
City of Plymouth.
Lauren is a Ph.D.
candidate al the Uniw:rsityof Minnesota
and ramtly taugjlt a semesta" of chemistry
a!Aup>tlrg.
first grade at her daughter Brittany's
elementary school in the Oshkosh
School District.
1999
Amy Brallier, recently accepted a
position teaching first grade in the
Columbia Heights School District.
Jesse Upelt, Mendota Heights, Minn.,
began teaching kindergarten at Edgerton
Elementary School in Rosevillein
January.
Jill J. Pintens , West Bend,WIS.,rec.ently
joined the medical staff of Fairview
Northeas t Clinic as a physician assistant;
her specialinterests include women's and
adolescent health care.
Victoria Sadek, West St Paul, recmtly
accepted a position t-=hing 10th and
12th grade English at Bloomington
Jeffmon Senior High.
Sarah Thompson , Bloomington, Minn.,
married Todd Fortner in August 1999.
2000
K£DyDonahu e, Excelsior,Minn.,
married Jason Exley'98 in May.Kdly
graduated in May with a degree in social
work; Jason is attmding seminary while
working for the Minnesota Fdlowshipof
Christian Alhletes.
MINNEAPOLIS,MN
ALUMNOTES • 15
Births
John F.Aune '79 and Rebecca
(Lundeen) '79 , Bedford, Texas---;,son,
Nicklas Ryan, in November. He joins
Sonja, 5, Rachel, 13, Nate, 16, Betsy, 18
and Ben, 19.
Diana K. (Wtllde) '86 and Richard
Buffie, Apple Valley,Minn.-a girl,
Karin Elyse,in September.
Heidi (Dufres ne) and Joe Puce!, Eagan,
Minn.--<1son, Nathan David, in
December.He joins brother Thomas, 3.
Rebecca (Severson) '88 and Doug
boy,
Westholm, New Auburn, W1S.--<1
Benjamin Maurice, in November. He
joins Brandon, 4, and Derek, 7.
Cathleen (Kleiman) '89 and Paul Thom,
Waconia,Minn.,--<1daughter, Carolyn
Elaine, in April 1999.
Jennifer (Ohlin) '90 and Daniel Falk,
Sauk Rapids, Minn.,--<1daughter, Emily
Joan, in October.
Chuck Hanka '9 1 and his wife, Diann e,
Scottsdale,Ariz.,--<1girl, Macie Dianne,
in February. She joins older brother
Benett. Chuck manages title insurance
officesin Arizona, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin.
Marla (Stratton ) '9 2 and John Mayer
'88, Fridely, Minn.--<1boy, Mason
Thomas, in October.
Stacie (Edlund ) '93 and John Reynolds,
Hutchinson, Minn.-a girl, Meredith
Kate, in April She joins sister Madison.
Andy Wichmann '95 and his wife,
Candice, Boise, idah0--<1 girl, Ashley
S112aDne,
in January.
In
Memoriam
Sigurd John Sonju '32, Moorhead,
Minn., died in March; he was 89. He
retired in 1975 as superintendent of
schools in Hawley, Minn., after a career
as a teacher, coach, principal, and
superintendenL He is survived by his
wife,Vivian; sons V'mce,Lyndon, and
Larry; brother, Ralph; and grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
The Rev. C. Walden Hedmann '37,
Tacoma,Wash., died in January; he was
87. He served 10 yearsas a missionary in
Africa;while there he established the
Mwika Bible Institute near ML
ICilimanjaro.He retired in 1978 from the
Lutheran Bible Institute in Seattle,Wash.
He is survived by his wife, Genevieve;
sons David '66 and Donn; daughters
Mary and Martha; grandchildren and
great grandchildren; and a sister.
Dorothy Carol Anderson '40, Starbuck,
Minn., died in April; she was 82. She
earned a master's degree from the
Universityof Minnesota and worked in a
brucellosis research program there. She
is survived by two brothers, John and
Donald; and sister Jean (Schwen).
Laurell E.Olson '47, Milwaukie,Ore., died
in February.He had a careeras a teacher,
coach,and administrator,and credited his
yearsat Augsburgfor preparing him for a
rewardingprofessionaland personal life.
He is survivedby his wife,Eva,and
daughter,Laurie.
Leslie J. Evenson '49, Lake City, Minn.,
died in February; he was 76. He is
survived by his wife, Jearme;son Paul
and his wife, Peggy;and two nieces and
two nephews.
The Rev.Torgney Jystad 'SO, Hawley,
Minn., died in March; he was 80. He
served as a medic during WWII in India.
Ordained in 1953, he most recently
served as a visitation pastor at Grace
Lutheran Church in Ada, Minn. He is
survived by his wife, Lyla (Larson) '49;
sons John, Dr. Philip, and Steven;
daughter Ellen; brother Lloyd;and
grandchildren.
Theodore M Bungum 'S 1, Bloomington,
Minn., died in December of cancer; he
was 75. He retired in 1986 after 30 years
at Honeywell.He was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis
and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Mesa,
Ariz. He is survived by his wife of 50
years, Lorraine (Iverson 'SO); daughter
Kathy; son Dr. Brian; and grandchildren.
Carl 0. Paulson ' SO,Washburn, Wis.,
died in March; he was 71. He was a
member of the U.S.National Guard. He
worked 40 yearsfor Northern States
Power Company in Sioux Falls,S.D., and
Minneapolis. He is survived by his wife,
Renora; daughters, Debra, Jan Marie,
and Kimberly;grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter.
Marion J. (Nelson) Benrud '54, Eagan,
Minn., died in December; she was 68.
She was a medical technologist for 30
years at Northwestern Hospital. She is
survived by her husband, Vernal;brother
Denny; and sister-in-law Jean.
Donald D. Ronning '65, Stillwater,
Minn., died in March; he was 56. He
retired from his 33-year teaching career
in 1998. His love for construction
developed into a log home construction
business just prior to retirement. He is
survived by his wife, Sharon (Bjugstad)
'65; four children, Kari, Kris, Kipp, and
Kiersten; parents, the Rev.Donald M. '38
and Borghild;brothers, Merrill '68 and
Philip; and sister, Ruth.
J. Luther Anderson '66, St. Louis Park,
Minn., died unexpectedly in November
1999; he was 55. He is survived by his
wife, Sylvia(Sather) '66; sons, David and
Jim; brother, Norm; sister, Helen; and
many other loved ones.
John H. Batten '66, Brooklyn Park.,
Minn., died in June 1999; he was 62. He
is survived by his son, Daniel; mother,
Ruth; sister, Jan; brother, Jim; and many
nieces, nephews, and friends.
Cheryl L (Strom) Mann '69, Ellsworth,
Minn., died in April at her home; she
was 53. She was a physical education and
swimming instructor at River Falls High
School for 30 years. At Christ Episcopal
Church she was a past president of
Episcopal Church Women and a
member of the choir. She is survived by
her children, Arthur and Samantha; her
mother, Lucille;sister,Kristin;and
brothers, David and Mark.
Diane E. Helling '74, Burnsville,Minn.,
died in January; she was 47. She earned
degrees from the Univ. of Minnesota and
the Univ. of St. Thomas. At the time of
her death, she was a technology
consultant for RCM Technologiesand
Norwest Banks. She is survived by her
husband, Ted Martz;and daughter,
Allison Martz.
Loren Manuel Schottenstein '83,
Minneapolis,died unexpectedly in
January;he was 30. At Augsburghe
becamechair of the CollegeRq,ublicans,
treasurer of the MarketingAssociation
and student assistant in the audio-visual
department. He was also the site manager
of the International SpecialOlympicsand
a member of the Minnesota National
Guard. For the past two years,he worked
as a computer softwaretechnical
consultant at SAPAmerica,Inc. He is
survivedby his mother, RosalynKirkcl;
father,Morris Schottenstein;and sister,
Liano Walborsky.
Ethelind "Sis" (Krawetz) Garetz,
Lilydale,Minn., died in March; she was
74. Ethelind was assistant professor of
education at Augsburg from 1989 to
1995. She was also a teacher and school
administrator in Omaha and 'Jwin Cities
area public schools. She is survived by
her husband of 53 years, Charles; sons,
Bruce and Jeffiand grandson, Charlie.
OTHER DEATHS:
Morris C. Jorenby '27.
Elmer A. Hendr ickson '31.
Sylvia H. Nelson '34.
The Rev.Marcy Ditmanson '40, died in
June. See the fall AugsburgNow for
complete notice.
Alice (Backstrom) Firman '40, Tacoma,
Wash., died in October of Alzheimer's
Disease.
Ernest 0. Perry '46, BrooklynCenter,
Minn., died in April; he was 76.
John Oshida '47, Santa Rosa,Calif., died
in February of lung cancer.
The Rev.Donald B. Olson '50,
Wauwatosa,Wis., died in December.
Jonathan Knecht '58, died in April 1999.
Shin Koyama '59, Edina, Minn., died in
February; he was 65.
Logan F.Railson '59, died in April 1997.
Keith M. McKay'60, died in September
1999.
Alice Swensen, Augsburg nurse and avid Auggi e fan, dies
tii!
Swensengraduated from the Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Ore.,
which she attended after graduating from McVilleHigh School in Binford, N.D. In
addition to working at Augsburg,Swensenwas a nurse at both Emanuel Hospital and
the Retired TeachersHome, as well as a public health nurse in Minneapolis.
Swensen'slove of sports, which began at Augsburi:, grc~· to include the V1~ ing1,,the
'Jwins--<:speciallyKirby Puckett-and the
- Tirnberwolves.She loved to attend games
and probably knew as much or more about
the team than the armouncer. When "her"
teams won, she would quickly call family
members who supported opposing teams
and gloat. When "her" team lost, these calls
might be delayed for a half-hour or so.
Ab S--,
(lelt). picturedasAugsbulg's
ru,e
in the 1949 Aug,burgian
yeaboclt.
AliceE. Swensen,longtime employee and friend of Augsburg,died March 20 in
Minneapolis, surrounded by her loved ones. From 1947-1971, Swensenserved as
Augsburg'sschool nurse, touching the lives of thousands of students.
While at Augsburg, Swensenand her mother, Anna, lived on campus at Edda House,
where she was "house mother" to the girls. She was also a regular at athletic events,
especiallybasketball games and any of the women's sporting events. In addition, she
~ as nurse on College band and choir tours, taking her throughout the United
States and Europe.Even after her retirement in 1971, Swensenkept in contact with
Aupburg. visiting often.
"Alice'sname was never in the headlines, lh.was never rich in this world's goods, but she
was wealthy in the love of Jesus that she so
generously shared with thousands of souls,"
wrote Ernest A. Alne and Elizabeth Horton
in Swensen'smemoriam.
Swensenis preceded in death by her parents,
the Rtv. Ole Swensen'l 9 and Anna, and
sibling.s.
She is survivedby sister-in-law,
BeatriceSwensen;brother-in-law,Emes1
Alne;and many more loved ones, including
great-nephew KristoferHorton, Augsburg ,\bs..er-,(1,ft)llilil.edon-•
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n 1924, at a time of many changes
brought by the expansion of
Augsburg’s academic program and the
introduction of women students,
Augsburgian editor Caleb Quanbeck
wrote, “Now that we are increasing in
numbers and have developed more
comprehensive curricula will we be
willing to assume the responsibilities
which come with the greater Augsburg?”
(See Auggie Thoughts, p. 44.)
Over the years there is little doubt
that the response has always been a
resounding “yes.”
As readers 80 years from now look
back to this day and what is being
written about the launching of the
largest fundraising campaign in
Augsburg’s history, I surmise they will
note the same sense of watershed in the
College’s life. Augsburg’s tradition of
excellence and vision for educating in
the sciences necessitates a new center
and upgrade to the existing half-centuryold facilities. Our men’s and women’s
athletic programs have no further
capacity to stretch their space. We seek
the addition of facilities on campus to
help us nourish and grow the
partnerships we’ve built in our
neighborhood and community. And, to
continue to make an Augsburg
education available to many students,
the endowment must grow.
Through Augsburg Now, news and
stories about the campaign, Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg
College, will be featured in a newsletter
called Vision. In this issue, a special
edition of Vision presents an overview of
the campaign as well as stories about the
generosity of donors who have already
made significant contributions and about
students who benefit from it.
This year also marks a change in
leadership on Augsburg’s Board of
Regents. The six-year tenure of board
chair Kathy Tunheim provided vision
and direction for Augsburg to leap into
national limelight as an innovator in
education. For the first time in 40 years
a graduate of Augsburg, Jean Taylor ’85,
takes over the reins of leadership. Their
perspectives on the College, its mission,
and their roles are included in this issue.
Other features offer different
glimpses of service reflected in
Augsburg’s motto, Education for Service.
Jean Housh, wife of regent emeritus
Allen Housh, brought to us a story she
wrote about “Major” Bowen, a
remarkable high school student and
current Augsburg student, who has faced
the greatest of challenges in recovery
from a devastating brain injury. With the
compassion and commitment of
Augsburg staff and faculty working
with his family, he was able to begin a
college career.
Stephanie Quick, an Augsburg
graduate and seminary student, is also
featured. Her efforts to collect donated
prom dresses—that most likely would
never be worn again—from parishioners
at her home church in the Twin Cities
and through her sister here at Augsburg,
brightened the lives of Native Alaskan
teenage girls who could not afford to
buy a dress for their special evening.
Editor Quanbeck wrote in 1924 that
he hoped The Augsburgian would be “an
instrument in helping people to realize
that our school is doing a great work, an
important work.” Augsburg continues
this great work, and we take pride in
sharing it with you in Augsburg Now.
Betsey Norgard
Editor
Augsburg Now is published
quarterly by Augsburg College,
2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55454.
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Betsey Norgard
A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS
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Lynn Mena
Graphic Designer
Kathy Rumpza
Class Notes Coordinator
Sara Kamholz ’04
Photographer
Stephen Geffre
President
William V. Frame
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with regard to public assistance,
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in those instances where religion
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qualification. Augsburg College
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its employees and its students.
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by Dan Jorgensen and Lynn Mena
Major Bowen: a story of
courage and determination
by Betsey Norgard
Director of Alumni and
Parent Relations
Amy Sutton
Director of Public Relations
and Communication
Dan Jorgensen
A change in leadership
A Major inspiration
by Jean Spielman Housh
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A Quick connection to
prom dresses
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Fourth Annual International
Photo Contest
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From Flatanger to Augsburg:
A century apart by Betsey Norgard
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Seeing abilities instead
of disabilities by Judy Petree
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Commencement 2004
by Judy Petree
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Vision
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The newsletter for Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College
Departments
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Around the Quad
10
Sports
12
Faculty/Staff Notes
34
Alumni News
36
Class Notes
43
In Memoriam
On the cover:
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Auggie Thoughts
inside
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Homecoming Preview
50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste)
Incoming first-year students in the
Summer Bridge program (see p. 3)
lined up in front of the wall
measuring progress for the new
$55 million campaign. In part, this
campaign ensures the availability
of an Augsburg education to a wide
variety of students.
(Photo by Stephen Geffre)
AROUND
QUAD
Around THE
the Quad
Augsburg launches $55 million capital
campaign
Augsburg News Service
New Science Center needed to continue excellence in the sciences
O
n April 18 Augsburg kicked off a $55
million capital campaign—the most
ambitious fund-raising effort in its 135year history—to seek funding for two new
buildings, a major addition to a third, and
support for the endowment to help fund
scholarship opportunities for its students.
Access to Excellence: The Campaign
for Augsburg College seeks $37 million
for the three building projects, $13
million for growth to the endowment, and
$5 million in growth to the annual
operating fund. Nearly $30 million
already has been raised.
Individual gifts of at least $1 million
have come from James and Kathy
Haglund of Golden Valley, Minn.; Kinney
L. Johnson ’65, of Boulder, Colo., Jean
Taylor ’85 and Roger Griffith ’84 and the
Glen A. Taylor Foundation; and Alan
Rice of St. Paul.
The centerpiece in the campaign will
be a new Science Center and renovation of
the College’s existing Science Hall, built in
1949. The project will both strengthen
Augsburg’s tradition of excellence in the
sciences and help expand science learning
for both its own students and the
community. The 58,000 square-foot
Science Center will include teaching and
research laboratories and three multi-use
halls that will be used for classes, guest
speakers, and community events.
Renovation of the existing Science Hall,
which will connect via skyway to the new
building, will bring all of the science and
mathematics programs together into one
dynamic and interactive facility.
“This new facility will be extremely
important to Augsburg’s commitment to
the health sciences,” noted President
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William Frame. The center will provide
space to help K-12 students explore
careers in health science and solidly
support Minnesota’s biomedical
technology sector through the high quality
education of talented science and math
majors steeped in Augsburg’s liberal arts
tradition. And, thanks to a planning grant
from the State of Minnesota, architectural
planning for the facility incorporates
multiple “green” features in an
environmentally responsible structure.
The second major campaign project is
the construction of a Gateway Building on
Riverside Avenue. The
building will serve as
headquarters for both the
College’s Alumni Center
and its award-winning
Center for Service, Work,
and Learning.
It also will house StepUP, Augsburg’s
program for students in recovery,
providing both residential and counseling
space for the program. And, it will have
space for retail opportunities to serve both
the campus and the surrounding CedarRiverside community, including the
University of Minnesota—in a model of
public and private economic development
for the neighborhood.
A third building project is a major
addition to Melby Hall, the College’s main
athletic facility. The project will address
pressing space shortages for Augsburg’s
academic, intercollegiate, and recreational
programs; it will provide classroom,
workout, and competitive space, including
a new Greco-Roman wrestling center,
funded in part through a $1 million gift
from Alan Rice of St. Paul.
Funding for the endowment will focus
on four key areas: several new faculty
chairs and professorships, new endowed
scholarships to provide access to students
from a wide range of backgrounds,
program support, and staff development.
Augsburg’s first endowed chair, initiated
through the campaign, will be named in
memory of Bernhard M. Christensen,
president of the College from 1938-62.
Growth in The Augsburg Fund, the
unrestricted annual giving fund, will be
used by the College to meet its most
pressing day-to-day needs.
The five-year campaign, which began
its “quiet phase” in fiscal year 2001 will
run through 2006, the same year the
College hopes to break ground on the new
Science Center and Gateway Building.
Giving toward the campaign has been
broad-based with nearly 70 gifts of more
than $100,000 already pledged.
The campaign was kicked off—
literally—on the Edor Nelson Athletic
Field by College officials and hundreds of
alumni, staff, and friends at a community
festival on April 18. The festivities
included a basketball youth clinic led by
University of Arizona head coach Lute
Olson ’56, a hockey clinic led by
Minnesota Wild Wes Walz, music and
theatre performances, children’s book
readings, and science demonstrations. The
evening prior to the festival, donors were
entertained at a gala dinner.
Augsburg’s last major campaign, the
21st Century Fund, raised $64 million
from 1989 to 1997, with the $15 million
James G. Lindell Family Library as its
centerpiece.
Read about Access to Excellence: The
Campaign for Augsburg College in
Vision, the campaign newsletter,
beginning after p. 22.
Campaign goal—$55 million
Capital projects . . . .$37 million
• Science Center and renovation
• Gateway Building
• Melby Hall expansion
Endowment . . . . . . .$13 million
Annual Fund . . . . . . .$5 million
Spring/Summer 2004
Around the Quad
Dennis Barker—coach to
world-class runners
Congratulations, faculty!
Promotion to professor
by Betsey Norgard
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ugsburg’s head track and crosscountry coach Dennis Barker spent
two weeks in California this summer,
but hardly on vacation. His trip took
him to Sacramento for the 2004 U.S.
Olympic Team Trials in track and field
where 10 of the runners he coaches
hoped to earn a place in the Athens
games.
As a head coach for Team USA
Minnesota, Barker has garnered national
attention for the caliber of elite athletes
who come to Minnesota to train with
him—among them Carrie Tollefson, a
native of Dawson, Minn., who became
an NCAA-champion at Villanova, and is
close to being an Olympian.
In an article published in the
Minneapolis Star Tribune prior to the
trials and distributed nationally by the
Associated Press, Barker is noted for his
holistic approach to training, focusing
Team USA Minnesota head coach Dennis
Barker checks the time for one of his elite
runners during training.
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on bringing together all of a runner’s
“physical, emotional, psychological, and
spiritual resources.”
Barker coaches Team USA Minnesota
at the University of Minnesota track
facility and crafts the training to fit each
runner’s strengths and needs. His
runners trust him implicitly, and the
notice being taken of him in the running
world attests to this.
In Sacramento, Tollefson failed to
qualify in her best event, 5,000 meters,
but won the qualifying trials in the 1,500
meters. She has one more “trial,”
however, since Olympic rules require a
minimum qualifying time, which she
will have to meet by early August in
order to compete in Athens.
Another of Barker’s runners, Katie
McGregor, came in fourth in the 10,000
meters, but may reach the top three team
if one of them chooses not to compete in
that event.
During the spring, Team USA’s
training sometimes overlapped with
Augsburg’s track team practices. “It’s
really not much different from coaching
our athletes at Augsburg,” says Barker.
“All the basic things apply. I think this
has really helped the Augsburg runners,
because they see what these levels of
athletes do, how they apply their
training, and how they believe in
themselves and what they can
accomplish.”
For the Augsburg athletes, the elite
runners were an inspiration. “We often
shared training time together and were
able to see how hard work and
dedication pay off at whatever running
level you are,” said Becky Welle ’05, a
member of Augsburg’s cross country and
track and field teams.
“Each runner is unique with different
goals and expectations, and Dennis does
an amazing job in challenging all of his
athletes to be their best, whether they
compete at Division III level or for the
Olympics.”
Joseph Erickson
Education
Beverly Stratton
Religion
Promotion to associate professor
Nicholas Coult
Mathematics
Susan Nash
Nursing
Tenure and promotion to
team associate professor
Jeanine Gregoire
Education and Physics
Robert Groven
Communication Studies
Ashok Kapoor
Business Administration
Joseph Underhill-Cady
Political Science
Tenure granted
Cheryl Leuning
Nursing
Spring/Summer 2004
Ron Palosaari retires from long tenure
R
onald Palosaari,
professor of
English, began 39
years of
distinguished service
to the College in
1965, when he
joined the English
faculty as an
instructor.
He obtained bachelor’s degrees in both
English and divinity from Bethel College
and Bethel Seminary, respectively. After
three years as a pastor he returned to
graduate school, completing a master’s
degree in English and a doctorate in
American studies with an emphasis on
American literature at the University of
Minnesota. Prior to coming to Augsburg,
he was a college instructor in Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
Over the years, Palosaari successfully
merged his professional fields of English
and theology with an interest in society
and social change.
His sabbatical research in 1994 was
also the topic of a lecture he presented at
the Augsburg Associates’ 1994 spring
seminar: “Jesus and Women.” It was
Palosaari’s opinion that Jesus was a
revolutionary: “He was very different from
the typical Middle Eastern male of his
time, an area which continues to be one of
the most gender-bound regions of the
world,” said Palosaari.
Palosaari has remained an active
member of several professional
organizations and has served as a
consultant for area businesses—always
making use of his community contacts to
enhance his teaching. He has read papers
and conducted workshops at state,
regional, and national conventions.
In addition, Palosaari has shared his
love of travel with the Augsburg
community, hosting Alumni Association
tours such as the “Spectacular
Scandinavia” tour in 1995 in honor of the
College’s 125th anniversary. He has also
traveled to London on four occasions to
teach drama.
Palosaari has long been a favorite
professor among students. He has received
the Outstanding Faculty Award multiple
times, an award given by graduating
seniors to honor classroom teaching.
“Ron Palosaari’s extensive knowledge
brought to life not only literary works but
the periods in which they were written,
offering students a more complete sense
of an author’s challenges, triumphs, and
place in history,” said Kathy Fagen, an
Augsburg Weekend College admissions
assistant/counselor and current student.
Farewell to Ginger Currey
A
fter working
for 15 years in
the Department of
Business
Administration as
office manager and
administrative
assistant, Virginia
“Ginger” Currey
retired from
Augsburg in January.
Currey was the first full-time office
manager in the department, the largest
academic department at the College, that
graduates over 200 students per year. She
worked under three department chairs—
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.
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A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP
AT ITS SPRING MEETING ON MAY 1, THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS ELECTED
JEAN TAYLOR ’85 AS THE NEW CHAIR, TO SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. SHE SUCCEEDS KATHRYN
H. TUNHEIM, WHO IS RETIRING FROM A 12-YEAR BOARD TENURE, THE LAST SIX OF WHICH SHE
SERVED AS CHAIR.
TAYLOR IS A CO-CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CABINET THAT OVERSEES THE CURRENT $55
MILLION CAMPAIGN. SHE HAS ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD’S MARKETING
COMMITTEE AND A MEMBER ON THE REGENTS’ COMMITTEE.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED TO TWO-YEAR TERMS ARE H. THEODORE GRINDAL ’76, VICE CHAIR;
JOAN VOLZ ’68, TREASURER; AND TRACY ELFTMANN ’81, SECRETARY.
IN THESE STORIES, THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING BOARD CHAIRS SHARE PERSPECTIVES ON
BOARD LEADERSHIP, GOALS FOR AUGSBURG, AND THE AGENDA FOR THE COMING TERM.
A LEGACY OF
INSPIRED
GOVERNANCE
athy Tunheim likes to say that
serving as the chair of a board of a
college like Augsburg is a lot more like
being a shepherd than a boss. And that,
she adds, has been the key to helping
shape a shared governance model that
Augsburg has embraced, and that she
believes other colleges and universities
across the nation will strive to emulate in
the decade ahead.
Tunheim has just completed six years
as chair of the Augsburg Board of
Regents during a period that has seen the
College erupt from what President
William Frame once termed “militant
modesty,” onto the regional and national
scene as an innovative, forward-moving
institution. And, despite Tunheim’s own
modesty in describing her leadership of
the board, Frame said it has been
Tunheim’s vision and leadership that can
be ascribed to much of the impetus of
the College’s movement.
K
Kathryn H. Tunheim
by Dan Jorgensen
“Kathy Tunheim is, in the language
of one of her admirers, ‘prismatically
excellent’,” he said. “That is certainly
apt as a description of her work as
counselor to me, especially in respect to
the Augsburg 2004 vision.”
Tunheim said the feeling is mutual.
“Those of us serving on the Board of
Regents have learned that one of the
most important things a college
governing board can do is to take very
seriously the role we play in the
selection and performance of the
president. I’m proud of the work of the
president and pleased by the board’s
partnership with the administration.
But another less visible challenge has
been transforming the work of the
board itself. An institution’s lifeblood is
its faculty and students—management,
great staff, and volunteer leadership, in
general, are critical. But so, too, is
effective governance.
BUILDING A SHARED
GOVERNANCE
“During these years of my chairmanship,
I feel that our board, the faculty, and the
administration have come to terms with
our commitment to a healthy shared
governance model. It gives the board a
better sense of ‘who’s in charge here?’—
because now we know that at a college
everybody is! Bill Frame has been
masterful in helping all of us—board,
administration, and faculty—understand
this shared governance model. It’s what
makes colleges really work; it’s unlike the
governance work that occurs in business,
so it’s been a great learning experience
for all of us as regents.”
Just prior to becoming chair, Tunheim
served on the search committee that
brought not only Bill but also Anne
Frame to the College. “We got a
wonderful, dynamic duo in the Frames,”
she said. “Anne’s professionalism and
understanding of the needs and functions
of the school make her not only a great
partner for Bill, but a great asset for this
institution.”
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Spring/Summer 2004
AN ALUMNA’S
CALL TO LEADERSHIP
Jean Taylor ’85
s the newly elected chair of the
Augsburg Board of Regents, Jean
Taylor, president of Taylor Corporation,
brings to the seat not only a broad base
of knowledge and enthusiasm, but also
the valuable perspective that comes with
being an Augsburg alumna—an
association that distinguishes her from
the past several chairs, and which clearly
fills her with equal measures of pride,
purpose, and calling.
“I approach this opportunity not as
something that I sought, for indeed I did
not,” says Taylor, who received a B.A. in
business administration in 1985. “Rather,
I truly believe that I was called to do
this. It will for me be a tremendous
challenge in many, many ways. At the
same time, I am convinced that it will be
one of the most rewarding and enriching
things I will ever do.
“I believe that in the coming two
years I will discover much more about
my own gifts, as well as how to
strengthen their use,” continues Taylor.
“I am humbled to have this opportunity
to return the favor to Augsburg through
A
Spring/Summer 2004
by Lynn Mena
my leadership—this place has changed
my life in so many positive ways and I
will always be indebted to this college.
The history of Augsburg is rich, storied,
and full of successes, and I will focus my
energy on making the next two years the
best ever in this college’s history.”
Taylor, who has served on the board
since 1994, is also co-chair of Augsburg’s
Capital Campaign Cabinet, which
oversees the College’s newly announced
$55 million campaign—Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg
College. During her board tenure, she
has chaired the Marketing Committee,
and served on both the Regents’ and
Executive committees. She also holds an
M.B.A. in management support systems
from the Carlson School of Management
at the University of Minnesota, earned in
1988. In addition to her board
leadership at Augsburg, she is active in a
number of other community and nonprofit organizations—all while raising a
one- and a three-year-old with her
husband, Roger Griffith ’84, who serves
as chief financial officer of the
Minnesota Timberwolves and chief
operating officer of the Minnesota Lynx
professional basketball teams.
“This is a wonderful ‘fit,’ not only
from my point of view, but from our—
the College’s—point of view,” says
President William V. Frame. “Having
Jean Taylor as the next chair feels right,
seems right, and is right.
“Jean has grown remarkably in
management acumen during her 10
years as an Augsburg regent,” continues
Frame. “This growth was recognized by
her peers as a solid supplement to her
notable collegiality and personal
commitment to her alma mater. I am
very glad of the prospect of serving with
her over the next two years to
accomplish the work to which we have
agreed—to clarify and extend the College
vision and to strengthen the integrity of
the Augsburg brand.”
SERVING THE
COLLEGE
Taylor organizes her goals as board chair
under the framework of two distinct
paths—those that serve the College, and
those that serve the regents.
“Looking at it from this perspective, I
see three critical things that the College
needs from me as board chair to
accomplish over the next two years,”
says Taylor.
“One is to continue to extend
Augsburg 2004 [the College’s vision
document], not only in a way that
supports the work that professors Mark
Engebretson and Joan Griffin are doing
in terms of refining that vision and
taking it farther into the future. But also
in terms of taking Augsburg 2004 deeper
within the Augsburg community, so that
as a whole we can all enjoy greater
ownership and understanding of that
strategy, and so that we’re able to share
this strategy more broadly with our
larger community.
“When I talk about community, I
believe Augsburg’s community has many
layers,” continues Taylor. “There’s
certainly the immediate and very
important campus and Cedar-Riverside
community that surrounds us, but there’s
also the Minneapolis community, the
Twin Cities community, and the
Minnesota and Upper Midwest
community. And I think as one considers
Augsburg’s vision, we really also think
about ourselves as part of the world
community.”
Taylor’s second goal is to steer the
capital campaign toward a successful
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A LEGACY OF
INSPIRED GOVERNANCE (CONTINUED…)
During Tunheim’s three terms as chair,
the institution successfully added many
new programs and partnerships,
established a branch campus in
Rochester, embarked on its first major
capital campaign, reached new highs in
enrollment at both the undergraduate
and graduate levels, and more fully
engaged its alumni—something she has
worked toward from the moment she
took a seat on the board. “It should not
be lost on our alumni, by the way, that
up until Jean Taylor’s recent election as
board chair, the past six chairs have all
been non-alumni,” Tunheim said.
RAISING
E X P E C TAT I O N S O F
AUGSBURG
“When I first joined the board, I think
the College was ranked lowest among
the ELCA colleges in terms of alumni
philanthropy. So my goal was to find a
way to help change attitudes and set a
collective expectation of ourselves as
stewards of the school. I wanted alumni
to think in terms of giving back: serving
on the board, being partners in all that
we needed and wanted to do.
“I remember having breakfast in
1998 with the woman who was then
chair of the College’s alumni association.
I could clearly see she was frustrated, so
I asked her, ‘What is it that you want
from the College?’ Her answer was clear
and immediate: ‘We want a degree from
Augsburg to be more valuable in the
future than it was when we got it.’
Together, I think we’ve been committed
to ensuring that we create that future—
and we all agree how important the
College’s alumni are to making it
happen.”
Tunheim noted that when people
look across the nation and point out the
strongest higher education institutions,
they are always the ones that have
engaged, passionately loyal alumni.
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“Augsburg has a lot of passionate and
loyal alums,” she said, “but in the past
we didn’t always find a way to engage
them. But now, especially with Jean’s
election, there are some great role models
in terms of what alumni can and should
do for their school.
AT T R A C T E D B Y
MISSION AND
VISION
“Having said that, I also want to point out
that non-alums like me have seen
something in Augsburg that attracted us to
the mission and vision. That’s a tribute to
Augsburg and its past leadership. My
message about Augsburg to the
marketplace is this: Augsburg College will
be more important in the future landscape
of higher education than it has ever been,
because its strengths will serve the future
needs of the community so well. But
institutionally, we’re not ready to meet all
the needs that will come to us—financially,
or in terms of buildings and infrastructure.
Our responsibility is to make sure that the
College IS ready to serve as it is called to
serve.”
Tunheim, who is a graduate of the
University of Minnesota and CEO of
Tunheim Partners, a leading Twin Cities
public relations firm, first came to
Augsburg in the late 1980s to talk about
how the College
might improve its
relationship with the
city of Minneapolis.
At the time, the city
seemed to be courting
institutions like St.
Thomas, while
Augsburg, already
well-established and
involved in the city,
was being ignored.
“I was struck by
the many fine
programs the College
had and how little was known about
them. As a professional in public relations,
I was intrigued by what might be done to
share that story. That’s what first attracted
me to the board.” When President Charles
Anderson decided to step down due to an
illness, she was asked to lead the search
committee for the new president, but
declined initially, citing business
obligations. But neither Anderson nor
Barbara Gage, who was then board chair,
would take ‘no’ for an answer. “Barbara
told me that this is what I needed to do,
that when you’re asked to do something
for which you’re a good fit, you need to
respond to the call.”
Other highlights of her three terms,
she said, were developing a better
understanding and working relationship
with members of Augsburg’s
Corporation—the four Lutheran synods
that “own” the institution; establishing the
Regents’ Committee, a group that has
been key to evaluating who is on the
board, what their expectations are, and
how new board members are recruited;
and working with the president on setting
a clear vision of what the College is and
where it wants to go.
“I was honored to be asked to serve on
this board, and then to serve as chair, but
I’m also extremely excited about where
this College is now heading,” she said.
“While other schools are working to
discern their uniqueness or their future,
Augsburg is already there. The light
coming from Augsburg is inspiring
already—I have no doubts about its
strength and constancy.” ■
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AN ALUMNA’S
CALL TO LEADERSHIP(
CONTINUED…)
conclusion, and third, to start the search
for the next Augsburg president.
“It is so critical to find the right
leadership for the College,” says Taylor.
“Augsburg has been absolutely blessed
with incredible leadership in terms of its
presidents, and I think Bill Frame has
done a remarkable job during his tenure.
So, we really need to establish a process
to make sure that we find a new
president who is truly called to be the
next president of Augsburg and continue
the legacy that has been created.”
“And this goal is about helping board
members to really understand their role
and to understand more about the
College, and putting each regent in
appropriate leadership positions, so that
not only two years from now, but five
years from now we’ll have a group of
regents able to utilize their talents to
their highest capability.”
SERVING THE BOARD
Professionally, Taylor has an outstanding
track record in leadership development.
At Taylor Corporation, where she served
first as vice president of development
before becoming president in 2001, she
has led several successful initiatives to
revitalize and restate the organization’s
core purpose and core values, formalize
leadership development, alter its
approach and philosophy to the role and
use of information technology, and
encourage and promote women in
leadership roles.
In 1998, CityBusiness magazine cited
Taylor’s commitment to networking
opportunities for women in business
When Taylor looks at how her election
as board chair can specifically serve the
regents, she cites two main goals,
beginning with a pledge to continue the
work of outgoing chair Kathy Tunheim.
“Kathy has done incredible things
with this board,” says Taylor. “One
aspect that she has undertaken that I
would like to continue is to refine the
governance roles at the College. I see
three components to that leadership—the
regents play a key role, as do both the
administration and the faculty. I think
there’s still critical work to do in terms of
refining how these three leadership
components work together—where do
each of us take the lead responsibility,
and where do we stand alongside the
others in order to ensure that the College
achieves its vision?
“The second piece relative to the
regents that I’ll focus on over the next
couple of years is determining how we
can most effectively utilize the talents of
our regents,” continues Taylor. “We have
an incredibly active and engaged group
of regents; every time I’m in a full board
meeting, I look around the room and I
am just amazed and blessed that I’m
sitting in this room with these incredible
people whom I learn from all the time,
and who put all this time and devotion
into the College.
Spring/Summer 2004
O U T S TA N D I N G
BUSINESS
LEADERSHIP
when it selected her as one of its “40
under 40,” a prestigious group of 40
business professionals who have achieved
distinction and risen quickly in their
fields—and who are all under the age
of 40.
Prior to joining her father, Glen
Taylor, at Taylor Corporation in 1994,
Taylor was senior vice president of E.W.
Blanch Co., a global reinsurance
intermediary.
As Taylor embarks on her two-year
term as chair of the Board of Regents, it
also represent her final years of a 12-year
tenure as a board member.
“Over the last 10 years I’ve learned so
much about the history and the
foundation of the College and where it
came from,” says Taylor. “It’s incredibly
satisfying for me to see the linkage
between what the founders of Augsburg
envisioned and all that Augsburg has
accomplished over the ensuing 135
years—and then to witness how we’re
currently extending that vision.
“I am so impressed by the history of
the College, and at the same time I am so
excited about its future, because I think
that Augsburg is positioning itself to
have an even greater impact on its
community. I’m incredibly proud to be
an alumna of the College, and my pride
continues to grow because I know that
this college is just going to get better and
better—our diamond is really going to
shine.” ■
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Sports
Wrestlers, track, and women’s hockey lead a
solid year for Auggie athletics
by Don Stoner
A
Division III second-place finish by the
wrestling team, which tied both
NCAA and school records with four
individual champions and nine AllAmericans, respectively, and standout
seasons for the track and field and
women’s hockey teams paced a solid year
for Auggie athletics.
Senior Joe Moon earned the
Outstanding Wrestler honors after scoring
a 13-6 upset of top-ranked and four-time
All-American Eduard Aliakseynka of
Montclair State (N.J.) in the 174-pound
national finals.
Sophomore Marcus LeVesseur
extended his school-record winning streak
to 84 straight matches, finishing 40-0 and
winning his second straight national title
at 157. Juniors Mark Matzek, at 133, and
Matt Shankey, at 125, each claimed a first
national crown. The Auggies also finished
third in the NWCA Scholar All-America
Team program with a 3.39 team grade
point average, the seventh straight top 10
ranking. Augsburg leads the nation with
81 NWCA Scholar All-Americans since
1983.
Augsburg’s women’s hockey team,
under coach Jill Pohtilla, finished 15-10-2
overall, 10-6-2 in MIAC play, earning a
spot in the playoffs for the second season
in a row. The Auggies closed with an eightgame unbeaten streak, going 9-2-2 in their
final 13 games before ending with a 6-5,
double-overtime loss to St. Thomas in the
MIAC semifinals, a game played in a
conference-record 96:09.
Senior Annie Annunziato led the team
with 36 points and was named to the
Division III JOFA All-American West
Region team, joining juniors Lauren
Chezick and Melynda Kleewein on the AllMIAC first team. Freshman Stacy
Anderson earned honorable-mention and
All-Rookie recognition.
And track and field, led by sprinters
Mathew Shannon, Tonnisha Bell, and
Alana Carter; hammer-thrower Jon Dahlin;
and distance runners Ellen Waldow,
Hannah Dietrich, and Angie Bergeson had
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two All-American honors, eight MIAC
titles, and 24 school records.
At the MIAC indoors, Shannon, a
senior, and Bell, a sophomore, earned Most
Outstanding Performance honors.
Shannon also earned MIAC Most
Outstanding Indoor Track Athlete and
USA Track and Field Minnesota Athlete of
the Month honors, winning the men’s 400meter dash in a record :48.78. He also won
the 55-meter dash and set or tied school
records in the 55 and 200. Bell, Waldow,
Dietrich, and Bergeson combined on the
All-American distance medley relay team,
finishing seventh nationally, and Bell set
school and MIAC records in the 200
(:25.52 ), shattering the meet record by
nearly a half-second.
Senior Jon Dahlin won the hammer
throw title and set a school record at 54.01
meters (177-feet, 2-inches). Waldow won
the 800 in a school-record 2:16.36,
breaking a mark set earlier by Bergeson.
Waldow and Bergeson joined teammates
Amy Mackner and Dietrich in winning the
3200-relay.
In other 2003-04 sports highlights:
• Augsburg finished with a 5-5 record (4-4
in the MIAC) in football, and 13-year
head coach Jack Osberg became the alltime win leader with 60. Osberg’s teams
have had seven .500-or-above seasons,
second only to Edor Nelson’s eight .500or-above seasons.
Auggie runner since 2001 to earn AllMIAC honors, with a 5,000-meter time
of 19:24.
• Under co-coaches Troy Nygaard and
Laura Levi, Augsburg produced its finest
women’s golf season in history. The
Auggies tied their previous best-finish at
the Minnesota Women’s Collegiate Golf
Association championships—10th
against all of the state’s Division II and
Division III programs. Freshman Marisa
Navarro blistered school records with a
85.63, 18-hole stroke average, and a 12th
place finish in the MWCGA meet.
• The men golfers—with just one
senior—finished with a 314 spring
stroke average, under 16th-year head
coach Brian Ammann. The team was
fifth in the MIAC, led by freshman Erik
Helgerson, who earned all-MIAC with a
36-hole total of 154.
• In women’s basketball, center Selina
Theisen led both scoring and rebounding
at 17.1 and 10, respectively, and was the
only freshman selected to the 16-player
All-MIAC first team. Theisen also was
selected to the conference’s All-Rookie
team, was named to the D3hoops.com
All-West Region third team, and was
named to the Freshman All-American
team by Women’s DIII News.
• Head coach Mike Navarre’s women’s
soccer team finished 11-5-2 overall (5-42 in the MIAC), tied for the second-best
record in school history. Sophomores
Millie Suk and Nora Austin were named
to the All-MIAC team. Senior Laura
Hoffman closed her career as one of the
school’s best goalkeepers, recording a 114-2 record, seven shutouts and a 0.95
goals-against-average.
• Under first-year coach Keith Bateman,
the young Augsburg baseball squad
finished 16-22 (7-13 in the MIAC),
nearly doubling its overall victory total
from each of the previous two seasons.
Sophomore pitcher Jeremy Nelson (allMIAC) had a 5-4 record and 2.91
earned-run average, throwing six
complete games, striking out 33, and
allowing only 15 walks and a .269
opponent batting average.
• Augsburg’s cross country teams logged
29 personal-best times (19 women and
10 men). Ellen Waldow became the first
Don Stoner is sports information coordinator
in the Office of Public Relations and
Communication.
Spring/Summer 2004
Five senior athletes are honored
F
ive senior student-athletes received
Augsburg athletic awards for the
2003-04 school year. Three Auggies
were named Honor Athletes, the highest
honor the College gives its senior
student-athletes—Melissa Lee, Brandon
Fox, and Mathew Shannon. Earning
Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year
honors were Kristen Lideen and Joe
Moon. Lee was also given the Julie
Ellingson Leadership in Women’s
Athletics award, an honor given
periodically to female athletes who have
displayed qualities of outstanding
leadership and service to Auggie
athletics. The award is named for Julie
Ellingson ’98, a softball catcher who was
a devoted worker in many aspects of
Augsburg’s athletic department.
2003-04 HONOR ATHLETES
Brandon Fox
A three-year starter
and four-year
letterwinner in
football, Fox earned
All-Minnesota
Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference
second-team honors in both his junior
and senior seasons. His senior year, he
led the Auggies in tackles with 103. In
2003, he had the second-most tackles in
the MIAC and led both the conference
and team in tackles for loss. He added
2.5 sacks, two interceptions and two
fumble recoveries his senior year. He
was named the team’s Outstanding
Player on Defense, Most Valuable Player,
and earned the Edor Nelson Auggie
Award in 2003. A business management
major with a 3.63 GPA, Fox earned
Academic All-MIAC honors twice and
was named to the CoSIDA Academic
All-District second team in 2003.
Melissa Lee
Lee was a four-year starter in softball
and also played basketball for two
seasons at Augsburg. In softball, Lee will
Spring/Summer 2004
go down as one of
the “ironwomen” of
Auggie softball
history. Augsburg’s
third-baseman played
in every inning and
started every game of
her four-year
career—141 games, 141 starts, and 964
innings. She closed her career with a
.296 batting average and a.962 fielding
percentage. A health and physical
education major with a 3.507 GPA, Lee
has earned Academic All-MIAC and
National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Scholar Athlete honors three times. She
is a Student-Athlete Mentor, copresident of the Augsburg College
Education Students (ACES) program,
and has been active as a student worker
in many aspects of Augsburg’s athletics
program.
Mathew Shannon
A 17-time All-MIAC
performer, Shannon
became the first
Augsburg men’s track
and field athlete to
earn All-American
honors in both
indoor and outdoor events in the same
year in 2003 at the NCAA Division III
national championships. This season,
Shannon placed fifth in the indoor 400
at the national meet, and qualified for
the outdoor national meet in the 400. A
three-time MIAC titlist, Shannon earned
both the Outstanding Indoor
Championships Performance and Indoor
Track Athlete of the Year honors from
MIAC coaches this season. He also was
named USA Track and Field Minnesota
Co-Athlete of the Month in April. A
business and communication major with
a 3.155 GPA, Shannon has earned
Dean’s List honors. Shannon is also a
recipient of a Scholastic Connections
scholarship, which pairs students of
color with alumni mentors in the
community.
by Don Stoner
2003-04 SENIOR ATHLETES
Kristen Lideen
Lideen emerged as a
two-sport star at
Augsburg. In soccer,
Lideen earned AllMIAC honorablemention honors three
years in a row as one
of the top sweepers in the conference. In
softball, Lideen became one of
Augsburg’s best shortstops, holding
career school records in three different
categories—batting average (.444), hits
(175) and doubles (38)—while sitting
in the top 10 in school history in seven
other career listings. Lideen is one of
four players in school history to ever go
through a single season without a
strikeout. She earned All-Region and
All-MIAC first-team honors each of her
first three seasons in an Auggie uniform,
and earned All-MIAC honors her senior
year. In 2003, she earned NFCA AllAmerican honors. Lideen is a
philosophy major at Augsburg.
Joe Moon
Moon won his first
national title in
wrestling this season
with a dramatic upset
performance at the
Division III national
championships,
earning the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler
honors in the process. Moon finished 392 his senior season and 105-14 in his
three-season career at Augsburg. A twotime All-American in wrestling, Moon
finished fifth nationally last season at 174
and earned the team’s Outstanding
Freshman honors his first season at
Augsburg. A marketing major, Moon was
also a member of two academic national
wrestling teams at Augsburg.
Don Stoner is sports information
coordinator in the Office of Public
Relations and Communication.
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Faculty/staff notes
Creating learning communities at Augsburg
F
rankie Shackelford, associate
Learning Community that
dean for teaching and learning
took a group of 12 students
enhancement, is a national
and the two professors to
resource leader in promoting the
museums in the Twin Cities,
concept of “learning
Chicago, and Baraboo, Wis.
communities,” and a key player
The subject matter was not the
in Augsburg’s development of
content of the museums, but
curricular learning communities.
rather how the museum
In 2000, Shackelford was
designed and arranged the
named one of 58 fellows of the
content and how that reflects
National Learning Communities
the society that created it.
Project (NLCP), funded by the
Their study was based around
Pew Charitable Trusts and
a text on this subject and
administered by the Washington
discussion with its author.
Center for Improving the Quality Associate dean Frankie Shackelford brings best practices from national
Shackelford’s continuing
learning community resources to Augsburg’s first-year program.
of Undergraduate Education at
commitment as a fellow of the
The Evergreen State College.
NLCP is to make site visits to
Since then, she has twice served
institutions who are
community links classes together for a
as a core resource person at NLCP’s
experimenting
with learning communities.
common group of students often across
summer institutes and presented at
Thus
far
she
has
held workshops and
academic disciplines and usually around a
professional meetings.
evaluated
programs
at Wofford College and
theme. Besides the faculty and students in
Last October, as part of a Midwestern
Cottey
College.
At
Augsburg
she is active
these classes, a learning community often
network of learning community leaders,
in
the
faculty-staff
task
force
on
includes academic advisers, residence life
Augsburg hosted one of 10 day-long
“Foundations of Excellence™,” whose
staff, student peer leaders, and staff from
Open Houses, where Shackelford and
work will lead to a strengthening of
campus support programs.
other Augsburg faculty and staff
learning communities in the first-year
While serving as co-director of
presented Augsburg’s first-year learning
curriculum. Augsburg was selected as one
professional development, Shackelford was
community program, helping others to
of 12 colleges in the Council of
instrumental in the design and
understand the concepts.
Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate
development of the eight-week Augsburg
As associate dean, Shackelford oversees
in this national study of ways to improve
Seminar for all incoming first-year
seven programs that promote student
the first college year. More information on
students, which was rolled out in fall 1998.
academic development and faculty/staff
this project is available at
This orientation seminar for new day
professional development.
<www.brevard.edu/fyfoundations>.
students is linked to one or two other
The concept of learning community
courses and includes student leaders as coinvites practices that bring together people
teachers to help answer students’ questions
NOTEWORTHY
and programs on campus to help students
about college life. The goal is to help
find more meaning in the curriculum, she
students transition to college life, connect
Tony Bibus, social work, was resays. The approach is an intentional
them to the larger campus community, and
appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to a
restructuring of students’ time, credit, and
help them become self-reflective learners.
four-year term on the Minnesota Board of
learning experiences to build community
Augsburg’s new Core Curriculum,
Social Work, which is responsible for
and to foster greater connections among
licensing and disciplining social workers.
launched last year, was inspired by the
students, students and their teachers, and
learning community model. “Learning
Trena Bolden, Pan-Afrikan Center, and
among disciplines. The learning
communities provide the impulse to make
Kenneth Turner, Student Support
community movement has broad reach
meaning across a student’s four years of
Services, attended the 28th Pan-African
across many kinds of educational
learning,” says Shackelford.
Leadership Conference at Minnesota State
institutions with over 500 colleges and
Co-curricular learning communities
University in Mankato in February, along
universities now registered at the
(outside of academic classes) have also
with students Hanna Habtemariam,
“Learning Commons” Web site
developed at Augsburg. Last year, under
Hamza Yusuf, Anthony Schaden,
(http://learningcommons.
the leadership of professors Phil Adamo
Robert Jones III, Dega Ali, and Audra
evergreen.edu).
and Lars Chrisiansen, the History and
Johnson.
In the curricular sense, a learning
Sociology Clubs formed a Museum
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Spring/Summer 2004
The art of making events shine
by Betsey Norgard
J
odi Collen admits she
belonging that Augsburg alumni,
can’t go anywhere
parents, and donors feel as they
without noticing displays,
return to campus—including
the ways materials are used,
current students. “I want current
and how decorations are
students to feel connected, and to
arranged—in short, she
walk away feeling that they were
can’t turn off her job.
part of the event,” Collen says.
Collen is events
She seeks to work more
coordinator at Augsburg,
closely with faculty and staff
working in the Office of
from the get-go, offering ideas to
Events and Classroom
creatively plan the event from
Services. It’s her job—and
the beginning, to gain greater
her passion—to help make
consistency across all campus
every Augsburg event look
events.
professional, run efficiently,
Collen considers herself
Jodi Collen mixes a combination of inspiration, creativity, and purpose in
and communicate the right
lucky to know that events
planning major events at Augsburg.
messages.
planning is truly a calling and
Since coming to
part of her vocation. She can
While she entered the program for career
Augsburg two and a half years ago, she
trace that awareness to a keynote speech
development, she has found that her
feels lucky to say that she loves what she
by David Merrill, a leader in her field
own personal development has been
does—and she knows she can do it well.
(who has since become a friend and
more rewarding than prospects of career
Last year, Minnesota Meetings &
mentor), at the first special events
advancement. Her goal is someday to
Events magazine named her the 2003
conference she was invited to attend.
continue on for a Ph.D. and teach in the
“Up-and-Coming Special Events
“The minute he started speaking, I
industry.
Planner”; and the year before that, she
knew this is what I’m supposed to do,”
At Augsburg, she is responsible for
was named one of the top five women to
she says. Merrill connected her to the
planning
and managing summer
watch in the Minnesota events business.
right people and resources, and her
conferences, weddings and receptions,
She is currently president-elect of the
career took off.
and working with faculty and staff to
Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the
During the summer, in addition to
plan major campus events.
International Special Events Society.
managing summer events, Collen is
Collen looks forward to working
What put her over the top in
working with the alumni office to plan
more
closely with Augsburg faculty and
becoming noticed and in giving her
Augsburg’s 2004 Homecoming, “Spark
staff to plan the College’s major events.
confidence was the opportunity to plan a
Your Spirit,” to take place Oct. 2-9.
Her goal is to increase the sense of
major event last summer for her events
industry colleagues. With only months
to go before the annual conference of the
International Special Events Society to be
held in Minneapolis, Collen stepped in
to plan one of the major evening
events—a beach party. With the help of
four dumptruck-loads of donated sand
and lots of ingenuity, conference-goers
partied with hula hoops and parasoled
drinks on a sandy beach, with palm trees
and beach cabanas—all downtown in
Peavey Plaza.
Collen recently completed a Master
of Tourism and Administration degree at
George Washington University in
Washington, D.C., specializing in
conference and events management.
Spring/Summer 2004
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Faculty/staff notes
Postcards from Italy
During February and March in the Christensen Center Gallery, art
professor John McCaffrey exhibited 34 oil paintings of the sultry
Italian landscape in the show “Postcards from Italy.” The paintings
are evocative recollections of a visit McCaffrey made to the country
several years ago.
Though small in size, the works are bold interpretations of some
of Italy’s most remarkable scenery and monuments. Captured in
the brushwork are narrow streets and sun-baked cobblestones of
old towns, the glory of Roman ruins, and the verdant beauty of
the rolling Tuscan hills. Even in these small sizes, McCaffrey’s
use of light to sculpt form, establish space, and construct volume
is revealed upon close observation.
John McCaffrey, art, measures to hang one of the 34
small oil paintings in his “Postcards from Italy” exhibit.
“Vernazza” (2004) is one of the
“postcards” that brought the
Italian landscapes to life in the
Christensen Center Gallery during
the winter.
Honors/awards
Congratulations to the 2004 faculty and
staff who received Distinguished
Contributions to Teaching and Learning
Awards. Mark Engebretson, professor of
physics, for teaching; Ann Klamer,
director of residence life, for direct
service to students; and Garry Hesser,
professor of sociology and metro-urban
studies, for advising/mentoring.
Carol Barnett, music professor and
composition instructor, was awarded the
2003 Nancy Van de Vate International
Composition Prize for Opera from the
Vienna Masterworks for her work, Snow,
based on a short story by Konstantin
Paustovsky.
Janna Caywood ’04, social work, was
inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta,
international sociology honor society.
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Su Dorée, mathematics, received the
Mathematical Association of America
North Central Section’s Award for
Distinguished College or University
Teaching of Mathematics, presented in
April. It is presented for extraordinarily
successful teaching, influence beyond
their own institutions, and fostering of
curiosity and excitement about
mathematics to students.
Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, was honored by the Higher
Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
(HECUA) for his 25 years of service.
Ann Klamer, residence life, received the
2003 Linda Schrempp Alberg Outstanding
Contribution to Minnesota Higher
Education Award, presented by the
Minnesota College Personnel Association
in May. Alberg was director of student life
and associate dean of students at Augsburg
until her death in 1996.
Cheryl Leuning, nursing, received an
Alumni Achievement Award in 2003
from Augustana College, Sioux Falls,
S.Dak. In the award nomination, she was
described by her students and colleagues
as “a superb teacher, an inspirational
leader, and mentor.”
Sports information coordinator Don
Stoner, public relations and
communication, was named CoWrestling SID/Publicist of the Year by the
National Wrestling Media Association, an
organization representing journalists
who cover amateur and college
wrestling.
Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean for
athletics and head wrestling coach, was
inducted in March into the Minnesota
Wrestling Coaches Association/David
Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Spring/Summer 2004
Presentations/publications
David Apolloni, philosophy, presented
“Puzzles Concerning False Judgment in
Plato’s Theatetus” at the 10th Annual
Minnesota Conference on Ancient
Philosophy in May.
Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social
work, and Michael O’Neal, sociology,
presented a paper, “Analysis of Welfare
Reform Using a Global Perpsective and
Locally Mapped Conditions” at the 50th
annual meeting of the Council on Social
Work Education in March.
Nora Braun, business administration/
MIS, published “Critical Thinking in the
Business Curriculum,” in the March/April
issue of The Journal of Business Education.
Grace Dyrud and Bridget RobinsonRiegler, psychology, along with
psychology senior Matthew Plitzkow,
presented a poster session, “Lucky Next
Time: The Effects of Luck Inducement and
Delay on Predictions of Future Wins and
Luck Ratings,” at the Midwestern
Psychology Convention in April. They also
presented at the American Psychological
Society in May.
Orv Gingerich and Kathy McBride,
Center for Global Education, co-presented
a session, “Experiential Education: Theory
and Practice in Latin America,” at the 15th
annual international conference of the
Association of Academic Programs in
Latin America and the Caribbean
(AAPLAC) in February.
Shakespeare Bulletin published Douglas
Green’s review of Joe Dowling’s
production of Othello at the Guthrie Lab
in the spring issue (22.1); his review of
Ethan McSweeney’s Romeo and Juliet
appeared in the summer issue (22.2). In
April, at the annual Shakespeare
Association of America meeting, Green
participated in a dramatic reading of
Antony and Cleopatra. (His drunken
Lepidus was well received.)
Spring/Summer 2004
Gretchen Irvine, education,
participated on a panel on international
travel experience at the National Society
for Experiential Education conference in
November. She also presented “Value
Added to Global Study/Travel through
the Use of Technology,” at the Hawaii
International Conference on Education
in January.
Kenneth Kaminsky, mathematics,
published Financial Literacy: Introduction
to the Mathematics of Interest, Annuities,
and Insurance, with a manual to
accompany it, by University Press of
America, Inc. in 2003.
Jason Kemp, residence life, published
“Ally Rally: Problem Solving with GLBTQ
Allies on Campus,” in the spring 2004
UMR-ACUHO (Upper Midwest Region,
Association of College and University
Housing Officers) News.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, published
“Educating about a Diversity and Global
Issues Experientially: A Review of
Simulations Games for Use in
Community-Based Learning Programs,”
in the fall 2003 issue of Transformations:
The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and
Pedagogy.
Dave Matz, psychology, co-authored
“Social Norms and Identity Relevance: A
Motivational Approach to Normative
Behavior,” in Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin. He also co-authored
an article in Current Psychology, 21.
Regina McGoff, Center for Global
Education, presented, “Study Abroad for
Students in a Weekend College Program,”
at the Student Abroad Curriculum
Integration Conference in April.
Susan O’Connor, education, co-authored
a chapter about her five-month faculty
exchange in Trondheim, Norway, in Sosialt
arbeid: Refleksjon og handling (Social
Work: Action and Reflection).
Ron Petrich, education, has a selection
in Teaching with Fire: Poetry That
Sustains the Courage to Teach, published
by Jossey Bass. Petrich finished the first
two-year Courage to Teach retreat series
for K-16 educators and began a second
series in May.
Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy,
contributed “Explanation and the
Cosmological Argument,” to
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of
Religion, edited by Michael Peterson and
Raymond Vanarragon, and published by
Blackwells in England.
Bridget Robinson-Riegler and Greg
Robinson-Riegler published two texts:
Cognitive Psychology: Applying the Science
of the Mind (along with an instructor’s
manual) and Readings in Cognitive
Psychology: Applications, Connections, and
Individual Differences,” both published in
2004 by Allyn & Bacon.
Nancy Steblay, psychology, co-authored
“Eyewitness Accuracy Rates in Police
Showups and Lineup Presentations: A
Meta-Analytic Comparison,” in Law and
Human Behavior, 27.
Andrew Tix co-authored “The Relational
Context of Social Support: Relationship
Satisfaction Moderates the Relations
between Enacted Support and Distress,” in
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,
29. He also co-authored an article in the
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51.
Sean Truman, psychology, with students
Francis Rojas, Danielle Banaszak, and
Janessa Baier, presented “Maternal
Substance Abuse and Ratings of Parent
Behavior: Do Drugs Matter?” at the
Midwestern Psychology Convention.
Truman also co-authored “What Are
They Thinking? The Mediating Role of
Parental Cognitions in the Parenting
Processes of Drug-Dependent Mothers
and Fathers,” in the NIDA Research
Monograph Series in 2003.
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AUGSBURG’S FOURTH INTERNATIONAL
ver 100 entries were submitted in
O
the fourth annual photo contest for
international and off-campus studies.
Winners were selected in three
categories: scenic landscapes, local people
in a cross-cultural setting, and Augsburg
students in a host setting. All winning
photos were displayed in Christensen
Center.
Entries were judged on the following
criteria: cross-cultural content, artistic and
technical quality, and reproducibility.
To see all the winners, visit
<www.augsburg.edu/international/
photocontest04>.
A
1st Place
A
B
B
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Scenic landscapes. First place. “Prague from
the Castle Wall,” Erik Helgeson ’05.
Czech Republic
Augsburg students in host setting. First place.
“Dancing with Locals (Mike Boyle),”
Erik Helgeson ’05. Cuba
C
Local people in a cross-cultural setting. First
place. “Lunchtime,” Deb Olson, MA Nursing.
Namibia
Spring/Summer 2004
OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES PHOTO CONTEST
C
D
D
Augsburg students in host
setting. Second place.
“Namibian Dunes,”
Jenna Bracken ’05. Namibia
E
Scenic landscapes. Second place.
“On the Other Side of the
Fence: Auschwitz,”
Ariann Russ ’05. Poland
F
Augsburg students in host
setting. Third place.
“Candomblé,” Ana Gabriela
Power ‘05. Brazil.
E
F
Spring/Summer 2004
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MAJOR BOWEN:
a story of courage and determination
by Betsey Norgard
As Jean Housh (left) coped with
surgery to remove a brain tumor,
her strength and inspiration came
from “Major” Bowen (right),
whose brain tumor left him near
death and in a coma. She helped
direct his path to Augsburg.
eople are brought together in
unpredictable ways. The friendship
between Augsburg freshman
Edward “Major” Bowen and Jean Housh,
wife of Augsburg regent emeritus Allen
Housh, began one day in physical
therapy at the Sister Kenny®
Rehabilitation Institute, where both were
recovering from brain surgery.
Because of the friendship that
developed from that day in the hospital,
the Houshes are largely responsible for
Major Bowen enrolling at Augsburg.
Three years ago last January, Bowen
was an All-State junior goalie on The
Blake School’s hockey team. The night he
and the team shut out Stillwater High
School, he felt sick with what he thought
was the flu. By the next evening he was
fighting for his life as a tumor blocked
the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through
his brain. Emergency surgery to relieve
the pressure, followed by another surgery
a week later to remove the cyst, left him
in a coma for six weeks.
P
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.
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enunciation. While her story speaks to
the strength she gains from Major, Bill
Bowen says that Major thinks Jean is
“one of his angels.”
It’s clear that Bowen could not have
succeeded at Augsburg without the
CLASS program and without faculty and
staff who became entirely engaged in
helping him learn, as they also learned
from him. Even outside of class, in one
small but significant gesture, President
Frame relinquished his reserved parking
space to the Bowens so that Major’s shortterm memory loss could not prevent him
from always knowing exactly where their
car was parked.
“Augsburg has been a wonderful
experience for me,” says Major. “Each
professor has been different, but also the
same in being caring, kind, and
understanding. They have each also been
demanding, requiring me to work hard,
complete my assignments on time, to push
myself, and to learn the subject matter.
Professor Don Gustafson worked with me
extensively to become more self-reliant, to
trust myself, to think, and to respond. I can
never thank him enough.” ■
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A M A J O R I N S P I R AT I O N
I owe my life to a young
m a n n a m e d M a j o r.
H
e is a guy I’d only heard about in the neurosurgeon’s
office. I was being examined and scheduled for brain
surgery. But I had the luxury of setting a surgery
date, calling family to Minneapolis to help out and bracing
myself beforehand. Major, however, did not. According to
my neurosurgeon, the 17-year-old hockey player was
nearly brain dead the January night he was brought to
Children’s Hospital. Imagine playing goalie for your hockey
team and near death one day later. I couldn’t. …
Eager to read all I could about my condition or anyone
else who’d experienced it, I combed back issues of the
Minneapolis Star Tribune sports section at the library until
I found it. There it was in bold type across five columns of
the January 9, 2001, sport page.
‘Blake Goalie Faces Surgery for Brain Tumor.’
Edward “Major” Bowen was his name and his story
would change my life. …
I wish I could say my surgery was easy. Although I did
not feel a thing, my family and friends suffered greatly. It is
only through God’s grace and mercy that I am here. …
One cold March day [at Sister Kenny Institute], I saw
the name Major Bowen handwritten on a label of a
headrest on a wheelchair. Could it be the same Major
Bowen? I wondered aloud to [my husband] Allen. If he’s
here, I have to meet him. After all, he is the reason I went
ahead with my surgery.
I asked Matt, my OT therapist, if that was Major
Bowen, the hockey player. Yes, it was, but due to
confidentiality concerns, I couldn’t just walk up and start
talking. Matt had to arrange it for us after getting Major’s
parents’ approval.
The next day, I was introduced to Major, and his
parents, Bill and Pat. …
The common denominator between Major and me was
the same colloid cysts in our brains. A rare and benign
tumor, colloid cysts reside in the third left ventricle and
restrict the flow of cerebral spinal fluid. In my case, it
caused considerable swelling and chronic headaches.
by Jean Spielman Housh
Major, however, experienced no warning signs or
headaches. …
After six weeks in Children’s Hospital, Major was
released to the Sister Kenny Institute for therapy and
rehabilitation. That’s where our paths finally crossed.
I was a bit tentative about meeting him. I was
concerned his parents might measure me against their son’s
progress. Boy was I wrong. I have never been so warmly
received. Behind Major’s wheelchair in the computer lab at
Sister Kenny Institute, Major’s dad, Bill, shook my hand
and thanked me for initiating our meeting.
“It’s nice to know someone who had the same surgery
as Major and who’s come out so well,” he told me.
I tried to tell him that his son was my inspiration. Tears
rolled down my face and I couldn’t get the words out. “I
cry a lot,” I told him. He smiled, knowing exactly what I
meant.
Around the corner came Major’s mom, Pat. Awkwardly
I began my story again. Lost in my tears were all the words
I’d hoped to say. Words like ‘thank you for your son.
Thank you for being such loving parents. Thank you for
giving me this opportunity to meet my life’s inspiration.’ …
During a follow-up visit last year, Dr. Nagib’s nurse
practitioner, Therese O’Fallon, told me, “One day, maybe
not soon, but one day, you’ll look back on this surgery
experience as a gift. Some good will have come from it.”
Brain surgery—a gift? Yeah, right. I brushed it off.
But today, more than two years later, I’m beginning to
see what she means. God has given me a gift of true
inspiration in Major.
Through him and my surgery, I’ve learned patience,
determination, and what family really means. Today, the
balance of good days and bad days clearly tips toward the
positive. I’ve recovered most, if not all, of my short- and
long-term memory. Although, I still lose my car in the
Target parking lot and often have trouble remembering
how many strokes I had on the golf course.
Major and I read Lance Armstrong’s book It’s Not about
the Bike last summer. We read it aloud to one another to
improve our enunciation. Armstrong’s story of victory over
cancer and winning the Tour de France is an inspiring and
powerful one. But one no less inspiring than Major’s story
of faith, courage, and strength.
Jean Spielman Housh is a writer and wife of Augsburg regent
emeritus Allen Housh.
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F R O M F L ATA N G E R
TO A U G S B U R G :
A C E N T U R Y A PA R T
by Betsey Norgard
THE SMALL coastal
town of Flatanger, Norway, has
sent two students to Augsburg
College, almost exactly 100 years
apart. While Ingwald Rosok may
not have received a diploma in
the spring of 1895 when he left
Augsburg, Monica Dahle
marched proudly across the stage
in spring 2004.
Dahle is a senior at Molde
University College in
central Norway and came
to Augsburg as part of
International Partners. This
program, based on
reciprocal agreements
between Augsburg and
European institutions that
offer the equivalent of
bachelor’s degrees, allows
students from both Europe
Norwegian student Monica Dahle stands in front of Old Main, built just three
years after Ingwald Rosok, another student from her hometown, attended
and Augsburg to take part
Augsburg.
of their study program at
Ingwald
Rosok,
who
attended
partner schools. This
preparatory class at
moved to Arizona and lived there the rest
Augsburg in 1894-95, left his
enables them to
Augsburg Seminary for
of his life.
small village of Flatanger 100
experience studying
years before current student
nearly five months until his
Although Rosok’s mother was from
Monica Dahle.
abroad without
money ran out.
the Sverdrup family, there is no apparent
interrupting or delaying
In his memoir, Retrospect, Rosok tells
close connection to Georg and George
their studies.
of wanting to go to school and learning
Sverdrup, Augsburg’s second and fourth
Because of International Partners and
about Augsburg from a Norwegian grocer
presidents, respectively.
the scholarship that participants receive,
in Minneapolis. He describes Augsburg’s
When Dahle arrived at Augsburg last
Dahle chose to come to Minneapolis and
location as “in the block between Seventh
winter, she recognized Old Main from
Augsburg. When she began researching
and Eighth Streets, and between 21st and
photos she had seen in a history book.
information about Augsburg, to her
22nd Avenues South.” He lists the faculty
She was one of 34 Norwegian students in
surprise and excitement she discovered a
that year as six professors.
book about Ingwald Rosok, also from
Rosok did not want to be a minister
Flatanger. He had come to the U.S. in
Photo of Ingwald Rosok from Retrospect: An
and chose to study engineering at the
1891, worked at a number of jobs in the
Autobiography, by I. A. Rosok, edited by O. M.
University of Minnesota instead of
Norlie, copyright 1957 and printed by Lund Press,
Upper Midwest, and attended the second
returning to Augsburg. He eventually
Minneapolis.
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A C E N T U R Y A PA R T
International Partners during the academic
year, and took social work courses.
For her internship, she learned about
an agency in downtown Minneapolis
offering a needle exchange program, and
applied to work there. Her tasks included
meeting with drug addicts, homeless
people, and prostitutes—work and issues
she had never encountered. “I learned so
much,” Dahle said, “about nonjudgemental attitudes, about how to treat
clients, and about the U.S.” She had not
expected the level of culture shock she
experienced.
Her biggest challenge was language.
Dahle said the people who came there
often used street slang, but that she simply
asked them what it meant. She loves to
work with people, and dreams of finding
similar ways to work with drug addicts in
Norway.
During spring semester, two events
stood out for Dahle as highlights. In
February, when Augsburg hosted the Peace
Prize Festival for schoolchildren, she was
one of two Norwegian students who
greeted and escorted special guests Gro
Harlem Brundtland, former prime
minister of Norway and director general
emerita of the World Health
Organization; and Knut Vollebæk,
Norwegian ambassador to the U.S.
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The second highlight was participation
in Augsburg’s commencement ceremony. In
Norway, college graduates are hosted at a
dinner, but without the pomp and
circumstance of an American ceremony.
Because of the reciprocal agreements
between colleges, International Partners
students are granted special permission to
participate in Augsburg’s graduation.
EXCERPTS FROM
Monica Dahle (right) and Beate Fjellanger
(second from right) greeted Gro Brundtland,
former Norwegian prime minister, and Knut
Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S.,
at the Peace Prize Festival in February.
“It was amazing, with all the people
there,” Dahle remarked. “It’s a really big
deal, and I’ve seen it on TV.” Her cap and
gown went back to Norway with her as
mementos.
Dahle has her four-hour final exam to
finish at Molde University College. Then
she hopes to work for a year or so before
possibly returning to the U.S. and
Augsburg for a master’s program. ■
RETROSPECT: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
By Ingwald Andreas Rosok
Edited by O.M. Norlie; copyright 1957 by I.A. Rosok. Minneapolis: Lund Press, Inc.
16 ATTENDING AUGSBURG
We called on the Norwegian grocer. He advised me to go to Augsburg Seminary, which, at
that time, was not only a theological seminary but also a college and an academy. It was a
Norwegian Lutheran church school and was located in the block between Seventh and
Eighth Streets, and between Twenty-first and Twenty-second Avenues South. I went there,
and they took me and accepted my check without any question. … As already stated,
Augsburg Seminary had three departments: The Preparatory (Academy) Department which
took two years to finish; the College Department which took four years, and the
Theological Department which took three years, a total of nine years. When this was
completed one was ready to be ordained as a full-fledged Lutheran minister and to be
assigned to some congregation as its pastor. The professors that year were: George
Sverdrup, president; Sven Oftedal, vice president; John H. Blegen; Edward Hovde; J.L.
Nydahl and T.S. Reimestad. When I told them what previous schooling I had had, I was
assigned to the second preparatory class. It was a very good school and I enjoyed it very
much. It certainly was much better for me than working in the woods in Wisconsin. I
studied very hard, never missing any classes and spending all my waking hours in my room
doing my homework. I started school at Augsburg Seminary December 7, 1894 and
attended until April 13, 1895 when my money was all gone.
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SEEING ABILITIES
instead of disabilities
Seeing the abilities
of people rather
than their
disabilities has
given Cilje Nybord
Mosand a dream
and a plan, which
she has taken back
to her native
Norway this summer. Mosand, a social
work student in the International Partners
program at Augsburg, interned during the
spring at a non-profit organization called
Interact Center for the Visual and
Performing Arts, based in Minneapolis.
Interact, a multidisciplinary arts center for
adult artists with disabilities, features a
large art studio and public gallery,
rehearsal and performance space, a fulltime faculty of professional artists, a
performing arts training program, and a
theater company.
Mosand was so impressed with
Interact that she hopes to start a similar
organization in the Scandinavian
countries. “We have nothing like this in
Norway,” Mosand said. “This has been
such a wonderful experience. You don’t
see the disabilities of these people, rather
the abilities they possess.”
During her internship, Mosand
assisted the professional artists who work
with the disabled artists in all aspects of
the theater, from writing the script and
by Judy Petree
music, to acting. She even took part in the
theater performance, playing the part—
aptly enough—of a young woman named
“Celia,” who is Norwegian.
“We really liked having Cilje here,”
said Eriq Nelson, performing arts
instructor at Interact. “She gave our
‘artists’ individual support and always had
time for listening to them. Many times the
staff doesn’t have this kind of time.”
Nelson added that when Mosand first
came, they envisioned her as support
staff, doing odd jobs such as filling out
paperwork. But, she became so involved
with the artists the original plans quickly
flew out the door.
“We have a large Norwegian
population at the center and some have
even been to Norway on tour, so they
were excited about Cilje being from
Norway. She liked being with the artists
and they liked being with her.”
Nelson said it was also fun to watch
Mosand grow during her internship. “We
even got her to be a part of the show. It
was fun to see Cilje embrace that side of
it. She was always willing to do whatever
was needed to be done. She’s missed.”
Actually, this is not Augsburg’s first
encounter with Interact. A few years ago,
education professor Susan O’Connor
Top photo: At Interact, Cilje Mosand supported and worked with artists
with disabilities, and joined them to perform in their production.
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introduced Karl-Johan Johansen, an
instructor from Sør Trøndelag University
College in Trondheim, Norway, and Per
Frederiksen, with PROFF, an organization
serving people with disabilities, to
Interact while they were visiting
Minneapolis. As a result of that visit,
Johansen and Frederiksen secured
funding in Norway for a group from
Interact to travel to Norway and Denmark
to give performances. The artists that
went on this tour were the same ones
who formed a bond with Mosand.
“What fascinated me about Interact is
it’s so diverse,” Mosand said. “The mix of
people from a rainbow of ethnic, age, and
disability groups gives one the impression
of being in an inclusive Garden of Eden.”
The artists help the community
understand that gifts are given to all
people, Mosand said, and that vision is
not lost nor even impaired by a
disabling condition. “There are no
superiors, inferiors; no staff versus
clients. There is only the collegial mix of
diverse people who are all focused on
the same goals—the creation of beauty,
the making of art.” ■
Judy Petree is media relations manager
in the Office of Public Relations and
Communication.
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A QUICK CONNECTION
PROM DRESSES
TO
by Judy Petree
Stephanie Quick’s passion for working with children and
youth, especially those who struggle with lives of poverty
and abuse, has taken her to a place far from her
Midwestern roots in Mendota Heights, Minn.—to Nome,
Alaska, a place so beautiful it’s hard to imagine life could be
anything but ideal. Quick, a 2001 Augsburg graduate with
a major in youth and family ministry, is currently working
on a four-year Master of Divinity degree at the Lutheran
School of Theology in Chicago. She is in year three of
seminary, which consists of an internship.
Beauty surrounded by poverty
The road to Alaska and her internship at Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church in Nome came after she was accepted
into a special ELCA program called Horizon. This program
offers 22 unique internship sites across the world,
including cross-cultural ministry, mission start
congregations, and others at rural, urban, and international
sites. Quick said that many of these sites, including her
current one, cannot afford a second pastor, and provide
excellent learning opportunities.
Quick said Nome is a beautiful place, surrounded by
ocean and tundra. She has seen wildlife from bears to
reindeer to seals, eaten a variety of Eskimo foods including
Eskimo ice cream (berries mixed with reindeer fat),
muktuk (whale blubber), black meat (seal), reindeer,
caribou, dried fish, greens, and herring eggs. But, she
added, the stark reality is that all of this beauty surrounds a
town plagued by alcohol abuse and poverty.
“While this town of 3,000 people is in a unique setting,
it is also very sad. You can find only two small grocery
stores, yet the street is littered with bars and liquor stores.
Alcohol abuse is a terrible factor in the community.” In
fact, Quick said, it has gotten so bad that alcoholism in
Nome and surrounding villages has nearly
Above: Stephanie Quick, Class of 2001, is
destroyed the Native American (Eskimo)
traditional lifestyle. “Sadly, as a pastor, you hear
using her seminary internship to work with
many stories of family violence, sexual abuse,
young people in an impoverished Nome,
and substance abuse. There is so much tragedy
here it is almost unbelievable.”
Alaska church. She brought joy to the high
Quick is called to many areas while serving
school girls there, as 60 prom dresses she
as an intern pastor. Some of her duties include
preaching, leading worship, teaching, pastoral
collected from family and friends back
counseling, home visitations, serving as
home were donated for Nome’s big dance.
chaplain at the local jail, eating lunch with
elders at the senior citizen’s center, and holding
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worship service at the nursing home.
However, there is one area where her
passion is strong. Quick is concentrating
her efforts on working with youth in
Nome, even starting a youth group at the
congregation, which now draws more
than 25 youth.
“I have formed some pretty strong
connections with some of the high
school girls,” Quick said. “These girls
have confided a lot of things to me.
Recently they told me they couldn’t go
to the prom because they couldn’t afford
a dress.”
While the town is plentiful with bars
and liquor stores, Quick said there is not
a clothing store to be found. The only
way for these girls to get a dress would
be to spend $343 on a plane ticket to
Anchorage or make a dress.
“None of these girls can afford a
prom dress let alone fly to Anchorage to
buy it. And many of the girls are being
raised by their grandparents who just
don’t have the time to make a dress.”
Quick came up with an idea and she
quickly enlisted the help of her sister,
Rachel, who is a junior at Augsburg; her
parents; and her hometown
congregation, St. Stephen’s Lutheran
Church in West St. Paul.
“I thought, well, I still have my prom
dresses, so I called up my mom and
asked her to send them here.
Unfortunately, she had just given them
away to the Goodwill, but my sister,
Rachel, still had hers.”
Rachel was more than happy to not
only ship her prom dress to Alaska, but
to send out a campuswide e-mail asking
others for their dresses and other prom
accessories, such as shoes and purses.
When Quick’s pastor at St. Stephen’s
found out what she was doing, he made
an announcement in church. Her plea
was so successful, she received 60
dresses, the majority coming from
Augsburg and St. Stephen’s Church in
West St. Paul.
After the shipment arrived in Nome,
Stephanie Quick opened up a “Prom
Shop” in the church basement. The
ladies’ sewing circle at Our Savior’s
Church volunteered to make alterations
on the dresses. Quick said the girls were
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“thrilled” with the dresses.
“I’m really proud of my sister,” Rachel said.
“She is such a kind person and she’s really grown
attached to these girls in Nome. She was able to
give them something we take for granted—a
pretty dress and a really special night.”
Quick said she wanted to do this for the girls
“simply because I care about them, and feel that
their opportunities shouldn’t be limited just
because of their finances.”
Reaching out
Quick followed her passion and calling one step
further when she volunteered to travel to a
remote village in the wilderness, without running
water or plumbing. She spent 10 days in a place
called Shishmaref, a tiny island Eskimo village
located 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The
village is entirely Lutheran and is the
northernmost ELCA congregation. Most people
there still speak their native language of Inupiaq.
Quick said the pastor there had resigned in
the fall, and it has been difficult to even get an
interim pastor, much less a permanent pastor. It
is a very rustic place with
honeybuckets for toilets and
Ladies in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
snow or rainwater for
volunteered their time to alter the
drinking water. The only
donated dresses for the girls.
place to shower is at the
“washeteria,” which costs
money, she added, so
obviously people don’t
shower much. The roads are all dirt and
the houses are primitive. Children, she
said, run around very dirty, many visibly
with lice. The town is filled with flies,
and garbage and raw sewage leak
from bins.
“It looked straight out of a ‘Save the
Children’ commercial,” Quick said. “It
was a moving experience just driving
down the street.” The only modes of
transportation, she added, are fourwheelers; snowmobiles, which the
Alaskans call snow machines; and dog
sled teams.
“I had some amazing visits with the
people there,” Quick said, “including a
group of elders who showed me some of
their sewing. It was a neat experience
sitting on the floor watching the Eskimo
women sew things like slippers,
mukluks, and Eskimo yo-yos out of seal
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A QUICK
CONNECTION
TO PROM
DRESSES
skin and reindeer fur.”
Quick’s love and passion for children took center stage there as
well, in this remote village. She said the children were excited to
see her and she organized many youth activities for them,
including baking for elders and confirmation classes. Some days
there were more than 50 children that showed up in the basement
of the parsonage, which is used for a youth center.
“We had a Sunday School turnout of 75 children which is great
considering there are only 600 people in the village.”
The church services were similar to the ones she helps out with
in Nome, part of it being in their native language and part in
English. “I have to brag a little that I’m doing quite well on the
Inupiaq. The elders tease me that I am becoming an Eskimo!”
Quick said because of the lack of a pastor or interim pastor, she
was given special permission by the bishop and seminary to
administer the sacraments. She presided over Holy Communion
and performed her first baptism. The baptism, she added, was
especially moving.
“I had asked a woman in the congregation to present the candle
and recite a special verse. She has cerebral palsy and told me she
has trouble reading, so when she came up, she had the verse
memorized. It was moving and a true moment of grace.”
Augsburg’s transforming education
Quick credits the encouragement she received from faculty and
staff in the religion department while she was a student at
Augsburg for steering her toward the path she is now following. In
particular she remembers a lecture she heard about being called to
serve God.
“I still remember that lecture, and that confirmed my call from
God. I began to look for a place to serve the church and I felt not
only an internal call to the ministry, but an external call to serve
God.” Quick said she wasn’t sure at that point what direction in
ministry she wanted to pursue, but she loved the Youth and Family
Ministry program and being involved in Campus Ministry, so that
excited her about ministry with families.
Quick will return to Chicago in the fall to finish her education.
Where she will go from there is still a question, but she has many
goals, one being a pastor in an inner city church working with
families, children and youth; another opening an orphanage or
working at an existing one, perhaps in Thailand; or
even teaching religion, “especially if it was at
Above: A stitch here and there to the
Augsburg!”
donated dresses made the high school
“The education I received at Augsburg helped
shape
my life in a very positive way. Augsburg
girls feel like queens of the prom.
helped me realize that all things are possible
through God.” ■
Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public
Relations and Communication.
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Students celebrate after receiving their honors cords from
academic dean Christopher Kimball at the Honors
Convocation on Friday, April 30.
The Augsburg Chamber Orchestra performs at the Commencement concert on
Friday, April 30, which featured solos by each of the four 2004 Concerto Aria
winners: Miya Kunin ’04, violin; Maja Lisa FritzHuspen ’04, soprano; Nicholas White
’05, bass; and Keely Holcomb ’04, soprano.
DR. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
A graduate pays homage to her home state by
taping a cutout of Texas to her mortarboard.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New
York, spoke at the 2004 Augsburg College Commencement ceremony Saturday,
May 1. It is said that Jackson has a “career distinguished by many historic firsts.”
Jackson, a theoretical physicist, holds a Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle
physics from M.I.T. and an S.B. in physics from M.I.T. She is the first AfricanAmerican woman to receive a doctorate from M.I.T., and is one of the first two
African-American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the United States.
Jackson is also the first African-American to become a commissioner of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is now the first woman to lead a national
research university.
Jackson has held senior positions in government, as chairperson of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); in industry and research, as a theoretical
physicist at the former AT&T Bell Laboratories; and in academe as a professor at
Rutgers University. While at the NRC, Jackson represented the United States as a
delegate to the General Conference of the
International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna,
Austria.
Among the number of professional organizations
Jackson belongs to, she is president of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and a
member of the National Academy of Engineering.
She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences, and the American Physical Society.
Visit <www.rpi.edu/web/President/profile.html> for
more information about Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson.
Barbara Lehmann, assistant professor of social work, hugs a student during the
procession from Foss Center to Melby Hall.
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COMMENCEMENT 2004
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS URGES EXCELLENCE,
LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in New York, delivers the
keynote Commencement address.
Lois Bosch, associate professor of social work, places
a master’s hood on a Master of Social Work student.
Barbara Forshier, Weekend College Class of 2004
representative, addresses the crowd at the
Commencement ceremony.
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Following are excerpts from Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson’s Commencement address; read the
complete address at <www.rpi.edu/web/President/speeches/augsburg.html>
… A simple message from my own father has always motivated me. … He
always would say to us: “Aim for the stars, so that you will reach the treetops, and
at any rate, you will get off the ground.” In other words, if you do not aim high,
you will not go far. He also believed that it was important to help somebody else
along the way.
I have taken my father’s advice throughout my career, and woven it into a
common thread with three basic strands. They are excellence, leadership, and
community.
It was Aristotle who said, “Excellence is an art won by training and
habituation. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a
habit.” After all, if you are going to spend precious time doing something, why not
do it well? And, when you do things well, it becomes your habit.
Secondly, leadership is a fundamental responsibility we all own. … Leadership
encompasses a clarity of vision, an understanding of the broader context, as well
as the articulation to share that vision with others. It takes perseverance, and
requires very hard work, but an effective leader sets an example by working hard,
by being ethical, and by inspiring others to do the same. …
The final strand is community. What I mean by community also might be
termed inclusiveness. In the global community in which we live, inclusiveness is
key, because it is the estrangement of individuals, or of groups, or of peoples, or of
nations that is responsible for the divisiveness that haunts us—that makes the
world a more dangerous place. …
Optimism also is part of my father’s legacy. As a result, I am determinedly
optimistic about the future. Optimism and hope are contagious. … Indeed, it is a
force for change, and it can move people to take positive action. …
So, give generously. Aim high. Lead with your gifts. Stay positive. Look
forward. Do not be discouraged. Lead with optimism. Challenge yourselves. Find
joy in everyday life. If you do all of these, I am confident that you can lead us to a
future of peace, a future of greater safety, security, and health for all—a future in
which hope prospers, and love and service guide us. Now is your time. Be that
future, and you can change the world.
Three graduates smile for the camera during the ceremony in Melby Hall.
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Gregory McKusky, who received a B.A. in physics, joins family and faculty in
Murphy Park after the Commencement ceremony.
A graduate poses for a picture following the ceremony.
THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE
623
Candidates for graduation
347
Day program candidates
152
Weekend College candidates
83
Graduate program candidates (12 Master of Arts in Leadership,
30 Master of Social Work, 14 Master of Arts in Nursing, 24
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 3 Master of Arts
in Education)
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Rochester program candidates
8
10
Jennifer Hagen, who graduated with a B.S. in
chemistry, relaxes with friends.
CLASS OF 2004
19-64
United Hospital candidates
Countries represented (China, Colombia, Republic of Korea,
Laos, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Norway, Spain, Taiwan)
Age range of graduates in the Class of 2004
MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING—CLASS OF 2004
A grad poses with her family after receiving a
bouquet of roses.
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The Master of Arts in Nursing program celebrated its third class of graduates. Here,
graduates and faculty posed for a picture following the ceremony.
Spring/Summer 2004
COMMENCEMENT
2004
The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College
THE CLASS OF 2004’S
OLDEST AND YOUNGEST
EDUCATION HAS NO AGE LIMIT
ABBEY PAYEUR, AGE 19, OF CHAMPLIN,
MINN., AND MARYANN KINNEY, AGE 64, OF
ROCHESTER, MINN., ARE THE YOUNGEST
AND OLDEST OF AUGSBURG’S GRADUATING CLASS OF 2004.
PAYEUR ALREADY HAD A TWO-YEAR
COLLEGE DEGREE WHEN SHE FINISHED
HIGH
SCHOOL
BACHELOR’S
AND
DEGREE
COMPLETED
IN
A
ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION AT AUGSBURG IN TWO YEARS.
SHE PLANS TO TEACH AND RETURN LATER
FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL.
KINNEY HAS BEEN A STAFF NURSE AT
SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER
FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND DECIDED TO
SEEK A MASTER’S DEGREE IN NURSING. SHE
HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE SOON, BUT
WANTS TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH LOW
INCOME AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS.
Spring/Summer 2004
By some accounts, at age 64, Maryann
Kinney should be making plans for her
retirement. Would she like to travel?
Spend more time with friends? Instead,
she walked down the aisle of Augsburg’s
gymnasium in Melby Hall, adorned in
cap and gown.
Kinney graduated with a Master of
Arts in nursing degree and isn’t
considering leaving the workforce
anytime soon. “I probably should think
about my retirement, but I’m just going
to keep on going,” she says.
This hospice volunteer for the past
18 years has always spent much of her
time serving others. A nurse since 1978,
she has worked in Appalachia and with
orphaned children in Romania.
“Nursing is a profession where care is
always our key element,” says Kinney.
After three attempts at attaining a
master’s degree, the fourth time proved
to be a charm. She began at Augsburg in
the fall of 2001. Kinney was finally able
to reach her goal, with the help of a
supportive supervisor at Saint Marys
Hospital in Rochester, where she
currently works, and close attention
from Augsburg faculty whom she says,
“build on your strengths and work with
your weaknesses.”
To Kinney, it was well worth the
effort. “To keep up with all of the
changes that are going on in nursing,
you really need an advanced degree,”
she says. “Unfortunately, many nurses
who get the degree get out of nursing.
They go on to get more administrative
roles. Augsburg’s program prepares you
to stay in nursing. I think most of the
students that finish here stay in patient
care.”
Kinney has a deep appreciation for
Augsburg’s commitment to the
community and their awareness of the
by Jessica Brown
broader issues, outside of what just
affects the campus. After graduation she
would like to do work with povertystricken or homeless populations, areas
where she gained experience through
her work at Augsburg’s Central Nursing
Center, located in Central Lutheran
Church in downtown Minneapolis.
Kinney was also afforded the rare
opportunity to do her clinical practice in
London, England, at St. Christopher’s
hospice under the tutelage of founder
Dame Cicely Saunders. Saunders, at age
85, still works at the hospice every day.
She was a true inspiration to Kinney and
reinforced a desire to work with those
less fortunate.
Kinney is no less of an inspiration in
her own right, “I carry a bag of dirt in
my pocket. I have for a long time. I like
to keep it with me to remind me to
always stay ‘grounded’,” she says. Often
when others around her seem to be
feeling overwhelmed she will share her
secret—“I take it out of my pocket and
everyone knows that they have to get
grounded.” At the very least it offers
those around her a moment to pause and
smile.
Kinney is grateful to Augsburg for
helping her achieve her goal, “I think
Augsburg is awesome. Not only are the
school, the classes, and the professors
great, but I was also really impressed
with the students. I can’t believe how
nice they are,” she says. “The greatest
gift one can give to another is a chance.
That is what Augsburg did for me. It is
almost impossible as a staff nurse to have
one’s educational needs met. Augsburg
went that mile.”
Jessica Brown is a communication
specialist in the Office of Public Relations
and Communication.
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COMMENCEMENT
ON THE FAST TRACK TO A CAREER IN TEACHING
At a time when many 19-year-olds are still
early in their adventures in higher
learning, Abbey Payeur is completing that
adventure and embarking on a new one.
Payeur, of Champlin, Minn., got on
the fast track and never jumped off. She
enrolled in the Minnesota Post Secondary
Enrollments Option program (PSEO) at
the age of 15. The PSEO program allows
high school juniors and seniors to take
courses for credit at public and private
postsecondary institutions while still in
high school. Payeur decided to take full
advantage of the opportunity before her
and enrolled full time at North Hennepin
Community College (NHCC). Because of
her young age, she had to be driven to her
first year of college courses by her mother.
Thus, her final two years of high school
were spent away from the Champlin Park
schools where she’d began. “Mostly I
wanted more independence, more choices
in the classes I was free to take, more of a
challenge,” says Payeur.
When she participated in graduation
ceremonies at Champlin Park High School
in spring 2002, she already had an
Associate of Arts degree under her belt
from NHCC.
Payeur always had a passion for
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by Jessica Brown
learning, and a decision about her
learning after high school was an easy
one. She went to a guidance counselor
and asked about the better schools for
elementary education. “I love school and
I think I can reach the kids like me [that
love school] and also the kids that don’t
like it as much,” she says. “I just want to
let them know how much your life can
change if you choose to do well in
school.” Augsburg College was at the top
of the recommended list, and after an
initial interview with Professor Vicki
Olson, it seemed like a good fit. Payeur
decided the small class sizes and the
personal relationships you make with the
professors was what she wanted.
Payeur enrolled at Augsburg in the
fall of 2002 at the age of 17. Being the
youngest in class periodically posed
certain challenges. “Sometimes people in
class didn’t give much credit to what I
would say because I was ‘just a baby,’ ”
says Payeur. Very quickly, however, after
the other students got to know her, she
was on the same playing field as everyone
else.
Sometimes her youth and experience
were advantages in the classroom. “There
was a discussion about the Minnesota
Graduate nursing student Maryann Kinney reminisces with Tony Bristo
about experiences in England at Augsburg’s Central Nursing Clinic at
Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis.
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graduation standards—profiles of
learning,” Payeur says. “The other
students were debating them but none
had ever experienced them. I was actually
in school when those were in place, and
so I had a unique perspective that could
add to the class.”
Payeur graduated Summa Cum Laude
from Augsburg with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in education and marched with her
fellow classmates in the Commencement
ceremony. In August she begins her
student teaching at Oxbow Creek
Elementary School in Champlin, where
she lives with her husband, Micah. The
next step for Payeur is looking for a
permanent teaching position. After that
she says, “I may return to Augsburg to
complete a minor in special education or
get my reading specialist certification, and
eventually I would like to get a master’s
degree, but I want to teach in the
classroom for a while first.” Whatever she
decides to do, even Payeur has to agree
that she has plenty of time.
Jessica Brown is a communication
specialist in the Office of Public Relations
and Communication.
Abbey Payeur, at 19 years old, is the youngest Augsburg graduate in
the Class of 2004. With an elementary education degree, she aims to
teach full time and then consider graduate school.
Spring/Summer 2004
SHARING A PASSION FOR
SOCIAL JUSTICE
by Keme Hawkins and Judy Petree
Though this group of five social work
students came from very different walks
in life, together they discovered how
their shared passions and compassion for
each other helped them succeed.
Throughout the past two years in
Weekend College, as they faced a variety
of challenges and demands on their
personal and academic lives, collectively
they supported each other to achieve
their highest potential as students and
successful graduates.
Vernona Boswell, Lymoua
Mouacheupao, Darin Rowles, Sophia
Thompson, Matthew Thornhill, and
Geralyn Williams all entered the social
work program together, and on May 1
they graduated together.
“They discovered that they share the
passion for social justice and service to
others that is the hallmark of Augsburg
College,” said Tony Bibus, associate
professor and social work department
chair, about the group’s commitment.
Three of the students shared their
stories.
LYMOUA MOUACHEUPAO enrolled
at Augsburg after her husband lost his
battle with liver cancer and left her to raise
four sons. Going back to school was her
way to deal with grief. “I needed a sense of
meaning in life,” Mouacheupao said, and
she appreciated the shared common bond
of family responsibility felt in this group.
GERALYN WILLIAMS came to
Weekend College in 1997 after having
gone in and out of college programs at
other institutions for 15 years. Not sure
what she wanted to do, she left school
and worked at an office job, but never let
her desire to finish college fade. When
she finally started looking at schools
Spring/Summer 2004
First row (L to R) Lymoua Mouacheupao, Matthew Thornhill, Second row (L
to R) Geralyn Williams, Darin Rowles, Vernona Boswell, Sophia Thompson.
again, it was the weekend program that
attracted her to Augsburg.
DARIN ROWLES began taking courses
at Augsburg through the postsecondary
program during his senior year in high
school. He completed his freshman year at
Augsburg until family issues, chemical
abuse, and other difficulties forced him to
drop out. In the mid-90s he completed an
associate degree, but wanted a four-year
degree. “Education has always been very
important in my life, and returning to
Augsburg had deep meaning to me. It was
part of my plan to finish where I had
started years ago.”
Before Rowles resumed his education,
he worked in corporate America at jobs
with great pay and amazing benefits,
Rowles said, but that were less than
satisfying. He also worked at an adult
foster home for people living with AIDS.
“I found this work to be very fulfilling,”
he said. “I knew I had the knack for
working with people in need and keeping
a level head during difficult
circumstances. Social work seemed a good
blend of these strengths.”
The students found that studying in
their cohort drew them together in
rewarding ways.
Initially, Rowles said he was
concerned about spending two years with
people who would end up sharing much
of their lives with each other. He quickly
learned this wouldn’t be the case. “Even
though our group represented a diverse
mix of race, gender, sexual orientation,
age, religion, employment background,
and so on, we formed a very close bond,
very quickly. Our diverse backgrounds led
to lively, informed debates as we moved
through our social work curriculum.”
Williams said it was comforting at
times going into class knowing this would
be there. “I knew them well enough to
feel comfortable calling them when I
needed help or had questions about class
assignments. I really appreciated the
relationship I have with them.”
Besides sharing help with academics,
their mutual support was on a more
personal level. Rowles said they listened
to each other’s difficulties, and when one
person was having an especially rough
week, others would step in and be more
involved with class discussion to lighten
the load. “We let each other vent about
the bad times and celebrated the good
times,” he explained. “I honestly don’t
know how I would have survived the past
two years without the support of my
classmates.”
D.J.M. Edwards, social work
undergraduate program assistant, said that
weekend students often feel they are on
their own, and a support group is a great
advantage. “Working in a cohort breaks
down barriers over time,” he said. “When
ideas can flow without impediments the
course material really starts to come to
life.” This was an unusual group, he said,
and definitely worked together as a unit,
“We are so proud to have been
partners in their educational journeys,”
Bibus added. “The social work profession
stands to gain mightily as they embark on
their careers. The world will change for
the better!”
Keme Hawkins is a Weekend College
communication major. Judy Petree is media
relations manager in the Office of Public
Relations and Communication.
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AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
I
was honored to speak at Augsburg’s
135th Commencement on Saturday,
May 1. More than 600 graduating
students participated in the ceremony,
and of these, nearly 350 were day
students and 152 were Weekend College
students. In addition, 33 were Rochester
program candidates, and 83 received
graduate degrees. These figures are in
sharp contrast to those of my own
Commencement ceremony 20 years ago
when Weekend College had just been
launched and the Rochester and graduate
programs did not yet exist. Needless to
say, the College has evolved in many
ways over the past two decades.
An Augsburg degree not only
indicates that the bearer possesses
knowledge, but it also suggests that the
bearer has the wisdom to face challenges
with confidence, integrity, and honor. In
fact, as alumni, we have been blessed by
the time spent immersed in the Augsburg
community and its ethos—i.e., that we
mattered and that with a transforming
education we could make a positive
difference in the world. We have been
given an incredible gift.
Indeed, this gift reflects the
Christian heritage of Augsburg. In
Romans 12, Paul writes, “do not be
conformed to this world, but be
transformed by renewing of your mind,
so that you may prove what the will of
God is, that which is good and
acceptable and perfect.” An Augsburg
education does not end with
Commencement. Instead, it is the
beginning of a journey of continuous
renewal. We have been transformed to
appreciate that there is joy doing that
which one is called to do in service to
others.
New graduates are now members of
the Augsburg Alumni Association. What
does it mean to be a member of the
Alumni Association? It means staying
connected to the College. Check in with
us by phone (612-330-1178 or toll free
1-800-260-6590), the Web
(www.augsburg.edu/alumni), or via email (alumni@augsburg.edu). Let us
know what you are doing. Tell us about
jobs, marriages, children, moves, and
other achievements.
Being an alum also means serving as
an ambassador of the College. Without a
doubt, many of you are or will be leaders
in your communities and people will
wonder what makes you shine, and part
of that is being an Auggie! Attend events
sponsored by the College such as
Homecoming and Advent Vespers. Visit
former professors. Support the College
with financial and service gifts. Finally,
keep the College, its students, and its
faculty in your prayers. A great mission
is being accomplished at Augsburg, of
Auggies at the
Minnesota State Fair
D
on’t forget to stop by the Augsburg booth
at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 26–Sept.
6. Located in the Education Building, the booth
will feature alumni prize drawings, give-aways,
special guests, and more. For schedule
information or to volunteer for a four-hour shift
at the booth, call Bobbie Chong in Public
Relations and Communication at 612-330-1180
or e-mail <chong@augsburg.edu>.
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Save the date:
Annual ice
cream social
T
he annual ice cream social at
the Augsburg House will be
held Aug. 31. Watch your
mailbox for further details, or call
Alumni/Parent Relations at
612-330-1178 or e-mail
<alumni@augsburg.edu>.
Stephen Geffre
On behalf of the Augsburg College Alumni Board and Association, I would like to extend heartfelt
congratulations to the Class of 2004 on a job well done!
which you and I are beneficiaries. The
College depends on your support and
enthusiasm for this mission. As alumni,
these are gifts that we can give back to
the school that has given us so much.
Again, congratulations to the Class
of 2004. Welcome to the Alumni
Association and God bless you on the
journey you are about to commence!
Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D.
President, Alumni Board
2004-2005 Alumni
Board meeting
schedule
A
lumni Board meetings for the 20042005 academic year will be held Aug.
17, Nov. 16, Feb. 15, Apr. 19, and June
21. Meetings are open to the public and
all alumni are invited to attend. Meetings
are located in the Minneapolis Room in
Christensen Center at 5:30 p.m. For more
information, visit the alumni Web site at
<www.augsburg.edu/alumni>, call
612-330-1178, or e-mail
<alumni@augsburg.edu>.
Spring/Summer 2004
A-Club and AWAC merger unites resources,
strengthens fundraising efforts
by Rebecca Welle ’05 with
contributions by Lynn Mena
W
hen we hear the word “merger,” we
usually associate it with two
organizations coming together to achieve a
higher goal. This is precisely what the new
Augsburg College A-Club is planning to
accomplish. As briefly reported in the
winter issue of the Augsburg Now, the
College’s two alumni athletics
organizations—A-Club and the Augsburg
Women’s Athletic Club (AWAC)—merged
in November. This joint venture provides
an even stronger foundation and
organization dedicated to supporting the
success of Augsburg athletics.
The first official meeting of the new AClub was held November 4, and those
involved are prepared for the challenge.
The Executive Committee of six men and
six women has updated the constitution
and has also created a critical structure of
committees to move the organization
forward. These committees address the
Athletic Hall of Fame, the annual golf
tournament, membership, special events,
communications, and finance/fundraising.
Augsburg staff liaisons to the A-Club
include Jeff Swenson ’79, assistant dean
for athletics and recreation, and Heidi
Breen, associate director of alumni/
parent relations.
Dick “Pork Chops” Thompson ’61,
president of the former A-Club, serves as
interim chair, and the first A-Club
Executive Committee includes: Kathie
Erbes ’70 (treasurer), Dustin Froyum ’98,
John Harden ’70, Jane Helmke ’83, Mark
Hultgren ’82, Dick Kelley ’72 Ron Main
’56, Lisa Nos ’99, Tracy Tomforde ’92,
Lisa Trainor ’81, and Tim Wendt ’83.
“We are very pleased that this [merger]
has taken place and will be even more
pleased with the results,” said Thompson.
On June 28, the new A-Club
successfully hosted its first joint golf
tournament—the 41st Annual Clair
Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament—at
the Pebble Creek course in Becker, Minn.
Proceeds from this annual event
underwrite various A-Club activities,
including the Hall of Fame banquet.
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
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CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
Gloria (Greguson) Johnson,
Minneapolis, left the Golden
Valley City Council after 27
years of service. She will
continue to work as a substitute
teacher in Robbinsdale District
281 schools, as well as to serve
on the Golden Valley
Foundation, Envision steering
and youth committees, and sing
in the church choir.
1950
Phebe (Dale)
Hanson, St.
Paul, published
a new book,
Why Still Dance:
75 years: 75
poems. Hanson
recently read from her book at
Kieran’s Irish Pub in
Minneapolis after it was chosen
by The Rake magazine’s Happy
Hour Book Club as a “selection
of the month.”
1953
Quentin Goodrich, Port
Ludlow, Wash., was elected vice
president of the Washington
State School Directors
Association, an organization of
almost 1,500 school directors in
Washington. He served on his
local school board for over 16
years and has been re-elected for
another four-year term. Quentin
is also chairman of the School
Trust Lands Task Force for his
state association.
1956
Richard Thorud, Bloomington,
Minn., retired after 34 years
with the Toro Company. He was
senior principal research
engineer and holds 52 patents.
1957
Lois (Kolden) Larson lives
with her husband, Donald, in
Seaside, Ore., a small tourist
town on the northern Oregon
coast where Donald is mayor.
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The Larsons can be contacted at
<larsondonlo@harborside.com>.
1958
Doris (Johnson) Deml, St.
Cloud, Minn., received the Ray
Johnson Distinguished Service in
Senior Housing Award, given
annually through the Minnesota
Health and Housing Alliance to
one recipient in Minnesota. Doris
is director of operations at
Clearwater Suites, an assistedliving facility in Alexandria,
Minn.
1966
Judith Engle Christenson
Kerr, Cornucopia, Wis.,
graduated from Luther Seminary
with a Master of Arts in Doctrine
and Theology in May 2003. She
is pursuing her M.S./Ph.D. in
distance learning from Capella
University. She can be contacted
at <jkcorny@yahoo.com>.
Daryl
Kosloske,
Winston-Salem,
N.C., is
president and
CEO of
Behavioral
Health Resources, Inc. (BHR),
which manages health and
substance abuse benefits for
health plans and self-insured
employers in North Carolina.
Daryl was previously vice
president of behavioral health
services for NovantHealth. He
received his M.S.W. from the
University of Denver. His wife,
Hilary, is a stockbroker and the
couple has two daughters, ages
11 and 16.
ordained in March 2000. He
continues to coach volleyball at
Grand Meadow High School,
and was inducted into the
Minnesota Volleyball Coaches’
Hall of Fame in November.
1968
Jan Pedersen Schiff, Mill
Valley, Calif., received the Milley
Award for creative achievement
in the arts, presented by the Mill
Valley Art Commission. She is
the artistic director and founder
of Singers Marin, a non-profit
organization of choruses for
youth and adults.
Wayne Hansen, Cheyenne,
Wyo., is director of the
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old
West Museum and the Cheyenne
Depot Museum. His wife, Lois
B. Hansen ’69, is a quilter and
artist and also sings with the
Capital Chorale in Cheyenne.
The couple recently celebrated
their 35th wedding anniversary.
1971
Bessie Hughes, Minneapolis,
was included in an article in the
winter 2003-04
issue of
Minnesota
History
magazine that
featured her
husband,
Solomon Hughes, who before
his death in 1987 was a top
Minneapolis-based golf
professional. The article
investigated his 1948 battle with
the then “white-only” PGA
when he attempted to enter the
St. Paul Open tournament.
1973
William Payne, Mendota
Heights, Minn., was named an
assistant professor in
Metropolitan State University’s
College of Professional Studies,
where he coordinates the
alcohol and drug counseling
major and teaches
undergraduate courses in
alcohol and drug counseling,
chemical dependency
counseling, and dual disorders.
William came to Metropolitan
State University in 2000; he
previously taught in the
INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI
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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).
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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.”
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At Luther, Coltvet received a Master of Divinity degree and then went on to attain a
Certificate of Supervised Training in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of
Pennsylvania. Later, he received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in Marriage and Family Care.
During his time at Augsburg, Coltvet served as president of the Augsburg Choir, president
The Rev. Dr. Ben Coltvet ’66 and his wife,
of Student Christian Fellowship, and
Margit, reside in Berlin, Germany, where
was involved in Men’s Senate. It was at Coltvet serves as pastor of the American
Augsburg that Coltvet met Margit.
Church in Berlin.
After two years at Augsburg, Margit
transferred to Cornell University for a
degree in nursing, and in 1968 they were married.
The members of the ACB come from more than 15 Christian denominations and more
than 30 different nations. They are united by three commonalities, which include their
Christian faith, the English language, and the spirit of tolerance that appreciates and
rejoices in the difference. The congregation consists of nearly 280 attending members
with an average Sunday attendance of 175 worshippers. Their congregation has been
welcoming worshippers to Berlin since the mid-1880s and has ministered to an estimated
1,250 members and countless visitors seeking a spiritual home in the past 25 years.
The location of the ACB holds great significance, Coltvet said, not only because of the
city it is in, but also because of the building itself. The importance of the city of Berlin
has to do with its “unique physical location, its historically symbolic importance, and its
current political importance,” Coltvet said. Because of this, “ACB recognizes a compelling
need to play a Christian role in building bridges across diversity in the city.”
Coltvet and his wife enjoy living in Berlin and have an avid interest in traveling, as they
have ventured to Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania,
England, Hungary, Austria, and Italy all in the last few years—much of this travel being
work related.
The Coltvets have five grown children and four grandchildren who are scattered
throughout North America. Their youngest daughter attends graduate school at the
Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio, for violin performance.
The American Church in Berlin, where the Rev. Dr.
Coltvet ’66 serves.
Spring/Summer 2004
This October, the Alumni Association tour to Germany and Eastern Europe will feature a
special worship service with Coltvet at the ACB.
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Class Notes
Phil Lundin, Apple Valley,
Minn., was named the 2003
National Coach of the Year by
the U.S. Track Coaches
Association. Phil, who is the
men’s track and field coach at
the University of Minnesota, is
the first Minnesota men’s or
women’s track coach to earn the
national honor. He has been the
head coach of the Golden
Gophers’ men’s track and field
team since 1996. He also earned
Big Ten Coach of the Year and
the USTCA Midwest Region
Coach of the Year honors. He
and his wife, Sue, have two
children: Dann, 22, and Teresa,
15.
Stephen Geffre
Stephen Geffre
1974
LUTHERAN FREE CHURCH REUNION AND CELEBRATION
Stephen Geffre
addiction counseling and human
services programs at
Minneapolis Community and
Technical College.
1975
Patricia (Phelps) Georg,
Hopkins, Minn., received both
the Minnesota Teacher of the
Year Award from the Air Force
Association and the R.W.
Rawlings Teacher of the Year
Award for 2003.
1976
Chris Jensen, St. Paul, is a
teacher at Mounds Park
Academy, where he has worked
for 20 years. From 1994-96 he
and his wife, Barbara, a
children’s book author and
illustrator, traveled to Lima,
Peru, to teach at an international
school. He receives periodic
leaves for education and travel
abroad, the two most recent
being a trip to Tanzania to
accompany elephant DNA
researchers, as well as a vacation
with his wife’s South African
family to Botswana. In addition
to teaching and traveling, he
continues to enjoy playing and
coaching soccer
Rev. Dr. Norman W. Wahl,
Rochester, Minn., celebrated the
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A festive celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church was
held June 12. Alumni and friends gathered at Augsburg for a special day of worship,
“singspiration,” testimonials, lectures, dining, and conversation.
25th anniversary of his
ordination in June. He is the
executive pastor at Bethel
Lutheran Church in Rochester,
and is married to Kathryn
(Anderson) ’76.
1977
Pamela Carlson and her
husband, Phil Heide ’58,
recently returned from spending
a year working and living in
Oslo, Norway, where Pamela was
cantor, organist, and choir
director at Holmen menighet
(congregation) in Nesbru,
Norway. Holmen is part of the
Lutheran Church of Norway.
Their 10-year-old daughter,
Selena, attended fourth grade in
a Norwegian school.
Bruce Cunningham,
Maplewood, Minn., was elected
president of the Minnesota
Osteopathic Medical Society for
2004-2006. Bruce is a family
physician at MinnHealthWoodbury and serves on the
National Board of Osteopathic
Medical Examiners and the
Commission on Osteopathic
College Accreditation. He and
his wife, Pam, have four children
ranging in age from 11 to 18.
Heidi (Leaf) Haagenson, New
London, Minn., completed her
master’s degree thesis at St.
Cloud State University, titled:
“The Nonlinear Nature of
Jamaican Women’s Writing:
Louise Bennett,” and dedicated
this work to the children at
Sunbeam Boys Home, near
Spanishtown, Jamaica, where
Heidi has traveled many times
since 1995. While in Jamaica,
Heidi is involved in work
projects at the Sunbeam Boys
Spring/Summer 2004
Jacqueline Knight, Minneapolis,
was featured in the Minneapolis
Star Tribune for her work as writer
and director of Youth Performance
Company’s production, Freedom
Riders, recently performed at the
Howard Conn Fine Arts Center in
Minneapolis.
Jonathan Moren, Eden Prairie,
Minn., has been a dentist with
the Boynton Health Service at
the University of Minnesota for
over 20 years. In addition, he is
co-owner of a private dental
office in Edina, named Pentagon
Dental Group, Ltd. He is the
official team dentist of the
Minnesota Twins baseball team.
Jonathan was recently chosen as
president-elect of the
Minneapolis Dental Society. He
will take over the presidency for
a one-year term in April 2005.
He is married to Bonnie
(Lamon) ’78, an adapted
physical education teacher for
Bloomington Schools.
1980
Brett Batterson, Gross Pointe,
Mich., was named executive
director of the University of
Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.
Brett was previously chief
operating officer of Detroit’s
Michigan Opera Theatre, and
also served as manager of the
Detroit Opera House.
Judith Driscoll, Maplewood,
Minn., received a master’s degree
in marriage and family therapy
from the University of
Wisconsin-Stout in May. She can
be contacted at
<driscoll.j@juno.com>.
Carolyn (Johnson) Spargo,
Chaska, Minn., was named to the
“Who’s Who in America” 20032004 directory.
Spring/Summer 2004
Bob Wick, St. Louis Park,
Minn., received the “Building
Responsible Youth” award from
the Minnetonka Rotary Club for
his work in youth ministry. He
has been an integral part of
shaping youth ministry on the
junior high and senior high
levels. His involvement with
mission trips, youth retreats, and
mentoring youth in confirmation
and beyond has connected him
with many of the youth at a
critical time in their lives.
ALUMNI IN THE MILITARY
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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
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Home and enjoys spending time
with the boys. She received an
American Association of
University Women Career
Development Grant in 2001.
1988
Eric Sime, Rochester, Minn.,
received the National Service
Provider of the Year Award from
the National Association of
Career and Technical Educators
at their annual national
convention in Orlando, Fla., in
December. He was named a
Minnesota state award recipient
in February 2003, making him
eligible for the national award.
Eric is the special needs
advisor/ADA coordinator for
Rochester Community and
Technical College.
Music scholarship donors and recipients gathered April 21 for the
annual Chamber Music Recital & High Tea, an event that allows
donors to attend a performance by the recipients of their
scholarships as well as to enjoy tea and hors d’oeuvres with the
students following the recital. Pictured above, Borghild Gisselquist
(left) and senior Emily Forsberg (right) are served by Ned Kantar,
assistant professor of music (center).
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Class Notes
1991
Patricia (Noren) Enderson, Elk
River, Minn., is senior marketing
communications specialist at
Kern, DeWenter, Viere, a CPA and
business advisory firm located in
Minneapolis and St. Cloud.
Carolyn Pool, Minneapolis,
starred in Mercy of a Storm at
Florida Stage in Manalapan, Fla.
The production was written by
Twin Cities’ playwright Jeffrey
Hatcher and directed by Guthrie
dramaturg Michael Bigelow
Dixon and featured a Twin Cities’
cast. The theatre critic for
Florida’s Sun-Sentinel wrote that
Carolyn’s performance was
“comic but with an edge, making
the play sparkle like shattered
glass.”
Darbi Worley,
New York, was
cast in the Bat
Company at the
Flea Theater in
New York City, a
resident
company at The Flea. Each year
over 1,000 actors audition for a
spot in the 30-person company.
She performed in the play Design
Your Kitchen, April 14 through
May 22. She also filmed scenes
for the new Glenn Close movie,
Heights, and an episode of HBO’s
The Sopranos. Her Web site is
<darbiworley.com>.
1992
Heather Johnston was named
Minneapolis budget director for
the Minnesota Department of
Finance. She spent three years at
the federal Office of Management
and Budget in Washington, D.C.
David L. Murr of Boston
University, now at Dartmouth
College, was awarded the 2004
Scarf Award, given to one person,
worldwide, each year for an
outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the
field of space science. In his
dissertation, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macros-scales,” he uses both
data analysis and MHD
simulations to comprehensively
address the physical processes of
two magnetospheric-ionspheric
coupling phenomena: traveling
convection vortices and the
response of the global
magnetosphere-ionosphere
convection pattern to the
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AUGSBURG CONCERT BAND 2004 TOUR
changes in the interplanetary
magnetic field. David will
present an invited talk on the
subject of his thesis at the 2004
fall AGU meeting in San
Francisco.
Lisa (Barber) Zahn, Richmond,
Minn., opened a yarn shop called
The Itty Bitty Knit Shop, Ltd., in
Richmond. She and her husband,
an elementary music and band
teacher for the St. Cloud public
school district, have a son, Elijah,
in first grade, and a daughter,
Rose, a preschooler.
1995
Daniel R. Werner, St. Paul, is a
mortgage broker/loan officer
with Regents Mortgage. He can
be contacted at <DWerner@
regentsmortgage.com>.
Jon Olsen, Minneapolis, is an
electronic solutions coordinator
at ProGroup, a diversity and
management consulting firm. Jon
and his wife, Leann (Freeberg)
’96, have a daughter, Eleanor, 1.
Jane Jeong
Trenka’s book
The Language of
Blood: A Memoir
was named Best
Book by a Local
Author by City
Pages. The book was also cited by
the Minnesota Humanities
Commission for a “New Voice”
commendation, received the
Minnesota Book Award for
“Autobiography/
Memoir,” and was a Barnes &
Noble Great New Writers selection.
The Augsburg Concert Band toured the
Midwest May 2–8, stopping in Sebeka,
Minn.; Rugby, N.Dak.; Glendive, Mont.; The
Black Hills, S.Dak.; and Chamberlain, S.Dak.
Pictured above is alumnus Dave Kerkvliet ’95
(left), Sebeka High School band director,
standing with Robert Stacke ’71 (right),
Augsburg Concert Band director, in front of
Kerkvliet’s high school band. The Augsburg
and Sebeka bands performed a joint concert
for the entire (K-12) Sebeka school on May 3.
Pictured at right is junior Molly Erickson
(left) and senior Sara Lahr (right) posing in
front of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
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1996
Tracy Mazion Smith, Inver
Grove Heights, Minn., graduated
from the University of Maryland
in May with a Master of Science
in Health Care Administration.
She is the coordinator of the
donor egg program at the Center
for Reproductive Medicine. She
lives with her husband, Drew,
and children (Thea Ose and
Aidan Smith) in Inver Grove
Heights, Minn.
Spring/Summer 2004
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ALUMNI AMBASSADORS
The deployment included
training and real-world
operations in Iraq and Liberia.
2000
Lewis Nelson is enlisted in the
U.S. Army, where he studied
Korean at the Defense Language
Institute in Monterey, Calif., for
63 weeks and received an
associate’s in Korean. He was
then assigned to the 101st
Airborne Division’s 311th
Military Intelligence Battalion,
stationed in Ft. Campbell,
Kentucky. He married Holly Ann
Downs in 2003 and the couple
has a son, Benjamin Lewis, born
in December. Lewis is currently
in Mosul, Iraq.
Sharon (Hendrickson) Gronberg ’67 of Austin, Texas, represented
both Augsburg and Texas Lutheran University in March at a
Lutheran college fair in Austin. In May, she and her husband, the
Rev. Karl Gronberg, returned to Augsburg to attend
Commencement and celebrate the graduation of their daughter,
Rhia Gronberg ’04, who received her B.A. in international relations
and political science.
1997
Renee Blue, Andover, Minn.,
was named an outstanding
teacher by the Anoka-Hennepin
School District where she
teaches kindergarten at Rum
River Elementary School. Renee
has been a part of the AnokaHennepin School District for 14
years, including the last three at
Rum River. She is part of the
Staff Development Committee
and the Rum River Family and
Teacher Association.
Allison Corwin, Salem, Ore., is
director of the McKay High
School theatre program and
teaches theatre and English in
the Salem-Keiser School District.
Ryan Goetz, Crystal, Minn.,
became a franchisee of
Handyman Connection
(www.handymanconnection.
com) in March, providing home
improvement and repair in the
Twin Cities metro area.
Andrew Small, Richfield,
Minn., was recognized by
Minnesota Lawyer magazine as
Spring/Summer 2004
one of 15 “up-and-coming”
attorneys of 2004. The honorees
were selected by the editors
from nominations made by bar
associations, law schools,
judges, lawyers, and other
members of the legal
community. Andrew works for
the Hennepin County Attorney’s
Office.
1998
Natalie K. Abbott, Champlain,
Minn., received a juris doctor
degree from William Mitchell
College of Law in St. Paul in
January.
Ted Schultz, Cannon Falls,
Minn., was named athletic
director for the Bloomington
School District. Previously, he
served as activities director and
football coach at Cannon Falls.
Jason M. Wardlow, a Marine
Corps captain, returned from an
eight-month deployment
onboard the USS Iwo Jima,
while assigned to the 26th
Marine Expeditionary Unit
based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Anne Marie de Jong,
Bloomington, Minn., was quoted
in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
after attending a fundraising
speech by Vice President Dick
Cheney in February.
2003
Matthew Groth, Eagan, Minn.,
appeared as a contestant on
NBC’s Fear Factor in April.
Andrew Quandt recently
graduated from the U.S. Coast
Guard Recruit Training Center
in Cape May, N.J.
Marga Chiri was accepted to
graduate school at Purdue
University, Ind., to pursue a
Ph.D. in computer science.
Marga received the GAANN
Fellowship and credits his
graduate school accomplishment
to the McNair Program.
2004
Brian Timm, Minneapolis, was
accepted into Luther Seminary
and will begin his studies this
fall.
Weddings
Amy S. Ellingrod ’95 married
Mark Swain in April. The couple
resides in Valencia, Calif.
Darlene Mueller ’96 married
Matthew Finnerty in March. The
couple resides in Tampa, Fla.
Jennifer Kettering ’96
married Corey Doerfler in
September. Jennifer is a senior
project analyst for Qwest. The
couple resides in Roseville,
Minn.
Nicole Warner ’01 married
Marc Simml (international
student, spring semester, 1999)
in June 2003 in Hoversten
Chapel. The couple resides in
Lippstadt, Germany.
Births/Adoptions
Bonnie Gutknecht Miller ’91
and her husband, Thurston,
Granger, Ind.—a son, Koert
Donart, in April. He joins sister
Salinda, 2. Bonnie can be
contacted at
<leaflaker@mail.com>.
Heather
Johnston ’92
and Dr. Jason
Koch ’93,
Rochester,
Minn.—
a son, Simon
Koch, in October.
Shannon (Schultz) Van
Buskirk ’93 and her husband,
Renner, S.Dak.—a son, Jacob,
in March 2003. Shannon works
for Pfizer, Inc., and is pursuing
her MBA at the University of
Sioux Falls.
Dana (Ryding) ’93 and Jeff
Martin—a son, Noah Jeffrey,
in February.
Jessica
(Ferrell) ’93
and Brad
Zenner ’92,
Minneapolis—
adopted a
daughter, Lily
Jin, in October; Lily was born in
Hunan, China, in December
2002. Jessica is a business
analyst for Marshall Field’s
Travel Service and can be
contacted at <jessicazenner@
hotmail.com>. Brad works at
Fallon.
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Class Notes
Lynnel (Wakefield) ’96 and Ian
Taylor, Inver Grove Heights,
Minn.—twin sons, Jacob Bruce
and Joseph Brian, in November.
Lynnel is a business analyst for
Express Scripts and can be
contacted at
<mntaylors@usfamily.net>.
Brooke (Manisto) ’96 and Erik
Reseland ’98, St. Anthony,
Minn.—a daughter, Elsa Leigh,
in November.
Anne Lalla ’96 and Todd
Johnson, Shoreview, Minn.—
a son, Evan Edward Johnson,
in September 2002.
Jessica
(Barker) ’97
and Paul
Johnson,
Minneapolis—
a daughter, Lily
Grace, in July
2003. Jessica is a business
analyst for Target Corporation,
and can be contacted at
<PaulJessMax@msn.com>.
Jennifer (Crego) ’00 and Chad
Carls ’00, St. Michael, Minn.—
a son, Andrew Joseph, in
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chemistry at Champlin Park
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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
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Dorenkamp
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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.
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Spring/Summer 2004
In Memoriam
Elsie (Lokken) Lower ’30,
Minneapolis, died in February;
she was 96. She taught English
and social studies for many years
at Phillips Junior High School in
Minneapolis. A member of the
Augsburg Associates, she enjoyed
a lifetime of contact with
Augsburg, and counted many
Auggies among her closest longtime friends. She and her
husband, Kenneth ’28, were
among the first residents of
Augustana Apartments in
Minneapolis, where she became
an active volunteer. At the time of
her death, she had lived in the
apartments longer than any other
resident. She is survived by two
daughters, Carolyn Bliss ’56 and
Mary Farmer ’63; five
grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband.
Elmer A. Hendrickson ’31, San
Diego, Calif., died in May 2003.
He was a retired teacher. He is
survived by his wife, Marie, and
two daughters.
Olive (Casperson) Nelson ’38,
Burnsville, Minn., died in
October; she was 87. Her passion
in life was caring for her husband
and her children; she loved to
travel, entertain, and sew. She is
survived by four children, 11
grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Lloyd.
Harold Schwartz ’49, Richfield,
Minn., died in October; he was
81. He served in the Army Air
Force in both WWII and the
Korean War. As a civilian, he
worked for the U.S. Postal Service
for 26 years until his retirement in
1982. Throughout his later years
his Christian faith and his Jewish
roots became increasingly
important to him. He was a
member of Ebenezer Lutheran
Brethren Church and an
enthusiastic supporter of Lutheran
Brethren World Missions and
Jewish Christian organizations. He
will perhaps be most remembered
for his special ministry of
encouragement to missionaries,
Spring/Summer 2004
pastors, church staff, and friends
from different places. During his
life he sent out thousands of cards
and letters letting people know he
was praying for them and
appreciated them and their work.
He is survived by his wife of 45
years, Carol; a daughter, Linda;
and two grandsons.
Rev. Lyle H. Shaw ’50,
Covenant Village, Westminster,
Colo., died in August 2003; he
was 80. He was a member of the
Army Air Corps during WWII,
earning several service awards
including the Legion of Merit, the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry, the Army
Commendation Medal, and the
Armed Forces Reserve Medal. He
served First Lutheran Church in
Sioux Rapids, Iowa, for four years,
and was then persuaded to join
the military chaplaincy. He was
stationed in seven states and in
both Germany and Vietnam,
retiring in 1974 after 20 years of
service and having achieved the
rank of colonel. He continued his
role as chaplain at the VA Hospital
in Fort Snelling, working full time
and then part time until 1994. He
and his wife moved to Covenant
Village in Westminster in 2001,
where he continued to minister to
confined residents with his
harmonica and favorite hymns.
He is survived by his wife,
Delphine; three children; and four
grandchildren.
Arthur Kuross ’51, Mendota
Heights, Minn., died in April; he
was 76. He was a retired manager
with J.C.Penney Company, and a
past president of Augsburg’s
A-Club. He is survived by his
wife, Val; two daughters,
Kathleen ’85 and Nancy; three
sons, Steven ’76, Paul, and Peter;
and seven grandchildren.
Jean C. (Anderson) Peterson
’51, Eagan, Minn., died in
February; she was 78. She was a
speech pathologist at Kenny
Institute and VA Hospital. She is
survived by her husband, Warren,
and her son, Jon.
Else “BJ” Bjornstad ’58,
Minneapolis, died in February.
She was a research editor for
Together magazine (a Methodist
publication) as well as a teacher.
For more than 25 years, she
worked for the U.S. government
in the Department of Social
Security—first in the regional
office in Chicago, then in the
Final Appeals Division in
Washington, D.C. She also served
in the Marines during WWII and
continued in the Reserves until
1959, retiring as a major. She is
survived by her sister, Elizabeth
’43; four nephews; and three
nieces.
Erwin W. “Chris” Christensen
’58, Hastings, Minn., died in
December; he was 67. He taught
middle school science in Hastings
from 1970 to 1995 before retiring.
He also taught in Rushford,
Minn., and Reedsburg, Wis. He is
survived by his wife of 44 years,
Mary Lou (Baker) ’61; two
children; and six grandchildren.
Donald W. Elfstrum ’59,
Verndale, Minn., died in July
2003; he was 66. He worked at
the Ford Motor Company
assembly plant in St. Paul, retiring
in 1987 after 30 years. He is
survived by his wife, Claudia; two
sons; and three grandsons.
Frank D. Hawks ’59, Cannon
Falls, Minn., died in December; he
was 71. An Army veteran, he
taught and coached in Cannon
Falls for 32 years. He was
inducted into the Augsburg
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He
is survived by his wife of 50 years,
Jean; and two children, Lee ’85
and Susan.
Rev. Dr. Richard L. Husfloen
’60 died unexpectedly in
September of a heart attack in
Phoenix, Ariz., three days before
he was scheduled to undergo back
surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He
had retired July 1 from Augustana
University College in Camrose,
Alberta, Canada, where he had
served as president since 1996.
During his tenure he and his
administration eliminated salary
rollbacks, balanced the budget,
and increased enrollment.
Husfloen’s background was rich
and varied—he held a career in
the airline industry, served as an
administrative assistant to synod
bishops in the ALC for 15 years,
and also served as a development
director at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia and Waterloo
Lutheran Seminary. In addition,
he served as an assistant professor
of sociology at Augsburg and as a
visiting lecturer on church and
society at Wartburg Theological
Seminary in Iowa. He leaves
behind a host of friends, across
the continent and around the
world, who join his brother, Jim
’54, in mourning his passing.
Susan Lowe ’74, Denver, Colo.,
died in August 2003; she was 51.
She is survived by her mother,
stepfather, and five siblings.
Thomas Wyatt ’94, Brainerd,
Minn., died in March from a car
accident; he was 33. He was a
respected member of the law
enforcement community. He is
survived by his wife, Chanttel; a
daughter, Brienna; and a son,
Kyle.
Sonja Eylandt, St. Paul, died in
April; she was 86. Born in
Saaremaa, Estonia, her country
was invaded by Russia during
WWII. She lived in a displacedpersons camp for approximately
three years, and in 1951
immigrated to the United States
with her mother and her son; her
husband died on the operating
table during the war. She was
driven by an uncommon work
ethic, determined to take care of
her mother and son. In addition
to working for Gould
Incorporated for more than 30
years, she also worked in the
“Chin Wag” (now Murphy Grill)
at Augsburg for nearly 40 years.
She held positions with other
companies as well, such as
Goodwill Easter Seals and Cub
Foods. She is survived by a son,
five children, and six greatgrandchildren.
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SPARK YOUR SPIRIT
October 2–9
Saturday, October 2
Friday, October 8
Men’s Soccer Alumni Game
Heritage Society Breakfast
5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field
8:30 a.m.—Christensen Center
Monday, October 4
Class of 1954 Reunion Breakfast
“Spark the Campus with Spirit Trivia
Contest” begins
7 p.m.—Christensen Center
Tuesday, October 5
9 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center
Homecoming Chapel
10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Class of 1954 Luncheon
“Keeping Your Spirit Healthy”
Annual College Health Fair
11:30 a.m.—Arnold Atrium, Foss Center
11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—Quad
Campus Tour
Third Annual Powder Puff game*
7 p.m.—Edor-Nelson Athletic Field
Wednesday, October 6
2 p.m.—Gather in Foss Center
Women’s Soccer vs. Gustavus
Adolphus College
5 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field
Augsburg Associates Annual Fall Luncheon
Town & Country Club, St. Paul
10 a.m.—Craft Sale
11:40 a.m.—Annual Business Meeting
Noon—Luncheon/Program
International Student Alumni Reception
4:30–6 p.m.—Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Augsburg Ethnic Programs Celebration
5:30–6:45 p.m.—Christensen Center
Scholastic Connections Social & Dinner
Featuring an auction of signed limited
edition prints by Minneapolis artist
Kenneth Caldwell to benefit the
Scholastic Connections scholarship fund
7–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center
Volleyball vs. Hamline University
7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium
Auggie Variety Show*
7 p.m.—Foss Center
Men’s Soccer vs. Gustavus
Adolphus College
7:30 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field
Volleyball vs. North Central (Minn.)
7:30 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium
Faculty Violin Recital
5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center
Big Screen Movie*
9 p.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium
Annual Picnic in the Park/Wrestling
Reunion and Party
11 a.m.—Murphy Park
Campus Tour
11 a.m.—Gather in Christensen Center
Volleyball Alumnae Match
11 a.m.—Si Melby Gymnasium
Class of 1994 Tailgating Reunion
11:30 a.m.—Class of 1994 tent, across
from Murphy Park between Urness &
Christensen
Music Therapy 30th Anniversary Lunch
& Workshop
Noon—Riverside Room,
Christensen Center
7:30 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL)
Alumni Gathering
Saturday, October 9
Noon—Minneapolis Room,
Christensen Center
Science Alumni Gathering
9:30–11:30 a.m.—Marshall Room,
Christensen Center
Football Game vs. Gustavus
Adolphus College
1 p.m.—Edor Nelson Athletic Field
Annual Social Work Alum Network
(SWAN) Brunch
10 a.m.—Augsburg Room,
Christensen Center
Thursday, October 7
Athletic Hall of Fame Reception
& Dinner
Original art by Kenneth Caldwell
HHomecoming
OMECOMING
2004
First Decade/Wrestling Post-Game Party
Upstairs at Grandma’s after the game
English Dept. Alumni Reunion
Nursing Alumni Association Brunch
4–5 p.m.—Lindell Library, Room 301
10 a.m.—Century Room,
Christensen Center
Homecoming Dinner & Reunion Parties
Stephen “Gabe” Gabrielson ’63
Organ Recital
5:30 p.m., Dinner—Christensen Center
7:30 p.m., Reunion Parties (1954, 1964,
& 1979)—Locations TBA
10:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel
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Vision
2004
BY SUE KLASEUS,VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Although we’ve called these past four
years the “quiet phase” of the campaign,
it has certainly been an active and exciting time for all of us here at Augsburg
College. It’s been a productive time, too,
as we’ve raised nearly 30 million of our
$55 million campaign goal during this
time. In April, we went public with
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College and we’ve stepped up
our activity manyfold. Already we’ve
enjoyed many successes.
The impact of this campaign will be
felt by thousands of students, faculty,
staff, alumni, parents, and most importantly, by our community for decades
to come.
The effects of our campaign go well
beyond our borders as we prepare students to make a difference in many
areas critical to the world’s future. We’re
drawing top-notch students and faculty;
and we’re providing them with the best
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facilities in which to teach and learn.
Our campaign will have a lasting, positive impact on our ability to provide a
quality education to a greater number of
students now and well into the future.
We’re fortunate to have already
received many wonderful campaign
gifts. We wish to thank all of our donors
for their contributions, regardless of the
size of their gifts. We’ve been blessed by
receipt of six, seven-figure gifts and seventy, $100,000+ leadership gifts to be
used in various areas of the campaign.
These 70 gifts range from, $100,000 to
$999,999. Look for more information
on some of these gifts elsewhere in this
insert.
These donors and many others
believe in Augsburg’s long tradition of
service to the community and have
demonstrated this belief with their generous donations and involvement.
However, to accomplish a campaign like
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College, we have to enter an
entirely new realm of philanthropic giving. Our alumni giving must increase to
be competitive with other private colleges. Our endowment must grow to
AUGSBURG
CAMPAIGN
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
KINNEY JOHNSON ’65
$1 million for the new Science Center
(lifetime giving in excess of $2 million)
ALAN RICE
$1 million for Si Melby Hall expansion
JEAN TAYLOR ’85 and
ROGER GRIFFITH ’84 and
THE GLEN A.TAYLOR FOUNDATION
$1.5 million for the new Science
Center
FEDERAL APPROPRIATION
$1 million for the new Science Center
thanks to U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo ’59
and others
JIM AND KATHY HAGLUND and
CENTRAL CONTAINER
CORPORATION
Leading the campaign with a $1 million
undesignated gift
E. MILTON KLEVEN ’46 and FAMILY
$500,000 to endow the first President’s
Scholarship (lifetime giving in excess of
$1 million)
LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC.
$2 million for a program titled
“Exploring Our Gifts: Connecting Faith,
Vocation, and Work”
sustain the long-term viability of this
fine institution, and we must keep our
physical plant vibrant and relevant with
state-of-the-art facilities to better serve
students, faculty, staff, and the community.
Recently I’ve been reading The
Greater Good, by Claire Gaudiani, and
am intrigued by her assertion that the
next 50 years will see the largest private
intergenerational wealth transfer in
human history. Experts at Boston
College have projected that between
1998 and 2052, $31 to $41 trillion of
“THE CHALLENGE OVER THE NEXT
20 YEARS IS TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE
GIVING BY PEOPLE OF ALL CATEGORIES.”
–CLAIRE GAUDIANI, THE GREATER GOOD
wealth will move from one generation
to another. During that time, they estimate our economy will produce more
than 10 million new millionaires.
Gaudiani asserts that despite such
wealth, the trend in generosity has
remained under two percent of personal
income for 30 years. The real problem,
according to Gaudiani, is that we have
stopped nurturing and building our giving habits at just the wrong time.
You also may find this book worth
reading. It may help to inspire us all to
even greater heights of philanthropy.
To reinforce this culture change, our
branding and visibility campaign
launched this past year helped to get
the Augsburg mission out into the
world. Breaking ground for our new
Science Center, opening the doors of
the new Gateway Building, and celebrating the renovation of Si Melby Hall,
along with exponential growth in the
Annual Fund and our endowment, will
send similar messages to the public.
Augsburg is strong; it stands on a long
tradition of transforming our students
and serving the community. We are a
major player in this region on compelling issues such as K-12 education,
healthcare workforce development, science and math education, theater, fine
arts, and so much more. We can stand
up and be proud of Augsburg and our
many successes.
The recent campaign kickoff was a
turning point in our history. We must
continue building on the tradition of
giving by all constituents associated
with our fine college, and find new
friends willing to help. Our challenge is
great, but the momentum is strong, and
we have committed faculty, staff,
regents, and volunteers who stand
ready and willing to make this dream a
reality. As you read this campaign
update, we hope you will ask yourself,
“How can I help?”
Please don’t hesitate to contact me
should you want to talk about your
support of Augsburg. Remember, all gifts
are important to Augsburg’s future. ■
CAMPAIGN CABINET
MICHAEL O. FREEMAN co-chair
JAMES E. HAGLUND co-chair
JEAN M.TAYLOR ’85 co-chair
RICHARD T. COLVIN ’74
TRACY LYNN ELFTMANN ’81
PRESIDENT WILLIAM V. FRAME
KATHRYN H.TUNHEIM
REV. DR. NORMAN W.WAHL ’75
SUSAN J. KLASEUS
HONORARY
CO-CHAIRS
PETER AGRE ’70
RODNEY (ROD) BURWELL
EDWIN C. (SKIP) and BARBARA
CARLSON GAGE
BISHOP MARK HANSON ’68 and
IONE AGRIMSON HANSON ’68
R. LUTHER (LUTE) OLSON ’56 and
CHRISTINE TORETTI OLSON
MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59 and
SYLVIA LEE SABO
GLADYS BOXRUD STROMMEN ’46
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College was officially kicked off at the Augsburg
Community Festival on Sunday, April 18, 2004.
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Augsburg kicks off campaign at community festival
It was a day of promise. Blessed by 80degree weather and a reprieve from rain
showers, the College officially kicked off
Access to Excellence: The Campaign for
Augsburg College on Sunday, April 18,
2004, during the Augsburg Community
Festival. This inaugural event for
Augsburg built community awareness
and fortified community partnerships.
Neighbors, alumni, and supporters of
the College were invited to join students, faculty, and staff in a campus-wide
family celebration for the campaign kickoff. The afternoon event drew more than
1,500 people.
Augsburg’s Camp Cruisers music band
was instrumental in rallying the crowd as
everyone gathered on the Augsburg football field to literally “kick off” the campaign. Footballs flew toward the goal as a
banner announcing the campaign
dropped between the posts.
In recognition of the $55 million campaign goal, the community was treated to
a 55-foot hoagie and a 55-foot cake.
Everyone then scattered across campus to
partake in the activities designed to
appeal to all ages. Demonstrations, sports
clinics, author readings, fine art, and
musical and theatre performances
engaged people around campus.
Young readers gathered at the reading
corner to listen to children’s authors Rick
Kupchella, KARE-11 TV in
Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Shelly
Swanson-Sateren ’82. Adults also enjoyed
the literary talents of English faculty
member Cass Dalglish.
Lute Olson ’56, flew back to
Minnesota from his duties as head basketball coach of the University of Arizona to
host a youth clinic for boys and girls in
grades K-12. Many adults on the sidelines
were impressed with how much they
learned, too.
Murphy Square and Christensen
Center busily catered to festival participants as community partners and faculty
and students drew crowds with activities,
information booths, demonstrations, giveaways, and free food.
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Science experiments of silly putty,
homemade nitrogen ice cream, coral reef
research, and many other hands-on activities kept the Science Hall active.
The community clamored onto the
fire truck driven over by neighborhood
Station 7. Down the street, medical personnel in the Augsburg Academy ambulance gave heart analyses and showcased
the internal workings of the vehicle.
Augsburg’s nursing department offered
blood pressure readings, stress level tests,
and hand massages.
Music streamed out of the cafeteria as
bands DoomTree, Heiruspecs, and
Medida performed. Reserved seats also
were available for the Augsburg theater
production of Machinal.
Minnesota Wild hockey player
Wes Walz drew boys and girls into the
ice arena for a hockey clinic. The
Minneapolis Figure Skating Club dazzled
the crowd with their technique and ability before the afternoon concluded with
open skating.
The event was so successful people
throughout the community were asking
for the festival to become an annual event.
A gala donor evening
Si Melby was transformed the evening of
April 17 for a donor dinner and program
Minnesota Wild player Wes Walz hosts a hockey clinic for youth in grades K–12.
Rick Kupchella, KARE-11 weekend anchor and children’s author, reads his book to eager
listeners. Author Shelly Swanson-Sateren ’82 followed with a reading from her children’s book.
focusing on Augsburg’s history and its future
growth. Lead gifts to the campaign were
announced on stages positioned around the
event. A campaign video highlighted people
transformed by Augsburg and its programs.
Guests reveled in the musical talents of
Augsburg student musicians, singers, and
actors. The evening culminated with rousing
songs by Gospel Praise and spectacular
in-house pyrotechnics. Special thanks to
Institutional Advancement, Ridgeway
International, Sodexho, Write 2 Work,
Event Services, and the College’s in-house
planning committee for making these historical events a reality. ■
Acclaimed hip-hop group, Heiruspecs, rocked Christensen Center during their Festival
performance.
Fifty-five feet of sandwich and fifty-five feet of cake fed Festival
participants.
Emcees Gary Rorman ’82 and actor T. Mychael
Rambo hosted the magnificent donor event on
Saturday, April 17, 2004.
Event participant Kim Drangeid and Chemistry professor Joan
Kunz make silly putty.
Lute Olson ’56 gives pointers during his basketball clinic for boys and girls.
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Major gifts directed to new Science Center
Donors typically have unique, special
memories and connections with
Augsburg College that inspire them to
help the school. Such is the case with
these generous gifts that will be used for
the new Science Center, the top goal of
the campaign.
KINNEY JOHNSON ’65
Augsburg College
has been a central,
significant part of
Kinney Johnson’s
life–and vice
versa–for many,
many years. His
relationship with
the College became
closer recently when he joined the
Augsburg Board of Regents. Johnson has
given generously to Augsburg in various
ways over the years. His first $1 million
gift went to the Lindell Library to honor
his father, Herb ’34, and now he has
given a $1 million gift to the new
Science Center. In addition, he continues to provide strong leadership for The
Augsburg Fund each year.
Johnson’s family has a rich history
with Augsburg, beginning with Herb
Johnson, who was on Augsburg’s Board
of Regents for 12 years. Augsburg lost a
true friend when he died earlier this
year. Herb Johnson’s aunt, LaVonne
Peterson ’50, also had an impact on
Augsburg. She was a role model and
pioneer in women’s athletics and was in
charge of the women’s athletic department before the title “director” was
applied to that department. Kinney
Johnson has been very close to his
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cousin, Jeffrey Peterson ’63, LaVonne’s
son, and the two attended Augsburg
College together. Jeffrey is retired from
the Federal government and lives in
Virginia. Johnson’s sister, Jennelle
Cunning, also graduated from Augsburg
in 1962. Needless to say, Augsburg has
been an integral part of the lives of both
the Johnson and Peterson families.
We are especially grateful to Kinney
Johnson, a highly successful, generous
entrepreneur who is a general partner of
a venture capital firm in Boulder, Colo.
JEAN TAYLOR ’85
Jean Taylor’s passion for Augsburg
College is difficult
to overstate. A
1985 graduate,
Taylor is co-chair
of the campaign
and began a twoyear term as Board
of Regents chair on May 1. She volunteers her time and energy tirelessly and
her enthusiasm is felt on the board and
the campaign. Her drive is helping to
chart the course for Augsburg College
now and into the future.
“Nothing gives me more confidence
than knowing that my successor brings
more talent to a job than I have,” said
outgoing board chair Kathy Tunheim.
“So I am extremely confident that the
next phase of Augsburg College’s governance will be even more important and
fruitful than the years in which I had
the honor of participating. Jean Taylor
brings the discipline and experience of
business leadership, the passion of her
feelings about this College, and the
great humor and wit of a wonderful
leader.”
Taylor is also a corporate leader
from one of Minnesota’s most important
business families, and she and her husband, Roger Griffith ’84, together with
the Glen A. Taylor Foundation, have
given nearly $1.5 million in leadership
gifts to the campaign that will help
build the new Science Center.
“The new Science Center is not
only the centerpiece of the campaign, it
also links the College’s past to its
future. Our rich history of talented science faculty and alumni and the importance of science in a liberal arts education are the foundation of using our
new Science Center to better serve our
community and educate future leaders
who will find essential a knowledge of
science, health care, and the natural
world,” Taylor said.
Perhaps her friend and fellow regent
Tracy Elftmann ’81 best summarized
Taylor’s contributions to Augsburg
when she said, “Jean is one of the most
strategic thinking people I’ve known
and is incredibly accomplished in being
able to identify and articulate
Augsburg’s vision and values. I think
she is going to move us forward in ways
we never envisioned.
“Jean is grateful for her education
here and is committed to giving back to
the institution in a meaningful, long-lasting way that is also forward thinking.”
(Major gifts continued on page 7)
New Science Center planning includes ‘green’ features
“Green building” features are the focus
of this summer’s design work for
Augsburg College’s new Science Center,
thanks to a $25,000 planning grant from
the Minnesota Office of Environmental
Assistance. With a matching grant from
the College and another $30,000 from
Xcel Energy, consideration of sustainable
design is integrated into the design
development process currently underway. The architects, engineers, and oncampus planning committee will make a
recommendation to College administration later this year regarding sustainable
design features for the new building.
The term “green building” is synonymous with a high-performance building,
sustainable design and construction, and
Rendering of the new Science Center at night.
(Continued from page 6)
MARTIN OLAV SABO ’59
U.S. Rep. Martin
Olav Sabo was
instrumental in
obtaining a $1 million federal grant
for Augsburg’s new
Science Center.
The grant will
allow Augsburg to
respond to our country’s need for science professionals by educating top-
notch scientists for the future. A farm
boy from Crosby, N.Dak., Sabo has
spent the past four decades in elective
public service. He served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
from 1961 to 1978, including six years
as speaker of the house and four years
as minority leader. Sabo was first elected to Congress in 1978 and is currently
running for his 13th term in the House
of Representatives. ■
environmental responsibility.
A primary objective of sustainable
design is to reduce operating costs.
Xcel’s contributions include consultant
services on energy efficiency and a
detailed energy model for the building.
Once the building is complete, Xcel will
contribute another $14,000 in services
to verify that the selected measures have
been installed and will provide cash
incentives to encourage energy efficient
practices.
Sustainable design also employs
strategies to increase occupant comfort
and to reduce negative environmental
impact. For example, the team is evaluating expanded use of day-lighting, ways
to reduce construction waste, and use of
local and renewable materials.
“Augsburg is committed to incorporating environmentally-responsible features in the Science Center and is grateful to the OEA and Xcel for providing
their expertise and financial support,”
said Augsburg professor Nancy Steblay,
the Sustainability Project coordinator.
In developing a sustainability plan,
the building’s architects, Holabird &
Root, will use a rigorous green-building
rating system for effective sustainable
design known as LEED, or Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design.
The architects will examine LEED criteria as they relate to the Science Center’s
design and evaluate the cost/benefit of
each. The criteria fall into six categories:
sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy
and atmosphere, materials and
resources, indoor air quality, and innovation and design process. ■
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Barber gift to go to Science Center
Loren Barber’s extensive history in the
sciences has resulted in a most generous
gift of $50,000 from Barber and his
wife, Mary Quanbeck Barber ’77, to be
used for the new Science Center. And
3M, Barber’s employer for many years
where he served as a corporate scientist,
is making the Barbers’ gift even more
meaningful through a $25,000 matching gift. In addition, the Barbers are
members of the Maroon & Silver
Society, providing annual support to
Augsburg’s students.
Even after Barber retired from 3M in
2001, he wasn’t ready to let go of his
work in the sciences, and he continued
to work two days a week for a couple of
years. Barber is used to hard work;
raised on 160 acres in upstate New
York, he attended the Rochester
Institute of Technology on a cooperative
Site plan of new Science Center.
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work-study program at Eastman Kodak
Company with a major in chemistry.
That combination of school and work
experience made his studies more
meaningful and led him to Ames, Iowa,
where he received his Ph.D. Eventually,
Barber arrived in Minnesota, and
Augsburg is very fortunate he did.
Science education is very important to
Barber and he provides leadership on
Augsburg’s Science Advisory Board.
Mary Barber has strong connections
to Augsburg, beginning with her father,
Philip Quanbeck Sr., a distinguished
professor of theology who attended
Augsburg College and Seminary and
subsequently joined the faculty in the
1950s. In his retirement from Augsburg,
he serves as visitation pastor at
Bethlehem Lutheran Church and is a
Mary and Loren Barber’s gift to the Science
Center is enhanced by corporate matching.
member of the Augsburg Institutional
Advancement staff. Mary’s brother,
Philip Quanbeck II, is also a prominent
professor of theology at Augsburg.
Mary Barber received her B.A. in
English from Augsburg and her M.A. in
speech pathology from Michigan State
University. She serves the North St.
Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale schools as
their speech-language pathologist specializing in early childhood education.
“Our gift is rooted in our strong
belief in supporting scientific literacy in
our society and increasing awareness of
how science affects each of our lives,”
Loren Barber said.
The Barbers were married 10 years
ago and recently purchased a home on
Lake Vermilion. They share a passion
for the outdoors, water, and the environment, and Loren has discovered a
new avocation—building canoes.
For information about making your
Science Center gift, contact the
Development office at 612-330-1462. ■
McNair Scholar Stephanie Perkins likes Augsburg’s personal touch
A science fair
project in eighth
grade on the
oxidation states
of iron hooked
Stephanie
Perkins on the
study of science.
This fall the
McNair Scholar will be a senior at
Augsburg College majoring in science
and working with other students as a
peer instructor under associate professor Joan Kunz in chemistry. Augsburg
has transformed Perkins’ childhood
curiosity about science into a meaningful education that she will take out into
the world. A first-generation college
student, Perkins has found the McNair
Scholar program to be an indispensable
guide along the way.
When Perkins first visited
Augsburg, she was impressed with the
way the chemistry faculty members
went out of their way to make her feel
welcomed and special, a culture that
she says is unique to a small college
like Augsburg. Perkins has continued to
experience that personal attention
throughout her education here.
“This is what makes good scientists—the ability to interact with the
faculty in this way,” Perkins said.
“Science involves communicating with
peers and consensus about ideas.”
While it was the faculty who attracted Perkins to Augsburg, she feels that
facilities are important, too, because
they help the school compete for the
best students and faculty. She believes
the new Science Building will be
extremely beneficial to students, the
school, and the field of science.
According to Perkins, a new facility will
allow faculty and students to conduct
more effective research and it will
house additional and better instruments.
After graduation, Perkins is planning to pursue graduate school and a
doctorate in physical chemistry. ■
AUGSBURG SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
JAMES AGRE ’72, M.D.
Ministry Medical Group,
Eagle River,Wis.
RALPH SULERUD, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Augsburg College
LOREN BARBER, PH.D.
3M
NEAL O.THORPE ’60, PH.D.
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust,
Vancouver,Wash.
GARY CARLSON ’95
3M, Retired
FRED FAXVOG, PH.D.
Honeywell, Inc.
STEVEN GRINDE ’81, D.D.S.
Maple Grove Dental Center
JOEL L. HOULTON
Honeywell, Inc.
DAVID KNUTSON ’69
Park Nicollet Medical Center
PAUL S. MUELLER ’84, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
JOEL T. NELSON ’85, PH.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
RICK PANNING
Fairview Health Services
RICHARD SEIME ’70, PH.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Augsburg Board of
Regents and Staff Liaisons
RUTH E. JOHNSON ’74, M.D.,
Science Advisory Board Chair
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
BEVERLY THOMPSON
HATLEN, R.N., M.S.N.
Minnesota Life College
Ex officio—
Augsburg College
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, PH.D.
Vice President for Academic and Student
Affairs and Dean of the College
JOAN KUNZ, PH.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
NANCY STEBLAY, PH.D.
Professor of Psychology
Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects
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Opening the door to Augsburg—
Gateway Building to welcome all
RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD
COLLABORATION
The Gateway Building will be multiuse and will feature retail space, student housing, and an administrative
area. The design will provide greatly
needed space for College programs and
offices, including the StepUP program;
the Center for Service, Work, and
Learning; and the Institutional
Advancement division, including the
Augsburg Alumni Center. The Gateway
Building’s commercial hub on Riverside
Avenue will contribute to the growth of
a thriving urban village encompassing
Augsburg’s campus, the CedarRiverside neighborhood, the University
of Minnesota’s West Bank, and
Fairview-University Medical Center.
Landscaping along Riverside Avenue
will create a pedestrian-friendly, safe,
and attractive thoroughfare for students and community residents and
link the campus to the nearby light rail
transit stop.
This project will increase the
physical presence of Augsburg in the
surrounding community and is part
of the College’s commitment to the
Riverside Corridor Project, an economic development collaboration
with Augsburg’s neighbors in the
West Bank. ■
ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE:
The Campaign for Augsburg College
THE GATEWAY BUILDING OFFERS:
• A new home for the StepUP program, including residential and
counseling space.
• Strengthened links to community organizations, local businesses and
corporations, and service-learning opportunities through the Center for
Service,Work, and Learning. Meeting rooms for neighborhood groups.
• Retail opportunities to attract students, local residents, and the staff and
visitors of the Fairview-University Medical Center complex across the
street. Local business owners are excited about the prospects for increased
commerce in the neighborhood.
• A comfortable gathering place for Augsburg alumni within the Institutional
Advancement offices.
• A more visible Gage Family Art Gallery providing enjoyment and learning
to the entire community.
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Step up and support
the Parent/Family and
Friend Challenge
Augsburg’s StepUP program for students in
recovery from substance abuse will
receive a leg up in
financing as parents
and families respond to
a Parent/Family and
Friend Challenge offered by a second
Gateway gift of $425,000 from Jim Johnson.
Through a matching gift program, the challenge is to raise another $425,000 this year to
match Johnson’s generous gift to further the
construction of the Gateway Building, which
will house the StepUP program. Several
donors have already committed nearly onehalf of the goal.
Johnson was one of the first contributors to Access to Excellence: The Campaign
for Augsburg College when he agreed to
fund the planning for the Gateway
Building. It was his encouragement that
prompted the collaboration between
Augsburg, the University of Minnesota, and
the local community, and his lead gift of
$150,000 helped secure the project.
Johnson resides in Washington D.C., with
his wife, Maxine Isaacs. As a native of
Benson, Minn., he maintains local ties
through family, business, and Augsburg
College. Johnson has made gifts to Augsburg
in memory of his mother, Adeline Rasmussen
Johnson ’31; in honor of U.S. Rep. Martin
Olav Sabo ’59; and, more recently, toward
campaign projects.
If you are interested in the Parent/Family
and Friend Challenge, please contact Sherry
Jennings-King at 612-330-1386. ■
Gift from Mark ’79 and Pamela Hanson ’79 Moksnes symbolic of
their College experience
The passion that Pam and Mark
Moksnes felt for Augsburg College
when they met here as students in the
late 1970s continues today—perhaps
more than ever. While they were drawn
to Augsburg by the small, liberal arts,
Christian-based community, situated
within the city, what they discovered
were professors and staff who cared
deeply about them personally and
about their life goals. A campus ministry program that nurtured their
already strong Christian beliefs, especially the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes where they met, particularly
touched them. As Pam and Mark reflect
on those transformative years, their
expressions provide affirmation of the
truly inspirational experience they
remember. They are grateful that a nurturing culture is still at the core of the
student experience today.
Their lives have been happily
entwined with Augsburg; many of their
closest friends are also Augsburg alumni and their daughter, Laura, is a current Augsburg student.
“That personal approach has been
consistent over the years, and now our
daughter is experiencing it, too. It’s part
of Augsburg’s core—they’re there to
help students build their futures,” Pam
Moksnes said.
Yet Augsburg has changed a lot
since Pam and Mark graduated in 1979,
particularly its facilities. They believe
that the new buildings have greatly
enhanced the teaching and learning
Pam Hanson ’79 Moksnes and Mark Moksnes’ ’79 recent gift supports the campaign’s
Gateway Building.
environment so critical to delivering a
quality educational experience. They
are proud to continue to be part of the
campus community, so much so that
they’ve made a campaign commitment
designated to the Gateway Building,
which will symbolically embrace the city
as part of students’ learning experiences.
This isn’t the first time Pam and
Mark have helped out their alma mater;
previous gifts have supported the athletic program, the Lindell Library, and
campus ministry, and they are lead
annual fund donors in the Maroon &
Silver Society. Pam and Mark say they
are committed to furthering Augsburg’s
mission because of what the College
has meant to them.
Pam Moksnes is a partner at
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and
has been instrumental in helping the
College launch its annual women’s
“Connections” event. Mark is an executive vice president at Delta Dental.
Among several board appointments,
they both serve on the state board for
the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Thank you, Pam and Mark
Moksnes, for all you’ve done for
Augsburg College! ■
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Heightened demand for
sport facilities drives Si
Melby expansion
Nearly half of the Augsburg community—
students, faculty, and staff—participates
pates in some form of athletic activity,
contributing to the strong sense of community and camaraderie on campus.
Expanded athletic facilities will accommodate the increasing demands of the
College’s 18 intercollegiate NCAA
Division III varsity men’s and women’s
sports, the health and physical education
academic program, intramurals involving
some 600 students, and workout facilities. The ever-growing popularity of personal fitness, the growth in the number of
women’s sports offerings, and the heightened demand by the community for use
of the College’s facilities contribute to the
pressing need for expanded facilities.
A NEW SOUTH WING FOR
SI MELBY HALL WILL PROVIDE:
• Four new classrooms and related facilities for the Health/Physical Education
Department.
• More locker rooms, training facilities,
and offices for intercollegiate athletic
programs.
• Expanded fitness facilities, a new aerobics/multi-purpose studio, and new
locker rooms for the student body.
• Additional wrestling training facilities,
which include a new Greco-Roman
wrestling center.
• Two new student gathering areas, a new
hospitality suite overlooking Edor
Nelson Field, and a new Alumni
A-Club lounge. ■
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ALAN RICE, GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING CHAMP AND
PIONEER GIVES ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH
TRAINING CENTER
Minnesota native
Alan Rice is a
dreamer and a
pioneer whose
lifelong commitment to amateur
and Greco-Roman
wrestling has culminated in a $1 million gift to Augsburg
College to create a Greco-Roman
wrestling training center. This generous
gift will have a significant impact on the
$5 million planned expansion of Si
Melby Hall, the College’s athletic, recreation, and physical education complex.
Rice, a National Wrestling Hall of
Fame member, is giving the gift in memory of his wife, Gloria, who shared a
love of amateur wrestling and worked
with Rice in establishing Minnesota as a
national hotbed for amateur wrestling,
especially the Greco-Roman discipline.
Rice’s gift illustrates how a partnership can be formed with the community
to achieve broader goals in athletics.
The addition of the Greco-Roman training facilities will attract senior wrestlers
training for the Olympics as well as
youth- and student-athletes, and will
take Augsburg to a new level of prominence in athletic achievement.
Over the past three decades, Rice has
helped raise and contribute nearly
$1 million to endow the Minnesota club
for continued training in both Olympic
wrestling disciplines—Greco-Roman
and freestyle. His continuing legacy will
have an impact on Minnesota for generations to come. ■
MATHEW SHANNON—RUNNER AND ROLE MODEL
Mathew Shannon
is a man on the
move. He runs by
day and serves
others at night.
A 2004
Augsburg graduate
with a degree in
business and communication, he
dreams of success
in running and in making a difference
for disadvantaged kids. While at
Augsburg, Shannon broke records in
track, and he hoped to qualify for the
U.S. Olympic trials in the 400 meters.
One of the top sprinters in Augsburg
history, Shannon was a three-time AllAmerican, earned All-MIAC honors 17
times, and won MIAC titles three times.
But Shannon is already a winner as a
tutor and role model for inner-city kids.
He knows from personal experience
what they’re going through because he
grew up in a low-income, single-parent
home in Minneapolis. Shannon’s faith
provided him with a strong foundation
on which to build. Now he hopes that
he can use his business education, too,
to bring positive influences to disadvantaged kids. Shannon truly exemplifies
the spirit of Augsburg. ■
Annual giving provides opportunities for all
When you help Augsburg achieve its
annual giving goals, you provide opportunities to students who may never
have been able to attend college. Cost
can be a significant barrier to obtaining
a college degree. With more than 80
percent of Augsburg students receiving
financial aid, annual giving is an important way for donors to help ensure that
all talented students have the opportunity to receive an Augsburg education.
Increasing the number of participants
and the level of support in The
Augsburg Fund is needed to ensure that
no talented student is turned away due
to cost considerations.
The Augsburg Fund is an unrestricted annual giving fund that aids the
College in meeting its most pressing
needs. Augsburg’s goal is to nearly
triple annual fund giving dollars
over five years and to reach a 30 percent alumni participation rate.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HELP
STUDENTS
Each year the College awards more
than $10 million in scholarships and
grants to students. These include:
PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS
$10,500 to $20,260 annually
As Augsburg’s premier scholarship, this
award is conferred upon the top incoming freshmen based on outstanding academic achievement and on-campus
competition.
REGENTS’ SCHOLARS
$3,000 to $9,000 annually
Awarded to high achieving, new students based on academic record and
accomplishment.
LEGACY SCHOLARS
$4,000 annually
Granted to qualified family members of
Augsburg alumni, current Augsburg
students, and ELCA-rostered clergy.
THE AUGSBURG GRANT
Varies, based on need
Awarded to students who qualify and
demonstrate need. These gifts make a
significant contribution toward the education of many students.
Adela Arguello, a Scholastic Connections
recipient, is a double major in finance and
economics.
CLASS
CHALLENGE
The challenge has been issued, the
suspense is building, and the question
lingers…What are the results of this
year’s annual fund class giving challenge? How does your class giving
compare to other classes? What support did my class year provide?
Watch for answers in the next campaign newsletter!
MANY OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
are awarded each year to students for outstanding academic achievements, community service, and leadership in their
home congregation and community. ■
Robert and Renzo Amaya Torres are
scholarship recipients.
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Strong endowment helps build long-term vision
A key measure of an educational institution’s strength is its endowment. It provides ongoing resources for needs now
and in the future. Augsburg is focusing
its endowment growth in the areas of
endowed faculty chairs, endowed scholarships, and ongoing program support.
ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRS
Your generous gifts will strengthen the
College’s endowment in an area that is
relatively new. The College’s first
endowed chair, the Bernhard M.
Christensen Endowed Fund, named in
memory of Augsburg’s president from
1938 to 1962, was approved by the
Board of Regents in May 2003.
Christensen was a central figure in the
growth and development of Augsburg
and of countless students and teachers
whose lives he inspired personally and
professionally.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
By increasing its current level of
endowed scholarships, Augsburg can
attract talented students and provide
access for students of many backgrounds. E. Milton Kleven ’46 and his
family are helping to do just that
through their most recent gift of
$500,000 to fund the first endowed
President’s Scholarship. The gift was
established in memory of their wife and
mother, Dorothy Lijsing Kleven ’47.
Joining their father in funding the
endowment were Bruce and Maren
Kleven, David and Barbara Kleven, Zane
and Barbara Kleven Birky, and Philip and
Diane Kleven Larson.
The President’s Scholarship is prestigious and highly competitive, recognizing only the most academically qualified
freshmen entering Augsburg each year.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Building the endowment is also essential
to sustain the long-term viability of
Augsburg’s distinctive programs, including StepUP, Augsburg’s innovative program for students in recovery from substance abuse; Center for Learning and
Adaptive Student Services (CLASS); and
the Center for Global Education, providing funding over and above what is available from the operating budget. Support
for a growing professional development
initiative centered on vocation as well as
other research and development opportunities for faculty also are needed. ■
A LIFE OF PROMISE IS GIVEN TO OTHERS
Just as her life’s adventures were starting
to take shape, melanoma cancer took
Heidi Huber’s life at age 33. Wanting to
honor Huber and help students at
Augsburg who dream of a career in education, Huber’s family, which includes her
sisters Wendy and Cindy ’01, her parents
Barb and Bob, and her grandmother,
Esther, worked with Augsburg to determine how to make this happen.
Once the goal of establishing a $25,000 endowed scholarship in Huber’s memory was set, her family dedicated memorial
gifts, contributed money, and contacted the Curtis L. Carlson
Family Foundation for additional assistance. Following in the
footsteps of her mother and grandmother, Huber was working at
the Carlson Companies at the time of her death. Through the
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generosity of the foundation and the special efforts of Marilyn
Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage, family and friends,
the Heidi Huber Scholarship will be awarded beginning with
the 2005-06 academic year to one or more students with
financial need, strong academic achievement, and dedication
to the community.
Huber graduated from Augsburg in 1992 with a triple
major in German, economics, and international business.
After graduation, she joined the Peace Corps, serving in
Botswana, Africa, until 1996. She then earned her master’s
degree in administration, planning, and social policy from
Harvard University in 1998.
If you have an interest in establishing an endowed scholarship or in contributing to the Heidi Huber Scholarship, please
contact Jennifer Kahlow at 612-330-1185. Currently, $25,000
will establish an endowed scholarship at Augsburg. ■
Gifts of Real Estate Benefit Augsburg and Donor
BY DAVE BENSON, PLANNED GIVING SPECIALIST
Gifts of highly appreciated real estate
are often an excellent means for a
donor to make a charitable gift to
Augsburg College because they allow
you to make a gift larger than you
thought possible, plus they provide
immediate and long-term tax advantages. The first step is to have an
appraiser determine the gift value when
the property exceeds $5,000. If you give
real estate, you receive a charitable
deduction for the full fair market value
of the property (regardless of its cost
basis). The College may then sell the
property for its full market value and
use the entire proceeds to support its
programs. Everyone wins.
Here’s an example of how a gift of
real estate will benefit Augsburg:
The Andersons own 60 acres of
farmland past an outer ring suburb.
Recently, they were approached about
selling 20 acres of their property for
$100,000. The land was purchased
nearly 20 years ago for $5,000 and,
when sold, they will realize substantial
capital gains.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have often
thought about making a significant gift
to Augsburg College and now it appears
this may be an appropriate gift asset to
benefit both the College and themselves. By giving the property to
Augsburg (that may then sell it to an
interested buyer), the Andersons receive
a charitable deduction for the full fair
market value ($100,000) of the proper-
CAMPAIGN GOALS
HIGHLIGHTS
ty. While their income tax deduction is
limited to 30 percent of their adjusted
gross income, when filing their taxes,
they can claim the gift in the year it was
given plus carry forward the allowable
deduction for five additional years.
Another tax benefit occurs should
the Andersons also choose to sell another portion of their land outright. While
that sale will have the same capital gains
liability, the charitable deduction from
the college gift may be used to offset the
capital gains obligation on the sale liability were they to sell the land outright.
Because your situation will be somewhat different from the Andersons, contact
the Development Office at 612-330-1462
for many other gift-giving ideas. Augsburg
will provide you with sufficient information so together with your attorney, tax
accountant and/or financial adviser you
can evaluate your gift giving options. ■
To ensure Augsburg’s transforming
education is available for generations
to come, Access to Excellence:The
Campaign for Augsburg College is
focused in the following areas:
SCIENCE CENTER
A new Science Center and renovation of the existing Science Hall are
the centerpieces of the campaign and
will strengthen and expand science
learning for all.
GATEWAY BUILDING
The new Gateway Building to be built
on Riverside Avenue will link the
College and the community.
SI MELBY EXPANSION
An expansion of Si Melby Hall will
accommodate the increasing
demands on athletic facilities.
ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
A strong endowment means the
Augsburg model of education will be
available to future generations.
ANNUAL FUND
Increasing the Augsburg Fund will
ensure that no talented student is
turned away due to financial need.
If you would like to support these goals,
contact Augsburg’s Development staff
for assistance.
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Help Us Reach our Goal
Building a successful campaign involves
just the right mix of people, opportunities, and energy. One of those is the
outreach of the school’s leaders to
encourage others to give of their time,
talent, and resources.
Augsburg’s leaders are seeking your
support through a variety of ways.
Help is needed to identify new
donors, set strategies regarding cultivation of donors, and assist with cultivation of donors, events, and solicitations.
Whether you live in or outside
Minnesota, consider hosting cultivation
events for alumni and friends of the
College. These gatherings, either intimate or large, can be attached to a meal
or some type of event, whether on campus, in your home, or some other type
of public venue. Development staff will
work with you to arrange specifics and
carry out the details.
It is important to take a role in a
student’s life. Think about mentoring
and encouraging students to attend
Augsburg. Many programs offered at
Augsburg aren’t available at other colleges and universities in the immediate
area. Augsburg also sits within a vibrant
city, which provides opportunities for
internships for students and outreach to
the community.
Discuss with Development staff how
to focus your campaign interest. What
area of expertise or interest might serve
your needs as well as those of the campaign? Determine, too, what fiscal
resources you can provide Augsburg.
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Strong leadership of fully committed
and active volunteers is essential to take
Augsburg to new levels of achievement.
Institutional Advancement and
Community Relations staff is sometimes
asked whom they should contact with
alumni and donor questions. Let us
take a moment to introduce them. As
always, staff looks forward to deepening
relationships with alumni and friends
of the College and welcomes hearing
from you.
SUE KLASEUS,
vice president of
institutional
advancement, has
been leading the
Augsburg team since
June 2001. She is
responsible for all fundraising/development, alumni/parent relations, and government/community relations. She also
serves as a member of the College’s
leadership team on the College Council.
Previously, Klaseus served as the
associate dean for external affairs at the
University of Minnesota, Carlson
School of Management. Her background
includes more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry
in management, marketing, sales, and
communications, and she has extensive
volunteer and fundraising experience
with nonprofit and community organizations.
Klasues hold a B.A. from
Metropolitan State University, and master’s degrees from Hamline and Harvard
universitites.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
TRACY
BECKMAN, director of government
and community
relations, joined
Augsburg College in
September 2003. He
served as a Minnesota state senator for
District 26 from 1987 to 1999. Most
recently he was a lobbyist for the
National Farmers Union in Washington
D.C. Beckman holds a B.S. from
Mankato State University, and an M.P.P.
from Harvard. Beckman and his wife,
Janel, owned and operated the local
hardware store in Bricelyn, Minn., from
the early ’70s until 1985.
AMY SUTTON,
director of alumni
and parent relations. Sutton joined
the Alumni/Parent
Relations staff as
director two years
ago. She holds a B.S. and M.S. from
South Dakota State University and
worked there several years in admissions and at the SDSU Foundation
where she was the director of scholarship development and administration.
Sutton most recently worked as vice
president for Friendship Ventures, a
nonprofit organization, serving people
with disabilities. She and her husband,
John, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor, in February 2004.
KEVIN HEALY,
director of
advancement services, manages our
database and gift
acknowledgement
systems and staff. He
joined the Augsburg team in May 2004.
Kevin comes from Community
Solutions Fund, St. Paul. His experience
in processing and disbursement of charitable donations makes him an asset in
the area of donor financial reporting
and technical support for the Office of
Institutional Advancement.
SHERRY
JENNINGS-KING
is the director of
corporate, foundation, and government relations and
has been with
Augsburg College for 20 months. In
addition to developing institutional
relationships between Augsburg and
corporations and foundations in
Minnesota and the United States at
large, Jennings-King is also responsible
for securing federal appropriations
through her work with Tracy Beckman.
DICK WEILAND,
interim director of
development, joined
Augsburg in April, to
fill the shoes of John
Knight, until Augsburg
selects a new director
of development. Weiland owns Weiland
Consulting Group and brings 22 years of
development experience and a 47-year
career in education to the position.
Augsburg is benefiting from Weiland’s
leadership in meeting goals for major gifts,
planned giving, and The Annual Fund.
Weiland has successfully led development
teams at both the University of St. Thomas
and Carleton College.
DONNA
MCLEAN, director
of principal gifts,
has served Augsburg
College for 19 years
in several roles
including director of
alumni and parent relations, director of
The Augsburg Fund and Maroon &
Silver Society, and most recently in the
area of leadership gift planning. Her
deep knowledge of institutional history
and long-standing relationships within
the Augsburg community are strengths
to the College. McLean’s passion for the
mission of Augsburg continues to be
inspired by the many outstanding and
diverse accomplishments of the
College’s alumni and friends.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
PATRICK SHEEHY,
senior director of
principal gifts, has
been on Augsburg’s
Development team
since 2000 and
brings with him 20
years of experience in the field. Sheehy
is also the parent of an Augsburg
College student. As such, he not only
provides expertise in gift planning but
also is well versed in the amenities of
each dorm.
DAVID BENSON,
consultant in the
area of planned
giving, came on
board in spring of
2004 to work with
new members of the
Heritage Society at Augsburg College.
Benson is a specialist in the area of
estate planning and philanthropy. His
approach includes the creative uses of
charitable gift options in financial and
estate planning that result in win-win
strategies for all parities involved.
Development staff
not pictured
KAY AHLSTROM
MELISSA BAWEK ’03
JEROY CARLSON ’48
RON MAIN ’56
JENNIFER
(ABELN)
KAHLOW ’78,
director of
principal gifts and
planned giving,
since 1997, Kahlow
has helped donors and alumni interested in making a significant difference in
the lives of students at Augsburg
College. As an alumna, parent, and volunteer she has maintained a close relationship with Augsburg since graduating in 1978. Her focus is on capital
campaign gifts, with considerable experience in scholarship giving, estate giving, and gifts of appreciated assets.
STEPHANIE
MALONE, director
of The Augsburg
Fund and Maroon
& Silver Society,
joined Augsburg in
January 2004.
Malone came to us from the Girl Scouts
of Greater Minneapolis. She oversees
the Maroon and Silver Society membership, student phonathons, direct mailings, class challenge appeals, and the
faculty and staff campaign.
PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50
STEPHANIE STEWART
GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46
SHERILYN YOUNG
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Thanks, John Knight
Called to speak out
about disabilities and
the church
CONTACT US
To learn more about Access to Excellence:The Campaign for Augsburg College, please
call Institutional Advancement at 612-330-1462 or 1-800-273-0617, or e-mail us at
giving@augsburg.edu. For a complete list of Institutional Advancement personnel
visit www.augsburg.edu/campaign.
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55454
SUE KLASEUS
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
and Community Relations
612-330-1177
klaseus@augsburg.edu
Development
DICK WEILAND
Interim Director, Development
612-330-1580
weiland@augsburg.edu
John Knight receives farewell gift.
Development director John Knight left
Augsburg in May to answer God’s call
to better understand disability through
research and writing. During Knight’s
five years at Augsburg, he held various
positions before taking the helm as
development director two years ago. In
recent years he has been deeply
involved in the management and success of the current campaign. Another
of his achievements is the advancement
of donor relations efforts at the College.
In particular, he improved the system
for managing and accounting for gifts.
Knight’s current goals with The
Pauley Project, named in honor of his
eldest son, are to research what the
Bible says about disability, write on the
subject, and determine ways to include
individuals with disabilities in his
church. Initially, John’s first two writings will be based on the biblical text of
John 9.
If you are interested in learning
more about The Pauley Project, visit
www.thepauleyproject.org. ■
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STEPHANIE MALONE
Director, The Augsburg Fund
612-330-1179
malone@augsburg.edu
MELISSA BAWEK ’03
Assistant Director,
The Augsburg Fund
612-330-1652
bawek@augsburg.edu
JEROY CARLSON ’48
Senior Development Officer
612-330-1175
SHERRY JENNINGS-KING
Director, Corporate, Foundation,
and Government Relations
612-330-1386
jenningk@augsburg.edu
PHILIP QUANBECK SR. ’50
quanbeck1@augsburg.edu
PATRICK SHEEHY
Senior Director, Principal Gifts
612-330-1329
sheehy@augsburg.edu
Alumni and Parent
Relations
STEPHANIE STUART
Prospect Researcher
612-330-1512
stuart@augsburg.edu
AMY SUTTON
Director, Alumni/Parent Relations
612-330-1525
suttona@augsburg.edu
JENNIFER KAHLOW ’78
Director, Principal Gifts and
Planned Giving
612-330-1185
kahlow@augsburg.edu
Government and
Community Relations
DONNA MCLEAN
Director, Principal Gifts
612-330-1556
mclean@augsburg.edu
DAVE BENSON
Planned Giving Specialist
612-330-1616
dbenson@augsburg.edu
RON MAIN ’56
612-330-1113
main@augsburg.edu
GEORGE SVERDRUP ’46
sverdrup@augsburg.edu
TRACY BECKMAN
Director, Government and
Community Relations
612-330-1575
beckman@augsburg.edu
Advancement Services
KEVIN HEALY
Director, Advancement Services
612-330-1619
healyk@augsburg.edu
through the decades
BY KRISTIN ANDERSON AND LEIF ANDERSON
1869
Augsburg College is founded
in Marshall, Wisconsin. Augsburg’s first
president August Weenaas recruits two
teachers from Norway—Sven Oftedal
and Georg Sverdrup.
1911 George Sverdrup becomes
president, proposing to develop college
departments with appeal to a broader
range of students than those intending
to be ministers.
1921 Augsburg considers moving its
campus to a suburban location in
Richfield, Minn.
1922 Augsburg admits women under
the leadership of Gerda Mortensen,
dean of women.
Sven Oftedal
1872
Georg Sverdrup
Augsburg moves to Minneapolis.
1938 Bernhard Christensen becomes
president, with his involvement in ecumenical and civic circles making
Augsburg a more visible part of church
and city life.
1874
President Weenaas and faculty
propose three-part plan: train ministerial candidates; prepare future theological
students; and educate the farmer, worker, and businessman. The plan stresses
that a good education is also practical.
1946 Following WWII, Augsburg
leaders expand and improve academic
offerings, making the College a larger
part of the institution than the seminary.
1963
President Oscar Anderson
begins his 17-year term, emphasizing
Augsburg’s involvement with city.
Augsburg experiences significant campus growth during his years of leadership, including the Christensen Center
in 1966 and the Music Hall in 1978.
1980
President Charles Anderson
begins a 17-year term, guiding
Augsburg to a strong commitment to
liberal arts education, diversity in
enrollment and programs, and a service-learning curriculum.
1982
Augsburg initates Weekend
College programs.
1988
College opens Foss Center for
Worship, Drama, and Communication.
1997
Augsburg opens the James G.
Lindell Family Library. The StepUP
program is founded.
1997
1876
1949
Keeping the vision of the
“non-elitist” college, Georg Sverdrup
becomes Augsburg’s second president
and stresses community involvement,
requiring students to get experience in
city congregations.
Science Hall is built.
1954 Augsburg College is granted
accreditation, although many alumni
had entered graduate schools and
teaching positions much earlier.
1879
1963
William V. Frame becomes
Augsburg’s president, sharpening the
College’s identity as a college of the city,
providing an education grounded in
vocational calling as articulated in
Augsburg 2004.
2000
Augsburg holds first graduation ceremony.
1890
Augsburg leaders form the
Friends of Augsburg, later called the
Lutheran Free Church—a group of
independent congregations committed
to congregational autonomy and personal Christianity.
Augsburg Seminary moves
to Luther Theological Seminary in
St. Paul; the Lutheran Free Church
is merged with the American
Lutheran Church.
Augsburg establishes a branch
campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
2003
Alumnus Peter Agre ’70
awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
2004
Augsburg launches a
$55 million capital campaign.
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SAVE THE DATE 2004
FALL/WINTER EVENTS—PRELIMINARY LIST
AUGUST 31
Ice Cream Social
50th Class Year Reunion
and Volunteers
Augsburg House
NOVEMBER 14
“Thanks” giving
Scholarship Brunch
Endowed scholarship
recipients and donors
Christensen Center on campus
OCTOBER 9
Homecoming
All campus
See www.augsburg.edu for the latest on Augsburg’s events.
DECEMBER 3
Velkommen Jul
Christensen Center on campus
DECEMBER 3 & 4
Advent Vespers
Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, Minn.
NOTEWORTHY
A recipe for job success
In an eight-week program this summer,
the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg
College prepared nine trainees from the
community with job readiness skills to
help them pass the Food Manager
Certification Examination and to get
jobs in the food services industry.
Global partners in the classroom
Through a U.S. State Department grant,
Augsburg will offer a fall classroom
course, Exploring Human Service in
Global Context, via the Internet and
interactive video in partnership with
universities around the world. Rosemary
Link, social work professor and project
curriculum director, and Robert Bill,
liaison for computing and project
technology director, traveled to Ljubljana,
Slovenia, and Mumbai, India, during July
to meet with professors there for
curriculum planning and technology
testing. A fourth country will be added in
late summer.
New turf for the athletic field
Over the summer, the existing Astroturf
on Edor Nelson Field is being replaced
by Sprinturf, a “next-generation”
synthetic grass surface. The turf is laid
over an infill of rubber and sand on the
current asphalt base. Athletic teams will
begin to use the new surface at the end
of August.
Former regent honored by
Norwegian government
Lawrence O. Hauge,
Augsburg regent from
1976-88, received the
Knight’s First Class of
the Royal Norwegian
Order of Merit. The
honor ceremony took
place in Minneapolis
on May 17; Hauge
was recognized for
his efforts to maintain and strengthen the
close relationships between Norway and
the U.S.
Similar honors were conferred upon
President Frame in 2002, International
Partners director Nadia Christensen in
1996, and President Emeritus Charles
Anderson in 1993.
Spring/Summer 2004
Augsburg launches MBA program
T
wo cohorts of students begin classes
in September as part of Augsburg’s
sixth and newest graduate program—a
Master of Business Administration.
Students remain together in small
group cohorts throughout the 21-month
part-time program. Classes meet one
evening per week with some Saturday
workshops. The curriculum emphasizes
core business principles with relevant
real-world applications, including
special career workshops and a practical
field study project. Drawing on the
strength of Augsburg’s Master of Arts in
Leadership, the MBA curriculum begins
and ends with an Executive Leadership
course, and weaves the thread of
transformational leadership throughout
the program.
Students will receive a very
personalized education, drawing on the
strength of the cohort model in
encouraging close faculty mentorship. In
addition, as teamwork is developed,
students will build close relationships
with fellow students, who bring varied
backgrounds and experiences to the
program.
In order to apply, students must have
two years of work experience and must
take the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT). For more
information about the MBA, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/mba> or call
Graduate Admissions at
612-330-1101.
A ‘bridge’ into college
Nineteen incoming freshmen are getting a four-week jump to help them ease into
college academics and campus life.
The 2004 Summer Bridge program is funded by the Student Support Services (SSS)
program, one of three TRIO programs to help students overcome class, social, and
cultural barriers to complete their college education. Funded by the U.S. Department of
Education, the SSS program is committed to helping low-income, first-generation
college students and students with disabilities achieve a bachelor’s degree.
During the morning classes over four weeks, students will take two courses:
Introduction to Liberal Arts, and Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning.
Students also take a supplemental instruction course, attend academic support
seminars and workshops about Augsburg College and college life, and enjoy social and
cultural activities.
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COMMENCEMENT
2004
The 135TH YEAR of Augsburg College
photos by Stephen Geffre
ELSA MAXWELL RECEIVES
MARINA CHRISTENSEN
JUSTICE AWARD
Mathew Shannon, who graduated with
a B.A. in arts and entertainment
business promotion, pauses to enjoy
the beautiful spring day.
A graduate kisses her baby before
lining up to process to Melby Hall for
the Commencement ceremony.
Elsa Maxwell, an international
relations and Spanish major with a
peace and global studies minor, was
selected as the 2004 recipient of the
Marina Christensen Justice Award.
Each year, this honor is presented
to the graduating senior who best
exemplifies Augsburg’s motto
“Education for Service.” The student
must have demonstrated a dedication
Elsa Maxwell (left), recipient of the Marina to community involvement as
Christensen Justice Award, poses with Mary Laurel characterized by the personal and
True (right), associate director of Augsburg’s
Center for Service, Work, and Learning. professional life of Marina Christensen
Justice, who courageously and
effectively reached out to disadvantaged people and communities.
Maxwell, from Duluth, has carried out a wide range of activities over the course
of her Augsburg career that led to her being selected for this special award. Among
them is activism in Latin American politics, farm policy, and environmental issues as
well as extensive on-campus involvement in both music and Spanish. She has
combined her class work and campus activities with work in the community as both
a volunteer and organizer, especially at the Cedar Cultural Center.
While at Augsburg, she also worked at an organic farm, putting her values to
work in sustainable agriculture. She spent two semesters in Chile and Central
America, serving as a translator and focusing on issues of social justice and
sustainability. And, her senior honors thesis was an insightful study of the impact of
NAFTA on corn farmers, both in Mexico and in the United States. She has played a
key role in the annual “Action at Augsburg” day and helped organize Augsburg’s
Coalition for Student Activism.
A faculty letter of nomination, written by Joe Underhill-Cady, stated: “Elsa
showed up as a freshman ready to be involved and already politically aware,
immediately immersing herself in both campus and community activities. Now, as
she prepares to leave Augsburg, she will be sorely missed, but she already has plans
to continue her social and political activism, having applied to work for ‘Witness for
Peace’ in Latin America.”
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE
2004
COMMENCEMENT ‘FUN FACTS’
❚ Danielle M. Semling,
representing graduate students
3155 Attended the Commencement
ceremony
42 Plants
❚ Sarah A. Prozinski,
representing day students
2475 Chairs set for the weekend’s
activities
2
Pastors
❚ Barbara A. Forshier,
representing weekend students
505
Served for brunch
1
Organist
376
Served for dinner
1
Drummer
CLASS OF
Spring/Summer 2004
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AUGGIE THOUGHTS
IN 1924, Augsburg College was in the midst of great change…and great promise.
The first woman had graduated one year earlier, the College was transforming from
a divinity school to a modern American college, and there was a great buzz about
relocating the College to the suburbs of Minneapolis.
As Augsburg launches into a campaign to build new structures and extend its
vision and programs, we pause to listen to the editor’s voice of The 1924
Augsburgian—a time 80 years ago that seems not so different from our own.
Note that among the yearbook staff pictured is the young intermediate seminary
student Bernhard M. Christensen, future Augsburg president.
The 1924 Augsburgian
As in many other tasks which one begins and works with for some time, it is
with some feeling of relief that we are nearing the completion of our work with
The 1924 Augsburgian.
We have tried to arrange a book which would be a credit to the school it
represents, one which would include ideas and pictures that could be enjoyed
not only by the students who have been at Augsburg during the past two years,
but also by the men and women who during the past 55 years have attended
school here or have in some way been connected with Augsburg.
In the present increase in attendance at various educational institutions
Augsburg has not been left out. We are growing rapidly. The question in regard
to location and room will soon not be how much longer we have to stay here,
but how much longer we can stay here. We have talked about a greater
Augsburg. Now that we are increasing in numbers and have developed more
comprehensive curricula will we be willing to assume the responsibilities
which come with the greater Augsburg?
Some of Augsburg’s friends have already provided suitable grounds for the
New Augsburg. A place to build, however, is not enough. We must also have
the means whereby buildings may be constructed. We believe that our people
will continue to support our school. In so doing they will rise to new victories
when they see new fields to conquer.
It is the wish of the editorial staff of The 1924 Augsburgian that this biennial
may be an instrument in helping people to realize that our school is doing a
great work, an important work; that the things which are valued here are those
which help young men and women to take their places in the world as
contenders for Christian principles in theory and practice, and for personal life
in Christ.
— Caleb H. Quanbeck ’21 Academy, ’24, Editor
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SPRING 2009
VOL. 71, NO. 2
inside
auggies
Augsburg Now
The Magazine of Augsburg College
25Photo
Years
of Life-Changing
contest winners Augsburg Choir, 75 years
Twin sisters, twin dreams Core to compost
Travel
How green is Augsburg? Studying sustainability
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AUGSBURG NOW
SPRING 2009
VOL. 71, NO. 2
inside
auggies
Augsburg Now
The Magazine of Augsburg College
25Photo
Years
of Life-Changing
contest winners Augsburg Choir, 75 years
Twin sisters, twin dreams Core to compost
Travel
How green is Augsburg? Studying sustainability
page
20 the neighborhood youth Green planning
Feeding
go
green
Editor
Betsey Norgard
norgard@augsburg.edu
notes
from President Pribbenow
Generosity and Sustainability
t
his issue of the Augsburg Now offers many
inspiring stories of ways in which our community is learning about and practicing what
it means to live sustainable lives in the city.
I’ve been thinking a good bit lately about why the
Augsburg community has made such great progress
in living out its commitment to urban sustainability,
and I’ve found myself exploring the meaning of the
original motto for Augsburg Theological Seminary
and College, the bold claim found in John 1:14:
“And the Word became flesh.” I’m struck by how
this scriptural promise is both a statement of generosity and of sustainability. Augsburg College practices generosity most authentically when it lives as
the Word made flesh—sustainable, present, rooted,
of service, and faithful.
My teacher, Martin Marty, taught me that colleges
are indigenous communities—that is, they are native
to a particular place, a particular environment, a particular set of values, and practices that define the
institution—and that means something for the way
they live their lives.
What does it mean to think about Augsburg
College as an indigenous community? What does it
mean that the Word has become flesh and lived
among us here?
I lift up for our attention three simple aspects of
Augsburg’s identity—ways in which the Word becomes flesh here and the values we seek to sustain:
• The central focus of our identity is that wherever
Augsburg College is found—here in this neighborhood, in the city, in Rochester, or around the
world—our most authentic work is learning and
teaching. And the wonder of learning is that it involves acts of generosity and sustainability in its
every detail—from teachers who teach what they
love; to students who seek to learn out of curiosity
and passion; to texts that bear the wisdom of the
ages for our reflection; to conversations that help
us pay attention to the Word, to each other, and to
the world; to practices and commitments that help
sustain our environment.
Creative Director
Kathy Rumpza ’05 MAL
rumpza@augsburg.edu
Creative Associate-Editorial
Wendi Wheeler ’06
wheelerw@augsburg.edu
Creative Associate-Design
Jen Nagorski ’08
nagorski@augsburg.edu
Photographer
Stephen Geffre
geffre@augsburg.edu
Webmaster/Now Online
Bryan Barnes
barnesb@augsburg.edu
Director of News and
Media Services
• A second aspect of our identity is the way in
which this city, a particular place—much different
now than in 1869—is still a place that demands our
attention and respect and concern. Democracy still
is practiced in this place with our neighbors. Education still happens in this place with learners and
teachers all around us. Engagement and service still
are at the center of our lives with each other in this
place. Sustaining this urban place, this urban environment, is an act of generosity—for our diverse
neighbors, for our diverse selves, for the whole of
creation, now and into the future.
Jeff Shelman
shelman@augsburg.edu
• The final aspect of our identity is our firm grounding in the Christian faith—a confident faith that
frees us to learn, to live, to practice hospitality with
all of our neighbors, to be a force for good in the
world, to affirm our calling as people of faith and a
college of the church, to be God’s people in this
place, and to know that grace and truth abound
where the Word becomes flesh.
www.augsburg.edu
I celebrate the generosity that is Augsburg’s faithful
work in the world—the Word made flesh here, each
and every day. I celebrate the sustainability of our indigenous character, our indigenous work, and our indigenous place. And I recall the concluding words of
John 1:14 that remind us that the Word made flesh
is “full of grace and truth.” Oh, how the world needs
a Word of grace and truth. And here it is!
PAUL C. PRIBBENOW, PRESIDENT
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Marketing and Communication
David Warch
warch@augsburg.edu
Director of Alumni and
Constituent Relations
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Features
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Augsburg Choir - celebrating 75 years
by Betsey Norgard
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Twin sisters, twin dreams
by Jean Spielman Housh
International Programs Photo Contest
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auggies
go green
16 Toward a more sustainable Augsburg
by Betsey Norgard
contents
19 How green is Augsburg?
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augsburg now
20 Environmental connections: Green starts here
by Jeff Shelman
23 Studying sustainability
by Wendi Wheeler ’06
26 Green Planning
28 Core to compost
Photos and text by Stephen Geffre
30 Feeding the neighborhood youth
by Wendi Wheeler ’06
32 How green is our magazine?
Departments
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Around the Quad
Auggies on the ice
Auggie voices
It takes an Auggie
Alumni news
Class notes
My Auggie experience
On the cover
We celebrate in this issue all the commitments, changes, and
progress that Augsburg has embraced in learning how to be a
more sustainable college in the city.
All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated.
around the
quad
Augsburg receives Carnegie classification
Augsburg was recently selected by the Carnegie Foundation as
one of 119 colleges and universities in the nation to receive the
classification for Community Engagement. This affirms that the
school has institutionalized community engagement in its identity, culture, and commitments. It also affirms that the practices
of community engagement are aligned with the institution’s identity and form an integral component of the institutional culture.
The classification has three categories—curricular engagement, outreach and partnerships, and a category for both engagement and outreach—and Augsburg received the latter,
comprehensive classification.
In a letter to Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow, Jim
Scheibel, executive director of the Minnesota Campus Compact,
congratulated the College on this recognition. Scheibel wrote, “As
a country that faces an economic crisis, and as a community that
witnesses division and strife across the globe, we need students,
faculty, and campuses that are fully engaged. This recognition
says you are doing your part and acknowledges that you are serious about fulfilling the mission of the College.”
Augsburg has included “student engagement” as one of nine
specific academic goals for the institution. The Augsburg Experience signature curriculum requirement encourages direct involvement with people and organizations external to the College,
All first-year students spend an afternoon during September Auggie Days working on
community projects—painting, gardening, cleaning up, or whatever needs doing in the
neighborhood with Augsburg’s community partners.
first-hand discovery and application of knowledge, self-awareness
through reflective and critical thinking, and exploration of what
one is called to do in the world.
Augsburg is a committed partner to particular nonprofit and
educational groups within the nearby urban neighborhoods, including Cedar-Riverside, Seward, and Phillips.
In addition, the College has instituted programs and policies
that support community engagement for the campus community.
All staff members receive two days of paid leave time for community service.
A note to the editor
“I found the ‘Lights, camera, and action’ feature in the fall 2008 Augsburg
Now very interesting. This photograph was taken in the Augsburg Art Studio in the early 1970s during a session of a hands-on class teaching 16mm
filmmaking with synchronized sound. As a student from 1965-1970, I had a
work-study job showing films and doing photography working for Robert
Zeller, who at that time was director of instructional services. He is the
first person whom I recall to have taught a course in film studies at
Augsburg. Warren Hanson, John Mitchell, and Larry Glenn (left to right in
the photo) were all students in the course taught by local filmmaker Paul
Rusten. Warren was a registered student. As John was a faculty member
and I was director of the audio-visual center, we were invited to participate in the class without receiving credit.”
LARRY GLENN ’70
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Brian Krohn—Augsburg’s first Rhodes Scholar
Brian Krohn ’08 arrived at Augsburg with plans of being a film major and eventually became a chemistry
student. In November he was selected as a Rhodes Scholar—Augsburg’s first.
Krohn, a native of Cloquet, Minn., was one of 769 initial U.S. applicants from 207 colleges and universities for this year’s Rhodes Scholars. After making it through an interview process and being selected,
Krohn became one of 32 Americans who will study at Oxford University beginning in fall 2009. There, Krohn
will focus on environmental change and management in order to combine public policy expertise with the
scientific knowledge he has gained at Augsburg.
In the summer of 2006, Krohn began research into new ways to produce biodiesel fuel. He acknowledges that he didn’t really expect to break any new ground, but he wanted to give it a shot.
The combination of Krohn’s research, the teaching of chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg, and
Augsburg alum Clayton McNeff led to the discovery of the Mcgyan Process to produce
biodiesel in a cleaner and more environmentally friendly way.
“For me, Brian’s work on the biodiesel project is a great liberal arts story,”
President Paul C. Pribbenow said. “There’s a connection between a student with a
question, a faculty member, and an alum. They work on a problem and come out with
a response that, in this case, is pretty groundbreaking.
“Brian stands for the well-rounded education that we provide for all of our
students. We’re proud of him and proud that his Augsburg education prepared
him,” Pribbenow continued.
In addition to his work with biodiesel, Krohn is a Goldwater Scholar who was
a founder of the Honors Review, a new journal for student scholarship at
Augsburg. He organized the inaugural Agre Challenge, an event in which teams
were challenged to build a catapult to fling a 20-pound sandbag various distances.
Diane Pike receives the Stewart Bellman Award
Diane Pike, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and professor of
sociology, is the 2008 recipient of the Stewart Bellman Award for Exemplary Leadership from The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning.
She was honored in November at The Collaboration’s annual conference.
For more than 25 years at Augsburg, Pike has been recognized for her excellence
as a classroom teacher and as a role model for other faculty members, in large part
due to her ongoing leadership in faculty development workshops, consulting, and summer institutes, and her avid attention to the research literature on the scholarship of
teaching and learning.
Pike’s accomplishments at Augsburg have included re-envisioning the work of the
Committee on Faculty Development, integrating activities for faculty and professional
staff members, and creating dedicated space for student learning and CTL in Lindell
Library. Most notably, however, has been her leadership in the creation of the new
AugCore general education program—guiding the design team work and faculty collaboratives on specific issues, as well as securing a Bush Foundation grant for implementation and work on the course evaluation project. She is the incoming president of the
Midwest Sociological Society.
Spring 2009
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Auggies on the ice
Tiffany Magnuson—
a star on ice and on the field
If it weren’t for finding cheap hockey skates at a tent sale,
Tiffany Magnuson’s athletic career might have been quite
different than it is today.
“My dad didn’t want me playing hockey. They bought me
figure skates, because my dad didn’t want me messed up
with the hockey guys,” said Magnuson, whose father is a
hockey coach in their hometown of Green Bay, Wis. “They
bought the figure skates for me, and I couldn’t skate in them
because of the toe pick. But my dad always said that I had a
natural hockey stride, and I kept telling him that I wanted
black skates.”
So Magnuson’s mom found her a pair of black skates—
hockey skates.
“My mom always said, ‘Wal-Mart started your career,’
because they had a tent sale at Wal-Mart on hockey skates,”
Magnuson said.
A senior, Magnuson has excelled at two sports during her
Auggie career—hockey and softball—and will leave Augsburg
as one of the top all-around female athletes in school history.
Magnuson finished her hockey career as the school’s second
leading goal-scorer and No. 3 point-producer. She was a
four-time All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
selection.
In softball, Magnuson played three positions—second
base, first base, and pitcher—during last season’s run to the
MIAC playoffs for the first time in program history. A threetime All-MIAC selection, she enters this season with a .379
career batting average as the Auggies leadoff hitter.
Magnuson, a finance major and accounting minor, was recruited to play hockey at Augsburg and she said she chose
Augsburg because it was a small school in a large city. Being
active in back-to-back sports has helped her learn to manage
her time.
“Sports have taught me about leadership, being committed and competitive, about interacting with others, and having to all come together for a goal,” said Magnuson, who
wants to work on the business side of a sports team. “It’s a
family [atmosphere], and for me being away from my family,
it helps me with my life. That’s what I like about Augsburg,
the close-knit atmosphere.”
DON STONER
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auggie voices
Engaging in the big questions
The Lilly Scholars seminar is a place where students can feel
comfortable talking about the big questions in life. Questions
like, Is Christianity the only true religion? What does it mean to
forgive someone? What is God calling me to do?
For Mark Tranvik, associate professor of religion and director of
the Lilly grant program, the seminar is the heart of the year-long
program designed for juniors and seniors who are considering
seminary or graduate study in theology or sacred arts. Once a
month they meet to discuss assigned texts, engage with guest
speakers, and reflect on biblical passages or issues in the
Christian tradition.
Each year, 10 or 11 Lilly Scholars, who receive a $2,100
scholarship, are selected from more than twice that number.
Among the current scholars, the average GPA is 3.75. In addition
to the seminar, Lilly Scholars visit Luther Seminary and can take
courses there.
“There is an ongoing hunger in the intellectual community for
genuine theological conversation among students that the Lilly
Scholar program honors,” says Tranvik, who is also an ordained
minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Creating
a comfortable place for these critical conversations is his goal.
And, he adds, “doubters are welcomed.”
Jenni Pickford, a philosophy and religion major, finds the seminar most valuable for “the openmindedness I’ve gained from
hearing about views that differ from my own.” What she appreciates is that “there are other students out there who are interested
in more than just a grade and do this for the love of learning.”
“The greatest impact for me is the group friendship and discussions that carry throughout other classes,” says religion major
Denise Shuck, a Weekend College senior who is planning to enter
Luther Seminary. “I have a great appreciation for the diversity of
opinions about the topics we’ve discussed.”
Abby Ferjak, a senior, finds it easy to integrate what she does
in the Lilly Scholars program to her youth and family ministry
classes. “It’s important for youth to understand that vocation is
not simply what one might do as a career; but rather, that everyone has many vocations, and [that] they don’t have to wait to fulfill their vocation.”
And that’s exactly what the Lilly Endowment hopes to hear.
Their goal for funding programs in church-related, liberal arts colleges that explore vocation is to nurture a new generation of voca-
In their monthly seminar, Professor Mark Tranvik (above, in blue shirt) seeks to
create a comfortable atmosphere for the Lilly Scholars to discuss and explore
vocation. (L to R) Denise Shuck, Leah Jarvi, Tranvik, Cody Oaks, Allison Streed,
Alexander Garver, Abigail Ferjak, Natalie Sasseville, and Ashley Weston.
tionally-guided leaders—both pastoral and lay—for church congregations. Lilly Scholars are one part of Augsburg’s $2 million
grant program, Exploring Our Gifts, that began in 2002 and is
directed by Tranvik.
Over its six years, Lilly Scholars have included a mix of
younger and older students and have cut across disciplines, for
example, among science and social work majors seeking ways to
combine faith life with their fields.
Last year four Lilly Scholars continued to Luther Seminary (all
with full scholarships), two chose law school, one entered the
Lutheran Volunteer Corps, one is in congregational youth ministry,
and one began graduate study in social work. About half of all
Lilly Scholars have entered seminary.
During their year as Lilly Scholars, the students serve as role
models within the larger community. They develop a portfolio, reflecting on vocation and what they carry with them from the year.
Cody Oaks, a current Lilly Scholar, finds inspiration in
Tranvik’s ability to merge the pastoral with the academic. “He
provides the model of a pastor-scholar I would like to embody in
my own work and call to teach,” Oaks says. He will enter
Princeton Theological Seminary this summer and begin to seek
ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Kyle Zvejnicks, a 2006-07 Lilly Scholar, reflected on community. “The seminar has reminded me of the importance of community in vocation, namely that we need each other. … Just as
much, we don’t come with the same vocation for everyone, but
each with their own, and not for themselves but for others.”
To learn more about Exploring Our Gifts, go to
www.augsburg.edu/lilly.
BETSEY NORGARD
Spring
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The Augsburg Choir—
celebrating 75 years
This academic year, the Augsburg Choir celebrates 75 years—a
choral tradition of distinction and excellence.
The Augsburg Choir was founded in 1933, when the Men’s
Glee Club and the Ladies’ Choral Society, who had sung together
on various occasions, voted to unite, under the direction of music
department chair Henry P. Opseth. The first student president of
the choir was a third-year music major and future choir conductor
Leland B. Sateren.
The new choir lost no time in preparing for tours and performances. In 1935, their tour through the Midwest took them more
than 2,000 miles for 20 concerts, including a coast-to-coast broadcast in Chicago with the National Broadcasting System. On their return, they sang a home concert at Central Lutheran Church.
Choir business manager Orville C. Hognander ’36 planned the
tour, plus arranged for a series of 18 Sunday evening radio broadcasts on WCCO radio, the “Hour Melodious.” This program also
was accessible over open channel across the country and brought
visibility to Augsburg, reconnecting many alumni to the College.
In 1946, Leland B. Sateren ’35 returned to Augsburg to join
the music faculty. Following Opseth’s death in 1950, Sateren
was named conductor of the Augsburg Choir.
For the next 29 years, the Augsburg Choir developed its own
distinctive tone quality, musicality, and professionalism under
Sateren. While the choir continued to share the Gospel through
church music, Sateren evolved a more contemporary classical
sound, especially in his own compositions. His passion for
1933
Scandinavian music brought attention to music and composers
relatively unknown in the U.S.
In 1975, the Augsburg Choir’s 40th anniversary tour took
them to Scandinavia. They traveled by boat down the Norwegian
coast, from above the Arctic Circle to Oslo, and sang in the
Trondheim Cathedral.
Leland Sateren retired in 1979, and the direction of the choir
passed to Larry L. Fleming, a noted choral conductor and composer. In his first year, the choir was chosen as the official representative from the U.S. to sing in Augsburg, Germany, at the
450th commemoration of the Augsburg Confession.
Fleming also established Advent Vespers, the College’s annual
1975
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is founded
40th anniversary
choir tour
Leland B. Sateren ’35—choir director
Peter Hendrickson ’76—student choir president
and future choir director
Henry P. Opseth—choir director
Leland B. Sateren ’35—student choir
president and future choir director
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The majestic Advent Vespers service each year at
Central Lutheran Church presents Augsburg’s four
choirs, with part of the service sung as a massed choir
of over 200 voices.
holiday program, as a service of music and liturgy, which now attracts up to 8,000 people at its four services and will celebrate
its 30th anniversary in 2009.
Fleming left Augsburg in 1986, and for the next several years
the Augsburg Choir was under the direction of Thomas Rossin.
In 1994, after serving a short time as interim director, Peter
Hendrickson ’76 was appointed the choir’s new conductor. Over
the past decade and a half, he has realized his vision for
Augsburg’s choral program—one that offers distinct choral experiences for all students, including the extended Augsburg family,
with different repertoires:
• Augsburg Choir—a cappella touring choir
• Riverside Singers—women’s chorus
• Cedar Singers—men’s chorus
• Masterworks Chorale—symphonic chorus
All four choirs, as well as an orchestra and liturgical party, participate annually in Advent Vespers. In 2004, for the 25th anniversary,
Twin Cities Public Television recorded the service and won a
Regional Emmy award for the production. The program has been
shown on public television during the holiday season since then.
One of Hendrickson’s passions is language, and to date, his
choirs have sung in more than 15 languages. “We owe it to our
students in the choral program to educate them not only in
Augsburg’s commitment to the Lutheran choral tradition, but also
in creating, through music and language, a better understanding
of other cultures and our responsibility to be world citizens,”
Hendrickson says.
The Augsburg Choir’s March tour this year took them south,
traveling from Nebraska to Texas, and locations in between. Currently the choir is planning next year’s tour, a trip that will take
them to China in 2010.
2009
The Masterworks Chorale marks 15 years
Hendrickson founded the Masterworks Chorale in 1994 as a symphonic chorus of approximately 100 voices, made up of students,
faculty and staff, alumni, and others connected to the Augsburg
community. Unique to a college campus, Masterworks Chorale
presents programs of great choral works and explores new
masterworks.
In 1996, the chorale performed for the first time the entire
Visions from Hildegaard by Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus.
In 1997, it presented the English-language premiere of
Norwegian composer Egil Hovland’s opera, Captive and Free, and
in 2001, the English-language version of Finnish composer and
conductor Kari Tikka’s opera, Luther.
The Masterworks Chorale performs three times per year—at
fall and spring concerts, and for Advent Vespers. A number of
chorale members are Augsburg alumni who sang as students in
Leland Sateren’s choirs.
“The Sateren choir alumni in Masterworks keep the legacy and
spirit of the Sateren era alive,” Hendrickson says. “It’s a wonderful connection for our current students, a passing of the torch, so
to speak, from then to now.”
BETSEY NORGARD
75th anniversary year
For a longer story about choir history with
additional photos, go to www.augsburg.edu/now.
Peter Hendrickson ’76—choir director
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it takes an
Auggie
A legacy for promising students
President’s Scholarships recognize students with exceptional academic ability and leadership potential and can provide financial
support up to full tuition for four years. Donors who choose to
endow a President’s Scholarship make special connections with
these students, and those that follow them, one after another, as
they see an Augsburg education made possible.
E. Milton Kleven ’46 taught school in Minneapolis for 33 years
and knows what this means to students from low-income families. He and his family have endowed three President’s Scholarships and enjoy being part of the lives of the students who
receive them, helping them begin their work and careers free
from college debt.
Milt Kleven’s Augsburg story began in a home two blocks from
the College, where his Norwegian immigrant mother and father
raised nine children. Since Augsburg was the college in the
neighborhood, six of the Kleven children attended, with three
completing their degrees.
In 1940, Milt followed his sister Agathe, who had just graduated from Augsburg. Like most students then, Milt’s studies were
interrupted by World
War II, and in 1946
he returned and
finished. Their
brother Luther
graduated in
1950.
Milt graduated with a
major in
mathematics
and a minor in physical education. His strongest
and longest friendships he formed in the Augsburg
A-Club, even though his student job downtown at
the Minneapolis Club kept him too busy to participate in most sports, except for lettering in golf.
Kleven’s Augsburg story has a romantic twist on
a broken leg. In late 1943 he left Augsburg to
enter Navy pilot training. When he suffered a broken leg, he decided to spend the eight-week recovery period back at Augsburg, completing his
math major with Professor George Soberg.
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One evening in Augsburg’s library, in the basement of Old
Main, he met Dorothy Lijsing, the daughter of a Swedish immigrant father and mother, and she became his wife and partner for
53 years. Dorothy transferred to Gustavus Adolphus College and
graduated there. They were married in 1947.
Soon after graduating, Kleven began teaching mathematics in
the Minneapolis Public Schools. In addition to teaching, he also
served as the teacher representative with Great West Financial on
a voluntary investment fund created following a strike in 1970.
From that experience, he learned a great deal about investments
and wise financial planning that has served him well.
In the 1950s, the Klevens were approached by Sig Hjelmeland
’41, Augsburg’s development director, and asked for the first
time to consider giving back to Augsburg.
“My parents always set aside their tithe,” Kleven says, “and
taught us that giving is a part of our responsibility.”
In 1958, he and Dorothy established a scholarship in honor of
his parents, Magnus and Kristofa Kleven. In its 50 years, more
than 200 Augsburg students have benefited from the financial
support of this scholarship.
During the 1960s, the Klevens continued their philanthropic
support to Augsburg, and for many years worked closely with development officer Jeroy Carlson ’48.
In 2001, when Dorothy passed away, Kleven established a
scholarship in her name. With college costs skyrocketing, he
knew from his large family what a difference a full tuition scholarship could make for students from low-income families, like
those he had taught in Minneapolis.
“That’s the main thing,” Kleven says. “I want to help kids who
have a need, and I want it to be a full scholarship.”
So, the Dorothy Lijsing Kleven Scholarship became the first
endowed President’s Scholarship, and provides a full scholarship
to a student interested in choral music, as Dorothy had been
throughout her life. This endowment was created by Milt and
their four children and families—Bruce and Maren Kleven, David
and Barbara Kleven, Barbara and Zane Birky, and Diane and
Philip Larson.
In 2007, the family created two additional endowed
President’s Scholarships. They added Dorothy’s parents, David
and Florence Lijsing, to the original scholarship for Milt’s parents
and raised it to the level of a full President’s Scholarship.
The third was created in Milt’s name—the E. Milton Kleven
Scholarship for public service, so he can enjoy supporting students with a real financial need who plan to enter public service.
Kleven helped to facilitate two other scholarships. The
Margaret Andrews Scholarship was established by Kleven and his
fellow Trade and Industry coordinators in the Minneapolis public
school system to honor their supervisor, Margaret Andrews. The
Donald C. Carlson Scholarship, through the Normandale Lutheran
Church Foundation, is named for founding pastor Donald Carlson
’42 to support a Normandale member attending Augsburg.
The Kleven legacy also includes major support to capital projects. In 1995-96, the family worked with President Charles
Anderson and gave $1 million toward the construction of
Lindell Library.
Milt founded Kleven Flooring Service, which installed hardwood flooring in houses in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. Over
the years, he provided hardwood floors throughout the Augsburg
campus, including the Augsburg Room in
Christensen Center and Augsburg House.
His most recent gift celebrates his over
60-year tie to Augsburg A-Club and close
friendships with Glen Person ’47 and Dick
“Pork Chop” Thompson ’61. Together, as part
of the construction of the new press box on
Edor Nelson Field, the three provided the
funding to name the Jeroy C. Carlson
Hospitality Room in Kennedy Center in honor
of their longtime friend and colleague.
For more information about endowing a
President’s Scholarship honoring Augsburg’s
most promising students, contact Doug Scott,
assistant vice president for development, at
612-330-1575 or 1-800-273-0617.
BETSEY NORGARD
Becky Shaheen ’11
Becky Shaheen is a sophomore from Elk River, Minn., majoring in
vocal music performance and composition, with a pre-engineering
minor. She sings in the Augsburg Choir, Gospel Praise Jazz Ensemble,
and other ensembles. This is her second year as the recipient of the
Dorothy Lijsing Kleven President’s Scholarship in choral music, and
she keeps in touch with the Kleven family.
“Music is my life, and this semester I’ve been able to dedicate
more time than ever before to music. I am finally realizing that being
a musician is possible …
“This scholarship has opened so many doors for me. I don’t have
to worry so much about the financial issues, and it has provided me
with confidence and such an ‘I can do anything!’ attitude.
“When I first met the family, it was like meeting a huge part of my
extended family that I didn’t know about. … A picture of the family
and me taken at the scholarship brunch hangs by my desk, a reminder of the people who are making this journey possible. “
twin sisters
Twin sisters
Twin dreams
“Our Augsburg professors were supportive
and encouraged us to pursue our dream ...”
BETTY BOWERS, MD
Barbara and Betty Bowers knew they wanted to grow up to be
doctors when they were six years old. The twin sisters were born
in Mora, Minn., and graduated from Augsburg in 1972. They attended medical school at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1976.
“Our family doctor, Dr. Harry Berge, encouraged and supported us in our dream,” says Barbara Bowers, MD, “although
we’d never even seen a woman doctor.”
The Bowers twins were two of George and Opal Bowers’ four
daughters. The family lived in Brook Park, Minn., when the twins
were young. “Our parents raised us to believe that if we worked
hard we could achieve anything.”
Betty and Barbara studied diligently through grade school and
graduated from Forest Lake High School.
“We never took a test without thinking about our goal,”
Barbara explains. “We would not be dissuaded by naysayers.”
Today, Barbara Bowers is medical director of Fairview Southdale Breast Center and Fairview Southdale Hospital Medical
Oncology Clinic.
Betty Bowers, MD, is medical director and an anesthesiologist
with the McGee Eye Surgery Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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How did two young women from small-town Minnesota make it
through college in the big city?
“We received incredible personal attention and felt cared for
at Augsburg,” Barbara says. The twin sisters found the small
class sizes and nurturing environment a perfect place to study
the sciences.
“Our Augsburg professors were supportive and encouraged us
to pursue our dream,” Betty explains. Although, there was one
science professor who did not give them full credit for their class
work. “He had a special curve for us,” Barbara says. “His attitude
really was indicative of society at the time. It was the late 1960s,
and few women were pursuing careers in science, let alone medicine. But we didn’t lose heart.”
At Augsburg, the Bowers sisters were exposed to different cultures and religions. “Our professors knew us as people, not just
students in the classroom,” Barbara explains. “Rabbi Schwartz
took us to his synagogue and invited us to his home for Seder.”
While it took a lot of hard work to get through medical school,
“We were encouraged by those who meant the most to us,” Betty
says. “Sometimes naive belief serves you well.”
Claus Pierach, MD, a professor at the University of Minnesota
twin dreams
Medical School, recognized right away that the Bowers sisters
were unique. “Not only were they identical twins—they were
equally enterprising.”
Pierach serves on the admission committee for the University of
Minnesota Medical School. “I see and study many applicants, but
I see few students as determined as Betty and Barbara Bowers.”
After completing medical school, Barbara Bowers did her residency at what was then Northwestern Hospital. Pierach worked
closely with Barbara in her internal medicine rotation. “It was no
surprise that she earned the title of chief resident.” It was during
her internal medicine residency at Northwestern Hospital that
Barbara became intrigued by the cancer patients she treated.
“They were strong people, and it really sparked my interest in
medical oncology,” she explains.
Barbara decided to specialize in medical oncology. “At that
time, I thought I’d work in cancer treatment and work myself out
of a job in about 10 years.”
While cancer has not been cured, Barbara has seen significant
advances in cancer treatment and prevention. “We are seeing
more cancer patients live longer. There has been progress in preventing certain cancers through increased patient understanding
of the role diet and exercise play in our lives.”
“As a physician, my role is to partner with patients. To do that,
we need to educate patients, give them the information they need
to make decisions regarding their care, and communicate on the
same wave length—making sure that they know they are the most
important person on our care team.”
For Barbara, caring for cancer patients is where medical science and compassion meet. “I’m a scientist,” she explains. “I
love studying the periodic table. Everything in the universe is up
there except one thing—the heart, the human element.”
Barbara is married to a physician and has two daughters and
a son.
While in medical school, Betty thought she’d become a surgeon. She was the first female surgery resident at Hennepin
County Medical Center. In the fourth year of her general surgery
rotation, Claude Hitchcock, MD, approached her about taking a
six-month anesthesia rotation at the Mayo Clinic. “It’s been a
good fit for me. I’ve been practicing anesthesiology since 1981.”
She’s been with the McGee Eye Surgery Center since 2005.
Betty is married to a physician and has two daughters.
Looking back, Barbara and Betty remember many good times
amid the grueling schedule of medical school. “But we got through
it all by tucking our chins in and working hard,” Betty says.
Both physicians say they have enjoyed tremendous job satisfaction from their careers in medicine. “I would encourage anyone
dedicated to helping people to choose a career in medicine,”
Barbara says. “The medical field is constantly changing and offers
academic challenges, but most of all it is personally rewarding.”
JEAN SPIELMAN HOUSH
Housh is married to Allen Housh, a former Augsburg regent. She came to know
Dr. Barbara Bowers when she was treated for breast cancer in 2004.
Photos submitted by the families and Fairview Southdale Hospital.
“As a physician, my role is to partner with
patients. To do that, we need to ... make
sure that they know they are the most
important person on our care team.”
BARBARA BOWERS, MD
Betty Bowers, MD
Barbara Bowers, MD
Spring 2009
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International Programs
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Portraits
1st place: Bethany Thompson
“Doi Suthep Girls”
Chiang Mai, Thailand
2nd place: Katie MacAulay
“Llamas and the Lost City of
the Incas”
Peru
3rd place: Sara Black
“Another Walk of Life”
Ibarra, Ecuador
Landscape/cityscape
1st place and Best of Show:
Emily Hanson
“Holocaust Memorial”
Berlin, Germany
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2nd place: Katie Woolever
“Looking Through Mada’s
Dwelling”
Northern Namibia
3rd place: Kayla Skarbakka
“Boireann”
County Clare, Ireland
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Photojournalism
1st place: Emily Hanson
“GDR Shopkeep”
Wittenburg, Germany
2nd place: Tyla Pream
“Festival of San Giovanni–Boy
with Flag”
Florence, Italy
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3rd place: Christine Tresselt
“Coffee in the Cloud Forest”
Miraflor, Nicaragua
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BY BETSEY NORGARD
Living sustainably is no longer merely an
option. As a vast majority of the world’s
people struggle for resources to sustain
even simple lives, a small minority consume at rates that will quickly deplete
Earth’s resources and imperil future
generations.
Environmental concerns are now front
and center on our national agenda. But
beyond these, the broader considerations
of sustainable living—economic and social policies that determine how resources
are shared—remain difficult to tackle.
Augsburg’s history, mission, and vision
call for the College to engage in these
broad discussions of sustainability. The
two vision documents of 1997 and 2005
spell out an institutional vocation for the
College rooted in a blending of Lutheran
heritage, immigrant history, and urban location that demands a caring stewardship
of God’s creation.
As the College explores how it lives out
its institutional vision—We are called to
serve our neighbor—it must look beyond
the changes brought about by green practices and invite the deeper conversations
in community that probe the meaning of
living sustainably in the city.
The greening of Augsburg
The Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC), made up of faculty, staff, and
students, leads the environmental initiatives of the College. Created in 1990 as a
task force, it was revitalized by President
William Frame in 1999 and given both
purpose and strength.
Tom Ruffaner, longtime committee
chair and custodial supervisor, believes
that the comprehensive “Waste Wise”
audit carried out in 1999 became the
“driving force behind ‘greening’ at
Augsburg.” The audit “not only identified
areas of waste and inefficiencies across
campus but also offered resources to
make improvements.”
The ESC Vision Statement in 2004
summarized its goals: “The stewardship of
the urban and global environment can only
be pursued if we take these steps toward
using less, living more simply, and acting
with the care and awareness of the impact
of actions on the people and ecosystem
within which we live and on which we all
depend.”
In 2006, Augsburg’s new president,
Paul C. Pribbenow, quickly embraced the
growing urgency to address issues of sustainability and gave voice to a deeper understanding of sustainability within
Augsburg’s mission and vision.
The changes across campus in the past
three years have been significant. Sustainability is infused through Augsburg’s curriculum and grounded in its daily
practices—on campus, in the community,
and around the world.
Augsburg participates in two important institutional collaborations:
• Presidents Climate Commitment—President Pribbenow joined more than 600
American college and university presidents to sign an agreement to “neutralize greenhouse gas emissions and to
accelerate the research and educational
efforts of higher education to equip
society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.”
One person’s difference
if
mr. green
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Augsburg had a “Mr. Green” contest,
TOM RUFFANER ’98 might well be the best
candidate. Over the past decade, he has
led Augsburg toward greater commitments in
sustainable living.
Ruffaner has pushed Augsburg to bring about environmental improvements in energy use, safer
cleaning products, and recycling and waste reduction
(starting with a comprehensive Waste Wise audit). He
also helped the College study its transportation
habits and commuting alternatives. And, he has
chaired the Environmental Stewardship Committee
and supported community efforts.
In fall 2007, Ruffaner received an Individual
Achievement Commuter Choice Award, given by Metro
Transit, that recognizes organizations and individuals
for their creative solutions in promoting alternatives
to driving alone. He also served on the advisory committee that helped design the light rail station nearest
Augsburg.
A 1998 graduate in metro-urban studies, Ruffaner
is the custodial supervisor at Augsburg.
A report has just been completed that
measures the College’s carbon footprint.
• Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities
(ACTC)—Five colleges (Augsburg,
Hamline, St. Thomas, St. Catherine,
Macalester) are exploring ways to create
a stronger academic identity that clearly
expresses their shared identity as an
urban institution and centers on the
theme of sustainable urban development. Ideas may include curricular development, community outreach,
research, service-learning, internships,
study abroad, and faculty development.
Students step forward
green vehicles, and become engaged in the political
process.
Augsburg’s chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest
Research Group (MPIRG) began the initial efforts to recycle in the 1970s. Recently, its Environmental Task
Force, along with student groups, has led projects on
campus, including:
• Focus the Nation teach-in—Augsburg joined organizations across the country in setting aside a day to engage the entire campus in conversations on
sustainability.
“MY DAD TELLS ME, ‘DREAMS ARE FREE.
DREAM BIG, IT WON’T COST MONEY.’”
Some of the most exciting projects for sustainability have come from student-led initiatives. Students have researched
alternative fuels, organized teach-ins,
gained student backing to support wind
energy, pushed the College to purchase
—Alex Hoselton ’08
Focus leads to wind energy
My dad tells me, “Dreams are free. Dream big, it won’t
cost money.” I listened and dreamt and acted big by forming an ad hoc organization and, with other students,
started organizing for the Focus the Nation teach-in in
January 2008. The teach-in provided rich liberal arts perspectives to more than 500 attendees and launched momentum towards switching Augsburg’s energy
consumption from fossil fuel to wind energy.
The organizing students petitioned Day Student
Government for a referendum to impose a fee of $14.75
per semester to purchase wind energy. The referendum
passed, with 68% of the vote, and day students now contribute more than $54,000 annually. Contributions from
Weekend College Government and the administration enable us to purchase enough wind power to make
Augsburg’s Minneapolis campus 100% free of fossil fuel
electricity. We have reduced the equivalent in carbon
emissions of taking 26,000 cars off the road or planting
69 square miles of trees each year.
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The case for a green vehicle
• Wind energy purchase—Both day and
weekend student governments held referendums in which students voted to add a
new student fee to contribute to wind energy purchase. It enables Augsburg to
offset 100% of its fossil-fuel electricity
costs on the Minneapolis campus, making the College one of the largest purchasers of wind power in the state.
• Hybrid security vehicle—When a security
vehicle was due for replacement, a student group pushed for the College to buy
a hybrid fuel vehicle.
• Food services changes—Students initiated the practice of composting food,
saving three-quarters of a ton of trash.
• Environmental history of Augsburg—
The 2007 Environmental Connections
class researched and wrote “From Rural
to Urban: The Environmental History of
Augsburg College 1872-2005,” studying
its relationship to nature, technology,
and humans.
• Trash audit—In order to call attention to
lackadaisical attitudes toward recycling,
a group of students went through twodays’ worth of garbage and showed how
nearly 70% of it was either compostable
or recyclable.
Much work remains before Augsburg can
be satisfied it is consuming only what
Earth can renew. But now, that work is increasingly carried out with greater consciousness of the impact made by personal
choices and practices, both on the self and
on an interconnected and interdependent
global community.
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The green vehicle initiative developed from
the inspiration of Brian Krohn’s biofuel discoveries and my resources as a member of
Augsburg Day Student Government in fall
2008. Almost immediately Reid Larson and
Steve Eichten also committed themselves
fully to the project. Collectively, the four of
us found that our goal was to ensure that our
next Department of Public Safety vehicle was
both a fiscally and environmentally sound investment. After hearing estimates that the
department puts nearly 150 miles daily on
their vehicle, we realized that having either a
biodiesel or hybrid would surely be cost effective. It turned out that a Ford Escape
Hybrid would save the college $30,000 annually by our low-end estimates.
Initially finding little support in the
purchase of a hybrid, the group prepared for
a meeting with President Paul Pribbenow. We
presented him with graphs on two- and fouryear savings, a list of ways that he would be
supporting the Presidents Climate Commitment he had signed earlier in the year, and a
list of colleges, universities, and police departments that all had successfully integrated
hybrid vehicles into their programs. By meeting’s end the president had given us an oral
commitment to the Ford Escape, and said that
John Pack, director of public safety, had also
expressed his support earlier in the day. By
September 2008 the College’s new hybrid vehicle was in use on campus. The Green Vehicle Coalition, as it has developed into, sees
this particular project only as a first step toward many long-term goals.
“THE GREEN VEHICLE INITIATIVE DEVELOPED FROM THE
INSPIRATION OF BRIAN KROHN’S BIOFUEL DISCOVERIES.”
—Jake Quarstad ’10
How GREEN is Augsburg?
how
College initiatives
• American College and University Presidents
Climate Commitment—completed the Greenhouse
Gas Emissions Inventory for 2001-08
• Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities will
collaborate on studying urban sustainability
• HourCar hub on campus
• Discounted transit passes
• Reserved carpool parking
• Fair trade items sold in bookstore
• Purchasing enough wind energy to offset electricity
Student-led initiatives
• Led Focus the Nation teach-in—Jan. 2008
• Proposed and passed extra student fees for
purchase of wind energy
• Friends of the Mississippi River stewardship
• Pushed for green vehicle initiative to
purchase hybrid security vehicle
• Environmental studies major and minor
• Presented at Campus Compact conference
• Fall 2009—Fate of the World i-term class
• Created bike-share program
• Campus Kitchen program and community garden
• Launched composting in dining area
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• Gradual move toward trayless dining, starting with Trayless Tuesdays
• Take-out materials—all corn-based and compostable
• Purchase all produce from a five-state region
• Fair trade coffee available in campus eateries
Internal practices
• Double-sided printing on all campus copiers
• All copy paper on campus—30% post-consumer waste
• Ongoing re-use center
• Recycling of cans, glass bottles, plastic, paper, cardboard, and yard waste
• Recycling for appliances, carpets, furniture, batteries, electronics, ink
• Compostable paper towels in all public restrooms
• Changed all faucets and showers on campus to water-saving fixtures
• Energy-efficient fluorescent lamps in public areas, increasing use of CFL bulbs
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• Moving toward 100% “Green Seal” cleaning chemicals
• Display board and fairs to facilitate public transportation
Environmental studies program
• Paddled the Mississippi River to study environmental and river politics
• Built rain gardens to capture runoff
• Researched and wrote an environmental history of
Augsburg College
• Studied, prepared, and served a healthy, local,
sustainable lunch
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The topic of conversation on this early December afternoon was pumpkin ice
cream, a dessert that summed up many of the conflicts that go along with making environmental change.
In Environmental Connections, the gateway course for Augsburg’s new environmental studies major, history professor Michael Lansing and political science
professor Joe Underhill take an issue and break it down over a semester. In fall
2007, the topic was water. This past fall, a dozen Augsburg students looked at
food and just how it ends up on our plates.
At the end of the semester, the Environmental Connections students had to take
what they learned and plan a menu for a lunch that was served in the
Christensen Center Commons. Nutrition and taste were important to the students.
But so were environmentally friendly practices, the use of vegetables grown in the
Augsburg greenhouse, and supporting local farmers and companies.
And that led to the lengthy discussion about whether they should serve
pumpkin ice cream from Kemps or buy it from Izzy’s, a St. Paul ice cream
shop. The students knew they wanted the Izzy’s because the
ice cream is made with organic products and the
shop uses solar power. But there was the issue with
price. Kemps wasn’t as environmentally friendly,
but the students could get more ice cream at a
lower price.
Because while it’s easy for people to say that they
want to take environmental concerns into consideration when making decisions, the tone sometimes changes when being green is more expensive. In the
end, the class reached a compromise and would get ice cream from both.
“That discussion was everything the class was about,” says Kathy DeKrey, a
first-year student from Bemidji, Minn. “I thought we should have put up the cost
and got just the Izzy’s ice cream.
“A lot of people aren’t willing to put forth the initial costs to make good decisions and that is too bad.”
It was the kind of broad, big-picture thinking that the professors hope comes
out of this interdisciplinary class. Because things like food, water, and energy—
a potential topic for next year—impact so many parts of society, Underhill and
Lansing bring in guest lecturers from departments across campus.
“WHATEVER YOU DO, IT IMPACTS SOMETHING.”
—Peter Klink ’12
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BY JEFF SHELMAN
Studying the urban
environment
Here’s what you won’t find in Augsburg’s
new environmental studies major: a windmill suddenly being constructed in the
middle of Cedar-Riverside, repeated trips
to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and
anything that could be considered rural.
“That’s not what we want,” Lansing
says. “That’s not who we are.”
The term “environmental” is often
equated with rural, with wetlands, and
with ecosystems. But Lansing and Underhill are much more interested in making
an impact on and around campus. After
all, the Mississippi River is only a few
blocks away. There is a Superfund site in
Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood because of high amounts of pesticides and
herbicides previously produced there. The
local Sierra Club office is just across
Interstate 94 in the Seward neighborhood.
Students in both the water and the food
classes took the light rail to downtown
Minneapolis to learn about the impact of
St. Anthony Falls. For the initial class, the
falls demonstrated the importance of water
in relation to the creation of energy. Last
semester, the falls taught about the milling
process and the history of Minneapolis.
In addition to being a vehicle for teaching, studying environmental issues in an
urban environment creates opportunity.
“If you’re interested in the wilderness
and studying ecosystem dynamics, this
probably isn’t the right program,”
Underhill says. “But if you want to do
something on human impact, you have to
be where the people are. Humans are having a huge impact so we have to spend
time where the most people are.”
In the water class, the students constructed rain gardens on the Augsburg
campus. The gardens are positioned to
collect water runoff from campus buildings. In addition to adding plant life to
campus, the rain gardens keep runoff
water from eventually reaching the
Mississippi River.
“We are uniquely situated in a city neighborhood and are privileged to have
a variety of opportunities to explore the interconnectedness of urban life
with both human and natural forces.”
—President Paul C. Pribbenow
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Getting students out of the classroom and getting their hands,
quite literally, dirty very much fits into the experiential teaching
Augsburg is known for.
“We want students to be aware of their immediate surroundings,”
Lansing says. “We don’t want to put them in a sealed classroom and
learn about grand theories while ignoring what’s going on around them.”
Changing attitudes
Peter Klink is in his first year at Augsburg after taking classes a year
ago at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. He always had
an interest in the outdoors, but he didn’t really know just how complex food is.
“Most cows are fed corn hay because it gets them fat quicker, but
it’s not as good for people,” Klink says. “But if you stop feeding them
corn hay and feed them grass, the corn industry is hurt. Whatever you
do, it impacts something.”
Klink, who grew up in Stillwater, Minn., found his habits as a consumer changing as the semester progressed. His biggest change—the
result of learning about the environmental cost of transporting food
across country—has been to make a greater effort to buy locallygrown food.
“I want to know where it comes from,” Klink says. “Also, it’s a way
to support local businesses. The way the economy is, I’m all about
supporting local businesses rather than some big corporation.”
Because the Environmental Connections class is a gateway course
and largely for first-year students and sophomores, the students enter
at different points.
“Clearly the most satisfying thing is when they start with no clue
and as the semester goes on, the light bulb starts to come on,” Underhill says.
The environmental studies major—which will feature classes from
a variety of departments on campus—is very much in its infancy at
Augsburg. While the curriculum has been approved and the requirements laid out, simply offering a major doesn’t guarantee student interest.
In addition to providing a base of knowledge, the gateway course
also shows students with interest in the environment some of the
possibilities that are out there, that an environmental studies major
isn’t limited to a job in nature or working as some sort of scientist.
“There’s a lot of green stuff that’s going to be used in the future,”
says Klink, who is going to major in business and at least minor in
environmental studies. “I think there is going to be a lot of opportunities for jobs in that area. There’s wind energy, solar energy, green architecture. To have a background where you
understand that is a key thing.”
And getting students on the path toward
understanding is what the Environmental
Connections class is all about.
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If you want to study sustainability, you need to go where it’s done best.
Students in the Sustainable Cities in North America summer course spent
three weeks in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., learning about the successes and challenges of two of North America’s most sustainable cities.
What they discovered, amidst green buildings and miles of bike trails, is
that being sustainable requires attention to many interconnected aspects of
life. This interconnectedness, they learned, means that what is beneficial
for some may be detrimental to others, so working together to build strong
communities is crucial to the success of sustainability measures.
In the end, the students not only learned more about their world; they
were also empowered to bring their creativity and enthusiasm back to
Minneapolis to implement a plan that would help Augsburg become a
greener, more sustainable campus.
“EDUCATION IS KEY. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHY
YOU ARE DOING IT OR WHY IT’S IMPORTANT,
YOU WON’T CONTINUE.”
—Kjerstin Hagen ’10
Studying sustainability
Sustainability is a measure of the quality of life for citizens in an area. It involves water and air quality, access to transportation, ability to find work and
make a living, local food systems, energy use, the creation and maintenance
of green buildings, housing availability and affordability, land use, and waste
management—for starters.
To be ranked high on the sustainability scale, a city
must do more than pave bike trails and purchase hybrid buses. Citizens must be educated about greenhouse gas emissions produced by their cars and
about the effect of those emissions on the environment. The city must provide resources that
citizens and businesses need to start and continue environmentally friendly efforts, such as
incentives to use public transportation, access
to buses or light rail, and routes that bring
people easily from their homes to the places of
work and back again.
To be truly sustainable, these efforts must
be culturally appropriate and make the best use
of the resources available in the area. And finally, the practices of sustainability must not only
continue over time, they must improve as the city
changes and grows.
The Sustainable Cities course was a short-term
Augsburg Abroad program led by sociology and metro-urban
studies professors Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer. The professors wanted not only to study sustainability in an urban context
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the students and instructors:
but also to travel sustainably and to minimize the impact of their program on the
cities they visited. Rather than rent a van
or bus, Christiansen and half of the class
traveled by bicycle while Fischer and the
remaining students used train, street car,
and their own two feet to get around in
each city.
“You really get to learn a city when you’re
‘behind bars,’” says Jon Peterson ’10, a sociology major from Excelsior, Minn. “When I
went to Portland with my family, we rented
a car. I didn’t learn nearly as much about
the city and didn’t have the appreciation.”
Traveling by bicycle helped the class reduce
its greenhouse gas emissions and also gave
the students an opportunity to experience
the cities more fully.
• Stayed in Epler Hall at Portland State University, a green
dormitory and Portland’s first LEED-certified building
• Explored neighborhoods using the five-minute walk exercise
• Met with city government officials and policymakers to
learn about urban planning, waste management and recycling, and transportation
• Met with community organizers to learn about grassroots movements and civic engagement
• Visited several professors to learn about sustainable development research and sustainability
efforts on university campuses
• Toured farmers markets and community gardens and talked with the people who sell and grow
in these spaces
• Participated in Portland’s Night Ride and a Critical Mass bike ride in downtown Vancouver
For a video interview with Christiansen and Fischer to learn
more about what they and their students did, saw, and
learned in the Sustainable Cities in North America class
go to www.augsburg.edu/now.
Sustainability is complicated
As they studied and explored Portland and
Vancouver, the students began to gain an
appreciation for the complexity of creating
and maintaining a sustainable city. “A lot
of our experiences brought up the idea of
equity,” says Ricky Oudekerk ’09, an international relations and peace and global
studies major from St. Paul. “What might
be a sustainable idea for the wealthy or
for the government might not work for
everyone.”
The class went to Vancouver’s East
Hastings neighborhood—a site of controversy centered on an effort to clean up an
The students cool off in Jamison Square.
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area nestled between popular tourist destinations as the city prepares to host the
2010 Winter Olympics. There, many students said they witnessed poverty and desperation unlike anything they had ever
seen.
“Basically they’ve quarantined the
homeless and addicts into a four-block
area,” explains Oudekerk. “While it’s sad,
the support resources for those people
could be centralized. And they have activists from their community. That was the
first time I’ve ever seen homeless and addict activists.”
Though both cities offer a robust transit
system, the students learned that if citizens don’t have access or aren’t able to afford the fares, the system is not truly
sustainable. “The transit system in
Vancouver severely marginalizes lower income people,” Peterson says.
Bus fare in Vancouver ranges from
$2.50 to $5, and the fare covers only 90
minutes. In a city with a median income of
$62,600 (CDN) where the average home
price is more than $410,000, many
people have been pushed out of the city
and away from their places of work. “We
discovered that fare didn’t last very long
once you are trying to get out to the suburbs, where many people have moved
who are seeking cheaper residences,”
Fischer says.
“Before this course, I thought sustainable cities would be utopias where nothing bad ever happens,” says Meagen
Swartzer ’08, a media writing major and
urban studies minor. “With every good
comes something bad. Once you reach
perfection, not everybody can afford it.”
Sustainability at Augsburg
Once students learned about the many
dimensions of urban sustainability and
began to understand its intricacy,
Christiansen and Fischer challenged
them to turn their knowledge into action.
The professors knew that in order for the
class’ project to succeed, it had to be
driven by the students so that they
would educate and motivate each other.
The class visited City Farmer, an organization that promotes sustainable urban farming in Vancouver.
Through their site visits and conversations,
the students had learned that their project
had to be right for Augsburg. “The recipe for
sustainability is different and unique in every
place,” says Oudekerk. “The mix of what
you’ve got to work with, including the people
and the culture, needs to be taken into account in order to build a sustainable city.”
In Portland, the class saw many of the
one-block parks for which the city is known.
As he explored the city, Peterson thought
about the park in the center of Augsburg’s
campus. “We saw a lot of urban spaces the
size of Murphy Park where they had done
great things,” Peterson says. “I thought we
could really pay tribute to our heritage by rethinking and reforming that park and creating
a more usable public space.”
Several members of the class also discussed creating a mural with other community groups on the wall bordering I-94 at the
southern edge of campus. “We wanted to
transform that space and bring people together,” says Kjerstin Hagen ’10, an
American Indian studies major.
One idea that has been successfully implemented is a composting program in campus dining facilities.
Working with Augsburg’s foodservice
provider, a group of students formulated a
plan to collect organics and compostable
paper products and to reduce the amount of
waste in the Commons cafeteria. Composting
bins and signage were added to the cafeteria
in the fall. Students from the class helped
diners place their compostable items and
trash into the appropriate containers and an-
Leann Vice-Reshel ’10 (and Jon Peterson ’10 background)
navigated the cities on bicycles.
swered questions about the program. “Education is key,” says Hagen. “If you don’t
know why you are doing it or why it’s important, you won’t continue.”
According to Jay Cross, Augsburg Dining
Services manager, the effort has resulted in
a significant reduction of waste. “Now we
have only one bag of garbage per day,” compared to 12 to 15 six-gallon bags that were
collected daily prior to the implementation
of the program. Currently, Swartzer and
Hagen are working on a grant to purchase
more composting bins for the campus’ retail
foodservice operations and for offices and
residence halls.
Sustainable lessons
For many of the students in Sustainable
Cities in North America, studying in Portland
and Vancouver gave them much more than a
comfortable acquaintance with the two
cities. They learned lessons that changed
their habits, their choices, and their lives.
Michael Wethington, with other Augsburg
students, is organizing a bicycling tour back
to Portland from Minneapolis. The group
plans to contact policymakers and examine
current legislative standing on alternative
transportation with a focus on cycling in
both Minneapolis/St. Paul and Portland.
They’ll perform a cross analysis of the cities:
future directions and applications from one
city, that may work effectively in the other.
Others who already had an interest in sustainability developed a deeper understanding of the issue. “This class trip really
helped to broaden my view of the multi-
Street musicians played at a Portland farmers market.
faceted nature of sustainability,” Peterson
says, “and helped to strengthen my personal values for all the dimensions of sustainability.”
The experiential nature of the program
helped Oudekerk make connections to past
classes and his personal interests. “This
class made it easy for me to connect the
dots between what I have read and what I
was doing in the cities.”
Oudekerk, who plans to work in the area
of sustainable urban development in the future, came to understand that change happens when people work together. “This
class influenced my understanding of the
importance of community. Things that bring
people together create sustainable relationships and healthy community. There are
profound and significant benefits when this
happens.”
Fischer and Christiansen have received a
grant from the Canadian Studies Faculty
Enrichment Program and plan to return to
Portland and Vancouver with another
group of students in 2010.
The photos from Portland and Vancouver were
taken by students in the Sustainable Cities in
North America class.
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The Center for Science, Business, and Religion (CSBR) is Augsburg’s first new academic
building in 60 years and will replace the 60-year-old, inefficient Science Hall. CSBR will
have a story to tell—of excellence in the sciences, of intersections and connections among
disciplines, of transforming city hardscape to more welcoming green space, of sustainability on display. Students like Andrew Nguyen and Reid Larson will benefit from the learning
opportunities this state-of-the-art building will offer.
The CSBR will be a LEED-certified building, created in collaboration with a prestigious,
experienced, innovative team of consultants:
Holabird & Root Architects have won awards for sustainability
and design for college science centers they’ve created. Their
design is based on Augsburg’s concept of intersections, offering a physical and intellectual framework for bringing disciplines into dialogue with each other.
McGough Construction’s “Bright Green” pre-construction and
planning consultation helps CSBR to take advantage of the
most innovative green building techniques and goals.
oslund.and.associates approaches landscape design
as art, as simplicity, and, at Augsburg, as a laboratory
for sustainable environmental practices in dialogue
with themes of intersections.
Key concepts of the CSBR
The building—organized around a “necklace” of public spaces that encourages the community at large to
cross paths
Linking circle—serving as a gateway to the neighborhood and
city, with connections to Lindell Library and Sverdrup Hall
Expanded quadrangle—a landscape laboratory, creating green
commons on campus from west to east, articulating with
Murphy Square, the city’s first public park
“THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE A FRAMEWORK
FOR HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND WILL EXEMPLIFY
THE EXCELLENCE AND HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS AT
AUGSBURG COLLEGE.”
—Andrew Nguyen ’10
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What’s green about CSBR
Specific planning for LEED certification carried out at the
preplanning stage among architects, contractors, and landscape designers
Sharing of interdepartmental resources in efficient academic
“neighborhoods” throughout the building
Building siting and design encouraging pedestrian traffic,
moving auto traffic away from commons area, plus welcoming green space replacing city hardscape
Rainwater cisterns collecting water to irrigate greenhouses
and flush toilets
Landscape laboratory—on-site stormwater containment, integrating native species, and interpreting features of urban
sustainability
Highly efficient HVAC and heat recovery systems, with optimal siting for solar exposure and for harvesting daylight deep
into the building
Air quality systems recycling gases and fumes
Innovative, sustainable materials, preferably locally-sourced
and expressing themes of intersections in panels, forms,
surfaces
Transportation hub—center for bicycle storage
and conveniences; site for shuttle
transfer to light rail
MPIRG (the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) is a student group at
Augsburg that has been hard at work on environmental sustainability issues
on campus. I’m the leader of the Environmental Task Force within MPIRG …
[that] has been involved in many environmental sustainability projects over
the past few semesters, including working with the current and past food
services companies on introducing compostable cups to the dining locations, composting food wastes, and introducing another day of trayless dining in the cafeteria. We have also been an integral part of converting the
College to buying 100% wind energy, made possible largely by the Focus the
Nation event last year. In addition, the task force works on environmental
education and awareness, one example being the Detox Forum.
Most of our work last semester was centered around putting together a
survey on the commuting habits of Augsburg’s students, faculty, and staff. This
survey looked at the distance people commute from their homes to Augsburg
and how they get here, the results of which were put into the larger Greenhouse Gas Inventory of the entire College for the Presidents Climate Commitment. As a student, I have been central in the discussions around the science
building, especially around the “green” or sustainable features of the new
building. I have done a lot of work, some of it through MPIRG, ensuring that the
science building has a green roof.
I hope to continue my work in environmental sustainability as I graduate
from Augsburg and go on to graduate school in mechanical engineering, and
then ultimately find a career in the renewable energy field.
“AS A STUDENT, I HAVE BEEN
CENTRAL IN THE DISCUSSIONS
AROUND THE SCIENCE BUILDING,
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ‘GREEN’
OR SUSTAINABLE FEATURES.”
—Reid Larson ’09
CSBR by the numbers
134,000 square feet, LEED certified, an addition to Sverdrup Hall, 75,000 square
feet for eight academic departments (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics,
computer science, psychology, business, and religion)
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Skyway linking circle to Lindell Library
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THE JOURNEY OF AN APPLE
A year ago, all food waste from Augsburg’s dining center was hauled away and dumped
in a landfill with the trash of thousands of other Twin Cities businesses, homes, and
schools.
Last fall, however, the fate of Augsburg’s garbage changed when students from the
Sustainable Cities in North America course (see story on p. 23) worked with A’viands,
the College’s food services provider, to launch a campus composting program.
Photojournalist and staff photographer Stephen Geffre followed an apple as it traveled more than 60 miles—from a Wisconsin nursery through Augsburg’s kitchen and
dining center to a composting facility in Chaska, Minn., where it once again will travel
to nurture spring plantings.
In the autumn, workers at Nesbitt’s Nursery, near Prescott, Wis., harvested the
apple and shipped it more than 60 miles to the Augsburg kitchen where it was served
to diners. The remains of the apple were tossed into the composting bin with napkins,
chicken bones, jello, pizza crusts, etc.
The apple remnants and its compostable companions were transported to Chaska, in
the regular twice-a-week pick-ups. There, the apple core was mixed with other
biodegradable materials like tree clippings and yard waste. Over the course of 90 days
the mixture was turned, separated, mixed again, and heated until it’s ready to emerge
as compost.
This nutrient-rich material will be sold this spring to landscapers, community gardeners, and to the nearby Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to provide nourishment,
perhaps, to an apple seedling there.
“We strive to use up no more clean air, water,
energy, and raw materials in a year than the
earth can provide for it.”
—President Paul C. Pribbenow
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“ALL YOU NEED IS A BUCKET,
AND EVERY LITTLE THING HELPS.”
—Meagen Swartzer ’09
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The Campus Kitchen program at Augsburg College not only
feeds people’s bodies—it also feeds the minds of students.
Last spring, the program moved a part of its operation from
the kitchen to the garden, opening an outdoor classroom to
children from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
The idea for Augsburg’s community garden blossomed last
spring when students and staff prepared 40 plots on the west
side of campus. The plots are available to Augsburg faculty,
staff, and students as well as neighbors from Cedar-Riverside
and Seward. Brian Noy, coordinator of the Campus Kitchen
program, says, “The garden provides a beautiful entrance to
our campus and a way to welcome the community. It’s a
common space for people to work together to do something
meaningful.”
Through an internship program developed with the Center
for Service, Work, and Learning, the garden has also become
an extension of Campus Kitchen. Last summer, two Augsburg
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BY WENDI WHEELER ’06
students worked with youth from day programs at the Brian Coyle
Center and the Confederation of Somali Community. The interns
worked in the garden and in the kitchen, teaching students how food
is grown and how to prepare healthy meals. “This is a whole new program that feeds youth in a fuller way,” Noy says.
Augsburg junior Ruth Senum was the “garden intern” last summer.
She and approximately 50 elementary school children planted seeds,
“I THOUGHT OF THE WATERING, WEEDING, AND
HARVESTING AS OUR CLASSROOM CHORES.”
—Ruth Senum ’10
tended plants, and harvested much of the produce from four
garden plots.
Senum says the children were surprised to learn where food
comes from and that it can look different in the garden than in the
grocery store or on their plates.
“When I showed them the broccoli plant, they thought it was
huge,” she says. “They only see it all chopped up.” She says students also were interested in the fact that some plants have flowers before they produce fruit or vegetables. “Just seeing the whole
process from seed to produce was a very new experience for
them,” she says.
The children were disappointed about the limitations of a
Minnesota growing season. “They asked where the banana tree
was, and it was interesting for them to understand why we can’t
grow a lot of fruit here.”
The internship taught Senum, an education major, techniques
for her future classroom. “I thought of the watering, weeding, and
harvesting as our classroom chores,” she says, but she discovered
the students liked being in the garden more than they liked doing
garden chores. “You need to find a good system to keep them
working,” she says.
Senum also learned that students liked interactive learning activities much more than sit-down learning. “They wanted to talk to
each other, run around, do arts and crafts,” she says. “Getting
them out of their desks and walking around is important.”
The garden also serves as a learning environment for Augsburg
students, but Noy says opportunities were limited because the
bulk of the work is needed when most students are away from
campus. As a solution, a simple greenhouse was added to the garden area, extending the growing season by one month in the
spring and in the fall. “It makes a huge impact because we can
engage actual students and classes outside the garden and allow
them to get involved with the growing space,” Noy says.
The students in Environmental Connections, the introductory
course in Augsburg’s environmental studies major, used the greenhouse in the fall to grow vegetables and herbs for their final project. The class studied how food fits into socio-economic and
ecological systems and prepared and
served a meal in the campus dining
center (see story on page 20).
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HOW GREEN IS
our magazine
How green is our printing?
The paper used in the printing of this magazine is certified to the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody standard and contains 10 percent
post-consumer waste.
What does this mean?
In the process of writing and designing a
“green” issue of the Augsburg Now, we asked
ourselves what we could do to make the magazine itself more environmentally friendly. Using recycled paper and safe inks is an easy way to accomplish
this, but we wanted to do more.
So, instead of adding more pages we’re utilizing one
of the most valuable resources available to communicators and marketers—the World Wide Web.
This issue of the Augsburg Now is the second in
which we’ve added “Web Extras” at www.augsburg.
edu/now. These online features allow us to add material to tell richer, more creative stories than we can
using print alone.
In this issue, we have added a story on sustainable
study abroad, a growing trend in education. The story
connects our readers to tools they can use to minimize
their impact on the environment while traveling.
We also have a video interview with the professors
and some of the students involved in the Sustainable
Cities in North America course (see page 23). On camera, they share their enthusiasm about the work they
are doing to create a more sustainable Augsburg.
In the future, we will continue to use the Internet to
improve our communication with alumni and friends of
Augsburg College. As we continue to expand Now online, we invite our readers to share ideas and feedback
with us at now@augsburg.edu.
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FSC is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. Through its certification
program, foresters, paper manufacturers and distributors, and printers all agree to
abide by strict standards. These standards are designed to ensure social, economic,
and ecological needs are met for current and future generations. This Chain of Custody ensures responsible handling of the paper product from forest to printed piece.
The percentage of post-consumer content indicates that at least 10 percent of the
paper in the magazine has been reclaimed from what would have otherwise ended up
in a land fill.
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alumni news
From the Alumni Board president …
February 2009
Greetings, alumni and friends,
d
uring these interesting and turbulent
times, I am certain that most of you are
feeling the effects of this economic climate in your personal lives. As members of the
Augsburg community, we are called to be fundamentally concerned about our neighbor, which means to be concerned and care about the household of all people. We are to work
toward full inclusion of all of our neighbors assuring that everyone
has access to the resources necessary for life, and that everyone is
allowed to fully participate in the life of the community.
This emphasis on community may come in direct conflict with
our modern lives. We often live for ourselves and focus on our own
family needs. But as members of a community, we are called to invest time and effort in responding to the needs of others. As a
member of the Augsburg alumni community, we are reminded that
we no longer live in a world of fixed boundaries. We need to maintain a sense of commitment to our neighbors around the globe.
Keeping alumni who live in the city, state, and around the world
engaged with the Augsburg community is important to the life of
the College. The Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations has developed the following activities encouraging alumni engagement:
• Project IGNITE (Involving Graduates Now In Thoughtful Engagement) is a new program to build stronger relationships with
College alumni, many of whom are not currently connected to
Augsburg. Read more about Project IGNITE on p. 34.
• A corporate alumni plan will engage young professionals, midcareer professionals, and sole practitioners through networking
events, continued education opportunities, and an alumni benefit that will help promote their businesses to other Augsburg
graduates. Alumni will host receptions at their places of business for President Pribbenow to connect with alumni and update them about the College.
• A program for recent graduates will focus on engaging alumni
who have graduated within the past 10 years. An advisory
board of recent grads will assist in planning events for their fellow alumni.
• Outreach events will engage alumni who reside in the outer
metro area and in Rochester; Duluth; Washington, D.C.; and
Norway. Interesting events that infuse an Augsburg connection
include a Lake Minnetonka eco-cruise tour led by an Augsburg
faculty member, an alumni-directed theatre production in
Anoka, and a “Down by the Riverside” event in Rochester.
Being an Auggie is a gift and staying engaged is priceless.
NOW@augsburg, a new monthly e-newsletter, has been initiated to
update you on current happenings and events, continuing education
opportunities, and Augsburg news. So, do your part by keeping connected and staying engaged with the Augsburg community.
Sincerely,
JOYCE P. MILLER ’02 (BSN-ROCHESTER), ’05 MAN
ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT
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Project IGNITE set to launch
Many Augsburg graduates stay connected with the College through
the years. They come to events or games on campus, they volunteer, and they donate to The Augsburg Fund. But there are others
who just don’t stay connected.
That's something the College—thanks to a nearly $230,000
grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation—
hopes to change over the next three years.
Project IGNITE (which stands for Involving Graduates Now In
Thoughtful Engagement) will work very directly and personally with
alumni. Over the next year, Augsburg students will conduct face-toface visits with more than 500 alumni to ask them about their
views on Augsburg and their interest in volunteer opportunities with
the College. The hope is that more than 1,600 alumni will receive
visits in the next three years, mostly those alumni living in and
around the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
“For a college, our alumni are a strategic advantage and if you
don’t use that, you’re missing an opportunity,” President Paul C.
Pribbenow said. “This gives us an opportunity to link current students and recent grads with alumni of all ages. Your current students and recent graduates are often your best spokespeople for
what’s really happening.”
Student representatives have been hired and trained by the
Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations, and visits to alumni
are already underway.
Alex Gonzalez ’90, a senior financial adviser for Thrivent Finan-
(L to R) Denise Aasen, Manager of Lutheran Relationships for Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans; Alex Gonzales ’90, Senior Financial Advisor, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
and Augsburg regent; President Pribbenow; Megan Benrud ’10, Student Body President;
and Kim Stone, Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations.
cial for Lutherans and an Augsburg regent, said the grant is part of
the mission for the not-for-profit organization.
“Our goal is to help grow Lutheran communities and Lutheran
institutions,” Gonzalez said. “It’s not just the money, these dollars
will help grow engagement. It will help get alumni engaged into
giving to the school.”
The grant is part of the foundation’s Lutheran Grant Program,
designed to help Lutheran institutions and organizations take advantage of unique growth and service opportunities. It also supports the interests and needs of the Lutheran community. In
2007, the program distributed approximately $5 million through
100 separate grants.
Project IGNITE is designed to become a model program for
alumni programs in other ELCA colleges. For additional information, contact Kim Stone in the Office of Alumni and Constituent
Relations at 612-330-1173 or stonek@augsburg.edu.
Discover Italy with fellow Auggies
“WAS IT IN SHORT, EVER TO BE ELSEWHERE WHEN ONE COULD BE IN ITALY” —EDITH WHARTON
You are invited to join the fellowship of other Augsburg alumni and friends on a journey of discovery to Italy in early November.
Travel among the medieval hill towns of Tuscany, discovering history along with the beauty of the surrounding vineyards and olive
groves. In Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, learn and understand how art pulled Europe out of the Dark Ages. In
Umbria, where art is prayer, visit the town of Assisi that stands out for its inspiration and reflection. Find an education in history and a tapestry of art, architecture, and culture woven over thousands of years in the Eternal City of Rome, one of the
founding cities of Western civilization and a significant place in the story of Christianity. All along the way enjoy the delights of the Italian people and cuisine.
The details of this custom-created travel experience are being finalized. Contact the Office of Alumni and
Constituent Relations at 612-330-1085 or alumni@augsburg.edu to learn more about this unique travel opportunity.
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Called to Lead
Professionals Moving from Success to Significance
Augsburg College admits a diverse group of established alumni and friends each
year for the Called to Lead program. Six weekly seminars give you an opportunity
to examine your life and work. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Center for
Faith and Learning, and the Center for Leadership Studies at Augsburg.
Called to Lead is designed to expand the skills and knowledge of individuals who have demonstrated leadership within their profession and the community. Through collaborative and interactive experiences, participants engage
with each other and their facilitators as they explore their own call to lead.
Augsburg College accepts applications and nominations for the Called to
Lead program from a diverse group of alumni and friends, including business
leaders, professionals and academics, directors and staff of community service organizations and civic associations, managers from government agencies
and community activists. For more information contact Norma Noonan in the
Center for Leadership Studies, at 612-330-1198 or noonan@augsburg.edu.
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out the first week of each month to alumni and parents. Get quick updates on College and alumni
news, and check the calendar for alumni events
during the month. To receive NOW@augsburg,
e-mail alumni@augsburg.edu.
Thrivent rewards your volunteer time
Your volunteer hours for Augsburg can count even more through the GivingPlus program at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent will give Augsburg
$25 for your volunteered hours for Augsburg (25 or more per year) working on
projects or activities, or participating on committees, boards, and task groups.
Report your volunteer hours on the Thrivent matching form and make your
time even more valuable. To find out about volunteer opportunities, e-mail
volunteer@augsburg.edu.
Have you “friended” Auggie Eagle on Facebook?
Go to his profile and check out what Auggie is up to.
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52Pines, Minn., was selected for
Rev. Arvid “Bud” Dixon, Circle
a 2008 Honorary Award of the Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for
Peace and Justice, given for long
and significant contribution to the
causes of peace and social justice.
68professor of biology and direc-
Ted Johnson, Northfield, Minn.,
tor of biomedical studies at St. Olaf
College, gave an address, “Students,
New Science Building, and the Liberal Arts,” at St. Olaf’s Opening Convocation, on Sept. 4.
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Rev. Peter Strommen,
Shakopee, Minn., accepted a
call to Shepherd of the Lake
Lutheran Church in Prior Lake,
Minn., that began on Sept. 1. He
has just completed a long tenure as
the bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA.
tary children and conversational
English with adults at the Bible
School.
Larry Turner and Robert Storeygard
’76, along with David Tiede, Bernhard Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation, attended the
10th anniversary of the Bible School
(Center for Christian Education) in
Martin, Slovakia, a Lutheran school
that educates adult students for
serving in congregations and communities. The “Decade of Miracles”
celebration, July 4-6, included performances from the St. Andrew’s
Lutheran Church choir, Mahtomedi,
Minn., who also performed elsewhere in Slovakia. Participants from
18 U.S. congregations taught Vacation Bible School with 330 elemen-
Peter Agre, Baltimore, Md.,
was awarded the Annual Prize
for Outstanding Contribution to Lung
Research on Dec. 11 at the annual
meeting for the Will Rogers Motion
Picture Pioneers Foundation
(WRMPPF), for his groundbreaking
work in aquaporins and potential
benefits to lung research. He is director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria
Research Institute in the Bloomberg
School of Public Health.
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77Wash., began as director of
Rev. Arne Bergland, Puyallup,
church relations for California
Lutheran University in September,
acting as a liaison between the university and the church community.
Rod Skoe, Clearbrook, Minn., was
honored in November as a recipient
of a 2008 Torch and Shield, the
highest award presented by the University of Minnesota-Crookston. He
represents District 2, northwestern
Minnesota, in the Minnesota Senate
and has been involved in farming in
Clearbrook, Minn., since 1985.
78Lake, Minn., has been named
Steven Hoffmeyer, White Bear
commissioner of the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. He
served as deputy commissioner and
has been with the bureau since
2002.
In October, Augsburg religion professor Phil Quanbeck II and his wife, Augsburg regent Ruth Johnson ’74, led “An Aegean Odyssey to Turkey and Greece,”
with a group of 23, including seven other Auggies. For 10 days, they traveled and studied the world of the Apostle Paul, Byzantium, and modern-day Greece
and Turkey.
(Back row, men, L to R): Jerry Kleven ’57, Art Rimmereid ’53, Paul Anderson, Jim Weninger ’92 MAL, Phil Quanbeck, Mike Bailey, Tom Stertz, Kirk Gill,
Jim Martenson, David Larson, Larry Turner. (Middle row, women, L to R): Sylvia Hanson ’50, Char Rimmereid ’52, Karen Freeman, Liz Weninger ’92, Julie
Larson, Carmen Clementson, Cindy Martenson, Nancy Anderson, Sally Tonsager. (Front row, women, L to R): Jennie Wilson, Ruth Johnson ’74, Kathy Bailey,
Lynn Stertz, Sue Turner, Alice Peterson, Denise Shuck ’09.
To read about their tour and see photos from
their travels, go to www.augsburg.edu/now.
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79Ill., serves as the practice
Brian Carlsen, Buffalo Grove,
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Neil Paulson ran in the Orlando
(Fla.) Utilities Commission race
in December. His photo appeared on
the cover of Runner magazine because he runs without a shirt in all
weather there, which is always tropical compared to Minnesota.
Scott L. Anderson and his
wife, Susan, Minneapolis,
welcomed the birth of John Scott on
Jan. 30, 2007. Scott is an insurance and financial service agent for
Farmers Financial Solutions LLC.
ScottLAnderson38@msn.com
leader of organizational learning at
St. Aubin, Haggerty & Associates, a
strategic HR consulting firm. He recently co-authored a book on business and workforce leadership,
Attract, Engage & Retain Top Talent,
from Author House books.
Leslie (Morland) and Jonathan Carlson moved from Bozeman, Mont.,
back to St. Paul where Leslie has
taken a nurse practitioner job at
HealthEast Clinics.
80St. Paul, Minn., has been apJulie (Petterson) Leslie, West
pointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty
as a parent member to a three-year
term on the State Advisory Council
on Early Childhood Education and
Care. She is a licensed educator
and the director of Augustana Preschool.
82began teaching 11th- and
Karl Spring joined Fox 21 in Duluth,
Minn., in September as chief meteorologist and travels to schools
throughout northern Minnesota to
teach students about meteorology.
Previously, he was chief meteorologist at KBJR-TV in Duluth.
94Sarya, Charlevoix, Mich., reGwendolyn (Christiansen)
ceived her Master of Arts degree in
music education in December from
the University of St. Thomas, with a
concentration in Orff-Schulwerk. She
and her husband, Dave, have a fiveyear-old son, Luke. She teaches K-4
music and movement and fifth-grade
band at Concord Academy in Boyne,
Mich. gwensarya@yahoo.com
Sara Trumm, Chicago, began in October as program coordinator for the
Center for Christian-Muslim Relations for Peace and Justice at the
Lutheran School of Theology. She
had just spent two years in India.
Rick Bennett, Morgan, Minn.,
91tag were married in Hoversten
Kristen (Hirsch) and Paul Mon-
89
Sue Hakes began a two-year
term as mayor of Grand
Marais, Minn., to which she was
elected in November.
Chapel on Oct. 18, with Auggies in
attendance: Velda (Stohr) Gabrielson
’90, Betty Christiansen ’91, Laura
(Ferry) Lee ’92, Brenda Lunde Gilsrud
’91, Liz Pushing ’93, Jennifer Tome
’99, and Aaron Pelaccia ’07. Kristen
is a marketing communication manager at Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota, and Paul is in sales and
marketing. They live in St. Paul.
92
Sharol (Dascher) Tyra, received a Star Award 2008
from the Minnesota Organization of
Leaders in Nursing (MOLN) in
recognition of her commitment to
volunteering and dedication to influencing health care by advancing
professional nursing leadership,
particularly with the Metro Alliance
Education and Service Collaborative
for Expanded Enrollment of Baccalaureate Nurses.
12th-grade students in chemistry
and human anatomy in Cannon
Falls, Minn.
Wendy (Shields) and Bradley
Falls, Minn., with big brother, Jackson, announce the birth of Lachlan
Bradley, on March 9, 2008. Brad is
a physician assistant at SMDC
Health System-International Falls,
and Wendy is a stay-at-home mom.
wreiners@frontiernet.net
Rachel Brist is a physician as-
of Bigfork Valley Hospital clinics in
Coleraine and Marcell, Minn.
84in Tromsø, Norway. Tove was
02artistic director for SOS Play-
named a Knight of the First Class of
the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit,
by King Harald V, for the advancement of Norwegian language and
culture in the United States. She is a
peace studies educator at the University of Tromsø and has served for
26 years as dean of Skogfjorden,
Concordia College Norwegian Language Village. Curt began on Jan. 1
as vice president for research and
development at the University of
Tromsø—the world’s northernmost
university vice president. This is a
new position resulting from the
merger of the University of Tromsø
and Tromsø College.
ers, two troupes of pre-teen actors
who perform for elementary and
middle-school audiences, helping
them cope with life. He often writes
scripts based on requests from educators to deal with particular topics.
86Minn., joined UCare health
Heather Schwartz joined the consumer marketing practice of Weber
Shandwick in Minneapolis-St. Paul
as an account supervisor. Previously
she had been a brand public relations director.
Tove Dahl and Curtis Rice live
Frank Gilbertson, Maplewood,
98Reiners ’99, International
01sistant and has joined the staff
plan in November as provider network management director. Previously, he spent 11 years at Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota,
most recently as senior director,
provider relations planning.
Andrew Bernstrom, St. Paul, is
Katie Lindelfelser’s research as a
master’s degree student at the University of Melbourne (Australia) was
published in a co-authored article,
“Bereaved Parents' Experiences of
Music Therapy with Their Terminally
Ill Child,” in the Journal of Music
Therapy, fall 2008. She is teaching
a music therapy course at Augsburg
this spring semester.
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Rev. Rachel (Oldfather) Stout,
Wadena, Minn., was installed as associate pastor of Immanuel Lutheran
Church in September in Wadena.
Her husband, Ryan, is the new pastor at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in
New York Mills. They have a son,
Soren.
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Amanda Engesether is working
with the current city planning
director in Kinston, N.C., and will
take over that position in July when
he retires. Previous to this, she
worked as a planner in Johnston and
Onslow Counties in North Carolina
and completed an internship at the
Urban Design Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Chris Stewart, Lakeville, Minn., became vice president of operations
for BOR-SON Construction in Minneapolis. He will manage all general
construction operations for the company. Previously he was head of Target’s national field operations team.
05
Andrea (Carlson) and Riley
Conway are living in Hershey,
Pa. Andrea is a third-year medical
student at Penn State, and Riley
works at Border Books and is a student in the distance master’s degree
program at Hamline University. They
were married in 2005.
06Marrandino were married on
Maureen Parker and Martin
Oct. 25. Maureen is a board certified music therapist at KSB Hospital
in Dixon, Ill., where Martin is also
employed. He also is a student at
Sauk Valley Community College.
Kasey Yoder, Duluth, Minn., is coowner of Two Guys Pizza in Duluth,
and working 80-hour weeks, doing
everything from menu planning to
becoming a master of the pizza oven.
00Burnsville, Minn., and her
Missy (Carlson) Bakeberg,
husband, Randy, welcomed the
birth of their twins, Cooper Joshua
and Ava Morgan on Oct. 11. Cooper
weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz., and Ava
weighed 5 lbs., 13 oz.
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Denitza (Batanova) Stevens,
Chandler, Ariz., and her husband, Joel, welcomed their son,
Roman David, on April 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
08Sept. 2008-Feb. 2009 in
Jenni Olson volunteered from
Iringa, Tanzania, teaching communications at Iringa College/Tumaini
University.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Anita Raymond ’94 MSW is a 2008
recipient of the fourth annual Shelley Joseph-Kordell Award from Volunteers of America-Minnesota for
service to older adults. She is a social worker for Volunteers of America-Minnesota’s Protective Services
and Geriatric Care Management and
Consultation Services.
05Robertson were married on
Britni Morgan and Jeremy
05Stephen Belde were married
Melynda Kleewein and
on Aug. 1 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Melynda works at New York Life in
Anchorage and coaches hockey for
the Alaska Firebirds. Stephen is a
teacher with the Anchorage school
district and also coaches hockey for
the Alaska Firebirds and the South
High School boys’ hockey team.
Oct. 4 in Crystal, Minn. Auggies in
the wedding party included Kyle
Howard ’04, Jillian Janicki ’04, Jim
Lindell ’04, Nick Collins ’04, and
Tom Delisle ’06. In March they are
moving to Brainerd, Minn., to start a
lawn/cabin care company, Bear
Paw Cabin Care.
95his second book published,
Jeff Falkingham MAL, has had
Sherlock Holmes: in Search of the
Source, a work of historical fiction set
in St. Paul in December 1896. A sequel to an earlier work, Sherlock
Holmes and the County Courthouse
Caper, it’s set in Jeff's hometown of
Browns Valley, Minn., in November
1886. Originally released in June
2007 as a fundraiser for victims of the
March 2007 flood in Browns Valley, it
has raised over $6,500 for flood relief.
Excerpts from both books can be
found at www.cccaper.com. Falkingham now lives in Eden Prairie, Minn.,
and works in advertising for Northern
Tool + Equipment of Burnsville.
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08UST Tommie, Tony Nagorski,
Jen Janda married her favorite
07Henning on Oct. 4 in Red-
Megan Schiller married Brent
wood Falls, Minn. Auggies in the
wedding party included Marrissa
Henry-Mashuga, Maria Belen Power
’07, and Miesha Martin-Freeman
’08. Megan is an administrative assistant in the Automated Clearing
House (ACH) Operations at Wells
Fargo in Minneapolis, and Brent is
an inside sales representative for
Braas Company in Eden Prairie.
They live in Waverly, Minn.
on Aug. 2 in Eagan, Minn. An Auggie, Megan Carlson ’08, was in the
wedding party. Jen works in the
Marketing and Communication Office at Augsburg and Tony attends
the St. Thomas School of Law. They
live in downtown Minneapolis.
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In Memoriam
Donald Murphy ’43, Mounds View,
Minn., age 87, on Nov. 24.
Dr. Nancy English ’73, Duluth,
Minn., age 57, on Aug. 8.
Robert W. Johnson ’49, Burnsville,
Minn., age 82, on Aug. 17.
Stacy Sellers ’01, Inman, Neb.,
age 31, on Jan. 2.
Pearson, Wayne ’49, Wildomar,
Calif., age 83, on Dec. 27.
Kerry Affeldt ’05, Wykoff, Minn.,
age 45, on Sept. 21, of injuries
from a motorcycle/auto accident.
Rev. James E. Peterson ’50,
Bloomington, Minn., age 79, on
Sept. 26.
Ronald Lund ’50, Wanamingo,
Minn., age 82, on Aug. 21.
Mary Ann Olsen ’53, Minneapolis,
age 78, on Sept. 18.
Beverly An (Gryth) Villwock ’52,
Charlottesville, Va., age 78, on
Nov. 29.
Mavis (Strand) Hafstad ’54, Eagan,
Minn., age 75, on Aug. 11.
Ahmednur Ali ’10, Minneapolis,
Minn., age 20, on Sept. 22.
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29, in an auto accident.
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Mathew Ackerman ’10, Dallas,
Texas, age 23, on Dec. 7.
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Auggie experience
Richmond Appleton ’09
Environmental Studies
Richmond Appleton is passionate about giving back to his
communities—the Twin Cities and his birthplace of Liberia.
Early in his Augsburg career, he was a biology major and
planned to attend medical school. However, when the environmental studies program began, Appleton knew this was
the path he should take. He became the first student to formally declare the major.
Appleton has overcome a great deal in his life. As a young
boy, he contracted polio and was paralyzed on his left side.
He often had no access to medical care, but his parents took
him to native healers. “There were no social services or hospitals,” he says. “There was nothing to count on in emergencies.” Over time, he recovered the use of his arm and leg.
When civil war broke out in Liberia in the early ’90s, his
family fled to the Ivory Coast. Appleton’s mother was separated from them, and he also lost his father, brother, and sisters for four weeks because he couldn’t run fast enough to
keep up with them. Eventually the family was forced to Ghana
where they stayed in a refugee camp until they immigrated to
the U.S. in 2004.
A desire to make a difference influenced Appleton’s decision to join the environmental studies program where classes
in ecology and biodiversity fuel his interests in social work
and public service. Although he wants to help his country, he
likely won’t return to live permanently. He says Liberia is rebuilding after years of violence and destruction, but that
much remains to be done. “People are sick from the effects
of a polluted environment.”
While at Augsburg, Appleton has been active in the
neighborhood. He chairs the Augsburg Student Activities Council diversity committee and serves as a residence life community adviser. In January, he traveled to Cuernavaca, Mexico,
with students from the Scholastic Connections program to learn
about sustainable agriculture practices in Mexico.
Appleton plans to graduate in December and is researching
graduate programs in environmental studies. “I am interested
in public policy in urban areas, conflict management in war
torn countries, community development, agriculture, sustainability, and bio-agriculture.” Appleton plans to study sustainable food production and how it can minimize the human
impact on the environment.
JENNIFER L. HIPPLE, WEEKEND COLLEGE STUDENT
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augsburg legacy
Mr. Augsburg still supporting students
Jeroy and Ainy Carlson
Kirsten Bar ’10
In 1958, when Minnesota celebrated its centennial, Jeroy
Carlson ’48 was one of 1,958 state champions honored by the
state. “Jack Dempsey was at the ceremony,” Carlson said,
“and he told us, ‘The greatest asset America has is its youth.’
That’s still true.”
Carlson and his wife Lorraine “Ainy” support Augsburg students through planned gifts because they believe what
Dempsey said. Carlson, known to many as “Mr. Augsburg,”
spent 44 years as a student-athlete, teacher, coach, and staff
member with the College. “I tried to be of help to anyone I
could,” he said.
With a charitable gift annuity, the Carlsons fund a scholarship that supports students who are studying music or physical
education and who demonstrate a commitment of service
to others.
This year’s recipient of Jeroy and Ainy Carlson’s scholarship is
Kirsten Bar ’10, a music therapy major who has worked
throughout her education with people with Hungtington’s disease, dementia, and Alzheimer’s.
“The students and faculty in the music department have a
special place in our hearts for those who have contributed to
scholarships,” said Bar. “For some students, these scholarships make a huge difference from year to year. We appreciate
the financial support and very much enjoy seeing the donors at
our performances.”
After completing her studies, Bar hopes to return to her
hometown of Billings, Mont., to start the city’s first music therapy practice.
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A PLACE OF THEIR OWN
A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R
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P. 26
Editor
Notes
from President Pribbenow on…
Being a college in the city
B
ut seek the welfare of the city where I have
sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on
its behalf, for in its welfare will you find
your welfare. (Jeremiah 29:7, RSV)
One particular afternoon last fall, I was shepherded
through the nearby Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
by our legendary community ambassador Mary
Laurel True. She introduced me to good people
whose lives and work intersect with the College. We
sat in one of the four mosques in the neighborhood
and spoke with the elders about peace and the God
of Abraham, about our lives here together, about our
children, and about the world and how frightening
it can be to live with strangers. In other words, we
spoke as fellow humans living together in the city.
I love the city (despite my rural upbringing) and
my recent experiences in our neighborhood lead me
to revisit some of the historical themes that fascinate
me about city life.
My first thoughts go to the role that neighborhoods play in a strong urban life. Though we are a
city, we live our lives in neighborhoods. It is in the
neighborhood where I come face to face with the
challenges and joys of negotiating my life with others. I think of Jane Addams, who made the west side
Chicago neighborhood near Hull-House the sphere
of action for her efforts in the late 19th and early
20th centuries to build a stronger democracy. There
are many of us who still believe her settlement
house idea has relevance for the 21st century. It is
not a philosophical exercise—it is the daily living
with, abiding with, meeting the needs and sharing
the aspirations of neighbors that defined the work of
Miss Addams and her colleagues, and that needs to
define our lives in cities as well.
A second theme about cities is the ways in
which they reflect our abiding pursuit of civilization.
Sir Peter Hall in Cities in Civilization suggests that
great cities have been at the center of artistic growth,
technological progress, the marriage of culture and
technology, and solutions to evolving social problems. Cities are places “for people who can stand the
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heat of the kitchen: places where the adrenaline
pumps through the bodies of the people and
through the streets on which they walk; messy
places, sordid places sometimes, but places nevertheless superbly worth living in, long to be remembered and long to be celebrated.”
Finally, I think of the late Jane Jacobs, the legendary urban theorist, whose The Death and Life of
Great American Cities was a clarion call to arms for
all those who loved the diversity and energy of cities
that was being ravaged by trends in architecture and
city planning. One of Jacobs’ main points was that
the well-being of cities is defined primarily by common, ordinary things, like sidewalks, parks, defined
neighborhoods, and a diversity of architecture styles
and buildings of different ages. These common,
ordinary things, when thought about with the needs
and aspirations of citizens in mind, will create
healthy, sustainable, and vital urban centers. It is not
about spending a huge amount of money, but rather
about a reflective practice of city life—the genuine
work of urban planning.
During my short time here at Augsburg, I have
been challenged to think again about the role of colleges and universities in an urban setting. I am committed to the mutual dependency of colleges and the
city. The paradigm for the relationships between
cities and higher education must be less about
extracting benefits from each other, less dependent
on incidental impact, and more focused on the various resources that can be shared in the pursuit of a
more robust, healthy, and meaningful urban life. I
look forward to our efforts at Augsburg to give substance to this new (but not really so new!) paradigm
of urban citizenship.
Yours,
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Contents
Features
11
The Kitchen Connection
by Betsey Norgard
Weekend College student Tom Gouras uses his food service experience to feel
more connected on campus and provide service in the community.
12
Fitting the Pieces Together
by Betsey Norgard
In their keystone courses seniors synthesize all their Augsburg experiences in
preparing for the next step.
16
The Ending of an Era
Photos and text by Stephen Geffre
The boxes are packed and farewells said as Martin Olav Sabo retires from a
28-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives.
21
Urban Legends
by Bethany Bierman
Augsburg’s metro-urban studies alumni are making their marks as leaders
in public service and city planning.
16
26
A Place of Their Own
by Betsey Norgard
The East African Women’s Center bustles with activity as mothers, children,
grandmothers, and girls learn skills for living in a new community.
On the Cover: Congressman Martin Olav
Sabo, Class of 1959, retires from a lifelong
career serving his constituents in Minneapolis
and earning high respect from colleagues on
both sides of the aisle.
Departments
2 Around the Quad
6 Supporting Augsburg
8 Sports
29 Alumni News
36 Views
All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated.
AROUND THE QUAD
Brian Krohn awarded
a Goldwater
Scholarship
NOTEWORTHY
A team of Augsburg and University of St. Thomas students received honorable men-
Junior Brian
Krohn, who is
majoring in
chemistry
with a biology
minor, was
awarded a
Barry M.
Goldwater
Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year. A total of 317 schol-
arships were awarded from the
more than 1,000 nominations
made by college faculty in the
fields of natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Krohn will join a research
group this summer at the Graz
Technical Institute in Austria,
funded by the National Science
Foundation.
Two other Augsburg students
received honorable mentions—
Kent Bodurtha and Reid Larson,
both in physics.
tion at the National Model United Nations Conference in New York in March.
Model UN team
wins award
A team of Augsburg and
University of St. Thomas students
received honorable mention at the
National Model United Nations
Conference in New York in
March—Augsburg’s first award in
nine years of competition.
More than 4,000 students
from the U.S. and 31 countries
participated, with opening and
closing ceremonies held in the
UN General Assembly Great Hall.
The student team represented
the interests of India in the conference and met with the Indian
Mission to the UN during the
week in New York.
Matt Broughton
named a Fulbright
Scholar
Matt
Broughton’06,
who graduated summa
cum laude
with dual
degrees in
English and
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physics, has been named a
Fulbright Scholar to Germany
during 2007-08. He will spend
the year at the Technical
University of Braunschweig,
working in space physics
research.
It was during an internship
with the National Academies’
Space Studies Board that
Broughton began to see how
research he had been doing fits
into the larger context of national and international physics
research, studying the relationship between the sun and earth.
At the Technical University,
he will study ultra-low frequency
(ULF) waves in the magnetosphere, using data gathered from
four satellites in the Cluster mission. He will be able to analyze
the data with use of a wave telescope, a multi-spacecraft analysis
tool, using techniques that scientists there developed. He already
has a working relationship with
the scientists and has received
some training on the wave
telescope.
This summer Broughton will
spend 10 weeks in Washington,
D.C., in an intensive German
language program.
Coach and athletic director
Ernie Anderson dies
Ernie Anderson ’37, who served Augsburg College
as its men’s basketball coach for 23 seasons and as
its athletic director for 34 years, died on March 18
at the age of 90.
Anderson was a part of the Augsburg community for more than 40 years. He attended the
Augsburg Academy as a prep student in the early
1930s. He played basketball and baseball at
Augsburg, graduating from the College with a hisErnie Anderson ’37
tory degree in 1937.
Anderson served as men’s
basketball coach for the
Auggies from 1947-70, and as
the school’s athletic director
from 1947-80. He was inducted into the College’s Athletic
Hall of Fame in 1975.
In 1984, Augsburg named
its outdoor athletic field
Anderson-Nelson Field, in
honor of Anderson and fellow
longtime coach Edor Nelson
’38. In 2001, the center competition court at Melby Hall was
named Ernie Anderson Court
in his honor, while the outdoor
athletic field was rechristened
as Edor Nelson Field.
Men’s basketball coach Ernie Anderson is
lifted in the air as the team celebrates its
conference championship in 1963.
PA students excel on
certifying exam
Physics students
receive award
All 28 of Augsburg physician
assistant 2006 graduates passed
the National Commission on
Certification of Physician
Assistants (NCCPA) exam,
required for physician assistants
to practice in most states.
While the mean score for all
new grads nationally was 506,
Augsburg’s mean score was 581,
which put the program in the
91st percentile in comparison to
other programs.
Augsburg’s chapter of the Society
of Physics Students (SPS) was
selected as an Outstanding
Chapter for 2005-06. This is the
fourth time in the last five years
the chapter has been recognized
among the top 10 percent of
chapters nationally.
Recognition is given for the
breadth of SPS activities in
research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, and interaction among its
members. Brian Wood ’08 serves
Students and money—dollar/sense
Sophomore Cody Warren (left) and financial aid counselor Carly Eichhorst (right)
teamed to teach students about financial literacy.
Studies show that more than half
of all college students acquire
their first credit card during
their first year in college. Nearly
half of all college students have
credit card debt, with the average debt over $3,000.
Combine that with the fact
that most parents feel they are
neither prepared to talk to their
kids about personal finances, nor
do they feel they are good role
models concerning financial
planning and decisions. And few
high schools offer courses on
financial matters.
Last year, Augsburg’s
Financial Aid Office decided to
do something about this and
provide resources for students to
as chapter president and
Professor Mark Engebretson is
faculty adviser.
Best Workplace for
Commuters
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Department of Transportation
become more fiscally literate and
learn to make responsible money
choices. “Does Your Money
Matter?” was offered as a series
of formal presentations.
This year, financial aid counselor Carly Eichhorst and sophomore student worker Cody
Warren teamed up to revamp the
program and ratchet up the level
of conversation and participation.
“I knew my peers didn’t have
the [financial] information,”
Warren said, as they planned a
new program they called “dollar/sense.”
Five sessions (three of which
were repeated) were offered on
weekday evenings:
• Embark: Begin the Financial
Journey
• Build: Establish Credit.
Maintain Credit
• Plan: Chart Your Course
• Renew: Financial Aid Springs
Anew
• Share: Time. Talent. Gifts
included Augsburg among the
Best Workplaces for Commuters
in Minneapolis. It was recognized as an employer offering
good benefits to employees for
alternatives to driving alone to
work every day. Augsburg faculty, staff, and students can buy
discounted travel on buses and
light rail, can make teleworking
arrangements, and use carpools.
Augsburg also hosts an
HOURCAR hub in the CedarRiverside community, making a
hybrid-fuel vehicle available for
hourly rent by qualified drivers on
campus and in the community.
Lots of audience response and
visuals in a relaxed atmosphere,
plus some food, brought home
the message to 20 to 40 students
who came to each session of
“dollar/sense.”
Eichhorst was delighted at
the response. “[A student who]
attended last night’s event on
credit scores … came to me this
morning and told me he pulled
his credit report right away last
night and wanted to talk about a
discrepancy,” she said. “[Another
attendee] was a student who
experienced financial problems
last year … and he attended
every single session of
‘dollar/sense’.”
The word reached parents as
well. One mother e-mailed, “It is
really a shame that you don’t get
more students attending those
sessions since they are truly REAL
LIFE and kids so often complain
about learning things they think
they will never use. Thanks to
everyone in the Enrollment
Center who put them on.”
—Betsey Norgard
SPRING 2007 3
AROUND THE QUAD
Japanese artists visit
Augsburg
For two days in late February,
Ayomi Yoshida and Bidou
Yamaguchi engaged the
Augsburg community with their
talents and art.
Yoshida is a printmaker,
installation artist, and designer,
whose work ranges from a colorful gift wrap line designed for
Target to multi-story installation
art. She is a fourth generation
member of the illustrious Yoshida
family of printmakers, which also
included Toshi Yoshida, who
taught at Augsburg during two
summers in the early 1970s.
For an exhibit at the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
(MIA) in 2002 featuring her family, she created a large installation
of wood grain panels. The installation was purchased by Target
Corporation and re-installed in
their corporate executive suites
in downtown Minneapolis.
“Reverberation Ad Infinitum”
is made up of four columns and
a wall, each running three stories
high, flanking a stairway. Out of
each red column, Yoshida carved
repeated lines of oval chips with
a scoop chisel. The red chips
were then glued to the white
wall, creating positive and negative polka dots. Over 60,000
chips were carved, with three
people working on it for three
months.
MIA curator Matthew Welch
led a group of Augsburg students
to Target Corporation to view
Yoshida’s installation—an opportunity for the students to see the
artwork in this restricted, nonpublic area. They appreciated the
centuries-old, handcrafted nature
of the installation, says Kerry
Morgan, Augsburg’s coordinator
of galleries, and were captured
by “the physical process, the
amount of work, and the time
and dedication needed for it.”
Morgan recounts that as people walk through the installation,
“fascinating things happen to the
eye, the grid becomes diagonal
and casts shadows.”
Bidou Yamaguchi demonstrates his master skills in carving masks from cypress wood
for Japanese Noh drama.
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Students explore the panels of a multi-story art installation created by Ayomi Yoshida
at Target Corporation headquarters.
Bob Ulrich, chairman and
CEO of Target Corporation,
greeted the group and told them
that Target employees prefer
walking the stairs through the
installation to taking the elevator.
Yoshida also is a designer for
Target. Her gift wrap line, with
polka-dot-and-lined patterns,
has been described as making
packages “too pretty to open.”
Yoshida’s husband, Bidou
Yamaguchi, is a master carver of
masks for Noh drama. He is
trained as a graphic designer, but
became enchanted with the
ancient craft of carving masks
and their long history as part of
an ancient art form.
Carved and smoothed from a
block of cypress wood by knives
and chisels with three layers of
steel, the masks are lacquer coated many times and then stressed
to show age and wear.
Yamaguchi tried his own
hand at carving, and sought out
a master carver with whom he
could apprentice. After five years
of study—only half the normal
time—he was awarded the master carver status. He was also
given his artist’s name, Bidou, a
combination of words meaning
the “god of war” and “a stack of
wood.”
Yamaguchi has lectured and
demonstrated his craft at numerous institutions in Japan and
other countries. His masks are
part of the permanent collections
of Target Corporation (which the
students also were able to view
on the tour) and the MIA.
Bringing Yoshida and
Yamaguchi to campus was a collaborative effort among the art
galleries, Art Department,
Theatre Arts Department, Art
Club, Pan-Asian Student
Services, and professor emeritus
Eugene Skibbe, a friend of the
Yoshida family. The presentations
made by the artists were open to
the public, and scheduled to
involve classes in AsianAmerican theatre, sculpture, art
history, and design.
— Betsey Norgard
Augsburg Stewards:
Preserving history,
keeping traditions
alive
The Augsburg Stewards have
been involved in nearly every
recent Augsburg event, and they
are not much more than a year
old. The 14-member group has
already participated in
Homecoming, orientation, an
event honoring the Augsburg
Associates, the annual
Scholarship Brunch, and other
events with alumni.
Augsburg students can’t help
but notice the Stewards, but
many wonder, “Who are they?”
If you refer to the group’s
official statement, the Augsburg
Stewards’ mission is “to engage
students in the mission of
Augsburg College in order to
cultivate pride in place and
purpose.”
Lead Steward Solveig Mebust
says, “We combine three important aspects of the College: we
look at the history, the present
traditions, and the future of the
College and then try to make it
all something to which students
can relate. We basically provide
the link between the students
and the alumni.
“We make connections with
people whom you might not otherwise have met, and these are
powerful people,” she says. “They
make the difference between having an Oren Gateway Center or
not, having a scholarship to go to
college or not.”
The Stewards don’t just make
connections with alumni, but
also focus on students. In an
interview in spring 2006,
Augsburg Stewards’ founder,
Paul Cumings ’06, said,
“Students are trying to find ways
to connect with Augsburg, to
The Augsburg Stewards seek ways to engage students in the history and traditions of the College and create links with alumni.
(L to R) Rikki Starich ’07, Marie Sager ’09, lead Steward Solveig Mebust ’08, Sarah Valasek ’09, Cody Warren ’09.
create meaning behind the
school.”
“That’s exactly what we try to
do,” Mebust confirms. “We want
students to be invested in this
school, to take pride in our rich
history, be involved in present
traditions, and to help sculpt the
future of the College.”
The Stewards have already
started working toward that goal.
Each Steward receives a copy of
the late professor emeritus Carl
Chrislock’s Fjord to Freeway, a
centennial history of Augsburg
College. They then share the
College’s history with the student
body.
For example, during Auggie
Days, an orientation program for
first-year Augsburg students,
Steward Chris Kuhn presented a
brief history from Chrislock’s
book.
The Stewards began in
December 2005 when Cumings,
the student body president, came
up with the idea. “It’s important
to learn the history of the
College, to open up our past.
That helps us learn why deci-
sions have been made,” he said.
Cumings asked a few students to join, wrote a constitution, and submitted the constitution to student government. In
January 2006 the Augsburg
Stewards became an official student organization.
Currently the organization is
structured into three main committees: the History Committee,
the Present Committee, and the
Future Committee, each led by a
Steward member and focusing
on one of the three main components. However, Mebust plans
changes to the structure to make
it easier for students to participate more fully. Formal recruiting for new Stewards has taken
place during spring semester.
In December the Stewards
hosted an event called “What is
an Auggie, anyway?” With information tables in Christensen
Center, the group focused on
what it means to identify as an
Auggie and provided students
with information, food, presentations, and a documentary about
the College’s history.
“There’s something unique
about Augsburg. It’s always been
the odd child out of the
Lutheran colleges because we’ve
never felt the need to compete,”
says Mebust. “We produce amazing alumni who are leaders of
both the political and religious
realms, and their children are
now attending Augsburg.”
Mebust hopes to learn more
about why Augsburg is so
unique. She assigned the
Stewards a long-term goal of discovering the personal history of
the College. “Fjord [to Freeway] is
a great history based on institutional life, but not [its] personal
life.”
Even while still evolving, the
Augsburg Stewards are working
hard to reach their goals. Mebust
says, “We do our best to be
involved … and to be the best
representation of the College.”
—Kari Aanestad ’08
Kari Aanestad is a junior, with double majors in English/writing and
political science.
SPRING 2007 5
AROUND THE QUAD
SUPPORTING
AUGSBURG
Sabo Scholars …
‘Walking the talk’
One year after he graduated from
Augsburg, 22-year-old Martin
Olav Sabo was elected to the
Minnesota House of
Representatives in 1960 as its
youngest member. In 1978 he
was elected to the first of 14
terms in the U.S. House of
Representatives and served as one
of its most liberal members.
Throughout his entire career, he
has exemplified Augsburg’s motto,
“Education for Service,” and he
leaves a legacy as one of the most
fair-minded and principled legislators.
In 1990, his friends, family,
and alumni established the Martin
Olav and Sylvia A. Sabo
Scholarship in recognition of
Sabo’s distinguished record. The
scholarship is awarded to students who study political science
and/or have engaged in public
service, and aspire to careers in
public policy.
In 1994, fundraising began to
build the Sabo Endowment for
Leadership in Public and
Community Service. In addition
to the Sabo Scholarships, a summer leadership program for high
school students, a lecture series,
and academic support to public
service are envisioned.
Since 1995, nearly 50 students have been named Sabo
Scholars, and some served internships in Sabo’s Washington office.
A number have since chosen
careers in public service.
Garry Hesser, professor of
sociology and director of the
metro-urban studies program,
says, “What we’re trying to lift up
with the Sabo initiative is that
graduates in urban studies walk
the talk … . They stand for elected office and grapple with the
complexities of public issues and
The Sabo Scholarship
The Martin Olav and Sylvia A. Sabo Scholarship, established in 1990
by friends, alumni, and family is awarded to students with demonstrated financial need and academic achievement who study political
science and/or have engaged in public service or have interest in
public policy.
“I hope your college experience has taught you to listen, and that you
will continue to listen. … I hope you will develop your convictions
and your beliefs. I hope that you will pursue your passions. And I
hope you do get involved and choose your causes. But always remember to listen. And remember—you may not be absolutely right.”
— Martin Olav Sabo ’59
Augsburg Commencement address, 1983
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public policies.”
Here are four Sabo Scholars
whose lives are centered around
walking the talk of public service.
For Minneapolis native
Breanne Dalnes ’03, it took a
year at another Lutheran college
to realize she was an urbanite at
heart.
Once at Augsburg, a metrourban studies major became an
instant fit. “I knew as soon as I
discovered there was such a thing
as neighborhood organizations
that I wanted to get involved on
such a grassroots level,” she says.
While at Augsburg, Dalnes
spent one semester with HECUA’s
Metro-Urban Studies Term
(MUST), which she says opened
her eyes to a new way of thinking. She also served as a planning
Junior Kari Aanestad’s internship teaching
a recent immigrant to write has brought
to life issues around community needs
that her classes in political science have
introduced.
intern for the City of St. Paul.
Her last semester, she spent a
week in Washington D.C., where
her group visited various nonprofits and Sabo’s office. “It was
the perfect send-off to graduate
school.”
She received a Master of
Urban/Regional Planning degree
at the University of Minnesota’s
Humphrey Institute in 2005 and
currently serves as an associate
planner for the City of Ramsey.
“I’m putting my passions to
good work and watching out for
people who are too busy making
ends meet to get involved in their
communities or politics.”
Erica Champer ‘04 chose
Augsburg “for its integration into
a world-class city.” She also chose
metro-urban studies because, in
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her words, “it intertwined all of
the areas I was interested in—
history, economics, sociology, and
politics, all with a focus on making the city a better place.”
She now serves as an associate
director of quality and compliance at Heartland Alliance for
Human Needs and Human Rights
in Chicago. Champer climbed the
ladder in a short period of time,
becoming the youngest director
in a company of 800.
“At Augsburg I learned about
public housing in Chicago and
what a disaster it was, and now
I’m here two years later working
on a real solution!” says Champer.
“I am working on issues that are
meaningful to me—affordable
housing, human rights, and
more.”
Kari Aanestad graduates next
year with double majors in political science and English with a
writing concentration. During her
time at Augsburg, she has taken
advantage of many opportunities
to reflect on vocation, community
service, and building democracy.
“I love helping people and
being a servant of the people,”
Aanestad says. Her Honors Junior
Colloquium, taught by President
Pribbenow, focused on humanitarian Jane Addams, and what
Aanestad took away was a deep
appreciation of Addams’ belief
that in serving people she did not
expect to teach them, but to learn
from them.
Aanestad says her four classes
during spring semester all seemed
to synthesize around public serv-
Ana Chilingarishvili’s international
interest in children’s rights stem
from her own experience growing
up in the post-Soviet Union
Republic of Georgia.
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ice. In political science theory, she
studied what it means to be a
civil leader and servant of the
people. A statistics course taught
her how knowledge is used and
how public policy is translated for
the general public. An internship
gave her the chance to work oneon-one with a 46-year-old East
African man, teaching him to
write. She learned how education
is empowerment, and how leaders have a responsibility to
empower their people. Lastly, in
American literature, she studied
what it means to have a voice,
and how in poverty people do
not have any voice.
Her thoughts after graduation
include work with the Lutheran
Volunteer Corps or AmeriCorps,
giving her chances to offer community service and better understand the role of civic associations
in a democracy.
Ana Chilingarishvili graduates this year with a major in
international relations and will
begin law school in the fall. Her
sights are set worldwide, beyond
local and national boundaries. A
native of the Republic of Georgia,
she was 6 years old when the
Soviet Union came to an end and
independence was declared. Her
family endured the civil war that
followed and were fortunate to
receive help from a number of
international organizations.
Chilingarishvili’s interest is in
human rights law, especially children’s rights, so that she can help
others in the same way. She
doesn’t yet know exactly what
that will be, but feels that
Augsburg’s focus on vocation has
helped her prepare for whatever
may develop.
When the Sabo Scholars had
the opportunity to meet Martin
Sabo on campus this spring,
Chilingarishvili was amazed to
hear about the roots of this legislator who has traveled the
world—a tiny North Dakota community and a high school graduating class of three.
— Bethany Bierman and
Betsey Norgard
SPRING 2007 7
AROUND THE QUAD
SPORTS
Auggies win 10th
national title, claim
nine All-Americans
Claiming three individual national
titles and making collegiate
wrestling history for one of its
wrestlers in the process, the
Augsburg wrestling team won its
record-10th NCAA Division III
national championship in the last
17 seasons with a dominating
performance in the tournament,
held in March in Dubuque, Iowa.
With nine All-Americans,
including three titlists and two
runners-up, Augsburg finished
with 135.5 points, 36 points
ahead of second-place Wartburg
(Iowa), the defending national
champion, with 99.5 points.
Wisconsin-La Crosse finished in
third with 92.5 points, Luther
(Iowa) finished fourth with 86.0
points and the College of New
Jersey finished fifth with 46.5
points.
Augsburg head coach Jeff
Swenson ’79 was named National
Coach of the Year by the National
Wrestling Coaches Association,
the sixth time he has earned the
honor in his 25-season career.
After the championships,
Swenson announced his resignation from his coaching position,
in order to focus on his responsibilities as the school’s assistant
dean for athletics and recreation.
Sam Barber, who has served as an
assistant on the Auggie staff for
six seasons, was named the team’s
new head coach.
“We had a lot of ups, mostly,
and a few downs,” said Swenson.
“It’s hard for me when the year
comes to an end because of the
great seniors, but the bottom line
is I’m proud of them as a group.
They really came together in the
last month of the season.”
Augsburg has finished among
the top two teams in national
competition 19 times since 1975,
has finished among the top four
Wrestling head coach Jeff Swenson steps
down after 25 seasons.
Auggie coaches Jeff Swenson (lower) and Sam Barber (upper) watch their team
With a commanding win, Auggie wrestlers captured their 10th national championship in March, with nine All-Americans.
nationally the last 19 seasons in a
row (the only NCAA school in
any division that can make that
claim), and has finished in the
top 20 nationally every season
since 1971 (NCAA from 1983 to
present, NAIA pre-1983).
Augsburg’s Marcus LeVesseur,
a senior from Minneapolis,
became the first Division III
wrestler ever to win four national
titles, and the second college
wrestler ever to finish his career
unbeaten and untied. LeVesseur,
who won Division III national
titles at 157 pounds three times
(2003, 2004, 2005), finished his
senior season at 31-0, and his collegiate career at 155-0, the second-longest winning streak in
college wrestling history. Cael
Sanderson went 159-0 during his
career at Iowa State from 19982002, winning four Division I
national titles.
“It’s unbelievable,” Swenson
said of LeVesseur’s accomplishment, “… no one had ever won
four titles (at the Division III
level), and only two guys have
ever gone through their careers
undefeated. He’s in great company with Cael [Sanderson].”
Junior Quincy Osborn
claimed his first national championship at 141 pounds. Osborn
finished his first season as an
Auggie with a 44-3 record, completing his third national tournament appearance. As a Division I
wrestler at the University of
Minnesota, he competed in
national tournaments in both
2004 and 2005. Osborn is now
104-35 in his college career.
Junior Jeremy Anderson also
earned his first national championship, completing his second
All-American season with a win in
the 157-pound class. Anderson,
who was a national runner-up last
season, finished his junior campaign at 39-2 overall and his 83-5
in his two seasons as an Auggie.
At 133, junior Jafari Vanier
repeated his second-place finish
from a year ago, and sophomore
Seth Flodeen claimed national
runner-up honors in his first
national finals appearance at 125
pounds.
Senior Jared Evans, a threetime All-American, closed out his
career with his second straight
fourth-place finish, and junior
Robbie Gotreau finished his campaign at 41-6 overall. Heavyweight senior Andrew Neumann,
in his second national tournament, finished fifth overall. At
197, junior Wally O’Connor finished eighth.
Augsburg finished with an
11-1 dual-meet record this season. For the third time in the sixyear history of the event,
Augsburg claimed the championship at the National Wrestling
Coaches Association/Cliff Keen
Division III National Duals in
January.
Academically, Augsburg finished 11th among Division III
programs in the NWCA’s academic national rankings, with a 3.283
team gradepoint average. Five
Auggies earned NWCA Scholar
All-American honors—Evans,
Neumann, Paul Bjorkstrand, Josh
Hansen, and Brandon Klukow.
wrestle to a national title.
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—Don Stoner
Jeff Swenson resigns
as wrestling coach
Augsburg wrestling head coach
Jeff Swenson announced in March
that he is resigning his coaching
post in order to focus on his
responsibilities as the school’s
assistant dean for athletics and
recreation.
Swenson, a 1979 Augsburg
graduate, served as head coach of
the Auggies for 25 seasons (198084, 1986-2007), building the
squad into a national small-college
wrestling powerhouse. Under
Swenson’s leadership, Augsburg
won a record-10 NCAA Division
III national championships and
produced a career dual-meet
record of 321-44.
Associate head coach Sam Barber takes
over as head coach.
Sam Barber, who served as an
assistant coach on Swenson’s staff
for six seasons, is taking over head
coaching duties for the Auggies.
Barber has served as associate
head coach for the last two seasons. A 1995 Upper Iowa
University graduate, he served as
head coach for the Peacocks in the
1999-2000 season.
During his Augsburg tenure,
Barber has been a part of three
national championship squads
and two national runner-up
squads, and has coached 46 AllAmericans and 13 individual
Jeff Swenson ’79 retires after 25 seasons, with a national title and Division III Coach
of the Year honors. He shares the moment with his nearly-two-year-old son, Brady.
national champions. He was
named Division III Co-National
Assistant Coach of the Year by the
National Wrestling Coaches
Association in 2006.
In his role as assistant dean for
athletics and recreation as a member of President Pribbenow’s staff,
Swenson supervises the 18-sport
intercollegiate athletics program,
the athletic facilities department,
and the College’s intramural athletic program. Swenson was
named to the position on an interim basis in 2001, and his posting
was made permanent in 2004.
“I look forward to working
with Coach Swenson in the years
ahead,” Pribbenow said, as “we
partner to make Augsburg one of
the finest examples of NCAA
Division III athletics in the country—a college that honors the
connections between academics
and athletics, that celebrates both
sportsmanship and competition,
and that helps our students to
grow as individuals and teammates … I can think of no one
better than Jeff Swenson to lead us
in this vision for intercollegiate
athletics at Augsburg College. His
track record speaks for itself. His
love for the College is unparalleled. And he has the passion,
commitment, and skills to guide
our athletics programs into a
bright future.”
Swenson has been a member
of the Augsburg community for
more than 30 years—as a student,
coach, and administrator. A
national champion wrestler at
Augsburg in his senior year of
1979 with a career record of 10217, Swenson began his coaching
career in his first year out of college, as an assistant coach on John
Grygelko’s Auggie staff. Grygelko
retired in 1980, and Swenson was
named head coach.
Swenson said that two years
ago, he made the decision that he
would step down from his coaching post this year. He said that
focusing on his role in athletic
administration will help him in
his goals to improve every aspect
of Augsburg’s athletic program
among schools in the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
and NCAA Division III.
“For me, this is a cause for celebration. It’s not a sad day. It’s a
great day. I’m able to listen to my
vocational calling and lead the
entire athletic department without
having the coaching demands,”
Swenson said.
As an administrator, Swenson
has led the Augsburg program
through a period of unprecedented growth and improvement. This
year, construction was completed
on the new Kennedy Center addition to Melby Hall, which
includes expanded classroom,
meeting, and locker room space,
along with a new fitness facility
and a new wrestling training facility. Two years ago, a new
SprinTurf surface was installed at
Edor Nelson Field, and a new
seasonal air-supported dome was
installed for the first time this
year over the field.
“I’ve been around Augsburg
since the fall of 1975, over 30
years,” Swenson said. “Augsburg
has shaped me. Augsburg has
made me who I am, and it’s
allowed me to pursue my passion
to be a coach. Now, I have a
greater passion to lead the entire
athletic department as a full-time
administrator. I’ve learned a lot
about leading and coaching by
being the head wrestling coach
here for 25 years. That’s going to
help me as I lead Augsburg athletics into the future.”
“I am proud to know Jeff
Swenson and to be able to honor
his remarkable career as our head
wrestling coach at Augsburg,”
Pribbenow said. “He has accomplished great things with his
wrestling teams—10 national
championships, countless individual titles, team academic achievements, and so on. But perhaps
more than anything, I am proud
of Jeff’s commitment and passion
for that individual student who
needs the guidance, support, and
challenge to be the best he or she
can be—as an athlete, as a student, as a person. Jeff exemplifies
what makes Augsburg the special
and rare place that it is—putting
students first and helping them to
grow to be successful, responsible,
and good people.
“Jeff Swenson leaves a remarkable legacy as the Augsburg
wrestling coach. He has built a
program that will endure as a
shining example of quality and
achievement. Now he has made
the remarkable decision to bring
his skills and passion to bear on
moving Augsburg’s intercollegiate
athletics programs to the next
level of excellence. Surely there is
no one better than Jeff to lead our
athletics programs—both to the
benefit of our student-athletes and
the reputation of the College.”
—Don Stoner
SPRING 2007 9
Augsburg
men’s hockey
head coach
Chris Brown
was named
Minnesota
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference
Chris Brown
Coach of the
Year. In his first year as the
Auggies head coach, Brown led
the Auggies to a 12-10-4 record
and third-place conference finish
(9-3-4), as the Auggies clinched
a berth in the MIAC playoffs for
the first time since the 2002-03
season.
Brown returned to Augsburg
last season as an assistant coach
under Mike Schwartz, a position
in which he also served during
the 1996-97 season. After leaving Augsburg in 1997, he was an
assistant coach at Division I
Alaska-Anchorage for three
years, then served as head coach
at Marian (Wis.) for four seasons
(2000-04) and at Hamline for
one season (2004-05).
Brown was also named as
one of 12 finalists for the
Edward Jeremiah Award as the
NCAA Division III National
Coach of the Year by the
American Hockey Coaches
Association.
Aaron Johnson
named MIAC Player
of the Year
Senior forward Aaron Johnson
was selected by MIAC as the
conference Player of the Year in
men’s hockey. A three-time AllMIAC honoree, he also was
10 AUGSBURG NOW
named for the
second year in
a row as a
first-team
selection on
the AHCA/
RBK Hockey
Division III
All-American
Aaron Johnson ’07
squad.
In April, he was selected as
one of two Division III players to
compete in the NCAA Pontiac
Frozen Four Skills Challenge
during Division I men’s hockey
Frozen Four in St. Louis, Mo. He
was also one of eight finalists for
the Sid Watson Award, given by
the AHCA to the Division III
National Player of the Year.
Ed Saugestad
receives Hobey Baker
Legends of Hockey
Award
Former
Augsburg
men’s hockey
coach Ed
Saugestad ’59
was recognized for his
lengthy and
outstanding
service to college hockey with
the 2007 Hobey Baker Legends
of Hockey Award. The award
was presented by the Hobey
Baker Memorial Award
Foundation on May 3 in St. Paul.
Saugestad coached Augsburg
to a 503-354-21 record in a
career that spanned 37 seasons.
Only two other Division III
coaches have amassed more than
500 career victories.
In his 37 years of coaching,
Saugestad took teams to national
postseason play on 10 occasions
(nine NAIA and one NCAA),
winning NAIA national championships in 1978, 1981, and
1982. He was named NAIA
National Coach of the Year after
each of the national championships. He coached 22 AllAmericans at Augsburg.
Saugestad and his Auggies
won Minnesota Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular-season titles six years in a
row (1976-77 to 1981-82), and
Saugestad was MlAC Coach of
the Year six times. In 1998, the
MIAC’s playoff championship
trophy was christened as the Ed
Saugestad Trophy.
Saugestad began his Auggie
coaching career while still a student at Augsburg, in 1958. He
graduated with a double major
in physical education and biology in 1959 and went on to earn
his master’s degree from the
University of Minnesota in 1964.
In addition to coaching hockey
for parts of five decades, he also
served on the Augsburg football
coaching staff from 1959-84
(head coach in the 1970-71 seasons); men’s athletic director
from 1981-87; and during his
entire Augsburg career served as
an instructor in the Health and
Physical Education Department.
Saugestad was named the
2002 recipient of the John
MacInnes Award from the
American Hockey Coaches
Association for his contributions
to the growth of amateur hockey
in the United States. In 1996,
the state of Minnesota declared
Feb. 17 as Ed Saugestad Day, in
recognition of his career accomplishments.
Archive photo
Chris Brown named
MIAC Men’s Hockey
Coach of the Year
Sophomore Ed Saugestad (back row, second from left) played on the 1956-57 Auggie
hockey team.
Coach Saugestad studies a hockey pro-
Saugestad’s hockey team captured a
gram during the 1961-62 season.
national championship in 1981.
Weekend College student Tom Gouras uses his food service background as a volunteer in Augsburg’s
Campus Kitchen, a great way for him to meet other students and feel more connected to Augsburg.
The kitchen connection
by Betsey Norgard
“I can begin to see
it take shape.”
Tom Gouras, the Monday
night shift leader at Augsburg’s
Campus Kitchen, is looking at
several pans of fried rice and vegetables, surplus food donated by a
local restaurant through the
Emergency Foodshelf Network.
Alongside them sit other pans of
pork riblets, wax beans and carrots, potatoes, and some melons.
From the donations they
receive, the Campus Kitchen volunteer crew transforms the various components into healthy
meals to be heated, delivered, and
served the next day—to the Brian
Coyle Community Center and
Trinity Lutheran’s Safe Place tutoring program in the CedarRiverside neighborhood, and at
the Minnesota Indian Women’s
Resource Center.
“I call this Chinese medley,”
Gouras says, as he combines several pans of rice and vegetables.
It can be a challenge, as the crew
never knows exactly what foods
they’ll find when they arrive for
the cooking shift. Sometimes, he
says, “what goes into the soup is
interesting.”
Since Augsburg students are
on break, Gouras’ crew tonight is
a group of four students from
Fridley High School with their
teacher, a father with his middle
school son who is doing community service, and Augsburg alum
Bill Ogren ’73. All of them have
become regular Monday night volunteers. Tonight, they cook the
potatoes, chop the melons, and
check out all the boxes of food to
make sure everything is still fresh.
Finally, pans are labeled—protein,
starch, vegetable, and fruit—and
everything is cleaned up to finish
the evening shift.
Gouras is a Weekend College
student who has been volunteering at the Campus Kitchen at
Augsburg since January. His 15
years of experience as a cook and
chef are valuable in the kitchen to
lead the crews of students and
community volunteers.
He entered Weekend College
last spring after two years at
Rasmussen College studying criminal justice. A native of St. Paul’s
East Side, Gouras recites a litany
of blue-collar jobs he’s held—furniture delivery, food service
cook/chef, garbage truck driver,
loading dock worker, chemical
dependency technician, greenhouse hand, and, currently, delivery truck driver for the New
French Bakery.
While at Rasmussen, Gouras
realized that in order to advance
much higher than where he is and
has been, he needs a four-year
degree. He hopes his courses in
psychology and sociology will prepare him for probation work with
the county or state. He’s also open
to possibilities that may develop
during his studies. “I’ve been
asked if I know my calling,” he
says, “and I hope I find it. I’m
open to it.”
After two trimesters in WEC,
Gouras began to understand how
much of the college experience
involves social interaction, and he
wasn’t feeling very connected to
Augsburg. Campus Kitchen
appealed to him because he could
use his food service experience,
and he liked the program’s mission of reaching out to others less
fortunate, making sure they have
hot meals.
Gouras is old enough to be
father to most of the student volunteers, but he enjoys their
enthusiasm, as well as sharing
with them some of his “street
smart” wisdom and common
sense.
Rachel Vallens, Campus
Kitchen coordinator, recognizes
what this does for the program.
“Tom’s cooking experience and
maturity really bring an added
dimension to his cooking shifts,”
she says. “The students look up
to him as someone who knows
what he’s doing and has done a
lot in life.”
Recently, Gouras took on an
additional task. Three days a
week, sandwiches and deli items
are donated from the University of
Minnesota, and when no one else
could pick them up on
Thursdays, he volunteered. It’s all
part of giving back, which is why
Gouras says he’s in the kitchen
every week. Ⅵ
For more information about
Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen, go to
www.campuskitchens.org.
SPRING 2007 11
keystone
courses
Fitting the pieces together
by Betsey Norgard
In architecture, a keystone sits at the top
of the arch and provides the shape and
support to the curved pieces rising to it.
In the Augsburg Core
Curriculum, the keystone is the
final piece that integrates what
students have learned in their
required general education
courses and their chosen major
with everything else they have
done at Augsburg—co-curricular experiences, leadership
development, service-learning,
study abroad, and other areas
of their Augsburg experience.
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First-year day students begin
their Augsburg education with
Augsburg Seminar, a semester
that includes orientation to residence life; development of skills
and strategies they need for success in college; introduction to
the themes of an Augsburg education, including vocation, service, community; and learning
about Augsburg’s neighborhood
and the city. It’s all about transition to college, integration into
Augsburg’s learning community,
and reflection on how they
become responsible learners.
Students learn that a hallmark of an Augsburg education
is intentional reflection on vocation, or what they call the “v”
word. All students study two
semesters of “Search for
Meaning,” which includes critical
conversations on understanding
and discovering one’s own gifts.
The senior-year keystone
course becomes the other bookend. Students synthesize all their
in-classroom and out-of-classroom experiences as they focus
on transition from college to the
community, integration of what
they’ve learned, and reflection on
how they will use their gifts and
knowledge—again, transition,
integration, reflection.
What does it mean to be a
professional in their major? What
does it mean to be a biologist,
accountant, social worker, English
teacher, actor, or whatever?
Because conversations about
vocation are revisited during the
keystone, faculty need to feel
comfortable and confident in
discussing issues of faith and
vocation in this context. A grant
from the Wabash Center for
Teaching and Learning in
Theology and Religion,
“Common Vocation, Distinctive
Callings,” provides funding for
keystone faculty to partner with
religion faculty members.
Together they strategize on content and methods for these crucial conversations.
The vocation focus and other
signature elements of the Core
Curriculum—diversity, the city,
service and service-learning—
distinguish Augsburg’s keystone
from other senior “capstone”
courses. Russell Kleckley, associate professor of religion and
coordinator of keystone seminars, explains that Augsburg’s
keystones are “more intentional
about the educational experience
as a whole, to see how the general education experience has
informed the [major] discipline
and vice versa.”
Diane Pike, sociology professor and director of the Center for
Teaching and Learning, says that
keystones “take the time, with
guidance, to help students figure
out how the pieces fit together
for them.” She says, “We’re
equally serious about the transition from college outward as we
are about the transition to college from high school.”
From the College’s point of
view, the keystones measure how
well Augsburg fulfills its promise
to students. Are they satisfied
with their experience, and do
they feel well prepared and confident in what they know and
will take away with them?
keystone
Psychology majors (clockwise from bottom) Rebecca Lewis, Tiah Colacci, Nghi Ngan, and Peter Chea played a version of the Game
of Life in which the cards required players to discuss some of the bigger questions in life.
the keystone
variations
Most students take the keystone
in their senior year, and most
often in connection with their
major. This past academic year
was the first time all students
have had access to a keystone
course. With a fair amount of
flexibility, departments have created or modified existing courses, or collaborated across departments or divisions to create
classes.
psychology:
the game of life
The psychology keystone is a
good example of a department
capstone course that evolved into
a keystone. All psychology
majors have completed capstone
internship semesters that includ-
ed time on the internship site,
plus time in class, plus papers,
portfolios, etc.
This year, the course changed
to be one-half internship and
one-half keystone, with about
one-third of the total time devoted to issues around vocation. As
part of the Wabash grant, Bridget
Robinson-Reigler, associate professor of psychology, was paired
with Mary Lowe, assistant professor of religion. RobinsonReigler says that she and Lowe
had five or six conversations
about vocation, and that Lowe
helped her plan new activities to
engage her students.
“I was pleasantly surprised
how unbelievably well the students have gotten into [the discussion of vocation],” says
Robinson-Reigler. Early in the
seminar, she offered her own
model of vocation, and by opening herself to them, she set a
comfortable tone for class
discussion.
In what became a popular
activity, Robinson-Reigler introduced an adapted version of the
Game of Life, in which a number
of the play cards were rewritten
with questions relating to vocation. Given this context, students
felt comfortable first answering
the questions themselves, then
opening the conversation to
everyone.
In another session, students
were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of their required liberal
arts courses. Did they work?
Why did Augsburg want them to
study those courses? Some students responded by saying that
without the keystone they never
would have thought about these
SPRING 2007 13
business and
vocation
John Knight, Center for Faith and Learning, encourages business majors to consider how their skills, beliefs, and values will
influence decisions they make every day in the business world.
questions, and this assignment
helped them figure out what
they had learned.
Robinson-Reigler’s psychology keystone is a mix of day and
weekend students, giving the
class a combination of ages and
experiences. While all students
were in the same situation of finishing college and figuring out
what was next to come, some
interesting conversations were
launched in the multigenerational class. One WEC student
said that these discussions
helped her understand her own
daughter better. Some said it
helped them understand and
appreciate the younger day
school population.
Robinson-Reigler confirms
that students are not getting any
less psychology in the new capstone-keystone with the addition
of the vocation conversation;
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they’re just getting it differently.
“I’ve taught this class before,
but I love teaching it now,” she
says. “I enjoy grading the papers!”
keystone-capable
english courses
In their new curriculum, the
English Department doesn’t have
a separate keystone course, but
rather several advanced courses
designed as “keystone-capable.”
Students are required to take one
of these courses as a keystone, for
which extra work is indicated.
Much of that work is selfreflection, and requires students
to consider, for example, their
function as readers and to think
about what is happening when
they read. The nature and depth
of their commitment to reading,
and what, if any, responsibilities
their reading entails.
This reflection is more seamless in some courses than others.
When Professor Doug Green
teaches Advanced Studies in
Language, Theory, and Method,
he integrates reflection and vocation throughout the course, even
for the non-keystone students.
Last year he taught Criticism
and Theory as a pilot keystone
course. Students read Azar
Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran
and wrote about how they
viewed the place of literature in
their own lives and cultures.
They had to respond to questions like, “How has my understanding of ‘self’ (who I am as a
reader, writer, student, English
major, woman or man, and
human being) evolved as a result
of my experiences at Augsburg?”
John Knight, associate director of
the Center for Faith and Learning,
has taught several sections of the
keystone course for the Business
Administration Department, the
College’s largest department. The
course is a collaboration between
the business and religion departments, and he co-taught the day
section with religion professor
Hans Wiersma.
Titled Vocation and the
Meaning of Success, the keystone
objectives include reflecting upon
the ways students have been
transformed by their college experiences, especially in their business major; reflecting critically on
beliefs and values they use in a
diverse world; and reflecting on
Augsburg’s understanding of vocation and a comparison to their
own vocation.
Knight finds that the feel of
the class depends significantly on
the class makeup—the day or
weekend student mix, the mix of
males and females, etc. Weekend
College students, he says, who
bring wider job skills and life
experience to class, showed a
“deep willingness to engage in the
material … and really wrapped
themselves around the [vocation]
issues by the second class.”
Some students are suspicious of
the keystone as being a religion
class and question its relevance to
their future. Knight asks them to
consider the bigger picture of
meaning and purpose in their lives.
What does it mean to be a business
professional? How does he or she
behave? He believes that somewhere down the road students will
understand why they had to take
this course and see the benefits
from it.
creating a life in
the fine arts
Students in music, visual art, and
theatre share a cross-disciplinary
keystone course, Creating a Life
in the Fine Arts.
The syllabus states that the
course will “synthesize recurring
powerful concepts of vocation
with practical tools and realities.”
Students will balance the “development of entrepreneurial skills
with ‘intrapreneurial’ knowledge
and awareness” while preparing
for professional life in the community.
The idea of shared courses
across the arts is not new—several short-term courses have
taken place over the past few
years. What’s new is the infusion
of the larger issues integrating
liberal arts and vocation.
Merilee Klemp ’75, associate
professor of music, led the conversations among arts faculty
around the new Core
Curriculum.
Anticipating the need to create a keystone course, she sought
a Lilly Endowment grant for the
music faculty to explore topics in
music and vocation with a consultant, Janis Weller.
Extending this conversation
to art and theatre faculty formed
the nucleus for the new keystone. It also promoted the
building of a fine arts community among both faculty and students on campus. Weller taught
the course, along with Klemp
(music), Darcey Engen (theatre),
and Tara Sweeney (art).
Critical conversations about
vocation began and ended the
course. These included visiting
guest artists, who spoke about
their roles in the community and
world.
In conjunction with the
Wabash grant, Sweeney was
paired with Lori Brandt Hale,
assistant professor of religion.
They met frequently, and Sweeney
describes the experience, “What I
am discussing in the service of
teaching the keystone is inseparable from what I am learning about
my own vocation and practice as
an artist at the same time.”
Their discussions included
how their religious upbringing or
belief systems affected what and
how they teach, and how they
could challenge and support students to discover their own
authentic voices.
The keystone seniors across
art, music, and theatre were
encouraged to find common
ground. In one exercise, teams of
students were given ordinary
objects, like a chair, and together
asked to consider it from a number of perspectives—how the
object could move or be used
with their bodies, what the visual
elements of the object were, what
kinds of sounds the object could
make.
Practical sessions about being
an artist were also included.
Students practiced networking
with introductions and business
cards, and they had to prepare
artist’s statements and professional
résumés.
Several break-out sessions separated the students into their
respective departments for discussions specific to their fields.
For the most, students resonated with the cross-disciplinary
focus of the keystone. “I think
working alongside artists in
another genre is a rare gift in the
college setting,” said music performance major Nikki Lemire.
Still, she enjoyed working with
her music classmates, however,
and would have enjoyed more
break-out time within her own
department and less full-group
time.
Theatre major James Lekatz
appreciated the practical elements
of the course. Hearing from guest
speakers—practicing artists,
teachers, grants administrators—
made him aware of their involvement in the community and the
different styles they use. He said
the course helped students deal
with removal of the “safety net of
Augsburg,” and taught them how
to use specific skills, e.g., to get
gallery space, to plan a show, etc.
Over the next couple of
years, the keystone courses will
all be evaluated and revisions
made where needed. But no matter what the form or content the
senior keystone courses take,
they will all continue to help students complete an Augsburg
education as effective, informed,
and ethical citizens. And to
become adaptable and resilient—
elements needed for success on
whatever path they choose.
Studio art major Rachel Nelson (top), theatre arts major James Lekatz (middle), and
music performance major Catherine DeVoe (right) explore the properties and possibilities of a stool.
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Above: Martin Sabo smiles to greet a judge as he stands in the
imposing Capitol Rotunda, 96 feet in diameter.
Left (top): In their suburban Virginia home, Sylvia Sabo, Martin’s wife
and college sweetheart, works on a crossword puzzle; her husband
usually tackles Sudoku. According to Sylvia, playing the puzzles is
part of their morning ritual.
Left (below): Leaving Congress means many farewells, in this case to
Pennsylvania’s 12th District congressman John Murtha, as the doors
close in the Rayburn Building elevator.
Right: The transition in leadership begins to seem more real as Sabo
sits in a nearly barren office watching Rep. Nancy Pelosi read the
results for the new Democratic leadership in the House.
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The
ending of an
era
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN OLAV SABO,
Augsburg College Class of 1959, represented
Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District in the
U.S. House of Representatives for 28 years and
became a fixture in the Democratic party. In
2006 he made the decision to retire from
Congress and return to life as a private citizen.
Augsburg staff photographer Stephen Geffre
tagged along on the day Sabo and his staff
vacated the corner office in the Rayburn
House Office Building he had earned through
seniority. Sabo actually spent the last month
of his term in a basement cubicle in Rayburn
HOB, with room enough for him and only one
staff member.
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Olav
Martin
Sabo
THE ENDING OF AN ERA
Above: Martin Sabo takes a moment to read through the
mail delivered to his desk.
Left (top): After a rainy day, the sun finally breaks
through to illuminate the dome of the United States
Capitol, a stately presence in the nation’s capital city.
Far left: Bonnie Gottwald, Sabo’s scheduler, packs up her
small portion of the D.C. office. She is one of only two
schedulers Sabo has had throughout his 28-year tenure in
Washington, and she echoes the entire staff in saying that
Sabo was always a joy to have as a boss.
Middle left: Each departing representative receives a
lengthy final checklist, to ensure as smooth a transition
as possible.
Left: Martin Sabo’s staff poses on the Capitol steps for
their last official photo.
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THE ENDING OF AN ERA
Above (top): Sabo chats with Kevin Bonderud, who served as his first communications
director, during the office-closing party. Scattered across Sabo’s desk are mementos of
more than two decades in the House of Representatives, including mock baseball cards
with Sabo’s stats on them, photos, ashtrays, and T-shirts.
Above: Back in his Minneapolis office, Sabo takes a few minutes to go through the mail.
The plaques, hanging outside the door, are just a small sample of the honors and awards
that mark the achievements of a long legislative career.
Right: Each successive file drawer marked “empty” means that staffers are getting closer
to having all files reviewed and sorted.
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Auggies at the forefront
General civil unrest swelled across the nation. Detroit was
rioting, and downtown Minneapolis was starting to empty.
College students demanded social change, and colleges
responded with programs centering on the urban crisis.
And, Augsburg College was at the forefront.
Thirty-five years later, thanks to a visionary professor, an
enterprising faculty, and a supportive administration,
Augsburg’s metro-urban studies program graduates leaders
who are making decisions about current issues and future
needs, and planning for livable and sustainable neighborhoods and cities.
Urban legends
by Bethany Bierman
in city planning
It was the late sixties, and American cities were in crisis.
Joel Torstenson’s vision laid the foundation for an urban studies program. His wife,
Garry Hesser is professor of sociology and chairs the metro-urban studies program.
Fran, joins him here.
A program is born
Joel Torstenson came to Augsburg as a history major from west central Minnesota. After graduating in 1938, he worked in education for
Farmer’s Co-ops, earned a master’s degree in history and sociology,
and began teaching part time at Augsburg.
During the war years he joined the peace movement and community organizing. In 1947, he returned to Augsburg to develop its
social work and sociology programs while completing his PhD in
sociology. These programs provided a natural foundation for urban
studies 20 years later.
Torstenson writes in his memoirs, “The more [Augsburg] became
involved in urban affairs, the more we began to ask the question—
what is the appropriate role of a liberal arts college located at the center of an exploding metropolis?”
In 1966, Torstenson used his sabbatical to explore this question.
He visited urban studies programs at East Coast schools. Upon
returning, he wrote a position paper with the rationale and proposal
for a metro-urban studies program at Augsburg.
In order to set this in motion, courses centering on the city were
needed. Torstenson, Miles Stenshoel of the political science department, Orloue Gisselquist in history, Ed Sabella in economics, Ron
Palosaari in English, and other faculty embraced this concept.
In 1968, when Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, the director of
youth programs for the American Lutheran Church, Rev Ewald Bash,
wanted to address the cultural challenges head on. Colleagues
encouraged him to contact Torstenson, who had a reputation for his
pursuit of racial justice and human rights.
“The Crisis Colony” was born from their conversation. Students
lived on the north side of Minneapolis, first in public housing and
later in an abandoned synagogue, while learning from people who
lived and worked in the community. Led by Torstenson, Bash, and
Stenshoel, it grew from an intense summer program, to a semester
program, to the Metro Urban Studies Term, or “MUST,” the first academic program of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban
Affairs (HECUA). Today, MUST is a key element for all urban studies
majors and is one of the premier interdisciplinary experiential education programs in the nation.
Torstenson took his second sabbatical in Scandinavia in order to
explore how to build cities without crisis. Out of this came the
Scandinavian Urban Studies Term, or “SUST,” the second program of
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HECUA. Based at the University of Oslo, students attend seminars,
go on field excursions, and volunteer with various community and
governmental organizations.
“Two unique ingredients contributed to the success of the [metrourban studies] program: commitments from faculty … and the programs offered through HECUA, which became catalysts and capstones for the major,” says Garry Hesser, professor of sociology and
chair of the metro-urban studies program, who was hired in 1977 to
succeed Torstenson.
While the University of Minnesota and other private colleges
established urban studies programs in response to the mid-’60s urban
crisis, most have not survived.
“Augsburg’s is one of the few that has retained faculty and administrative commitment,” Hesser says. “Over the past 35 years there has
been a steady stream of graduates who have become professional
planners, city administrators, elected officials, and citizens serving on
planning commissions, hearkening to the call to public service.”
With monies from the Lilly [Endowment] grant, a spring break
trip to Washington, D.C., has run the past five years, exposing students to vocations in community development and public service. Up
until this year, the group visited Martin Sabo at his office. This year
they met with newly-elected congressman Keith Ellison and his staff.
Many students decide on metro-urban studies majors after the trip.
Here are several stories of careers that have been shaped by the
metro-urban studies program.
Allan Torstenson ’75
Transforming neighborhoods
One of the first graduates of the metro-urban studies program was
Allan Torstenson.
In his first semester at Augsburg, the Dawson, Minn., native took
his Uncle Joel Torstenson’s “Man in Modern Metropolis” course (now
called “Community and the Modern Metropolis”) because it fulfilled a
graduation requirement. “I tried my best not to disappoint him, and
found it to be a fascinating subject,” says Allan.
As a sophomore, he took an Interim course on new towns, which
included meeting with architects and city planners and visiting HUD
officials in Washington, D.C., and Columbia, Maryland. He loved the
trip, but was still unsure of a major. He considered taking a break
Allan Torstenson ’75 speaks to a metro-urban studies class about community
Paula Pentel’s life experiences have informed her work in urban studies at the
development.
University of Minnesota and with her City Council seat.
from school, but when he shared this with his uncle, Joel suggested
the new SUST program, which was being offered for the first time in
1973. That cross-cultural experience was the eye opener he needed
to decide on metro-urban studies.
Today, Allan is a senior planner for the City of St. Paul, where he
has worked since 1980. One of his most challenging and gratifying
projects has been the Phalen Village Plan and redevelopment project.
Through strategic vision, neighborhood involvement, and hard work,
a run-down, auto-oriented area surrounding a failed shopping center
was transformed into a more pedestrian- and neighborhood-oriented
“urban village” with new housing, new jobs, a restructured neighborhood commercial area, a restored wetland, and a new sense of community.
More than just “the guy who wrote the plan,” Allan researched solutions and wrote grants addressing the larger issues. In 1993 he authored
the Phalen Corridor Redevelopment Proposal, leading to the Phalen
Corridor Initiative and affecting much of St. Paul’s East Side.
“The transformation in only a few years has been amazing,”
Torstenson shared with one of Hesser’s classes recently. “A lot of what
I did in this effort was influenced by the urban studies program at
Augsburg. It’s not just about design, but addresses the real problems
neighborhoods deal with to build and sustain socially and economically viable communities.” He also credits the SUST program as a
foundation for many of the project concepts he considered.
Washington Avenue down through the scrap yards … up through
Cedar-Riverside, which in the early ’70s was very vibrant—it was a
fascinating trip through time that I took every day.”
A course she took from Joel Torstensen really resonated with her,
and she abandoned the biology major.
While at Augsburg, Pentel got involved in collective decisionmaking as one of the volunteer coordinators of North Country
Co-op. Pentel also participated in SUST the fall of her junior year.
“What I took back was planning for versus planning with the public.”
Between Augsburg and graduate school in geography at the
University of Minnesota, Pentel interned for the City of Richfield and
became involved in her neighborhood organization. In 1985 she and
her husband moved to Golden Valley, where she continued volunteering in the community, serving 12 years on the Planning
Commission, seven years as chair.
In 2004 there was a vacant seat on the Golden Valley City
Council. Pentel was appointed to fill out the term and was reelected
in 2005. During her tenure, she’s seen considerable improvements in
regard to environmental stewardship, construction of the Luce Line
bike trail, and creation of a vibrant downtown area.
Pentel stays connected to her North Minneapolis roots by serving
as a board member on the West Broadway Area Coalition and being
active at the Hollywood Studio of Dance, a non-profit, parent-managed endeavor.
“To be effective in what I do in my public life, I have to be articulate, informed, accepting, and open. A lot of that I developed at
Augsburg,” she says.
In her professional work, Pentel serves as undergraduate advisor
for the urban studies program at the university. “I help students find
their calling and what interests them.” She is particularly proud of
mentoring Patricia Torres Rey, who became the first Latina woman
elected to the Senate in the State of Minnesota.
Pentel developed and now teaches a course on the urban environment, which examines the urban effects on air, water, and soil. “All
environmental issues have a local component,” Pentel says. “I tell my
students to look at Augsburg’s new low-impact parking lot [on the
east edge of campus]. It’s a great example of a very innovative way to
mitigate pollution from storm water runoff.”
Pentel also continues the Torstenson legacy of hosting an annual
open house for her advisees—about 80 of them. “I tell them, ‘This is
your private college experience.’”
Paula (Brookins) Pentel ’78
Teaching the next generation
It was at Minneapolis North High School that Paula (Brookins) Pentel
’78 began her life-long interest in civic engagement. She witnessed
the unequal distribution of resources while visiting various
Minneapolis high schools with the debate and cheerleading teams,
and also watched “white flight” from her north-side neighborhood. “I
became interested in social justice and wanted to understand and
affect change in how the city works.”
Pentel chose Augsburg because it offered a biology major and
allowed her to commute.
“I rode the bus to and from campus for four years,” she recalls.
“That’s how I really became interested in urban studies—riding down
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Tammera (Ericson) Diehm ’93
Giving citizens a voice
Growing up in Coon Rapids, Minn., Tami Diehm was fascinated by the
“inner city.” Her plan to be a social studies teacher changed when she
took a metro-urban studies class from Andy Aoki her freshman year.
“For me, the program was the perfect way to combine my interests in
people, government, and the urban environment.”
In the spring of her junior and senior years, Diehm interned with
Anoka County, and during her senior year, she examined multicultural
education in Minneapolis public schools for her senior honors project.
Following graduation from Augsburg in 1993, Diehm spent several
years raising three children but kept in touch with her interests through
her appointments to the Columbia Heights Charter and Planning
Commissions. She also kept in touch with Aoki, her adviser.
While discussing her graduate school plans with him over lunch
one day, he asked her if she could do anything, what it would be. Her
answer? Law school, although she thought her three young children
prevented her from pursuing it. Aoki said she owed it to herself to
check it out.
Three years later, in 2003, Diehm graduated summa cum laude
from William Mitchell College of Law, which she attended on full scholarship. She clerked for Justice Russell Anderson of the Minnesota
Supreme Court for one year and currently is an attorney at Winthrop &
Weinstine, P.A. Her practice focuses primarily on land use and real
estate, assisting clients as they seek development approvals from local
government. She also serves as the city attorney for Mendota Heights.
In addition to her legal work, Diehm is serving her second term on
the Columbia Heights City Council, and was elected as council president in 2006. She is also a member of the Economic Development
Authority and the chair of the city’s Housing Redevelopment Authority.
“There was a strong sense that Augsburg students should not only
be an active part of the College community, but also an active part of
the larger community in which the College is located,” says Diehm.
“This desire to ‘give back’ has stayed with me and directly impacted my
decision to run for my position on the City Council. I saw a need in our
community—the need for young families to have a voice in the decision-making process of the city.”
The desire to give back that Tami Diehm ’93 learned at Augsburg has influenced her
decisions to serve in public office.
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“Through my experiences at Augsburg, I realized that I could use
my gifts to serve a need in the world, and thus follow the Christian concept of vocation,” says Diehm. “I have incorporated my ‘call to serve’
into my work—not only by adhering to the highest ethical standard in
the way in which I practice law—but also through a commitment to
providing pro bono legal services to those who would otherwise have
only limited access to legal representation, and by serving my community on the city council.”
These pro bono projects include representing women and children
in domestic abuse cases, volunteering at a legal clinic where she advises
people who are starting new businesses, and assisting with the formation of new non-profit organizations as they work to obtain tax exempt
status from the IRS.
“In both my legal work and my public service I feel I am using my
gifts to serve a need in the world.”
Diehm was named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law and Politics in
2007 and one of 15 “Up and Coming Attorneys” in 2006 by Minnesota
Lawyer.
Susan (Horning) Arntz ’94
Managing suburban growth
Susan (Horning) Arntz decided in ninth grade civics that she would run
for president in 2020, with her slogan being “A Clearer Vision.” Her
love of government grew, and she came to Augsburg to major in political science. She learned of the metro-urban studies program in her second year and focused her electives around metro-urban studies courses.
At a rally on campus her sophomore year, Arntz introduced herself
to Hennepin County commissioner Peter McLaughlin, hoping to secure
a summer job. His aide, fellow Auggie Mike Matson ’79, insisted she
begin earlier, and she spent one-and-a-half years working for him.
After graduation, she interned for the City of Shoreview and then
began her professional career in assistant city administrator positions in
Chaska and New Brighton, before becoming the youngest person ever
hired as city administrator in the City of Waconia, where she has
worked since 2001.
“It’s a growing community, so much of what we do requires look-
Susan Arntz ’94 leads the City of Waconia through its growth spurt.
Today’s Students
ing to the future on a daily basis,” says Arntz. “The people having
these conversations may never be here to see these things happen, just
as those before us made decisions that affect us today.”
Arntz says the biggest challenge she deals with is how to manage
the growth of the city, which has increased 25% in six years and
shows no sign of slowing. This requires communication and cooperation with developers, the school board, property owners, and elected
officials.
“I think one of the best things that Augsburg taught me, both from
a faith perspective and also from an educational perspective, was how
to be receptive to all of those ideas and to have a guide for what I
believe to be right.”
As far as running for president, Arntz says, “The longer I serve in
the capacity I am in, the less I’m intrigued by elected office. I can
make an immediate impact on 10,000 people. We can make huge,
positive improvements or small incremental improvements that will
have a greater outcome down the road.”
Arntz earned a master’s degree in public administration from
Hamline University in 1999. In 2004, Augsburg awarded her the First
Decade Award, and she has served on the Alumni Board.
Rebecca Brown ’00
Promoting community development
While her mother, Barbara (Anderson) ’66, is an alumna, it was the
call of the city that lured Rebecca Brown of Appleton, Minn., to
Augsburg.
While at Augsburg, Brown completed five different internships
and off-campus work-study opportunities, from working with a summer youth peace garden for the Seward Neighborhood Group, to
teaching English for the South American arm of the YMCA in Quito,
Ecuador.
After her sophomore year, Brown took a year off to serve with
AmeriCorps in order to truly live in the city. She took the bus every
day from South Minneapolis to her work at an alternative high school
in North Minneapolis.
Brown also participated in HECUA her senior year, teaching
Tomorrow’s Leaders
Sarah Pesola ’07 of Wadena, Minn., chose metro-urban studies because,
“It meant that I could study history, sociology, economics, political science,
and other disciplines as well.”
Pesola participated in SUST and recalls, “My semester in Norway was
amazing. It had a huge impact on me, ultimately changing the way I view
the world.” Pesola will begin to volunteer at a youth homeless shelter in
Berkeley, Calif., through Lutheran Volunteer Corps.
Since a mission trip to Detroit in junior high, Greg Hildebrandt ’08
has felt the pull to work with people living in the inner city. He went on
the D.C. trip with Hesser last year and will participate in the MUST
semester in the fall.
“Students who are in [metro-urban studies] are very passionate about
what they are doing,” Hildebrandt says. “They’ll carry this passion with
them the rest of their lives, whether professionally or through volunteering.”
Plans for the future include using his second major in mathematics to help
with statistics and budgeting within a non-profit as well as tutoring students.
Jeanette Clark ’07 felt a calling into urban ministry even as a student
at Hopkins High School. She chose Augsburg for its metro-urban studies
and youth and family ministry programs.
At Augsburg, Clark served as a campus ministry commissioner and
leadership team member for the Campus Kitchen. In March Clark created a spring-break opportunity, “Go Away Here,” which included service
projects in the local community, visits to neighborhood organizations,
and social outings.
She will begin work at City South Cluster Ministries in South
Minneapolis through Lutheran Volunteer Corps, then plans to begin
Seminary with the hope of serving in an urban congregation.
English and learning about community organizing, agriculture, and
the economy in Ecuador and South America. She spent an additional
seven months in Ecuador on her own, working with rural youth in
agriculture.
“Traveling abroad definitely makes me a better city planner,”
Brown says. “It has opened my mind to varied ways of thinking and
behaving in community. As a city planner, understanding and validating different points of view, opinions, and experiences is critical.”
After graduating from Augsburg, Brown served over three years as
code enforcement and neighborhood coordinator for the City of
Crystal. She earned a master’s degree in city and regional planning
with a specialization in economic development from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2006.
She now serves as project coordinator for the City of Minneapolis’
Department of Community Planning and Economic Development.
She works in neighborhoods to coordinate commercial redevelopment projects that incorporate public assistance.
As for her future, Brown says, “I see myself in a life of public
service, involved in state-level economic and tax policy in 15-20
years and perhaps an elected office.” Ⅵ
For more information about programs mentioned, go to:
www.augsburg.edu/sociology and www.hecua.org
Travel abroad and internships prepared Rebecca Brown ’00 for city planning.
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T
place
A
of
their
own
Doroth Mayer
by Betsey Norgard
East African women spend time at the East African Women’s Center, established two
he East African Women’s Center in Riverside Plaza near
Augsburg’s campus is a busy place on a weekday morning.
In this two-year-old program of the Confederation of
Somali Community in Minnesota (CSCM), several East
African women sit at sewing machines, practicing sewing
seams in bright fabrics. Others are pressing their fabrics or talking with
a center volunteer. In the next room, behind a glass window, six or
seven small children play actively under the watchful eyes of mothers
and the center’s caregiver in the family childcare room.
In the middle of the activity is center coordinator Doroth Mayer,
often juggling a baby on her hip as she goes about her work. Rarely are
there quiet moments for her in this center she co-created with CSCM’s
executive director, Saeed Fahia.
Since 1994 CSCM has served more than 18,000 Somali immigrants who have settled in Minnesota—the largest concentration in the
country. CSCM provides resources and services to assist Somalis in
navigating American systems and making the transition to living life in
a new culture, while still preserving their traditions. CSCM is funded
by county, state, and federal agencies, as well as a number of
Minnesota foundations. The Women’s Center’s funding has come from
the Office of Refugee Resettlement and local foundations including the
Bush Foundation, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation,
Sheltering Arms Foundation, and Wells Fargo.
Within the East African refugee community, young mothers with
children and elderly women who have arrived in the last few years
remain especially isolated, some rarely leaving their apartments to take
English classes, to meet American women, or to learn how to cook and
prepare American food. When CSCM was offered a 2,000-square-foot
location right in the middle of the Riverside Plaza housing complex, it
secured grant money and opened the Women’s Center in February
2005. From the beginning, a family childcare center was an integral
part of CSCM’s plan so mothers would have a safe place to leave their
children and take English language classes, learn to sew, or simply to
do their laundry and daily tasks.
The Women’s Center currently serves 85-100 women and children
every week. Different levels of sewing classes meet three days, morning
and afternoon, with two teachers and six or seven women in each
class. Fabric is provided, and the women learn the basics of how to
sew and how to use sewing machines to make simple items, like
aprons and bags. Some women’s skills are now advanced enough to
make clothing for themselves and their children.
years ago in Cedar-Riverside, for sewing classes, the family childcare center, and other
activities.
A partnership
grows
Augsburg’s partnership with the East African Women’s Center is relatively new. During President Pribbenow’s inauguration week last fall, a
service group from Augsburg spent a morning painting at the center.
One person in the group that day was Augsburg junior Kristen Hoyles,
a youth and family ministry major. After hearing Mayer talk about renovation of the center and how much painting was still needed, Hoyles
made a commitment not only to paint, but to teach two or three of the
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Doroth Mayer
adolescent girls in Girls’ Group
how to paint, so together they
could get the job done. She’s
there on Friday afternoons and
feels she is living out her theology by using her painting experience to help where it’s needed.
“I’m in awe of how grateful
the center has been for something I feel is no big deal,”
Hoyles says.
Mayer adds, “Kristen has no
clue how much she means to us.
She has finished the painting,
and we’ve negotiated a new job
for her—she is becoming our
‘handy person.’ She is starting by
taking on the task of repairing
the center’s tricycles so the little
kids have trikes to use.”
The group that visited the
center also took great interest in
the textile weavings hanging on
the walls, made by Somali
women from yarn donated to the
center.
The weavings represent the
thousand-year-old tradition of
East African “twine weaving,”
originally using grasses and vines
to make wall coverings, horse
blankets, and bags used in their
nomadic cultures. When
President Pribbenow furnished
his new office at Augsburg, he
sought out Somali art, and now
has samples of these weavings
hanging both in his office and in
his home.
The Somali weavings will
Kristen Hoyles, an Augsburg junior majoring in youth and family ministry, volunteers at the Women’s Center, teaching adolescent Somali girls to paint with her.
also be featured on campus as
the inaugural exhibit in the new
Gage Family Gallery, scheduled
to open in August in the Oren
Gateway Center.
A kitchen shower
Mayer, who has worked for
many years in community-based
activities, would love to see more
opportunities for the East African
women to spend time with
American women—she knows
how much the women want to
develop friendships with
American women, learn from
them how to live within
American culture, and share East
African culture with their new
friends.
Mayer sometimes takes
women from the center with her
when she buys groceries for center activities. The women ask
about things they don’t know or
understand and foods they’ve
never seen before.
“Last week at the supermarket, we saw some asparagus,”
Mayer says. “We brought back
several bunches and steamed it.
It was a big hit. Even some of
the little kids in the family child-
care center tried it—cautiously,
but they tried it!”
When the Women’s Center
space was renovated (with the
support of the Bush and Phillips
Foundations and the apartment
complex managers, Sherman and
Associates) a full kitchen was
added at Mayer’s suggestion—
and it has proven to be popular
and very well used. She learned
that giving the women recipes to
try at home was not useful, since
many of them don’t read or
know how to follow recipes. But
learning by observing and then
trying it themselves was the way
to go.
“Once in a while we make
quick bread to give the kids for
snacks,” Mayer says. “We learned
that women wanted to watch us
make it. Then, after we make it
together they tell us they feel
comfortable trying it themselves
at home.”
The popularity of cooking
led to another project initiated
by Augsburg community services
director Mary Laurel True. For
Professor Bev Stratton’s religion
class, in which students carry
out projects that benefit the
community, True suggested the
idea of a kitchen shower for the
Women’s Center.
With a wish list provided by
the Women’s Center to adequately equip their kitchen, the class
sought donations from faculty,
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Doroth Mayer
The Somali yarn weaving hanging in President Pribbenow’s office
East African women enjoyed opening gifts for their kitchen from Augsburg faculty, students,
symbolizes the partnership between Augsburg and the East African
and staff at a “kitchen shower” initiated by Professor Bev Stratton’s religion class.
staff, students, and friends.
Fifteen women from Augsburg
met nearly 20 East African
women at the center, shared
desserts and Somali tea, and gave
them “presents” to open. In addition, cash gifts and Target and
IKEA gift cards were given, to
involve the East African women
in shopping for their kitchen.
Mayer was delighted and
called it a great event. “Mary
Laurel came up with the most
creative way to bring women
together that I’ve seen yet. She is
giving women an opportunity to
share their cultures in a respectful and joyous way.”
Learning to lead
Mayer recognizes that new leadership must grow from the
women at the center. She is
encouraging them to actively
engage in whatever learning
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opportunities are appropriate to
their personal situations and to
develop their leadership skills so
that some day they have the
capacity to run the center that
they call their “home away from
home. “In addition,” she says,
“we need partners in the community who try to understand
what we’re doing … partners
who really get to know the
women and plan together with
them.”
For Augsburg’s part, this
kind of partnership wouldn’t be
possible without its Center for
Service, Work, and Learning,
which establishes and nurtures a
myriad of connections between
the College and its surrounding
neighbors—for tutoring, health
education and fitness, sports
clinics, music lessons, science
teaching in the school, meals
programs, use of campus facili-
Doroth Mayer
Women’s Center.
ties, college preparation sessions,
and so on.
Augsburg partners with
CSCM for two tutoring programs, one of which brings
Somali high school students
directly to campus twice a week
for homework help from students in Augsburg’s Honors
Program. The other program targets elementary and middle
school students for tutoring and
receives snacks from the Campus
Kitchen at Augsburg College
Monday through Thursday.
Already True has ideas for
new projects, especially between
the Women’s Center and
Augsburg’s Women’s Resource
Center.
“We are so fortunate to have
this new center in our neighborhood,” True says. “There is so
much we can learn from each
other, and so many ways we can
work together to enhance the lives
of women in this community.”
Hoyles confirms this, saying
that during her time at the center
she is gaining a stronger sense of
community, and “understanding
that our world isn’t so big.
“I think students who do not
learn about our community are
really missing out,” she says. Ⅵ
ALUMNI NEWS
From the Alumni Board president …
Greetings fellow Auggies,
As I’m sure you’re experiencing, the circle and cycle of life continues unabated this year. It is
particularly noticeable to me this year because of the differences which reinforce the sameness
(apologies and thanks to Dr. Palosaari—you helped me improve my writing skills tremendously and
ensured that the poet in me remains untrammeled, too!). Let me explain …
I’m both a student of and practitioner in the field of human systems dynamics. One way we model the
world is through containers, differences, and exchanges. A container, like Augsburg College, is
described by its differences which make a difference in the world. Then, as critical friends, we can
exchange thoughts about those differences in our mutual container.
One difference at Augsburg I want to bring to your attention relates to Commencement:
• The school year is ending with graduation again—a common experience we alumni share and a tremendously important difference,
that makes a difference in the lives of our alumni-to-be. Please join me in welcoming them into new stages of life as Auggie alumni by
taking a moment to think warm, welcoming thoughts or remember them in your prayers.
• Augsburg has two Commencement ceremonies for the first time in its history—one on May 5 aligns the cycle of life of
traditional day students and physician assistant students on semesters, and one on June 24 aligns with WEC and graduate program
students on trimesters. Please join me in saluting Augsburg’s leadership for recognizing the differences in the cycle of life for different
parts of the student body and responding to provide a better graduation experience.
Another difference I want to encourage you to check out is our Online Community. Go to www.augsburg.edu and click on the Alumni
and Friends link:
• To see up-to-date information on Alumni Relations
• To check out the benefits available to you as alumni (did you know that as alumni you can use Lindell Library? Check out the Alumni
Benefits link!). Read about it on the next page.
• Log in to the Augsburg Online Community where you can search for fellow Auggies, keep the College up to date on contacting you,
make a donation to support Augsburg, or read about fellow alumni. You can even read the minutes of the Alumni Association and its
committees (log in to the Online Community, then select the Alumni Leadership>Alumni Board path).
And finally, as you make a difference in the world, remember to stay in touch. We want to hear from you and we want to be able to
contact you.
• Let us know how you are and what you are doing through the Alumni Relations Office (alumni@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1181).
• Register and visit our Online Community (www.augsburg.edu, click on Alumni and Friends, then Augsburg Online Community). Then
update your profile and search for your fellow classmates.
Go Auggies!
Barry Vornbrock, ’96 MAL
President, Augsburg Alumni Association
We’re off to the races!
Auggie Night at the Races
Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Thursday, August 2
5:30 p.m., picnic • 7 p.m., first race
Complimentary entrance fee; fun for all ages. Space is limited.
RSVP to rsvp@augsburg.edu by July 26.
Alumni Board meetings
Aug. 21, 5:30 p.m.—location to be confirmed
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ALUMNI NEWS
Take advantage of Auggie alumni benefits
Augsburg Legacy
Award
The Augsburg Legacy Award is
available to full-time day
students working toward their
first bachelor’s degree, who are
children or spouses of Augsburg
graduates; siblings of current
Augsburg students; or children
or spouses of current ELCA
pastors. No scholarship
application is required. Students
who qualify for both the Legacy
Award and Regents’ Scholarship
or Transfer Regents’ Scholarship
will receive only one award,
whichever is higher. Renewal is
based on maintaining a
minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.0, measured at
the end of spring term.
Amount: Minimum $4,000
per year
Deadline: Accepted for
admission by May 1 for fall
enrollment; or Dec. 1 for spring
enrollment
www.augsburg.edu/day/finaid/
scholarships.html
Discount on tuition
for classes
Alumni are offered up to four
courses—one course per
term—at 50% off the current
part-time tuition rate (day or
weekend programs). This benefit
does not apply to alumni whose
enrollment qualifies them for
full-time comprehensive tuition.
Tuition discount must be applied
for in the same academic year as
the course is taken.
The following courses do not
count for the benefits noted:
directed study, independent
study, internships, Summer
School, graduate programs,
study abroad, continuing
education. The following do
meet the requirements for the
benefits noted: fall, winter, or
spring term courses; student
teaching; and partial courses (.50
and .25 education courses use
one of the four benefits). NOTE:
The tuition discount cannot be
applied until after the 10th day
of classes in the specified term.
Book privileges in
Lindell Library
Free Augsburg library cards with
limited services are available to
alumni. Check with the
circulation or reference desks for
further information on how to
obtain a library card.
Augsburg License
Plate
Join the Augsburg Online Community
It’s designed just for you—
• Keep in touch with classmates
• Find out what’s happening on campus
• Send class notes about what you’re doing
• Change/update your address and e-mail
• Update your profile so others can find you
• Make an online gift to Augsburg
It’s fast and easy. Already, more than 500 alumni have registered.
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni—have you signed up?
If you have questions, e-mail healyk@augsburg.edu.
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Display your Augsburg
connection! Available through
the Minnesota Department of
Transportation
www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/
PlBrochure/CollegiatePlates.htm
Athletic facilities
Augsburg’s athletic facilities are
available to alumni when they
are not in use for special events,
classes, or other activities. If you
plan to come, it’s best to check
first with the athletic facilities
office at 612-330-1504,
especially during the summer.
Schedules are posted outside
of ice rinks A and B (neither rink
is available during the summer),
the gym, and the fitness centers.
Note: Use of the fitness centers is
available only to graduates of the
College. Alumni may use the
racquetball court by signing up
on the posted sheets at the court.
Reservations must be made in
person—no phone reservations
are accepted.
Alumni will be asked for
identification when using the
facilities. An Augsburg ID card
(available in the Enrollment
Center) or an A-Club pass will
expedite your admission.
Alumni using the facilities are
allowed one guest each.
CLASS NOTES
1950
1968
Roger “Bud” Leak, Excelsior,
Minn., was named the 2007
recipient of the Cliff Thompson
Award by the Minnesota Hockey
Coaches Association, at its
banquet in March. The award is
given annually for “long-term
outstanding contributions to the
sport of hockey in Minnesota.”
He helped start the Minnetonka
boys’ hockey program in 1952.
Lois (Hallcock) and Bruce
Johnson, Plymouth, Minn., were
featured in a Minneapolis Star
Tribune article in March about
how families finance education.
All three of their children—Leah,
Thomas, and current senior
Aaron—have attended Augsburg.
1964
Dennis J. Erickson, Los Alamos,
N.M., was awarded the
Distinguished Service to Safety
Award, the highest honor
bestowed by the National Safety
Council, in recognition of
outstanding service in the field
of safety. He has worked for 35
years at Los Alamos National
Laboratory and is scientific
advisor in the New Mexico
governor’s office.
1967
Loren Dunham, Fairmont,
Minn., is retiring from public
school teaching in Fairmont after
39 years in the classroom. He
taught economics, psychology,
American history, and
International Baccalaureate
courses, as well as coaching
tennis and Economics Challenge
and Knowledge Bowl. A former
editor of Augsburg Echo, he says
he feels he was “well-prepared
academically for the many and
various teaching assignments” he
received. dunfritz@charter.net
1969
Matty (Janis) Mathison,
Shawano, Wis., was honored
with the Women’s Sports
Advocates of Wisconsin Lifetime
Achievement Award for 2007. In
1998 she retired from 35 years
of teaching and 25 years of
coaching volleyball at Shawano
High School.
1970
Susan Pursch, Philadelphia, Pa.,
received the 2007 Tom Hunstad
Award (known as the “Tommy”)
at the ELCA Youth Ministry
Network Extravaganza. She has
served as a youth minister and
has coordinated and run
programs for at-risk youth.
Currently she is vice president
for church and community
partnerships at Liberty Lutheran
Services in Philadelphia.
Donald Q. Smith, Portland,
Ore., retired as the publisher and
editor of the weekly Monticello
Times. In October he was
honored with the James O. Amos
Award by the National
Newspaper Association, one of
the highest tributes in
community journalism.
1976
James Moen, Carrollton, Texas,
retired last year from 27 years of
serving as band director in the
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
school district. To honor his
legacy the district named the
new fine arts wing at R.L. Turner
High School after him.
In addition to spending
retirement time with his family,
he works with computers, is a
substitute teacher, and
accompanies students in music
competitions. JLJAMS@msn.com
1977
Rev. Dr. Mark Braaten, Bullard,
Texas, is senior pastor of Our
Saviour’s Lutheran Church in
Tyler, Texas. His first book Come,
Lord Jesus: A Study of Revelation,
was published by Liturgical Press
in January. His second book, on
prayer, is scheduled for
publication in fall 2008.
James M. Strommen,
Minnetonka, Minn., was recently
re-elected president of the
Minneapolis law firm of Kennedy
& Graven, a firm of 36 lawyers
located in downtown
Minneapolis and St. Cloud. He
practices in the area of municipal
franchise, construction, and
utility law.
1978
Rev. Guy Redfield was installed
in November as senior pastor at
Chetek Lutheran Church in
Chetek, Wis.
1980
Carol (Kenyon) Dekker,
Sheboygan, Wis., began as an
administrative and operations
assistant in marketing and public
relations roles at BurkartHeisdorf Insurance in
Sheboygan.
Gary Tangwall, Lake Elmo,
Minn., a senior financial
consultant for the Landmark
Group of Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans in Lake Elmo, has
been honored as the second
highest performer in 2006
among the organization’s 2,500
financial representatives. He is
one of 25 Thrivent representatives
invited to attend the Pinnacle
Leadership Retreat in September
in New York.
1985
Jean Taylor, Eagan, Minn., is
president of Taylor Corporation
in North Mankato, Minn., and
has recently assumed additional
responsibilities as chief executive
officer.
Denise (Rolloff) Tewes,
Lincoln, Neb., announces the
release of her first original CD,
Apple of Your Eye, contemporary
Christian music drawing from
the psalms and reflecting on
some of life’s experiences. She is
choral director at Messiah
Lutheran Church.
denise@denisetewes.com
James Rongstad, Pine Island,
Minn., was appointed in January
to a three-year term on the Van
Horn Library Board. This is the
public library serving Pine
Island. In February he was
appointed treasurer of the Board
of Directors of the Girl Scout
Council of River Trails, serving
southeast Minnesota.
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CLASS NOTES
Responsibility as an adjunct
professor at William Mitchell
College of Law.
1987
Scott L. Anderson married
Susie Wilkey of Coon Rapids on
April 8, 2006. He joined Farmers
Insurance Group and Farmers
Financial Solutions in March.
They live in Minneapolis.
ScottLAnderson38@msn.com.
1998
Brandon Reichel and Shannon
Geiger were married Aug. 28,
2004. They welcomed a baby
girl, Finley Vada, on Jan. 17,
who was 8 lbs., 5 oz., and 21.5
inches long.
1992
Stacy (Shiltz) Abraham and her
husband, Chris, in Milwaukee,
Wis., announce the birth of
Elijah James, on Jan. 26. Stacy
is a teacher in the Milwaukee
Public Schools.
mrs.abraham@earthlink.net
1989
Thomas Stutsman, St. Louis
Park, Minn., founded Stutsman
Realty, Inc. in 1992 and is
celebrating 15 years of business
this year.
1991
Mark Keating and his wife,
Amy, of Edina, Minn., announce
the birth of their third son,
Aidan Howard, on March 14,
2006. He joins brothers Owen,
5, and Carson, 3. Mark is an
account executive at Symantec.
Sharol Tyra, of Life
Illuminations Presentations &
Coaching has qualified for
professional membership and
joined the National Speakers
Association.
1993
Kim (Swanson) Meslow and her
husband, Jeff ’92, in White Bear
Township, Minn., announce the
birth of their third daughter, Hanna
Rose, born on July 7. She joins
big sisters Ally (5) and Kayla (3).
kmeslow@swansonyoungdale.com
Michelle Kay (Wincell) Nielsen
and her husband, William,
welcome the arrival of a
daughter, Lena Kay, on Dec. 10.
They were married in September
2005 and live in St. Paul.
32 AUGSBURG NOW
1996
Scott Magelssen, Rock Island,
Ill., saw publication of his book
Living History Museums: Undoing
History through Performance, by
Scarecrow Press in February. It
treats performance practices and
historiography at living museums
in the U.S. and Europe. He and
his wife, Theresa (Hoar) ’95,
and two-year-old son, Trygg, will
move to Ohio where Scott will
teach theatre history at Bowling
Green State University, starting
in August.
Heidi (Geyer) Ostrander is a
physical education teacher at
Valley View Elementary School
in Columbia Heights, Minn.,
where she teaches the Dance,
Dance, Revolution curriculum.
She was featured on the Fox
Morning Show in February.
Brooke (Manisto) and her
husband, Erik Reseland ’98, in
St. Anthony, Minn., welcomed a
daughter, Adeline, born on Feb. 3.
She joins big sister Elsa, 3.
1994
1997
Will Stute has joined the
Minneapolis law firm office of
Faegre & Benson as a partner in
the Business Litigation Group,
focusing on litigation matters,
particularly commercial fraud.
He also teaches Professional
Astrid Larssen, of Oslo,
Norway, is currently living in
Sydney, Australia, where she is in
the process of finishing up a PhD
in computer science. She has
also lived and worked in Norway
and Ghana since leaving the U.S.
Wendy (Shields) and her
husband, Bradley Reiners ’99
PA, in Prairie Farm, Wis.,
welcomed a son, Jackson
Patrick, their first child, on Aug. 10.
Brad works as a physician
assistant at Luther MidelfortPrairie Farm Clinic.
1999
Aaron Smith and Jill (Pintens)
are proud to announce the birth
of Wyatt Douglas, born May 20,
2006. They currently live in
Tucson, Ariz., where Aaron is a
surgery resident and Jill is a
physician assistant.
With an internship at the White
House, Emily Soeder carried out a
dream and has stayed in
Washington to gain the experince
it has to offer for her future
career choices.
Inside the White House
Emily Soeder didn’t realize how
many statements she would be
researching and fact checking, or
how many definitions of
ordinary words she would be
looking up. But she did know
that she had always wanted to
work at the White House, and
that is exactly where she landed
during her last semester, before
graduating summa cum laude
from Augsburg in December.
She had known for some
time about internships available
at the White House, and during
her senior year worked with Lois
Olson in the Center for Service,
Work, and Learning to complete
and submit the online
application. Several months later,
she was living what was for her
an “amazing experience” as one
of about 70 interns selected for
fall 2006, and one of three in the
Office of Presidential Speechwriting.
“One of the most memorable
projects I worked on was
annotating a version of the
speech the president was going
to deliver to the UN,” Soeder
says. It meant going through it
line by line, ensuring the
factuality of every word and
statement.
When asked how the real
West Wing compared to that of
the TV show of the same name,
Soeder notes that in reality the
West Wing is very small—not
the huge area it seems to be on
TV. In fact, nearly all of the
administration’s staff offices are
not located there, but next door
in the Eisenhower Executive
Office Building.
Beyond her specific duties,
Soeder has learned a great deal
from the contacts with executive
branch staff, as the interns
listened to speakers such as Karl
Rove, assistant to the president,
deputy chief of staff and senior
adviser, and Harriet Miers,
counsel to the president. Her
most exciting “Washington
moment,” she says, came in
November when she met
President Bush the day after
election results came in.
Once her internship ended
in December, Soeder was
fortunate to be appointed as a
confidential assistant to the
assistant secretary in the Office
of Legislation and Congressional
Affairs at the U.S. Department of
Education. Here, she works on
projects, scheduling, and briefing
materials.
Outside of work, Soeder
volunteers as a tutor with
Horton’s Kids, a non-profit
agency that provides services to
children from nearby, lowincome Ward 8 in D.C. The kids
are bused to the Department of
Education once a week for oneon-one tutoring by the
employees.
While at Augsburg, Soeder
was involved with College
Republicans, and has now
become active with Young
Republicans in D.C. To be hired
for political or legislative jobs,
she says, candidates generally
need to show loyalty to a party
or candidate. Campaigning at the
grass roots is a great way to start
building that experience, and she
got a taste of it last fall by
traveling to Ohio and Tennessee
to work on local campaigns.
At this point, Soeder doesn’t
see herself staying in
Washington, D.C., for a long
time. She believes her career
decisions will keep coming back
to a basic question students at
Augsburg are asked to
consider—how am I going to
impact the world in what I do?
She appreciates the grounding
she received in her communications
courses, such as Persuasion, and
the analytical skills and
experience from participating on
the Forensics Team.
For now, she’s enjoying all
Washington has to offer—
politics, history, culture, and the
excitement of being at the center
of it all.
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CLASS NOTES
Wendy (Hoekstra) Vogelgesang
and her husband, David, in
Litchfield, Minn., welcomed twin
boys, August and Ewan, born
three months early on Aug. 1.
They spent three months
growing at St. Cloud Hospital
and Fairview Riverside Hospital
neo-natal intensive care units.
Read their journey at
www.caringbridge.com/visit/wen
dyandboys. They are doing well
now, but everyone has gone
through a lot. Wendy went back
to work as a kindergarten
teacher at Litchfield Public
Schools in January, while David
is a stay-at-home dad.
and 21 inches long. Holly
graduates in June with an MBA
from Augsburg.
hknutson04@yahoo.com
2003
2000
Julia Mensing works at Event
Lab, an event-planning company,
which was recognized for the
second year in a row by the
International Special Events
Society (ISES) with a 2007
Minnesota Star Award in the
“Best Event Design and Décor”
category.
2006
2002
Brendan Anderson, Phoenix,
Ariz., was commissioned by the
Concordia Wind Orchestra in
Irvine, Calif., to write a large
concert piece, The Gift and the
Wise Men, around the theme of
Epiphany, for their orchestra and
guest organist. It premiered in
Phoenix while the orchestra was
on tour in January.
Matthew Chappuis and
Jennifer (Lemke), Apple Valley,
Minn., welcomed their first
child, a daughter, Hattie Romae,
on Aug. 18, weighing 8 lbs., 3
oz., and 21 inches long. He is a
middle school physical education
and health teacher in the
Burnsville School District, and
she is an eighth-grade science
teacher in the Inver Grove
Heights School District.
2004
Rick Dzurik was featured in
March on KARE-11 TV news as a
music therapist working with
hospice patients. With his guitar,
he makes house calls or visits
hospice units to sing music
requested by the patients and
families—one of only a few
certified music therapists in the
Twin Cities who do this.
Anna Warnes and Nathan
Erickson ’03 were married in
August and live in Eugene, Ore.
Both are students at the
University of Oregon; Nathan is
pursuing a doctorate in
sociology, and Anna is studying
for a post-baccalaureate degree
in nursing.
2001
Amy (Stier) Eppen and her
husband, Jeff, in Belle Plaine,
Minn., are proud to announce
the birth of their son, Caleb
Todd, born on Nov. 28. He was
welcomed home by big sister
Courtney, 22 mos. Amy is a
therapeutic recreation
coordinator at The Lutheran
Home: Hope Residence.
34 AUGSBURG NOW
Holly (Ebnet) Knutson and her
husband, Jeremy, in Hugo,
Minn., are the proud parents of a
baby girl, Adelei Marie, born
Nov. 28, weighing 8 lbs., 0 oz.,
India, beginning in the fall. She
is currently employed at
Admission Possible, through
AmeriCorps, where she works
with 34 low-income, first
generation students, encouraging
them to stay in school and
helping them apply to college.
Her work with Admission
Possible was featured in a Star
Tribune article.
2005
Carolyn Herman is a Rotary
Ambassador Scholar and will
continue study of literature at
the University of Hyderabad,
Katie Koch began a new
position in April as the executive
assistant to Joe Dowling, artistic
director of the Guthrie Theater
in Minneapolis.
Graduate Programs
Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL is
the new director for membership
and development at the Resource
Center of the Americas and
draws on her background in
Spanish, Peace Corps experience,
and living in Puerto Rico and
Ecuador. Her thesis focused on
nonprofit organizations serving
Minnesota’s Latin population.
Jill Boike ’03 MSW joined
Family Innovations in 2005. She
has developed a new
employee/intern training
program and is also working as
an outpatient therapist and
clinical supervisor.
jsalome@comcast.net
Nick Thomley ’06 MBA was
featured in the business section
of the Minneapolis Star Tribune
with a profile of the company,
Pinnacle Services, that he
founded while a sophomore in
college. His high school job of
working with disabled residents
in assisted living led him to start
a company that provides
vocational, residential, and
financial management services to
the elderly and people with
disabilities. In seven years, the
company has reached $7.2
million in revenue.
In Memoriam
Ernest (“Ernie”) W. Anderson
’37, Edina, Minn., age 90, on
March 18, unexpectedly. See
story on page 2.
Henry Erickson Chapman ’40,
Coon Rapids, Minn., age 91, in
Dec. 2006. He was a retired
coach and athletic director from
Proctor (Minn.) Public Schools
and a member of Augsburg’s
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Delbert Rhodes ’41, Renville,
Minn., age 89, in Nov. 2006.
Chester L. Brooks ’42, Duluth,
Minn., age 89, on March 5. He
was a Distinguished Alumnus and
husband of Ebba (Johnson)
Brooks ’42.
The Rev. Robert Erickson
Warren ’46, Edina, Minn., age
82, on Feb. 27.
Fabian C. Carlson ’49, Detroit
Lakes, Minn., age 82, on July 21,
2006.
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Celebrating 20 years of leadership
by Kathy Rumpza, ’05 MAL
On the evening of Sat., January 27, approximately
110 alumni, students, and guests gathered to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Master of Arts
in Leadership program at Augsburg College. The
keynote address was given by Ryan LaHurd,
president and executive director of the James S.
Kemper Foundation, and former vice president of
academic affairs at Augsburg. His presence was
appropriate because of the significant role he played
in the MAL Program’s inception.
More than 20 years ago, LaHurd was key in
launching a task force to explore graduate options
at the College. After much research and discussion
with business leaders it became apparent that there
was a need in the market for a different type of
program than was currently being offered—the kind
of program that would provide students with the
crucial broad-based knowledge and skills needed
for success.
Enter the era of an exciting program,
differentiated from others by a liberal arts focus
specifically on leadership. It offers solid content with
academic rigor as opposed to a workshop format. The
Master of Arts in Leadership program, started in
January 1987, marked an important turning point for
Augsburg and its entrance into the graduate market.
During its 20-year history, the program has
gone through transformation. While content,
schedules, and support staff have changed, the
signature “leadership model” that forms the basis for
the program remains steadfast. Feedback from
students and faculty has helped to hone and refine
course offerings, and relevant courses such as
Women and Leadership have been introduced.
Another constant is the faculty. Norma Noonan,
professor and director of the MAL program since
1993, notes that although the program has grown,
she and instructors Diane Pike, Tom Morgan, and
Garry Hesser have been teaching in the program
since its inception. She says such loyalty comes
from a simple idea—“faculty just love teaching in
the program.”
Noonan credits much of the recent program
growth to the addition of professional graduate
recruiters, and the fact that the program caters to
“students who seek personal development and
challenge.” The classes are “exiting and very
stimulating,” she says. “We’ve had pinnacle
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Norma Noonan is professor of political science and
director of the MAL program.
experiences in class … students are almost
electrified by some of the discussions.”
As far as alumni and students go, many have
had life-changing experiences. Students often say
that the program has changed their career paths,
and many experience a personal metamorphosis as
well. “People use it to define a turning point in
their lives,” says Noonan. Individuals have been
inspired to start their own businesses, and have
been promoted to vice president or CEO positions.
While it is true that completing the program
has changed personal and professional lives,
Noonan says that “completion is not the greatest
indicator of success.” She quickly adds, “it
emboldens you to take more risks, and brings a
maturity in judgment.” And that seems to be the
more important point.
Although some aspects of the program have
changed over time, it will remain a quality program
that “tries to live the leadership model,” under the
passionate direction of Norma Noonan. Her only
regret: “That I didn’t have the knowledge—what we
read, what we study—earlier in life.”
For information on the MAL Program,
go to www.augsburg.edu/mal
MAL… by the numbers
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MAL degrees conferred since 1989
MAL graduating class in 2006—the largest yet!
Current MAL faculty and adjuncts
Number of new MAL students in 2006-07
The Oren Gateway Center is coming
Construction on the Oren Gateway Center is
proceeding extremely well. The building should be
ready for occupancy in the beginning of August,
with departments and programs starting to move
in during the middle of August.
Watch for more updates—and mark your calendars
for a grand celebration on October 12!
SPRING 2007
John 14: 1-3
A group of Augsburg students
traveled by train to New
Orleans to spend their spring
break working for Lutheran
Disaster Relief. Students spent
five days gutting and rebuilding
houses affected by Hurricane
Katrina. Here, workers find a
plaque from the Gospel of John
that fell from the attic of the
house in which they were
working. The verse offered a
great source for reflection by
the students.
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aul C. Pribbenow, president of
Rockford College in Rockford, Ill.,
has been elected as the 11th president of
Augsburg College by its board of regents.
“We are confident that Dr. Pribbenow
has all the qualities of leadership and
passion needed to continue Dr.
[William] Frame’s work at Augsburg
College,” said Jean Taylor ’85, chair of
the Board of Regents. “He has already
demonstrated that he is an accomplished
communicator, a person who can
demonstrate his own sense of Christian
vocation, a skilled administrator, and a
visible leader, actively participating in
the life of the campus and surrounding
community.”
Presidential search committee chair
and regent Ted Grindal ’76 expressed his
thanks and gratitude to the entire
Augsburg community for their participation in the search process. “After a very
thorough and successful search, we are
pleased to welcome Dr. Pribbenow as
Augsburg’s next president,” Grindal said.
“In Paul Pribbenow, we feel we have found
a successor who will not only carry on
Augsburg’s commitment to being a college
committed to a Christian understanding
of vocation, but will maximize its
exciting potential for the future.”
“This is the work I believe I was
called to do, and I look forward to
serving as Augsburg’s next president,”
Pribbenow said. “I firmly believe that my
experiences and commitments are a
remarkable fit for the mission and needs
of the College.”
Paul C. Pribbenow was born in
Decorah, Iowa, in 1957. He received his
bachelor’s degree in sociology/political
science from Luther College, and his
master’s degree in divinity and his
doctorate in social ethics from the
University of Chicago.
He has served as president of
Rockford College since 2002. Since his
arrival there, Pribbenow has launched
several new educational initiatives,
including working with faculty and staff
to develop the Jane Addams Center for
Civic Engagement. This program’s
primary responsibility, according to
Pribbenow, “is to find ways to work with
students to integrate their education,
co-curricular activities, spiritual
experiences, and service to the
community as part of an intentional
vocational formation initiative.” He has
also been an integral part of expanding
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opportunities for the campus and its
community to join together in a variety
of collaborative efforts.
He and his wife, Abigail, an arts
administrator, have two young children.
Pribbenow succeeds retiring president
William V. Frame, and will take office on
July 1.
To read more, go to
<www.augsburg.edu/news>.
NEWSNOTES
Agre to speak at commencement—two honorary
degrees to be awarded
Peter Agre ’70, Nobel Prize laureate for chemistry in 2003, will
speak at the College’s 137th commencement on May 6.
Agre is vice chancellor of science and technology at the Duke
University School of Medicine. He will receive one of two
honorary degrees approved by the Board of Regents to be
conferred on that date.
James A. Johnson will receive the second honorary degree. He
has enjoyed a distinguished career in finance and lending, formerly
with Fannie Mae and now as vice chairman of Perseus L.L.C.
Johnson has been active in supporting the Gateway Building and
development of the urban village concept along Riverside Ave.
Johnson was Augsburg’s commencement speaker in 2002.
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Outstanding physics students
For the third time in six years, the Society of Physics Students (SPS)
has named Augsburg’s chapter as an Outstanding SPS Chapter, this
time for 2004-05. Fewer than 10% of the chapters nationwide
receive this honor; Augsburg’s chapter was also named in 19992000 and 2002-03. Professor Mark Engebretson is chapter adviser.
Jim Haglund honored
Regent Jim Haglund was honored with the Hall of Fame award by
the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), a
1,000-member international organization. Minnesota Gov. Tim
Pawlenty lauded Haglund as characterizing the “best of
Minnesota.” Pawlenty also drew attention to Haglund’s leadership
on the Augsburg Board of Regents.
Spring 2006
Mexico social work consortium receives
award
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by Betsey Norgard
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Students in the 2004 spring semester program in Mexico visited the pyramids of Xochicalco to
learn how pre-Hispanic cultures regulated the solar calendar.
is noteworthy in several regards beyond
the challenges of satisfying the needs and
criteria of nine different institutions.
Foremost, it makes possible a study
abroad experience for social work
students at colleges that can’t sustain
their own individual programs.
Also, because the program is ongoing,
issues of social work in developing
countries are constantly part of
department discussions and curriculum.
Returning students readily talk about the
program as life transforming.
“Students who return from Mexico
have a window into the lives of Hispanic
and Latino communities impossible to
gain domestically,” commented social
work professor Nancy Rodenborg. She
said the department hopes to take
advantage of this experience in working
with Twin Cities’ Spanish-speaking
populations.
Also cited in the award is the program’s
shared ownership and governance among
the partner institutions in Minnesota and
South Dakota—both public and private—
allowing social work students equal access
to study abroad.
Rodenborg stated that a large part of
the success of the program is due to the
Center for Global Education’s expertise in
offering international education and the
resources available at its Mexico center.
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ugsburg is part of a social work
consortium that has been honored
for its semester study program in Mexico.
The consortium was awarded the 2006
Global Commission Partners in
Education Award by the Council on
Social Work Education (CSWE) in
recognition of “the contributions of
individuals, organizations, and others as
partners in advancing education for
international social work.”
The development of the BSW Mexico
Consortium of the Minnesota/South
Dakota Area, which includes both private
and public institutions, was more than
two years in the making and is
remarkable for the complexity of issues it
negotiates. The study courses meet all
the schools’ curricular needs and allow
social work students to participate
without delaying their graduation date.
Financial costs were worked out so that
students pay only their home-school
tuition (plus airfare), regardless of which
partner institution they attend.
The program, “Social Work in a Latin
American Context,” is based at the
Center for Global Education (CGE)
study center in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and
includes study of Mexican culture,
intensive Spanish language instruction, a
social work course, and either a field
practicum or comparative social policy
course. A several-week homestay gives
students a chance to experience living
with a Mexican family. There is also a
two-week exchange with students in the
School of Social Work at the Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
in Mexico City.
Cultural content courses are taught
by CGE staff, and the social work
content is taught by a rotating visiting
faculty member from one of the partner
schools. Augsburg social work professor
Barbara Lehmann is currently in
Cuernavaca, teaching for the second year.
The BSW Mexico Consortium model
Social work students visited Tlamacazapa, a
rural village where Claudia (in red, above)
helped them learn to weave.
Schools belonging to the BSW Mexico
Consortium are Augsburg College,
Bemidji State University, Bethel
University, College of St.
Catherine/University of St. Thomas,
Metropolitan State University, St. Cloud
State University, St. Olaf College,
University of Sioux Falls, and Winona
State University.
For more information on the Mexico
study semester, go to <www.augsburg.
edu/global/swksem.html>.
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Business students seek stronger connections
through ABO
by Betsey Norgard
international presence and do a thorough
analysis of its marketing department. It
meant making the contacts, meeting with
corporate officials, and following up on
the research. Sometimes it’s even possible
to tie ABO activities into coursework for
some extra credit.
A
ugsburg business students realize
the importance of stepping out of
the classroom to gain “real-world”
experience, and the Twin Cities offers
them plenty of opportunities. The
Augsburg Business Organization (ABO)
aims to provide them a platform to do this.
Students join ABO to learn more
about the business world, to meet
corporate leaders, and to network in
search of opportunities for projects,
internships, and future employment.
Since ABO is student-run, they gain
leadership and professional skills as they
brainstorm, contact, and arrange for
speakers and trips.
Founded five years ago by business
major Rod Gonzalez ’04, ABO currently
has about 15 active students, with a
number of others who participate in
various events.
In January, 12 ABO students traveled
to Chicago for an activities-packed three
days of visits to CEOs and businesses,
following up on contacts from Augsburg’s
Development Office. While there they
visited three businesses—Chase Bank,
Hydrotech Manufacturing Co., and the
H&K law firm; plus, they met with
executives and toured the Mercantile
Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank.
“The Chicago trip was a unique
opportunity,” said senior business major
and ABO member Nii Mensah, “in that it
gave us an opportunity to see many
different aspects of the city in both a
business and urban sense.”
Building a portfolio of experience
Anthony Haupt, a senior from Red Wing,
Minn., and the current president of ABO,
has taken good advantage of
opportunities in ABO for his own
leadership growth. Last year after
arranging for Greg Smith ’72 to be a
guest speaker at ABO, he kept in contact
with Smith, who is chief operating officer
of Walden Automotive. It led to a summer
internship at the Denny Hecker
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Anthony Haupt, senior international business
management major and president of the
Augsburg Business Organization, hopes to
involve more business professionals and
Augsburg business alumni in the student
organization.
Automotive Group where Haupt did
financial analysis and project management
work. He and Smith still keep in touch,
and Smith continues to suggest other
contacts from whom Haupt can learn.
“ABO has opened many doors for me,
like the summer internship,” Haupt says,
“and has put me in leadership roles with
responsibility.”
Haupt also strengthened his major in
international business management with
a semester study program in Barcelona,
Spain, that included courses in
international business and Spanish. He
hopes his minor in Spanish will support
future work with a company that has an
international presence. He also
completed an internship in a healthcare
organization, and will seek opportunities
to gain training in project management
and/or account management after he
graduates in May.
Even as a part of their coursework, the
business administration faculty push
students to connect with the business
community. Haupt cites his international
marketing class in which students had to
choose a Minnesota company with
ABO seeks business contacts
Haupt’s vision for ABO is for the
organization to build a network of Twin
Cities business professionals, especially
Augsburg business alumni. What
students hope to gain, he says, are
relationships with the business
community and access to business
expertise, experience, and information.
Business professionals should be
assured, Haupt says, that Augsburg
students are well-educated and eager to
get their feet wet in the business world.
He cites several examples of past student
leaders, like the ABO presidents, who
have transformed internships into job
opportunities, and used their experiences
as springboards into a career.
How to connect with ABO
ABO offers these ideas for connecting
Augsburg business alumni and other
business professionals with students:
• Volunteer as a guest speaker at an
ABO event
• Participate in a resource network for
business students
• Host Augsburg business students at
your company or workplace
• Join the Take an Auggie to Lunch
program
• Help ABO with fundraising to support
trips and other activities
To learn more or participate in ABO
activities, contact Anthony Haupt at
<abo@augsburg.edu> with your name,
class year (if you are an alumnus/a), title
and place of work, and e-mail and/or
telephone number.
Spring 2006
Sports
For current sports information, scores, and schedules go to <www.augsburg.edu/athletics>.
Auggies inspire hoop dreams in
neighborhood kids
by Don Stoner
H
elping young members of the CedarRiverside neighborhood learn about
the game of basketball was a “slamdunk” proposition for the Augsburg
College men’s basketball team.
In January, the Auggies invited 50
boys and girls from the Cedar-Riverside
Community School, which primarily
teaches immigrant children, to attend a
morning basketball clinic at Si Melby
Hall. Head coach Aaron Griess and
members of the Augsburg squad showed
children the basics of the game, then
broke up into smaller groups to work
individually with them. Each group took
part in fun games with the Auggie
players, where they were able to put
their newly-learned skills into practice.
The clinic ended with an impromptu
dunking exhibition from members of the
Augsburg squad, to the cheers of the
youngsters watching.
“We’re proud to be able to make a
difference in the lives of young people
who haven’t had the same opportunities
that other children have, and we’re
committed to helping build the
community we live in,” said Griess, in
his first season as Augsburg’s head coach.
The clinic was organized by Griess
and Mary Laurel True, associate
director of Augsburg’s Center for
Service, Work, and Learning.
“Spending time with the kids,
watching them laugh, and teaching them
some basketball skills was a tremendous
joy,” Griess said. “Each and every one of
our students put their hearts into the
short period of time they spent with the
kids, and we’re all looking forward to the
next opportunity.”
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Thank you, Auggies!
“I had fun learning with you guys. It was
important to me because when I grow up
I will be a good basketball player.”
—Abdullahi, 3rd grade
“I learned basketball is not easy; it's hard,
but it just looks easy.” —Sagal, 6th grade
“Thank you for giving me inspiration to
play basketball.” —Karina, 6th grade
“In the summer I will love to show all of
my friends what you have taught me. It
really meant a lot to me when you taught
me a lot of tricks.” —Muna, 4th grade
The Cedar-Riverside kids yell “41, 41, 41…”
to pull no. 41 Auggie junior Tait Thomsen to
the floor.
“I’ve learned new tricks and so much
more. I felt like a professional basketball
player. This is one of the best days of my
life.” —Nasra, 4th grade
Fifty-plus students from the Cedar-Riverside Community School watch in awe as Auggie senior Aaron Benesh dunks the ball.
Spring 2006
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PRESENTATIONS
Tony Bibus, social work, presented a
poster, “Working with Involuntary Clients
in Slovenia,” about a study with Ljubljana
University, at the Council on Social Work
Education meeting in February.
Bill Capman, biology, co-presented “Reef
Aquaria in the Classroom and Teaching
Laboratory: Learning Activities, Organisms,
and Logistics” at the Marine Aquarium
Conference of North America (MACNA) in
Washington, D.C.
Emiliano Chagil, Hispanic/Latino Student
Services, presented “Higher Education and
Acculturation: The Contradictions Involved
in Improving Your Life through Education
while Sustaining Your Cultural Self,” at the
annual Breaking Barriers Conference at the
University of St. Thomas.
Su Dorée, mathematics, led a paper
session, “Countering ‘I Can’t Do Math’:
Strategies for Teaching Underprepared,
Math-Anxious Students,” at the annual
joint meetings of the American
Mathematical Society and the
Mathematical Association of America.
At the same conference, Rebekah
Dupont, mathematics, co-organized a
panel discussion, “Firefighting, Paper
Trailing, and Cat Herding: Everything You
Wanted to Know to Be an Administrator
but Were Afraid to Ask.”
Teachers meeting teachers
in Namibia
by Gretchen Kranz Irvine
F
or over five years, my life has been
exponentially enriched, professionally
and personally, from my experiences in
Namibia, Africa. I have been the trip
leader for three summer study trips in
2000, 2003, and most recently last
summer, July 1-22, 2005. I gathered a
group of educators—classroom teachers,
a preservice teacher, and teacher
educators—to travel to Namibia to learn
about the country and her people,
focusing on the education system. In
collaboration with the Center for Global
Education, my goals for the trip were to
introduce Namibia by visiting various
locations; by hearing from Namibians
working in a variety of sectors,
especially teachers, principals, and
faculty from the University of Namibia
and teachers’ colleges; by accessing local
media; and by being immersed in a
culture so different from ours, and yet
the same.
I was pleased that our group bonded
easily as a community and blended like a
fine-tuned melody. We benefited from
the two University of Namibia students
preparing to be teachers who joined us
and added depth to our understanding
of schools and the influence of culture.
A highlight for this trip was a oneday conference for teachers in the
Windhoek area hosted by our group,
with the help and facilitation of many
others. We gathered at the Rossing
Conference Center in Khomasdal, a
suburb of the capital city, Windhoek—
50 people interested in schools, teachers,
learners, and all areas related to
education—for sessions titled “The
Important Role of Teachers in NationBuilding.” The speakers, facilitators, and
organizers were both Namibians and the
members of our group.
The results far exceeded what could
be stated here. We explored large issues
impacting all teachers. We built
professional links—both individual and
group—that would sustain relationships
after we returned to the U.S. And we
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Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, co-presented “Toward the
Public Good: Maps, Lenses, and Models
of Civic Engagement,” at the Association
of American Colleges and Universities
conference in November.
Hesser also presented, with Ann
Lutterman-Aguilar and Merrie
Benasutti, “Crossing Borders: Exploring
Vocation in a Multicultural/Global
Context,” at the Nov. meeting of the
National Society for Experiential Education.
Marc Isaacson, MIS, presented
“Statistical Literacy—Online at Capella
University” at the American Statistical
Association meeting.
Cheryl Leuning, nursing, and Pandu
Hailonga, CGE Namibia, co-authored and
presented, “Transforming What is Known
about HIV, AIDS, and Tuberculosis into
Culturally Appropriate Protective
Practices in Namibia and Tanzania,” at
the July Tumaini conference in Tanzania.
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A group of educators from Minnesota spent three weeks with teachers and educators in
Namibia, based at Augsburg’s Center for Global Education. Augsburg participants are: Melinda
Stockmann (front row, left), CGE-Namibia intern; Pandu Hailonga (back row, fourth from left),
CGE-Namibia trip leader; Carol Knicker (back row, fifth from left), assistant professor of
education; and Gretchen Irvine (back row, second from right), assistant professor of education
and Augsburg trip leader.
Spring 2006
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On a visit to the Haganeni Primary School in Walvis Bay, Namibia, the educators enjoyed meeting
the students, or “learners.”
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helped to respond to the need of all
teachers to discuss important issues,
realizing how vital it is for people
involved in the process of educating our
children and youth to have opportunities
for dialogue and reflection. Because of
the cultural differences unfamiliar to me,
I appreciated working with the
Namibians who helped to make the
conference relevant and meaningful for
everyone.
It will be months and years before we
can realize what this trip has meant to us
as individuals. We have tried to spread
the word about Namibia, a very silent
country on the world stage. Our
worldviews have been forever changed
by images of Namibian teachers, of the
children and youth, and of the life we
witnessed in the coastal cities as different
from the villages in the north. We heard
the voices of Namibians telling of their
past, and we learned about the current
struggles toward the constitutional goals
of their 16-year-old nation. We witnessed
the joy of people together, and enjoyed
being in the company of a youth group
building their lives. And we read about
the hopes and dreams of people looking
toward the future. Our global vision has
expanded as a result of this experience.
I am grateful to the Center for Global
Education staff—both here and in
Namibia—whose expertise helped us
create the best learning environment for
our experience. In our own group,
individuals acted beyond any expectations
in caring for each other, challenging
thinking, and with kindness to all.
I have been a teacher for 38 years.
The experiences I’ve enjoyed are true
gifts to me as a teacher, and, also, to my
students at Augsburg.
Gretchen Irvine is assistant professor of
education.
Professor Gretchen Kranz Irvine presents an
Augsburg folder to Augsburg alumna
Fredericka Uahengo ’90, rector of the
Ongwediva Teachers College in northern
Namibia.
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Read more about this travel seminar and
conference on the participants’ blog at
<web.augsburg.edu/~irvine/Namibia>.
PRESENTATIONS
Dallas Liddle, English, presented
“Bakhtinian ‘Journalization’ and the MidVictorian Literary Marketplace,” at Oxford
University’s First Annual Conference on
the History of the Book, sponsored by
their English faculty, in Nov.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, presented a
theological perspective on the rights of
women at the International Women’s Day
conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in
March 2005.
She and Judy Shevelev, also with
CGE-Mexico, along with five former
students, co-presented two papers at the
National Women’s Association conference
in June.
Diane Pike, sociology, presented the
keynote, “Not Rocket Science: Teaching,
Learning, and Engagement,” at the Oct.
joint meeting of the Wisconsin and
Illinois Sociological Associations and the
Wisconsin Political Science Association.
Marc Skjervem, student affairs, and
Keith McCoy, residence life, presented a
session, “Developing a Seamless FirstYear Experience on a Small Campus,” at
the National Orientation Directors
Association regional conference in April.
NOTEWORTHY
Markus Fuehrer, philosophy, is
preparing a translation and commentary
of Albertus Magnus’ Liber de homine
(Treatise on Man). He is currently
preparing an entry on Albertus Magnus
at the invitation of the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Brad Holt, religion, was elected to the
national board of the Society for the Study
of Christian Spirituality (SSCS), an
international organization of people who
teach Christian spirituality in colleges,
universities, and seminaries.
Patrice Salmeri, StepUP® program, was
elected chairperson of the executive
board of the Association of Recovery
Schools (ARS).
Milo Schield, business administration
and the W.M. Keck Statistical Literacy
Project, completed a textbook on
statistical literacy, which is being used in
Augsburg classes this spring.
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Lynn Bollman, art, participated in the
Third Biennial Printmaking Exhibition,
in November, showcasing the work of 40
professors of printmaking at 22
Minnesota colleges and universities.
History professor Jacqui DeVries’
article, “Rediscovering Religion after the
Postmodern Turn,” was published in the
spring 2005 issue of Feminist Studies and
will also appear in the fall 2005 issue of
the online History Compass.
Pandu Hailonga, Center for Global
Education-Namibia, published an article,
“Violence, Rape, and Murder: Symptoms
of Societal Disease,” in The Namibian in
March 2005.
Garry Hesser, sociology and metrourban studies, co-authored a chapter,
“Liberal Learning and Internships in
Sociology, in The Internship Handbook,
edited by Richard Salem and published
in 2005.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, published a
chapter, “La reconstrucción de la iglesia,”
in Los derechos humanos al interior de
nuestra iglesia, edited by Guadalupe Cruz
Cárdenas, published by Católicas por el
Derecho a Decidir (CDD) in 2005.
Phil Quanbeck II, religion, contributed
to a collection, Teaching the Bible,
published in October by the Society of
Biblical Literature. An article by
Quanbeck “Preaching Apocalyptic Texts”
was published in the summer issue of
Word and World.
Department of Public Safety—
Augsburg’s 411
by Betsey Norgard
L
ocked out? … Too hot in your room?
… Need a jump for a dead battery?
… Want to know when the hockey game
starts? … Need a ride from the lightrail
station?
These are just samples of the
questions fielded by the Department of
Public Safety. Headed by John Pack, who
came to Augsburg nearly three years ago
after 13 years at the University of
Minnesota, this office operates 24/7 and
oversees the College’s switchboard
communications, facilities management
requests, campus security, and
communications and emergency
management.
Pack tries to get the word out about
their services, especially about campus
safety. Each summer at orientation, he
enjoys talking with new students and
their parents.
“The message is that Augsburg is in
the heart of the city,” Pack says, “which
brings tremendous opportunities, but
also some challenges, mostly parking
and security.”
Public Safety strives to ensure that
everyone in the Augsburg community
feels safe. Escort services are available to
any of the parking lots and for students
who go back and forth from internships
or service projects in the neighborhood.
Security officers also provide rides to and
from the nearby lightrail stops. A phone
call from two stops away gets students a
quick ride back to campus.
Pack has initiated regular meetings of
security personnel from Augsburg, the
University of Minnesota, FairviewRiverside, College of St. Catherine, and
the Minneapolis police to share
information and coordinate prevention
efforts in order to decrease incidents
overall.
A recent incident illustrates this
cooperative relationship. At a building
near the edge of campus, an intoxicated
person, not part of the Augsburg
community, slipped, fell, wedged his
head between two pipes, and went into
respiratory distress. Augsburg security
officers on routine patrol noticed him
and called 911. Officer Annie DeYoung
stayed with the injured man, monitoring
his medical condition, until rescue
personnel arrived. Firefighters needed
the Jaws of Life to free the man and rush
him to the emergency room.
The firefighters credited DeYoung
with saving the man’s life—for assessing
the situation quickly and applying the
medical treatment that kept his airway
and breathing clear until they arrived.
Staff photo
PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS/
PERFORMANCES
HONORS/AWARDS/GRANTS
Mark Strefeler, biology, received a
$57,500 grant from Beckman Coulter’s
matching grant program for a genetic
analysis system to aid research in plant
genetics and microbiology. It allows for
gene sequencing, DNA fingerprinting,
and molecular genetics. In his research
with students, he carries out DNA
barcoding for species identification and
identification and isolation of genes for
disease resistance in plants.
John Pack, director of public safety, accepts a Certificate of Appreciation
from Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak (left) and police chief William
McManus for the College’s cooperation and for support to the
Minneapolis Police Department.
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Photo illustration by Stephen Geffre
Office space: or how I spent 18 years
in the closet at Augsburg
by Doug Green
W
hy I didn’t move out of
my little hole in the wall
of an office when I had the
chance, I’ll never know. It’s
one of the smallest spaces in
the maze that is Memorial
Hall, a former dormitory and
the second oldest surviving building on
campus. The room can’t be more than
6 x 6 and would be more suitable as a
walk-in closet—or perhaps a very large
coffin.
My office desk, an old metal one of
modest size and a rosy beige hue, faces
the wall beneath an enormous Saul
Steinberg print of America as viewed
from Manhattan. Before I got my laptop,
Manhattan was unfortunately hidden
behind my computer, just as Minnesota
has blotted out most of my New York
past over the last 20 years.
On the wall behind me as I sit at my
desk, the floor-to-ceiling shelves are
overflowing with books, papers,
knickknacks (mostly mementoes from
past students and pictures of my wife
and son), and last year’s posters for
campus events. The filing cabinet next to
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the door obscures some of the shelves
and is buried under debris. Confidential
student records are now filed on top of
the cabinet for easy access—even to
passers-by in the hallway: It’s my version
of the Freedom of Information Act.
Behind the door and next to the desk
is another freestanding bookcase, also
overflowing and surmounted by stacks of
texts and paper—for creative writing, I
think. The walls and the hallway side of
the door are plastered with notices,
reminders, pictures drawn by my son,
and posters of events I had a hand in—
like the first GLBT alumni reunion and
art show: “Out and About.”
The window, however, I love best.
When I sit at my desk and look out, it’s
like Rear Window; I can spy on a whole
set of neighboring offices. But if I push
back just a little and face the outside, I
see Augsburg’s little quad, an Edenic
version of my little closet.
Maybe that’s why I can’t leave:
because this little cubby across the floor
from an old dormitory bathroom that
sports mold from the era of Warren G.
Harding and College President George
Sverdrup is the quintessential
professorial space. Like the brain in
Dickinson’s poem, my office “is wider
than the sky.” My little cabinet contains a
world of thoughts—from the books
behind and beside me to the computer
on my desk to the many visiting
colleagues and students who come to
share their inner lives with me. I need
their stifling and stimulating proximity.
My office is certainly no “proud,
ambitious heap” nor “built to envious
show,” but a place in which, like the
Sidneys at Penshurst in Jonson’s famous
poem, I can “dwell.”
Doug Green is professor of English. This
story first appeared in Augsburg Echo in
September.
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1 THE NEW GUTHRIE
Only a mile away, the Guthrie Theater’s new
home makes it even easier for actors and
technicians to visit Augsburg seminars and
teach as adjunct faculty.
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2 CORPORATE DOWNTOWN
Internships downtown with non-profits,
Fortune 500, and other companies are but a
quick lightrail or bus ride away for students
and often lead to future career opportunities.
Saint Paul
3 MEETING HIS CONSTITUENTS
City Hall is his home base, but Minneapolis
mayor R.T. Rybak enjoys getting out to meet
the new students on campus.
4 PLAY BALL!
The Twins, Vikings, Gophers—and the
Auggies, for one game per season—compete
several blocks away at the Metrodome.
OUR CITY …
OUR CLASSROOM
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WHAT EXACTLY DOES BEING A COLLEGE OF THE CITY MEAN FOR
AUGSBURG? WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DOES IT BRING TO THE AUGSBURG
LEARNING COMMUNITY—TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF?
If one were to look at just a TWO-MILE RADIUS AROUND AUGSBURG,
what would be found?
5 HIGH-RISE MELTING POT
Riverside Plaza is the hub of the most diverse
neighborhood in Minneapolis—and a partner
with Augsburg in its community programs
and school.
The answer is A LOT …
the most diverse neighborhood in Minneapolis …
the downtown business district …
a Super Bowl pro-sports dome …
a brand-new home for a world-class theater …
a Big 10 university and teaching/research medical center…
a quick train ride to the largest shopping mall in the country…
miles of running, walking, and biking trails along the Mississippi River.
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6 A JUMP ON THE LIGHTRAIL
Just a few blocks away, the lightrail train is a
quick ride to downtown, the airport, and the
Mall of America.
7 LEARNING FROM LIVE CORALS
Biology professor Bill Capman lends expertise
and some live corals to help teachers at
Seward Montessori School set up and maintain
a coral reef aquarium for their science classes.
8 WORSHIP IN THE CITY
Central Lutheran Church is the majestic
setting for Augsburg’s Advent Vespers, an
annual celebration of word and music that
begins the holiday season.
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Here, we highlight some of the myriad opportunities our location offers
to learn, serve, volunteer, intern, experience, shop, compete, perform,
keep fit, have fun, and so much more!
Teach. Reach. Feed. Lead.
That’s the motto of the Campus
Kitchens Project, based in Washington,
D.C., that combines preparing and
delivering meals, partnering in the
community, training for employment
opportunities, and providing service
learning for students. Since opening on
campus in 2003, the Campus Kitchen
at Augsburg has served more than
25,000 meals to community
organizations. The program, which is
student organized and run, is based in
the College’s food service facilities, and
works with surplus food from the food
service and local food banks.
Two shifts of student volunteers
each week prepare meals and deliver
them to six locations the next day. The
students spend time in each location, getting to know and talking with
the people being served.
Above, at Peace House in the Phillips neighborhood, junior Jeanette
Clark talks with a visitor. She and other students deliver meals on
Thursdays to the 30-50 people who drop in to Peace House for
conversation, fellowship, and nourishment.
During the summers, Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen operates a job
training program to train and certify unemployed people in food
management culinary skills to help them find jobs.
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Trick or treat—dorm style
Targeting a career
Each Halloween, ghosts, goblins, and other costumed
characters wander the halls of Urness and Mortensen Halls,
going from door to door trick-or-treating.
They’re neighborhood children invited to campus by
LINK, the student service organization, for fun, games,
treats, and, sometimes, a haunted house. LINK provides
the candy, and students provide the fun for the kids.
Tim Benson ’00, graduated
with a business administration/marketing major
and a minor in management
information systems.
Benson picked up his first
downtown corporate
experience at a summer
internship with Accenture
(then Andersen Consulting).
He found it to be great
preparation for the business
world that he couldn’t have
learned in a classroom—
“protocols, unwritten rules,
and business speak”—that
helped him get a foot in the door at Target Corporation.
He started as a business analyst and was eventually
promoted to a supply chain expert. Now he is manager of
an eight-person team in the kitchenware department,
which is responsible for about 1,000 items and hundreds of
millions of dollars in sales annually in all 1400+
Target stores.
A day at the Soap Factory
(map #10)
As part of AugSem,
their first-year seminar,
students in ART 102
Design spent an
afternoon at the Soap
Factory. This turn-ofthe-century wood and
brick warehouse, which
formerly housed the
National Purity Soap
Factory, has been turned into an art gallery featuring work
by emerging artists, and offering available studio space.
The afternoon was part of City Service Projects Day,
which started with a 20-minute walk to the gallery
through the historic flour mill district. At the gallery, the
students helped take down one show and prepare to
install another. They cleaned floors, scrubbed and
squeegeed walls, and moved furniture.
The students got first-hand experience in what a
gallery is—or not, i.e. it’s not just clean floors and bright
lighting. Since a number of these students intend to major
in art-related fields, this gave them an opportunity for a
service project in something that really interested them.
Plus, the gallery director told them that what they
were able to do for the gallery in three hours would have
taken the staff all week to complete.
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(map #2)
Staying connected with kids
(map #9)
Kristy Bleichner graduated from Augsburg in 2002 with a
major in social work. While a student, she began to
volunteer for Wednesday Night Out, a program sponsored
by Trinity Lutheran Church. For this, Trinity partners with
community organizations, including Augsburg, to provide
suppers for neighborhood families, giving them a place to
gather and talk. After supper, Bleichner and other student
volunteers take the children to a nearby gym for games,
making it more convenient for their parents to talk with
each other about family and community issues.
Even after graduating nearly four years ago, Bleichner
has wanted to stay connected with these families and
continues to devote time to the Wednesday Night Out
program.
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A school of many cultures
(map #5)
Around-the-world food
Five blocks from Augsburg lies the only school in the country
located in a high-rise apartment building. The Cedar-Riverside
Community School, a K-8 charter school sponsored by
Minneapolis Public Schools, is in the midst of Minneapolis’
most diverse neighborhood, largely Somali and East African.
The school serves mostly immigrant children, from nearly
a dozen different countries, some of whom never had any
formal education before arriving in the U.S. Each week nearly
30-40 Augsburg students tutor and mentor at the school, and
provide instruction or support during the year in music, art,
piano lessons, physical education, science, and health.
Augsburg elementary education students in Professor
Jeanine Gregoire’s science methods class teach hand-on
science units at the school. In the photo, Pa Kou Yang ’05 is
working with two second-graders.
When Augsburg moved to the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood
in 1872, it was home to a thriving community of
Scandinavian immigrants. Again, it is a center for many
people recently arriving in the U.S., primarily from Somalia
and East Africa.
The neighborhood has more than 20 restaurants, most of
which serve ethnic foods; as well as ethnic clothing stores,
grocers, and art galleries; and a Lutheran church and a
mosque. As part of the first-year AugSem group, students
visited area businesses and tried out some of the nearby
restaurants. In this photo, a group sits around the table at
Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian restaurant down the block from
campus.
Helping women stay fit at FOLC
Caring for the mighty Mississippi
(map #5)
Eilidh Reyelts ’06 (facing
front at right in photo), a
senior biology and premedical major, began
volunteering last year with
Rachel Domier ’05 (left) at
Family Opportunities for
Living Collaboration
(FOLC) at Riverside Plaza.
This center encourages
community members to
work together at meeting
the needs of neighborhood residents, many of whom are
immigrants or refugees with little understanding of English
or of American customs and health practices.
Reyelts and Domier were both Lilly Interns and designed
internships to explore areas within their vocational interests.
Twice a week at FOLC they taught exercise to immigrant
and refugee women, and helped them monitor their weight
and blood pressure.
Reyelts also is a Citizen Scholar through the Campus
Compact program. As an AugSem leader, she took new
students on a tour of the neighborhood and to FOLC. Reyelts’
vocational goals include a career in medicine or public health.
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With the Mississippi River
within a stone’s throw,
Augsburg has joined the
network of “river stewards”
and has “adopted” a section of
the river just downstream
from campus. Planned
activities involve students in
litter clean-up, trail
monitoring, placing stenciled
warnings on storm drains to
prevent pollution into the
river, monitoring invasive
species, and trail monitoring.
In the summer, political
science professor Joe
Underhill-Cady teaches
Environmental and River
Politics, a course that looks at
the challenges of balancing
economic development, social justice, and environmental
stewardship. Students spend time on the river and meet
with people involved in river-related issues.
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H U R R I C A N E K AT R I N A :
R E S P O N D I N G F R O M T H E H E A RT
Medicine for both patient and doctor
The days were long, the work was
physically exhausting. What Augsburg
alumni Paul Mueller ’84, M.D., and Rick
Seime ’70, Ph.D., encountered in the
hurricane-devastated areas of southern
Louisiana was far worse than news
reports could show. But, Mueller describes
returning to Minnesota rejuvenated and
thankful for the opportunity to help.
Seime says he would do it again in
a heartbeat.
Mueller, an internist with a public
health background, and Seime, a
psychologist, both at Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minn., served on different
medical relief teams. They were a part of
Operation Minnesota Lifeline, a
collaboration of healthcare volunteers
from Mayo Clinic, University of
Minnesota, College of St. Catherine, and
the American Refugee Committee.
Sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Health, their work helped to
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by Betsey Norgard
bridge the crisis period by treating
immediate medical needs and connecting
people to resources until more permanent
public health clinics were set up.
For two weeks each, Mueller’s and
Seime’s teams operated from a base in
Lafayette, La., and were housed at a
Baptist church. Each day they set out in
vans supplied with medicines, supplies,
and vaccines, to treat people in the field,
most of whom were either Hurricane
Katrina evacuees from New Orleans or
residents of the areas ravaged by
Hurricane Rita.
The medical teams were
multidisciplinary, including physicians,
nurses, social workers, and others. But,
everyone served as a mental health
counselor because the need was so great.
Many people had lost everything they
owned, had lost contact with family
members, and had lost their medications
and medical providers. Many simply just
needed to talk.
Despite their adversities, Seime was
“impressed with their resiliency, in the
faith they had, and in the way they came
together to help each other out.” Both
Mueller and Seime remark about the
gratitude expressed by hurricane victims
for the care they received from the
medical teams.
In Johnson’s Bayou, La., a coastal
town almost totally destroyed by
Hurricane Rita, Mueller met Rhonda, “a
salt-of-the-earth person” and one of a
very few who had returned to her home.
Above: Mayo Clinic internist Dr. Paul Mueller
’84 (left) and Sr. Romana Klaubaus (right), a
nurse from the College of St. Catherine,
posed with residents of Johnson’s Bayou
(La.). There they met Rhonda (second from
right), a local emergency medical technician,
who helped them find and treat the
residents who had moved back.
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left Lafayette at 4:45 a.m. and worked
until 10 p.m. that night. The team
consulted all day, but still could not meet
with everyone seeking help.
His most vivid memory is of Miss
Cindy, who came to be vaccinated in
Eunice, La. He listened to her story of
riding out the storm in her apartment
building in New Orleans. When the
levees broke, she told of trying to get
help to rescue the other tenants in her
building, and of wading in the water to
get to boats. Not all survived, and she
told of an elderly man who had to turn
back. They saw him drown without
being able to offer assistance.
Miss Cindy was so grateful for the
medical team’s help that she baked a
Cajun meal to thank them and drove it
35 miles to the church where Seime and
his colleagues were staying.
Drawing on his background in both
internal medicine and public health,
Mueller felt “called” to respond to the
medical needs in Louisiana. Seime
considered it a privilege to serve and was
glad for the opportunity, even taking into
account the 21 hours each way on the bus.
Paul Mueller ’84, M.D., is a member of the
Augsburg Board of Regents and serves on the
Science Center Task Force. Rick Seime ’70 is
a Distinguished Alumnus and member of
Augsburg’s Science Advisory Board.
Mueller’s medical team set up shop in a FEMA
trailer park, where many evacuees were living
in tents.
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Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., a senior adviser at the National Institutes of Health and a U.S.
Public Health Service (USPHS) medical officer, led a team to Louisiana on Aug. 31, just
after Hurricane Katrina struck, for a two-week deployment.
Emergency medicine in a field hospital
by Donald Mattison ’66, M.D.
Mayo psychologist Rick Seime ’70 (right) and
internist Dr. Daniel Hartigan (left) from the
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., pack the van
with medical supplies and vaccines for the
day’s assignment in the field.
Even though the local gas station her
husband owned had been destroyed,
Mueller says she was “amazingly happy
and optimistic, and determined to
re-build.”
He tells of how Rhonda knew
everybody—those who had returned to
town, their ages, what medicines they
took, etc. She was a volunteer emergency
medical technician and rode with the
team in their van, taking them to each of
the homes where returning residents
could be vaccinated and treated.
Seime spent one day on a team sent
to New Orleans, where they treated
people in a FEMA resource center. They
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I was part of the second team of Public
Health Service (PHS) officers deployed
into Baton Rouge, La. Our initial
assignment was staffing and coordination
of a temporary hospital established in
two buildings on the Louisiana State
University campus—an acute care
“emergency room” with intensive care
unit (ICU) containing about 150 beds,
and a lower acuity hospital containing
200-500 beds (depending on need).
While both were operating as
hospitals over about a 15-day period,
approximately 15,000 individuals were
“triaged” and about 3,000 admitted,
cared for, and discharged. When the
demand for acute care diminished, the
smaller facility was closed and the lower
acuity facility converted to a special
needs shelter. At that point additional
PHS officers were available to participate
in needs assessment and establishment of
surveillance systems with the state health
department.
Teams were also assigned to manage
medical and mental health needs of first
responders from New Orleans. Missions
Donald Mattison ’66, M.D., was honored on
campus last fall as a Distinguished Alumnus.
during the “public health” period of the
deployment included assessment and
surveillance of hospitals, clinics, schools,
public wells, food processing facilities,
and shelters.
The PHS officers I worked with
during the deployment were dedicated,
highly professional, and went far beyond
what would be expected to meet the
needs of Louisiana. I was honored to lead
these officers and extremely proud of all
of them.
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Hurricane Katrina,
a personal perspective
by Shira Hussain
I was recruiting in Wisconsin when
Hurricane Katrina was set to hit the Gulf
Coast. My dad was determined not to
leave and actually held my family back
from evacuating as soon as they wanted
to. I even called home and was crying
because I just didn’t have a good gut
I just didn’t have a good gut feeling
about this hurricane.
feeling about this hurricane. Frequently
people in New Orleans do not evacuate
for hurricanes because they are so
common, and people fear their houses
will be looted if they leave.
My parents, sister, and brother
evacuated to Lake Charles, La., the day
before the storm hit. I watched the news
and was happy to see that the storm
came and went.
Then disaster struck on a whole new
level. The minute the levees were
declared breached, I knew things were
going to get a lot worse. I saw the city
under water and couldn’t stop crying. I
didn’t hear from my family and friends
and cried even more. I was finally able
to reach my mom two days after the
ordeal and cried for more positive
reasons. Eventually, I got in touch with
the rest of my family and also my
hometown friends.
Although I couldn’t explain why all of
this happened, I did have the choice to
find something positive out of all of it.
Although I couldn’t explain why all
of this happened, I did have the choice
to find something positive out of all of
it. The fact that my family and friends
were alive is what kept me going. A few
weeks later, my parents returned to the
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Shira Hussain was on the road attending college fairs when she heard the news that her New
Orleans neighborhood was under water.
house, which was completely destroyed.
Fortunately, my mom was able to get our
family Bible and photos. They plan to
rebuild in the same area.
I, too, took a hard hit with all of this.
I lost the house I grew up in and the
schools I went to. Most of my hang-out
of things as we think we are. (My
parents, like so many others, are still
waiting for their insurance checks and
their trailer from FEMA). This whole
experience gives us all so many reasons
to be thankful. And it emphasizes that
minor problems, petty grudges, and bad
Helping my fellow “N’awlins” neighbors in any way I could
was in turn helping me deal with everything.
spots were gone, and the worst part was
being so far away from my family during
all of this.
So I did what I could. I got advances
on my checks and sent money home.
I headed up fundraising efforts at
Augsburg for hurricane evacuees. I even
passed out my number as a resource to
Minnesota locals who were hosting,
donating to, and/or aiding evacuees.
Helping my fellow “N’awlins”
neighbors in any way I could was in turn
helping me deal with everything.
From all of this, I’ve truly accepted
that nothing material lasts forever. I’ve
also learned that we are not as in control
intentions are really things we shouldn’t
hold on to, because major things beyond
our control will happen—both good and
bad, easy and challenging.
A family friend of ours did drown in
her house while waiting for her nephew,
who never came to get her. My mom
took it particularly hard because she had
wanted Miss Gerdy to evacuate with
them. I just trust that she died peacefully
in the house as I believe many people did
who were stuck behind.
Shira Hussain is senior admissions
counselor in the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
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Teachers who lead,
leaders who teach
EDITED BY BETSEY NORGARD
Vicki Olson describes how teachers as
leaders must be willing to take risks and
to become positive influences in schools.
O
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS
I’ve been reading about a topic dear to
my heart—teacher leadership. At
Augsburg, this concept undergirds our
teacher licensure programs at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels.
What teacher leadership means to
Augsburg’s Education Department is that
the teachers we prepare have both the
right and the responsibility to exercise
leadership within their classrooms,
schools, districts, and communities.
Recognizing that teachers lead within
the classroom is not difficult; it is
accepted enough to seem like common
sense. But once you get beyond the
classroom walls, the concept of teacher
leadership is less well established.
Some would say “teacher leadership”
is an oxymoron. Principals lead, not
teachers. They would go on to say that
teachers carry out the will of the school
district by teaching the designated
curriculum, following the standards
determined by the state, and upholding
the expectations of the community.
Teachers, in other words, follow the
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direction of others who make the
decisions, creating classrooms, in turn,
where students learn what they are
required to learn.
This philosophy exists, but it isn’t the
one we believe in or work from.
Certainly our vision incorporates the
idea that teachers have a responsibility to
the school district, the state, and the
community to educate students in the
best ways possible. That’s a given.
But rather than simply doing what
they are told, we believe teachers must—
truly must—see themselves as active
participants in deciding what should be
taught and how to teach it.
In our vision, teachers come to the
table with administrators, parents, other
community members, and sometimes
students to define what it means to be an
educated person and then to map out
how that education will happen within a
given setting.
Teachers count themselves among the
grown-ups and accept the responsibility
and risks from making the decisions
they make.
This conceptualization of “teacher”
that includes an element of leadership
frightens some. Responsibility and risk
bring with them accountability, but along
with that they also can bring a fine sense
of exhilaration, energy, and eminent
satisfaction in a job well done.
Roland Barth, in Learning by Heart,
says, “I think of a teacher leader as one
who has a positive influence on the
school as well as in the classroom … all
teachers have the capacity to lead the
enterprise down a more positive path, to
bring their abundant experience and
wisdom to schools.”
Like Barth, at Augsburg we believe all
teachers can be teacher leaders and share
in leading the collective “enterprise” of
making schools positive places with
learning at the heart. Teachers who
understand their role in this way—risks
and all—are more likely to define
teaching as their vocation rather than
simply their job.
Vicki Olson is associate professor
of education.
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Teachers who lead,
leaders who teach
M
MARGARET KNUTSON ’91
Fifth-grade teacher at Orono (Minn.) Intermediate School
Education is the second largest major at Augsburg,
with approximately 500 students across undergraduate and graduate programs.
How do Augsburg students carry the qualities of
teacher leadership into their classrooms? Augsburg
Now invited a number of alumni and faculty who
have been recognized as leaders to reflect about their
careers and how they have seen themselves both as
teachers who lead and as leaders who teach.
Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award in 2004
My goal is to inspire students to find the learner in themselves,
to challenge themselves and to find meaning in their education.
To that end I have always yearned to try new things in order to
find ways to more effectively connect students to learning on a
real and personal level. When I discover or create methods I find
successful, I share these with colleagues at my school as well as
lead workshops for schools around the state.
So, being a teacher leader involves keeping your mind and eyes
open for new methods, being a risk taker and pioneer in
applying new methods, and then not being shy about sharing
your successes with others ... and to humbly educate other
teachers.
Above: Maggie Knutson tries to keep her students engaged in ways that
challenge and inspire them to find learning meaningful.
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J
JOSEPH ERICKSON
Professor in Augsburg’s Education Department, and chair of the
Minneapolis Board of Education
My personal philosophy of teaching is based on the assumption that
my primary role is to motivate learners to gather information and
develop themselves—I don’t make them learn. I think that’s a kind
of leadership; sparking curiosity and motivating learners. I think that
is central to good teaching.
In my role on the school board, I’m constantly meeting people who
have opinions about what should and should not be done in
Minneapolis Public Schools. It’s hard to underestimate how much
rumor and gossip is out there. My role is to help educate the public
when I meet people who hold information that is wrong or misleading.
More importantly, I try to make sure that I take every opportunity I can
to inspire optimism and confidence in MPS’s future. Sometimes inspiring
confidence is even more important than competent administration.
Joe Erickson brings his school board leadership experience into
his classrooms at Augsburg to help future teachers understand
the issues affecting school districts.
J
JACKI BRICKMAN ’97
Mentor at Elizabeth Hall International
Elementary School, Minneapolis
From my second year of teaching, my
classroom has been a public place—
to current and new teachers, to district
officials, politicians, and parents.
Teachers are at their best in their
classrooms facilitating learning, and when
teachers open their doors to one another
and make their classrooms a public place,
we are able lead and teach at the same
Teachers in Jacki Brickman’s school meet regularly in study
groups to share their practices and strategies in order to help
each other grow.
J
time. Both the teacher observing and the
teacher being observed can grow in their
practices if they engage in reflective
conversation after this shared experience.
JUDY SCHAUBACH ’68
President of Education Minnesota
Being a teacher and a leader are for me inseparable.
In my early years as a teacher I was a strong voice
for ensuring a positive work environment that
included advocating for professional development
opportunities, insisting on compliance with state
and federal laws, and working together with the
administration to insure a safe and respectful learning
environment. The more I took responsibility for these
issues the more I grew as a professional.
Being involved at the local level and gaining a sense
of empowerment was what prompted me to get
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involved at the state and national level. As a union
leader I rely on my teaching experience to help
policy-makers understand what needs to be done …
I believe that teachers should not be passive
bystanders to what is occurring in their classrooms,
schools, or communities, nor should they be silent
about policies and laws that have a direct impact
on their profession and the students they teach.
This philosophy has been the impetus for my
leadership, even when it is sometimes difficult and
may be controversial.
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Teachers who lead, leaders who teach
A
ADAM THRONSON ’99
Social studies teacher at Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School
2005 Anoka-Hennepin School District Teacher Outstanding
Performance (TOP) award
Teachers are leaders by researching and implementing new
strategies into their classroom. It means you take a risk.
Teachers usually try methods that other teachers have found
success with, but leadership comes when you blaze a new
trail by trying something new.
B
BRUCE PALMQUIST ’84
Professor of physics and science education at Central
Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.
Washington State Professor of the Year, named by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE).
I started teaching while I was a student at Augsburg. I
tutored first-year physics students. This taught me that it
takes more than good grades in a subject to be a good
teacher. I learned that I needed to understand what the
students knew and didn’t know before I could help them. …
In general, a good teacher is one who leads by example. I try
to make my science teaching methods courses relevant by
developing interesting opportunities for my students to
interact with children. My teaching methods students have
been among the first at my university to teach science lessons
in the local schools, to develop after-school science clubs, and
to provide children with practice items for the Washington
state science assessment.
(To become better acquainted with Bruce Palmquist, see Auggie
Thoughts on p. 32)
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I have been a leader who teaches when I’ve accepted and
encouraged the work of other teachers. This could be new
programs like Link Crew or just cooperation dealing with the
same student. I have been a teacher who leads by staying positive,
supporting administration, and trying new things in my
classroom.
A
ALLEN TRIPP ’69
English teacher at Rush City (Minn.)
High School
2005 Leadership in Educational
Excellence Award,
selected by peers
After 35 years of teaching English, I can look back and see many
times where I have been both a teacher and a leader. The teacher
role is six classes a day September through May. However, the
leader role has grown on me over the years as I became more
experienced in my profession and familiar with the people in the
community. …
Teaching ability and leadership skills are a necessary
combination for any successful teacher. When I look back at
my first year of teaching, I see I had the knowledge to teach
effectively, but at times lacked the confidence to lead. By
talking to experienced teachers and gaining experience
in the classroom, the leadership skills evolved. When you
demonstrate confidence in yourself as a teacher, you will
clearly communicate goals to the students; and they gain
confidence in themselves as learners. It’s a win/win situation.
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A
ALYSSA SNYDER ’98
President, Bethany Lutheran
College, Mankato, Minn.
It is in the classroom where we have the
most direct impact on our students;
however, it cannot end there.
As educators we must challenge one another’s ideas and philosophies
through professional dialogue in order to gain insight into how to
better meet the needs of our learners.
My top priority is having high standards for all my students. This
is why I feel fortunate to be an instructor in the Weekend College
program. I want to influence potential educators to advocate for
all of their students, not just the smart and well behaved. A true
teacher leader is willing to do this by going against the status
quo knowing the student must come first. When I can influence
future teachers, I can impact more students positively.
D
DAN BRUSS ’75
Adjunct instructor in Augsburg’s
Education Department
J
I have been connected to the
teaching enterprise of higher
education nearly 25 years.
As a professor I saw myself not just as a champion of
my area of expertise, but primarily as a role model, an
individual concerned with the wide variety of struggles
students have during their college experience. For me
life in the classroom was seamlessly interwoven to the
life outside of it.
As a college president I still see my chief function as a role
model, although now my teaching crosses constituency
boundaries. As an administrator I look for the professor
who can have the biggest impact on students’ lives. They
generally have more lasting influence than programs or
buildings.
JOHN-MARK STENSVAAG ’69
Charlotte and Frederick Hubbell Professor of Environmental and
Natural Resources Law at the University of Iowa College of Law
University of Iowa 2005 President and Provost Award for Teaching
Excellence
All of my great teachers led by example. Every day, I try imperfectly
to emulate what my greatest teachers showed me; every day, I
expect my students to outshine me in their future endeavors. The
enterprise is driven by love: love of learning, love of the subject
matter, and love of the students. My greatest teachers led by
illustrating such love. For me, “leading” is nothing more than
striving to reflect their love to a new generation of students.
A POSTSCRIPT: After this story was completed,
announcement came of the appointment of
Augsburg history professor Bill Green as interim
superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools.
As he steps from the classroom into a leadership
role in a difficult situation, Green has been quoted
as saying that he is “first and foremost a teacher.”
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Paulson family makes major gift to the Science Center
Courtesy photo
In December, John Paulson, together with
Norma Paulson, pledged a $1 million gift
on behalf of his family to name the front
entrance and atrium of the new Science
Center.
This is the Paulson family’s second
major capital gift to Augsburg. In 2001,
the family provided major funding to
complete the enclosed skyway link from
Lindell Library to the two-story atrium
between Memorial and Sverdrup Halls.
“One does not have to be on campus
long to see what an important need was
met by the Paulson Link,” said Stephen
Preus, director of development. “This new,
special gift by the Paulsons will provide
for an equally important and highly
attractive space.”
While Paulson is not an Augsburg
alumnus, three of his children and a sonin-law graduated from the College—Mary
Jo (Paulson) Peterson ’80, Laurie
(Paulson) Dahl ’76 and David Dahl ’75,
and Lisa Paulson ’80.
The motivation behind the Science
Center gift, however, may date back much
farther than his family’s education.
Paulson served in the Second Infantry
Division during World War II and was part
of the Allied invasion landing on D+1 at
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, in June
by Betsey Norgard
Cory Ryan
$1 million gift will name the new atrium
John and Norma Paulson pledge $1 million for the Science Center atrium. (L to R) Dick Adamson,
vice president for finance and administration; Jeroy Carlson, senior development officer; and
Norma and John Paulson.
1944. He was a frontline soldier until July
28, 1944, when he was wounded during
the St.-Lo breakthrough. Among the
awards Paulson received were the Combat
Infantry Badge, Bronze Star, and the
Purple Heart.
In June 2004, Paulson and his wife,
Norma, traveled to France to take part in
the 60th anniversary commemoration of
the event that proved to be the turning
point of the war.
The festivities brought together
thousands of people—war
veterans, military officials,
local people and tourists, as
well as Hollywood
celebrities whose acting
roles had recreated the
battles on movie screens.
Standing in his Army
uniform, wearing medals
depicting D-Day service,
Paulson enjoyed the
commemoration.
Following the ceremony,
however, he noticed lines of
French citizens forming to
At the 60th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, Norma and
shake hands and request
John Paulson met and talked with actor Tom Hanks.
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autographs from the U.S. veterans.
Puzzled, Paulson finally asked someone
why he wanted a soldier’s autograph.
“Don’t you understand,” the
Frenchman told him, “you saved our
country.”
Paulson recounted how vivid an
impression these words made. When he
thought about the statistics—the
staggering numbers of soldiers who were
killed or wounded during the invasion—
he realized that he was, in fact, a
survivor. And with that realization also
came the insight that he had been
blessed with many gifts in his life that
should be shared with others.
“I believe it is important to leave this
world in better condition than it was when
we arrived,” Paulson said, “so contributing
to Augsburg and other worthwhile
organizations is part of this process.”
The Science Center atrium girft is
provided in memory of Lois V. Paulson,
Rose E. Paulson, and Johnny E. Paulson,
by the Paulson family—John R., Sr., and
Norma Paulson, John Reid Paulson, Mary
Jo Peterson ’80, Deborah Stansbury, Laurie
Dahl ’76, and Lisa Paulson ’80.
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Naming the ‘Doc’ Johnson A-Club Office
Office in Doc’s memory. Their gifts, with
additional gifts from Louie Morseth ’51,
Roger Stockmo ’54, Leroy Nyhus ’52, and
Virg Gehring ’57 have made it possible.
In his senior year at Augsburg, Doc
Johnson was elected president of AClub. Now, it is the A-Club vice
president from that year, Ron Main,
helping to perpetuate Johnson’s legacy
as an Auggie.
Archive photo
Donnis “Doc” Johnson ’52, an Auggie who
died at the age of 23, well before his time,
will not be forgotten by his friends. Five of
his classmates and friends have joined
together to name the A-Club office in the
new Si Melby South Wing in his memory.
Raised in the small town of Newman
Grove, Nebraska—the only Lutheran Free
Church congregation in that state—
Johnson followed his sister, LaRhea, and
several relatives to Augsburg College, 400
miles away. He enrolled in 1948, majored
in physical education, and became center
on the football team.
After graduation in 1952 and two years
in the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., Johnson returned home to a teaching
and football coaching position at the Elgin
(Neb.) High School. This was to be his
only year of teaching, as he died of bulbar
polio in November 1954. Members of his
high school football team served as
pallbearers.
Early last year, Doc’s cousin, Mark
Johnson ’54, together with Augsburg
development officer Ron Main ’56,
proposed a plan to name the new A-Club
by Betsey Norgard
“Doc” Johnson (top row, no. 28) played on the 1951 football team, along with teammate, and
now development officer and donor, Ron Main ’56 (middle row, no. 38).
Connections
Augsburg meets
Thrivent challenge
Augsburg received bonus funding of
$5,415 from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans for successfully meeting the
GivingPlus program challenge.
About 450 Lutheran schools and
social service agencies were awarded
portions of an $800,000 grant from
Thrivent for significantly improving
participation in Thrivent’s GivingPlus
program, which matches contributions
to Lutheran institutions by its members.
In order to qualify, Augsburg needed
to increase GivingPlus by 588 member
donors before December. It exceeded
that with a total of 693, thereby also
earning $78,805 in matching funds from
Thrivent under the program.
The bonus funds will be used for
student scholarships, curriculum
development, student-oriented
activities, and campus improvements.
Spring 2006
Barbara Gage, president of the Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation, was honored with the
2006 Leading Leaders award for lifelong commitment to family, career, and service to
community. (L to R) Emily Anne Tuttle, Augsburg Board of Regents; Barbara Carlson Gage;
and Tracy Elftmann, Augsburg vice president for institutional advancement.
The Connections event, co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, also included speakers Janice Aune ’88, chairman/CEO of Onvoy, Inc.; Augsburg
regent Gloria C. Lewis, president/CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin
Cities; and Shira Hussain, Augsburg senior admissions counselor.
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Sig Hjelmeland led fundraising efforts for 30 years
Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41 was the second of
four generations of Augsburg graduates
and spent three decades at Augsburg
leading fundraising efforts that made
possible a number of major capital
projects. He died on Dec. 25 at age 90.
Hjelmeland returned to Augsburg in
1952 to serve as the College’s first
director of development. Major
campaigns he headed led to the
completion of the George Sverdrup
Library, Christensen Center, Urness Hall,
and Foss Center.
He is best remembered by colleague
Jeroy Carlson ’48 as “meticulous.” In the
late 1950s, as donor and giving programs
were being created, Hjelmeland drew on
his expertise and passion for detail to
create a manual accounting system and
bookkeeping procedures for donor gifts.
This included the use of a bank book to
help donors track their monthly pledge
payments.
In 1963, as the College moved
through the transition from the Lutheran
Free Church (LFC) into the American
Lutheran Church, Hjelmeland, with his
Norwegian LFC background, served a
valuable role in helping many of
Augsburg’s longtime LFC families stay
part of and feel connected to Augsburg.
“He spoke Norwegian and had a great
sense of humor,” Carlson says, “not just
American humor, but Scandinavian
humor as well.” Hjelmeland’s
relationships helped to foster a culture of
philanthropy that has nurtured many of
Augsburg’s current donors.
In 1986, Hjelmeland, with his wife,
by Betsey Norgard
Three generations of Hjelmeland Auggies: Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41, who is survived by his wife,
Helen; (back row, L to R) James Clarke and daughter Laurene (Hjelmeland) Clarke ’64; son John
’70 and Lynn (Benson) ’69 Hjelmeland; and granddaughter Jennifer (Hjelmeland) Stewart ’00.
Helen, and son and daughter-in law John
’70 and Lynn (Benson) ’69, established a
scholarship in the name of his father,
John Hjelmeland, who graduated from
Augsburg Academy, College, and
Seminary.
In 2003, Sig Hjelmeland received the
Spirit of Augsburg award for his
dedication and long service to the
College.
Hjelmeland is survived by his wife,
Helen; two children, Laurene and John;
seven grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. The family has directed
memorial gifts to the Rev. John
Hjelmeland Scholarship Fund.
Faculty-staff giving boosts campaign
From September through December, guided by a faculty-staff
campaign committee, employees of Augsburg raised the bar on
giving and encouraged awareness of a philanthropic culture.
A generous matching fund, matches from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans for its members, and contacts from committee members
helped to significantly increase both the dollar amount and the
rate of giving within the Augsburg community.
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Through December 31, an additional total of $133,000 was
given or pledged by employees of the College, beyond the
$635,000 since the campaign’s launch.
Even more important, however, was the increased rate of
participation in the campaign—to more than doubling the overall
rate of 17% in 2004-05. By the end of the year, the giving rate for
full-time faculty and staff exceeded 50%.
Spring 2006
AAlumni
LUMNINews
NEWS
From the director of Alumni Relations…
A
ugsburg College
is in the midst
of many exciting
changes this spring.
Our first group of
MBA students will
graduate in May,
along with
candidates from our
other master’s
programs in leadership, education,
nursing, physician assistant studies, and
social work—plus our undergraduates
from the day, weekend, and Rochester
programs. Congratulations to you all!
The campus face is changing, too. I
hope that you have had an opportunity
to view the artist renderings of the
planned Science, Gateway, and Si Melby
additions. We welcome you back to
campus to tour the grounds this spring
and summer—our grounds crew does an
amazing job beautifying the campus!
In Alumni Board news, three members
will end their terms this spring. We would
like to thank Beth Torstenson ’66, Andy
Morrison ’73, and Paul Mueller ’84 for
their dedication and hard work during
their tenures. We hope to see them at
many events in the future. Thank you!
Alumni Relations, along with
Advancement Services and Information
Technology, are pleased to announce the
newly launched Augsburg Online
Community, which will help you stay
informed and involved with Augsburg
via the Internet. See the information
below for details.
Planning for Homecoming 2006 is
well underway. This year’s theme is
“Watch Us Soar,” and events are
scheduled this September 25-30. Watch
your mailbox for your Homecoming
brochure in August. We have made
changes to the usual Saturday activities,
and we encourage all alumni, family, and
friends to join us.
We look forward to hosting you at an
Augsburg event in the near future. Please
let the Office of Alumni Relations know
if you will be in the metro area this
summer—we would love to show you
the campus!
Heidi Breen
Director, Office of Alumni Relations
Introducing Augsburg’s new online community
A
ugsburg’s online community has
been developed just for you—
alumni, friends, parents, and donors of
the College. The new online community
will help you stay informed and involved
with Augsburg via the Internet. This is a
great way to stay connected!
Visit the site and register today so that
you can take advantage of the great new
features to keep you connected to your
Augsburg friends and classmates.
You’ll find:
Alumni Directory
• Learn where your classmates and
friends are, and what they’ve been
doing since graduation
• Connect with other alumni in your
area of the country
• Update your personal profile so your
classmates can get in touch with you
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Class Notes
Tell us what you’ve been up to! As part
of your personal profile you can now
submit class notes online for possible
publication in Augsburg Now.
programs, and of course, Access to
Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg
College. Giving online is easy and
secure—and there’s no need to be a
registered user to donate.
Events
Wondering what events are taking place
for Augsburg alumni? The online
community is the place to search and
register for events specifically for alumni
and friends of the College. Check back
often to learn about upcoming Auggie
Hours, parent events, or just to find out
the most up-to-date news around the
Augsburg campus.
It’s EASY
Simply go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni
Online Giving
You asked, and we listened! Making a
contribution to Augsburg has never been
easier. Simply visit Augsburg’s online
community and click on the “Give Now”
link to donate online. Otherwise, click
on “Giving at Augsburg” to learn about
planned giving, our various giving
It’s FAST
Moving? Changing your e-mail address?
New addition to your family? Let us
know instantly by logging in and
updating your information.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, first read
through the information on the
Augsburg online community website. If
you still have questions, send an e-mail
to <healyk@augsburg.edu>.
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Alumni Events
SUMMER AUGGIE HOURS
Please join us for these upcoming alumni events (see also the college-wide calendar on the
inside back cover for additional Augsburg events); unless otherwise noted, call 612-330-1178
or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augburg.edu> for more information.
March
May
16
5
Graduation reception for all
undergraduate and graduate
business students, Marshall Room,
Christensen Center, 4-6 p.m.
April
9
Alumni tour to China departs
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Alumni Board meeting,
Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m.
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Senior reception hosted by the
Alumni Board in honor of the
Class of 2006, East Commons,
Christensen Center, 4:30-6 p.m.
WECAN meeting (Weekend
College Alumni Network), 6-8
p.m., Riverside Room, Christensen
Center
WECAN meeting (Weekend
College Alumni Network), 6-8
p.m., Riverside Room, Christensen
Center
April
Join a variety of alumni who are
actively involved in the Twin Cities
theatre community; location TBA.
May
W.A. Frost & Company, Historic
Cathedral Hill—Dacotah Building,
374 Selby Ave., St. Paul,
651-224-5715
June
Maynard’s Restaurant,
685 Excelsior Blvd, Excelsior, Minn.
(located in the southeast corner of
Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka),
952-470-1800
August
Campiello, 1320 West Lake St.,
Uptown Minneapolis, 612-825-2222
June
20
Alumni Board meeting,
Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m.
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Rochester Weekend College
graduation banquet, Rochester
Country Club, 5-8 p.m.
Commencement 2006
Augsburg
Associates Spring
Seminar
Softball and
baseball alumni
receptions
The Augsburg Associates invite you to
their 20th Annual Spring Seminar,
Saturday, April 1, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at
Foss Center. This year’s guest speakers
include Augsburg professor of religion
Brad Holt ’63, Tsehai Wodajo, and Ann
(Tjaden) Jensen. Wodajo emigrated from
Ethiopia 15 years ago and received her
MSW from Augsburg in 1997. Jensen
served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia
after graduating from Augsburg in 1964.
They are founders of REAL (Resources
for the Enrichment of African Lives).
Registration is $15 per person, payable in
advance (this includes refreshments and
materials).
Call your old teammates and join us at
these upcoming receptions! Softball
alumni are invited to gather at 5 p.m.,
Thursday, April 20, prior to the game
against Carleton College; for more
information, contact Carol Enke at
612-330-1250 or <enke@augsburg.edu>.
Baseball alumni are invited to gather at
1 p.m., Saturday, April 29, prior to the
game against Macalester College; contact
Keith Bateman at 612-330-1395 or
<bateman@augsburg.edu>.
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Auggie Hours are held the second Tuesday of
each month from 5:30-7 p.m. Please join us!
Reunion
celebrations
Attention Auggies from the classes of
1956, 1966, 1981, and Young Alumni
1990-2006: this is your reunion year!
Plan now to join your classmates this
September 25-30 for the annual
Homecoming festivities and your
reunion reception. Watch your mail and
upcoming issues of Augsburg Now for
complete details; please let us know your
current e-mail address at
<alumni@augsburg.edu>. You can also
stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni
website at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>.
Spring 2006
CLASS
NOTES
Class Notes
1956
Richard Thorud, Bloomington,
Minn., has pursued a hobby of
writing, illustrating, publishing,
and marketing books since his
retirement as a research and
development engineer. His
seventh book, Mette Marie’s
Homestead Journal, is based on
his mother’s childhood memories
of living in a sod hut in North
Dakota; for more information, go
online to <www.amazon.com>.
1967
Rev. Harley J.
Refsal, Decorah,
Iowa, is a
professor of
Scandinavian folk
art and
Norwegian at
Luther College. He has earned
national and international acclaim
for his figure woodcarving—
including a St. Olav Medal in
1996 from the king of Norway.
Besides teaching at Luther, he has
written four books and numerous
magazine articles. He’s also the star
of an instructional video,
Scandinavian Style Figure Carving
with Harley Refsal, which earned a
prestigious 2005 Telly Award.
John N. Schwartz is serving as
interim president and chief
executive officer of St. Patrick
Hospital and Health Sciences
Center in Missoula, Mont. He
previously served as interim
president of Providence Medford
Medical Center in Medford, Ore.,
and has 30 years of experience in
the healthcare field and a long
history in management.
1969
Allen C. Tripp was one of four
Rush City, Minn., teachers selected
by their peers for the Leadership in
Excellence Award, which honors
their teaching quality and
commitment. The awards were
presented in October at a banquet
in St. Cloud. Tripp has been an
English teacher at Rush City High
School since 1970. In addition to
teaching English, he has directed
class plays and all school plays for
14 years and has been a junior
high speech coach for 15 years.
He has also served as an assistant
track coach for 20 years. His wife,
Linda, teaches first grade at
Jacobson Elementary School.
They have two sons, Ryen, 29,
and Justin, 23. See more about
Allen on p. 20.
AUGGIES AT
CARNEGIE HALL
1977
Timothy Strand was elected
mayor of the City of St. Peter
(Minn.) in November in a
landslide victory. Strand, who by
election time had served two
years of a four-year term as a
Ward II council member, was
anxious to start his new role.
“I’m very excited, and the first
thing that comes to my mind is
that I’m proud to have been
elected,” he said in a postelection article in the St. Peter
Herald.
Patricia Clausen Wojtowicz,
Largo, Fla., is manager of
Jan (Pedersen) Schiff ’68 of
Mill Valley, Calif., will be a
guest conductor at Carnegie
Hall on April 24, performing
two works for women’s
chorus and orchestra. The
concert is part of
MidAmerica Productions’
2005-2006 concert series.
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AUGGIE HONORS
Ora Hokes ’90 of Minneapolis was one of 10 recipients of the 2005 Virginia
McKnight Binger Award in Human Service. The awards are an annual tradition of
The McKnight Foundation, and each recipient exemplifies the life-changing
difference one person can make through service. The following is reprinted from
the award program:
Ora Hokes is transforming the health of her community Sunday by Sunday. A
member of the Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years, Hokes
saw the alarming health-related risk factors affecting the African American
community, and took action.
In 2003, after years of service with the Sabathani Community Center and its Way
to Grow program, she began volunteering with the American Red Cross and the
American Heart Association. Working with her pastor, she created the Health
Sundays program to provide monthly health information to her congregation.
Partnering with nurses and others from the congregation, and using additional
resources from the American Cancer Society and the Stairstep Foundation’s Health
Initiative, she implemented monthly blood pressure checks, distributed health
information on sexually transmitted diseases, instituted a “Stomp Out Stroke”
awareness program, and started the Promised Land Fellowship walking program
which focuses on weight loss, nutrition, and exercise. “My mother was my
inspiration,” Hokes says. “She had the gift of healing.”
Hokes is a lifelong advocate for continuing education. She returned to school
after her two children were grown, and has since received an Associate of Arts
degree from Minneapolis Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Augsburg’s Weekend College, a Master of Arts degree from the University of St.
Thomas, and a parent educator license from the University of Minnesota. It seems
no challenge is too big for Ora Hokes.
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ALUMNI PROFILE
Mike and Gail Koski: Traveling the
missionary road
by Sara Holman ’06
Working in the mailroom, falling in love with a fellow coworker, graduating
in four years, and preparing for a bright future were just a few of the things
that Mike and Gail (Niederloh) Koski accomplished while attending
Augsburg. However, finding their joint calling to become missionaries
happened just months after their marriage. Married in October 1972, the
following July carried the Koskis across the ocean to Africa.
Mike, a 1971 graduate, came to Augsburg and studied history and secondary
education. Gail graduated one year later with a B.A. in French secondary
education. Both came from congregations that were involved in missionary
work, yet each confesses that overseas missionary work had not been a part
of their plan. When the inspiration came, Mike recalls, “It was an answer to
prayer.”
“We just understood that this was the way God would want us to use our
gifts and abilities,” Gail said.
Mike ’71 and Gail ’72 (Niederloh) Koski have traveled the
world as missionaries since meeting and graduating from
Augsburg more than 30 years ago.
After 32 years of missionary work in Kenya and Zaire (now the Democratic
Republic of Congo), the Koskis are currently awaiting their next assignment. The couple works with the Minneapolis-based mission
organization World Mission Prayer League (WMPL). When choosing a mission group, “WMPL resonated well. Its principles, policies, and
practices fit the best,” Mike said.
Every four years, the couple comes back to the United States on furlough. During this one-year break, the missionaries continue their work
and await news about their future destination. The Koskis were called back in September 2005.
The couple’s mission experience started in Zaire where they worked in a rural setting, often connecting with nomadic tribes. It was the
couple’s responsibility to learn the language and culture and then present the gospel in a way that would be understood. Their time in Zaire
was limited to only four months, and then their assignment changed.
Kenya has been a very permanent place for the Koskis’ mission work. They spent many years in the agricultural parts of northern and
western Kenya but have been stationed in the city of Nairobi for the past 10 years. Mike became assistant director of the Urban Ministries
Support Group (UMSG) in 1995 and then moved up to the director position in 1999. Gail’s work has consisted of many facets: UMSG
resource center librarian, ESL teacher, Sunday school supervisor, and mission hostess. She was also in charge of home-schooling their three
children. Now fully grown, their children have all graduated college and live and work at various places within North America.
The Koskis’ main goal in Nairobi was to help develop leadership within the Lutheran church. With strong leadership skills instilled, the
church was able to discuss and respond to societal ailments such as poverty and HIV. To reach more people within the city, one church
decided to split the congregation into five groups and build five new churches. Everything was planned and prepared ahead of time: pastors
were found, worship teams were formed, and everything transitioned very smoothly. The five new congregations each held a special
characteristic that made it fit perfectly into its new part of the city. For example, in the area where many university students lived, the
church emphasized youth activities and provided a contemporary worship service.
The couple’s greatest excitement is to see their fellow church members’ faith development. “We’ve been doing this for so long that we get to
see young people grow into adults. We are able to see how their faith keeps growing and then how it impacts their families, vocations, and
communities.”
Kenya holds a special place in both the Koskis’ hearts. They enjoyed the vibrant colors and temperate climate, but it was the people-oriented
culture and relaxed pace of living that really appealed to the couple. Being concerned about people and taking time to establish relationships
is a big part of missionary work, and the Koski family praises God for the rich experiences that were shared in Kenya.
Sara Holman is a senior English/communication studies major.
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Spring 2006
accreditations at Forensic
Quality Services, Inc., in Largo.
Courtesy photo
STENSVAAG-DARDA WEDDING (CORRECTION)
1979
1980
Nancy (Weatherston) Black,
Cornelius, Ore., is a serial
cataloger for Millar Library at
Portland State University.
Rev. David L. Norgard, West
Hollywood, Calif., has
established a consulting practice
for churches and other nonprofits in the area of
organizational development. He
can be contacted at
<davidnorgard@yahoo.com>.
1982
Kevin Gordon, International
Falls, Minn., was quoted in an
article in the St. Paul Pioneer
Press newspaper about his son,
Ben Gordon, who is a
sophomore forward on the
University of Minnesota Gopher
hockey team. Ben acquired his
hockey skills growing up playing
on outdoor rinks and from his
father, a former International
Falls High School coach and an
Augsburg All-American.
Spring 2006
The above photo from the July 2004 wedding of Rebecca Stensvaag ’01 and Paul Darda ’01, which
features more than 40 Augsburg alumni, contained unintentional inaccuracies in the winter issue of
the Augsburg Now. The correct information is as follows: ROW 1 (L to R): Cindy Huber Blummer ’01,
Emma Stensvaag ’08, Ruth Casperson ’67, Hannah Mehus Stensvaag ’38, Rebecca Stensvaag Darda ’01,
Paul Darda ’01, Nancy Strommen Stensvaag ’71, John-Mark Stensvaag ’69, Stephanie Johnson Sulzbach
’71, John Sulzbach ’69, Jean Boxrud Steen. ROW 2: Roland Blummer ’00, Mary Kay Johnson Stensvaag
’72, Ken Casperson ’70, Peggy Nelson Hintzman, Gladys Boxrud Strommen ’46, Hans Strommen ’04,
Andrea Johnson Strommen ’75, Bob Strommen ’74, Roy Steen. ROW 3: Normajean Johnson Strommen
’69, Saul Stensvaag ’72, Ann Peterson ’01, Tony Quance ’03, Tjersti Strommen ’07, Adam Thronson ’99,
Marsha Strommen Olson ’68, Dawn Hofstad Strommen ’70. ROW 4: Peter Strommen ’69, Mary Nelson
Eckberg ’70, Brad Fischer ’03, Heidi Peterson ’03, Mark Peterson ’01, Mary Ellen Strommen Lieber ’67,
Tim Strommen ’70. ROW 5: John Eckberg ‘68, Ben Paul ’03, Ainy Carlson, Jeroy Carlson ’46, Phil
Edstrom ’69, Luther Strommen ’40, Steve Strommen ’65.
1984
Bruce Palmquist, Ellensburg,
Wash., was honored as the 2005
Washington State Professor of the
Year by the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for
Advancement and Support of
Education (CASE). Palmquist is a
physics and science education
professor at Central Washington
University, and is highly regarded
for his commitment to improving
public understanding of basic
scientific principles and working
to develop skills in the next
generation of science teachers
needed to successfully bring
about a scientifically literate
society. In his dual role as a
physicist and a teacher educator,
Palmquist has taken on many
AUGGIES ON THE ROAD
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Paul Daniels, archivist for
ELCA Region 3 and
archivist/curator at Luther
Seminary, traveled to Chennai
(Madras), India, to assist the
Lutheran Heritage Centre at
Gurukul Theological College on
several projects. Daniels had
served there 12 years ago when
the archives center was just
beginning its work of collecting
and making available records of
the 12 Indian Lutheran church
bodies. Over the years he has
maintained contact with the
staff, working on issues of
collection development,
preservation, and program
expansion. Daniels and his wife,
Sally (Hough) ’79, director of
parent and family relations at
Augsburg, live in Golden Valley,
Minn., and have two daughters,
Kristin ’09 and Maren.
Jennifer Tome ’99 (left) of Minneapolis visited Mary Olson ’74
(right) in October at Airlie Winery, Olson’s winery in Monmouth,
Ore. Tome is a wine representative for Grape Beginnings.
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Class Notes
initiatives, including developing a
new CWU program at Green
River Community College in
Auburn, called Project TEACH
(Teacher Education Alliance for
Colleges and High Schools). In
2004, Palmquist was also named
the CWU Distinguished Public
Service Professor.
1988
Brad Anderson, Plymouth,
Minn., teaches biology and
human genetics at Wayzata High
School. He also serves as head
football coach, and this past
season led the Trojans to capture
the 2005 state championship. He
and his wife, Maari Anderson
’87, have two daughters, Barrett
and Isabelle.
1990
Kay E. Baker, Savage, Minn., is
an account director hired to set
up the new Minneapolis office of
the Jerome Group, a direct
marketing support firm based in
St. Louis, Mo. She was recently
featured as a “Mover” in the
business section of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press newspaper.
1992
West Central Initiative in Fergus
Falls, Minn., as a Connectinc
Replication Project executive.
She has several years of
experience in the service
industry, including serving as a
board member for Restart Inc.
1996
Julie (Lindusky) Corcoran,
Forest Lake, Minn., was elected
in November to a four-year term
on the ISD 831 School Board.
She and her husband, Mike,
have three children.
Paul Wahmanholm, St. Paul,
is an administrative intern for
Dayton’s Bluff Elementary
School in the St. Paul Public
Schools district.
Debra Carpenter has joined
Courtsey photo
HINTON-HANSEN WEDDING
1997
Lars P. Dyrud, Amesbury,
Mass., was one of approximately
70 selected worldwide by the
Young Scientists Award Panel to
attend the Union RadioScientifique Internationale
(URSI) General Assembly at the
Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi,
India, last October. Participants
were also given the opportunity
to meet with the president of
India at the Rashtrapati, the
official presidential residence.
1998
Melanie Hinton ’04 married Mark Hansen in October; the
couple resides in Kasson, Minn. Melanie is a registered nurse
and assistant nursing supervisor at the Mayo Medical Center.
Ann Rohrig, Lima, Ohio,
married Stephen Jenkins in
June, becoming a stepmother to
two children. She is a social
worker for a therapeutic foster
care agency in Lima.
AUGGIES IN THE MILITARY
Lewis Nelson ’00, pictured here with his wife, Holly, is currently
deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is in
the U.S. Army serving with the 506th Infantry Regiment of the
101st Airborne Division (AASLT), and is in charge of the signals
intelligence analysis section for the brigade. Lewis’ wife and two
children, Benjamin, 2, and Arianna, 9 months, reside in Clarksville,
Tenn. The family maintains a website at <www.nelson
downs.com> and welcomes any e-mail messages for Lewis at
<lewis@nelsondowns.com>.
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2000
Mauris De Silva, Miami, received
a Ph.D. in materials science and
engineering from the Department
of Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science at the University
of Minnesota in May. He now
works in the Department of
Ophthalmology at the University
of Miami’s Miller Medical School
of Medicine.
2001
Greg Barrett, St. Paul, graduated
from the University of St. Thomas
with a master’s degree in gifted
and talented education.
Becki Frestedt, Seattle, received a
Master of Public Administration
from the Evans School of Public
Affairs at the University of
Washington in June. She works for
a community development
organization, where she
coordinates outreach for a land
use study in the city.
Beth Nordin, Minnetonka, Minn.,
was named vice president of
information technology by CHS
Inc., an energy and grain-based
foods company. She previously
served as vice president of
operations for Capella Education.
Prior to Capella, she held several
positions with Pearson Education,
including senior vice president of
information technology and chief
information officer.
2003
Shawn Smith was acquired by
the Quad City Mallards from the
Port Huron Flags. Smith is a
rookie-defenseman who has
appeared in 14 United Hockey
League games this season split
between the Fort Wayne Komets
and the Port Huron Flags.
Births/Adoptions
Lisa (Svac) ’85
and Lee Hawks
’85 in New
Brighton, Minn.,
adopted a son,
Andrew John, in
December.
Spring 2006
Carley (Miller)
’94 and William
Stuber in
Shakopee,
Minn.—a
daughter,
Kirsten Rae, in
May. Carley is executive director
of the St. Francis Regional
Medical Center Foundation in
Shakopee.
Jay Lepper ’95 and his wife,
Bronwyn, in Savage, Minn.—a
daughter, Rowan Jane, in May.
Jennifer (Polis) ’97 and Dan
Debe in Minneapolis—a son,
George William, in September.
He joins older sisters Allison, 5,
and Emily, 3. Jennifer can be
reached at <jendebe@
yahoo.com>.
Summer Joy (Sorenson) ’99
and Jeffrey Brackhan in
Mondovi, Wis.—twin boys, Cole
and Dakota, in February 2005.
Heidi
(Erickson) ’01
and Matt Segedy
in Minneapolis—
a daughter,
Eleanor
Catherine, in
November. Matt is a pediatrician
at South Lake Pediatrics, and
Heidi is currently home with
Nora.
in November.
Lisa (Ashbaugh) ’04 and
Darrel Stange in Bertha, Minn.—
a son, Nathan, in September.
Lisa and Darrel married in
October.
In Memoriam
Bertha D. Lillehei ’34,
Minneapolis, died in January; she
was 92. Following the example of
her father, Lars Lillehei, who
taught Greek at Augsburg, Bertha
taught English at Augsburg in the
1930s and ’40s.
Sigvald Hjelmeland ’41,
Edina, Minn., died in December;
he was 90 (see p. 24 for further
details).
Rev. Earl E. Dreyer ’56, Detroit
Lakes, Minn., died in December
of heart-related problems; he
was 75. Ordained in 1959, he
served parishes in Alexandria,
Rochester, Canby, and Detroit
Lakes.
Holly Ebnet ’03 married Jeremy Knutson in August 2004; the
couple resides in Hugo, Minn. Holly is pursuing an MBA at
Augsburg, and Jeremy is a pipefitter for Yale Mechanical in
Bloomington. The couple can be reached at
<hknutson04@yahoo.com>.
NEVE-KNUTSON WEDDING
Paul A. Benson ’85, Willmar,
Minn., died unexpectedly in
December; he was 42. He was a
financial controller for West
Central, Inc., and previously
worked for R.J. Ahmann
Company and Twin City Group.
Rev. Louisa (Goplen) Fure
’95, Albert Lea, Minn., died in
December after an automobile
accident; she was 53. Ordained
in 1999, she served as an
associate pastor at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Owatonna.
She was also active in
community theatre, with roles in
Sommerset Theatre of Austin,
Little Theatre of Owatonna, and
Footlights Dinner Theatre in
Rochester.
Jason Jenness ’01 died in July
2001 of Non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma; he was 31.
Spring 2006
EBNET-KNUTSON WEDDING
Courtsey photo
Marissa
(Skowronek)
’02 and Michael
Partridge in St.
Michael, Minn.—
a son, Logan
Michael,
Courtsey photo
C.J. Beaurline ’94 and his wife,
Christin, in Ham Lake, Minn.—a
son, Basil, in December. He
joins older siblings Savanna, 7,
Simeon, 4, and Sophia, 2. C.J. is
a sales engineer at Vector Design
Technology, and has also served
as an NCAA hockey referee in
the WCHA for eight years. He
can be reached at <cbeaurline@
vectordesigntech.com>.
Niels Neve ’97 married Darlene Knutson in September; the couple
resides in Pine Island, Minn. Niels is an account representative at
UnitedHealth Group, and Darlene works for the Mayo Clinic in
cytogenetics.
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AUGGIE
THOUGHTS
Auggie Thoughts
Editor’s note: Bruce Palmquist ’84 was honored as the 2005 Washington State
Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement in Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Eschewing the normal media interviews that accompany such honors,
Palmquist decided to introduce himself to readers through the eyes of his best
canine friend, Jack.
Bruce DOES know Jack, or
Jack, Bruce’s Jack Russell Terrier,
interviews Bruce about teaching
Bruce: I like answering students’
questions and helping them make sense of
concepts they are having problems with.
Some professors go into the classroom
with an elaborate presentation all planned
out. But, that’s not me. I know where the
class should end up by the end of the
week. And, I have planned, in general,
how we will get there. But, the students
help create the path with their specific
needs and questions.
J: You often teach late night astronomy
labs or organize public observing
sessions that go late. How can you
stay up so late and still get up at
5 a.m. to take me outside?
B: Well, it isn’t easy. The Central
Washington University Astronomy Club
helps out a lot. In fact, they plan most of
the late observing sessions you
mentioned. But, I think it is important
that introductory astronomy students get
familiar with the nighttime sky. The best
way to learn about the night sky is to
observe it with some expert help. By the
way, taking you out at 5 a.m. is better
than cleaning up after you in the house.
J: Speaking of expert help, you write a
weekly astronomy column …
B: I hope Augsburg Now doesn’t misspell
that as “weakly column.”
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J: It would be a Freudian
slip if they do. Anyway,
why do you volunteer
your time to write a
newspaper column in the
Ellensburg Daily Record?
B: Science is such an
important topic. And, it is
woefully under covered in
the popular press.
Astronomy is a very
attainable topic. The stars
and planets are always up
there for people to see.
And, I have selfish reasons
for writing the column, as Bruce Palmquist ’84 and his “interviewer,” Jack
well. If my column helps
the general public have a
requires students to write about science
more positive outlook toward science,
and to design scientific experiments.
they are more likely to support science
Simply memorizing facts will not result
teaching in the schools and universities.
in a good WASL score. And, the WASL’s
emphasis on designing experiments
J: Talk a little bit more about science
means that teachers will need to include
in the schools, especially the state’s
more experiments and the analysis of
standardized test called the
experiments in their classroom. This is a
Washington Assessment of Student
good thing.
Learning, or WASL.
J: What is your favorite constellation?
B: Even dogs know that the WASL is a
sensitive subject. In general, children are
B: Canis Major, the great dog. During the
over-tested. I think no child gets left
winter, it is low in the southern sky.
behind, because they leave such a long
paper trail of standardized test sheets.
J: Good answer.
But, the science WASL is much better
than the typical multiple choice
For more about Bruce Palmquist’s thoughts
standardized test. The science WASL
on teaching and leadership, see p. 20.
Spring 2006
Courtsey photo
Jack: What is your favorite aspect of
teaching?
CCalendar
ALENDAR
Music
April 29
March 27
For music information, call 612-330-1265
Augsburg Concert Band
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
Sverdrup Visiting
Scientist Lecture:
“Civilization as a
Geosystem: A Scientific
Perspective on Global
Change”
Dr. Thomas H. Jordan, university
professor, Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Southern California
8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1551 or gregoire@augsburg.edu
March 28
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble
7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
March 29
Augsburg Choir
5:30 & 7 p.m.— Mt. Olivet Lutheran
Church; Minneapolis
April 1
Augsburg Choir
7 p.m.—St. John Lutheran Church
Owatonna, Minn.
April 30
Musical celebration honoring the
service of President William V. and
Anne Frame
2 p.m.—Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
May 8–21
Augsburg Choir
Tour to Hungary, Czech Republic, &
Germany
April 2
Theatre
Augsburg Choir
8:45, 10, & 11:15 a.m.—Calvary
Lutheran Church; Golden Valley, Minn.
For ticket information, call 612-330-1257
Riverside Singers
9:30 & 11 a.m.—Mt. Calvary Lutheran
Church; Excelsior, Minn.
Metamorphoses
By Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Darcey Engen
April 7, 8, 20, 21, & 22 at 7 p.m.;
April 9 & 23 at 2 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
Augsburg Choir
4 p.m.—Cambridge Lutheran Church
Cambridge, Minn.
Brass in the Chapel
Joint concert of the Augsburg & St.
Thomas brass ensembles
7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
April 9
Masterworks Chorale
4 p.m.—Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
April 22
Augsburg Symphony Orchestra
4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium
April 23
Riverside Singers
8:30 & 11 a.m.—Mayflower
Congregational Church; Minneapolis
April 26
Chamber Music Recital & High Tea
4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium & Arnold
Atrium
April 7–23
Exhibits
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
April 7–May 7
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Opening reception: April 7, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Gage Family Art Gallery
April 7–May 14
Senior Art Exhibition
Opening reception: April 7, 5–7 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery
Seminars, Lectures,
and Films
January 25–May 20
Augsburg Native American Film Series
www.augsburg.edu/home/ais/filmseries/
April 12
Speech and booksigning by Norwegian
Crown Princess Martha Louise
4 p.m.–6 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel
612-330-1176 or jorgensd@augsburg.edu
Other Events
April 18
Pan-Afrikan Year-End Celebration
6–9 p.m.—Christensen Center
612-330-1022 or bolden@augsburg.edu
April 27
Senior Athletes Award Banquet
6–9 p.m.—Christensen Center
612-330-1243 or grauerp@augsburg.edu
May 5–6
Commencement 2006
Featured speaker: Dr. Peter Agre ’70
Recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry
www.augsburg.edu/commencement/
May 22
Third Annual
Healthcare Conference:
“Building Minnesota’s
Healthcare Workforce
Through Diversity”
8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall
www.augsburg.edu/healthcare
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a
college-wide program dedicated to
fulfilling its mission of "education for
service" and making the Christian
concept of vocation a vital part of its
classrooms and co-curricular activities.
Minneapolis illustrates how nursing
students learn that healing can begin
with the gift of a smile or a
compassionate, listening ear.
The Kleven family's gift of an
endowed scholarship honors Dorothy
"True vocation joins self and service ... as'the place where
your deep gladness meets the world's deep need."'
J. Palmen author of leú Your Life Speak (Jossey-Bass, 2000),
-Parker
and upcoming guest speaker (see calendar on back cover)
This program, Exploring Our Gifts, was
funded by a grant from the Lilly
Endowment, and encourages the
Augsburg community to look at the "big
picture" and think about where our gifts
intersect with faith and service.
Indeed, exploring our gifts is about
much more than just choosing the right
major or finding a "fit" in a job.
Ultimatel¡ we can discover and share
our gifts-ou¡ y6ç¿1is¡-in many
different ways.
Our story on page 10 about the
Augsburg Central Nursing Center at
Central Lutheran Church in downtown
Lijsing Kleven '47 , who spent her life
sharing her passion for choral music
(page 8). This annual President's
Scholarship, the first one to provide full
tuition, fees, room and board, will enable
future students to nurture their talents
for choral music.
In Februar¡ Augsburg celebrated the
success of Devean George '99, who
returned to campus for ceremonies
that officially retired his Augsburg
No. 40 basketball jersey (page 7).
George, a member of the NBA
world champion Los Angeles
Lakers, recently shared a gift with
his hometown community, and
sponsored eight children from the "Why
Can't I Go?" program for special
education students in Minneapolis and
flew them to a game in Los Angeles.
Finally, on page 12, our feature story
introduces the Lilly-funded Exploring
Our Gifts program, sharing the many and
varied ways the grant has allowed the
Augsburg community to tackle some of
Iife's big questions: What are my gifts?
Why am I here? What ought I to do with,
my life? Where are my gifts and talents
most needed?
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Assistant Editor
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Orono Elementary School students sang songs based on the international peace efforts by
Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan. with African drums to honor his heritage, during the Eighth
Annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival.
Students from Gatewood Elementary School paused
at the base of the huge, inflatable globe that
welcomed visitors to the Peace Prize Festival.
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Betsey Norgarcl
Assistant Editor
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Graphic Designer
Kathy Rurnpza
CIass Notes Coordinator
Sara Karnl.rolz
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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.
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First endowed President's
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Dorothy Lijsing Kleven'47
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Exploring Our Gifts: Reconnecting faith, life, and vocation
by Lynn Mena With the help ol a granr from the Lilly Endowment, Augsburg students,
faculty, and stalf are engagecl in finding ways to unclerstand how their
lives, work, ancl caleers car-r be guided by a sense of inner calling.
Departments
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Faculty/Staff Notes
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Augsburg has announced plans to open
a charter high school in 2004 focused on
health careers. As part of the "Faith in the
City" collaboration with five other Twin
Cities Lutheran-based organizations, the
Augsburg Academy for Health Careers will
be funded through start-up grants from
the Gates Foundation.
Augsburg will administer the school
and provide courses and tutors, while the
other groups will add acrivities relating to
their expertise. For instance, FairviewUniversity Hospital will match students
with mentors and provide internships.
The new academy hopes to attract
students from urban, underserved areas to
pursue careers in health caÍe to address
workforce shortages and to better serve the
Twin Cities populat ions.
Faith in the City also includes
Fairview Health Services, Centrai Lutheran
Church, Lutheran Social Services, Luther
Seminar¡ and Thrivent Financial for
college honors programs.
Created by Honors Program director
(a
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Larry Crockett, the Honors
Program pages acquaint
viewers and inform
prospectÌve students about
curriculum and seminars, as
à
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well
as the fall and spring
Monday Fon¡m series, open to
the public.
Readers can access the
online journal, Ah-zine, and
the annual Honors Revíew,
featuring outstanding student
writing selected and edited by
Honors Program students.
To see the Honors
Program page, go to
<www. augsburg. edu/honors>.
to R) StepUP program director Patrice Salmeri, StepUP
student Katie Moore, and Rick Francis listened to testimony
by U,S. Rep, Jim Ramstad criticizing Christian Dior's
advertising campaign.
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Augsburg has received two grants from
the lmproving Teacher Quality program
for teachers to participate in Gourses
this summer at Augsburg. Part of the
No Child Left Behind Act, the grants are:
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Lutherans.
Augsburg's Honors Program Web page,
"honors.org", is rated by search engine
Google as the number one page among
I
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Thirty education paraprofessionals in
the MinneapolÌs, St. Paul, and Roseville
school districLs wilì participate in a twoweek intensive summer course with
additional follow-up in mathematics
content and teaching techniques.
Twenty-five middle and high school
social studies teachers from Minneapolis
Public Schools will attend the summer
Paideia lnstitute, JuIy 2I-25.
StepUP students testify at
state legislature
StepUP director Patrice Salmeri and two
students from Augsburg attended a special
hearing at the Minnesota House of
Representatives as part of a worldwide
protest against the advertising campaign of
cosmetic giant Christian Dior for their new
perfume, "Addict." The edgy ads used
images and language that seemed to glorify
addition.
Junior Katie Moore read from a paper
she had written for a class on the campaign
U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad presented testimony
both in Minnesota and the U.S. Congress.
In response to the protests, the Dior
company revised the ad scripts and
changed the name to "Dior Addict."
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Augsburg3 chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national
leadership honor society for cotlege students, faculty, and
staff, initiated eight new members at its meet¡ng in February.
Prof. Lori Lohman, faculty adviser, and Colleen Junnila, faculty
secretary have reactivated Augsburg3 ODK chapter, which
was chartered in 1987 but has been inactive for the past
several years,
to R) Prof. Keith Gilsdorf, economirs; Colleen Junnila, ODK
secretary; Erika Benson; Jennife¡ Holm, president Jana Skrien;
T.J. Bramwell, treasurer; Sarah Haberkorn; Heather Wessling,
vice presidenü lindsay Ruliffson; Norm Okerstrom '85,
Development Office; and Prof. Lori Lohman, business
administration and faculty adviser.
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and even themselves, as
they carried home a fifth
place sweepstakes award
in the largest and most
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Goldwater
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Acosta is one
of 300
competitive division at
the 2lst Annual Novice
National Speech
Tournament, held Feb.
28-March 3. They
competed in I I
recognized events and
categories
against hundreds of
students fiom teams
across the country.
two debate
students
nationwide in
Back row (L to R): Dan Sweet, Kirstin Kuchler, Becky Tellin, Nick
Carpenter, Kyle Loven, Ryan Sobolik, Coach Bob Groven (Front
row): Heather Nystrom, Gretchen Hemmingsen, Crystal Harles,
Robert Jones
finish in Impromptu Speaking.
"This award represents a
breakthrough for the team," said
Robert
Groven, coach and speech professor. "We
had assumed that competing in Division
One would prevent us from winning a
sweepstakes award, but the team's
performance exceeded my expectations."
Freshman Kyle Loven took top
honors with a second place in
Informative Speaking and a semifinal
The team had also competed well in
local and state tournaments. At the
Minnesota College Forensic Association
state tournament they garnered a third
place sweepstakes award.
Freshman Heather Nystrom placed
sixth at thls tournament in Informative
speaking as she used her own experience
with diabetes to speak about a new
tïeatment to help orhers.
Successfu I'Connect¡ons'
/Fonnections: A Women's
LLeadership Event,"
sponsored by Augsburg and
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, brought together
130 students, alumni, faculty,
and staff to discuss issues of
financial freedom, vocation,
and life balance.
Speakers included
to R) Kathi A. Tunheim, Pamela Moksnes'79, Shelby
Gimse Andress '56, Andry Andriambololona Jurcich '98,
Anne Frame, and Connie Evingson'76.
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Andress'56, training and
development consultant Kathi
A. Tunheim, vocalist Connie Evingson'76,
Spring 2003
Victor Acosta
win
a
prestigious
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for
2003-0+. The scholarship covers costs of
tuition, fees, books, and room and board
up to $7,500.
Acosta, a native of New York City, is
in the
StepUP program, where he is chair of
a McNair Scholar and active
the governing board.
For the past two years, Acosta has
carried out independent and team
research on thin magnetic films in the
solid state physics lab with Prof.
Ambrose Wolf. He worked on a summer
internship at the U.S. Department of
Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator
Center last year; this summer he will be
at University of California-Berkeley
working on condensed matter and
atomic physics contributions to
quantum computation.
Acosta is the fifth Augsburg
Goldwater Scholar in the past seven
years and is one of eight recipients from
Minnesota colleges and universities. The
scholarship winners are selected by the
Thrivent's Lutheran
Community Services manager
Pamela Moksnes'79,
consultant l. Shelby Gimse
the fields of
mathematics,
science, and
engineering to
and The Augsburg Fund assistant director
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation
from nearly 1,100 nominees by college
and university faculties. Goldwater
Scholarships are considered the premier
undergraduate awards in these fields of
science and math.
Andry Andriambololona Jurcich'98.
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Margaret Anderson and Adrienne
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
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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.
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E teachers and researchers from
across
the country at the annual meeting of the
Shakespeare Association of America in
April.
There, he participated in a workshop
to examine small portions of texts in
Shakespeare's plays, not for understanding
of the play, but for the language itself, in
isolation from the play's meaning.
The workshop was led by Professor
Stephen Booth, a Shakespearean sonnet
expert from University of CaliforniaBerkeley
Spring 2003
Learning to read the numbers
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proí.rro, rtÏ¡to s.t i.t¿ received
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$500,000 grant from the \ùlM. Keck
Foundation to develop statistical literacy
as an interdisciplinary curriculum in the
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liberal arts.
In terms of student learning,
becoming statistically literate means
gaining understanding of the use of
statistics as evidence in an argument. In an
age of numbers and technical information,
it means helping students to develop a
comfort level in the use of statistics in
much the same way they become
comlortable using words.
As part of the Keck grant, Joel Best,
author oï DamnedLíes and S¿a¿isúícs visited
Augsburg in November to meet with
faculty and students in several
departments and give an invited talk.
Students reported that while Best's
book takes a somewhat cynical look at the
use of statistics, it helped them become
Business professor Milo Schield (left) hosted the visit of author and statistician Joel Best as part
of the Keck Stat¡stical Literacy grant. Best lectured in classes on the need to th¡nk critically about
numbers and statistics.
more aware of what they read.
"Within 24 hours of reading the book,
I found myself questioning statistics being
thrown around by the current crop of
lpolitical] candidates," said student Jim
Humbert.
Schield is collaborating with faculty in
several departments to develop teaching
materials to include a greater focus in the
statistics curriculum on reading and
interpreting data.
Schield has also collaborated with the
Royal Statistical Centre for Statistical
Education at the University of
Nottingham-Tient. Peter Holmes, a senior
researcher there, visited Augsburg in late
March to review Augsburg's curriculum.
NfornWOnil'
Sally Daniels '79, undergraduate
admissions, is president-elect of the
Minnesota Association for College
Admission Counseling (MACAC).
Mark Engebretson, physics, served on the
Decadal Survey of Solar and Space Physics,
an l8-month planning effort of the National
Academy of Science. He was vice chair of the
Panel on Education and Society, which
prioritized scientific and education effors in
U.S. solar and space physics research for the
decade 2003 through 2013.
He was invited to present. a paper at the
NASA Earth Science Institute at the Science
Museum of Minnesota in November.
With Augsburg students, including
Jesse Woodroffe'03 and Jeremiah Knabe'04,
he made presentations at the fall meeting of
the American Geophysical Union in San
Francisco.
Engebreson also had papers published
Series of the
American Geophysical Union and the
Journal of Geophysical Research.
in the Geophysical Monograph
members of the Minneapolis school board.
He was also quoted in an article about
state legislative initiatives in education in the
Dec. 4 issue of EducationWeeh.
Garry Hesser, sociolog¡ received the2OO2
Distinguished Sociologist Award from the
Sociologists of Minnesota, at the association's
fall meeting in St. Cloud.
He presented "Rebuilding communities:
A Comparison Between the Annie E. Casey
Rebuilding Communities Initiative and the
Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization
Program" at the Urban Affairs Association, in
Cleveland in March.
He also served as a retreat leader at
"Worthy Questions," at the College of
Wooster in January, and served as an
evaluator for service-learning and urban
studies programs aÍ, Aztza Pacific University
and Messiah College in February.
Norm Okerstrom '85, development,
coordinates the Lutheran College Advocates
and serves as the council president at Peace
Luthe¡an Church in Pl).rynouth.
Joseph Erickson, education, was elected
to a four-year term as one of the seven
Spring 2003
Timothy Pippert,
sociology, was named
president-elect of the Sociologiss of
Minnesota at their fall meeting in St. Cloud.
Glenda Dewberry Rooney, social work,
was re-appointed to the Association of
Social Work Boards (ASWB) Examination
Committee, which reviews, edits, and
approves questions for the social work
licensing examination used in 48 states.
John Shockley, political science,
participated in a national study funded by
Pew Charitable Trusts that examined I5
close Congressional ¡aces. He analyzed how
Minnesota's Second District race between
Bill Luther andJohn Kline was covered
poorly by media.
Jim Trelstad-Porter, international student
advising, passed both phases of the Spanish
Interpreter Proficiency Exam and is now a
Minnesota certified court interpreter.
The travel seminar that he led in 2001,
"Cultural Immersion at Tirrtle Mountain
Indian Reservation," was selected for
inclusion in the 2003 model program list by
NAFSA: Association of Intemational
Educators.
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Steven LaFave, business administration,
presented "The Effect ofEuro Conversion
on Price Stability in the French Economy:
A Market Basket Study" at the annual
meeting of the Midwest Academy of
International Business in March. It was
nominated for a manuscript award.
Ann Lutterman-Aguilar, Center for
Global Education-Mexico, presented a
workshop, "So You Want to Change the
World? Educating for Responsible Global
Citizenship" for the National Society for
Experiential Education in l-as Vegas.
Kathryn Swanson, English,
presented
"Now I Become Myself: Power and Peace
in Aging Sleuths," at the Popular Culture
Conference in New Orleans in April.
She completed two site accreditation
visits this year for the Higher Learning
Commission and was elected to serve on
their review board. With Norma Noonan,
political science, she presented "Lessons
Learned from Years of Reviewing SelfStudy Reports: Advice on Writing and
Editing the Self-Study" at the Higher
Learning Commission's annual meeting.
Doug Green, English, published an
on Shakespeare and film in R¿el
essay
Shahespeare (2002), and a scholarly
review in Shahespeare Bulletin of the
Guthrie's production of A Comedy of
Errors.
He also presented "Desperately
Seeking Desdemona: Ideologies of
Gender in Shakespearean Tragedy" at
the Renaissance Society of America
meeting in Toronto in March.
Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, coauthored the third edition oÏ Reason and
Religious Belief (Oxlord University Press),
an introductory text in the philosophy of
religion.
He also published "Genesis I as a
Theological-Political Narrative of
Kingdom Establishment" in the Bulletin of
Biblical Research, 2003.
From card catalogs to art
catalogs
Flill Wittenbreer. reference librarian at
Þ,-r'oa,, Lr'rary, worKs atl clay wrtn
words, but it's visual images that occupy
much of his free time-especially
Minnesota landscapes.
Wittenbreer is co-curator o[ the
current exhibit at the Minnesota
Museum of American Art, "An Artist's
Paradise: Minnesota Landscapes 1840-
l9+0." This exhibit, for which he
researched and located works, contains
some images painted by visìting artists
seeking the "exotic" on the mid-l9th
century northern plains, as well as
commissioned works portraying the
growing prosperity of Minnesota's
cultural centers.
This is Wittenbreer's first adventure
in Midwest
histor¡ culture, and politics for many
years was focused in literature, perusing
old diaries and items of literary historical
interest. About a decade ago, however, at
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, he saw
an exhibit about art and life of the Upper
as an art curator. His interest
Mississippi, and began appreciating and
seeking Minnesota landscapes, especially
those depicting Minnehaha Falls.
He was drawn to works at the
Minnesota Museum of American Art in
St. Paul, and became a volunteer in the
library and a docent, and more recently
technology project published two
monographs with JDL Technologies:
Nowhere in Technology: All Children Left
Behind and Talhin' Tall: Voices for
Millennium Teachers.
Fìrofessor Amin Kader was honored
l'vu..h
11 by the Department
of
on
in
serving
for 16 years as the department's first
chair. ln his honor and to his surprise,
an Amin E. Kader Business Scholarship
Business Administration for his role
was established by his faculty colleagues,
friends, and alumni.
Department of Business
Administration chairJohn Cerrito
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has worked with the museum's curator,
who invited him to collaborate on the
current exhibit.
He began this project by considering
attitudes held by Minnesotans toward
their landscape over a century, and how
national trends played into the state's
artistic history. He sought to discover
how deep and how strong the influences
were-in other words, how they played
out here, he said. He then researched
catalogs and vendors to find works for
the exhibit.
His own collection includes seven or
eight images of Minnehaha Falls, from a
small, romantic Currier and Ives print to
a more contemporary wood block print.
The exhibit runs through June 22.
Professor Amin Kader honored
by his department
founding the department and in
The Augsburg PT3 education
Reference librarian Bill Wittenbreer cocurated an exhibit on Minnesota landscapes
spoke
about the significant role Kader played in
building the foundation and leaáing the
growth of the department over the past
two decades, and of the atmosphere of
respect and dignity that he fostered
among faculty and students.
Kader's leadership as chair, followed
by that of Milo Schield and John Cerrito,
has helped the department grow to be
the largest major at Augsburg College,
currently with 716 majors.
Spring 2003
Auggies place second at NCAA nationals
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ven though Augsburg's wrestling
E team accomplished nearly all the
s.
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goals they set for the NCAA Division III
wrestling national championships, they
ended up with a second-place trophy,
breaking their three-year string of
national titles.
Augsburg nearly finished with more
team points (84.5) than its 2001-02
championship performance (87). They
finished with six All-Americans and one
individual national champion, matching
last year's total. And it took a recordsetting performance by Wartburg
(Iowa), with 166.5 points and 10 AllAmericans, to break Augsburg's
stranglehold on the national
championship.
The Auggies continued their
dominance in small-college wrestling,
however, with the runner-up finish.
They have finished either first or second
nationally l2 times in the last 13 years,
winning eight titles, and have finished
in the top 20 every year since 1971.
The Auggies were paced by Marcus
The Auggie wrestlers' second-place finish this year was only three po¡nts shy of last year's
national title points as they were topped by record-setting Wartburg College in the NCAA
national championships,
an individual season unbeaten. He
With six All-Americans, it marked
15th
the
straight year that Augsburg has
had at least five wrestling All-Americans.
finished 44-0 to win the 157-pound
individual national championship.
Don Stoner is sports int'ormatron coordinator.
LeVesseur, who became only the second
wrestler in school history to go through
Augsburg ret¡res Devean George's jerseV o,Donstoner
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his Augsburg No. 40
to formally retire
'basketball jersey
George, a small forward with the
three-time NBA world champion Los
Angeles Lakers, was honored in public
6¿¡srn6¡is5-once for students, faculty,
and staff and also during Augsburg's men's
basketball game against Hamline.
"I want to thank the school for doing
this for me. This is real special for me and
I will always remember it," said George. "I
want to thank my family, my teammates,
and friends, for being there for me. My
success is because of them. I've had good
people around me."
George's family, friends, and former
teammates and coaches were a prominent
part of the celebration events. George,is
Spring 2003
s
the only player
from an NCAA
s
a
s
Division III
institution
currently in the
ts
NBA. His No.40
joined the No.
50 jersey of Dan
Anderson'65
the only two
as
numbers retired
any Augsburg
sports team.
by
During the
weekend,
Men's athletic director Paul Grauer (right) congratulates Los Angeles Laker
Devean George '99 as his Augsburg jersey was retired at a celebration in
February.
Augsburg also
unveiled a
banner to honor Lute Olson'56, men's
basketball coach at the University of
Arízona, who was inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame in September.
Don Stoner
rs sports
ntformatron coordtnator
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Around the Quad
First endowed President's Scholarship honors
Dorothy L¡¡sing Klgvgn '47
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world, and in her memory her husband,
and her four children and spouses have
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created Augsburg's first endowed
President's Scholarship to be given
annually to an entering student in
choral music.
On March 23 the Kleven family
members gathered with the family of the
first recipient of the award, Carl Gruhlke
of Kelley, lowa, to both honor Dorothy
and the student who received the award.
"My family and I are pleased to
present this first annual scholarship for
choral music," Said E. Milton Kleven'46
"It seems a fitting tribute to Dorothy
because, in addition to her family and
her Christian faith, choral music was
very important to her. From an early age
when her parents discovered that she had
beautiful talent, she took voice lessons
and was active and involved in church
and school choirs.
"While a student here at Augsburg in
the mid-40s, she was a member of the
Augsburg Choir, and throughout our 53
years of married life, while busy raising a
family, running a busy household, and
helping me run our flooring business,
Dot remained an active member of the
church choir."
Kleven said that over the years
Augsburg has never been far from his
thoughts. He also said he was pleased
that his children and their spouses joined
him in giving their emotional and
financial support to the scholarship
because they understand the importance
of maintaining Augsburg's strong musical
heritage and attracting talented students
to the College. Gruhlke displayed that
talent by performing two songs,
accompanied by his future choir director,
Peter Hendrickson'76, music professor
and director oI choral activities.
Joining with their father in funding
the endowment were Bruce and Maren
Kleven, David and Barbara Kleven, Zane
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Milton Kleven '46, with his sister and his four children and their spouses, have endowed a
President's Scholarship in choral music in the memory of his wife, Dorothy Lijsing Kleven '47. The
first recipient is entering freshman €arl Gruhlke. (L to R) Maren Kleven, lvadell Kleven Rice. Bruce
Kleven, Carl Gruhlke, Zane Birky, Milt Kleven '46, Philip Larson, Barbara Kleven Birky, David
Kleven, Barbara Kleven, and Diane Kleven Larson.
E.
and Barbara Kleven Birky, and Philip and
Diane Kleven Larson.
"It's our family's hope that the
recipients of this scholarship will find an
Augsburg College community where
their love and talent for choral music can
be nurtured and developed and bring
them to a lifetime of happiness," Kleven
said.
Sue Klaseus, vice president for
institutional advancement, both
welcomed the participants and spoke
about the prestige of the scholarship
itself. "The President's Scholarship is the
most prestigious and highly competitive
scholarship, recognizing the most
academically qualified freshmen entering
Augsburg College each year," she said.
"This particular scholarship sets a model
for future endowments that will help
build our reputation and recruit the kind
of talent that Carl Gruhlke represents."
While President's Scholarships have
been awarded annually since the fall of
1982, this is the first one to provide full
tuition, fees, room and board thanks to
the Kleven Endowment. Ninety students
competed for the award with five others
receiving the traditional scholarships
covering tuition and fees. Gruhlke, who
is a student at Ballard High School, plans
to major in youth and family ministry.
Hendrickson spoke about the
transformation that occurs when
students come to the College, noting that
he came to Augsburg to prepare for
medicine and left to live his life in choral
music. "This is a place where we want
you to be you," he said to Gruhlke, "and
if you can do that through choral music,
that's fabulous."
And Herald Johnson'68, assistant
vice president for enrollment and market
development, spoke about the impact
that scholarships make on the life of the
institution.
"Augsburg always has been an access
place," he said, "and gifts such as this
show an ongoing confidence in the
College and its mission. Fundamentall¡
it's a commitment to an individual
student, but it's also commit"ment" to
Augsburg College, what we stand for and
are trying to perpetuate into the future.
"When you endow something you
are creating something for posterit¡" he
said. "You've given us a wonderful
vehicle to carry things into the future."
Spring 2003
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faculty, and staff
gathered on campus
to celebrate the
generosity of one
generation to
another. The annual
Scholarship Têa
brought together
students who have
received
scholarships and the
donors and their
families who have
made them possible.
Senior student
body president and
physics/math major
Brad Motl spoke
about the
È
President and Mrs. Frame hosted four of the President's Scholars at
(L to R) Jean Johnson '04, President Frame,
Alexis Johnson '05, Andrea Carlson '04, Anne Frame, and Adam
their table for conversation.
Nugent'03.
importance of
scholarships to his studies.
''Scholarship money is
important-it
I don't have to focus on working
to go to school here, but allows me to
means
focus on other things, such as my
research with Prof. Ambrose Wolf in
physics."
Motl's sister, Melissa, a freshman at
Augsburg, told donors that her
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scholarships allow her the time to
become involved in student activities and
campus ministry.
Junior music performance major
Jennifer Holm and donorJonathon Nye
were thrilled to meet each other. Hohn,
an oboeist, is the recipient of the Lois
Oberhammer Nye Scholarship that Nye
established in memory of his wife, who
was also an oboeist.
During the 2002-03 academic year,
over $750,000 was
available to fund 247
endowed
scholarships.
In additlon,
another $3.9 million
provided President's,
Regents', Tiansfer
Regents', and Legacy
Scholarships. This
aid, much of which
t
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Student body president Brad Motl '03 and his sister, Melissa, a
freshman. enjoy being at Augsburg together and spoke about how
their scholarships have allowed them to grow while here.
Spring 2003
by Betsey Norgard
comes from the
College's operating
budget, is especially
critical at a time when
state ând federal
funding for education
is facing considerable
reduction.
Senior Yvonne Andert Wilken '03, who is
studying with a Transfer Regents'
Scholarship, stops to chat with a donor.
Sue Klaseus, vice president for
institutional advancement,
acknowledged and expressed gratitude
for the growing support to The
Augsburg Fund, the College's annual
fund.
"We set some very aggressive annual
fund goals," she said. "The good news is
that in this difficult time and in this
economy we are achieving those goals,
and many of you in this room are
responsible for making that possible."
Development director John Knight
summarized the thoughts of many.
"Augsburg is not a building stuck in
the middle of Minneapolis. It's about all
the people who have attended here, who
have taught here, who have come to
campus ministry here, who have played
athletics here, who have donated here,
who have sent their children here-all
for different reasons, but the same place.
It's a remarkable place."
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YOU CAN TALK ABOUT LOVE and compassion all day, but if you really want to
experience
it first hand, spend a few hours at the Augsburg Central Nursing Center
at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. The Nursing Center, a
collaboration of Augsburg College, Central Lutheran Church, and the Urban
Communities of Minneapolis, offers people from the community of Minneapolis and
from the congregation of Central Lutheran Church an opportunity to meet with a
nurse, discuss their health concerns, and get linked to other resources if needed.
As an educational endeavor, the center offers nursing students unique
opportunities to learn about the needs and strengths of homeless people who are
often invisible in society and marginalized in health care.
The center, which recently celebrated its lOth anniversary, is based on a nursing
model, which teaches health promotion and helps people take control of their own
lives, rather than a medical model, which is focused on diseases and curing.
Professor emerita Bev Nilsson, retired chair of the Nursing Department and Rev Dr.
Bill Miller, retired associate pastor at Central Lutheran Church, worked closely in
establishing the center, but it wasn't an easy task
Above: At Augsburg Central Nursing Center at Central Lutheran Church. nursing students
learn that healing sometimes can begin with a listening ear and a smile as well as with a pill
Photo by Stephen Geffre.
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The Beginning
In the early 1980s, nursing centers,
which are independent nursing
practices, were just starting to get press.
Nilsson, then chair of the nursing
department, was looking for a different
clinical site where Augsburg nursing
students could practice, to see what a
difference nursing in itself can make.
She spent a lot of time searching for
an ideal location for a nursing center,
looking at places from rooms in the
nursing department at Augsburg to
various sites in the neighborhood.
Nilsson said she even considered at one
time buying a bus and having a mobile
nursing center, but there was always a
glitch.
While students and faculty were
excited about the potential of a new
type of practice and educational
experience, Nilsson said she was about
Spring 2003
it was known that they were
going to hand out hygiene
supplies, items were left in
shopping bags-full outside the
door. With that and a $15,000
start-up grant from Fairview
Foundation, they were ready to
open.
"Another miracle," Nilsson
said, "is that we have never run
out of everything, thanks to
generous donations. And some
Nursing professor emerita Bev Nilsson and the Rev. Bill
days," she added, "we give
Miller. retired associate pastor at Central Lutheran Church,
away
as many as 100 pairs of
celebrated the 1oth anniversary of their collaboration in
socks."
providing health counseling and resources for the innercity community.
As word of the center
spreads, the demand for
ready to give up because she couldn't
service is increasing. "The good news
find a location.
is," Nilsson said, "many people use the
That's when Miller entered the
center. The bad news, many people must
picture.
use the center."
One of the greatest gifts the nurses
and volunteers give to the people who
come to the center, is the gift of
listening. Miller said the nurses accept
the people as they are, they always listen
"lt was almost a miraculous turn of
and never turn their backs on anyone.
events," Nilsson said. "It was like Gocl
"You don't have to have anything
was saying you need to be in that
physically wrong with you to go to the
place. "
center," Miller said. "To some, it's just a
place to go where someone wiÌl listen to
That place was Central Lutheran
them, which is a rare commodity,
Church. Several factors came together to
especially in today's world."
make the Nursing Center a reality.
Nilsson added that they, too, receive
MilÌer and Rev Steve Cornils, then
a gift from the people who come to the
pastor at Central Lutheran, were talking
center-the gift of trust. It takes a while
about the "visions" they had for the
to build that trust to the point where
church, and Cornils ancl Charles
people who come wili open up to the
Anderson, president of Augsburg, were
center'.s staff.
having discussions about ways the
church and College could work more
closely together. This discussion lecl to
a
Nilsson's search for a nursing center site,
and as they say, the rest is history. Miiler
got in touch with Nilsson, ancl the two
worked closely in establishing the center
Nilsson said she hopes the nursing
at Central Lutheran.
students come away with a heightened
As Nilsson recently saicl at the lOth
appreciation for nursing-that clifferent
nursing practices can make a difference
anniversary celebration, "As people were
lecl to Bethlehem, we were 1ed here, and
in people's lives, and that you clon't
aÌways need a pill to heal. As a matier of
are delighted to be here."
Nilsson said word spreacl about the
fact, they do not give out medications or
prescriptions, rather vouchers, which
nursing center and "the abundance
can be turned in at a clesignated local
flowed down." Equipment and supplies
drugstore. These vouchers are very
started showing up at the center. When
Miraculous turn
of events
'
specifically written out, Nilsson said. The
nlrrses never prescribe an over-thecounter medication, rather write down
the symptoms and leave it to the
pharmacist to recolnmend a proper
treatment.
She said she also hopes the stuclents
come away with a greater appreciation
and understanding for what it is like to
live in poverty, what it takes to survive
on the streets, and for the hopes, dreams,
and fears these people also have.
Students see the opportunity to work
at the center as a valuable addition to
their education. Nilsson said it can be "a
big eye opener" to many students.
Eric Eggler, second year nursing
student in the Augsburg Rochester
program, said his experience in working
at the Nursing Center has given him a
"better understanding of life, and how
much he, as an individual, can do to
change things for others."
"I feel like a better nurse for my
experiences," Eggler said. "I can honestly
say that it really is the simple things we
do as nurses that patients remember. Just
offering a warm smile and a polite hello
without judging can make the difference
in someone's day."
I
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
Students making
difference
Spring 2003
Linda Ackerman, a student in the Master of
Arts in Nursing program, measures the blood
pressure of a visitor to the Nursing Center.
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RECONNEC ING FAIT
LIFE, AND VOCATION
by Lynn Mena
those of Martin Luther when she writes: "Ministry is not
a minister is
anyone who chooses to use our resources to tend to the
wounded heart of the world. Anything we do can be a
just for ministers: In the new spirituality,
ministry, from menial labor to the highest professional
endeavor. It is our ministry if it is an activity we use to
spread peace and forgiveness and love."
lndeed, as defined by Exploring Our Gifts: "In its
broadest sense, vocation is the thing that you were
created to be and do, whether that means being a
student, a parent, a doctor, a teacheq a businesspersonanything you can imagine. A vocation is both personal
and communal; it serves to bring you true happiness, but
it also serves the greater community."
¡Æ<ploring Our Gifts, funded by a grant from the Lilly
I-Endowment. Inc., is a college-wide program dedicated to
Lufulf'll'ng
the mission of Augsburg and making the Christian
concept of vocation a vital part of Augsburg's classrooms and cocurricular activities.
This article serves as an overview of Exploring Our Gifts,
introducing its inspired and varied programs and celebrating those
whose lives are enriched by vocation. In upcoming issues of the
AugsburgNow, we'Il continue to showcase these and other Lilly
programs and their influence upon the Augsburg community
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In her book Everyday Gracø (Riverhead Books, 2002), Marianne
Williamson challenges the reader by asking: "If life is to have
deeper meaning, can our work be something we merely do to
make money? Or can work itself become sacred, a channel
through which we shine our light and extend our love?"
Williamson gets to the heart of vocation, and her words echo
The above photo, taken by sociology assistant professor Tim Pippert, is
part of a photographic essay he completed during an intensive Exploring
Our Gifts seminar on vocation for faculty and staff (see p. 14).
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Augsburg College has deep roots in the Christian tradition.
Founded as a seminary in I869 to train pastors for immigrant
Norwegian Lutheran congregations, it is now a liberal arts
college that continues a significant engagement with the
Christian faith land a commitment to vocationl.
The word vocation is derived from the Latinverb vocare,
which means, "to call." Exploring Our Gifts, with a deep debt
to the Lutheran tradition, understands vocation in a dual
sense. First, people are called by God to particular roles and
responsibilities in daily life. These include being a student,
professor, friend, parent, and family member. Second, within
these callings, people are called to the love and service of God's
creation. Thus, faith in God and love toward the neighbor may
be distinguished but never separated. By insisting on the
importance of vocation, Augsburg is seeking to reconnect faith
with daily life.
What might all of this have to do with you? It means that
Augsburg is dedicated to helping students ask and find
answers to some of life's big questions: What are my gifts?
Why am I here? What ought I to do with my life? Where are
my gifts and talents most needed? We firmly believe that life
means much more than a job and a salary. By entering into the
world of vocation we are inviting you to look at the "big
picture" and think about where God, faith, and service fit into
your life.
Tranvih, director of Erploring Our
proJessor of religion
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Gifts and qssociate
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Augsburg's Lilly-funded
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profit agencies, apply for
prograrn
focuses primarily on stuclents, but
also provides numerous
opportunities for faculty,
staff, and alurnni. The
progrâms are assembled
under four themes: l)
vocation as a life approach;
2) vocation as a curricular
focus; 3) vocation as
education for service; and 4)
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by Daniel S. Hanson'86
When I think about vocation and what it means for me, I
think about Augsburg College. My experiences at
Augsburg shaped my life's work and gave it new meaning.
I arn a graduate of Augsburg's Weekend College
program.
I returned to complete my degree after a 15awareness.
year
absence.
Returning to college was not easy for me. I
While Exploring Our
still
recall
long
weekends cramming for an exam or
Gifts is grounded in a
struggling
to
complete
an assignment. I often studied late
Lutheran perspective, its
at
night
so
that
I
would
have time to play with my
Daniel S. Hanson'86, a Distinguished
cloors are open to people of
Alumnus and assistant professor in the
children
before
they
went
to
bed.
More
than
once
I
all faiths and beliefs. Many
Department of Speech/Communication
wondered whether getting my degree was worth all the
points of view are needed to
and Theatre Arts, says Augsburg
effort. But I also remember how good it made me feel
Weekend College "shaped my life's
create a full, honest, fruitful
when
I did well on an exam or when I grasped a new
work and gave it new meaning."
discussion aboui vocation.
concept
or
theory
as
if
I
was
learning
it
for
the
first
time.
The opportunities for
I remember, too, the special people who were part of my learning experience, both students and
involvement are rnany:
teachers, and how good it felt to be part of a learning community.
students can take vocation
Because of my experiences at Augsburg, I fell in love with the adult learning experience.
courses, participate in
After
graduation I applied and was accepted to graduate school at the University o[ Minnesota.
mentoring groups and
My
intent
was that some day I would teach in a program like the one at Augsburg, which had
vocation retreats, receive
impacted
me
in so many positive ways. Years later, when I learned of an opening to teach at
Lilly Scholar grants to
Augsburg,
the
decision to apply was, as my son would say, a no-brainer.
explore seminary, receive
I often say that Augsburg Weekend College changed my
life. But what do I really mean by that? I suppose I could say
that Weekend College helped me achieve success in my career.
The evidence seems clear on the surface. After graduating from
Augsburg, I became an officer of a Fortune 500 company, and
eventually president of a major division. I finished my master's
degree, had four books published, and was honored by
Augsburg as a Distinguished Alumnus. But I don't think that
these accomplishments by themselves capture the significance
of what the Augsburg experience did for me. My experiences
at Augsburg helped me believe in myself, if I applied my
energy to a task or a cause, I could indeed make a difference.
It also gave me a new vision for what I could be, perhaps a
calling. I was given a taste of a learning environment that
made me hungry for more.
In a way I never left Weekend College. As a teacher, I am
blessed to be a part of the ongoing Augsburg Weekend College
experience. And every time I watch a student exceed his or her
own expectations I am reminded of how I felt, and I am
Sonja Hagander, associate campus pastor (left), and coralyn Bryan
(right), Campus Ministry associate, help oversee several programs
renewed, once again, in my own sense of what work should be
under the Exploring Our Gifts umbrella, including a vocation
mentoring program, a summer vocation institute for high school-aged
Daniel S. Hanson is an assistqnt professor in the Department of
church youth leaders, and more.
Speech/Communication and Theatre Arts.
developing vocational
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Hagander, associate
campus pastor. "It crosses
the students who are
wondering, 'What do I
want to do when I grow
up?' to us as faculty, staff,
and alumni who are all in
a
work situation for
various reasons. It crosses
over all of that and brings
Liz Pushing '93 has participated in a series of vocation
us closer together,
mentoring meetings that join students, faculty, staff, and
because vocation is all
alumni.
about life-what you love
to do in life, what you
travel seminars, and much more.
want
to
share
with
the world-these are
Staff and faculty can develop
the
things
that
cross
religious grains and
vocation courses, participate in
us
together."
bring
professional development activities,
Liz Pushing '93, director of financial
and become mentors. Alumni are also
services
at Providence Place in
invited to get involved as mentors,
Minneapolis,
has enjoyed her
attend vocation convocation
participation
in
the group. "I wanted to
activities, and help lead international
my
knowledge
and experiences,"
share
travel seminars.
"and
Pushing,
I've
says
also learned a lot
Since last fall, students, alumni,
myself
in
about
talking
with everyone."
facult¡ and staff have gathered for a
Likewise.
Augsburg
com m unication
series o[ vocation mentoring
Baweka,
senior,
Melissa
credits
the
meetings. This mentoring program,
mentoring
group
with
opening
overseen by Campus Ministry and the
Center for Service, Work, and
Learning, joins two students with two
alumni and one member of the
faculty or staff.
"l think the mentoring
group
crosses everybody," says Sonja
ways of using the concept in both
communal and personal projects, such
as revising a course to include vocation,
or re-conceiving how to incorporate
vocation into work with students. In
January the group gathered for a final
meeting, where they shared their
experiences and project abstracts.
"This project was designed to force
me, and ultimately my students, to
examine how we visualize the
fulfillment of our vocation," wrote Tim
Pippert, assistant professor of sociology,
in his project abstract. "While reflecting
on my vocation ... I turned to
photographlz
"I chose a beach as the location to
capture these images ... a young child
Ð..rnbolizes the experiences my students
gain before they reach my classroom
(see p. 12), a college-aged woman
represents the brief timeframe I have to
work with, and a middle-aged woman
represents the experiences of my
students after they leave college. ... lt is
my calling to ensure that what I select to
her eyes to different
u
perspectives and possibilities.
"l've been increasingly curious
about vocation-I'm looking
for more than just a job," says
Baweka. "Itìs been so
wonderful to hear how alumni
experienced Augsburg and
where their journeys have
taken them after graduation."
In Januar¡ one of the first
Exploring Our Gifts programs,
a seminar for faculty and staff,
completed a six-month study
of faith and vocation. Last
summer, Mark Tranvik and
s.
q
Philip Quanbeck II, associate
professors of religion, led
participants in a two-day
workshop to study the concept
The Rev. Oliver Johnson '50 returned to
campus in October to present the homily
at a mini-convocation on vocation. Since
September, Campus Ministry has held
monthly Exploring Our Gifts worship
services that embrace varying themes of
vocation.
of Christian vocation from
a
biblical and theological point of
view. Participants then spent the
ensuing months reflecting uPon
their vocation and considering
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Melissa Baweka, a communication senior (left), credits
her participation in a Lilly-funded vocation mentoring
group with opening her eyes to different perspectives
and possibilities.
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teach them about their social
environment is relevant to their lives
in the hope that it will impact their
life beyond Augsburg.
"The second component involved
how first-year students envisioned
vocation," continued Pippert.
"Students in my Introduction to
Human Society course were given the
extra-credit opportlrnity to représent
their concept ofvocation through ... a
single photographic image" (see p. 18).
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"This job has proven to be a wonderful fit with my own gifts. I have the
opportunity not only to help administer a prograrn with an important
rnessage and purpose, but also to exercise my research and writing abilities
and to interact with a lively college community."
-Juliana
Exploring Our Gifts is funded by a
two-million dollar grant from the Lilly
Endowment, a private philanthropic
foundation based in lndianapolis, Ind.
Founded by the Lilly family in 1937, it
supports the causes of religion,
education, and community
Sedgley, progrclrn assistønt Jor Exploring Our Gifts (pictured øbove
wíth Professor Mqrh Trøtn¡ih, clirector of Exploring Our Gifts)
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Since 1982, Augsburg's Center for
Global Education has been a
national leader in providing crosscultural travel programs, serving
nearly 10,000 people. As part of
Exploring Our Gifts, CGE will
oversee nine different student travel
gr',t^"" Lo h,r4^
seminars led by Augsburg faculty
and staff in collaboration with
CGE's adjunct faculty in Mexico,
Guatemala, Nicaragua, El
Salvador, and Namibia. Each
seminar will offer $1,000 grants
for up to 15 students.
"We've rnade it an open
competition for faculty and staff to
propose seminars that could be
done either as part o[ an existing
course taught internationally, or as
development, and is interested in
initiatives that benefit youth, foster
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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.
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Leland Fairbanks grew up in a poverty-stricken
home in Harmony, Minn. during the depression-era
years and has since applied this experience to his
life's work. Helping others has become his passion,
his trademark, and his calling-and through this he
has learned that "life is more than just earning a
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Although he yearned to be
A 1953 graduate of Augsburg with bachelor's
degrees in sociology and chemistry, Fairbanks went
on to receive his medical training from the
a
missionary 1953 alumnus L"Fnq.
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Fairbanks' decision to enter the field
of medicine forever .¡""glj;ìr'iit"] university of Minnesota Medical school and his
leading him to discover tñat a careei master's degree in public health from the University
in public health could be his mission. of Oklahoma.
Although he yearned to be a missionar¡
Fairbanks' decision to enter the field of medicine forever changed his life, leading him to
discover that service to others could be his mission. For this he credits Augsburg, and
says, "service to others was always portrayed as the reason Augsburg College existed."
Fairbanks spent more than 30 years working on Indian reservations for the U.S.
Public Health Service, and continued his dedication to a life in public health by
promoting the hospice movement and campaigning to lower the D.U.I. limits in
Arizona.
However, Fairbanks is best known for his work to ban smoking in hospitals. He
remembers that in the 1950s, "workplaces and hospitals were like smoke-filled
dungeons. No one else seemed willing to stand up for those most affected because of a
risk of offending someone." Fairbanks added, "I started the movement because someone
needed to do it."
It has been this fight against the tobacco and liquor industries that Fairbanks has
found to be the most challenging-yet most rewarding-part of his career. For his work,
Fairbanks has earned several awards and honors, including an appointment in the early
1980s by then-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop to expand the ban on smoking to
include all public facilities.
Although retired in 2000 from Cigna HealthCare where he worked as a family
physician, Fairbanks has continued his involvement in public health service. He
currently serves as president of Arizonans Concerned About Smoking, and also serves as
ex-officío member of the Executive Committee for International Network Towards
Smoke-Free Hospitals, a London-based organization that works to promote smoke-free
hospitals around the world.
Reflecting upon his career, Fairbanks embraces Martin Luther's quote, "a manb
work is his mission," and concludes, "my work has been my mission and continues
to be."
Cherie Christ is content webmaster
in
Augsburg's infonnation technologlt departrnent
part of a new course that they
could develop,' says Regina
McGoff, associate clirector of CGE.
"In the case of staff, they might
propose something that could be
developed as a non-credit
'Augsburg Experience.'
"The goal oI these seminars is
to look at themes o[ vocation in a
global context-which is already
part of many of our programsbut this grant gives us an
opportunity to really fine-tune and
develop a stronger model for
incorporating faith ancl vocation
aspects," says McGoff.
Last year, CGE recruitedJeni
Falkman as an intern for their
Lilly program. Falkman, who
graduated from Augsburg last year
with a major in religion,
participated in two of CGE's
programs as a student, and had a
transforming experience as a result
of her travels.
"Jeni is helping us develop a
faculty guide, because the goal is
to use these nine seminars to
develop a model that Augsburg
can use for faculty-led, studyabroad programs that help
students reflect on faith and
vocation," says McGoll.
"She'll also help us pull
together an independent study
journal that can be used by
Augsburg students on nonAugsburg programs, provlding an
imprint for all study-abroad
programs, so that students will
more intentionally think about
their faith experiences and their
vocation."
In addition to faculty and
staff, CGE hopes to include
alurnni in the seminars. "Ideally,
we'd be interested in individuals
involved in a vocation related to
the discipline," says McGoff. "For
instance, it would be great to have
an educator go along on an
education seminar, and really be
a
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part of that learning experience
publications and
alongside the faculty, staff, and
students." While there are no
scholarships available for alumni, the
experience would certainly serve as a
unique and possibly transforming
learning and teaching opportunity.
"It's really exciting to work on
developing something that can create
more of a framework for Augsburg
students," says McGoff. "Most studyabroad programs don't incorporate
faith elements, and we're trying to
build a stronger model for doing so."
editor of Augsburg
Now, will lead the
Center for Global
Education's first
Exploring Our
Gifts travel
seminar. The
seminar, entitled
"Namibia:
International
Education," will
spend three
weeks in this
African countr)¿
Students will visit
schools in the
capital city of
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On May 21, Augsburg education
professor Gretchen Kranz Irvine and
Betsey Norgard, director of
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Augsburg education professor Gretchen lrvine (above), along with
Betsey Norgard, director of publications in the Office of Public
Relations and Communication, will lead the Center for Global
Education's first Exploring Our Gifts travel seminar to Namibia this
spring.
Windhoek as well as several other areas
to explore differences in the educational
a teachers'college, an early childhood
development center, and
experiences of students and teachers in
Namibia.
Students will be encouraged to
foster enduring relationships with
Namibian teachers and students. They
will learn how to develop culturally
appropriate educational materials and
methods, and how to become a better
educator about Namibia and Africa.
Furthermore, students will explore the
vocation of teaching as a call that
integrates faith and profession.
"Têaching is such a natural vocation
and connection to the Lilly
opportunities to appreciate Namibia's
Endowment," says Irvine, who in 2000
led in a five-week Fulbright-Hays
educators' travel seminar to Namibia.
"At that time, we did similar things to
what we'll do now, and I can see our
students as really understanding the
Namibian educational system."
To Jind out more about Exploring Our
Gifts, vísit <www.augsburg. edu/lilþ>
and see the vqríous ways that vocation
Students will have a
chance to rneet with school
two days in a second-grade classroom,
where she took this photo of the teacher
and a group of her students using bottle
caps for a math lesson.
minister of education and
culture. They'll also gather with
members of the Namibia National
Têachers'Union, and
with leaders of the
Sexuality Education
Research Project. In
park, Etosha.
"For me personally, when you go
on a trip such as this the first time,
there's that first meeting of that
culture, and that first thinking about
all of it," says lrvine. "So noq on this
trip, I'm in a different place in my
thinking about Namibia; I hope to
take myself to a nelv level in my
understanding of Namibia." I
is being integrated into the life of
Augsburg.
,AUCSBURG COLIÆGE
directors and Namibia's
During her first visit to Namibia in 2000 as
part of a Fulbright-Hayes educators'travel
seminar, Professor Gretchen lrvine spent
culturally rich heritage, majestic
scenery, as well as the largest game
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Reconnecting Faith, Life, and Vocation
addition, their stay will include visits to
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A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF VOCATION
In collaboration with a six-month vocation seminar for faculty and staff, Tim Pippert, assistant professor of sociology,
invited students in his Introduction to Human Society course to participate in an extra-credit assignment. Pippert
challenged the students to represent their concept of vocation through a single photographic image and a brief description.
Following are samples of the students' images and excerpts of their descriptions.
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A PASSION FOR CHILDREN
I believe that my vocation is to work with children. I am not exactly
sure how I will end up helping children, but I know that I will
definitely incorporate it into my life. ... I gravitate toward children,
and many people have told me that I look happiest when I am
helping them. ... [My passion for] children has grown over the
years into real enjoyment. ... I think this is my vocation because I
get such satisfaction out of it.
Wien, elementary education freshman
AN ALTRUISTIC VOCATION
My vocation in life is to help individuals. I think
my purpose in life is to make a difference in
[people's lives] and to touch their hearts. I am here
to [helpl people find their potential and guide them
back to where they [belongl . I am here as a friend, a
confidant, and as an extra person to love, in case
someone doesn't feel love.
Yang, psychology and
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communication freshman
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that my
vocation is as an
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nurturer of kids.
...When I got
out of high
school, the first
job available to
teacher's aid at a Catholic elementary school. ... My first three
months were pure hell ... someone then advised me to attend
teacher's training college ... from then on it was great. ... I was
nominated Têacher of the Year and received an award for best
teacher/student relationship. ... When I came to America, I found
myself in the same role as a live-in nanny, taking care o[ four
kids, ages 3 through 7 . ... I think I have now accepted that my
vocation meets the needs of those parents who don't have lextra]
time to [spendì with their children, which is very important to a
child's maturity and self-esteem.
Jones, marketing sophomore
-O'Fay
A CALL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
First and foremost, I wanted to be a cop since age 5. ...
lThenì all through high school, I dreamt of nothing but
the FBI as my vocation. ... ll¿terl, I got sidetracked by
my path to the FBI ... and vowed that the Navy was a
great choice. ... Now guess what-I want to be a cop
again. So now I'm making calls, having interviews,
going on ride-alongs, researching internships,
volunteering, etc. At least one thing is lcertain]-I
know I want to be involved in law enforcement.
Brunzell, sociology freshman
-Sara
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From the Alumni Board president's desk...
Tlåi:,"ï:l,
part of a cold
January in Russia
behind the lron
Curtain with a
group of
Augsburg and St.
Olaf students.
The trip was led
by Professor Norma Noonan, and this was a
part of my education that I will never forget.
Recently, I spent an enlightened Auggie
Hour with Professor Noonan and a group of
Augsburg alumni discussing the current
status of Russia. We ate Russian food and
leamed a lot-without the fear of a final
examl
This calls to mind two facts: we should
never stop leaming, and we should maintain
our relationship with Augsburg colleagues
and alumni. However, in our busy lives,
getting together with old friends and
retuming to campus can be difficult.
The Augsburg Alumni Board represents
you, and we would like to hear from you so
we can keep alumni connections open. Email us at <alumni@augsburg.edu> and let
us know who you are, what you are doing,
and how you would like to be involved with
the College and fellow alumni. We value
your input!
Becoming involved can be as simple as
updating your e-mail address so we can
contact you about upcoming events in your
area, or joining us for some geat
conversations at an upcoming Auggie Hour
listed on p. 25 of this issue of the Augsburg
Now. We welcome your ideas for building
connections between Augsburg and our
alumni and providing events and services
that are valuable to you.
Paul Batalden '63 receives
Alfred l. duPont Award
llaul
B.
Itgatalden,
M.D., was
honored in
September as the
recipient of the
2002 Alfred I.
duPont Award for
Excellence in
Paul Batalden'63
was
Children's Health
Care. The award
honored in September recognizes his
for excellence in
childrent health care. early and ongoing
efforts in
developing innovative, high-quality
systems to advance health care worldwide.
Batalden's Health Care Improvement
Leadership Development program at
Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover,
N.H., has as its main goal the
development of knowledge and leadership
that will result in cost-effective, patientcentered, quality health care both
Spring 2003
nationally and internationally. Batalden is a
professor of pediatrics and of community
and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical
School, and program co-director of the
Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars
Fellowship.
In accepting the award, Batalden
remarked, "My hope for the future is that
we will recognize the importance of
understanding and improving those small,
living systems where children, families,
and health care meet. We also need to
rccogrize the challenges facing us as we
try to integrate cognitive knowledge,
technical skills, and values. Through this
connection, others who share these
concerns
will be energized, encouraged,
and make connections with each other."
The Alfred I. duPont Award, which
includes a $50,000 pnze and original
crystal award, is granted annually by
Nemours, one of the nation's largest
pediatric health care providers.
Many interesting things are happening
at the College, and alumni involvement is
on the rise. Watch for upcoming
opportunities to get involved-such as those
Iike the vocation mentoring program, which
be recruiting alumni for the 2003-'04
school year who can share a little of their
time and talents with students.
Mark your calendar for this summer's
alumni picnic onJune2S at Como Park in
St. Paul (see p. 2l for more information).
Family and friends are welcome, and we're
hoping for better weather this year!
will
Andrew Morrison'73
President, Alumni Board
Gene Hugoson'67
appo¡nted
commissioner of
agr¡culture
¡F
overnor Tim Pawlenty appointed Gene
'ó7 commissioner o[ the
|\IHugoron
Minnesota Department of Agriculture in
January A south-central Minnesota farmer
from the East Chain area, Hugoson was first
appointed agriculture commissioner in July
1995 by Gov. Ame Carlson, and was
reappointed in 1999 by Gov. Jesse Ventura.
Hugoson also served five terms in the
Minnesota House of Representatives, having
been first elected in 1986, and served four
years as assistant minority leader.
Pawlenty said he looked "far and wide"
for an agriculture commissioner and
real:zed Hugoson was the best person for
the job. He cited some of Hugoson's
accomplishments, including the creation of
an online licensing system for people or
companies who hold certificates, licenses, or
permits required by state law Pawlenty also
said Hugoson has followed up on numerous
trade missions over the years.
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Books). In making its selection,
the award jury commented: "A
953
Dean Lapham, Bloomington,
Minn., is one of the authors of
new book on Freemasonry in
Songfor Nettie lohnson is
a
Minnesota, entitÌed, The Scottish
Minnesota1867-2001. Sales of the book go to
support the Scouish Rite Clinic
for Childhood Disorders in
Duluth. Dean can be ¡eached via
Rite oJ Freemasonry in
e-mail at <lapham2@mac.com>.
Gloria Sawai,
Edmonton,
Alberta, received
the Canadian
Governor
General's Literary
Award for Fiction
for her book, A
Songfor Nettíe lohnson (Coteau
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a
profoundly light-tilled collection
of short stories set on the prairies
and peopled with holy sinners,
visionaries, children, and socalled ordinary folk. The power
of grace illuminates her world."
Her book also won two awards at
the 2002 Alberta Book Awards:
the Henry Kreisel Award for Best
First Book and the Howard
O'Hagan Award for Short Fiction.
In addition, she was the lirstprize winner of the Writers'
Union of Canada's Danuta Gleed
Literary Award. An author,
playwright, and teacher, Gloria
has been
publishing individual
Nettíe lohnson is her firsr booklength publication. Her plays
have been produced by Alberta
Theatre Projects and the
Edmonton Fringe Festival.
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HOMECOMING 2OO3
October 3 and 4
Football game vs.
Carleton College
1957
SaLurda¡ October
Marshall D.
Johnson,
Minneapolis,
recently received
news thât his
,,.¡ry,Fr book. Mal¿ins
-Á!,@r*D.rú,ún (Eerdmans,
2002), was named to the
"Outstanding Academic Title" list
for 20O2by Choice magazine,
published by the American
Library Association.
stories [o¡ many yeârs; A SongJor
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p.m.
Homecoming dinner
Friday, October 3, 5:30 p.m.
Reunion celebrations
Classes of 1953, 1963, 1978,
and Ì993
Psychology department allclass reunion
& 40th
anniversary celebration
Saturday, October 4
Contact the alumni olJrce at 612-
330-1178
iJ
you are interested in
serving on a reunion planning
committee.
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Dean Gulden '63: From Augsburg professor
dOgsled mUSh€f
¡v
to pr¡ze-winning
ressica Brown and Lynn Mena
Imagine beginning your day with the sun on your face and the wind rr-rshing against you, traveling at high speeds through the woods, stopping
for breakfast only after you've reached the top of a hÌll so high you can see Lake Superior and its stunning vistas. This is a solitary adventurewell, almost-just you, nature, and a pack of canine companions leading the way.
For Dean Gulden, a prizewinning dogsled musher, this has become a way of life. In 1985, he and a friend started a summer mountain program
for area youth in Grand Marais, Minn., taking a busload of l<ids to Wyoming to experience the thrill of mountain climbing. ln continulng the
program into the winter, he was introduced to the sport of dogsled raclng. Having a great love of the outdoors, the sport quickly grew on Gulden,
who now owns l7 Alaskan Huskies and participates in up to slx races per year.
Sometimes, Gulden's competition includes his wife, Jean. "[In 200tL we were competing and I was
having a good run," recalls Gulden. "i was out first and Jean was five or six teams behind me. I was
cruising along this river and looÌ<ing at the blue sk¡ when all of a sudden I heard, 'trail!' which race
etiquette dlctates you must relinquish the trail and let the competitor by. We1l, I look around and here it's
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Jean passing me!
"It's a tough sport, there's both competition and camaraderie
need help, they're there for you,"
... mushers are fiercly competitive, but if you
One of the most enjoyable aspects for Gulden is the ability to share his dogs with others. "I go to high
schools and senior centers so they can see the dogs and pet them and learn about them," says Gulden.
"It's a vehicle I can use to share myself and what I've done ... I've been very blessed and I like to share
that blessing with other people."
Tiaining the dogs is both challenging and fulfilling. "Finding what the strength of each dog is and helping
them to maximize that potential is a lot like teaching," says Gulden, a longtime leacher. "I'm not
comparing students to dogs-though most people who know dogs would not be offended."
Dean Gulden '63, former Augsburg
math department chair and
professor, now participates in up to
six dogsled races per year.
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Both an Augsbr"rrg alumnus and a former Augsburg math department chair and professor, Gulden left the
College in 1975 for Grand Marais, where he taught at Cook County High School. Prior to Cook County and
Augsburg, Gulden served in the Air Force and also worked in the space industry He and his wife now split
their time between Grand Marais and Fairbanks, Alaska, where he teaches rn the summer monthsJessíca
Brown is a communication speciøList in the OlJice of Public Relations and Communication.
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l1964
Lloyd A. Pearson, Holmen, Wis.,
retired in November after 30 years
of airline flying, most recently as a
captain with Northwest Airlines.
He began his airline career with
North Central Airlines, which
became Republic Airlines, and later
merged with Northwest. Prior to
airline flying, he taught high school
math and then spent five years in
the Air Force, including a year in
Vietnam, during which he flew
365 combat missions.
1967
George Lillquist, Golden
Valley,
Minn., was featured in an article in
the Crystal-Robbinsdale Sun-Post,
after he was named interim artistic
director at the FAIR fine arts
magnet school in Crystal. George
had retired in the spring ol2002
as principal of the TÞchnology
Learning Campus and Robbinsdale
Spanish Immersion School, after a
35 -year education career.
Gail(Stromsmoe) Dow,
Denver, Colo., was presented with
the Career Achievement Award by
the Colorado Library Association
in recognition of her many years
of dedicated sewice to the library
profession. In 1999, she was
named Librarian o[ the Year,
honoring her efforts with the
Colorado Legislature. She has
since retired, but remains an
active part of the Denver library
system and also volunteers at her
.church library
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Minn., was the featured speaker at
the Lac qui Parle Prairie
t
Inbune, after she spoke at
a
Community Leaders Breakfast in
November in St. Paul. LaRhae is
pÌanning director for the Project
2030 Aging Initiative in the
Minnesota Department of Human
Services.
Donald Q. Smith, Monticello,
Minn., was featured in an article
in
Preservation's annual meeting in
November. Janet, who calls herself
Augsburg alumnÌ, friends, facult¡ and staff are invited to jorn
academic dean Chris Kimball and associate professor Kristin
Anderson on a trip to explore the great American pastime o[
baseball. Travel by bus to Chicago and visit the Field Museum's
"Baseball as America" exhibit, as well as check out some great
baseball:
the Monticello Times, after his
selection for the Monticello High
School (MHS) Wall of Fame, in
recognition of his civic activism.
Wednesda¡ June 18, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
Richard J. Seime, Rochester,
Minn., presented a forum in
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
US Ceilular Field (Comisky)
February on "Interpersonal
Psychotherapy for Depression" at
Metropolitan State University's
First Friday Forum Series.
1973
Syl Jones, St. Louis Park, Minn.,
was the topic of a recent interview
in the Puls¿ of the'Iwin Cities
weekly newspaper, entitled "A
discussion of race relations and
other matters with Syl Jones." Syl
is an editorial writer for the
Minneapolis Stør Tnbune and a
consultant to corporations on
topics of diversity and quality He
also collaborated with Augsburg
to form the Scholastic
Connections program.
US Ce11ular Field (Comisky)
Thursda¡June 19, l:05 p.m.
Frida¡ June 20
Field Museum Exhibit: "Baseball as America"
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
Wrigley Field, 2:20 p.m.
Saturday, June 21, 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
Mi11er Park
Sunday,June 22, l:05 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
Miller Park
Cost of trip is $595 per person based on double occupancy For
complete details, contact Thorpe Tours at l-866-553-8687 or
<thorpe@wwt.net>, and contact <alumni@augsburg.edu> so we can
add you to our line-up!
Jan (Weum) Ph¡l¡bert,
Minneapolis, is a business
applications anaþt at Guidant
Corporation.
1975
Minn., is co-author and ilÌustrator
of a book of childhood games,
entitled Sally B's Games for Good
HomeMøde Fun. She owns
speaking engagements a year and
has authored, co-âuthored, and
created I3 books, two audio
tapes, and various novelty
products.
Mark Sedio,
girl
humorist," does about 100
1970
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
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choir concerts during a toul to the
1979
Czech Republic, Poland, and
Slovakia. Mark is director ol
The Rev. Mark R. Aune,
Mendota Heights, Minn., was
installed as senior pastor o[
Augustana Lutheran Church. He
ancl his rvife, Janis (Blomgren)
music at Central Lutheran Church
in Minneapolis.
1977
'81, have two children: Stefan and
Roselyn Nordaune, Plymouth,
Minn., rvas featured in the "Who's
Who in Family Law" resource
guide to Minnesota attorneys in
nonprofit organizations. She can
Shorewoocl, Minn.
John Popham, Washington,
Susan Lyback-Dahl, Wahkon,
Minn., is a staff writer for the
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Sarah Parker ('89 MAL), Edina,
for 15 years.
Minn., recently returned to
1978
Minnesota after spending nearly
l0 years in the Pacific Northwest.
She owns a busìness providìng
marketing, media relations, and
communications services to small
and mid-sized businesses and
The Rev. Mark Christoffersen,
Fairfield, Conn., is pasror at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church.
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.
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Walt Johnson, Minneapolis,
temporarily left the Minneapolis
Public Library to begin a yearlong
fellowship with the U.S. Patent
and Tradernark Depository Library
Program (PTDLP) ofiice in
Arlington, Va., rvhere he will assist
rvith the clei'elopment and revision
oI electronic products lor PTDLPs
throughout the country He i,vill
also travel to some of these
libraries to train staff and patrons
on patent and trademark searches.
The Rev. Richard D. Buller,
New Hope, Minn., was installed
ol Valìey Community
Presbyterian Church in Golden
Valley. He previously sen'ed 10
years at a diverse, inner-city
congregation in Philadelphia and
four years at another diverse
church in Waterloo, lowa. He
and his wife, Jean Ann, a
as pastor
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Tim McWatt'742 Unique path leads to professional success
by Judy Petree
It
comes as no surprise that Auslin McWatl has a love o[baseball. After all, his c1ad, Tim McWatt, Class of '74,
played baseball rvith one o[ St. Paul's own Hall of Fame baseball players, Dave Winfield. O[ course, that rvas
rvhen they were both klds playing at the Oxford lields in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Pau1. Today, McWatt
hves in Santa Rosa, Calif., and is a hon're office property claim technical manager for Frreman's Fund insurance
Company (FFIC). He has bcen in thrs positron srnce rnoving fiorn Mir-u-reapolis in December 199ó.
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Mcwatt has lvorked for FFIC for the past l7 years, starting as a property adjr-rster and then moving to
management in 1991 in what usecl to be their Minneapolis branch oflice. Before FF]C, McWatt rvas an adjuster at
St. Paul Companies and SAFECO Insurance Company. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in business
adminÌstration/econornics from Ar,rgsburg, he began working in the loan department of First Produce Bank, a
part of the First Mir-rneapolis Bank's system. He has also worked for 3M in sales.
While a stuclent ât Alrgsburg, McWatt held positions
Tim McWatt's success as a
business professional is
grounded by student
leadership roles at Augsburg
and as an early member of
the critically acclaimed gospel
group, Sounds of Blackness.
as
vice president and president of the Black Student Union
(BSU). He recalls his educational experience at Augsburg to be very positive, enabling hÌm to develop business
and leadership skills that have played a palt in his success today.
McWatt me[ one of his best frìends while at Augsb]-rrg, Roger Clarke, rvho was also a past president olBSU. They
were both members of the critically acclaimed and internationally-renowned gospel group, Sounds ol
Blackness-McWatt from I9TI-1975 during its infancy under [he directorship of Gary Hines.
"I had great opportumtres to travel r,vith the group throLlghout the Unlted States, and was fortunate enough to be
on the first alburn," 1-re said, "and happen to be one o[ the members picturecl on the back of the a1bum."
He and his wife, Michelle (Whie) '75, r,vhom he also rnet while they rvere stnclents at Augsburg, recently celebrated their 25th wedding amlversrry.
Michelle is a teacher's aid in Santa Rosa-ReiblÌ. They have trvo chilclren: 12-year-olc1 Austin, who, besides loving baseball and basketball, plays piano,
and Ì6-year-old Danae, a sophomore at Santa Rosa High Scl-rool and a member of the Dance Cornpany One o[ her best experiences, says her dad, is
when she became a cast mernber of the Penumbra Tl-reatre's production of Blacl¡ Nativity rvhen they rvere back in Minnesota.
McWatt and his family belong to the Harvest Christlan Center Church 1n Santa Rosa, ancl he enjoys playing golf and workrng olrt at the local
YMCA. He has been an assistant basketball coach for the past three years for the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) St. Rose boy's basketball tearn,
lvhere 1-ris son, Austin, rs a point gr"rard. The 2002 season brongl-rt Lhem therr fìrst champions}rip season.
ludy Pctrct is
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in thc Olficc
oJ Pttblic Rclations and Comtntnicatiott
Spring 2003
psychiatric nurse at Nonh
Memorial, have two sons: Peter,
13, and Martin, 10.
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The Office of Alumn¡/Parent Relations announces...THE AUGSBURG SONG CONTEST
Have you ever loved the words to a song, but the music was rmpossible to follow? Here is youlchance lo
rewrite the music for the Ar-rgsburg Song that was written by P A. Sveggen and H.P Opseth. The song has a
wonderful message, but a diffÌcu1t line of music to slng. We would like to update the Augsburg Song into one
that can be sr-rng by the masses throughout the year.
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.
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of
t'ormer days, with thanht'ulhearts we sing,
Because they wrought in wondrous ways the Love of God to bring,
To
bringhis love and wisdom down to every seehing
h joyJttl praise Let music
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sotLl.
sound and up to heavet-t roII.
We sing of all who now belong to Augsburg's brotherhood:
May they stand always Jirm and strongwhere those before them stood:
Let Augsburg still in strength remøin, \\/hen we our way have trod:
Janice L. Aune, St. Paul, was
recently featured ln the St. Paul
Pioneer Press. She is president and
Let sound Jor aye the joyous strain oJ thanhJul praise to God.
CEO of Onvoy, a teÌecommunications firm based in Pl1'rnouth.
The deadline for submission lsJuly 16, 2003. Please send your composition [o
Heidi Breen, Associate Director
Augsburg College AlumniÆarent Relations
CB I,16
2211 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 5545'+
Jeannie (Shaughnessy)
Hodges, Alexandria, Va., recently
became president and co-owner of
Pathwise Partners, LLC, a transition
management consulting firm
focused on partnering with nonprofit and for-profit organizations
breen@augsburg.edu
e>.periencing significant change.
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Gail(Moran)
Wawrzyniak,
Raleigh, N.C.,
was promoted to
vice president. at
BB&T
Corporation,
based in
Winston-SaÌem, N.C
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administrative pharmacy and
director ol the pharmacogenetics
laboratory at the University of
Iowa College ol Pharmacy
Renee (Paulsen) married Paul
Del¿ria in March. The couple
resìdes in Ham l¿ke, Minn. She is
project manager for Wells Fargo
Spring 20O3
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
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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.
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of the YWCA of Erie, and was
previously executive director of St.
David's Child Development and
Family Services in Minnetonka,
Minn. She can be reached via emaiÌ at <mtknak@yahoo.com>.
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naval history military
indoctrination, and physical
[itness.
Paula Seeger, Madison, Wis.,
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Amy Ellingrod, Woodland Hills,
Augsburg wrestling alumnus Dan Lewandowski '97 was inducted
into the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Division lll
Wrestling Hall of Fame in March in Ada, Ohio. Lewandowski, who
won Division lll national titles for the Auggies in 1996 and 1997, is
the first Augsburg wrestler to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Augsburg, he served as an assistant coach
for the Auggie wrestling program for four seasons (1998-2002),
and was part of three national t¡tle teams as a coach, He is
currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University of
Minnesota.
training in naval warfare,
seamanship, navigation,
engineering, naval leadership,
Calif., has been a member of the
Santa Monica S¡rmphony since
1998. After five years of working
as an engineer for 3M
Pharmaceuticals, she folÌowed a
new career path, and is currently
working for the Los Angeles
Philharmonic in the development
department.
Deborah A. Kirby,
Pensacola,
Fla., was commissioned to the
rank of Navy ensign after
completing Aviation Officer
Candidate School at Naval
Aviation Schools Command, Naval
Air Station, in Pensacola. At the
school, she received intensive
was promoted to the reference
and outreach services librarian at
the Dane County Law Library in
Madison.
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Chellie (Kingsley) married
David Shaffe¡ in September. The
couple lives in Rancho Palos
Verdes, Calif., where Chellie is
pursuing a doctorate degree at
Ryokan College in Los Angeles,
and David is owner/operator of
Summit Pain and Injury
Treatment Centers.
1997
Jane Marie (Ruth) ma¡ried
in September.
Jeremy Zirbes
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Los Angeles-area alumni, parents, and friends are invited to this special performance of
the Augsburg Concert Band's 2003 tour, conducted by Robert Stacke '71, and featuring
reunion of the internationally-acclaimed "Skeets" Tiio and an original composition
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conducted by Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson'02.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 7:30
Crystal Cathedral
p.tø.
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Lewis Street . Garden Grove, California
714-97t-4000
All
are
invited to a reception from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Crystal Cathedral Art Gallery;
please RSVP to Alumni/Parent Relations at I-800-260-6590 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>
il you plan to atl.end this reception.
The Crystal Cathedral in Los Angeles.
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!
THE "SKEETS" TRIO
The "Skeets" Tiio has played for presidents and royalty. Members include "Skeets"
Langley'65, winner of the prestigious Coupe Mondiale (World Cup) and the Gold Medal
at the 1963 Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes in Baden-Baden, Germany;
Stanford Freese, entertainment director for Disney Corporation; and Robert Stacke '71,
Augsburg Music Department chair and director of bancls.
BRENDAN ANDERSON'02
will conduct hÌs original composition, I Believe, an interpretation
of the Apostle's Creed in word and music, performed by the Augsburg Concert Band
with guest high school and youth choirs from the grealer Los Angeles area.
Brendan Anderson '02
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An early photo of The "Skeets" Trio, featuring
(l to r) Stanford Freese, Robert Stacke'71, and
"Skeets" Langley'65.
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Brent Grier, Naperville, Ill., is a
lile/dental insurance underwriter
o
rvith Metlife.
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AUGGIE HOURS
s.
Ar.rggie Hours are held the
Laurence Stratton was recenrly
featured in an article in the
l.
Springfield Adv ance-Press, aftel he
L)
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a
second hesday of each month
at 5:30 p.m.
joined the Ìegal firm o[ Muske,
Muske & Suhrhoff Ltd. He and
May 13
his wife, Jennifer (Draeger)
'97,live in Morgan, Mìnn.
Stillwater, Minn.
Facilitator/topic: Angie
Ahlgren '98, theatre
Freighthouse
Ryan Kehnle, Ortonville, Minn.,
and his wife, Nikole, were
featured in an article in the
O rtonville lndep enden t detaillng
the celebration oI their one-year
anniversary as owners of the
Ortonr'ìlle Matador Supper Club.
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Kaydee Kirk, Chicago, works
for Lakefront SRO, a nonprofit
developer oI supportive housing
for the homeless in Chicago. She
is pursuing a graduate degree at
the University of Illinois at
Chicago in the urban deveÌopers
program.
Gretchen Meents, South Sr.
Paul, Minn., was featured in the
St. Paul Pioneer Press as a
candidate for the St. Paul Winter
Carnival's Queen of the Snows
competition. She is a senior social
worker for Hennepin County, and
ls also co-chair o[ the Hennepin
County Social Work Advisory
Council.
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Scott Hvistendahl recenrly
.
accepted a position at TiueWell,
an organization that helps youth
pastors design, build, manage,
and rnaintain Web communities.
He can be contacted via e-mail at
<hvisty@hotmail.com>.
2000
Aaron Gabriel perlormed with
the Grimrn family includlng
Jennifer Grimm '99, in a concert
at Bigfork High School Commons
inJanuary The concert was
featured in an article in the Gr-and
Rapids Herald-ll¿vi¿1a,. Jsnnifsr has
also been performing overseas and
rvith the Minneapolis band, Soul
Tight Committee.
Spring 2003
AUGGIE HOURS AL
FRESCO
Same great after-work event, but
held outside on a locaÌ patio!
(left) recently spent two weeks teaching
English in Xi'an, China, as part of a Global Volunteers service
program. He was assigned to teach conversational English to
adult learners and was impressed by their level of knowledge.
"Their English skills were good," said Soderberg, who lives in
Minneapolis. "l mainly helped them with pronunciation-so we
had many good conversations. lt was interesting; I learned a lot
about their lives."
Eric Soderberg '92
Soderberg enjoyed strolling the streets of Xi'an, meeting people
and immersing himself in the city's daily rhythms. "One day, I
was walking back from the park to the hotel," he said. "l passed
a young man-he nodded, rushed up to walk next to me, and
said 'hi!'very enthusiastically. Then he continued talking in
Chinese! We exchanged many smiles, and I knew he was just
trying to be friendly."
June
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.
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Sarah (Henderson) married
Justin Accola inJanuary The
couple live and work in the
Minneapolis area.
Brandi Czyson, Brooklyn Park,
Mìnn., was featured in a Chantplin
Dayton Press article on nelv school
district employees. Brandi is a
compuier lab paraprolessional
r'vith the district.
Meghan L. (Swanson) married
Peter Dangerfielcl
in December.
The couple resides in Minneapolis,
li'here Meghan rvorks at
Make\4usic! lnc., and Peter lvorks
ar rhe Universit)'
ol Minnesota.
ln February, the Augsburg Alumni Association sponsored a
networking fair for careers and internships, which joined
students with area employers-many of which featured
Augsburg alumni. Held in Christensen Cente1 the event also
featured a talk by Colleen Watson '91 MAL, and a panel
discussion by alumni on what employers look for in new grad
hires and interns. For those interested in recruiting Augsburg
students, contact the Center for Service, Work, and Learning at
612-330-1148 or via e-mail at <careers@augsburg.edu>. Pictured
above are Kristen Hirsch '91 and junior Brittany Fagen.
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Mary Olson '742 'Find passion in what you do'
by Marissa Mapes'03
Would you like to trade in your business suits, endless meetings, and stale coffee for an
opportunity to fulfill your dreams? A[ter 22 years of successfully cllmblng the
corporate laclder at USWest, Mary Olson did just that when she jumped at Lhe chance
to transform her dream ol owning a winery rnto a reality ln 1996, Olson sold her
lifetime supply of pantyhose and purchased Airlie Winery in Monmouth, Ore.
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As a high school student, Olson longed to broaden her experiences, and Ar-rgsburg's
Minneapolis location seemed the "perfect fit" for this small-town girl from Osceola,
Wis. Olson discovered all that Augsburg had to offer through her visits to another
Augsburg alumna-her cousin, Juhe (Olson) Munson '72.
"My days at Augsburg gave me great insight into people," Olson said. She graduated
from Ar"rgsburg In L974 with degrees ln English and politlcal science, and fondly recalls
chess games with Professor Myles Stenshoel, her tennre as student body president, and
her trlp to Russia with Professor Norma Noonan. Olson was highly involved in campus
life, and later brought that experience into her professional life and the world of
business.
"Work to me has always been more than a job-1t is a passion," Olson said. Following
graduatlon, she was hired into the management-training program with Northwestern
8e11, which became USWest and is now Qwest. From there, she was transferred and
promoted to different branches of USWest throughout the country. In 1990, she was
transferred to Portland, Ore., as she worked her way from the technical ranks to vice
presrdential level.
ln 1996, Mary Olson '74 traded her 22 years in the
corporate world to purchase and operate a winery in
Monmouth, Ore.
"I fell in love with Oregon, its people, and the wines, and started telllng friends that in my next life I was going to move back to Oregon and own
a winer¡" she said. Her "next 1ife" came sooner than she thought, and her dream came true; she ls now the proud owner of a beautrful vineyard
and winery
Olson said she would not change anythlng that lec1 up to her owmng the winery "My career at USWest made it possible for me to live out my
dream." Olson's success is illustrated by her passion for life and work. For othels seekrng to transform their lives, Olson advises, "Learn, enjoy, and
find passion ln what you do."
Olson has kept in touch with many o[ her Augsburg friends, and some have visited her vineyard. If you can't get to her winery in person, you can find
Airlie wrne at area Twin Cities retailers. Olson is planning to hold an Augsburg alumni gathering at Airlie Winery this summer. Watch for details!
Marissa Mapes is a senior majoringin commLLnication.
joins sister
2002
She
Brooke Stoeckel, Isanti, Minn.,
is a group sales manager at
Riverwood Inn in Monticello,
Minn. She can be reached via e-
advocate
Karin, 3. Diana is
a sentencing
mail at
Defender's Office.
<brookiedoll2 7@hotmail. com>.
Brenda Selander, Oakdale,
Minn., is a physical education
teacher at Anoka High School.
She can be contacted via e-mail at
<selander9@hotmai l.com>.
Births/Adoptions
Diana (Wilkie)'86 and Rick
Buffie, Apple Valle¡ Minn.-a
daughter, Kirsten Dale, in,July
26
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with the
Hennepin
County Public
Leah is a special education
teacher and Todd is a social
studies teacher. They both teach
at Armstrong High School.
Julie (Severson)
Jennifer
'94
(Cummings)
'96 and Brian
and Dermott
Norman, St. Louis
Patricia
(Noren)
'91 and
Park, Mirm.-a
daughter, Sophie
Lyle
Enderson,
Leah (Johnson)
'95 and Todd
Elk River, Minn.-twins, Evan
Noren and Laura Mary, in
December. Patricia is a marketing
communications specialist for
Reviva Co.
Marla (Stratton)'92 and John
Mayer'BB, New Prague, Minn.a son, Trace Alan, in November.
He joirs brother Mason, 3.
Farmington,
.-'.:.I Minn.-a
Ann, inJune.
Weisjahn'95,
New Hope,
Minn.-a
son,
Noah Charles,
in November.
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Ackland'95,
I
Krystina,
last
daughter, Ellie
April. They can be
reached via e-mail at
<bjackland@msn.com>.
Jasmina Besirevic-Regan'97
and Matthew Regan '95, New
Haven, Conn.-a daughter, Selma
Jane. in November.
Spring 2O03
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The Rev. Harry T. Sorenson
'42,Ephrata, Wash., died in
January he was 83. In his 58
years of minìstry he sen'ed
parishes in Minnesota, North
Dakota, California, and
Washington. He is survived by his
wife, Judy; two daughters, Linda
and Sheila; son, Aaron; and four
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his first wife, Ruth
Berg, and his daughter, Cheri.
Marilynn
(Peterson)
Merced. She and her husband,
Herman, rerired in lg8l ancl
began a long and memorabÌe
retirement. She loved to travel and
was talented at needlepoint, crossstitching, and crocheting. A
dedicated volunteer, she surpassed
6,500 volunteer hours at a locaì
hospital, and was very active in
her local ELCA church. She also
organized and enjoyed mini
Auggie reunions on the Pacific
Coast. She is survived by her
husband of 55 years; three
children, Steven, Scott, and
Olson'48,
Shelley; eight grandchildren; and
Merced, Calif.,
died in July; she
was 77. She
taught school for
many years at
five great-grandchildren.
Wayne L. Stutelberg'49,
Woodbury, Minn., died in
September; he was 77. He spent
32 years working with programs
Oak Grove High School in Fargo,
N.Dak., and kindergarten in
related to special services,
including serving as head of the
and Wisconsin. She is survived by
her husband of nearly 40 years,
Bob; two sisters and a brother; and
speech department at Gillette
Children's Hospital, state director
for the National Easter SeaÌ
Society, and director of special
education programs for both the
Rosemount and Forest Lake
her beloved Boston terrier, Arf,
who shadowed her every step.
school districts. He is survived by
three children, Tom, Patricia, and
Mark, and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
elementary school principal.
wife, Marlys.
John N. Samuelson'50,
Minneapolis, died in December;
he was
/).
Shirley A. (Knapton) Hooker
'57, CaldwelÌ, ldaho, died inJuly
2001 after a prolonged medical
battle; she was72. AÎrer
graduating from Augsburg, she
worked for the state highway
departments in both Minnesota
Marvin Husby, lr.,'64,
Inverness, Ill., died inJanuary of
cancer. He was a retired
Dennis J. Carlson '90,
Minneapolis, died inJanuary; he
was 35. He worked as a bouncer
for many years, and was also
involved in semi-professional
wrestllng in Minneapolis, where
he was known as "Samson." He is
survived by his mother, Patricia;
three sisters, Candy, Kathleen, and
Cindy; and two brothers, Robert
and Jerome. He was preceded in
death by his father, Edwin.
Augsburg remembers leader |ibrarian
by Boyd Koehle¡; associate professor and librarian, reprinted from the Augsburg Echo
M
arJone
Sible¡
librarian and
professor at
Augsburg for more
than a quarter of a
century died
January 21,2003,
at the age of 82.
Sibley served as a reference librarian
from 196l to 1987 and also as library
'director from 1970 to 1977. Concurrentl¡
she taught courses in Quakerism and
library science at Augsburg and courses in
library science at the University o[
Minnesota.
Sibley's educational preparation
included a B.A. with Phi Beta Kappa
honors at the University of lllinoisUrbana, an M.A. in sociology with work
toward a doctoral degree also at Urbana,
and a second M.A. in library science lrom
the University of Minnesota.
Augsburg colleagues remember
Sibley's leadership style both in the library
and on campus at large. "Marjorie
regarded the library as the 'heart of the
Spring 2O03
College campus'," according to Margaret
Anderson, former library director and
professor emerita. "She helped build the
library collection up to national standards
and introduced reference service to
promote the library as an active agent of
learning," Anderson said.
The library collection received a boost
in the area of minority and diversity
studies during the early 1970s under
Sibley's leadership, according to Grace
Sulerud, acquisitions and reference
librarian. "She wrote a Bush grant that
increased our budget by $75,000 over
three years," Sulerud said.
"Her energy could not be contained in
the librar¡" said Anderson. "She served on
the laculty senate and nearly every other
faculty committee." Sibley chaired the ad
hoc commìttee on the status of women in
the early I970s, a committee that
examlned pay equity for women and other
lacets of discrimination on campus at both
faculty and staff levels. This study
triggered actual change in Augsburg's
salary structure, according to Grace
Dyrud, psychology professor.
"Marjorie was very good at seeing the
big picture and could approach matters
calmly and rationall¡" Dyrud said. Sibley
also championed world peace. "Marjorie
advised students interested in peace
studies, and, with her husband, Dr.
Mulford Sibley, devoted energy to peace
and justice in the world beyond campus,"
Sulerud said.
"Her Quaker conviction that 'there is
something of God in every person' guided
her life and work," Sulerud said.
"Marjorie was an advocate for justice
in the minds and hearts of everyone she
came in contact with," said Spanish
professor Mary Kingsley, a friend and
colleague who served on various faculty
committees with Sibley.
Sibley's first husband, Mulfurd, a wellknown political science professor at the
University of Minnesora, died in 1989.
Sibley is survived by her husband,
Don Irish; a son, Martin; a daughter,
Muriel; five sisters and brothers; and a
host of grandchildren. A Quaker memorial
service celebrated Sibley's life in February
at Augsburg's Hoversten Chapel.
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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
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aspects of vocation. ...
A sneaking discomfort with all this
caused me, I now think, to strike out
from the secure shores of rural academe
after 13 years there. I had gone to
Chicago to direct a research program in
the humanities at the Newberry Library. I
fell in love with the city, which, I
realized, is the quintessential social
institution of the modern world. ...
As a result, I was hesitant to return
to the college at the end of the
fellowship. Almost frantically, I cast about
for an alternative, wonderingwhat a 42year-old professor of an arcane art could
do effectively in the "real" world. I joined
the First National Bank of Chicago as a
trainee in the summer of 1981. ...
Those seven years in commercial
banking, followed by three in corporate
finance, gave me a profoundly different
attitude toward work and the world than
I had acquired in the academy Yet as I
advanced in the commercial hierarchy ...
I became less and less interested in the
ultimate purpose (stockholder value) of
the institutions that employed me. I
knew that my appreciation of the
compatibility of work and personal
fulfillment in the modern commercial
world had deepened in several important
ways, and I longed to see how that new
understanding would resonate with
students. I wanted to go back to teaching.
Yet, as I was absolutely dumbfounded to discover, higher education
institutions did not invite my return,
especially into any available teaching or
teaching-related administrative function.
I had to make my way back through
finance ... I re-entered the hallowed halls
as vice president and chief financial
officer at Pacific Lutheran University ...
It was there that I learned of Martin
Luther's respect for "the fine liberal arts,"
which he proposed as the chief human
therapy for modernity-the world in
which work had begun to disconnect
from its earlier communitarian functions.
President Frame led an AugSem discussion
with students about vocation and service on
community service day last September. That
month, he also reflected upon his personal
vocational path in a piece he wrote Íor The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
Vocation, or the called life of service, is
the ultimate objective of that therapy ...
I could see in Luther's idea of
vocation the rnakings of a life-changing
educational concept ... in the presence
ol Luther and my colleagues in a
church-related college ... I began to
draw together into a new educational
philosophy the disparate elements of
what had by now been four different
adult careers. ...
Now, as president of Augsburg, I am
pursuing the application of vocation in
our curriculum and culture in ways that
reflect my personal and increasingly
fulfilled search for my own calling. ...
Looking back, I see that the concept
of vocation has helped me find a pattern
in what I once regarded with shame as a
restless turning from one profession and
career to another ... it has allowed me to
make real progress in drawing together
into a satisfying whole both thought and
action, theory and practice, work and
leisure, and ultirnately, reason and faith.
That wholeness is the ultimate gift of the
called life of service-and what I believe
we should strive to achieve for ourselves
and for our students. I
Spring 2003
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Music
For more information, call 612-330-1265 (unless otherwise noted)
April 30, }t4ay 2-3
Masterworks Chorale with the Minnesota Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner, former music director of the Minnesota
Orchestra, returns to conduct the music of his fellow countrymen.
Actor and screen star Christopher Plummer narrates the words of
Shakespeare with music by William Walton from the lllrnr'Henry V
Elgar's poignant Enigma Variations places the finishing touches on
an all-English event.
April 30 at7:30 p.m.-Orchestra Hall
}y'ray 2 at 8 p.m.-Orchestra Hall
May 3 at 8 p.m.-Ordway Center
For ticket information, call the Minnesota Orchestra at 612-371-5656
Seminars, Lectures,
and Films
May 7
Master of Arts in Leadership Series on Transformational
Leadership
Presenters: MAL students, "Leadership Paper Colloquium"
6 p.m.-Christensen Center
For information, call 612-330-1786
Muy 5-10
Augsburg Concert Band Tour
Los Angeles area (seep.24)
Theatre
April
25
Senior Acting Recitals
7 p.m.-Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
For information, call 612-330-1257
Exhibits
For gallery information, call 612-330-1524
}/.ay L7
Parker J. Palmer
"Honor Thy Teacher: Authentic Educational Reform in an Era
of Smoke and Mirrors"
Parker Palmer, a teacher, activist, and bestselling author of
Let Your Life Speah: Listening for the Voice of Vocation and The
Courage to Teach, will present this lecture as part of
Augsburg's Exploring Our Gifts program. This presentation is
free and open to the public.
7 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
For information, call 612-330-1 180
Other Events
May 3-4
COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND
May 3
Commencement Luncheon
Noon-Christensen Center
March 2B-May 4
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition
Gage Family Art Gallery Lindell Library
m&i
Commencement Concert
I :30 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Honors Convocation
4 p.m.-Hoversten Chapel
May 4
Baccalaureate Service
10 a.m.-Hoversten Chapel
Commencement Ceremony
l:30 p.m.-Melby Hall
Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.
Tickets required
March 2B-May 4
Senior Art Exhibit
Christensen Center Art GallerY
Com mencement Reception
3
p.m.-Murphy
Square
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