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Title: Augsburg Now Winter-Spring 2005
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Search Result: A P U B L I C AT I O N Winter/Spring 2005 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 67, No. 2-3 EEditor’s DITOR’Snote NOTE Learning by seeing and doing I usually write this piece at the very last moment, after all the page layout is complete and after ...
Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Winter/Spring 2005 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 67, No. 2-3 EEditor’s DITOR’Snote NOTE Learning by seeing and doing I usually write this piece at the very last moment, after all the page layout is complete and after we’ve proofed everything. At this point, the magazine is finally in order, and, freed of the editorial minutiae, I can more easily take in the content as a reader. I always seem to discover unexpected themes and threads among the stories. Sometimes they’re serendipitous, and sometimes it’s as if the stories fall together to create something greater than the sum of their individual parts. When I “read” through this issue, I was struck by how much of the content deals with learning outside the classroom. Moreover, the one story that is about classroom learning lauds the new ways that technology links us with classrooms, students, and teachers around the world. Experiential learning, the learning that takes students outside of books, and mostly outside of classrooms, is powerful. It’s an Augsburg hallmark, enhanced by the vast resources of the neighborhoods, city, and world around us. I felt the power of experience when student Anna Warnes talked about how the tsunami didn’t kill faceless people on the other side of the world, but people she knew and had learned from in Thailand. I also felt it in hearing from our nursing students who learned about Lakota culture and the inequalities of health care from the nurses and residents they met on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Names also became real faces and people for the school children participating in the Peace Prize Festival who had “adopted” Nobel Peace Prize laureates and spent months developing creative projects around their lives. And, after hearing Dr. Sima Samar speak at the Peace Prize Forum, it will be difficult to read about Afghanistan without thinking about the persecution and hardships she has endured in her life. The timing of the article in this issue about Professor Garry Hesser—honored as Minnesota Professor of the Year—was serendipity, but couldn’t have fit better with themes about experience in an Augsburg education. His vision, wisdom, and leadership at Augsburg and across the nation have enabled students to learn more fully through internships, service-learning, cooperative education, and by getting out of the classroom and into the community. So, read on and experience an education exemplified, I believe, by the phrase on many of the publications from our Center for Global Education—“See the world through their eyes, and your world will never be the same.” Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058–1545 Postmaster: Send address corrections to: Advancement Services Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 healyk@augsburg.edu E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Betsey Norgard Editor Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu 10 A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Winter/Spring 2005 Vol. 67, No. 2-3 FEATURES 22 22 Through the eyes of teachers, the eyes of students by Kathy Swanson, Anna Warnes ’05, Jeff Moores ’05, Sue Kneen ’04, and Rachel Schuette ’03 28 Learning with your heart by Judy Petree 8 10 13 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum Garry Hesser: Minnesota Professor of the Year Vision, news from Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College DEPARTMENTS 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 17 Faculty/Staff Notes 34 Alumni News 37 Class Notes 43 In Memoriam 44 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover 28 Calendar 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) On the cover: The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum brought together nearly 1,000 people to hear, consider, and discuss issues of women’s rights, honoring 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Photo by Stephen Geffre. AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad NEWS NOTES Campus Kitchen receives honors The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg received one of nine Harry Chapin Self-Reliance awards given by World Hunger Year (WHY) to “outstanding grassroots organizations in the U.S. that have moved beyond charity to creating change in their communities.” WHY is devoted to finding grassroots solutions to hunger and poverty. Campus Kitchen at Augsburg is a partnership with The Campus Kitchens Project and local community agencies to use food donations from campus dining operations, student organizations, and Second Harvest Heartland in preparation of meals delivered to community service agencies. Since Augsburg’s program began in October 2003, over 10,000 meals have been served and 300 volunteers involved in Augsburg’s program. Thrivent grant will help strengthen planned giving program Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has awarded Augsburg $99,935 over two years to support the College’s plan to strengthen its planned giving program. The grant will expand Augsburg’s congregational outreach to inform, motivate, and engage Lutherans through seminars, individual visits, direct mail, and Web site content in the charitable giving options available to them. Rochester Program relocates After five years at the Rochester Central Lutheran School, Augsburg’s Rochester campus program moved closer to downtown with its new location at Bethel Lutheran Church. In January, the College officially celebrated the move and dedicated the new location. Speakers included Rochester mayor Ardelle Brede; Rev. Gary Benson ’70, Augsburg regent and minister of Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester; Rev. Norman Wahl ’75, executive pastor of Bethel Lutheran; and Pat Engstrom, a current graduate nursing student in Rochester who spoke on behalf of the Rochester students. Augsburg’s Gospel Praise, a student music ensemble that performs across the nation, also took part in the celebration. Robert Stacke ’71, the group’s director and chair of the Music Department, used the occasion to note that Augsburg would continued on page 3 2 A college with a conscience A ugsburg College is one of the nation’s best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. It is one of 81 institutions in the nation featured by The Princeton Review in its book, Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement, to be released in June. “A college with a conscience,” said Robert Franek, vice president for admission services at The Princeton Review, “has both an administration committed to social responsibility and a student body actively engaged in serving society. Education at these schools isn’t only about private gain: it’s about the public good.” The Princeton Review, an organization that prepares online test-prep courses, books, and other education services, partnered with Campus Compact, a national organization committed to the civic purposes of higher education, to choose the schools and develop the book. Colleges were also nominated by organizations with expertise in campus community service and engagement. Criteria included the college’s admission practices and scholarships rewarding community service, support for service-learning programs, student activism, student voice in school governance, and level of social engagement of its student body. From over 900 nominations, the list was shortened as editors collected data about the nominees’ programs and policies, and surveyed their students, faculty, and staff. Parker Palmer is the 2005 Commencement speaker P arker J. Palmer will present the Commencement remarks, “Living the Questions,” at the 2005 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. Palmer, a respected writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist, focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change. His work speaks deeply to people in many walks of life. He serves as senior associate of the American Association of Higher Education, and senior adviser to the Fetzer Institute. He is the founder of the Center for Teacher Formation, which oversees the “Courage to Teach” program for K-12 educators across the country and a parallel program for people in other professions. Palmer’s work has been recognized with eight honorary doctorates, two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the National Educational Press Association, an Award of Excellence from the Associated Church Press, and major grants from the Danforth Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, and the Fetzer Institute. He has published a dozen poems, more than 100 essays, and seven best-selling and award-winning books, including A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach. In 1998, The Leadership Project, a national survey of 10,000 administrators and faculty, named Palmer one of the 30 “most influential senior leaders” in higher education and one of the 10 key “agendasetters” of the past decade. Winter/Spring 2005 New regents elected to board Frank Cerra, M.D. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D. T hree new members and one re-elected member were welcomed to the Augsburg College Board of Regents at their meeting in January. Re-elected to a second term is former Minneapolis city councilmember Jackie Cherryhomes ’76, a government relations consultant and current chair of Augsburg’s Government and Community Relations Committee. Frank Cerra, M.D. Dr. Frank Cerra is senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Minnesota, one of the most comprehensive academic health centers in the U.S. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton and received his medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine. In 1991, he came to the University of Minnesota as director of surgical critical care, and in 1995 was appointed dean of the Medical School. He is co-developer of the bioartificial liver, a device similar to a kidney dialysis machine. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D. Dr. Tony Genia graduated from Augsburg in 1985 with a major in biology. While a student, he served as president of the Intertribal Student Union. He earned a medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Winter/Spring 2005 Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 completed a residency in emergency medicine at the University of New Mexico Hospital in 1993. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Medicine. His principal practice is at Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 Bev Oren graduated from Augsburg in 1955 with a major in history and a minor in English. She taught school for several years and then served as vice president of human resources during the 1980s and 1990s at Dart Transit Company, a nationwide trucking and logistics company of which her husband, Donald Oren ’53, is president. She remains a principal and adviser in the company. She currently serves on the boards of Minnehaha Academy and Dart Transit Company, as well as having formerly served on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club, YWCA, and the Covenant Pines Bible Camp. The new board members were elected to four-year terms by the Augsburg Corporation at its meeting in October. The Augsburg Corporation is comprised of representatives elected by the assemblies of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northwest Wisconsin Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. NEWS NOTES begin offering music courses in Rochester next year. The Rochester Program began in fall 1998 with 65 nurses, mostly employees of Mayo Clinic, studying toward a bachelor’s degree completion. Now, at nearly four times that size, 230 students are currently enrolled in bachelor degree programs in business, management information systems (MIS), education, and nursing (BSN completion), as well as in the Master of Arts degree in nursing. Augsburg Academy needs high school students The Augsburg Academy for Health Careers is recruiting 9th-, 10th-, and 11th-grade students interested in math and science for its first class beginning this fall when doors open in St. Paul. The academy is a new charter school, sponsored by Augsburg, Fairview Health Services, and Faith in the City, a collaborative of seven Lutheran-based Twin Cities institutions. Centered on health as a vocation and a way of life, the free school receives grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Focusing on math and science within a regular curriculum, students will gain immediate skills, graduating with certification in CPR and first aid, and either as a nurse assistant or first responder. Mentoring and job-shadowing will begin in grades 9 and 10. For information, contact Linda Packard, Fairview Community Health Outreach, at 612-672-6322. Augsburg gains European partners Augsburg has established academic partnerships with universities in Poland, Slovenia, and Finland. Business professor Magda PalecznyZapp is co-coordinator of two partnerships—one with the Krakow University of Economics in Krakow, Poland, and the other with University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Opportunities will include faculty exchanges, research collaboration, curriculum development and teaching, and study abroad for students. Augsburg’s International Partners program has established a partnership with Arcada College in Helsinki, Finland, for students in business, economics, and MIS. All course credits taken there will apply to Augsburg majors. 3 Around the Quad A ugsburg’s Speech Team placed among the top teams in the state with a second place sweepstakes award in their division at the Minnesota College Forensic Association’s annual tournament in February. Since Minnesota teams routinely place in the top 20 nationally, the state tournament serves up some tough competition. “Our students have won awards at almost every tournament they attended this year,” said coach and communication studies professor Bob Groven, “and routinely beat some of the best competitors in the country. After placing second at nationals last year in our division, it’s nice to continue building our success.” According to assistant coach Brad Christ, Augsburg’s Speech Team has already this year amassed 22 finalist trophies, with several tournaments still left in the season. Senior Ryan Sobolik took top honors with a second place in Impromptu Speaking and fifth place in Communication Analysis. His success comes after three years of hard work. “It took me a while to get the hang of impromptu,” said Sobolik. “It’s tough because you don’t know the topic beforehand, and you only have two minutes to prepare your speech.” Erik Helgeson placed sixth in After Dinner Speaking, which requires presenting a funny speech about a serious topic. His The Augsburg speech team’s success grows with a second-place finish in the state tournament. (L to R) Francis Rojas ’05, Brian speech highlights the Mumford ’08, Ryan Sobolik ’05, and Erik Helgeson ’05 ways that “free speech zones” have been should be allowed to voice their opinion, abused to limit a protestor’s free speech even if those in power don’t always want rights. After working extensively in to hear the message. It’s important that radio, he feels a special connection to we preserve everyone’s right to protest.” this topic. “I really believe that everyone Augsburg presents Native American voices in film series F or the second year, the Augsburg Native American Film Series (ANAFS) has collaborated with local and regional film organizations to offer regional venues for Native American filmmakers. This year, ANAFS has partnered with a new film organization, Independent Indigenous Film Minneapolis (IIFM); continued to work with the Fargo International Film Festival; and is planning programs for fall 2005 with the University of Minnesota’s American Indian Student Association and IIFM. The series of films being shown on campus and in community locations aims to engage viewers in dialogue about indigenous film and forge collaborative relationships with the local Native American community. 4 The spring schedule of screenings has included a five-film documentary series at Augsburg with special hosts and panel discussions, and continued with a threeday series at the Center for Independent Artists that showcased local new media artists and the best of the Native American Voices selection from the Fifth Annual Fargo International Film Festival with a special panel of filmmakers. The fall schedule, still in the planning stage, would show a number of feature films at the University of Minnesota. The series is also linked to the American Indian Studies program’s Indigenous Filmmakers course, offering students an interactive environment in which to discuss issues of America’s history, contemporary culture, and social justice raised by Native filmmakers with community members. For a schedule of the remaining screenings or for more information, go to <www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> or contact M. Elise Marubbio at 612-330-1523 or <marubbio@augsburg.edu>. Winter/Spring 2005 Staff photo Speech team wins sweepstakes award Auggies win national title while records fall Stephen Geffre by Don Stoner T ying national records with 10 AllAmericans, six wrestlers in national championship finals, and four wrestlers repeating as individual national champions, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed its ninth NCAA Division III national championship in the last 15 seasons with a dominating performance in the national tournament, March 4-5, at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Augsburg put together the secondhighest point total for any championship team in Division III history, and the most ever for an Augsburg team at the national championship tournament. Augsburg claimed 10 All-Americans, a first in program history and the second such occurrence in Division III history. Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson has guided 143 All-Americans in his 23 years of coaching (1980-84, 1986-present). Junior Marcus LeVesseur became just the eighth wrestler in Division III history, and the first in Augsburg history, to win three consecutive national titles, as he claimed the 157-pound crown. His 124-match collegiate unbeaten streak is now the second-longest winning Augsburg’s wrestling team claimed the NCAA Division III national championship on March 5 at St. Olaf College—its ninth wrestling national title in the last 15 seasons. streak in college wrestling history behind the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a collegiate wrestling match. Augsburg’s four repeat national champions all finished their seasons unbeaten, bringing the Auggies’ all-time national championship total to 39 in school history— and a record 35 in Division III competition. “Not only did they repeat, but they were undefeated champions—it’s almost unheard of at any level for a guy to do something like that—and to have a team that had four guys repeat and go undefeated in that year, it’s just mindboggling,” Swenson said. “This will be in the storybooks long after I’m done coaching.” Augsburg finished 14-1 on the season in dual meets, earning Swenson his 300th career coaching victory along the way. He is now 302-40 (.883 winning percentage) in his career. Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. A ugsburg has joined the Lutheran World Relief’s Wave of Giving campaign to rebuild resources in South Asia devastated by the December tsunami. Augsburg’s goal is to raise $35,000; while it will contribute to LWR’s overall rebuilding plan in the area, the focus will be on the rebuilding of a cyclone shelter/school in India. Student organizations have jumped on to “ride the wave” with creative fundraising events. For Valentine’s Day, the LINK, a student service organization, collected money for their singing telegrams and a raffle. Winter/Spring 2005 On March 13, Pi Day, the student math club, Unbounded, charged students money for the opportunity to “pi” their favorite professor—by tossing a whipped cream mini-pie at them. Students also took turns reading the digits of pi, reaching a grand total of 24,401. Augsburg’s Center for Global Education (CGE) and LWR have shared their common strong commitments to experiential education as a learning tool with trips over the past two years to Courtesy photo Ride the ‘Wave of Giving’ for tsunami relief Nicaragua to educate about the LWR coffee project and fair trade. Contact David Fenrick, Center for Global Education, for further information or to donate, at <fenrick@augsburg.edu> or 612-330-1669. 5 Sports Gridiron guru by Erin Peterson hen Jack Osberg ’62 walked off the football field for the final time as head coach of the Augsburg team following the Auggies’ game against St. Olaf at the Metrodome on Nov. 12, he departed as the winningest football coach in the school’s history. But for him, that legacy isn’t nearly as important as the one he’s had on a generation of players. Take Craig Peroutka ’99. Long before Peroutka ever donned an Augsburg uniform, he knew that Jack Osberg would be his college coach. As a senior at Faribault High School, the offensive lineman hadn’t attracted notice from any Division I or Division II schools, but he had caught the eye of Osberg. “Jack was the only one who took the time to visit me at my house after a high school football game,” he says. “He really took time to get to know me.” Peroutka would go on to be a part of the 1997 Augsburg squad that finished 10-2 and earned a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) crown for the first time since 1928, while advancing to the NCAA Division III national quarterfinals. Now a financial analyst, Peroutka says Osberg wasn’t just a football coach for him; he was a life coach. “He focused on values,” Peroutka says. “He didn’t want us to succeed just on the field, he wanted us to succeed in the classroom and in everything we did.” This is the kind of praise on which Osberg thrives. During his 14-year tenure as head coach at Augsburg, he’s garnered his share of accolades, from winning the MIAC championship to surpassing his former coach and mentor, Edor Nelson ’38, as the winningest football coach in Auggie history. But he’s much quicker to recount the weddings of former players he’s attended recently, and the friendships he’s formed with many of his players. He’s happy to talk about the successes of his players 6 not just on the gridiron, but in the business world. “I want my players to understand that there’s a bigger world than football, but that there are many things we can learn on the football field that will help us, whether it’s our careers, our relationships, our spirituality, or anything else,” says Osberg. It’s the wisdom of a coach who’s played the game for his entire life, and coached for nearly three-quarters of it. An Auggie himself, the offensive and defensive lineman played under the legendary Edor Nelson ’38, and he knew by the middle of his freshman year that he would coach. He spent 30 years teaching biology and coaching at Minneapolis Roosevelt, Bloomington Kennedy, and Wayzata high schools, where he says he quickly learned that good coaches aren’t necessarily the best athletes, they’re the best teachers. “You need to know how to motivate and work with young people,” he says. “I’ve always said that if I’m teaching a class of 30 students and I get 28 positive evaluations, I’ll wonder what I could Head football coach Jack Osberg ‘62 retires with the most wins in Augsburg coaching history. Charles Walbridge W Charles Walbridge Augsburg coach Jack Osberg shares his philosophy on football and life Coach Osberg celebrates with Auggie players in 2003 after a win over Hamline. Winter/Spring 2005 Archive photo begin to turn the have done for those program around, even if other two. Coaching they would not be the is the same way. I ones to finish first in want to be able to the MIAC. relate to all of the These days, says players.” Osberg, it’s tougher to While he’s had succeed than it used to plenty of role models be. Many players, even on and off the field, at the Division III level, his goal was never to are pressured to emulate the style of specialize in a single any of them. “As a Jack Osberg began his football sport, and with everyoung coach, I went career as an Auggie offensive and defensive lineman. improving technology, to a clinic and I heard play is far more [former Vikings sophisticated than it was when he was a coach] Bud Grant speak,” he says. “I player. came back with all these great Bud Grant “We have video tapes now that we ideas, but I wasn’t Bud Grant.” can just copy and give out,” he says. As he looked to many people for “We used to have just one 16-millimeter ideas, he ended up building his own film, and we couldn’t copy that. It was coaching philosophy and style. For better difficult to run, and it broke all the or worse, the young men who played for time.” him would look up to him, and he Even as players feel that they must stresses that he tries to be a role model do more work in the weight room and for them. He is demanding but respectful spend more time in the offseason of his players; he focuses on the preparing for the following fall, Osberg fundamentals of the game while tells them to find balance. College is a acknowledging that his players and his crucible, but it is only through the coaches have much to teach him. balance of sports and academics, work, “If you think you have all the answers and friendships that they will be to everything, you’re not going to make prepared to enter the world and the rest it,” he says. of their lives. As a Division III coach, Osberg hasn’t In retirement, he says he is looking had access to the kind of talent available forward to spending more time with his to large programs, but he’s a proponent wife, Nina, and six children and of making everyone—even those who grandchildren. He may also spend more will never be stars—feel valued. time on the golf course. But retirement “Jack made me think I could will be bittersweet because of the joy accomplish anything,” says Mike that his tenure at Augsburg has brought. Weidner ’83, a defensive end who played “I was here 40 years ago, and in that while Osberg was a defensive coordinator time buildings have changed, technology under Al Kloppen. “I was 6-feet-1 and has changed, and administrations have 177 pounds, and he convinced me I changed,” he says. “But the thing that’s could do the job. I don’t think we had stayed constant is the [encouragement] one guy who was over 200 pounds, but for individuals to be who they are. That he always got the most out of is something that persists.” everybody.” Osberg will remain on the Augsburg Indeed, he says one of the squads he staff, assisting in the school’s Alumni and was most proud of during his tenure at Parent Relations and Development areas, Augsburg was the group of players he to develop connections with athletic started with during his first year as a alumni and parents. head coach, in 1991. Augsburg had compiled an abysmal 7-61-2 record in Erin Peterson is a freelance writer based in the previous seven seasons, and he Minneapolis. marveled at the 1991 group’s ability to Winter/Spring 2005 Frank Haege to replace Osberg by Don Stoner F ormer Augsburg assistant coach Frank Haege has been named to replace retiring coach Jack Osberg. He will be the 14th head coach in the 74-season history of the school’s football program. Haege brings a 64-24 record as a professional football head coach to his new post at Augsburg. Most recently, Haege spent three seasons as head coach of the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas Gladiators, posting a 25-23 record (including playoffs). “I’m very excited about this position,” said Haege, 36. “Working at Augsburg, and at the small-college level, has always been a long-term goal for me. I’ve really enjoyed the 10 years that I coached in Arena Football, and I’ve had a lot of success at that level. But there is a lot more stability at the small-college level, and that is important to me and my family.” Haege served on the Augsburg staff under Jack Osberg as offensive coordinator from 1996-98. “Ever since I started coaching with Jack in 1996, I fell in love with Augsburg,” Haege said. “It is a great atmosphere in which to coach and teach. People work hard, have fun, and always look out for the student-athletes.” Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. 7 The 17th Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Peace Prize Festival Left: Dr. Sima Samar, chair of the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission, spoke about her struggle as an Afghan woman to become a medical doctor, establish the first hospital for women in Afghanistan, and continue her pioneering work on behalf of women in her country. Right: Augsburg student Sam Kanenwisher ’06 (left) presents a gift of the waters brought to this year’s forum to a representative of Luther College, which will host the Peace Prize Forum in 2006. Left: Students from CitySongs children’s choir performed at the forum prior to the Friday evening plenary session. Above: Augsburg was host in February to nearly 1,000 college, university, and community participants in the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum honoring Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran. Above: National Public Radio producer Davar Ardalan spoke in a plenary session about rediscovering her native country of Iran and learning about the legacy her family left in the national struggle for reform. 8 Above: Augsburg student Katie Bickel ’05 participated on a student seminar panel examining human rights issues in China, Iran, and East Africa. Winter/Spring 2005 Above: Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, spoke about the politics of food and consideration of food as the central issue through which to understand world politics. Above: Augsburg sociology professor Garry Hesser, with students Krista Dahlke and Riley Conway, presented to a standing-room seminar audience their research on demographics, resources, and revitalization in lowincome neighborhoods. Above: Students from the Prairie School of Dance in Eden Prairie performed a modern dance, “The Wall.” Above: Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and U.N. high commissioner for human rights, talked about her global experience as an advocate for human rights and the use of law to bring about social change. Above: A participant from one of the five sponsoring colleges brought water to the Peace Prize Forum cauldron. Winter/Spring 2005 Above: Ole Mjøs, chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo, Norway, gestured in his greetings from Norway and spoke about the significance of the forum, sponsored by the five Norwegian Lutheran colleges. 9 Stephen Geffre G A R RY H E S S E R M I N N E S O TA P R O F E S S O R O F T H E Y E A R Augsburg News Service and Betsey Norgard 10 interdisciplinary metro-urban studies program. He was instrumental in the creation of Augsburg’s Center for Service, Work, and Learning—a center marking the marriage of the classroom and the city that has not only emerged as a hallmark of an Augsburg education, but also has served as a service-learning model across the nation. For 28 years Hesser has been a national leader in assisting students in taking fuller advantage of Augsburg’s urban location through wide-ranging internships, community servicelearning, and cooperative education. Education Award (National Society for Experiential Education) • 1998, Thomas Ehrlich Award for national leadership and scholarship in advancing the field of service-learning (Campus Compact) Stephen Geffre A ugsburg sociology and urban studies professor Garry Hesser was named 2004 Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The day of the announcement, November 18, was proclaimed as “Dr. Garry Hesser Day” in Minnesota by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. A special chapel service and luncheon marked the day on the Augsburg campus. In reflecting on his time at Augsburg, Hesser said, “This has been an extraordinary place to be all these 28 years. The gift of community is about the greatest gift to be given to anybody in one’s life.” Hesser joined Augsburg’s Sociology Department in 1977. Since that time he has served as chair of the Natural and Social Sciences Division and chair of the His awards include: • 2004, Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning (Augsburg) • 2002, Distinguished Sociologist of Minnesota (Sociologists of Minnesota) • 2001, Pioneer in Experiential Professor of the Year Garry Hesser is introduced at a special chapel service by Frankie Shackelford, associate dean for teaching and learning enhancement. Winter/Spring 2005 Stephen Geffre Hesser represents the very best teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that teacher we think about with gratitude decades later. —Doug Grow Star Tribune columnist Hesser is Augsburg’s first recipient of the professor-of-the-year honor, which is given annually by the Carnegie Foundation and CASE, two Washington, D.C.-based organizations. It is the only national award that recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. More than 500 nominations were submitted. The nominees were evaluated on criteria including the impact on and involvement with undergraduate students, scholarly approach to teaching and learning, contributions to undergraduate education within the institution and community, and support from colleagues and students “In my view, Garry Hesser represents the best Augsburg College has to offer in respect to innovative teaching, engaged scholarship, and service to the institution and the community,” noted President William Frame. Augsburg provost and dean Christopher Kimball wrote, “His unique preparation as a theologian and sociologist has proven fertile soil in which to cultivate a teaching life. He does so with energy and care and thereby provides a compelling example of Christian vocation for his colleagues Winter/Spring 2005 and students.” Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Doug Grow led his column about Hesser’s honor by fantasizing about a time when media would get as excited about people who matter as they do about celebrities and sports stars. He wrote, “Hesser represents the very best teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that teacher we think about with gratitude decades later.” Hesser is past president of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) and the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA). As a consultant, he has led workshops on service-learning and experiential education on over 50 campuses and at professional meetings. Hesser holds degrees from Phillips University in Oklahoma, Union Theological Seminary in New York, and the University of Notre Dame. He makes his home in the Seward neighborhood where he and his wife, Nancy Homans, have raised their five children, two of whom are Augsburg graduates. He is the author or editor of numerous publications and articles in the areas of experiential education, service-learning, and neighborhood revitalization. Courtesy photo At a luncheon in his honor, Garry Hesser acknowledged and greeted his friend and mentor Professor Emeritus Joel Torstenson ’38, founder of Augsburg’s Sociology Department, as Fran Torstenson looked on. In 2000, Prof. Garry Hesser and then-PanAfrikan Center director Joe Young taught an Interim course on civil rights history that included a 10-day bus tour to spots where historic civil rights events occurred—Selma and Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga. For most students, it was their first trip in the south, and left a strong impact as they immersed themselves in the history. Here, the group posed on the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. 11 Robert Frost poignantly reminds us of roads not taken, as well as those that are taken. In 1984, I was engaged in a faculty development internship related to affordable housing policy and programs. I was preparing for a sabbatical leave to write a book with an economics colleague focusing on neighborhood revitalization using data that my students and I had collected from a sample of 500 Minneapolis residents. Then the dean called and invited me to accept an appointment as founding director of the newly funded Cooperative Education program, stressing the importance of faculty leadership in this new undertaking. My colleague wrote the book that we had planned together, but the alternate “road taken” enabled me to become one of the early faculty members who led in the “rediscovery” and validation of experiential education and servicelearning. Because there were so few faculty members whose colleges supported their involvement in servicelearning, I stood out and became president of the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE), which collaborated with Susan Stroud and Tim Stanton as they worked with the university presidents who founded Campus Compact. These were heady times for all of us in experiential education. I found myself at Wingspread on a task force which was deliberating on whether to call it “service-learning” and played a leadership role in NSEE when we convened Wingspread gatherings that produced the “Principles of Good Practice in Service-Learning,” designed a research agenda under the leadership of Dwight Giles, and commissioned the now classic NSEE three-volume Combining Service and Learning, edited by Jane Kendall. All this also opened the door to my becoming a FIPSE-NSEE consultant (which has evolved into the Campus Compact-AAHE Consulting Corps). This 20-year interchange and dialogue has enhanced our programs at Augsburg and 12 by Garry Hesser Stephen Geffre T H E R O A D TA K E N An unexpected career path and serendipity led Professor Garry Hesser to the forefront of leadership, as experiential education, and especially service-learning, was embraced and developed in higher education. the over 50 campuses where I have been privileged to conduct faculty and staff development workshops on experiential education and service-learning. Serendipity played a key role in recentering my teaching and scholarship in the very values that had led me into the academy in the first place, namely a desire to combine knowledge with civic engagement that could lead to thriving and integrated communities open to all. These opportunities have been gifts in a 20-year “faculty development process” and dialogue with colleagues from across the globe, enabling me to be a bridge between Augsburg, HECUA, and others on the cutting edge of experiential education. My teaching has certainly benefited from an expanded utilization of community-based pedagogy. And it would appear that Augsburg has also benefited from this disciplinary and interdisciplinary exchange. This summer two of my students will collaborate with me as we expand upon and synthesize the community-based research of other students over the past five years as we deepen our understanding of five Minneapolis neighborhoods and compare their community-building endeavors with five neighborhoods involved in Annie E. Casey’s “Rebuilding Communities Initiative.” I do not know the roads that I might have traveled by pursuing more traditional forms of scholarship. But the decision to focus my teaching and sociological journey on experiential education and community-based servicelearning has provided countless opportunities in higher education and the discipline of sociology. … My colleagues and students, both within the academy and the community, young and old, have shared their gifts and accepted mine. We have challenged and changed one another as a community of learners and engaged scholars. How could any professor ask for more opportunities than I have had or more reasons to celebrate the joy of being a teacher, a student, a sociologist, an urbanist, and a citizen? ■ Excerpted from the personal statement by Garry Hesser that accompanied his nomination as Professor of the Year. Winter/Spring 2005 ‘Many Houses’ author found Augsburg home With many men serving in the Armed Forces during World War II, most Augsburg students were women. It was here that writer Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45 found a home. “The entire school was like a family,” said Knaphus. “Augsburg means a lot to me. I received a good education and made many lifelong friends.” In addition to studying, Knaphus kept involved with oratory and debate, singing in the Mendelssohn Chorus, and participating in the International Relations Club and the Writers’ Club. At the same time, she was engaged in community and faith-based activities through Girl Scouts and the church. Making Iowa her home for many years, Knaphus last visited the campus in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of campus ministry among students attending state-supported colleges and universities. Shortly after leaving Augsburg, Knaphus served as counselor to Lutheran students attending the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It was there that she met and married her husband, George, and together they became the ministry’s first counselors. During her visit, Knaphus was amazed at the growth of Augsburg’s Weekend College (WEC) and feels a connection with WEC students because, she, too, lived off campus. However, she took a streetcar to attend Augsburg. Winter/Spring 2005 A great-grandmother at 81, Knaphus continues to use her education and serve others. Currently she is working on her third book, this one about her father, a Norwegian immigrant. ■ Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45, then and now. “I am impressed with what’s happening to Augsburg today,” she said. “Students should work hard and take advantage of every opportunity to grow and develop their abilities. I feel Augsburg did this for me.” Knaphus also thinks “it’s important for alumni to help support the College. It takes so much money to run a college, and people who have benefited from it need to help.” She recently made a significant gift of stock to the Bernhard M. Christensen Endowed Fund “out of gratitude for a good education. It [Augsburg] offered me the incentive to go out and offer myself in service to others. I believe there is a place for the small college that has a mission like Augsburg.” Knaphus was fortunate to have Bernhard Christensen as a professor and keeps in contact with his widow, (Lilly) Gracia. “I have fond memories of Dr. Christensen’s religion class that pulled everything together for me. Attending Augsburg helped me crystallize my faith,” she said. Marie Knaphus’ story may be similar to yours. She held stock for many years and wanted to give to Augsburg instead of taking the capital gain from the sale of stock. Her gift helps build Augsburg’s endowment, and Knaphus benefits as well. Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth in three ways: • NEW FACULTY CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS Endowed chairs and professorships allow the College to attract and retain the most qualified and talented faculty. • NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS By expanding the current level of endowed scholarships the College is able to attract talented students from all backgrounds. • PROGRAM SUPPORT AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT A strong endowment is essential to sustaining distinctive programs, supporting innovative faculty-student research projects, and enhancing professional development programs for all faculty and staff. You may designate endowment gifts to areas of your specific interest.Your appreciated securities of stock, bonds, or mutual funds may be exempt from capital gains taxes when you transfer them to the College, and you may receive a tax deduction equal to the market value of the securities at the time they are transferred. Contact the Development Office at 612-338-0002 to discuss how your gift can best help others. 13 Goal reached through the 3M Foundation challenge grant The challenge went out this past fall to Augburg alumni and friends who are 3M employees to give back to their alma mater through the 3M Foundation Challenge Grant. “I think the 3M Foundation structured the grant appropriately,” said Ron Nelson ’68. “I am pleased to see we achieved the match.” Augsburg College and 3M partnered to Ron Nelson ’68 successfully raise $100,000 from 69 3M employees in support of the new Science Center. The special challenge match opportunity offered by the 3M Foundation ran for eight weeks. Under the 3:1 challenge, the foundation matched the $100,000 in contributions from employees, retirees, and friends with a $300,000 gift. Additionally, the foundation contributed a $200,000 grant to the new Science Center. “There is a long-standing relationship between Augsburg and 3M,” said Nelson. “This challenge grant gave many 3M employees and retirees an opportunity to reconnect with the College and play an important part in the capital campaign.” Sandra Wollschlager ’94 was compelled to contribute because “my education made a challenging 3M career possible. Many 3M employees completed degrees in a nontraditional fashion when taking Augsburg coursework. We obtained an 14 Augsburg degree while working full time and raising a family. “My daughter was one-year-old when I took my first Augsburg class. I commuted Sandra Wollschlager ’94 a long distance. Because Augsburg chemistry professors came to the 3M campus, it enabled me to juggle my work schedule so I could take classes. If it wasn’t for 3M and Augsburg making it easier for me, I wouldn’t have gone to college.” Nelson came from the small Minnesota town of Dawson, and life at Augsburg was his first introduction to the city. “It became my window,” said Nelson. “All is available within the city, and students should plug in culturally, through sports, and experience activities relative to societal diversity.” Students should “participate in the hands-on experiences made available in the classroom and the laboratories, and take advantage of the research work,” he said. “These are extremely important building blocks for the future.” “The connection with Augsburg to the scientific community is imperative,” said Wollschlager. “Students need to see and understand the big connections. 3M is a global company so it is involved in global issues. So what can we do to lessen global warming, for example? Students need to learn air and water transport modeling so they can see how the world is connected. “Our generation needs to make improvements in the environment (sustainable chemistry, technological advances) and we need to figure out how to educate the public about our improvements and, in general, the value of a science education/background.” “The contributions made in sciences are important to everyone,” continued Nelson. “We want the science programs to continue to be competitive and turn out leaders like Dr. Peter Agre ’70, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” ■ MAKE A DIFFERENCE Many people made a difference through the 3M Foundation Grant Challenge—please consider how you can make a difference, too. Does your company offer a matching gift program? If so, please let us know. Remember, all gifts are tax deductible. Contact Sherry Jennings-King at 612-338-4823 or jenningk@augsburg.edu to discuss giving options. Vision is published by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor and Writer Lynn James Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza www.augsburg.edu/campaign Winter/Spring 2005 A FINE FIRST LADY Leola (Lee) Anderson served as the first lady of Augsburg College during her husband’s presidency from 1963 to 1980. President Emeritus Oscar Anderson focused on three main areas during his term in office: to meld Augsburg into its new family of colleges in the American Lutheran Church (it had been the college of the Lutheran Free Church); to experiment with programs that involved the city as a learning laboratory; and to strengthen the College academically, which resulted in an invitation to join the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC). As the president’s wife, Lee was active in the Augsburg College Women’s Club, now called the Augsburg College Associates, and hosted College functions. She raised four children during her husband’s tenure, served on the first task force of the American Lutheran College, and was involved in the church. She is remembered as a warm, friendly person who cared deeply about social issues, was a strong advocate for women, and was close to her children. Family was very important to her, and, at age 86, she experienced the joy of seeing her first great-grandchild. TIME OF REMEMBRANCE Donna (Anderson) Hoekstra ’68 spoke at the memorial service about her mother, Lee Anderson. Excerpts are reprinted here with permission. “She was a lovely lady with a unique, one-of-a-kind personality and a name to Winter/Spring 2005 Archive photo In Memoriam Leola G. Anderson, April 17, 1916–December 4, 2004 Leola (Lee) Anderson match. Mom was generous with her myriad talents. She could sing beautifully, strum a guitar (though upside down and backwards), sew professionally, entertain with class, sashay with flair on the dance floor, draw and paint, and write with depth and feeling. Mom was generous with her treasures, too. She gave, with no strings attached, to her family, but she also gave to the far ends of God’s world to suffering people in places like Rwanda. Mom embodied for me Christian discipleship. She tried to live the godly life—her life bore the fruits of the Spirit: patience, kindness, goodness, compassion, and self-control. She exemplified how I wanted to live my life. Mom gave of herself in service to others. She was all too often selfless to a fault. In her early years she served as choir director, youth leader, Sunday school teacher, newsletter editor, and worked in various jobs to support the family during difficult times in Chicago. In her years as wife of a traveling Luther League director (that would be my dad), Mom formed the Traveler’s Aid group to provide mutual support for other staff wives. In her role as pastor’s wife, she served gracefully. I can remember food-laden tables at open houses and family gatherings at holiday times, Bible studies she led, sharing fresh insights, overflowing Christmas baskets for the poor, and quiet living room conversations with hurting parishioners. continued on page 16 LEOLA G. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP Appreciating the legacy a scholarship offers, in 2002 President Emeritus Oscar Anderson established the Leola G. Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics to honor his wife. “My wife had a love of math, but was a very modest person,” said Anderson.“I wanted to do something to honor her, so with agreement from my family, the Leola G. Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics was established.” It is designated that one or more students who have demonstrated academic achievement and financial need be awarded the scholarship. Special consideration is given to assisting women in mathematics. If you are interested in contributing to this scholarship, contact Jennifer Kahlow at 612-338-6540 or <kahlow@augsburg.edu>. 15 F In Memoriam, continued Mom was an open person. She opened her mind—especially during the 17 years at Augsburg. I found speeches she had given in front of learned college groups. And I remember a particular Mother/Daughter Banquet. Her talk was brilliant. How I admired her and was so proud to be her daughter. She opened her home—to the freshmen for Welcome to College Week, to friends we brought home, and to faculty for college functions. She opened her heart to students she tutored and to the needs of patients at Fairview Hospital. Books were her love from when she was young to just three months before she died. They informed her thoughts and shaped her opinions. I had a mom who was on the cutting edge, though often herself teetering precariously. With heartfelt empathy from her own personal loss, she championed the poor, the oppressed, and the disenfranchised. She fought for peace and justice through written word and voice forming the MS (Miscellaneous) group of gals to hone shared thoughts and strategies for change. She took on Enhancements made to Thrivent’s GivingPlus Program Thrivent Financial for Lutherans offers a charitable/match gift program to alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Changes to the program for 2005 include: • • • • • no minimum gift required, increased member giving range, multiple gifts option by members to same organization, equal membership status for gifts, and additional Lutheran organizations eligible. Contact Stephanie Malone, director of The Augsburg Fund, at 612-338-4825 or <malone@augsburg.edu> for details on how your participation benefits Augsburg. the “isms” of race, gender, and culture. My mom was a flaming liberal and an authentic feminist. She could talk your arm off sharing her causes. After her death, we discovered volumes of prose and poetry on all kinds of subjects. She will live on in her written words. Mom gave her love unconditionally. She saw God as unconditional lover and tried to model that love. She was generous, open, and loving even during her darkest times. Mom modeled for me how to give, how to really see the other person, how to serve, and how to love.” ■ SUPPORT STUDENTS Hurry! Your annual fund donation to The Augsburg Fund for this fiscal year must be received by May 31. Your tax-deductible gift will accomplish many things: help students by supplementing their tuition, provide enriching campus experiences, enhance technology and curriculum, and prepare future leaders for service in the world. Contact Stephanie R. Malone, director,The Augsburg Fund and Maroon & Silver Society, at 612-338-4825 or <malone@augsburg.edu>. Campaign Progress $37.5M of $55M goal as of 3-10-2005 16 Winter/Spring 2005 FACULTY /STAFFNotes NOTES Faculty/Staff Connecting with classmates around the world by Judy Petree new program at Augsburg connects students and faculties around the world via Web cam and e-mail, offering one way for students to gain global perspectives without leaving campus. Augsburg social work professor Rosemary Link, along with Robert Bill from Information Technology, received a State Department grant to develop the “Exploring World Cultures” project as a module in a social work class. Augsburg is the only Minnesota institution among the 10 funded grants. The goals of the project are to increase understanding of world cultures and systems of human service; to increase students’ abilities to explain their own culture and respect others; to identify the variety of cultures worldwide and to recognize their interdependence; and to develop crosscultural communication skills, including conflict management. Link said they began with schools where Augsburg already had connections. At the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where student summer exchanges have become a tradition, Professors Gabi Cacinovic Vogrincic and Lea Sugman Bohinc were “delighted to participate in this venture.” A second project site is the National University of Singapore. The third partner, Tata Institute in Mumbai, India, has been delayed by technical and structural difficulties. To prepare for the project, Link and Bill visited the three overseas schools and researched their political, economic, historical, and social characteristics, plus technology resources. They received training at East Carolina University, where this technology concept initiated, to develop curriculum using video technology and to review steps to establish crosscultural relationships. They also prepared for the reality of different approaches to technology, firewall status, bandwidth issues, and availability of an academic technology team. Winter/Spring 2005 Stephen Geffre A Students in an Augsburg social work class “study” with classmates in Slovenia, pictured on the screen. Back row (L to R) Professor Rosemary Link, Kelly Sve, Cody Swanson, Stacy Anderson, Amanda Dowdy, Emily Lunemann, Dan Quance, Carolyn Herman, IT coordinator Robert Bill. Front row (L to R) Erin Olsen, Walter Gies, Shannon Rynders, Amanda Bockmann and Joelle Bickel. “One of the unique elements of the project is the opportunity to share innovations in teaching and local challenges with colleagues across the globe,” Link said, “and to understand different perspectives on issues which affect us all, such as health, migration, international adoptions, and conflict management.” The Augsburg students participating in the project are taking Social Work 257, Exploring Human Services in Global Context. They were matched with students in either Slovenia or Singapore and are exploring each other’s culture, social well-being, and current issues such as homelessness, SARS, and migration. Two logistical challenges, Link said, have been the different semester schedules and the time differences. The joys, however, far outweigh the challenges, and students even come in on Sunday evenings to ‘meet’ their Singapore classmates. “I didn’t know much about the rest of the world before this class,” fall semester class student Samantha Privratsky said. Another student, Brooke Vasseur, commented that this is “way cool to be making friends on the other side of the globe.” “Our colleague in Singapore, Dr. Ngoh Tiong Tan, is an expert in cultural conflict and mediation,” says Link. “His class was well underway when we joined in. His students gave excellent presentations and our students joined enthusiastically, although initially they were somewhat alarmed at the view of American culture from Asia.” She added that this was mitigated as students emailed each other and explored concepts of individualism and collectivism, as well as distinct characteristics of culture alongside common human needs. According to Link, the project director, and Bill, project technology director, “the project has been quite a roller coaster, but also enthralling, and students have said they will never forget it.” Judy Petree is media relations manager in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 17 Faculty/Staff Notes Toward spiritually-sensitive social work A calling to social work came to Leola (Dyrud) Furman at age 12 during a career session at a summer Luther League convention. She followed family members to Augsburg College and graduated with a major in sociology and minors in social work and religion. She then pursued graduate degrees in social work and human development. She taught social work for 25 years at the University of North Dakota. During that time it was a personal and spiritual crisis—the death of her husband from cancer—that called her to the forefront of a new movement in her field. While in the role of a client needing support during her husband’s illness, she realized that not only could spiritual support help people cope in a crisis, it could help them grow personally and spiritually. She understood the importance of spirituality and religion as necessary aspects of human identity. Her research connected her to Edward Canda, at the University of Kansas, who had recently founded the Society for Spirituality in Social Work. Together, they co-authored a textbook, Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice, The Heart of Helping that was hailed as “a ‘state of the art’ expression of a newly re-emerging theme, spirituality.” This refers to the fact that social work’s roots came from the work of 19th-century religious charity organizations. Their book defines the values and issues inherent in spiritually-sensitive social work practice and offers practical guidelines and strategies. In 1997 Furman and Canda developed a national survey of social workers, asking their views on the appropriateness of religion and spirituality in social work practice—the first of its kind. The survey defined spirituality as search for meaning and purpose in either religious or nonreligious forms, and religion as “an organized set of beliefs and practices shared by a community related to spirituality.” The survey results showed that not only did social workers affirm a role for 18 the discussion of these topics (82%), but that many of them had already been doing it in various ways (75%). An important finding, however, was that 73% of respondents expressed a lack of any spiritual training. That began to change as social work schools developed curricula and new courses. Today, most textbooks integrate spirituality within discussion of treating the client as a whole person. Spiritually-sensitive social work practice is becoming especially relevant in diverse communities where an important way to reach ethnic minorities is through their faith and spirituality. Three years later, Furman repeated her survey in the U.K., with similar results. Then, building on connections she made while a visiting professor in Norway, Furman collaborated with Mari-Anne Zahl, a professor in social work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Trondheim) who has a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota. Zahl translated the survey instrument into Norwegian, and surveyed Norwegian social workers. The results, while similar to the U.S. and U.K., demonstrated cultural differences in religious institutions. The Norwegian Lutheran Church, until recently, did not have the same kind of social network and function as American church congregations, and social workers were not accustomed to considering religious referrals. Also, church attendance is less frequent there. Zahl sees the survey results as valuable. Social workers can understand better how discussion of religion can be appropriate and they gain insight into working with increasing numbers of immigrants arriving in Norway. “Since social work deals with everyday social functioning,” Zahl said, “[a client’s religion] is part of what social workers deal have to deal with. Are they open to, are they sensitive to, do they listen to, and are they comfortable enough to deal with that aspect of life?” by Betsey Norgard Adjunct social work professor Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 (left) and Norwegian social work professor Mari-Anne Zahl are collaborating to study social workers’ perspectives towards inclusion of religion and spirituality in social work practice, as thoroughly presented in the book Furman co-authored. This means that social workers need to have understanding of their clients’ culture, religion, and the place that religion plays in their culture. She said that while fewer than half of the survey respondents had any training in dealing with religious and spiritual issues, 70-80% of them said they desire it. With her husband, Hans Eriksson, who returned this year as visiting professor in Augsburg’s social work department, Zahl is in Minneapolis on sabbatical, continuing her collaboration with Furman. Zahl is compiling the Norwegian information and, along with Furman, is writing comparative studies of the three countries surveyed. Together, they are presenting at national social work meetings, and jointly teaching some of Furman’s classes. Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 is an adjunct professor at Augsburg and the University of Minnesota. She is a Distinguished Alumna of Augsburg College and associate professor emerita of the University of North Dakota. Mari-Anne Zahl is an associate professor in the Department of Social Work and Health Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Winter/Spring 2005 Presentations Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers, social work, have published articles and presented nationally on their integrative case analysis model, including at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in February. Blake Boursaw, Tracy Bibelnieks, Nick Coult, Matthew Haines, and Su Dorée, mathematics, presented at the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America-American Mathematical Society (MAA-AMS) annual meeting in January. Mathematics/ computer science major Dan Wolf ’05 presented a poster about his NSF-funded research last summer. Lars Christiansen and Diane Pike, sociology, led a teaching workshop, “Teaching Organizational Theory,” at the American Sociological Association in August. At that meeting, Pike became chair of the Undergraduate Teaching Section and the Ethics Committee. Jacqueline deVries, history, presented “New Women, New Religion: Feminism and the Victorian Crisis of Faith” at the American Historical Association meeting in January. David Fenrick, Center for Global Education, was an editorial team member in an issue group, “Effective Theological Education for World Mission,” at the Forum 2004 on World Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand. He also presented “Transforming ShortTerm Mission through Service-Learning” at the Annual World Mission Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in St. Paul in March 2004. In November he co-presented a workshop, “Reciprocity Leads to Culture Learning,” at a workshop of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Annette Gerten and Lois Bosch, social work, presented a workshop on using creativity to enhance learning relevance for policy students at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Conference on Social Work Education in September. Winter/Spring 2005 Orv Gingerich, international programs and Center for Global Education, participated on a panel, “Why Do They Hate Us So Much? Encouraging Student Geopolitical Awareness in a Post-9/11 World,” at the Council on International Educational Exchange in November. He also participated in a panel, “Interdisciplinary Learning, Internationalization, and Study Abroad,” at the Study Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference at the University of Minnesota last April. Doug Green, English, read a poem “A Topography of Love,” now published online, at the Northfield Arts Guild Writers’ Night in November. He also presented a paper, “Estranging Bedfellows: Early Modern Cinema Today,” for the seminar on Shakespeare, Gender, and Sexual Orientation at the Shakespeare Association of America’s annual meeting. Garry Hesser, sociology, presented a paper co-authored with Augsburg students Riley Conway ’05 and Krista Dahlke ’06, “Rebuilding Communities: Comparing a National Model (Casey) and Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program,” at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in August. Norm Holen, art, emeritus, was present for the dedication of the F. Scott Fitzgerald alcove in the St. Paul Central Library, where his terra cotta bust of Fitzgerald was unveiled. Holen’s works have been included in two recent books, The Sculpture Reference Illustrated, by Arthur Williams (2005) and 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form (Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2004). Gretchen Irvine, education, was a panel member on “Service-Learning: Connecting Schools to the Community,” at the Minnesota Alliance of Black School Educators (MABSE) Education Summit in October. She also presented, “Learning Outcomes One Year Later” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in January. Mary Jacobson and Vicki Olson, education, and Robert Bill, information technology, presented at the National Reading Conference on the study they have carried out focusing on teacher preparation in the state of Minnesota as it relates to reading. Mark Lester, Center for Global EducationNicaragua, spoke at Seattle University in the Salon Series, on “U.S. Consumption and the Needs of Developing Nations: A View from Nicaragua.” He also presented there on the U.S.Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and spoke to theology, business, and social work classes. David Matz, psychology, was a co-presenter of “The Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Hair Color Preferences on the Northern and Southern Prairie,” at the January meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Curt Paulsen, social work, with Cathy Paulsen, graduate programs, presented “From Spirituality to Empathy: Application to Dialectics in Marital Relationships,” at the National Council on Family Relations in November. He also presented “From Chaos to Order by Way of a Seven-Step Process from Freedom to Love” at the Lilly Conference West on College and University Teaching. Tim Pippert, sociology, presented “I Ain’t Seen Them in Awhile: Created Familites of Homeless Men” at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in August. Nancy Rodenborg and Lois Bosch, social work, presented a paper on using dialogue groups in teaching Master of Social Work students at the annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in February. 19 Faculty/Staff Notes Presentations (continued) Patrice Salmeri, StepUP, and Ann Garvey, student affairs, presented about Augsburg’s StepUP program to the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Minneapolis branch, in September. Nancy Steblay, psychology, presented “Reforming Eyewitness Identification: Convicting the Guilty, Protecting the Innocent,” at a conference at the Cardozo Law School in New York. She also presented on lineup identification issues with real officers and real cases at the American PsychologyLaw Society conference in California, and on blind sequential lineup identifications in the field at a Hennepin County conference of law enforcement officers. Kathryn Swanson, English, served as a panelist for Theatre Unbound’s production of “Girls Got Pluck” and presented a paper titled “Ten Thousand Cups of Tea: American-born Chinese Women Sleuths” at the Popular Culture Conference in San Diego in March. reflection in a curvilinear magnetic field and formation of Alfvenic resonators on open field lines,” in the Journal of Geophysical Research, in 2005. In the same journal, Engebretson is lead author, along with co-authors Jennifer Posch ’94 and Brian Anderson ’82, at Johns Hopkins University; and acknowledged student contributors Geoff Shelburne ’05, Heather Greene ’05, Jon-Erik Hokanson ’05, and Ryan Nevin ’04, for “Ground and satellite observations of Pc 1-2 waves on open field lines poleward of the dayside cusp.” Engebretson is also a co-author of a study, “Density enhancement in plasmasphere-ionosphere plasma during the 2003 Halloween Superstorm: Observations along the 330th magnetic meridian in North America,” which recently appeared in Geophysical Research Letters. syllabi in international social work being published by the Council on Social Work Education. James Vela-McConnell, sociology, participated in a department chairs workshop at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Publications Beth Alexander, physician assistant studies, was lead author of “Methods of Pain Assessment in Residents of Long-term Care Facilities: A Pilot Study” which appeared in the March/April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social work, published a chapter, “The Impact of U.S. Welfare Reform on Children’s Well Being: Minnesota Focus,” in Promoting the Well Being of Children, Families, and Communities, edited by Harriet Ward and Jane Scott and published in 2005. Jacqueline deVries, history, published an essay, “Rediscovering Christianity after the Postmodern Turn,” in the winter issue of Feminist Studies and two essays, “Women’s Religious Organisations” and “Women’s Charity Organisations,” in A Change in Attitude: Women, War, and Society, 19141918, edited by Susan Grayzel. Mark Engebretson, physics, and David Murr ’92, at Dartmouth College, are coauthors of an article with lead author Slava Pilipenko, Institute of the Physics of the Earth in Russia, and frequent visiting scientist at Augsburg for “Alfven wave 20 Bill Green, history, published an article, “Brown, Adequacy, and Young Men Getting Real about One Big State,” in the December/January issue of Minnesota Law and Politics, about the desegregation of Minnesota schools and the legal doctrine of “adequacy.” Rosemary Link, social work, is co-author with Lynn Healy of a collection of model David Matz, psychology, co-authored “Cognitive Dissonance in Groups: The Consequences of Disagreement,” in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 88. He also co-authored “Social Norms and Identity Relevance: A Motivational Approach to Normative Behavior,” in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 30. Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, published “Miracle Cure or Moral Quagmire?” about the ethics of stem cell research in the October issue of Covenant Companion. He also published “Dances of Death: SelfSacrifice and Atonement,” in Mel Gibson’s Passion and Philosophy, edited by Jorge J.E. Gracia and published by Open Court in 2004. He also authored “The Cosmological Argument,” for the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2004. Nancy Rodenborg, social work, published an article, “Service to African American Children in Poverty: Institutional Discrimination in Child Welfare?” in the fall issue of Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Social, Political, & Economic Inequalities. Glenda Rooney, social work, is co-editor of the seventh edition of Direct Social Work Practice, published this year by Brooks/Cole. Winter/Spring 2005 An April 1999 article in Law and Human Behavior, by Nancy Steblay, psychology; Solomon M. Fulero; and students Jasmina Besirevic ’97 and Belia Jimenez-Lorente ’97— “The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Juror Verdicts: A Meta-Analytic Review”—was one of the magazine’s top 10 downloaded articles in 2004. Francine Chakolis, social work, president of the Minnesota Alliance of Black Educators, coordinated a three-day summit on the Augsburg campus in October, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” addressing disparities in educational achievement. Kathryn Swanson, English, has been a team member for several accreditation site visits under the auspices of the Higher Learning Commission (North Central Association) and has served on readers’ panels and as part of the accreditation process. She is also an elected ARC (Accreditation Review Council) member. Honors/Awards Retiring football coach Jack Osberg ’62 was honored by Minnesota collegiate football coaches as the 2005 Man of the Year for his valuable contribution to football. Tony Bibus, social work, was elected chair of the Minnesota Board of Social Work, a board appointed by the governor that regulates social work practice in the state. Five Augsburg staff members won top honors at the annual awards banquet for the Minnesota Chapter of International Special Event Services (ISES) in March. Jodi Collen, event services, won the top prize for Best Event Logistics for her planning work on Homecoming 2004. She, Heidi Breen, alumni/parent affairs, and Marc Skjervem, student activities, won first place for Best Corporate or Non-Profit Event Planning—also for the weeklong Homecoming 2004. Kathy Rumpza and Sara Kamholz, public relations and communication, won top prize for Best Use of Graphic Design for the range of publications and promotional materials used for the 25th anniversary of Advent Vespers. Winter/Spring 2005 ‘Thirsty for God’ R eligion professor Brad Holt’s recent book seeks to help readers understand the thirst they experience in their relationship with God, but may not realize or understand. Thirsty for God is an updated and expanded edition of Holt’s work by the same name from 1993 that now broadens the survey of persons and institutions included under Christian “spirituality.” It expands the body of non-Western Christian materials and includes maps identifying locations of people and movements described. “This is a needed text for students and for the lay person,” says Holt, “to help them understand the global perspectives of Christian spirituality. It is not just about Europe and the U.S.” Holt makes the distinction between “spirituality” and “religion” within the context of 20thcentury scholar Baron von Hügel’s tripartite nature of religion as intellectual, institutional, and mystical. Holt equates spirituality with this mystical dimension, and thus a necessary component for well-rounded Christians. The book is accessible and free of the jargon that writer Kathleen Norris, by Betsey Norgard who is included in the book, refers to as “scary words” in the theological lexicon. Holt intends for this book to be as much about “formation”—what he calls “discovery of new being, new relationships, and new practices”—as it is about “information.” Each chapter contains spiritual practice exercises. Organized chronologically, the survey of Christian spirituality begins with early Christian times and carries forth into the 21st century to include such disparate Western contemporaries as Jean Vanier, Jim Wallis, Cesar Chavez, and Robert Schuller. From the Third World, Holt discusses, for example, the Virgin of Guadelupe, liberation spirituality, Pentecostalism, and African indigenous churches. Holt will travel to Italy for six weeks this summer, as one of 15 scholars in various disciplines selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to study one of the subjects in his book, St. Francis of Assisi. The scholars will examine source texts and visual representations of the saint within his 13th-century world to better understand his meaning for today, beyond the popular images. Stephen Geffre Noteworthy Professor Brad Holt’s recent book expands the survey of Christian spirituality. 21 4 THROUGH THE EYES OF TEACHERS, THE EYES OF STUDENTS English professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, both former Peace Corps volunteers, led a group of nine Augsburg students to their Thai village home of 35 years ago for an internship in teaching English. The students lived Thai culture through the eyes of teachers Kathy and Jack; through the Thai teachers, some of whom are former students of the Swansons; and through the schoolchildren. Excerpts from the Augsburg students’ final papers describe their experience. 4 SEEING THE ‘REAL’ THAILAND I’ve never even seen the ocean!” …“I can’t wait to see Bangkok.”… “Do you think it’s safe?”… “Does the flight really take 26 hours?”… “I already miss my mom!” These were some of the comments we heard as nine Augsburg students, my husband, and I waited to board the first leg of the flight that would take us back to the place we had called home 35 years ago. Jack and I served as Peace Corps volunteers, teaching English in a small rural village, Prachuab Kirikhan, Thailand, during the height of the war in Viet Nam. Now we were returning, for the second time, but with the responsibility of nine students, some of whom had not traveled beyond the Midwest. “We want to see everything through your eyes,” Jack had told the students. We all expected adventure, some chaos, and wonderful experiences. We knew these three weeks would open our students’ eyes and hearts; we didn’t know how significantly it would change their lives. Our family had returned to Thailand several years before the Augsburg trip and had found that Bangkok had become a huge, modern city, but that our village had remained essentially unchanged. Yes, there were now a 7-Eleven store that offered ice cream and pizza, an ATM machine, and Internet cafes, but the essence of Thailand was there. Prachuab had remained a sleepy, beautiful, fishing village. Walking through the market in the center of the village, we found piles of fish and shrimp 22 by Kathy Swanson from the morning’s catch, baskets of chilies ready for curries, mounds of chicken feet, stands with mangoes and sticky rice, and hills of pineapple, durian, and mangosteen fruit. Most importantly, we found that time had not erased memories we had for our former students and they for us. Returning to the schools where we had taught English, we found that several of our former students were now teachers. They welcomed us with gifts, hugs, and tears and we began thinking about sharing this magnificent place with Augsburg. “You can bring students to teach us,” we were told—and the seed was planted! After my course in Teaching English in Thailand was approved as an English elective, Jack and I began making plans for the trip. We knew that the heart of the experience was to be living and teaching in our village. We also wanted students to see parts of Thailand that tourists likely would miss. Arranging to be present in the village school when classes began after the rainy season, we planned to begin the adventure in Bangkok, then travel to Chiangmai, and then south to Prachuab Kirikhan. Most important to us was that our Augsburg students experience the real Thailand as we had so many years before. And so, after crossing many time zones, watching many inflight movies, and trying to sleep in cramped airline seats, 11 Auggies arrived in Bangkok, Thailand. Even though it was Winter/Spring 2005 2 midnight, traffic was heavy and the heat was oppressive. Too excited to sleep, we checked into the hotel and all set off down Sukhimvit Road. Smells of unrecognizable things, sights of unfamiliar occurrences, and sounds very non-Minnesotan overwhelmed us until we had to give in to sleep. We spent the next several days seeing Bangkok’s magnificent temples and palaces, sampling foods students had never imagined existed, holding giant snakes at the Pasteur Institute, winding through old Chinatown, riding in both tuk-tuks and the new skyway train, and trying to survive humid, 100+ degree temperatures. Ready for a respite, we flew north to Chiangmai. Here we were met by representatives from Payap University who made sure Midwest students understood proper and polite Thai behavior. “Don’t cross your legs so that your toe is pointing at anyone;”… “Never touch anyone on the head;”… “Wear skirts and long pants in the temples;” … “Acknowledge one’s social status by the appropriate wai (bow).” In Chiangmai, we learned about Thai history and culture, spent time at the night markets (after practicing bargaining in Thai!), visited a mountaintop temple, rode elephants through the jungle, trekked on a visit to hill tribes, and rode bamboo rafts down a jungle river. Despite these exciting events, I believe all the students would agree that the highlight of the trip occurred during a stop on our way to the airport as we were leaving Chiangmai. The grandma of one of our students, Rachel Schuette, and her church friends had sent handmade quilts with each of us. We had carried these 15 quilts until we stopped at an orphanage to deliver them to the children. Seeing excitement and joy on the faces of these children as they sang for us and finding tears on our own faces as we left them is a memory none of us will forget. After Chiangmai, we took a long, hot, Thai travelers’ trip by train south to Prachuab. Located on the Gulf of Siam, with the mountains of Myanmar to the west, Prachuab is unspoiled paradise. Here students marched to the secondary school, notebooks and lesson plans in hand, to join Thai students on that first day of the term. We were introduced and welcomed at the opening assembly and then began teaching. Moving from class to class, level to level, each class period, Winter/Spring 2005 Left: Kathy Swanson (back row, sixth from left) poses with students she and Jack taught in their Peace Corps days in Prachuab Kirikhan. Many are now teachers in the school where the Augsburg students practice-taught. Right: Nine students traveled to Thailand to practice-teach English with Professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, in the village where they had served as Peace Corps volunteers 35 years ago. (back row L to R) Jack Swanson, Carl Butler, Jeff Moores, (third row L to R) Kathy Swanson, Stephanie Nichols, Rachel Schuette, (second row L to R) Sue Kneen, Sabrina Jurey, Bekah Chell, (front row L to R) Annie Reierson, Anna Warnes. Augsburg students learned quickly how to gesture and communicate with just a few Thai words. Jack and I moved around with them, helping occasionally, but mostly sharing in this wonderful experience. After a few days, students felt at home. Every morning as we participated in the school’s opening ceremony, Thai students waved and welcomed us. One of our students received a Thai name, many received gifts, and all realized we were receiving much more than we were able to give. Teachers hosted a party for us toward the end of our time in Prachuab and we reciprocated the next evening. Some of our former students from our Peace Corps days joined us and led rounds of the Peter, Paul, and Mary songs we had taught them 35 years ago. There were no dry eyes in the room after we all joined Ratchana, one of my former students and now a teacher in the secondary school where Augsburg students had spent their time, in “To Sir, with Love,” the song she chose to honor us as teachers. Carrying gifts and e-mail addresses from their Thai students and unconsciously humming “500 Miles,” Augsburg students left Prachuab for Bangkok and Minneapolis. “Saying farewells amid smiles, hugs, and many tears, we promised to return someday soon—and I’m sure we will. For, as one student said, “There’s so much about the world I didn’t know. I thought this trip would change me; I just had no idea how much!” Kathy Swanson is professor of English and chair of the English Department. She directs the English as a Second Language program. 23 j TOUCHING MY HEART by Anna Warnes ’05 Above: For Anna Warnes, traveling in Thailand was an experience for all five senses; but most important were the friendships she made that touched her heart. Thailand is an experience, not just of the mind or for the eyes, but a complete immersion into the culture. Unless you stay at a pristine, exclusive hotel in Hua Hin, it is hard not to touch all five of your senses in Thailand. For me, Thailand was an adventure of smell, sound, taste, sight, and touch, and most importantly, an experience of the heart. The sounds of Thailand are like nothing else. After spending 26 hours on a plane listening to movies, people snoring, and babies crying, the drone of traffic is a welcomed sound in Thailand. Bangkok always had the sound of buzzing tuk-tuks in traffic and trains overhead, but it also had more profound sounds. The sound of complete silence in the wat (temple) with the many pagodas and the loud, but quite musical, sound of blind musicians singing into microphones as they wandered the streets come to mind. Chiangmai had the sound of rushing water over rocks as we slipped by in our open raft and the constant sound of bartering hill tribe women with their silver jewelry and colorful hats. Chiangmai also had the sounds of Doi Suthep with its deep bells booming over the hill and children playing amongst the tourists and monks. Prachuab had the sound of rain, whether misting or pouring, washing the market streets. Prachuab also had the 24 sound of monks blessing people in the early morning hours, speaking and singing prayers over women bowed before them. Amusingly, the national anthem was played at school every morning by the marching band and on the loud speakers, and it also played in my head for the remaining 23 hours of the day until my roommate would throw a pillow at me! My favorite sound of Thailand was the sound of singing. Several times the former students, Kathy, and Jack sang “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. It certainly wasn’t the beauty of the singing that struck me, but the fact that the students remembered all the words and sang them so faithfully. It was obvious that the students had been significantly moved by their teachers. As the students sang, you could see the love and appreciation exuding from them; so much so that it made my eyes water every time they would sing. When I heard the students sing, I could only hope that I too would have such an influence on a group of people. … Forming relationships with my students was an aspect of teaching that really touched my heart. I was able to get especially close to two of my students, Maew and Por. These students were extremely helpful to me in the classroom and they both wanted to learn English so badly. On the Friday evening of the teachers’ dinner, Maew and Por were able to eat dinner with me. I loved talking to them about anything from music to Por’s schooling abroad to my family and America. Maew and Por have e-mailed me several times since our group returned to the United States. They like to ask me questions about my jobs or different musical acts in the U.S. I think it is great that I was able to connect with these students in such a way that they feel comfortable e-mailing me and talking to me about their lives as well as mine. … Thailand is not a place that can be seen on a National Geographic episode and be fully comprehended. I had to smell the markets, hear the temple bells, taste the pineapple, see the countryside, touch the silk, and feel my gia (heart) warmed by the people in order to know Thailand. The exciting part of my experience in Thailand is knowing that there is so much more waiting for me to encounter when I go back. Anna Warnes completed her studies in December 2004 with a major in English. She plans to attend law school. Winter/Spring 2005 BECOMING A TEACHER 1 In his first teaching experience, Jeff Moores ’05 just barely got his feet wet in the classroom and left Thailand wishing he had more teaching opportunities, as well as anticipating his next return trip. “Tomorrow,” I wrote in my journal on Sunday, May 16, “I become a teacher.” Unofficially, of course, and I’m technically still very much a student; but, I’ll be stepping into a role, a job, that rivals that of prostitution for the title of the world’s oldest occupation. I’m feeling what every teacher—from Kathy in her initial teaching years, to Aristotle—must feel when faced with the daunting task of instilling knowledge upon youthful minds: nervousness, anxiety, fears of inadequacy. But mostly, I’m excited. Excited for something new, something frightening, an experience that might open my mind along with those of Thai students. … My most challenging teaching experience in Prachuab happened at the end of Thursday. … At 3 p.m. I returned to the English office to track down a teacher-less class to take over or an occupied class to observe. I was quickly told that Stephanie was teaching level 6/9. I hadn’t taught or observed a high grade level yet, so I thought it would be worthwhile to attend. … Outside the classroom, the slightly older students relaxed on the benches, some slumped over with the end of the day, others energetically giggled with friends. One thing was certain: Stephanie had not yet arrived. I looked at the students in a way that hopefully said, “I’m the teacher; time to start. Get in. Sit down.” Friendly, of course, but I wasn’t about to let the older students walk all over me. Meanwhile my head was reeling: Stephanie’s not here; my lesson plans are for younger students; are they expecting Stephanie? What if they already know everything I’m teaching them? A deep breath later, I calmly flipped through my Winter/Spring 2005 by Jeff Moores ’05 notebook as they settled down. Dictation. That was it, an exercise I had not yet utilized. I slowly read four sentences about a man going to a market and then returning home to eat dinner and watch TV. Their attentive gazes and lack of utterly confused looks encouraged me, but it was difficult to discern whether they were genuinely interested or if they were simply patronizing the new foreign teacher. A few of the boys, including one who sat in the middle of the front row, were energetic and active, sometimes scratching their heads and employing grimaces of misunderstanding or raised eyebrows of clarity. Stephanie showed up about halfway through the class, hopefully adding to any authority I had over the classroom. In the end we walked away not knowing what to conclude. I had felt a lack of influence with level 3/9, and now I felt a lack of respect from level 6/9. On top of it, inadequacy stemmed from having viewed [regular teachers] Charles and David wielding their experienced skills. The mere 10 pages of this essay cannot begin to explore the intense realizations I began uncovering about my future as a mentor, a teacher, a parent—an adult. Luckily, as I suspected it would, my thirst for Thailand continues. A week in Prachuab was not enough time teaching English. I wanted two, three weeks to practice my skills. I wanted to tutor university students and come into contact with all age levels. After my first trip, I predicted that I would definitely return to Thailand someday. I found myself in Bangkok’s busy streets sooner than I thought. Jeff Moores is in the Honors Program and is a senior majoring in English with a concentration in writing. He is news editor of the Echo. This was his second trip to Thailand. c 25 ef MY GOD AND YOUR BUDDHA— THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT by Sue Kneen ’04 As a religion major and a prospective seminary student, I was most anxious to see and experience Buddhism first hand. … As I really thought about it, there is much that our faiths have in common: God or Buddha, do good works, eternity or Nirvana, God is omnipresent or eternal nothingness, prayer, denying self, look to pastors/monks, churches and temples, worship, help the poor and taking care of your neighbor. There really isn’t anything so unusual—only different. I thought [our Bangkok tour guide] Panya’s comment summed it all up well as he said with great feeling, “My Buddha and your God, they are the same. When we are sad, we talk to Buddha. Sometimes we talk to a monk, and he makes us do better with what he says, but sometimes we don’t want to tell anyone, so we talk to Buddha. And we feel better; we feel lighter and THE REAL happier.” Now that sounds just like me and my God. I’d like to quote what I wrote in my journal as I stood on top of “Monkey Mountain,” listening to the hauntingly beautiful Buddhist music and the chanting of the monks, and the pungent aroma of their incense lifted to my ears and nose, and the cool breeze smoothed against my face: “It was a beautiful view from on top of the hill over the ocean, Prachuab Kirikhan, and a big sprawling temple to the west. What was especially significant to me was seeing the building where the monks had their evening meditation and hearing them chant and hearing their music. I will never forget that feeling. I imagined and hear them praising their God as I do mine (for lack of better words). It was a feeling and very real sense of oneness while very different. It was surreal and profound. I am thankful for this experience.” FACES IN THE Prachuab Kirikhan is located on the east coast of Thailand, on the Gulf of Thailand. It escaped the massive destruction of the tsunami that devastated areas farther south on the west coast. Of course, when the tsunami hit, everyone from the trip feared for his or her old and new friends. Anna Warnes was the first to hear news from Prachuab. “The day before the tsunami struck I received an e-mail from one of my Thai students. Maew, a sweet 12-yearold, wrote me one of her typical e-mails: ‘Hello Miss Anna, how are you? How are your studies? I am fine. My family went on holiday. It was fun,’ etc. “The next day I heard about the tsunami on the news. I immediately thought of Maew. I wrote her an e-mail: 'Maew, 26 Sue Kneen ’04 gained a rich introduction to Buddhism as she prepared for her own seminary studies. It seems I am very fortunate indeed to have been introduced to a culture such as this through the lens of respect and deep affection. … I will never be the same, and my daughters and those with whom I have the privilege to share about my trip will be able to see some of Thailand and foreign travel for themselves. Sue Kneen graduated from Weekend College in 2004 with majors in English and religion and is now studying at Luther Seminary. TSUNAMI are you safe? Were you hit by the wave?' I received a response within a day. Maew was in fact safe, although her father had been working near Phuket, and he was injured but alive. “By expanding the world classroom and making connections with people in Thailand, the tsunami affected real people, people I knew. The tsunami did not kill thousands of faceless people on the other side of the world; the tsunami killed people I may have met and learned from.” Winter/Spring 2005 C ONE STUDENT I MAY HAVE TOUCHED by Rachel E. Schuette ’03 SEEING THAILAND THROUGH KATHY AND JACK’S EYES “Kathy and Jack also had endless tidbits about Thai culture to share with us throughout the three weeks. Whether we received lessons about teaching English, how to eat at a Thai restaurant, or when to take our shoes off at a Buddhist temple, Kathy and Jack’s previous knowledge of Thailand was a critical part of the wonderful experience we shared.” —Jeff Moores “The entire trip was affected because Jack and Kathy led Rachel Schuette ’03 compiled a lesson plan book, in collaboration with Professor Swanson, with materials from the Augsburg students’ lessons “to show appreciation for the gracious welcome they received from everyone in Prachuab Kirikhan.” It has been three weeks since we returned home and I am still on “Thai time,” meaning I feel much more laid back and not really pushed to do anything in a hurry. … I learned so much from this experience; it is difficult to pinpoint the important issues. Being a teacher is not always about teaching test-ready material. It was not until about the third day of teaching in Prachuab that I realized this. I wasn’t there to teach them how to conjugate verbs perfectly, or to show them how to use articles all the time. I was there to learn from them and to hopefully share my culture with them. There was no test on Friday or review of information; the visit was much more than that. It was an experience that I will keep with me for the rest of my life. It will serve as a reminder every time I walk into a new classroom or job. It made me appreciate what I have here in America, but still understand that just because some people do not have these luxuries, they may be just as happy as I. It was apparent through the interactions among Professor Swanson, her husband, and the former Thai students that a lifetime connection can be made. Truly, for me, it was finding that one student whom I feel I may have touched, but who really touched me, that makes me say, “YES! That is why I went to Thailand.” ■ Rachel Schuette graduated in 2003 with a double major in English and secondary education/communication arts licensure. All photos were taken by participants on the trip. Winter/Spring 2005 the way, I suspect. On just a superficial level, the heat, the smells of the streets, some of the foods, and the different standard of living we enjoy could have easily been turned into disgust by travelers not accustomed to such extremes and who were not constantly challenged to look deeper for beauty and meaning and perhaps a different way of living life.” —Sue Kneen I 27 28 Winter/Spring 2005 Learning with your heart by Judy Petree photos by Stephen Geffre A Long distances and remote locations make healthcare delivery difficult on the reservation. Winter/Spring 2005 visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation helps nursing students bridge cultural differences to experience health care from the perspectives of a community long underserved by mainstream healthcare systems. Last November, three Augsburg nursing students—Sharon Gentile, Susan Loushin, and Cathy Miller—spent several days on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Led by Cheryl Leuning, professor and chair of the Nursing Deptartment, and Susan Nash, nursing professor in Augsburg’s Rochester program, the experience is one of several nursing practicums offered in the Master of Arts in Nursing program. Augsburg’s graduate nursing program prepares nurses for transformational leadership and transcultural practice across care settings, especially as they address health inequities. At Pine Ridge, they became immersed in a community with different cultural values and traditions that has long remained outside the mainstream of the health care system. The Pine Ridge Reservation encompasses about two million acres and is home to approximately 40,000 Lakota people. Pine Ridge is also home to two of the poorest counties in the nation. According to the “Village Earth” online newsletter and “Pine Ridge Reservation” (pineridgerez.net), the unemployment rate is 86 percent, versus a 5.5 percent national average; and 63 percent of the people live below the federal poverty level. Alcoholism affects 8 out of 10 families, and half of the people over the age of 40 have diabetes. The infant mortality rate is the highest in this continent, and the school dropout rate is more than 70 percent. The Indian Health Service is understaffed and ill-equipped to 29 Pastor Larry Peterson, director of the Pine Ridge Retreat Center introduces the students to Lakota culture before they begin their home visits. (L to R): Cheryl Leuning, Nursing Department chair; Susan Loushin; Sharon Gentile; Cathy Miller; Sue Nash, Rochester program nursing professor; and retreat center director Larry Peterson. fully address the health needs of the community. Consequently, health inequities continue to increase. The students spent two days shadowing the Indian Health Service (IHS) nurses from the reservation who served as cultural guides. However, before the students became immersed in the program, they gained a brief insight into the Lakota culture and history through visits to Prairie’s Edge Native American Cultural Art Center in Rapid City, and short stops at Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. At Pine Ridge the students stayed in 30 the Pine Ridge Retreat Center, run by Pastor Larry Peterson. Peterson sat down with the group the first night to give them a brief lesson on the Lakota people, some dos and don’ts, and what they should expect when going on home visits. “Knowing the culture of the Lakota people is really important when interacting with them,” Peterson said. Another history lesson came from Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural teacher at the Loneman School in Oglala. Littlefinger has been the IHS hospital administrator at Pine Ridge for a number of years, and is also the great, great grandson of Lakota Chief Big Foot, who was slain in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. Littlefinger shared with the students the key values integral to the culture of his people, their past and future. “The Lakota people are the fastest growing people, yet have the greatest health issues,” he said. “It’s not just about a healthy body, but about a healthy spirit and soul as well.” Karen Red Star, health educator with the Indian Health Service, also shared her experiences as a healthcare provider on the reservation. She advised the Winter/Spring 2005 For Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural teacher and great, great grandson of Chief Big Foot, a healthy spirit and soul are as important to his people as a healthy body. Augsburg student Sharon Gentile (background) shadowed Indian Health Service nurse Sally Mercier (left) in home visits on the reservation. students to be “culturally sensitive,” as there is a high turnover of healthcare providers on the reservation and the clients see different people all the time. “This makes it more difficult to establish any sense of trust and familiarity.” Equipped now with some background information, the students were ready to pair up with the public health nurses at the Indian Health Service and begin their home visits. For the next two days, the students set out with registered public health nurses Rod Sahr, Sally Mercier, Kendra Lone Elk, Mary Moussear, and Andrea Pond, visiting homes in town and out in the countryside. The nurses clued the students in on what to expect in the coming days. Sahr said that much of his time is spent simply tracking down clients, as families on the reservation move frequently. And, as frustrating as that can be, he said, you learn when to keep searching for them and when to move on. “There are hundreds of people we have to see, but just don’t have the time,” Sahr said. “Actually, there is probably someone we’re supposed to see in every single house.” Not only is relocation a factor, but Winter/Spring 2005 also many of the homes in the country are miles apart. Some people live on long, rut-filled, one-lane dirt roads, miles off of the main highway. Obviously this causes problems in the wintertime, Sahr commented. One of his clients is an elderly woman struggling with diabetes. She and her husband are also raising their two grandsons, not uncommon on the reservation, said Sahr. Family connections are a strong part of Lakota culture and tradition. One of the keys, he told the students, is to listen and treat the clients with respect. He demonstrated this by just visiting with the client at first, asking her about their grandsons and family, and only after this initial conversation moving on to the health issues. Lone Elk, another public health nurse, also modeled how relationships were built during each home visit. “You need to build up a rapport with the people. You need to get them to trust you, or they will agree with whatever you say just to get rid of you.” Many of the visits throughout the two days included varied services—vaccinations, monitoring of blood sugar levels and blood pressure, new mother and baby checkups, and post-surgical visits. Throughout, however, was what one student described as the “wonderful way the nurses have of working with the clients.” “There’s more to health care than just the medical side of it,” nursing student Sharon Gentile said. “I feel there is a need to find a better way, a better approach to health care.” Cathy Miller, a public health nurse in the Rochester, Minn., area, shadowed Lone Elk one of the days, and told Lone Elk that much of what she does is not that different from what she was seeing on the reservation. “The first time you visit you see so much, you just want to jump in and fix everything,” Miller said, “but you have to take it slow and gain their trust first.” Miller came to Augsburg because she was looking for a program that would enhance her own work as a public health nurse. “Some of the art of nursing has gone by the wayside,” Miller said. “It’s not enough to know what the diagnosis is, but what the barriers are that may be preventing treatment. Many times it’s just a cultural misunderstanding.” 31 Miller added that she sees transcultural nursing as giving nurses the tools to practice both the “art of nursing and the science of nursing,” and a way to bridge barriers through understanding culture and cultural differences. “It has opened my eyes to see that there are other ways to look at problems. Ten years ago I never would have done that.” At the end of the day, all of the students remarked on the value of the experience. “The nurses all showed empathy, respect, persistence, and true interest in their clients,” Miller said. “The healthcare provider needs to truly listen, be present, and value what the Lakota person shares as being important to them. Only then can they (the provider) move on to an effective partnership.” Listening in an intentional way, Leuning said, is a skill that needs focused practice. It is an integral part of Augsburg’s nursing program, built into classes from the very beginning of the students’ educational journey. “I think the uniqueness of these practicums is that we can more easily identify preconceived ideas that block true listening and hearing of the other person’s voice,” Leuning said. “Experiences like this uncover our own biases and values. Once we experience that ‘aha’ kind of moment, it provides a prototype for applying skills to our own daily life and interactions.” Nash added that this practicum opens the world to the students. “Having this opportunity to closely experience other cultures first hand will give the graduate nursing students an incredible opportunity that expands their world view.” These aren’t sightseeing trips, Nash continued, but rather opportunities to walk side by side with other people and to view the horizon from the other person’s perspective. “That kind of experience is truly life changing and transforming,” she said. “It is more than head learning. It is heart learning.” ■ Small medicine bags hang on the chainlink fence surrounding the mass grave at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge reservation. Judy Petree is media relations manager. 32 Winter/Spring 2005 Learning nursing care across cultures H ealth is influenced by culture, belief, and values, and it often suffers when the culture is not understood. Today, the influx of immigrants to the United States, particularly to Minnesota, is severely challenging social service programs. A disproportionate burden of disease and suffering experienced by minority and foreign-born populations in the United States is but one indication that the healthcare system is ineffective. Given the current shortage of nurses, it is not surprising that there is an increasing demand for professional nursing leadership to provide culturally-congruent health care to people of diverse cultures with emphasis on holistic care, cultural diversity, and community-focused practice. Augsburg’s graduate nursing program prepares nurses for advanced transformational leadership and transcultural practice across care settings. Through nursing practicums, Augsburg students form relationships with persons representing diverse cultures both locally and globally in order for the students to understand the health inequities that people experience. Learning how to do this while preserving the cultural dignity of others goes Winter/Spring 2005 beyond basic nursing skills. The aim of the program is not for every student to become an “expert” in every culture, but rather that every student will learn skills that are necessary to become a culturally competent nurse, such as basic knowledge of cultural differences and the awareness of differences in delivery of patient care; recognition of the nurse’s own bias and influence of personal culture views and practices; and an awareness and respect for cultural communication issues, etiquette, and problem solving. The practicums are a vital part of Augsburg’s nursing program, says Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and department chair. The focus is on reaching populations underserved by traditional healthcare systems. “If a student can see the world through another’s eyes, it changes how they see their own world. It is the unique balance of in-class and incommunity opportunities that attracts students to the nursing programs.” Augsburg offers nursing practicums for both graduate and undergraduate students in several cultural contexts: Namibia, Mexico, Guatemala, the inner cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and Rochester, and at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. ■ 33 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… A ugsburg College alumni are a pretty amazing bunch. Consider Carol (Johnson) Casperson ’60 (profiled in this issue on p. 38), who is working to create affordable housing nationwide with Habitat for Humanity. I’m thinking also of 2004 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Brian Anderson ’82, who is working on pioneering physics research, as well as Alumni Board past president Dr. Paul Mueller ’84 from the Mayo Clinic and First Decade awardee Susan (Horning) Arntz ’94, city manager for the City of Waconia. These folks and many others have passed through Augsburg on the front end of their life journey, and all have significant, everyday impact on the lives of other people. They all have very different vocations, but share one similarity—they all received an undergraduate degree at Augsburg College. Which other group of amazing people is forming new ideas, creating new journeys, and setting new standards? Why, that group is attending Augsburg right now! They are participating in one of many world-class Augsburg programs that deliver transforming education: • The Center for Global Education connects students with learning opportunities around the world, while the Center for Service, Work, and Learning finds opportunities for experiential education locally. • Augsburg offers great athletics including a nine-time national championship wrestling team along with superb women’s hockey. • The nationally recognized StepUP program offers a supportive educational environment for students in recovery. • Augsburg is one of 12 colleges nationally chosen for excellence in its first-year program. • The Weekend College program offers the most comprehensive and quality adult learning program in the region. • New graduate programs like the Master of Business Administration are providing expanded and growing learning opportunities for adult learners. There is a renewing group of leaders attending Augsburg right now. They are future alumni who will go out into the world and impact our lives and communities. I am so proud to be part of this transforming educational community, and all that we do! Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC President, Alumni Board Alumnae present gift to the Women’s Resource Center I n December, five Augsburg alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg professor Dr. Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of their graduation from the College. The five women, who refer to themselves as the “619 Club” (so named for the house they resided in as students on 22nd Avenue—the site now occupied by Foss Center), are Class of 1964 alumnae Betty (Hanson) Rossing, Karen Kohout, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, and Deanne (Star) Greco. The women met during their freshman year in the advanced freshman English/Western literature course taught 34 by Thorsen. “Dr. Thorsen, never one to slight the intellectual talents of women, encouraged us to stretch our critical abilities and tackle literary analysis,” says Greco. “Two of us became English majors, in part inspired by our experience in his class. “Thank you, Dr. Thorsen, for the part you played in forming our lives and careers,” continues Greco. “We are pleased to honor you, a ‘feminist’ before it was fashionable, by making a gift to the Women’s Resource Center in your name.” Five alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg professor Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of their graduation from the College. Pictured, L to R, are Deanne (Star) Greco, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Karen Kohout, and Betty (Hanson) Rossing. Winter/Spring 2005 Third annual Connections event honors Jane Freeman J ane Freeman, former first lady of Minnesota, was presented the “Leading Leaders” award at the third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January. The award, which recognizes those who have inspired others to high levels of achievement through vocational, community, and civic leadership, honors Freeman, who has led by example as the first lady of Minnesota from 1954–60, and as president of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1978–84, building the organization and shaping the futures of many young women through her vision and dedicated service. Frances Hesselbein, current chair of Jane Freeman (front row, right), former first lady of Minnesota, was presented the “Leading Leaders” the Board of Governors of the Leader to award at the third annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January. She is pictured here along with fellow event presenters: (front row, L to R) Ami Nafzger ’94, Frances Hesselbein, and Jane Leader Institute and former CEO of the Freeman; (back row, L to R) Jennifer Martin, Gloria Lewis, Jean Taylor ’85, Kathryn Tunheim, and Phebe Girl Scouts, made a special trip to take Hanson ’50. part in this year’s event to help present the award to her friend and former Girl Scouts colleague. Hesselbein defined leadership as “a state of being” and not something that you “do,” and offered her friend, Jane Freeman, as the perfect example of grace and leadership. Co-sponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, this year’s gathering joined more than 100 women from Numerous Augsburg students participated in the event’s throughout the community these two students gained valuable insights from for a morning of inspiration, activities; Koryne Horbal during a roundtable networking discussion. encouragement, networking, and empowerment. Board of Regents, who inspired the group Several Augsburg alumnae provided with her own discovery of how she is able Frances Hesselbein (left), former CEO of Girl an excellent program with Augsburg to share her unique gifts and talents with Scouts of the USA, presented the “Leading Leaders” award to her friend and former Girl regents Gloria Lewis and Jennifer Martin others more effectively after learning how Scouts colleague, Jane Freeman (right). providing the welcome and the closing. to also receive gifts from others. Ami Author Phebe Hanson ’50 set the tone Nafzger ’94 shared her journey as a Link (G.O.A.L) to provide services and with a poem from her new book Why Korean adoptee of finding her place in support for other adoptees on their path Still Dance—75 Years: 75 Poems. the world. She spent several years in of self-discovery. Featured speakers included Jean Korea after graduating from Augsburg Mark your calendars for the fourth Taylor ’85, president of Taylor exploring her heritage, and ultimately Connections event next January 28. annual Corporation and chair of the Augsburg founded the Global Overseas Adoptees Winter/Spring 2005 35 Alumni News Alumni events calendar Please join us for these upcoming alumni and parent events (see also the college-wide calendar on the inside back cover for additional events): April June 28 Senior Reception hosted by the Alumni Board, East Commons, Christensen Center, 4:30–6 p.m. 14 Auggie Hour at Three Fish, 3070 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis (near Lake Calhoun and Whole Foods), 612-920-2800, 5:30 p.m. Meet the new Auggie coaches! May 6 Special reception for business graduates (all Augsburg faculty, alumni, and 2005 business graduates are invited), Christensen Center, 4–6 p.m. 10 Auggie Hour on-campus reception for all current and former Alumni Board members, 5:30 p.m. 24 Class Agent Year-in-Review, Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center, 5:30 p.m. 23 Alumni Board meeting at Canterbury Park, 5:30 p.m. July 12 Auggie Hour at Trattoria Da Vinci, 400 Sibley St., St. Paul, 651-222-4050, 5:30 p.m. August 9 Auggie Hour at Dock Café, 425 Nelson St. E, Stillwater, 651-430-3770, 5:30 p.m. 18 Canterbury Park Alumni Event (Watch for details this summer!) ALUMNI TOUR TO CHINA Join alumni and friends of the College on a discovery tour of China hosted by Brad Holt, professor of religion. Plans are in progress for a May 2006 two-week tour featuring the history, culture, and scenic beauty of China. Discover treasures of this ancient land and witness China’s rapid growth in the 21st century. The tour begins in Beijing with visits to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, and the Summer Palace. Marvel at the thousands of terra cotta warriors uncovered in Xian in 1974 and dated to 221 BC. Experience China’s historic and majestic Yangtze River on a four-night cruise. Few places on earth match the splendor of the Yangtze River’s Three Gorges, which will be flooded by the dam project at the end of this decade. The international city of Shanghai concludes this travel experience. More details available later this spring; call or e-mail the alumni office at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu> to get on a special mailing list for further information. 36 Parent Council is invited… Parent Council members are invited to attend the annual New Student Orientation, June 17–18. Contact Alumni/Parent Relations at <alumni@augsburg.edu> for more information. Auggie Day at Como Park Bring your family to Como Park in St. Paul on June 4, 11a . m. –1p. m. , for this fun annual event. Bring a picnic lunch (BBQ grills are available) and Augsburg will provide beverages and goodies, giveaways, and fun for the kids. For more information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Annual golf tournaments Alumni are invited to participate in Augsburg’s Annual Men’s Hockey Golf Tournament on June 10 at Manitou Ridge Golf Course in White Bear Lake, Minn; cost is $90 per person (contact Mike Schwartz ’83 at 612-330-1163 for more information). Alumni are also invited to the 42nd Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament on June 27 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, Minn. (contact Ron Main ’56 at 612-338-4824 for more information). Homecoming 2005 Attention Auggies from the classes of 1955, 1965, 1980, and First Decade, 1995–2005: This is your reunion year! Plan now to join your classmates this September 26–October 1 for the annual Homecoming festivities and your reunion reception! Watch your mail and upcoming editions of the Augsburg Now for complete details; please let us know your current e-mail address at <alumni@augsburg.edu>. You can also stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/alumni>. Winter/Spring 2005 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Rev. Jim Glasoe recently published The Immigrant’s Treasure (Publish America), a factbased, fictional biography of his late grandfather, Michael Glasoe, an ambitious young Norwegian who emigrated to America in 1886, settling first in Minnesota and eventually homesteading in North Dakota. Jim and his wife, Nicole, are retired and live on a lake in the north woods of Minnesota, where he does his writing. From 1972–97, he served as executive director of several non-profit corporations that provide residential and developmental program services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. He also served as a Lutheran parish pastor for 10 years. 1964 Deanne (Star) Greco, Bloomington, Minn., was elected president of the Ordway Circle of Stars. 1966 Alan Stensrud, Plymouth, Minn., recently retired as president of the Animal Humane Society, a position he had held since 1975. He was also awarded the Glen Summerlin Service Award, presented by the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators at a conference in San Diego, Calif. He looks forward to spending more time with his wife, Shirley, his son and two daughters, and his four grandchildren. 1969 Mark Lund, professor of economics and director of international education at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, was appointed as the college’s Dahl Professor of Economics for Winter/Spring 2005 the 2004–05 academic year. As the Dahl Professor of Economics, Mark devotes part of his professional time to teaching activities that encourage students to develop sound analytical and critical thinking skills, become active participants in community and civic activities, and understand the importance of incorporating personal responsibility and accountability into their work and lives. Mark has served on Luther’s faculty since 1978. 1971 David Siedlar, previously of Concord, Mass., emigrated to Netanya, Israel, a port on the Mediterranean between Haifa and Tel Aviv, by virtue of the Law of Return, an Israelian policy that grants automatic citizenship to any Jew of the diaspora. David is retired from the U.S. Navy. Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Steinke, began service at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, about two weeks before she left Kuwait. Prior to Kuwait, she owned a dental practice in Maplewood, Minn.; Kristin and her husband reside in North Oaks, Minn. 1975 Brad Forsythe, Cincinnati, Ohio, published his debut book, Bulletproof Your Business— Cutting Risk for Small Business Owners and Managers. The book has been featured in several media outlets and reviews from across the country, and serves as a “plainEnglish guide that shows companies how to simply and cost-effectively conduct risk management on a do-it-yourself basis.” Brad is founder and president of Best Practice Advisors. Patricia (Reuter) Georg, Hopkins, Minn., was selected as the Minnesota State Teacher of the Year in 2003 by the United States Air Force Association/ Aerospace Education Foundation; she was honored in November 2003 at the Rawlings Chapter Fall Awards Banquet. Patricia teaches at Franklin Elementary School in Anoka. AUGGIES ON TV Courtesy photo 1957 1972 Kristin Rajala, an Army major, returned home in April 2004 from Camp Udairi in Kuwait, where she served as a dentist for three months to incoming U.S. troops and nationals. She also donated a keyboard and served as organist at the camp’s chapel, where she also conducted the service when the chaplain was unavailable. In addition, Kristin created three banners for the soldiers who attend camp Udairi chapel, as well as for both her family home church and for her husband’s home church (she is pictured here with her husband and one of her banners). Her husband, Augsburg alumna Linnea Mohn, Class of 2003, recently completed work on the first season of the Channel 45 (KSTC-TV) show, Nate on Drums. Hosted by local musician Nate Perbix, the half-hour program stars Mohn along with fellow actors David Harris and Motion Price, and showcases comedy segments coupled with local music and original animation. During its premiere season, the show won the 2004 Minnesota Music Academy Award for Best Audio-Visual Production. Pictured from the show, clockwise from left, are David Harris, Nate Perbix, Motion Price, and Linnea Mohn ’03. 37 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE Carol (Johnson) Casperson ’60: Building hope one home at a time by Bobbie Chong A physical education and biology major, Carol (Johnson) Casperson fondly recalls hanging out at “the grill” and wild ping-pong tournaments at Augsburg. Originally from St. Paul, she chose Augsburg because some of her cousins were current students. After graduating in 1960, she taught at Shakopee Public Schools and served as its only P.E. teacher. She went on to teach at a school in the New Hope district that she describes as having been the epitome of “brand-new.” Casperson later married, had two children, and moved to California where her (now former) husband attended medical school and completed his internship and residency. During this time, Casperson says “Vietnam happened,” and her family received military orders to relocate to 29 Palms Marine Base or “MCB.” In the 1960s, 29 Palms was literally in the middle of nowhere, and Casperson describes the desert location of what was to be her family’s new home as “465 square miles of kitty litter.” Flash-forward to the present day and 29 Palms isn’t the “middle of nowhere” anymore. Reflecting on her former city of residence and the dramatic change it’s undergone, Casperson says, “Now when you fly into Orange County Airport you can’t believe the new houses. There are massive developments, roofs touching, [many cost] $500,000.” As executive director of D.C. Habitat for Humanity, Casperson is familiar with the national housing crisis and the realities and hardships of the real estate market. She made the leap from California to Washington, D.C., after she helped a former neighbor campaign for Congress. He won and asked if she’d be interested in working at the home office. She needed to send a copy of her résumé but didn’t have one because at the time, “as a teacher in Minnesota, when I graduated, they came looking for you.” She quickly threw one together and was hired on the spot. A few years later she got bored and asked if she could come out to D.C. and work on the select committee her boss served. While newly transplanted in the D.C. area, an Iowan friend of Casperson’s stayed with her for three years. This friend was registered in the volunteer clearinghouse and asked if anyone in the area inquired about Habitat for Humanity because, at the time, there wasn’t an affiliate in that area. “I didn’t know anything about it [Habitat] at the time.” Recalling the beginning of the D.C. Habitat, “Three people came to town to start one,” Casperson said. She was invited to go with her friend into a questionable part of the D.C. area for one of the very first meetings. “I drove down there and went to the meeting with her and I thought, ‘What a great idea. I wonder if this really works?’” So the two friends both began volunteering. Casperson was still working full time then. “We had such a terrible time in the beginning,” laments Casperson, “First of all, we’d never done anything like this so who’s going to believe you, that you can actually do this? I mean, it sounds good, [but] people have pulled so many schemes on people in D.C. that no one trusts anybody.” Despite obstacles, the group persisted and “we got the first two houses done, then we started on the next two. Then our ‘blueprintist’ got this brilliant idea to apply to be the site of the Jimmy Carter Work Project (1992).” Casperson then became director for what she says “should’ve been a one-year assignment, but I’m still here.” In 1988 when she first began volunteering with Habitat, there were about 200 chapters across the United States. Today, there are over 1,700 worldwide. Casperson pointed out that a common misconception about Habitat for Humanity is that it’s only about construction. “We have 12 committees, including the Family Selection Committee, which tends to [include] people such as loan officers or mortgage bankers—people who know about the mortgage business because that’s really what you’re doing. Based on Habitat’s criteria, you’re picking people for a mortgage because there aren’t too many banks that want to carry a no-profit, no interest mortgage.” Another opportunity for volunteerism is the Family Partnership Committee. This committee helps provide moral support to families because many are first-time homeowners and the process can be scary and can literally throw a person into a panic. Much of D.C. Habitat’s fundraising comes from direct mail, donations, and their once-a-year, one-hour breakfast that generated $150,000 last year. And though it is rare, occasionally a developer or landowner will donate plots of land. The D.C. Habitat has built two homes on Capitol Hill that turned out to be model green homes. Currently, the group is working on a 53-house project on 4.3 acres of land. When asked what job advice she would impart on current Auggies or recent alumni, Casperson said, “I would say the same thing I said to my daughter when she was in school forever. She said, ‘Mom, I don’t know what I want to do when I graduate.’ You know, what you want to do is not necessarily what your major subject was. But it’s whatever makes you happy. And that’s what you have to follow. If things aren’t making you happy in your job, you need to pick out the things that you do like and then follow that path.” For more information about the D.C. Habitat for Humanity, go to <www.dchabitat.org/>. Bobbie Chong is an administrative assistant in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 38 Winter/Spring 2005 1978 P. Dawn (Heil) Taylor, Des Moines, Iowa, was honored as one of 10 “Women of Influence” in August for her volunteer work and activism. She has been an advocate for Iowa’s Latino communities, serving on the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs and as vice president of the Hispanic Educational Resource Center, which operates a bilingual preschool and provides outreach assistance to families. She currently serves on the boards of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and the Red Cross of Central Iowa Foundation, and is an Augsburg regent. In addition, she is an adviser to the Center for New Communities and the Iowa Project, an immigrant rights organization geared toward Latinos. She has served as an advocate for Latinos who were in the process of being deported, and has assisted them in finding resources and guidance. 1979 Barb Ahl, Evansville, Minn., received the Evansville Public School Teacher of the Year Award for 2004–05. Barb is a music teacher for Evansville Public Schools. Kathy (Gray) Dohner, Fairbanks, Alaska, is a sign language interpreter. AUGGIE AUTHORS Courtesy photo LaJune Thomas Lange, Minneapolis, was featured in The Minnesota Women’s Press’ annual “changemakers” issue, which salutes 25 individuals and organizations whose actions in the public arena over the past two decades have promoted greater self-determination, equality, and justice for women and girls. LaJune is a judge on the Hennepin County 4th Judicial District Court; she has held this seat since 1986. 1980 Robert Stanley Peter Gardner, Rochester, Minn., composed original music for the Saint Paul City Ballet’s production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A blend of ballet and theatre, the production was presented in December at both the O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul and the Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud. 1981 Walt Johnson, Minneapolis, completed a two-year fellowship at the Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) Program in Arlington, Va. During that time, he researched patent and trademark questions from PTDLs throughout the country and spent many days on the road conducting public and PTDL-staff training sessions. He returned to his former position as a reference librarian at the downtown Minneapolis Public Library. 1982 Rev. Rebecca Sogge received a doctor of ministry degree in single parent ministry from Luther Seminary last May. Before entering Luther, Rebecca served for five years as co-pastor of Christ, Marble, and Singsaas Lutheran churches in Hendricks, Minn. She then spent another five years as pastor of Trinity and West Lake Johanna Lutheran churches and Union Presbyterian Church in Brooten, Minn. She is currently an associate pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, Minn. Three alumnae authors were featured as special guests at a recent Auggie Hour celebrating Augsburg authors. Pictured, L to R, are: Erika Hammerschmidt ’04 (Born on the Wrong Planet, Tyborne Hill Publishers LLC); Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL (The Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons); and Phebe Hanson ’50 (Why Still Dance: 75 Years: 75 Poems, Nodin Press). 1983 Gordon Sandquist, Ballwin, Mo., began a new call at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, Mo. in September. He and his wife, Sonja, recently adopted two girls, ages 6 and 7. 1985 Ron Munkittrick, Westfield, N.J., was appointed chief financial officer of Ramp Corporation in October; he had been working with Ramp since June as a consultant on operational and financial initiatives. Ron has 20 years of experience in corporate financial management with companies such as Fingerhut Corporation, Hanover Direct, Genesis Direct, Site59.com, and Decima Ventures. Most recently he was CFO of CapeSuccess LLC, a staffing and information technology consulting company. Ron has an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas. 1986 Michael A. Johnson accepted the position of director of Winter/Spring 2005 dramatics at Trinity High School in Trinity, N.C. His wife, Ann Marie (Glover) ’84, has contributed to the field of early childhood education as a Head Start administrator and teacher for more than 20 years. 1987 Rev. Tammy J. Rider, Claremont, Minn., was a finalist in a national sermon contest sponsored by the FaithTrust Institute (formerly known as the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence) with her sermon, “Sleeping Women.” As such, her sermon was published in The Journal of Religion and Abuse (Haworth Pastoral Press, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2004). 1988 Carl R. Holm (formerly Holmes), Albertville, Minn., was recently promoted to northern regional sales manager at F.A. Davis Co. Publishers. His wife, Chrisanne D. (Rebertus) ’89, began her fifth year of homeschooling their three children: Emilyanne, Mark, and 39 Class Notes James. They can be contacted at <arenzano1@earthlink.net>. 1990 Vicki (Janssen) McDougall, North Branch, Minn., is the new dean of students at Forest Lake Senior High School. 1991 Rev. Judith A. (Benson) Bangsund received a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May. She is a missionary at the Division of Global Mission for the ELCA in Chicago, and following graduation, Judith returned to Makumira-Tumaini University in Usa River, Tanzania (where she served as an intern as part of her degree requirements), to serve in an ordained role in missions. written exams. Sharol specializes in coaching nurses and “peak performers” from all walks of life through her company, Life Illumination Keynotes, Seminars, & Coaching; Sharol can be reached via her Web site at <www.lifeillumination.com>. law degree at William Mitchell College of Law. Cindy (Kostusak) Waldron, Fairfax, Va., graduated from George Washington University, Washington D.C., in 2004 with an M.B.A. specializing in finance and entrepreneurship. She works for Freddie Mac in the Financial Research Department. Julie (Holmquist) Sellers, Duluth, Minn., is a media planner for Out There Advertising, a Duluth advertising firm. She was previously a media director for von Goertz & VanHove (also in Duluth), and a senior media planner and account executive at Haworth Marketing and Media Co. in Minneapolis. She was also a media analyst at the Minneapolis-based Campbell Mithun Esty agency. 1993 1994 Michael H. Haukaas, Brooklyn Center, Minn., is a clerk at the law firm of Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth for a second year. He is pursuing a Bill Gabler, Prior Lake, Minn., married Corinne Lindborg, a 1998 Gustavus Adolphus alumna, last May. In addition, Bill was inducted into the 2003 Prior Lake High School Hall of Fame for his achievements in athletics in both high school and college—he was a standout three-sport athlete (football, wrestling, and baseball). He is the youngest male to be inducted. Dan Sweeney, Minneapolis, recently opened his own business, Keep In Touch Massage, in Uptown Minneapolis. The company offers a wide range of massagespecific services and natural skin care products. Dan can be reached via his Web site at <www.keepintouchmassage.net>. 1995 Deb (Bellin) Smith, Neenah, Wis., is a recruiter for TEKsystems, an IT services THE AUGSBURG CENTENNIAL SINGERS Courtesy photo 1992 David Murr, Orford, N.H., was presented the F.L. Scarf Award in December during the 2004 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco for his thesis, “Magnetosphereionosphere coupling on mesoand macro-scales.” The award is given annually to a recent Ph.D. recipient for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solarplanetary sciences (David earned his Ph.D. at Boston University in 2003). David also received the National Science Foundation Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) postdoctoral researcher award in 2003. He currently works with William Lotko at Dartmouth College. Sharol Tyra, Hanover, Minn., recently completed the Coaches Training Institute’s Certified Professional Co-Active Coaching Certification Program and passed both the oral and 40 The Augsburg Centennial Singers recently completed a tour of Arizona, sharing their passion and enjoyment of singing with congregations from Green Valley to Scottsdale. They are pictured here in Sun City West, where they performed at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. The Centennial Singers will perform in the Twin Cities: THURSDAY, MAY 12, 7 P.M. Calvary Church of Roseville, Lexington and County Road B Free will offering Winter/Spring 2005 recruiting firm in Appleton, Wis. She has been married for four years to her husband, Scott, and she enjoys spending time with her son Noah, 3, and her stepdaughter Andrea, 9. Rev. Kari L. Burke-Romarheim is pursuing a master of divinity at Luther Seminary. She previously worked for three years as a youth and family minister in Bergen, Norway. 1997 Arlo Miller, Brookline, Mass., successfully defended his thesis, “The Regulation of Melanoma Antigens by the Microphthalmia Transcription Factor,” and received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular pharmacology from Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 1999 Rev. Deborah Hutterer recently relocated to Pontiac, Ill., where she is serving as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May; she also received the A.E. Hanson homiletic award in preaching, which recognizes the importance of preaching as seminary graduates move into the next chapter of their ministries. The award was established by the family of the late Rev. Arthur E. Hanson (1894–1966), former president of the ELCA’s Northern Minnesota District. Megan Renze, Miami, recently graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. She passed the bar examination in Florida and is now working as associate general counsel for Banco Santander International in Miami. 2000 Rev. Melissa G. (Moyle) Pohlman, St. Paul, received a master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary last May. 2001 Jessica Norman married Eric Hafemeyer in February 2004. Eric is a carpenter and Jessica recently ALUMNI PROFILE Courtesy photo Alumnus wins state technology award by Beverly Deming Mark Deming, a 1993 graduate of Augsburg, was honored in November as the inaugural recipient of the statewide Minnesota TEKNE Award for Innovation in Teaching. Deming is the media specialist at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Lakeville, Minn. Each year the Minnesota High Tech Association, Minnesota Technology, Inc., Medical Alley, and Minnesota Project Innovation recognize start-up and giant corporations in Minnesota for their achievements in technology. This year a new category was added to recognize and honor educators for their contributions and innovations in teaching. Its purpose is to recognize an educator who demonstrates leadership in creating learning opportunities for students using innovative technology in Minnesota’s classrooms. The TEKNE Award has been described as the “Academy Award” of the technology industry in Minnesota. Deming was one of three finalists from an overwhelming number of nominees for the new category of Innovation in Teaching. Deming has been a media specialist for nine years, the last four being at Orchard Lake Elementary. He was nominated for his work in bringing the oldest elementary school in Lakeville up to the same level of technology as Lakeville’s new schools. When faced with a space problem, Deming designed a mobile computer lab to take to the classroom. He has taken time to help fellow educators make adjustments in their classrooms using the technology available to them. Physical education teachers are using Palm hand-helds instead of paper-laden clipboards to keep their records at hand. One fifthgrade teacher who was avoiding technology entirely credits Deming with bringing him around to using the latest in technology. WCCO News anchor Don Shelby (right) presented Mark Deming ’93 (left) with the TEKNE Award for Innovation in Teaching at the Minnesota TEKNE Award ceremony at the Minneapolis Convention Center in November. Deming also received a monetary award and multimedia projection system for Orchard Lake Elementary School, where he is the media specialist. Deming was also recognized for turning the school’s morning announcements into a student-run multimedia show. Students now eagerly apply each spring for a position the following year on The Morning Crew. A group of 10 fifth- and sixth-grade students meet Deming an hour before school starts most days to prepare the school’s daily announcements, which include reviews of popular books and videos, music and graphics for the opening and closing credits, lunch menus, and a Friday bloopers show. This by-kids-for-kids morning news show is considered a daily “must see.” When asked by the awards committee why he gives his personal time to promoting technology, Deming stated that “It’s not just a job, this is a lot of fun—I really enjoy it.” Deming and his wife, Jean, reside in Farmington, Minn., with their 5-year-old son, Randall, and 1-year-old daughter, Jaela. A former basketball player with the Auggies, Deming is also a ninth-grade basketball coach for the Farmington School District. Beverly Deming, a student in Augsburg’s Rochester program, is also Mark Deming’s mother. Winter/Spring 2005 41 Class Notes received her J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. The couple resides in Northfield, Minn. Stacy Waterman, Pinehurst, N.C., graduated from West Virginia University with a master’s degree in counseling. She is in her second year as a middle school counselor in Pinehurst. Stacy can be reached at <stacywaterman@hotmail. com>. 2003 Kristopher Freeman, Minneapolis, was hired as an account executive at City Pages, a Twin Cities weekly newspaper, after completing an internship in its promotions department. Christina Markwood-Rod, Wayzata, Minn., created an exhibit in the St. Cloud State University’s Archives and Special Collections that uncovers the intriguing tale of world traveler and late SCSU adjunct professor William Lindgren. The William Marcellous Lindgren Interpretive Exhibit, located in the Kalm Family University Archives and Special Collections on Miller Center third floor, opened in October 2004 and will remain open through the 2004–05 academic year. Christina is a graduate student in SCSU’s public history program, and spent a year processing Lindgren’s collection. Orion Wisness married Erin Dablow in August in Butte, Mont. The couple resides in Hackensack, Minn. Heather Wessling married Andrew Maki in October. Heather is a Northwest Airlines biller for Carlson Marketing Group, a subsidiary of Carlson Companies, Inc. 2004 Christina M. Boe married Michael T. Anderson II in October. The couple resides in Roseville, Minn. Rev. Linda (Brandvold) McPeak is pursuing a master of divinity at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She previously worked in a variety of positions in Minnesota: as a youth and family minister at Cross of Peace Lutheran Church in Shakopee, as church secretary at Discovery United Methodist Church in Chaska, as a benefits specialist/administrator at Andersen Consulting in Minneapolis, and as a benefits administrator for OTC/Power Team SPX Corporation in Owatonna. Courtesy photo GARRY HESSER HONORED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Augsburg professor Garry Hesser gathered with Augsburg alumni and friends in December in Washington, D.C., for a special celebration honoring his selection as 2004 Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (see p. 10 for more information). Pictured, L to R, are: Sylvia and Martin Sabo ’59, Garry Hesser, William V. and Anne Frame, Mark ’53 and Jean Raabe. 42 Glendine M. Soiseth (’04 MSW) received an M.A. in pastoral care from Luther Seminary last May. She plans to pursue work at either a Christian counseling agency or a social service agency that will provide the necessary supervisory requirements to allow her to become licensed for independent counseling practice. Births/Adoptions Norm ’57 and Gayle (Engedad) Matson ’57, Chicago, Ill., are the proud grandparents of grandson Lars Engedad Matson, born in July to Hans Engedad and Holly Matson. Jeannie (Shaughnessy) ’88 and Joseph Hodges, Alexandria, Minn.—a daughter, Celia Marie, in May. She joins older sister Campbell. Jeannie is the owner/president of Pathwise Partners. Nnamdi Okoronkwo ’89 and his wife in Minneapolis— a son, Spencer Ajah, in March 2004. Nnamdi is associate corporate council to Best Buy Company and practices in the area of retail litigation. Kelly (Moore) ’92 and David Lozinski ’91, Bloomington, Minn.—a daughter, Elizabeth “Libby” Grace, in January 2004. Brent Anderson ’93 and his wife, Marilyn, Burnsville, Minn.—a daughter, Maizie Margaret, in January 2004. Michelle (Eaker) ’94 and Frank Steever, Cranston, R.I.—a daughter, Genevieve, in July. Susan Irene Forsmark ’95 and her husband, Bill, Minnetonka, Minn.—a daughter, Abigail Rose, in January 2004. She joins older brothers Reilly, 7, and Cole, 3, and big sister Libby, 3. Melanie (Main) Johnson ’95, Fayetteville, Ark.—a son, Calvin Jeramiya Johnson III, in September. Melanie is the office manager for Sonstegard Foods of Arkansas and can be contacted at <melanie@sonstegard.com>. Connie (Arndt) ’96 and Andy Clausen, Blaine, Minn.—a son, Aaron Andrew, in April 2004. He joins older brother Adam, 2. Connie is a business analyst with the ELCA Board of Pensions in Minneapolis. Aaron was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. Charles Arndt ’63, pastor of First Lutheran Church in Cushing, Wis. Tracy (Holloway) ’97 and Thane Drier ’99, Eau Claire, Wis.—a son, Tristan Thane, in September. Tracy is a CPA for Chippewa Valley Technical College and Thane is a pharmacist for the Marshfield Clinic Regional Cancer Center. Matt Topp ’03 and his wife, Trisha, South St. Paul—a daughter, Emma Marie, in January 2004. Also welcoming Emma are proud grandparents Gary and Carol (Watson) Topp ’76; Carole can be contacted at <carolet4@excite.com>. Winter/Spring 2005 In Memoriam Gertrude Hognander ’36, longtime activist, dies ertrude (Lund) Hognander ’36, a longtime activist for world peace and higher education, died January 13 in her Edina home after suffering a stroke. She was 89. “She had this way about her that allowed her to gain the confidence of those around her, without ever aspiring to lead them,” her son, O.C. “Joe” Hognander, Jr., told Sun Current newspapers. “That’s why I believe she was so successful at a time when women were not always embraced in leadership roles.” Born in Marinette, Wis., Gertrude was raised in a church background that included music and educational instruction. In the late 1930s, she honed her musical talents (which included the gift of perfect pitch, an inheritance from her father, Augsburg alumnus Rev. L.R. Lund) at Augsburg and later at Rockford College in Illinois, where she received a bachelor’s degree in music. She directed several church choirs in Michigan and then in Minnesota, often adding her talents as pianist and organist. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the accompanist to citywide ecumenical events at the Minneapolis Armory. Outside of church, Gertrude also actively applied her leadership skills to community and state organizations, serving as president of the St. Louis Park Woman’s Club, the Minneapolis branch of the American Association of University Women, and the United Nations Association of Minnesota. She was also one of three members of the St. Louis Park Charter Commission, and served on many boards including the Minnesota International Center, Hennepin County American Cancer Society, Minnesota Board of Correctional Services, Abbott Hospital Auxiliary, and Hennepin County Mental Health Association. Augsburg recognized Gertrude’s commitment to church and community with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1973. She was also honored with the Minnesota Distinguished Service Award and the WCCO “Good Neighbor” Award. Gertrude and her family generously established the Anna Manger, Augsburg’s first female instructor, dies Anna (Gjesdahl) Manger, who died in January just days shy of her 104th birthday, was hired by Augsburg as its first female instructor, teaching higher algebra and geometry. Even after marrying and leaving the College in 1925, Manger continued to be involved with Augsburg, volunteering her time in the Augsburg Associates and other groups to help raise money. Both of her daughters, Elizabeth Anderson ’53 and Margery Torgerson ’47, are Augsburg alumnae who enjoyed becoming part of the community where their mother had taught. Lutheran missionary Malvin Rossing ’30 dies The Rev. Malvin Rossing ’30 died of natural causes in January in Viroqua, Wis.; he was 96. Rossing spent three decades as a Lutheran missionary in Madagascar, starting in 1937, when he, his wife Anna, and toddler daughter Gertrude boarded a freighter in France and headed to the island in the Indian Ocean. He believed that education would eliminate poverty, and his main job was as director of a teacher-training school. He retired from missionary service in 1967 and served as a minister in Viroqua and in Houston, Minn., and retired from pastoral service in the mid-1980s. His wife, Anna, preceded him in death in 2003. He is survived by four children: Elizabeth, Gertrude, Martha, and Melvin ’66; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Wesley Sideen, Class of 1958 ‘class agent,’ dies Wesley Sideen, dedicated class agent for Augsburg’s Class of 1958, died in January; he was 69. A lifelong St. Paul resident, Sideen was a retired English and social studies teacher—he spent all but one of his 38 years in teaching at Hazel Park Middle School. Following retirement, he worked at Byerly’s grocery store. He was an active member of East Park Lions Club and current Lion’s district governor. He is survived by his wife, Carol Ann; four children: David, Diane, Daniel, and Denise ’94; and four grandchildren. G Winter/Spring 2005 Orville C. and Gertrude O. Hognander Family Fund at Augsburg in the 1990s to recognize exceptional music performance and achievement. The scholarship is based on merit, specifically to provide encouragement to outstanding music students. Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Hognander, Sr., in 1997. She is survived by her son, Joe. Matthew Woodford, PA student, dies in car accident Matthew Woodford, a student in Augsburg’s Physician Assistant Program, and his unborn son, Logan, died in December 2004 as the result of a car accident in Baldwin, Wis. His wife, Lora, and daughter, Madalyn, were also injured in the accident. Woodford, 27, worked at Methodist Hospital as a phlebotomist, and entered the Augsburg PA Program in 2002. The PA Program is pleased to announce the creation of the Matthew Woodford Memorial Scholarship in honor and in memory of Woodford, to be awarded annually to a third-year Augsburg PA student. 43 AUGGIE THOUGHTS Auggie Thoughts Ted and Fern Hanwick, 1909-2005 ‘A perfect ending’ to a shared life I n what was described by their pastor as “a script that only God could write,” Professor Emeritus and a pioneer of Augsburg’s physics department Theodore “Ted” Hanwick and his wife of 64 years, Fern, died within 19 hours of each other on March 2 and 3, each at age 95. The story of their life together was recounted at their memorial service and also in a Star Tribune front-page column by Nick Coleman, titled “Lifetime of Love Endures to a Couple’s Dying Day.” Hanwick was chair of the physics department at Rutgers University when he was recruited in 1956 by thenpresident Bernhard Christensen to start a physics major at Augsburg. Hanwick has said that he heard the voice of God tell him that the small liberal arts college in the Midwest was the place where he should be, despite the prestige and salary he would leave behind. “He firmly, honestly believed that God called him here,” said Rev. Howard “Skip” Reeves, a close family friend and pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, where the Hanwicks had been active members. by Betsey Norgard Hanwick developed a major in physics and launched a number of new courses, including astronomy. His daughter, Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64, tells of his love for astronomy and how he made telescopes at home, grinding the lenses himself. When an Augsburg graduate offered to provide a telescope for an astronomy course at Augsburg, Putnam says that her father—who was “always looking for a good deal”—needed housing for the telescope and found a place in Minnesota that sold silo domes. The “silo” was donated to Augsburg and became an unlikely addition to a city campus. Hanwick retired in 1978, but has remained connected to the Augsburg community. Ted and Fern were last on campus at Homecoming 2003 for a science alumni gathering. Both of their children are Augsburg alumni—Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64 and Theodore Hanwick, Jr. ’66. Physics professors Ken Erickson ’62 and Stu Anderson ’78, were both Physics professor emeritus Ted Hanwick and his wife, Fern, last visited campus for a science alumni gathering in 2003. 44 Hanwick’s students in the department— Erickson studied during Hanwick’s early years at Augsburg, while Anderson was one of his last students. In 1976, the Physics Department established a scholarship in Hanwick’s name to honor his 20th anniversary at Augsburg. “He had such a passion for this place,” says Reeves. “When you mention Augsburg, even in his later years, his face would brighten up, and he’d smile. … He wore Augsburg—he was Augsburg to a lot of people.” Reeves describes Ted Hanwick as “a blend of intelligence and humility.” Fern Hanwick, Reeves says, was “pure grace.” For a number of years, until she was 90, she directed Calvary Lutheran’s program for women prisoners in the Hennepin County workhouse. Their life together was a storybook romance. They met in New York City, were attracted from the first moment, and became engaged in three weeks. Since then, they’ve been inseparable. The circumstance of their death just 19 hours apart—Ted died in his sleep on March 2 and Fern died peacefully while visiting with friends the next afternoon— was described by Coleman in his column as “a love story with a perfect ending.” Granddaughter Christine Hanwick, in speaking at the memorial service, said that she thought her grandfather must have wanted to go on ahead and “check things out to make sure it was OK.” Winter/Spring 2005 CCalendar ALENDAR Music Exhibits For music information, call 612-330-1265 For gallery information, call 612-330-1524 April 27 Chamber Music Recital & High Tea 4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium April 30 Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 1 Augsburg Concert Band Concert April 8–May 8 3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Juried All-Student Art Exhibition May 8–18 Augsburg Concert Band Norway Tour • Baccalaureate Service 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Brunch 11 a.m.—Christensen Center • Commencement Ceremony Featured speaker: Parker Palmer, bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, and activist 1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.; tickets required • Commencement Reception 3 p.m.—Murphy Park Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library April 8–May 20 Senior Art Exhibition Theatre Christensen Center Art Gallery For ticket information, call 612-330-1257 Seminars, Lectures, and Films February 23–May 19 Augsburg Native American Film Series 2005 April 15–24 Our Country’s Good By Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed by Darcey Engen April 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23 at 7 p.m.; April 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 29 Senior Acting Recitals 7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater May 4 Stage Direction Class Recital 6:30 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater In collaboration with Independent Indigenous Film Minneapolis; various dates and times. For schedule information, call 612-330-1523, e-mail <marubbio@augsburg.edu>, or visit <www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries> Other Events May 6–7 Commencement Weekend May 6 • Honors Convocation 4:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Dinner 6 p.m.—Christensen Center • Commencement Concert 7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 7 • Eucharist Service 8:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 16 Second Annual Healthcare Conference: “Building Minnesota’s Healthcare Workforce Through Diversity” A collaborative conference sponsored by Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital Association, Fairview Health Services, and United Health Foundation 8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall For information, call 612-330-1171, e-mail <croyle@augsburg.edu>, or visit <www.augsburg.edu/healthcare> June 16 Graduate Programs Discovery Evening Gathering for prospective graduate programs students; includes dinner buffet and break-out sessions 5:30–8:30 p.m.—Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1150 or e-mail <parkp@augsburg.edu> June 27 42nd Annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament See p. 36 for more information See the alumni calendar on p. 36 for additional events Send us your news and photos! 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Search Result: Augsburg Now MAKING CONNECTIONS P. 18 DOG ROBOTS IN CLASS P. 22 GLOBAL BUSINESS P. 24 A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS WINTER 2006-07 VOL. 69, NO. 2 A president is inaugurated page 12 Editor Notes from President Pribbenow on… The richness and wond...
Show more Augsburg Now MAKING CONNECTIONS P. 18 DOG ROBOTS IN CLASS P. 22 GLOBAL BUSINESS P. 24 A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS WINTER 2006-07 VOL. 69, NO. 2 A president is inaugurated page 12 Editor Notes from President Pribbenow on… The richness and wonder of human diversity S o God created humankind in God’s image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them … God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. (Genesis 1: 27, 31a, NRSV) I once heard a presentation from a nursing student who was part of a community health practicum course in a homeless shelter, who commented that before she went to her assignment at the shelter, her general feeling was that homeless people had done something to “deserve” their fate—she had no sense of how she could interact with these “people.” She was frightened. Once she had begun her assignment, however, she recounted how the residents of the shelter became her fellow citizens, her friends even. She learned their stories, grieved with them about bad decisions, unfair circumstances, sad and distressing experiences. She stood side by side with them in their struggles to find a home and set a new course for their lives. And she rejoiced in the role she could play in listening, empathizing, offering a word or hand or whatever might help. In her experience in that service-learning course, she learned about otherness and difference in ways that would make her a better nurse, a better citizen and neighbor, a better friend. This story is why I will never give up in our efforts to make diversity a core value of our academic and common work and why I am so pleased that this issue of Augsburg Now illustrates some of our efforts to promote diversity on campus and beyond. Creating, sustaining, celebrating, and supporting diversity is an abiding challenge for our college. Whether it is diversity of perspective, religion, ethnicity, race, social class, and so forth, there are critical voices from all sides pressing us to make the case for our philosophy, commitment, experience, policies, and practices related to diversity on campus and beyond. Here at Augsburg, we have the distinct gift of at least three compelling mission-based reasons for intentionally engaging the diversity of our world. Betsey Norgard norgard@augsburg.edu Staff Writer Bethany Bierman bierman@augsburg.edu Design Manager Kathy Rumpza rumpza@augsburg.edu Class Notes Designer Signe Peterson petersos@augsburg.edu • Theologically, we believe that God has created humankind in all its diversity in God’s own image. • Educationally, we believe that a liberal arts approach to learning and teaching is fundamentally committed to engaging otherness and difference so that we might genuinely understand and embrace the richness of human experience and creativity throughout the ages. • Civically, we are persuaded that educating for democracy is at least in part about preparing our students for lives in society that will require them to have the knowledge, skills, and values needed to negotiate their ways with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences. This past summer, I had the privilege of visiting Augsburg’s study site in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where I, too, learned to face my fears and stereotypes of other cultures and life experiences. We all are still learning to admit our privilege, to embrace the wonder of difference and other experiences, to live as neighbors here on campus and in our community, where the world is becoming our neighbor in very concrete and real ways. Our work to educate students for democracy cannot be uncoupled from this commitment to diversity. This is why diversity on campus, in the neighborhood and city, in the church, and in the world is important—it is the heart of a healthy democracy. Yours, Photographer Stephen Geffre geffre@augsburg.edu Augsburg Now Intern Erin Kennedy kennedy1@augsburg.edu Media Relations Manager Judy Petree petree@augsburg.edu Sports Information Director Don Stoner stoner@augsburg.edu Director of Alumni Relations Heidi Breen breen@augsburg.edu 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 Send address corrections to: Advancement Services, CB 142, Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 healyk@augsburg.edu E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Paul C. Pribbenow, president 22 Winter 2006-07 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. 24 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. 2 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 3 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 4 AUGSBURG NOW (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 WINTER 2006-07 5 Photo courtesy of Martha Gisselquist AROUND THE QUAD SUPPORTING AUGSBURG The Clement A. Gisselquist Endowed Scholarship— an Augsburg family’s music legacy 6 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 7 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 8 AUGSBURG NOW hate each other when we’re practicing. It gets pretty intense,” Brooks said. “He’s pretty much like my replica on the field. We have some minor differences, but overall, the competitiveness and our work ethic, we just relate to each other. It just clicks. We both respect each other.” Both were starters throughout their Auggie careers and were key elements of the dramatic growth of the men’s soccer program. In Brooks’ freshman year, 2003, the Auggies finished 5-11-2 overall, 09-1 in league play. In the 2006 season under third-year head coach Greg Holker, the Auggies finished 13-3-3 overall and 5-2-3 in conference play, winning a place in the conference’s postseason playoffs. In four seasons at Augsburg, Brooks played in 67 games, starting 57, with eight assists from his defensive position. As a midfielder during his three years at Augsburg, Kitzman started 49 of 54 contests, with five goals and six assists for 16 career points. As two of only three seniors on this year’s Auggie squad, the pair acknowledges that they have been a part of a new beginning for the men’s soccer program, which they hope continues to succeed. “It’s just awesome to have this kind of success in our last year playing here,” Brooks says. “It’s like leaving a legacy behind. It’s one of the things we wanted to do. We had the first winning season here in 20 years and made the [conference] playoffs.” But the end of their senior seasons will not mean the end of soccer, or friendship, for Brooks and Kitzman. The two play on the same adult-league team and coach a youth team together in Plymouth, Minn. Brooks, a health and physical education major Auggie teammates Vinnie Brooks (left) and Ryan Kitzman (right) have played soccer together since elementary school. and business management minor, and Kitzman, a marketing major, have talked about starting a business together. “It’s almost natural for us,” Brooks said. “Some people hear about it and think it’s pretty weird. But we had the same group of friends growing up, from elementary school to junior high and high school. We were always in the same group.” “We don’t think of it as being weird,” Kitzman added. “It’s just normal for us.” —Don Stoner An amazing soccer year For the Augsburg College men’s and women’s soccer teams, the 2006 season was a history-making one. The Auggie women captured a third straight berth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs and finished 106-2 overall, 7-3-1 in league play—the team’s fourth double-digit victory season in the past five years. Augsburg’s 15 points in conference Greg Holker, named MIAC play this season were the most for an Auggie Coach of the Year squad in the 21-season history of the program. Meanwhile, the Auggie men reached the league’s four-team postseason playoffs for the first time, finishing the season 13-3-3 overall, 5-2-3 in conference play. Augsburg finished with its most victories (13) since its MIAC championship season of 1975 (15-2-1), and claimed its most points in league play (13) since its last MIAC title season of 1980 (11-1-3 overall, 9-0-3 MIAC, 21 points). Head coach Greg Holker was named MIAC Coach of the Year this season. Augsburg was the lone school to have both its men’s and women’s soccer teams qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs this year. Both teams set school records along the way. Both teams were unbeaten and did not give up a goal until the women were scored upon on Sept. 20—Augsburg went the farthest among all NCAA Division III soccer teams in having both its men’s and women’s teams unbeaten and unscored upon. For both the Auggie men’s and women’s teams, the future looks bright. The men lose just three senior regulars to graduation, while the women lose only five. —Don Stoner Marathoner extraordinaire Mary Croft ’79 didn’t catch the running “bug” until she was in her late thirties, a relatively late start for a serious athletic career. But that bug has taken the Augsburg alumna around the world and earned her numerous unique distinctions in the world of distance running. Croft is one of only 67 people—including just eight women—to have run in every Twin Cities Marathon over the 25 years of its existence. She has run a marathon in each of the 50 states—a feat that only 285 individuals have accomplished. And over the past quartercentury, she has run in about 140 marathons and 30 ultramarathons—races ranging from 30 to more than 100 miles in length. She credits her running career to her return to Augsburg as an adult learner to complete her bachelor’s degree in the late 1970s. She was an Augsburg student in the mid-’60s before starting her career in nursing. “One of my friends was a runner, and she was running five miles a day for her mental health. I was impressed with that, but I didn’t start running until I graduated in 1979,” Croft said. That year, she went to Duluth to watch a friend compete in Grandma’s Marathon, and was encouraged by her husband, David, to try a marathon herself. Later that year, the first Twin Cities Marathon appeared on the running calendar, and her running career kicked into high gear. “I trained for my first marathon in just 12 weeks,” said Croft, who noted that she had As a Charter Club member, Mary Croft ran her 25th Twin Cities Marathon in October, with a track record of 170 marathons in 50 states and several countries. only run a 10-kilometer race competitively before trying a 26mile, 385-yard marathon. Since then, she has run in each Twin Cities Marathon over the past 25 years, a race considered the most scenic urban marathon in the country. According to Twin Cities Marathon officials, Croft, at age 60, is the third-oldest woman of the eight to have run in each of the 25 races. She has also completed Grandma’s Marathon, a race along the Lake Superior shoreline from Two Harbors to Duluth, eight times. She has also run in two of the most famous marathons in the country, the Boston and New York races. She has competed in the Boston Marathon— a race in which runners have to achieve a qualifying time in another marathon to compete—three times, including the 100th running of the race in 1996. “It was just such a historic event,” Croft said. “Boston is the epitome of marathoning in the country.” In 2004, she accomplished the feat of running a marathon in each of the 50 states (and the District of Columbia)—becoming the 162nd person at the time to be able to make that claim. Since then, the list has grown to nearly 300 members nationwide. She has also run in marathons in Russia and Spain. In addition to her marathoning, she has also competed in long-distance ultramarathons, which brought her the most meaningful moment in her sport. In 2000, she ran in the 75th Comrades Marathon, a 56-mile race in South Africa, considered one of the top ultra-distance events in the world. “It’s the biggest sporting event in South Africa. It was the most amazing thing,” she said. “They were so wonderful. They greeted us and welcomed us to their country.” She even incorporated running into her work. As a nurse at the Minnesota state prison in Stillwater, she organized inmates and members of a local running club to run a marathon inside the prison walls each year for a decade. “We ran 112 laps around the prison yard, about 15 to 20 runners,” she said. “It was pretty well received by the prison administration.” Her best time ever was a 3hour, 18-minute effort in 1985 at the Grandma’s Marathon. Now, she runs in the 4:20 to 4:30 range; her time in the 2006 Twin Cities Marathon was 4:28.34, good enough for third place in her age group. “I just run for the health benefits and I enjoy it. If I place in my age group, it’s an added benefit,” she said. “It’s the adventure, the travel, seeing other parts of the country, which is fun.” She noted that she has been fortunate not to have suffered significant injuries during her career, which she credits to leading a lifestyle of fitness and training in moderation. She now runs about seven or eight marathons a year—“I’m always in training,” she notes— and has been involved in organizing volunteers for the marathon in Tucson, Ariz., where she and David spend their winters. The Crofts live in Bayport, Minn., during the summers. —Don Stoner WINTER 2006-07 9 AROUND THE QUAD MOVING FORWARD Kennedy Center now open The Kennedy Center for Sports and Recreation has opened for classes, with health and physical education staff and coaches moving into their new offices. It will be formally dedicated on May 4. The three-story addition to Melby Hall features a new wrestling training facility, increased classroom space, expanded locker-room facilities and expanded fitness facilities, as well as hospitality, meetingroom, and office space. The new Alan and Gloria Rice Wrestling Room provides a spacious training area for the champion Auggie wrestlers. It also provides a training facility for Greco-Roman wrestling. The Kennedy Center, the new three-story south wing added to Melby Hall, is open for classes, athletic teams, intramural teams, and fitness. In the left back corner of the photo, the roof of Lindell Library provides context to the construction of the Oren Gateway Center, scheduled for completion in the fall. Oren Gateway Center Scheduled to open in fall 2007, the four-story Oren Gateway Center will be the home of the StepUP program and other residential students in substance-free housing. The administrative section of the center will house the Institutional Advancement staff and an alumni relations conference center. On the street level, a Barnes & Noble bookstore will serve as a welcoming place in the neighborhood for books, readings, and coffee. The Gateway Center will anchor a new circular entrance to the College, flanked by Lindell Library and Foss Center. The illustration on the sign in the photo shows the orientation of the new center, facing the circular entrance to the College. 10 AUGSBURG NOW 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 WINTER 2006-07 11 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. 14 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 15 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. 16 AUGSBURG NOW 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 WINTER 2006-07 17 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. 18 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 19 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. 20 AUGSBURG NOW 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 WINTER 2006-07 21 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 WINTER 2006-07 23 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. 24 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 25 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 28 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 29 HOMECOMING 2006 Homecoming 2006 brought students and alumni together in record numbers. Fireworks at the pep rally pumped up the crowd, and seniors Grant Hemmingsen and Sari Gallagher were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. While the football game against Concordia-Moorhead went into overtime, the Cobbers edged out the Auggies, 34-28, for the win. 30 AUGSBURG NOW WINTER 2006-07 31 HOMECOMING REUNIONS Class of 1956 (L to R) ROW 1 (front): Dorothy (Floistad) Benson, Carolyn (Lower) Bliss, Elizabeth (Mortensen) Swanson, Chris (Munson) Main, Ron Main. ROW 2: Augsburg president Paul Pribbenow, Louise Jones, Laurayne (Helgerson) Solberg, James Nordling, Bonnie (Bieri) Vaagenes, Marilyne Dahl, Wanda (Warnes) Olson, Farolyn (Johnson) Gehring, Ruth (Borchardt) Ysteboe Engelstad, Hans Dumpys, John Haynes. ROW 3: Ted Berkas, Harvey Lundin, Roger Ose, Chuck Evavold, Glen Thorpe, Jim Pederson, Harold Stoa, Rodney Erickson, Tom Hofflander, Tom Benson, Chuck Howard, Tom Hoversten. ROW 4: Bob D. Larson, Bob Gjengdahl, John Thompson, Bill Anderson, Ardell Moen, Richard Thorud, Gary Fitch Class of 1966 (L to R) ROW 1 (front): Sylvia (Steinbeck) Torstenson, Lila (Lee) Salls, Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff, Rhoda (Lindekugel) Vandervoort, Grace (Estenson) Fladeboe, Judith (Erickson) Coppersmith, Jeanne (Wanner) Morreim. ROW 2: Karen (Torkelson) Leverentz, Douglas Johnson, John Andreasen, Beth Torstenson, Karen Johnson, Kathleen (Davis) Jacobsen, Kay (Swensson) Cerkvenik. ROW 3: Kathryn (Wall) Johnson, Sharen (Muehlenthaler) Schornstein, Vernice (Ring) Bishop, Karen (Langseth) Oelschlager, Marcia (Thimsen) Noble, Susan (Joesting) Propst, Joan (Alden) Blomlie. ROW 4: Jerry Maas, Maggi (Ahlson) Tjaden, Judith (Erickson) Pittelkow, Kathleen (Kalpin) Franson, Heidi (Degen) Shurtleff, Ed Huseby, Richard Mork, Allan Kristenson. ROW 5: Kathleen (Popp) Boggess, Joy Klemp, Smokey (Wyckoff) Nielsen, Gracia (Nydahl) Luoma. 32 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 33 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 34 AUGSBURG NOW 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. WINTER 2006-07 35 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. 38 AUGSBURG NOW Kelly Chapman, Willernie, Minn., received the Fashion Design Award for Outstanding Fashion Design Student. As one of only 10 designers to participate in the Advanced Fashion Design Program for the 2006-07 school year, her first collection will debut at “FIDM’s Fashion Gala” in February 2007. Chad Darr, and his wife, Krista, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Addison Lynn, on Sept. 8. Addison weighed in at 6 lb., 6 oz. and was 19 3/4 in. long. Sara Kamholz, Maple Grove, Minn., and her husband, Chad, welcomed their first child, Sophia Lyn, on Oct. 19, weighing in at 8 lb., 7 oz. and 20 1/2 in. Katie Scheevel, Las Vegas, Nev., recently began teaching third grade at Stanford Elementary School. She can be contacted at spicerisnicer24@yahoo.com. 2006 Justin Johnson, was set designer for the fall play, Look Homeward Angel, at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, sponsored by the Henry Sibley Drama Club. He has recently completed other sets, including productions for Irondale High School and In the Basement Productions. He’s pictured here with fellow Auggie Deanne McDonald, who directed the play. See page 37 for more on Deanne. 2005 Katarzyna (Pruchnik) Niles, Isanti, Minn., and her husband, Joe, welcomed their first child, daughter Helena Violet on July 14. She weighed in at 7 lb., 12 oz. and is 22 in. long. Graduate Programs Barry Vornbrock ’96 MAL, and his husband, Ernest Lewis, recently relocated to Palo Alto, Calif. Barry accepted a position with Stanford Univeristy Medical Center as the director of IT Systems Planning-Ambulatory Care. Besides leading the technology efforts to implement a new electronic health record, he will also help Stanford Hospital and Clinics develop a future vision of their technology needs as they grow their ambulatory (walk in and walk out the same day) services. In Memoriam Stella (Pederson) Eiermann ’30, Pacific Palisades, Calif., age 98, on May 31. The Rev. Clifford M. Johnson ’34 (’30 Acad, ’39 Sem), Bloomington, Minn., age 95, on Oct. 12. He was a Distinguished Alumnus and served Augsburg as a fundraising leader, regent and board chair, and director of development. Abner B. Batalden ’35, Hanover, N.H., age 98, on Jan. 18. He traveled and worked many years for the Lutheran Church and Lutheran World Relief, in social service agencies and with refugee affairs. At Augsburg he served as director of alumni relations and as a fundraiser; he was a Distinguished Alumnus. Wilhelm (“Bill”) Helland ’35, Spicer, Minn., age 91, on Feb. 16. Harold E. Mork ’38, Whittier, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2005. The Rev. Ormande Gordon Tang ’41, Arden Hills, Minn., age 86, on July 14. The Rev. Carl J. Carlsen ’43 (’46 Sem), Gig Harbor, Wash., age 85, on Sept. 3. The Rev. Gerhard (“Giggs”) Bretheim ’46 (’51 Sem), Edina, Minn., age 78, on July 21 from cancer. Roald Nokleberg ’47, Duluth, Minn., age 84, unexpectedly on Oct. 12. Mae Luhn ’50, Crossville, Tenn., age 82, on July 22 after a long illness. Aileen Okerstrom ’50, Shoreview, Minn., age 78, on Sept. 16. Morris G. Jespersen ’57, Little Canada, Minn., age 76, on Feb. 8 after a long battle with cancer. Jack R. Norman ’59, Pennock, Minn., ate 73, unexpectedly on Aug. 6. Gerald L. Peterson ’61, Owatonna, Minn., age 66, on Sept. 1. 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 Philip M. Dyrud ’64, Newfolden, Minn., age 67, on Sept. 18. Maiden name Carolyn (Hove) Dyrud ’65, Maple Grove, Minn., age 62, on Sept. 24, 2005, from cancer. Street address John A. Bruntjen ’68, Wayzata, Minn., age 63, on Nov. 3 from cancer. Is this a new address? ❑ Yes ❑ No Michael Manz ’70, Spokane, Wash., age 58, on Nov. 1 of a heart attack. E-mail Mark J. Zachary ’83, Savage, Minn., age 45, unexpectedly on July 22. Employer Kathrynn Mae Powell ’01, student in the Master of Arts in Nursing program, Rochester, Minn., age 47, on Oct. 22 following an accident. Work telephone Jason B. Mulligan ’02, St. Paul, age 28, on Aug. 18 of ALS. Spouse’s name Class year or last year attended City, State, Zip Home telephone Okay to publish your e-mail address? ❑ Yes ❑ No Position Is spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, class year Maiden name 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. WINTER 2006-07 27 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. 40 AUGSBURG NOW CALENDAR For music information, call 612-330-1265 For theatre ticket information, call 612-330-1257 For art gallery information, call 612-330-1524 Note: The Gage Family Art Gallery will close in Lindell Library on Feb. 16. A new Gage Family Art Gallery will open in the Oren Gateway Center in August. March 7 faith@work! breakfast series FEBRUARY Tim Geoffrion, executive director, Family Hope/TreeHouse 7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Minn. www. spdlc.org Through February 16 “In the Secret Place,” by Arlene Burke-Morgan Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library Artist talk, Feb. 8, noon, Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center Through February 16 Photographs by Aviel Goodman Christensen Center Art Gallery February 2–11 Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare Guest directed by Barbra Berlovitz Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater February 8 Theatre Artist Series March 13–16 Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, by Naomi Iizuka February 26-27 Visiting Artists from Japan Guest directed by Steve Bussa 7 p.m.—Foss Studio Theater Bidou Yamaguchi (Master Noh Mask Carver) and Ayomi Yoshida (Designer, Printmaker, Installation Artist) March 25 Augsburg Choir home concert Feb. 26, Bidou Yamaguchi carving demonstration 9:10–10:10 a.m., with guest Matthew Welch, curator of Asian art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts 11 a.m.–noon, with Martha Johnson, professor of theatre arts Marshall Room, Christensen Center “Technical Direction at the Guthrie Theater,” Craig Pettigrew, technical director, Guthrie Theater 1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater Feb. 27, Ayomi Yoshida presentation 9:40-10:40 a.m. Marshall Room, Christensen Center February 9 Theatre Artist Series MARCH “South Indian Dance: Bharatanatyam,” Ranee Ramaswamy, artistic director, Ragamala Music and Dance Theater 11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater February 21 Reading by ACTC visiting writers Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury 7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel March 2 2007 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics and 25th anniversary of the Center for Global Education Jorge Bustamante, president and founder of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel 612-330-1180 March 6 Theatre Artist Series “Stage Movement Using Viewpoints as Developed by Anne Dogart,” Randy Reyes, actor/director 9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater February 23–March 30 “Listen: A Pilgrimage in Watercolor and Ink,” by Tara Sweeney Christensen Center Art Gallery Opening reception, Feb. 23, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Artist talk, March 9, 4 p.m. March 6 Theatre Artist Series “The Scenic Artist,” Mary Novodvorsky, scenic artist 1:30–3 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel March 28 Theatre Artist Series “Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Asian American Theatre,” Josephine Lee, director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Minnesota 11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 9-May 6 All-Student Juried Art Exhibition All-Student Juried Art Exhibition Award Winners Christensen Center Art Gallery Opening reception, April 13, 5-7 p.m. Awards presentation, April 13, 5:30 p.m. April 11 Theatre Artist Series “A History of Mu Performing Arts in Regard to Contemporary American Theatre,” Rick Shiomi, artistic director, Mu Performing Arts 11 a.m.–noon—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater March 29 Theatre Artist Series April 12 Theatre Artist Series Bain Boelke, Jungle Theatre 11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater “Creating Original Work,” Shawn McConnologue, artistic director of Shawn McConnologue and her Orchestra 11:50 a.m.–1:20 p.m.—TjornhomNelson Theater APRIL April 1 Masterworks Chorale concert 4 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel April 3 Theatre Artist Series “The Production Notebook: Directing Pericles from Start to Finish,” Joel Sass, freelance director/designer 9:40–11:10 a.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 13-22 The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht; music by Kurt Weill Faculty directed by Darcey Engen Music direction by Sonja Thompson April 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21 at 7 p.m. April 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 15 Augsburg Orchestra concert 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel April 4 faith@work breakfast series April 16 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture “Grace at Work” panel 7 a.m.—St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church www.spdlc.org “The Exploration of Planetary Systems,” Fran Bagenal, professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado 8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel 612-330-1180 WINTER 2006-07 Advent Vespers 2006 The 27th Advent Vespers filled the majestic Central Lutheran Church for four services of music and liturgy to begin the Advent season. 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Show more A P U B L I C AT I O N Winter 2005-06 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. 68, No. 2 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 2 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 40 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Calendar A college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Augsburg College is an equal education/employment institution. Editor Betsey Norgard Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Photographer Stephen Geffre Media Relations Manager Judy Petree Sports Information Coordinator Don Stoner www.augsburg.edu Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058–1545 Send address corrections to: Advancement Services Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 healyk@augsburg.edu E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post—consumer waste) 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 S 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 2 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>. 3 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 4 Rob Levine O 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. Winter 2005-06 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. ■ 5 Sports O 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 6 Winter 2005-06 Around the Quad Sally Daniels ’79 heads new parent and family relations office by Sara Holman ’06 A ugsburg has created a new office specifically aimed to provide service to the people behind the student—the parents. Most comparable Lutheran colleges, such as Luther or Concordia, have an alumni and parent relations office; however, Augsburg has gone beyond the common model. Augsburg’s Office of Parent and Family Relations is completely devoted to the family. Sally Daniels ’79, the new director of parent and family relations, said, “This position is not a fundraising component, so I can focus on service to the parents. That’s completely in keeping with Augsburg’s mission.” Daniels was asked to inaugurate this position not only because she has 26 years of experience in Augsburg’s undergraduate admissions office, but because she is also an Augsburg alumna and parent. Daniels’ Augsburg experience began in 1975 when she was a first-year student living on the fourth floor in Urness. She graduated in 1979 and eventually married her college sweetheart, Paul Daniels, also a 1979 Augsburg graduate. “Because I am an alum, it comes naturally to say what a cool place this is. I’ve told my Augsburg story many, many times,” Sally Daniels said. Both parents were very excited when their daughter, Kristin, also chose to come to Augsburg. Daniels will draw on this experience, as well as how she is handling being a Sally Daniels ’79 (right) takes her experience as an Augsburg student, former director of admissions, and, now as parent of first-year student Kristin (left) to a new role as director of parent and family relations. first-year college student’s mom, in her new position. This will help her build relationships with three different types of parents—the prospective parent, the current parent, and the parents of alumni. All of these parents have different questions, concerns, and needs as their children work through Augsburg. Daniels said, “I make sure parents and family members have someone to connect with about life at Augsburg, and specifically the life of their kids.” Parents who send their kids off to college for the first time have many questions, like how to deal with “letting go,” or how to handle the new adult who comes home in the summer. Daniels will have personal experience to share. By better caring for Augsburg parents, the College can improve the student’s experience. “Kids born after 1985, the millennium generation, have a close relationship with their parents,” Daniels says. She and her daughter, Kristin, have this type of relationship. “We’ve always been very close. We try to connect somehow each day,” Daniels said. Since Kristin studies at the place where her mother works, it’s easy for them to stay in contact. But, Sally says, “This is her college experience; the fact that she likes me is an extra bonus.” Right now, Daniels is hand-writing letters to all of the first-year parents. Since she worked in the admissions office last year, Daniels says, “I know the students; I’ve read their essays. I admitted them all. I’m hand-writing these notes because I think it’s important.” Daniels works with a parent council; and so far 119 parents have contacted her. Parents who do not live near the Twin Cities are sent minutes from the council meetings. It doesn’t matter where parents live; they can stay connected to Augsburg. Even though Parent and Family Relations has split from the Alumni Relations office, the two directors work closely together. Heidi Breen, the alumni relations director formerly headed both Alumni and Parent Relations, but now is solely in charge of alumni and has an assistant director, Donna Torgeson. “Donna, Heidi, and I have a very open door,” Daniels said. “We all want this new position to be successful.” Sara Holman is a senior English/ communication studies major and an intern in the Public Relations and Communication office. Alumni Relations Heidi Breen, new director of alumni relations, poses at Homecoming with Auggie Eagle. Winter 2005-06 Heidi Breen, who has worked at Augsburg for 19 years in the admissions and alumni relations offices, became director of alumni relations in August. Donna Torgeson, who was administrative assistant in the office, is now assistant director. Amy Sutton, formerly alumni director, is now director of corporate and foundation relations in the Development Office. 7 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 8 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. 9 PUTTING a FRESH ‘FACE’ on A U G S B U R G B Y 10 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 Winter 2005-06 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 Winter 2005-06 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.” ■ 11 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 12 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 Winter 2005-06 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 Winter 2005-06 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. 13 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 Winter 2005-06 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.” 15 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 16 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. Winter 2005-06 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. Winter 2005-06 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. 17 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. 18 “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.” ■ Winter 2005-06 19 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— 20 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.” Ci Winter 2005-06 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. ty 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. Winter 2005-06 Jasmine Smith (right) and Ophelia Mensah (left) enjoy the small classes and one-on-one mentoring at the Augsburg Academy for Health Careers. 21 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 22 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.” Winter 2005-06 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). Winter 2005-06 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). 23 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. 24 Winter 2005-06 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. Winter 2005-06 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. 25 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 26 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. Winter 2005-06 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 11 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. 16 19 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. 18 Tucson, Arizona: Gospel Praise at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 520-327-6521, time TBA 19 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 26 Annie at the Orpheum: Gather for brunch on campus prior to a performance of Annie at the Orpheum Theater; transportation provided FOURTH ANNUAL CONNECTIONS EVENT Augsburg alumnae are invited to attend Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, cosponsored by Augsburg and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, on Feb. 11 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Thrivent Financial Corporate Offices in downtown Minneapolis. Presenters at this fourth annual event include Gloria C. Lewis, president/CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities and member of the Augsburg Board of Regents; Janice L. Aune ’88, chairman/CEO of Onvoy, Inc.; and Shira Hussain, senior admissions counselor at Augsburg College. This unique event brings together students, alumnae, and women throughout the community for a morning of networking, mentoring, and leadership development. Please join us for this incredible morning of empowerment and encouragement through the experiences and stories of the amazing women who attend! For more information and to register online, please visit <www.augsburg.edu/womenconnect>. Winter 2005-06 A-Club invites alumni on Baltic cruise The Augsburg A-Club invites alumni and friends of the College on an exciting and relaxing 12-day Baltic cruise with hosts Dick (Porkchops) and Jane Thompson on the Holland America Rotterdam Cruise Ship. The adventure begins July 28 in London, England, with stops in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden. Group rates range from $2,548 to $4,300 per person; airfare depends on your city of origin. If you are interested, call the alumni office at 612-330-1178. You are encouraged to book early if you are using frequent flyer miles for your own air transportation. Most of the commissions for this cruise will be donated to the Augsburg A-Club Building Fund. So gather a group of Auggies—or honorary Auggies—and experience a true northern European adventure! Business alumni events All business alumni are invited to attend the Department of Business Administration’s Executive Management Lecture on March 4 from noon-1 p.m., in Christensen Center (speaker TBA). Alumni are also encouraged to attend the annual Spring Business Forum (speaker and date TBA). Please call 612-330-1191 or e-mail <heckers@augsburg.edu> for more information. 27 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. 28 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. Winter 2005-06 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 Winter 2005-06 Photos by Stephen Geffre (unless otherwise noted) 29 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. 30 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 31 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). 32 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 33 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>. 34 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. 35 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. 36 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). 37 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.” 38 Winter 2005-06 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. 39 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 40 Winter 2005-06 CCalendar 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. 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Search Result: Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 A 4/5/04 7:28 AM P U B L I C AT I O N Winter 2003-04 Page 1 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 2 Peter Agre ’70 2003 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 7:28 AM Page 2 LLetters ...
Show more Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 A 4/5/04 7:28 AM P U B L I C AT I O N Winter 2003-04 Page 1 F O R A U G S B U R G C O L L E G E A L U M N I & F R I E N D S Vol. 66, No. 2 Peter Agre ’70 2003 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 7:28 AM Page 2 LLetters ETTERS Editor’s note I t is said that good things come to those who wait. This winter issue of Augsburg Now is all about both good things and waiting. You, the readers, are the ones who have been waiting for the winter Now (at least, editors always hope you are), even as we have already entered into early spring. On our part, it’s the good things that have caused us to wait on its production. About mid-winter, when the issue is usually mailed, we learned that Peter Agre, Augsburg Class of 1970 and 2003 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, was coming to campus in late February. Since our winter issue already included a story about Agre and the awarding of his Nobel Prize, we made the decision to delay production so that we could expand the article to include his memorable days with us here. It’s a rare and wonderful moment when a college can celebrate with one of its own, especially one whose vocation so richly embodies the mission of the College. For Agre, his time at Augsburg was a time of discovery and connections—exploring the subjects that piqued his interest and connecting with professors who made these subjects come alive and speak to him. While in medical school Agre turned to research, where he realized his talents in research could serve to greater benefit in seeking the causes of illness. And now, while he has the ear of the scientific world, he is a strong advocate for adequate funding in science education to enable all citizens to make responsible decisions about ourselves, our society, and our environment. The College also revels in the recognition our partnership with Cedar-Riverside Community School received, as Augsburg was lauded by the Carter Foundation and Campus Compact as an outstanding community partner. Read about that in Around the Quad. Plus, we feature the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, a new community partnership program that has already brought us local media attention. Students and volunteers transform surplus food from the College’s dining service and a local food shelter into tasty meals that are delivered to several neighborhood community agencies. Last fall the College celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Hispanic/Latino Student Services program, which provides support and encouragement to help these students succeed at Augsburg. You’ll read about the impact this program has in strengthening the appreciation of cultural richness within Augsburg’s learning community. So, good things keep happening. And, we move into spring with this winter issue—fully aware that in Minnesota there could well still be some wintery snowflakes falling as you read this in April. The next issue will be a combined spring and summer issue to bring you exciting news about Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College that Augsburg kicks off on April 18 with a community festival. Join us! Betsey Norgard Editor JIMMY CARTER IS HONORED AT THE NINTH ANNUAL PEACE PRIZE FESTIVAL AND VISITS CHILDREN AT J.J. HILL SCHOOL The Ninth Annual Peace Prize Festival at Augsburg brought together more than 700 area school children to honor President Jimmy Carter, the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Displays and performances were presented around the lives of past peace laureates. Carter was not able to participate, but special guests included Gro Bruntland, former prime minister of Norway; Knut Vollebæk, Norwegian ambassador to the U.S.; and Professor Geir Lundestad, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. On Feb. 21, while attending the 2004 Peace Prize Forum at St. Olaf College, President Jimmy Carter squeezed in a visit to a special “mini-Peace Prize Festival” at J.J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul, where children prepared skits about Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Carter was accompanied by his wife, Rosalynn, and President William Frame. Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Editor Betsey Norgard 11:50 AM Page 4 A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Winter 2003-04 Vol. 66, No. 2 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz 8 Photographer Stephen Geffre President William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Sutton An enormous honor for discovery of tiny proteins by Betsey Norgard 14 Dishing up recipes for learning and serving by Betsey Norgard Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen 16 Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. ISSN 1058-1545 by Betsey Norgard Postmaster: Send correspondence, name changes, and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office of Public Relations and Communication, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: 612-330-1181 Fax: 612-330-1780 Augsburg College, as affirmed in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification. Augsburg College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and its students. www.augsburg.edu Connecting on campus— a home for Hispanic/ Latino students 19 Augsburg—a Keto family affair by Rebecca Welle ’04 Departments 2 Around the Quad 6 Sports 20 Alumni News 22 Homecoming 2003 Photos 26 Class Notes 35 In Memoriam 36 Auggie Thoughts inside back cover Calendar 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) On the cover: Peter Agre, Class of 1970, is congratulated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden upon receiving the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. © 2003, The Nobel Foundation. Photo by Hans Mehlin. Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 5 AROUND QUAD Around THE the Quad NOTEWORTHY Augsburg launches MBA program In fall 2004, Augsburg will launch the charter class of its new MBA program. The 21-month program will meet in small cohort format, encouraging close collaboration with faculty as well as fellow students. For information, e-mail <mbainfo@augsburg.edu> or call 612-330-1101. Math student teams place high An Augsburg three-person math team finished fourth among 65 teams in November in the North Central Section Team Problem-Solving Contest sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. Another Augsburg team finished in the top half of the competition. Team members were Tim Bancroft, Andrew Held, Hung Nguyen, John Staton, David Wallace, and Dan Wolf. Physics student chapter is honored Augsburg’s chapter of the Society of Physics Students was selected as an outstanding chapter for 2002-03. The award letter highlights depth and breadth of “physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting and representation at physics meetings, and providing social interaction for chapter members.” This is the second time in four years that Augsburg’s chapter has been among the top 10 percent recognized. New and continued physics grants Augsburg has received funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA for three multi-year research projects, each of which will provide funds for undergraduate student research. Professor Mark Engebretson heads up both NSF projects: the first, a five-year, $600,000 grant to support continued studies using the MACCS array of magnetometers in Arctic Canada; and the second, a threeyear, $426,000 grant with Dartmouth College to continue similar studies using data primarily from Antarctica. Professor Ken Erickson heads up Augsburg’s efforts to use data from NASA’s polar satellite to study magnetospheric substorms, and subsequent auroral displays. This $252,000 project is shared with Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory. Augsburg speech team scores top points at tourney C ompeting at the state and national levels against schools of all sizes, Augsburg Speech Team members have compiled a string of impressive victories. At the 22nd Annual Novice National Speech Tournament, held in early March at the Heather Nystrom ’05 and Ryan Sobolik ’05 Crystal Harles ’04 University of Houston, junior Ryan Sobolik Harles’ speech deals with international placed fourth in the nation in slavery and she said she tried to make the Extemporaneous Speaking, while the issue personal to help people understand Augsburg team garnered sixth place in the that their actions can make a difference in limited sweepstakes division. combating this situation. “There were so many excellent Junior Heather Nystrom took sixth speakers, I was proud just to make it to place in the same competition, with what the finals,” said Sobolik, of Fargo, N.Dak. she calls a “tough sell … trying to More than 50 colleges and universities, convince people to learn more about with over 1,000 competitors, participated statistical literacy, and apply it to their in the tournament. daily lives.” Through humor she tried to Earlier, at the Minnesota College keep people’s attention. Forensic Association’s annual state Augsburg’s team won a second place tournament, senior Crystal Harles won sweepstakes award in the limited entry second place in Oratory. This gives her a division at this state tournament. Coach bid as one of two Minnesota students to and communication studies professor Bob compete in the Interstate Oratory Groven says that this carries special weight Competition, the nation’s oldest and most since Minnesota’s state tournament prestigious oratory tournament, to be held presents some of the toughest competition in Phoenix in April. in the country. “Transforming the Profession of Health Care” Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Paul Batalden ’63 (left), Dartmouth Medical School, and Dr. David Leach, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, presented the 2004 Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics, “Transforming the Profession of Health Care.” This coincided with the twoday conference, “Building Minnesota’s Healthcare Workforce through Diversity,” sponsored by Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital Association, Fairview Health Services, and UnitedHealth Group at which presenters included Minnesota senator Sheila Kiscaden and former U.S. senator Dave Durenberger. 2 2 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 6 Augsburg neighborhood partnership is honored Alumni, Friends, and Families— Come Celebrate! Augsburg Community Festival T he long standing relationship between Augsburg College and the Cedar-Riverside Community School was honored as one of six finalists for the new Carter Partnership Award that was presented by President Jimmy Augsburg and Cedar-Riverside Community School staff were Carter and his wife, honored at the Carter Partnership awards banquet. Rosalynn, as part of the Campus Compact director. “A president of the United States 10th anniversary event in February. The now knows who we are and what we’ve purpose of the award is to provide become. And Augsburg College has been recognition for outstanding campusthere for us all these years. They are what community partnerships. makes a true community school.” The award was presented to the Mary Laurel True, associate director of Grant Community School Collaborative of the Center for Service, Work, and Duluth. But, Mrs. Carter added, “Every Learning, said it was wonderful to be single one of the nominated partnerships recognized for a true, long-term, vital deserves recognition. It doesn't matter partnership. “It meant the world to us to who wins.” be able to let others know about our “It was a grand night for Cedarneighborhood and the immigrants who Riverside Community School,” said live here, and all the great work that we Stephanie Byrdziak, the school’s assistant do together.” Sunday, April 18, 2004 Noon–4:30 p.m. Campus-wide activities 12:30 Campaign kickoff, free food, and giveaways—on the Augsburg campus 12:45-4:30 Free activities for all ages • Free food, music, exhibits, reading corner • Science demonstrations • Lute Olson basketball clinic for boys and girls • Hockey clinic/open ice skating • Health screenings • Theatre production—Machinal • Art exhibits • Celebration service …and much, much more. You don’t want to miss it! Come back and join us on campus! Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Three new regents elected to board T he Augsburg Board of Regents welcomed three new members at its January meeting. Dan Anderson ’65, Dr. Marshall Stanton, and Emily Anne Tuttle were elected to six-year terms. Dan Anderson ’65 Dan Anderson was an All-American basketball player at Augsburg, and went on to play professional basketball with the Minnesota Pipers and as a charter member of the New Jersey Nets. He is now president of Swenson Anderson Financial Group in Minneapolis, with a network of planners across Minnesota and neighboring states. He is also regional director for Financial Network Investment Corporation, and a Winter 2003-04 general agent for a number of insurance companies. He serves on the board of Metro Hope Ministries. Marshall Stanton, M.D. Marshall Stanton is vice president, medical affairs for Cardiac Rhythm Management at Medtronic. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is chairman of the Fellowship Committee of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Virginia. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Mayo Medical School; he returned there to join the faculty and became director of the Cardiovascular Training Program. He also completed a fellowship in cardiology at Indiana University School of Medicine. Emily Anne Tuttle Emily Anne Tuttle was the first Democratic woman elected to the Minnesota Senate and specialized in healthcare policy. She was also elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. She currently serves on the Minnesota Humanities Commission and the boards of the Guthrie Theater, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and the Minnesota Community Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and earned her master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 3 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 7 Around the Quad A single book and black robes—a medieval experience by Dan Jorgensen T hirty-two Augsburg first-year students are already wearing their graduation robes, but they won’t be participating in graduation ceremonies in May. The students are part of an experiment that not only is teaching them about life in medieval times but also is blending seven disciplines into one exciting new crosscurricular program. The experiment, titled “Medieval Connections,” not only has both exceeded its professors’ broadest expectations, but it soon could serve as a model for other Augsburg courses and for liberal arts institutions across the nation. “When the College embarked on a new general education curriculum this academic year, faculty were encouraged to seek ways to present courses that were interdisciplinary in nature,” noted Phil Adamo, assistant professor of history and leader of the new program. Adamo has been so pleased with the results of the course that he plans to prepare a paper on it for possible publication in several national journals. A core group of Augsburg faculty, including Adamo; Kristin Anderson, art; Phil Quanbeck II, religion; Joan Griffin, Students in Medieval Connections learn from a single book chained in the library. 4 English; and Merilee Klemp, music, met and put together the basics for the course. Philosophy colleague Bruce Reichenbach, and Darcey Engen, theatre, joined them to form the seven disciplines represented by the course itself. “The key idea that stuck with us is that the In the Medieval Connections class, students wear robes, as university/college that students did in the Middle Ages. we know today comes out of the 12th century,” Adamo said. help teach but also to respond to one “Faculty and students wore robes another and students’ questions. In somewhat similar to those that they do addition, a wide range of faculty and today, although today, of course, they’re others who have learned about the primarily used in ceremonies like course have been “dropping in” to share graduation.” their knowledge and expertise on The students are both taught and everything from medieval armor to what it learn in a style reminiscent of the was like to be a “traveling Sophist.” educational experience faced by students One recent guest professor was a monk from the “High Middle Ages”—the years from St. John’s University who talked 1100-1300 A.D. To learn in this fashion, about monastic life, the Gregorian chant, both students and faculty attend class and how the Bible was written by hand, garbed in robes—the faculty members using a project to write a new Bible wearing the robes that signify their currently underway at his school as an academic background and highest degree example. earned; the students wearing the robes Students begin each class with a prayer that they ultimately will again wear on to the medieval “saint of the day,” working graduation day. While students do have in teams to prepare the prayers and access to modern learning devices, such as presentations on the saints. Thomas papers and ballpoint pens, they all have to Aquinas, for example, was selected learn from one single book—a large because he is the patron saint of all volume that was “constructed” by the students. There are also long-term projects professors in cooperation with art for each student, and the final class will be instructor Tara Christopherson, and is a medieval feast where some will cook, chained in the library where the students some will play or sing music, some will must go to read it. As students read, they juggle, and some will debate—all the can write “marginalia” (comments) in the kinds of things students might have done book’s margins about what they have read, in a big medieval feast of the time. thus providing reading help for their “I think it’s a bit of genius here,” classmates and others who follow. This is Quanbeck noted. “Thanks to Professor similar to what would have happened in Adamo, we’re combining the theatrical, the Middle Ages, Adamo said. experiential, and academic and turning it Sometimes a single professor teaches into something that makes it very for the three-hour class, but usually two memorable. It changes students’ habits or three professors come, not only to and how they learn.” Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 8 Basketball in a different league Vern Maunu by Betsey Norgard W Vern Maunu here might you find a thousand Twin Cities middle school and high school students on Sunday afternoons during the winter months? A logical answer might be the ski slopes or the malls, but in this case the answer is in church gyms playing in the AugsburgCongregational Youth Basketball League. Thirteen years ago, Augsburg College Pastor Dave Wold had concerns about young people and their connection to churches. Many dropped out of church after confirmation, and many young people in city neighborhoods had no connection to a church. Wold was interested in addressing these issues, as well as getting the word out about Augsburg College. Wold’s idea of a basketball league took shape when he realized how many church gyms in the metro area were not being used, and especially in thinking about how many students enjoy playing basketball but had no team to play on if they weren’t able to make their school teams. Wold and a group of youth directors and pastors developed the mission of the More than 100 Augsburg students, led by Pastor Dave Wold (right) help with various tasks during the Congregational Youth League Tournament at Augsburg in March. Winter 2003-04 Every game in the 70-church Congregational Youth Basketball League starts with devotions and ends with prayer, shared by both opposing teams. league “to provide relaxed yet structured games in a Christian setting, allowing kids an opportunity for fun and exercise while building relationships with teammates, opponents, and God.” Now, more than 70 churches and as many as 1,000 students play in church gyms on Sunday afternoons in the months of January and February. The season climaxes on the first weekend in March at a tournament on Augsburg’s campus. More than 100 Augsburg students help out at the tourney as referees, photographers, concessions workers, security people, etc. Wold, along with league director David Wrightsman and other youth professionals who run the league, seek to keep the tournament as low cost as possible. If churches can’t afford the full participation fee, which pays mostly for uniforms and referee fees, they find ways to subsidize them. As in any athletic division, there are rules. Each game begins with devotions and ends with prayer, shared by both opposing teams. During the game, there must be equal playing time for all team members. And, each team is strongly encouraged to take on service projects— in the church’s gym, in food programs, or in projects like Habitat for Humanity. The league has succeeded in bringing youth to the church. Half of the 70 teams last year were made up of senior high boys, and half or more of these players were not members of the churches for which they played. Some youth choose to play for a church team instead of their school team. Wonderful friendships form through the games. Teams from city and suburban churches get to know each other, and players build relationships with teammates, coaches, youth workers, and pastors. The story of Noah, an adopted Filipino high school student, is one example of the faith and love in this league. Noah has faced challenges all his life from a birth defect in his brain. He learned to love basketball and found tremendous support and friendship in his church team. His strength is in shooting, especially long shots. About five years ago in the tournament, the two finalist teams remained locked in a close game. In the final seconds, it was Noah who sank the ball from a long, half-court shot to win the tournament for his team. “That shows how great sport can be and how great people can be,” says Wold. For information on the Congregational Youth Basketball League, contact Pastor Dave Wold at 612-3301732 or <wold@augsburg.edu>; or David Wrightsman at the Urban Youth Ministry Project, 612-599-6911. 5 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 9 Sports Auggie women skate and tour in Italy, Austria Staff photo by Don Stoner M embers of the Augsburg College women’s hockey team took a trip of a lifetime during the Christmas holiday break, as they traveled to Italy and Austria, playing three games against local club teams and experiencing the beauty of the two countries. Ten Auggie players made the trip, along with head coach Jill Pohtilla, assistant coaches Barb Halbrehder and Bill Halbrehder, Augsburg staff, and several family members. The eight-day trip took the Auggies through the heart of northern Italy and to the historic cities of Florence and Rome. Members of the team raised money for two years to pay for the journey. “Having an opportunity to learn about another culture, first hand, is something the players will never forget,” Pohtilla said. “I had a similar opportunity playing hockey in Finland in 1980, and I will never forget some of the experiences I had.” On Dec. 29, after a day-long series of flights across the Atlantic, the Auggies arrived in Milan, met Marc Smith, their tour manager from GoPlay Sports Tours, and immediately began a day of sightseeing to help counteract the effects of jetlag. In Milan, Italy’s largest city, the team toured the Duomo, a stunning baroque cathedral with 3,400 statues and 135 spires, and walked across the city square to a huge downtown shopping area, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. After a night of needed rest in the nearby city of Bergamo, Augsburg was set to play its first game, against the Halloween Como team in the small town of Zanica. Women’s hockey in Italy is still in relative infancy, with only a handful of teams in the northern part of the country. So, with only nine skaters and a goalie, Augsburg was competitive against all of its opponents. In fact, Augsburg dispatched of 6 Members of the Augsburg women’s hockey team and others pose in front of the Colosseum in Rome. Front row (L to R) Jana Ford, Corrie Krzyska, assistant coach Barb Halbrehder, Kristin Johnson, Annie Annunziato, Maggie McDonald, Calla Lundquist, Britt Pennington, tour manager Marc Smith. Back row (L to R) Dale Ford, Jacob Ford, Molly Ford, Dottie Gilkerson, Christina Hughes, assistant coach Bill Halbrehder, head coach Jill Pohtilla, Kristin Opalinski ‘03; sports information coordinator Don Stoner, Stacy Anderson, Laura Prasek, athletic trainer Missy Strauch, Mari Johnson, Heidi Ford. Halloween Como by a 14-0 count. Freshman Stacy Anderson had a sixpoint day, with three goals and three assists, while senior Christina Hughes also had a hat trick (three goals). Senior Dottie Gilkerson, juniors Corrie Krzyska and Laura Prasek, and sophomores Calla Lundquist and Britt Pennington each scored two goals, while senior Annie Annunziato contributed assists. The team then moved on to the Alpine city of Bolzano, little city where the Auggies were then headquartered for three days. New Year’s Eve provided an incredible day and night of new experiences, including a two-hour bus ride deep into the Austrian Alps. As the team rode to Austria, jaws dropped at the stunning scenery of the Brenner Pass, one of Europe’s most famous trade routes. The team’s second game also provided a unique experience—a semi-outdoor rink in the small town of Kundl, Austria. The rink was enclosed, but two of the four sides were open to the elements. Many players said it was the first time they had played on an outdoor rink, which made for an interesting game. Like Italy, women’s hockey in Austria is also relatively new, but the Kundl Crocodiles provided some strong competition. The team even recruited other players from its league to play the Auggies, but in the end, the Minnesota players’ years of experience proved too much, as Augsburg won 6-0. Pennington was the star of the game, with a three-goal hat trick, with Gilkerson, Hughes, and Annunziato adding markers. Junior Jana Ford also got on the board for the Auggies with an assist. Augsburg outshot Kundl by a 2910 margin, with junior goalie Kristin Johnson getting her second straight shutout. “One of the funniest moments for me was when the Austrian team hosted a Winter 2003-04 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 10 the famed Trevi Fountain, you will Italy, the Bolzano Eagles. The return to Rome someday, and every game was played at the member of the Augsburg group threw Bolzano civic arena, the largest some coins in the water. hockey arena in the country, Augsburg’s final full day in Italy was with seating for more than a whirlwhind day of sightseeing across 7,000 spectators. Rome. Starting early, they toured the Augsburg scored three Colosseum, the fabled arena where goals in the first eight minutes gladiators battled before the emperors, of the game and claimed a 6-2 and traveled up the hill to the Roman victory to complete the trip. Forum, an archeological wonder from Anderson had her second hat ancient times. trick of the trip, with Prasek, From there, the group went to the Annunziato, and Krzyska Pantheon, the oldest complete structure adding goals. The Auggies Dottie Gilkerson (left) and Kristin Johnson (right) pose in Rome, a church of immense size and dominated from start to finish, with a member of the Kundl Crocodiles after Augsburg’s beauty. The day ended in the holiest of not allowing Bolzano’s goals 6-0 win in Kundl, Austria, on Dec. 31. sites, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, until the final two minutes of followed by a pizza dinner and a trip to the game. brief get-together after our game. The a gelato shop for some authentic Italian With the hockey complete, the language barrier was evident, and it ice cream. Auggies became tourists, as the journey took a line from Finding Nemo to break It was a trip filled with exciting went south into the fabled province of through. The players from both teams hockey, memorable sights, once-in-aTuscany. A night in the small city of knew the lines, ‘Keep swimming, keep lifetime moments, and an incredible Montecatini was followed by a day of swimming’ along with ‘Mine...mine... opportunity to come together as a team sightseeing in Florence, the city that mine.’ We all laughed hard about it,” in the process. spawned the Renaissance. Pohtilla said. From the Duomo church with its On the trip back to Bolzano, the Don Stoner is sports information unique “dome within a dome” design to team stopped for a couple of hours in coordinator and accompanied the team on the beautiful plazas, the Ponte Vecchio the Bavarian winter sports mecca of their trip. bridge and the stunning churches and Innsbruck, host city for two Winter public spaces, the day Olympic games. As the team arrived, a in Florence, while running race was taking place as part of short, was still the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration, memorable. And providing a unique detour. several of the players Arriving back in Bolzano, the showed off their Auggies joined thousands of Italians at “power-shopping” the city’s soccer stadium for a grand skills as well. New Year’s Eve party, complete with Back on the bus bands, fireworks, and plenty of and the four-hour celebrating. journey to Rome New Year’s Day provided some of the where, yet again, the most incredible scenery of the trip, as scenery was the team traveled deep into the craggy outstanding at every high peaks of the Dolomite mountains, turn. The evening unique among the splinter ranges of the was spent in two of Alps. The cable car rides to the top of the most famous the mountain at a local ski area gave the places in Rome, the Auggies plenty of stunning views for Spanish Steps and the photo opportunities and time for Trevi Fountain. Jana Ford (2) and a Bolzano player pursue the puck during playing in the snow. Augsburg’s 6-2 victory over the HC Bolzano Eagles. Augsburg won According to legend, The next day, Augsburg had its last if you throw a coin in all three of its games against opponents from Italy and Austria, outscoring the foes by a 26-2 margin. game of the trip against the best team in Winter 2003-04 7 Staff photo Staff photo Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:50 AM Page 11 AN ENORMOUS HONOR FOR DISCOVERY OF TINY PROTEINS PETER AGRE ’70, THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY by Betsey Norgard Augsburg’s focus on vocation centers on listening for and responding to a call in one’s life. Peter Agre’s illustrious career has exemplified this process of understanding one’s passions and talents, and discerning the work that would best use them in service to others. Last fall, Agre’s life was unexpectedly and dramatically changed by another call—a single telephone call that came at 5:30 in the morning on October 8. The voice on the other end spoke politely with a Swedish accent and informed him that he had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2003. Since then, Agre’s life has been a whirlwind of travel, interviews, ceremonies, speeches, and thousands of e-mails. Highlights have been the Nobel week in Stockholm, honors at the White House, and, most recently, a hometown tribute befitting a high school and college hero. Agre is a Minnesota native, born in Northfield where his father taught chemistry at St. Olaf College. In 1959, Courtland Agre came to Augsburg as chemistry department chair, and within three years, with the help of new professors John Holum and Earl Alton, rebuilt and refurbished the department. Augsburg’s chemistry program then received the prestigious approval from the American Chemical Society. In his senior year at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Peter Agre was voted one of two most likely to succeed. He was not a focused student, however, and took more interest in the underground student newspaper than in his academic subjects. He refers to himself as a “handful” for his teachers. Already in his last year of high school, Agre began taking classes at Augsburg and then enrolled full time. Here he truly connected with several 8 Nobel winner Peter Agre returned to campus and visited the chemistry labs where he spent considerable time as a student in the late 1960s. Here, he chats with student Mike Starner about the day’s project. professors, most especially with John Holum in chemistry, and was able to complete a major in chemistry in twoand-a-half years, culminating in the decision to became a medical doctor. During medical school at Johns Hopkins University, Agre began gravitating toward research. “I wanted the kind of career where I could help people and do useful work that helped people—both as individual patients and by working on disease mechanisms,” Agre explains. “That’s what really got me into the science.” In his senior year in medical school, he began working in laboratories, rather than pursuing the advanced training of a specialty. After a three-year medical residency at Case Western Reserve University and a clinical fellowship at University of North Carolina, he returned to Johns Hopkins for a research fellowship in cell biology. In 1984 he joined the faculty and is now professor of biochemistry. It was his roommate in medical school who first connected him with a “hot” research lab on campus staffed by an international group of researchers, with whom he remains close. “It was actually the people doing science as much as the science that caught my interest,” Agre explains. “I never felt so excited about being with a group of individuals as with the people in this laboratory.” Some of these researchers traveled to Sweden to be with him at the Nobel ceremony. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 12 Prize-winning research Agre was honored for his work in discovering the existence of proteins that he named “aquaporins,” that are responsible for the passage of water across cell membranes, a process essential to all living things. Agre’s discovery was a result of research serendipity—or “luck favoring the well-prepared,” as it was described in a Johns Hopkins press release. In 1991, while engaged in other research, his lab noticed a small, ubiquitous protein, which they isolated and cloned—and which later proved to be the longsought-after regulator of water movement across cells. (See sidebar on page 11). Agre shares the $1.3 million prize with Roderick MacKinnon, of Rockefeller University in New York, whose research studied similar questions of cell transport involving ions. Across the ocean and seven hours earlier, Augsburg students, staff, and faculty watched via live webcast the formal proceedings of the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in Oslo, Norway), on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, who bequeathed the endowment that funds the annual awards. For a week around this date, the 2003 laureates presented lectures, spoke at press conferences, made visits to academic and medical institutions in Scandinavia, and enjoyed the Nobel collegiality. Agre describes the week as “Cinderella-like, except at midnight everyone kept partying.” Agre received his gold medal at the The Nobel Prizes are awarded in highly formal prize ceremony, presented Stockholm, Sweden (except for the to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, surrounded by the royal family and prestigious academics. At the gala banquet, Agre presented a short “thank-you” speech on behalf of MacKinnon and himself (see p. 11). The Augsburg community was able to share in the festivities via a live webcast from Stockholm. In Christensen Center, a crowd gathered around a large computer Don Shelby (right), host of the afternoon show on WCCO radio, enjoyed a radio interview with Peter Agre and President Frame. monitor, under a A week in December Winter 2003-04 banner congratulating Agre, and cheered and clapped even while watching a very fuzzy screen image. Back home in Minnesota In February Agre returned to the Twin Cities for several days to visit his family, as well as to engage in yet another week of whirlwind activities and talks. His first stop in Minneapolis was at his high school alma mater, something he says he wanted to do for himself. His message to students there is one he repeated several more times during the week: “Whatever it is that captures your interest—you should go for it. There’s no limit in life. You can do whatever you want.” At Augsburg, to a filled Hoversten Chapel, Agre presented the same lecture about his research that he gave in Stockholm during Nobel Week. He likened the chance discovery of aquaporin water channels to that of driving along a gravel road in the middle of nowhere in northern Minnesota and suddenly coming upon a city of 200,000 people. “You think to yourself, ‘now this is really interesting,’ ” he quipped. While on campus, Agre had a chance 9 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 13 Agre and President William Frame testified before the Minnesota Senate Higher Education Budget Committee about the need for adequate funding for education. sequence of his findings that led to the aquaporin discovery and describing extensive research others have carried forward in expanding the knowledge and seeking medical applications. Courtland Agre was a chemist at 3M before and after his teaching career, working with a team of scientists to develop synthetic adhesives, and Peter Agre acknowledged that connection. Later, at the State Capitol, Agre appeared with President Frame before the Senate Higher Education Budget Committee to plead the need for science education and adequate funding for research and education. “Research is what lifts us,” Agre told the senators, and “no one is willing to pay for excellent research.” Without it, for example, he said, no new antibiotics can be developed to combat the growing immunity to current drugs. This critical research, especially in Third World countries, is not the kind of profitable research drug companies seek. With the image projected on a large screen beside him, Peter Agre presented his research on “aquaporins” to over 600 employees as part of Tech Forum series at 3M. to greet several of his former Augsburg professors—chemistry professors John Holum and Arlin Gyberg, math professor Henry Follingstad, and biology professor Ralph Sulerud, among others—and reiterated their contribution to shaping his science interests and career direction. During the week the Agre family also gathered on campus, a homecoming for 10 a number of Agre Auggies. Of Courtland and Ellen Agre’s six children, four are Augsburg graduates: Annetta Agre Anderson ’69; Peter ’70; James ’72, who serves on the Science Advisory Board; and Mark ’81. Courtland Agre died in 1995. At 3M’s Tech Forum, Agre spoke to a crowd of 600 or more, presenting the Cheerleading for science Agre enthusiastically talks about using his public forum this year to advocate for science education and the necessity for every person to be educated in science. With science an integral part of 21stcentury life, he stresses the importance Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:21 AM Page 13 PETER AGRE’S ‘THANK-YOU’ REMARKS ✷ DECEMBER 10, 2003 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Guests: AQUAPORINS Written in 1895, Alfred Nobel’s will endowed prizes for scientific research in physics, chemistry, and medicine. At that time, these fields were narrowly defined, and researchers were often classically trained in only one discipline. In the late 19th century, knowledge of science was not a requisite for success in other walks of life. Indeed, the 19th century painter James McNeil Whistler achieved artistic immortality despite failing chemistry at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, an experience which he remembered with amusement saying, “Had silicon been a gas, I would have been a major general.” But the depth of science has increased dramatically, and Alfred Nobel would be astonished by the changes. Now in the 21st century, the boundaries separating physics, chemistry, and medicine have become blurred, and as happened during the Renaissance, scientists are following their curiosities even when they run beyond the formal limits Peter Agre, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, used the opportunity when speaking on behalf of the two chemistry of their training. At the same winners, to laud and praise science teachers for their role in time, the need for general creating interest for their students. scientific understanding by the public has never been larger, and the penalty for scientific illiteracy never harsher. In his masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 [Nobel] literature prize, describes the isolated village of Macondo where the inhabitants suffer from their own naiveté, trading their hard-earned gold to gypsies for what they believe to be amazing inventions—a magnet, a magnifying glass, and even an enormous, transparent crystal that fascinated them being so cold it was painful to touch. What they regarded as the greatest invention of their time was only a block of ice. In a way, the inhabitants of Macondo resemble contemporary individuals without any background in science. Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate. Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child’s first interest was sparked by a teacher. Ladies and gentlemen: please join Dr. Roderick MacKinnon and me in applauding not the Nobel laureates but the heroes behind past, present, and future Nobel prizes— the men and women who teach science to children in our schools. Tack så mycket. © The Nobel Foundation, 2003 Winter 2003-04 a chance discovery © 2003, The Nobel Foundation. Photo by Hans Mehlin. NOBEL BANQUET Water comprises about 70 percent of the human body and is constantly passing across cell walls. Peter Agre was the first to identify the particular protein that serves as the channel through which the water passes. It was a discovery of chance for Agre’s lab team. While researching blood cells, they noticed a commonly reoccurring mystery protein. It was a colleague of Agre’s who suggested that this might be the long-soughtafter water channel. By isolating, cloning, and introducing this protein into frog eggs, Agre’s team was able to confirm that it, indeed, allowed passage of water—and Agre named it Aquaporin-1. Since then, research around the world has explored the presence of additional aquaporins—or “water pores”—and extensively documented their existence in bacteria, plants, and mammals. Not all are equally understood, however. Agre quips that a particular one, Aquaporin-6, was “sent by God for our hubris in saying that we understand these proteins.” While Agre’s research does not yield immediate cures or treatments for disease, it has exploded the understanding of what he dubs this “molecular plumbing system” and provided explanations for physiological processes at sub-disease states. As Agre says, “We have the answer—now what is the question?” From here, research will focus on application of this information in studying a wide variety of diseases— kidney diseases, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, Sjogren’s Syndrome, among them. Beyond that, Agre says that the research can also benefit biotechnology, and even agriculture. 11 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:21 AM Page 14 receiving something in translation. In his banquet speech at the Nobel Ceremony, Agre stated that “Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education.” He then applauded the role of teachers, whom he called the “heroes behind past, present, and future Nobel prizes.” (See the full text of this speech on p. 11.) When talking with young people, he also encourages them to identify their heroes. One of Agre’s heroes he enjoys talking about is Nobel chemistry and Peace Prize laureate Linus Pauling, the eminent scientist whose unwavering opposition to nuclear testing led the fight to pass the limited test ban treaty. Pauling stayed with the Agre family while speaking in Minneapolis when Agre was a teenager, and the strong social conscience of the renowned scientist profoundly impacted Agre. Agre is taking advantage of his Nobel stature to speak out on issues affecting science research, especially against restrictions placed on research as a result of the war on terrorism. Together with other Nobel laureates, he has advocated on behalf of a former professor, Thomas Butler, who faced 69 felony charges and massive fines for the mishandling that he voluntarily reported of plague samples used in bioterror research. of being able to evaluate the validity of daily news, statements from government officials, and so on. People without science background are “totally at the mercy of the government or big companies that tell them a particular pollutant is not dangerous,” Agre says. Equally worrisome to Agre is the situation where decisions about foreign policy, such as signing the Kyoto Accord, are made by lawyers with no scientific background. Even though there are scientific advisors, he sees it as similar to 12 Learning for life In summing up, Agre believes that although science is important, liberal arts are critical to educate people in many different areas for a lifetime. He told the Senate higher education committee, “All the good in my life happened because of my education.” He believes that “part of being educated is learning that we learn our whole lives, and we need to … have some background in different cultures, study abroad.” Agre told the press that “the difference between laureates and the general public is that when we get up in the morning we really long to be at work.” That’s a statement of calling. ■ Courtland Agre taught chemistry at Augsburg for 17 years, from 1959 to his retirement in 1976. He also enjoyed an illustrious career in industry at both DuPont and 3M in the early research around synthetic adhesives. Agre revitalized Augsburg’s chemistry department and was recognized for his programs that brought high school students to campus. Under his leadership, Augsburg’s department received initial approval from the American Chemical Society. Agre’s last visit to campus was at Homecoming in 1995 when Peter Agre was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. Courtland Agre died a few weeks later, in October 1995, from cancer. His wife, Ellen, when interviewed about Peter’s Nobel Prize, told Minnesota Public Radio her daughter said that before his death, Courtland had stated that one day Peter was going to win the Nobel Prize. “Courtland would be rejoicing,” Ellen Agre told the interviewer. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/5/04 8:22 AM Page 15 1 5 2 6 3 7 1 E. Milton Kleven ’46 and his daughter, Barbara Kleven Birky, are among the attendees at the dinner in honor of Peter Agre. 2 Bill and Kathy Urseth posed for a photo with Agre. 3 Augsburg regent James Haglund and his wife, Kathy, exchanged greetings with the Nobel Prize laureate. 4 Proud mother Ellen Agre enjoys the light moments of Peter’s presentation in the campus convocation about his research. 5 After his convocation in Hoversten Chapel, a throng of people waited to greet the Nobel laureate, including Philip Quanbeck Sr., to Agre’s left. 6 Agre reminisced with Professor Henry Follingstad, his former mathematics teacher, as members of the Department of Chemistry looked on. Clockwise, from lower left: Professor Joan Kunz, chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Professor Arlin Gyberg, who taught Agre as a student; Professor Sandra Olmsted ’69, chemistry department chair; chemistry student Monica Koukal; and Follingstad. 4 Winter 2003-04 7 Dean Malotky ’71 (center) and Peter Agre were a year apart in the chemistry department. Cheryl (Rogalla) Malotky ’72 (left) looks on as they talked. 13 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 17 DISHING UP RECIPES FOR LEARNING AND SERVING by Betsey Norgard photos by Stephen Geffre Winter 2002-03 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 18 AS ANYONE WHO COOKS KNOWS, finding creative ways to combine ingredients is a challenge. In the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, students receive surplus food from the College’s food service and other local food banks and transform these various ingredients into healthy and tasty meals for neighborhood residents in shelters and community programs. Augsburg is one of six campuses in the country to join The Campus Kitchens ProjectSM, a leadership development program of DC Central Kitchen. The project focuses on making use of recycled food, students in servicelearning, and teaching food preparation skills to the unemployed. It is also a great opportunity for volunteers from the campus and the community to combine talents. The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg opened in October with President and Mrs. Frame cooking the first meals under the direction of Augsburg’s Sodexho food staff. About 60 volunteers have been involved weekly since then, serving 100 to 300 meals—a total of more than 2,400 meals in the five months. Two or three nights a week, a team of LEFT PAGE, TOP—Freshman Nicholas Stuber (center) is one of the Augsburg Seminar (AugSem) students who worked in the Campus Kitchen as part of his religion and history classes. LEFT PAGE, CENTER—First-year students learn about the new Campus Kitchen at Augsburg. Front row (L to R): Chelsea Hosch, Megan Christensen, and Emily Squadroni. Back row (L to R): Micah Lenthe, Ted Toborg, Tayton Eggenberger, and Marisa Navarro LEFT PAGE, BOTTOM LEFT—Campus Kitchen supervisor Abby Flottemesch (right) and volunteer Bill Ogren ‘73 spoon out browned meat for the recipe being cooked up that evening LEFT PAGE, BOTTOM RIGHT—Senior Josh Reichow scoops out cans of chili as part of the meal he is making in the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg, with senior Rhia Gronberg working in the background. Up to 300 meals per week are delivered to neighborhood community programs. Winter 2003-04 Doug Klunk (center), Sodexho food service director at Augsburg, explains the kitchen facilities to the first-year Augsburg Seminar students who will be working in the Campus Kitchen program. volunteers assesses the food ingredients available that day, and cooks up meals of entrees, desserts, soups, etc. The next day another volunteer team delivers the food to one of three neighborhood agencies— Safe Place at Trinity Lutheran Church, the Brian Coyle Center Kids College, Catholic Charities’ Secure Waiting Place, and Peace House. “One thing I will never forget is just the look on their faces when they see that we have brought them some food,” said freshman Jennifer Ramos. “Along with being happy about the food, they are excited to see us.” Volunteers spend time at the centers after delivering the meals to get to know the people being served. One of Augsburg’s first-year seminars, or AugSem, included a service-learning component in the Campus Kitchen into paired religion and history classes. History professor Phil Adamo teaches Beginning of Western Culture, where students study how resources are collected, distributed, and controlled. Preparing and delivering the meals gave his students some first-hand understanding of how the process works. Project director Abby Flottemesch also helps the students organize additional activities—clothing drives, special events, and projects. In February, the student volunteers prepared a Valentine’s Day meal for teen parents and their children at the Division of Indian Work in Minneapolis. The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg developed from the collaboration of the Center for Service, Work, and Learning and Sodexho, the College’s food service provider. “It’s a natural extension of our community service-learning interests,” President William Frame recently told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, adding that it fit Augsburg’s mission to be an “active citizen in the neighborhoods.” In addition to fulfilling their AugSem requirements, first-year students learn the broader lessons embodied in the Campus Kitchens motto—“Teach, Reach, Feed, Lead.” “At the end of the day I feel better knowing that I have made an impact on someone’s life,” says Ramos. ■ 15 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 19 CCO ONONCNANE CMTNPI NUGSE C T I N G —a home for Hispanic/Latino students by Betsey Norgard • photos by Stephen Geffre IN 2003, Augsburg’s Hispanic/Latino Student Services program celebrated its 10th anniversary. Established in 1993, it is the newest of the four programs that provide services for ethnic populations at the College. During its first decade, the program grew from the initial 13 students served to over 40 students who now receive assistance and academic support in areas of admissions, financial aid/scholarships, registration procedures, academic advising, personal counseling, and advocacy. The students also receive help to obtain internships, employment, and community referrals. While most activity in the program involves the day students, weekend and graduate students also take advantage of services on campus and community networking. Augsburg’s program is growing at the same time the Hispanic/Latino population in the state of Minnesota is experiencing a triple-digit percentage increase, according to the 2000 census data. The College’s location in the heart of the Twin Cities makes it accessible to Hispanic/Latino youth of both Minneapolis and St. Paul, and Augsburg’s commitment to a diverse student body enables it to offer the financial and academic resources to reach these students. Of the more than 40 students served this year, 12 are international students, while more than double that number come from the Twin Cities metro area. Eloisa Echávez, who received her 16 Dulce Monterrubio, from Mexico City, is both a senior international relations major and an enrollment counselor in the Enrollment Center. bachelor’s degree in 1994 and master’s degree in educational leadership in 1998, was the program’s founder and director for its first six years. She is now executive director of La Oportunidad, Inc., a St. Paul community agency. “During this time, I witnessed first hand how the support that Hispanic/ Latino students received made a great impact,” Echávez states. “I saw [them] grow in every area of their lives, carrying proudly Augsburg’s mission and becoming leaders in their respective communities.” For three years, Hispanic/Latino students have participated in Scholastic Connections, a College scholarship program that pairs students of color with alumni of color in mentoring Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 20 relationships. Adela Arguello, a junior from Nicaragua, double-majoring in finance and economics, is one of three students currently “connected” to an alumni mentor. ”This scholarship has been one of the instruments that has made possible the great experience of having a college education in the U.S.,” she says. “My mentor, Diane Love-Scott, and her husband, Rick, have both been great mentors and great friends in the past two years.” Love-Scott, who graduated in 1998 and now is a social worker for Hennepin County, was one of the first students involved in the program and speaks about its impact. “Getting connected to the Latino program and being part of its development was an honor. … Since there only were a handful of Latino students, it felt like we were a family. The Latino program allowed for a group of students to be heard and recognized that otherwise would simply just have ‘blended’,” she says. Plus, becoming active in the Latino group helps students connect with other activities on campus. “My involvement with campus life was greatly attributed to my participation in the Hispanic/Latino SCHOLASTIC CONNECTIONS Students Renzo and Robert Amaya Torres (second and third from left) and Adela Arguello (second from right) and mentors (left to right) Franklin Taweh, Eloisa Echávez, Maria R. Johnson, and Diane Love-Scott are part of the Scholastic Connections program, pairing students of color with alumni mentors. Hispanic/Latino program director Emiliano Chagil stands at the right. Student Association,” says Juliana Martinez, who graduated last year with an MIS major and business minor. “As a transfer student, it can be difficult to approach other organizations and find common grounds with its members. By founding this student organization, the Hispanic/Latino Student Services [program] opened the doors to host and support events together.” In 2001, Augsburg was recognized as a “2001 Educator of Distinction” by Saludos Hispanos, a Los Angeles-based career and education magazine and Web site for its efforts in outreach and Speaking on behalf of the mentors at the annual Scholastic Connections dinner, Diane Love-Scott ’98 commented that “a lot of the people sitting at these tables are a big part of what I am today.” Winter 2003-04 recruitment. Included in that are the College’s efforts to provide financial aid and scholarships above and beyond what is available through normal state and federal sources. Senior Victor Acosta received federal funding and academic support that are helping him excel as a physics major. He is the recipient of a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for math and science students and has spent two summers engaged in research funded by the National Science Foundation. Part of the College’s and program mission is to help students prepare for Juniors Renzo and Robert Amaya Torres, twin brothers from Colombia, spoke on behalf of scholarship recipients at the Thanksgiving reception for scholarship donors last November. 17 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 21 jobs in the workplace. Martinez found a position as a technology coordinator at a St. Paul community development center. Charles Barton, a 2003 graduate in education, who has been featured in a continuing series in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, has decided to bide his time until the right teaching job opens up. In the meantime, he mentors at-risk kids and manages a before- and after-school program at a metro-area school. Students from the various Hispanic/Latino countries bring their cultural traditions to Augsburg’s campus life. During Hispanic Heritage Month, mid-September to mid-October, a series of community speakers and presentations focused on cultural traditions and social issues in Mexico, and Central and South America. Each year in Chapel during Advent, the Hispanic/Latino students present Las Posadas, a reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and search for lodging. The campus community joins in singing the procession along, and then celebrates with the festive breaking of a piñata. Program director Emiliano Chagil believes that Augsburg will grow as a resource to the burgeoning Hispanic population. Augsburg’s weekend program is especially suited to help working adults in the Hispanic community complete an undergraduate education— the dream of many immigrants seeking better lives for their families. He credits ABOVE—Hispanic/Latino students and others in Augsburg’s chapel joined to sing the traditional songs of the celebration of Las Posadas that reenacted Mary and Joseph’s journey to find lodging for the Christmas night. LEFT—Emiliano Chagil, Hispanic/Latino Student Services director, congratulates Charles Barton as he graduated with a major in education last May 18 the support of the administration, especially that of Ann Garvey, associate dean for student affairs, in helping shape the direction of the ethnic programs. Chagil, a native of Guatemala who came to the Twin Cities in 1980, has a master’s degree in theology from the University of St. Thomas School of Divinity and considers himself a testament to what is possible. “The world is a wonderful world, but one must have faith, and believe in one’s self and trust others that our mission on Earth to better creation can only be accomplished with a community,” Chagil says. “Education is the right guidance for the journey. Our nation is waiting for leadership and one must consider the challenge. As commonly said in Spanish, ‘Dios primero,’-— ‘Let God be first.’ ” ■ CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING ON CAMPUS CONNECTING Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 22 AUGSBURG A K E T O F A M I LY A F F A I R Winter 2003-04 many of his games, and is already looking forward to next year’s season. Outside of basketball, although Alex and Kevin attend classes on the same campus they hardly see each other. Alex’s MAL classes meet every other weekend, and Kevin studies during the week. Even so, they still find time to meet or talk every now and then—as when they needed to clear a mix-up on their e-mails. One of Kevin’s professors, unaware that Charles Walbridge When considering their options for higher education, this father and son duo from Forest Lake, Minn., had no intention of attending the same college. However, the educational paths of Alex and Kevin Keto led them both down different roads to Augsburg College. Alex, who is currently a marketing manager for Wendy’s International, Inc., came to Augsburg in September 2002 to enroll in the College’s Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) program. He had been planning to pursue graduate education after his son completed high school, and wanted something different than an M.B.A. Augsburg’s MAL focus on leadership intrigued him as different from other comparable college programs. Believing that “you can never stop learning,” he felt he had found a “perfect fit” at Augsburg. He feels the leadership aspect of the program will benefit him in his job and give him a competitive edge. “I hope to take what I know,” he says, “and add some leadership to incorporate mentoring to develop some kind of leadership program.” Alex’s son, Kevin, choose a different road to Augsburg, which was in no way influenced by his father. Kevin entered Augsburg as a freshman last fall. A graduate of Forest Lake High School, he was involved in community service through the National Honor Society (NHS) and was the point guard on the varsity basketball team. As a team member and co-captain, he helped run basketball camps for younger players. Kevin’s college selection pointed Augsburg’s way because he wanted to attend a school that had diversity, that was in the city, and where he could continue to play basketball. To his great joy, he made the varsity team in his first year and found that college basketball was a new experience he really enjoyed. He also enjoyed having Alex in the stands at Stephen Geffre by Rebecca Welle ’04 Father and son Alex and Kevin Keto enjoy a rare moment together on campus. Both are Augsburg students, but their class schedules rarely overlap. Freshman guard Kevin Keto was drawn to Augsburg as a school in the city where he could continue playing basketball—and have his father in the stands for many games. Kevin was not the only Keto on campus, e-mailed him with praise for a paper he wrote, asking if it could be shared with the class. Much to the professor’s surprise, the e-mail went to Alex, who wrote back explaining the confusion. The professor than e-mailed Alex back thanking him for setting everything straight and complimenting the work of his son. Although Alex plans to complete his degree in the next year, Kevin will not be far behind. Because of advanced placement courses in high school, he is on an accelerated pace in his college studies. He has continued his service work from high school and is currently volunteering as a tutor for Somali children as part of his Christian vocation class. Kevin has already accepted a position for next year as a resident assistant in Urness Hall, where he will help new freshman find their way around new classes, a new campus, and new experiences. ■ Becky Welle is a senior communications major and intern in the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 19 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 23 AAlumni LUMNINews NEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk… T hese are exciting times for Augsburg College and Augsburg alumni. Several months ago, the College launched the “Transforming Education” marketing campaign. Billboards, radio and magazine advertisements, and the Augsburg Web site reflect that which all Augsburg alumni know: “Be yourself at Augsburg, and leave completely changed.” One alumnus who exemplifies the transforming nature of an Augsburg education is Peter Agre ’70. Shortly after the campaign was launched, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Peter was one of two winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (see the feature story on p. 8 for details). Peter’s award is a fantastic honor and all Augsburg alumni can be proud of his achievement. Peter’s honor has personal meaning for me. While a senior at Augsburg, I traveled to Baltimore in the spring of 1984 to visit the Johns Hopkins University where I would matriculate in the School of Medicine that fall. Peter, early in his career at the time, warmly welcomed me to the city and into his home. He gave me an exhaustive tour of the city and the medical school and introduced me to many of his colleagues. Later, Peter was my teacher and mentor on the clinical wards. Despite his busy schedule, Peter always had time to talk and reminisce (especially about Minnesota and Augsburg). He was a terrific mentor and later a good friend and colleague. Congratulations, Peter! In Alumni Board news, Dan Anderson ’65, who joined the Alumni Board last year, recently accepted appointment to the Augsburg Board of Regents. One of Dan’s primary roles on the Board of Regents will be to represent the Alumni Board and alumni. Dan is a dedicated supporter of the College, and this appointment will surely benefit the entire Augsburg community. These truly are exciting times for Augsburg and its alumni. Within a Christian context, the College remains committed to an education that is academically excellent and “transforming.” One measure of the “transforming” nature of an Augsburg education is alumni participation in the affairs of the College. Indeed, alumni have not only increased their participation in alumni events, but have also increased their giving of time, talents, and financial gifts to Augsburg. On behalf of the Alumni Board, I thank you for your generosity! Paul S. Mueller ’84, M.D. President, Alumni Board A ugsburg alumni are invited to explore Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe in a tour sponsored by the Alumni Association, October 15-27. This custom created travel program features the places of Martin Luther’s life and ministry in the German cities of Wittenberg and Eisleben, as well as a special worship service at the American Church of Berlin, where Augsburg alumnus Rev. Ben Coltvet ’66 is currently pastor. The itinerary also includes visits to Dresden and Leipzig, as well as to two of Europe’s most beautiful capital cities, Prague and Budapest. In addition, tour participants will have an opportunity to interact with the local Lutheran community in 20 Bratislava, Slovakia, where the Lutheran church dates back to the 16th century. Augsburg professor Dr. Mark Tranvik and his wife, Ann, will host this tour from the Twin Cities. Tranvik has taught reformation history at Augsburg for 10 years and has recently visited the places of Martin Luther’s life in Germany. Pre-registration is required by June 15. A tour information and education meeting will be held May 16 at 2 p.m. in the Christensen Center (Century Room). A tour brochure is available for download in the Alumni News section of the Now Online at <www.augsburg.edu/now>. For further Czech Tourist Authority Alumni tour features Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 24 Second annual Connections event a success T SUMMER AUGGIE HOURS Auggie Hours are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Please join us! Staff photo he second annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event, cosponsored by Augsburg College and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, was held January 31. It was an inspirational morning for over 130 participants including more than 25 current Augsburg students. “What makes this women’s event unique compared to others is that we invite students to participate in this leadership development opportunity so The second annual Connections—A Women’s Leadership Event in January was a successful and they may network and be encouraged inspiring morning for over 130 participants. The by the experiences and stories of the presenters, pictured above, were: Front row (L to amazing women who attend,” said Sue R): Annette Minor, Tammera Ericson ’93, Julie Sabo ’90 (Back row): Anne Frame, Jennifer Martin, Klaseus, vice president of Augsburg’s I. Shelby Andress ’56, Jennifer Grimm ’99. Institutional Advancement and Community Relations. challenges of working in traditionally Presenters included Jennifer Grimm ’99, male-dominated industries, finding balance international recording artist; Jennifer between work and parenting, living a life Martin, senior vice president for corporate of service, igniting your passion to follow administration at Thrivent and an your dreams, achieving financial security, Augsburg Board of Regents member; Anne dealing with grief after caring for a Frame, a financial consultant and Augsburg terminally ill loved one, and more. leader; Annette Minor, attorney and In addition, participants were given the consultant with HD Minor, LLC; Tammera opportunity to break into smaller groups Ericson ’93, attorney and member of the for networking at roundtable conversations Columbia Heights City Council; Julie Sabo led by a host committee made up of ’90, former MN senator; and I. Shelby women leaders throughout the community, Andress ’56, consultant and owner of I. many of whom were Augsburg alumnae. Shelby Andress, Inc. Watch for details of the third annual Presentations were wide-ranging and event in upcoming issues of the Augsburg included motivational discussions of the Now! A-Club and AWAC merge A ugsburg’s two alumni athletics organizations—A-Club and the Augsburg Women’s Athletic Club (AWAC)—merged in November. This new joint venture unites all resources, talent, and passion into a single cause directed at supporting the success of Augsburg athletics. On the immediate horizon, the new A-Club will be a major fundraising force for the proposed South Wing expansion of Si Melby Hall. The project is an important and necessary step in upgrading facilities for all students, staff, Winter 2003-04 physical education majors, and intercollegiate athletes. Look for an expanded story about the merger in the spring/summer issue of the Augsburg Now. The new A-Club’s first joint golf tournament is June 28 at the 27-hole Pebble Creek course in Becker, Minn. Proceeds from this annual event underwrite various A-Club activities, including the Hall of Fame banquet. Contact the Athletics office at 612-330-1249 for more information. May Toby’s on the Lake, Oakdale June Solera, Downtown Minneapolis July Dock Café, Stillwater August Bar Abilene, Uptown Minneapolis 2004 Alumni Directory T he 2004 Augsburg Alumni Directory is underway. Have you returned your questionnaire or contacted the publisher (Harris) toll-free to verify your information? If you did not receive your questionnaire or have questions, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or 1-800-260-6590 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu>. Lutheran Free Church celebration A celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church is planned for Sat., June 12. All alumni are welcome to attend this special day of worship, “singspiration,” testimonials, lectures, and conversation. Preregistration is required by June 1; contact Alumni/Parent Relations for more information at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. 21 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 25 HOMECOMING 2003 photos by Stephen Geffre Robert Stacke ’71, Augsburg associate professor of music, led the pep band at the Homecoming football game. Stan Waldhauser Members of the Class of 1993 gathered before the football game for a tailgating party to celebrate their 10-year reunion. The Augsburg Spirit Squad cheered the Auggies on to their victory over Carleton College. Fans expressed their Auggie pride at the Homecoming football game. 22 Knut Hoversten ’30 (right) and his family were honored with the 2003 Distinguished Service Award. Since Knut’s graduation from Augsburg in 1930, more than 40 members of the extended Hoversten family have also attended, including the family’s most recent Augsburg graduate, Kari Lucin ’03 (left). Students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered for the second annual Homecoming reception celebrating Augsburg’s four ethnic programs: the American Indian, Pan-Asian, Pan-Afrikan, and Hispanic/Latino student service areas. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 26 Charles Walbridge Brenda Henrickson Capek ’63 gathered with fellow alumni and faculty at the psychology department’s 40th anniversary celebration and reunion. Staff photo Jeremiah Knabe and Katie Scheevel were crowned 2003 Homecoming King and Queen. Senior Jamie Smith, Auggie wide receiver, helped lead Augsburg to a 19-0 victory over Carleton College. Joel Nelson ’85 joined fellow alumni and faculty of biology, chemistry, math, physics, and psychology at the science alumni gathering. Staff photo Jane Jeong Trenka ’95 and Aaron Gabriel ’00 read their work at the English department’s wine and cheese reading and reunion. Trenka’s book, The Language of Blood: A Memoir (Borealis Books), is nominated for two Minnesota Book Awards and was chosen by the Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Program as a fall 2003 selection. Ertwin Jones-Hermerding ’69 (pictured above) and the Rev. Hans G. Dumpys ’56 were honored at Homecoming Dinner as recipients of the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award. Other honorees included Tammera Ericson ’93 with the First Decade Award and both John Benson ’55 and Sigvald V. Hjelmeland ’41 with Spirit of Augsburg awards. Winter 2003-04 The Rev. Hans G. Dumpys ’56 (right), 2003 Distinguished Alumnus, enjoyed conversation following the Homecoming chapel service, which celebrated the golden anniversary Class of 1953 and featured guest speaker Rev. Arthur Rimmereid ’53. 23 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 27 2003 HOMECOMING 1953 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1953 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Beverly Nystuen Carlsen, Gloria Parizek Thorpe, Darlyne Deem Lamb, Ruth Ringstad Larson, Marilyn Elness Froiland, Gloria Ostrem Sawai, Ruth Aaskov, Erland E. Carlson. Row 2: Don Dillon, Dorothy Strommen Christopherson, Dorothy Skonnord Petersen, Betty Manger Anderson, Helen Lodahl Amabile, Eleanor Baker Dahle, Phyllis Vik Swanson. Row 3: Leroy (Roy) Petterson, Donovan Lundeen, Jerome Engseth, Donald Oren, Dave Rykken, Joseph Vahtinson, Lorne Hill, James Hamre. Row 4: Duane Christensen, Quentin Goodrich, Bill Oudal, Art Rimmereid, Roy Dorn, Herman Egeberg, Mark Raabe, Arthur Shultz, Howard “Howie” Pearson. 1963 CLASS OF 1963 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Diane Lindberg Lee, Joyce Gustafson Hauge, Barbra Beglinger Larson, Brenda Henrickson Capek, Paul Rasmussen, Jerelyn Hovland Cobb, Stephen “Gabe” Gabrielsen, Nancy Joubert Raymond. Row 2: Marilyn Peterson Haus, Sara Halvorson Strom, Karen Tangen Mattison, Mary Jo Cherne Holmstrand, Mary Lower Farmer, Judy Hess Larsen, Faith Bakken Friest, Linda Johnson Merriam. Row 3: William Kallestad, Janet Evenson Potratz, Ron Starkey, Roger Bevis, Ellen Vlede Meliza, Brad Holt, Carol Anderson McCuen. Row 4: John Wanner, Glenn Peterson, Morris Bjuulin, Donald Gjesfjeld, David Steenson, Wayne Christiansen. 24 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 28 1978 CLASS OF 1978 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Kevin Hoversten, Dennis Meyer, Jennifer Abeln Kahlow, Ellen Wessel Schuler, Debbie Zillmer Hoppe, Donadee Melly Peterson, Noreen Walen Thompson, Louise Dahl Wood. Row 2: Jonathan Moren, Bonnie Lamon Moren, Amy Jo Thorpe Swenson, Cindy Peterson, Lora Thompson Sturm, Susan Shaninghouse, Bev Ranum Meyer, Paula Winchester Palermo, Holly Crane Smith, Cynthy Mandl. Row 3: Tom Wingard, John Karason, Roberta Aitchison Olson, Dawn Heil Taylor, Kim Strickland, Julie Rasmussen, Kris Iverson Slemmons, Joel Hoeger, Steve Thompson. Row 4: Rick Swenson, David Backman, Eric Spore, David Wilhelm, Richard Swanson, Connie Lamon Priesz, Jerry Wood. Recipients of Augsburg’s DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD HOVERSTEN FAMILY (bottom left, L to R) Row 1 (seated): Chris Busch, Weston Busch, Tim Larson, Holly Mell, Janet Reily, Katelyn Mell, Megan Mell, Craig Mell. Row 2: Sister Mary Colleen Hoversten OSF, Garfield Hoversten, JoAnn Downing Osborne, Julianne Melll, Knut Hoversten, Chrestena Fixen, Marguerite Haster Hoversten, Phyllis Hoversten. Row 3: Lenice Gadmundson Hoversten, Joan Novy Hoversten, Kermit Hoversten, Ruth Hammer Hoversten, Jill Nafstad, Wendy Larson, Clara Amundson, Bernice Digre, Elizabeth Bade, Karina Peterson, Linda Singer, Chester Hoversten, Loretta Pletan Hoversten. Row 4: Allen Hoversten, Peter Hoversten, Francis Hoversten, Norman Mell, Kevin Hoversten, Chet T. Hoversten, Clenora Hoversten, Marjorie Hoversten, Paul Larson, Vincent Hoversten, Clifford Digre, Annette Hoversten Hanson, Clarence Hoversten, Lorna Hoversten, Roger Larson, Elise Larson, Tom Hoversten. Row 5: Kari Lucin, Gregg Nafstad, Andrew Busch, Laurie Busch, Kyle Hoversten, Shannon Swanson Hoversten, Tim Hoversten, Karla Singer, Pattie Sausser, Philip Hoversten, Jon Hoversten. Winter 2003-04 25 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 29 CLASS NOTES Class Notes Raymond Klym, Bloomington, Minn., was inducted into the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the Minneapolis South High School Wall of Honor in April. He can be reached at <rklym@netzero.net>. 1948 Clarence “Bobb” L. Miller, Coral Gables, Fla., was elected to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the YMCA Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1997, both in Holyoke, Mass. 1953 Leland Fairbanks and his wife, Eunice, were honored by the mayor of Tempe, Ariz., when he declared August 16, 2003, as “Dr. Leland and Eunice Fairbanks 50th Anniversary Day” in tribute of their golden anniversary and their service to Tempe. Gloria (Ostrem) Sawai received the Distinguished Alumni Award at Canada’s Augustana University College 2003 Homecoming celebration in October. 1954 John “Jack” E. Seaver, Edgerton, Wis., is enjoying retirement with his wife, Lois. He can be contacted via e-mail at <loisseaver@msn.com>. 1957 Stanley B. Baker, Raleigh, N.C., published the fourth edition of School Counseling for the Twenty-First Century (co-authored by Edwin R. Gerler Jr.) by Pearson Prentice Hall publishers. The new edition features online 26 lessons and an Internet site. Baker is a professor of counselor education at North Carolina State University. 1959 Don C. Olson traveled to San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala, in August; it was his seventh year traveling as a mission worker. 1961 Kenneth J. Manske, Asheville, N.C., is a retired professor of chemistry from Mars Hill College. He and his wife, Janet, can be reached at <kjm39@charter.net>. Nellie Jones von Arx, Farmingville, N.Y., retired in June from Sunrise Medical Labs where she was a microbiology supervisor for 16 years. Prior work included 15 years as microbiology supervisor at North Shore University Hospital in Glen Cove, N.Y.; 10 years in medical technology at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis; and over two years in U.S. Peace Corps, Sabah, Malaysia. 1968 Frank Lawatsch, Benson, Minn., is hospital administrator at Swift County-Benson Hospital, which was recently honored as one of the top 100 rural hospitals in America. Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president of the Lutheran World Federation, wrote a commentary published in the Oct. 18, 2003, St. Paul Pioneer Press (“Pope has been a fighter for Christian unity”) celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II. Hanson met with the pope last spring. Diane Tiedeman, Richfield, Minn., is enjoying her retirement from teaching for Bloomington Public Schools. She likes spending time with family and friends, planting flowers, and taking care of her lawn. 1970 Ray Hanson, Sterling, Va., received a “Lightning Award” from ITT Industries AES Division. He also celebrated the marriage of his daughter in June. 1971 Barbara (Lien) Nordaune, Glenwood, Minn., was elected to serve as associate grand conductress of the Order of Eastern Star at its 2003 Grand Chapter meeting in St. Cloud. In addition to her many duties, she will be traveling throughout the state and to other jurisdictions to represent the Grand Chapter of Minnesota. Barbara is a member of the Minnewaska Chapter #129 in Glenwood, and works as a computerized embroidery operator at Cowing Robards in Alexandria. Her husband, Lyndon, owns and operates MTM Marine. Mark Saari, Rush City, Minn., is principal of Rush City High School. 1965 Neil Sideen, Howard Lake, Minn., is public television coordinator for the City of Howard Lake and is involved in affiliated marketing on the Internet. He can be reached at <cable@howard-lake.mn.us>. ALUMNI ON THE ROAD Courtesy photo 1947 1966 Rodger T. Ericson, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, was deployed oversees to a forward operating location to support the mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1967 Stuart Utgaard, Star Prairie, Wis., owns Sportsman’s Warehouse, a national chain of hunting, fishing, and camping stores that was featured in the December 2002 issue of Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine. Clinton Peterson, Tracy, Minn., participated in the National Festival of the States Concert Series in Washington D.C. in July as director of the Tracy Community Band. Forty band members presented concerts at the Navy Memorial, the Fairfax Retirement Village for military officers, and the Lincoln Memorial. The Tracy Community Band was Minnesota’s representative in this festival. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 30 Rev. Arvid Dixen ’52 brings a Memorial Day message of peace by Jen Hass Reprinted by permission of Quad Community Press in White Bear Lake, Minn. Arvid “Bud” Dixen is convinced that most people think of Memorial Day as simply a sign of summer’s arrival. And he’d like to change that. Courtesy photo ALUMNI PROFILE The Korean War veteran and Circle Pines, Minn., resident said people could best spend their time this holiday weekend by visiting gravesites or war memorials. Even better, the 73-year-old Dixen suggests, is to get involved with the peace movement. His own history as a political activist is a long one, kindled by his war experiences and his religious training. After graduating from Augsburg College in 1952, Dixen was drafted into the military and was a combat engineer in the Korean War. He said the experience fighting at the tender age of 21 for more than a year—and his religious views about how Christians should react to war—changed his mind about the necessity of such conflict. “If people could live in dignity and basic peace, they’re not going to war,” he said. Dixen returned home a changed man, not unlike other soldiers who came back from the so-called “forgotten war.” He became a preacher after attending Luther Seminary and worked during the next three decades at churches across the Midwest. But it isn’t just peace that drove him into the streets and powered his sermons. Dixen was jailed for three days with Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1962 for demonstrating against Rev. Arvid “Bud” Dixen ’52 has worked to segregation in Albany, Ga. He helped promote the country’s first female Lutheran parish promote peace ever since his service as a pastor through the ranks at combat engineer in the Korean War. Edina Community Lutheran Church in the ’70s. Around that same time, he rallied church members to raise money for Dennis Banks and Russell Means, members of the American Indian Movement, who were arrested for taking control of Wounded Knee in South Dakota. “All of these things are tied together, to recognize the dignity and worth of every person,” he explained. Today, Dixen has kept busy as a member of Veterans for Peace, People of Faith Peacemaking, and the St. Paul Affinity Group, which is made up of volunteers with the international Nonviolent Peaceforce organization. He has continued being a minister on a part-time basis for a small ELCA Lutheran ministry called Kairos. And he still speaks out about basic human rights and how they apply to the modern day—though he’s just as likely to be enjoying classical music and reading with his cats, Mozart and Socrates, at his feet. “We’re audacious enough to think we can stop people from starting war,” he said. “But it isn’t just an effort being made by white people—this is a worldwide effort.” It’s a mission that has sent Dixen across the country to speak at political rallies and faith forums, to write cabinet members in President George W. Bush’s administration, and to contact reporters about how to best cover wars, speaking with local establishments like the Star Tribune and KARE-11. It has also sent him to protest locally, primarily at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Lake Drive in Circle Pines, where protesters gathered for the latest Iraqi conflict. Dixen isn’t a pacifist but believes in questioning all American military action. He emphasizes caring for other nations, keeping the peace, and obeying the Christian dictate to “Love your enemies.” “I consider myself a patriot,” he said, “but that doesn’t mean I’m uncritical.” Winter 2003-04 27 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 31 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE David Cheung ’73: Tissue transplant pioneer Staff photo by Lynn Mena Peter Agre ’70 isn’t the only Auggie making news in the science community. Agre’s discovery of aquaporins and his resulting Nobel Prize in Chemistry (see p. 8) is but one very public example of the research and accolades enjoyed by many of Augsburg’s esteemed science alumni. In fact, alumnus David Cheung ’73 is currently engaged in groundbreaking research that could very well lead to a Nobel Prize of his own. Cheung, a tissue transplant researcher, has successfully developed new tissue treatment methods that allow nonliving animal tissue to be rebuilt in humans as living tissue. This is remarkable because not only has Cheung demonstrated that non-living animal tissue can become living tissue in humans—but he has also demonstrated that non-living animal tissue has the potential to actually grow once it has been transplanted into another species. “Ultimately, my goal is to reduce the need for allograft (human to human) transplant tissues or human living cells (such as fetal cells) used in other popular tissue engineering techniques,” said Cheung. David Cheung ’73 (center) a tissue transplant researcher, has successfully developed new tissue treatment methods that allow non-living animal tissue to regenerate and grow in humans as living tissue. He stopped by the Augsburg campus in December for a visit with chemistry professor Arlin Gyberg (left) and Sandra (Larson) Olmsted ’69, associate professor of chemistry (right). “I would never have dreamt that such a thing was possible when I was a chemistry major at Augsburg,” added Cheung, reflecting upon his journey from Augsburg to his current professional research and success. “Augsburg provided me with an environment of integrity and a value system that is consistent with the basic faith of the Lutheran church,” continued Cheung. “Along with academic training, guidance, and encouragement, this value system made me what I am today. It prepared me to face a world full of people who often compete with no rules, principles, or integrity. For that, I am so thankful to Augsburg.” After graduating from Augsburg in 1973 with a B.A. in chemistry, Cheung received a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. He received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Southern California, where he first started working on tissue transplant research under Dr. Marcel Nimni (Nimni helped develop the Hancock Valve—an artificial heart valve made from pig heart valves mounted on plastic frames wrapped in Dacron cloth). Cheung stayed on at USC and joined the faculty at the USC School of Medicine (now called the USC Keck School of Medicine). In 1995, Cheung left USC to join the International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation (part of the University of Montana and St. Patrick Hospital and Medical Sciences Center in Missoula) as director of the Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory and as an adjunct associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences and biological sciences. In 2000, Cheung founded a medical device company called Philogenesis, Inc., located in Monrovia, Calif., a few miles from his home in Arcadia, where he has been working on the commercialization phase of his current research (he has been traveling back and forth between Montana and California every month for the past seven years). In addition, Cheung is a consultant to numerous medical device industries, as well as a volunteer associate professor in surgery and cardiology back at USC. Cheung and his wife, Chuane-Chuane, have two children: Rebecca, a pharmacist and fellow at the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif.; and Philip, a junior majoring in bioengineering. Cheung’s sister, Pearl (a 1971 Augsburg alumna) is a researcher with Cheung at Philogenesis (coincidentally, Pearl and Peter Agre were chemistry lab partners as Augsburg students). “Science is about being able to think logically and creatively, an ability given by God,” said Cheung. “It is by God’s grace that I had an opportunity to receive my undergraduate education at Augsburg and continue on to a career in biomedical research after further graduate training. “I hope that Augsburg’s current students can be encouraged to hold on to their faith long after their years at Augsburg,” continued Cheung. “I hope they are inspired to challenge the world and become future leaders.” 28 Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 32 1972 1974 Tim Nelson and Karen (Brien) ’72 moved to Colorado in January 2003 to be closer to their grandchildren. Both of their granddaughters are redheads, in honor of greatgrandfather LuVerne “Red” Nelson ’43. Tim works in Broomfield as a real estate broker/consultant for Redhorse Real Estate, Inc. Larry Walker, Minneapolis, who writes under the name Lars Walker, is author of Blood and Judgment, a fantasy novel published in December (Baen Books). This is Walker’s fourth book for Baen Books. Larry was a guest lecturer last summer on the Royal Princess cruise ship during a cruise from England to Norway. He lectured on the Vikings, sharing information he has gathered in his book research. 1973 Cheryl Paschke was named Educator of the Year by Young Audiences of Minnesota. Cheryl has been an advocate of Young Audiences for many years, and most recently worked as their partner in the award-wining “Classical Initiative Project.” She is a K-12 fine arts specialist for Minneapolis Public Schools, working as an orchestra conductor, music teacher, and arts coordinator. Gary Anderson, Minneapolis, is a systems development manager at Traveler’s Express in St. Louis Park. He can be reached at <ganderson@temgweb.com>. Rev. Michael F. Nelson, Cokato, Minn., is pastor of North Crow River, Grace, and Redeemer Lutheran churches in the rural Cokato-Dassel area. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran in Cass Lake and Our Savior Lutheran in Federal Dam, both in Minnesota. His wife, Sue, teaches music at St. Peter’s Elementary School in Delano. Joyce (Catlin) Casey and her husband, Paul, recently relocated to Waconia, Minn., to be closer to Waterbrooke Fellowship in Victoria, where Paul is worship pastor. Joyce is a second grade teacher at Albertville Primary School, where she has taught for 25 years. Winter 2003-04 1975 Steven Walen, Lino Lakes, Minn., is a teacher for the Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11. 1976 Shari (Simonson) Hanson, Delavan, Minn., works at Winnebago Elementary. She recently helped move her daughter into the ninth floor of Urness for her freshman year. Shari can be reached at <shhanson@blueearth.k12.mn.us>. Marjorie Miller, Minneapolis, is executive director of Southeast Seniors, a living-at-home block nurse program. 1977 Andrew Stevens & Associates in Phoenix, as well as president of Women in Healthcare, an organization serving executive women involved in healthcare or healthcare related services. She received a graduate degree in organizational development and has been working as a career consultant for over seven years; she was previously a flight nurse for 15 years. Phil Olson, Bloomington, Minn., works at General Mills, Inc. He and his wife, Carol, have two daughters attending Augsburg. He can be reached at <meant2b1@mn.rr.com>. Rev. Jon Schneider, Minneapolis, is senior hospice staff chaplain at North Memorial Medical Center. He and his wife, Carol, have four children. 1978 David Wilhelm, River Falls, Wis., is a physician at Western Wisconsin Medical Associates. 1980 Paul B. Kilgore, Duluth, Minn., was featured in the November issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine. His short story, Roeschler’s Home, was a winner of the magazine’s 18th annual Tamarack award. 1981 Roselyn Nordaune, Plymouth, Minn., was featured in the “Super Lawyers 2003” section of the August issue of Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine. She has practiced family law since 1980 and is a founder of Nordaune & Friesen in St. Louis Park. Dennis Gilbertson, Rochester, Minn., is general manager of the Saturn dealership in Rochester. He has been a sales manager at three other Rochester dealerships over the past 16 years. He and his wife, Colette (Kehlenbeck) ’79, can be reached at <dennisgi@lupient.com>. Jean M. Herges, Phoenix, Ariz., was recently named Career Consultant of the Year by the International Association of Career Consulting Firms (IACCF). Herges is vice president of consulting at 1982 Judy (Bodurtha) Dougherty and her husband, Chuck, own the Cover Park Manor, a bed and breakfast in Stillwater, Minn. HOMECOMING 2004 Spark Your Spirit October 5–9 Football Game vs. Gustavus Adolphus Saturday, October 9, 1 p.m. Homecoming Dinner Saturday, October 9, 5:30 p.m. Reunion Celebrations Classes of 1954, 1964, 1979, and First Decade, 1999-2004 Watch your mail and upcoming issues of the Augsburg Now for complete details. You can also stay up-to-date by visiting the alumni Web site at <www.augsburg.edu/ alumni>. 1983 Laurie (Bennett) Halvorson ’99 WEC, St. Paul, is in her fourth year teaching fifth grade at Como Park Elementary School. 1984 Lisa (Rykken) Kastler and her husband, Brent, live in Champlin, Minn. Brent, who designed the magazine format for the Augsburg Now, has a new line of greeting cards called Fun Cards, which are available at local Kowalski stores. 1985 Irwin James Narum Silrum, Bismarck, N.Dak., became the new deputy secretary of state for North Dakota. He worked for 18 years for the ELCA, most recently as executive director for Camp of the Cross Ministries near Garrison, N.Dak. His wife, Marci, is a producer and anchor for a new 5 p.m. statewide newscast for the CBS affiliate in Bismarck. 29 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 33 Class Notes ALUMNI PROFILE Courtesy photo It all started at Augsburg by Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 Following is a story submitted by Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81, in which she recounts how a gathering she planned in 1998 to reconnect with Augsburg friends has led to frequent, ongoing get-togethers. We came from various parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, mostly. I hadn’t seen many of these people in ages. We were still good friends but we had, over time, lost touch as we became embroiled in our individual lives. As the days and years passed, our paths crossed only occasionally. This wasn’t right! We had been together on the journey that transformed us into adults—there were so many precious memories that shouldn’t be lost on heavily scheduled calendars, professional obligations, or family responsibilities. I needed to see these people. So I decided to throw a party. I picked the day, time, and place—it would be in my backyard in south Minneapolis. I sent invitations to about 25 folks, and asked them to RSVP so I could plan food and beverages. I had heard from a few that they couldn’t make it, but I pretty much assumed that everybody else would. Hah, we have a good laugh at that today! Thanks to a get-together she planned in 1998, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 (front row, far right) succeeded in reconnecting with several Augsburg friends; the group now meets on a regular basis. Pictured here from a gathering in November are: Front row (L to R): Sally (Hough) Daniels ’79, David Soli ’81, Richard ’81 and Jean Ann Buller, Naomi (Christensen) Staruch ’81 (Back row): David ’79 and Susan Cherwein, Katherine Skibbe ’79, John and Lori (Labelle) ’82 Bartz, Paul Daniels ’79. At the prime time of the party, only two people had arrived, Paul ’79 and Sally (Hough) ’79 Daniels, and they called a few blocks from the house to see if it was still okay to show up as they hadn’t returned their RSVP. It turned out that they were the lucky ones; they were the first to meet my husband-to-be, Steven. That was the “real” reason for that first party. I wanted to introduce the man I was about to marry (a native of Butler, Pa., of Slovakian heritage, a graduate of Oberlin College and the Eastman School of Music, a Minnesota transplant), to my good friends from college days. Paul, Sally, Steven, and I had a great evening together. That could have been the end but instead it was just another beginning. I was confident that this idea of reconnecting Augsburg friends was a good idea. Steven and I tried again a few months later and this time the backyard was full of college chums. We talked and laughed and told stories and talked and laughed some more. Even the non-Augsburg spouses were quickly inducted into the Auggie family. Amazingly, it seemed as though we had never been apart. Then someone mentioned the ages of their children, or someone else revealed that they had held the same job since college, and even a few were approaching their 20th wedding anniversaries! Soon we were proclaiming that we really weren’t old enough for these things to be possible, as it seemed we had only just graduated from college. Look at us—we are still so very young! That first get-together was in September 1998, nearly 20-some years after our days on the Augsburg campus. Steven and I were thrilled that most of these Augsburg friends sang in the choir at our wedding in February 1999. Now we intentionally get together two, three, even four times a year, just for fun. Involvement ebbs and flows as it is nearly impossible to find a time when every one is available for socializing—yet each time we are together we remember and celebrate the bond that ties us together. It all started at Augsburg. 1986 Lisa M. Pestka Anderson, Rochester, Minn., wrote and performed a one-woman show, Who Am I, and How Did I Get Here? at The Masque Youth Theatre and School in Rochester. 30 Augsburg theatre faculty, Darcey Engen ’88, directed the musical comedy. Lisa Baumgartner, Sycamore, Ill., is an assistant professor in the Counseling, Adult and Health Education Department at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. In May she was elected to the Adult Education Research Conference Steering Committee for a two-year term. Patrick Guernsey, St. Paul, was one of six AFSCME members chosen from around the nation to question 2004 presidential candidates at a Town Hall Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. The event was televised live on C-Span and CNBC. He has served as president of AFSCME local 552 Hennepin County Probation and Parole Officers since 1997. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Kara Anne (Hansel) Buhr, St. Paul, started the Como Block Nursing Program so more senior citizens could stay in their own homes. She is a social worker and works primarily with elders and hospice. 1987 Louise (Butler) and Peter Mason moved back to Richmond, Va., where Louise works with families at the Family Intervention Center of Virginia. The couple also runs an e-commerce business, CyberMall, at <www.cyber-mall.net>. Becky (Clifford) Jans, Blue Earth, Minn., is involved in the national program “Musikgarten” to bolster the learning curve in pre-schoolers. Alice (Dahl) Roth, St. Anthony, Minn., recently became assistant dean of Hamline University’s Graduate School of Education. 1988 Christie (Moechnig) Wetzel, Wells, Minn., was elected to the United South Central School Board for a four-year term. She owns Idle Ladies Jewelry and is also an independent distributor for SeneGence International. Christie and her husband, Doug, have two children: Davis, 6, and Lauren, 4. Dave Stevens appeared on ABC-TV’s That’s Incredible Reunion Show in August. He now works for ESPN, where he has won three Emmy Awards, and previously worked at KSTP-TV sports for nine years. 1990 Alisa Holen, Iowa City, Iowa, presented a pottery show, FatherDaughter Dance: Pottery Across the Generations, with her father, Norman Holen, Augsburg art professor emeritus, last fall at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minn., where she also served as an artist-in-residence (she was previously a studio artist at the Winter 2003-04 Page 34 center). The show was their first joint exhibit. Alisa is working on her master’s degree in ceramics at Iowa State University. Julie (Goede) Luers, Eden Prairie, Minn., was awarded the National Society for Marketing Professional Services’ highest honor, the 2003 Marketing Achievement Award. A highly competitive award, SMPS selected Julie based on her accomplishments and contributions in the following areas: research, education, professional leadership, marketing communications, and innovation. Julie is marketing director of the national architectural firm, Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, and past national president of SMPS. Nancy J. Nentl, Lakeville, Minn., is an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University’s College of Management, where she teaches marketing courses. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and at the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Business. She owns her own business, Panoptics LLC, cocreating and writing business simulations for higher education. Vicki (Janssen) McDougall, North Branch, Minn., completed the K-12 principal licensure program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in September. She is a high school teacher for North Branch Schools. 1991 Jeff Ronneberg, Lino Lakes, Minn., is director of teaching, learning, and accountability for the Spring Lake Park School District. He previously served as principal of Woodcrest Elementary School. He and his wife, Jill, have two children: Sam, 3, and Sydney, 1. 1992 1995 Matt Mirmak, Minneapolis, is a loan officer at Secure Mortgage, Inc., based in Bloomington, Minn. Jody Rosenbloom (MAL), Northampton, Mass., was one of four recipients of the 2003 Harold Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education in Western Massachusetts. She also contributed a chapter in the recently published book, The Ultimate Jewish Teacher’s Handbook (edited by Nechama Skolnik Moskowitz and published by ARE: Denver); Rosenbloom’s chapter is called “The Teacher/Principal Relationship.” 1993 Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL, Richfield, Minn., celebrated the publication of her book, The Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated), in March. Doris owns PDP Services, a consulting firm that focuses primarily on philanthropy and citizenship, and her book shares the methods that PDP Services uses to help mid-market companies create vibrant, strategic, and ethical policies and procedures for their business philanthropy and volunteer programs. Jake Slegers is executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Slovakia. 1994 Maria E. Johnson, Minneapolis, is starting her 10th year as a middle school teacher at Webster Open School. She can be reached at <mariaj@mpls.k12.mn.us>. Amber (Meier) Tarnowski, Hastings, Minn., completed her Master of Art Conservation at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a Kress Fellow at Harvard, researching ways to apply microbiology techniques to art conservation and preservation. Kari (Schroeder) Prescott, Minneapolis, is a physician and opened her own practice in downtown Minneapolis last January. She can be reached at <keprescott@yahoo.com>. She and her husband, Scott, have a son, Simon. Tricia (Schafer) McCloy, White Bear Township, Minn., and her husband, Peter, have three children: Kieran, 7, Casey, 4, and Gavin, 3. Becky (Herzan) Miller is in her sixth year of teaching fourth grade for Rockford ISD #883. 1996 Margaret (Lubega) Johnson, St. Paul, is pursuing graduate studies. Annette Marie (Anibas) Poeschel, Excelsior, Minn., is the executive director of the Intercongregation Communities Association food shelf in Minnetonka, which provides food and assistance for families in the west metro community. In April 2003, the Excelsior Area Chamber of Commerce presented her with its 2003 Adult Hero Award, honoring her significant contributions to the community. Annette can be reached via email at <icaannette@juno.com>. 1998 Meghan (Carlblom) Blomquist, Minneapolis, received her elementary education teaching license in January. 31 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 35 Class Notes Laura (Paul) Newton, Minneapolis, was awarded a DOVE fellowship by the University of Minnesota. The fellowship is awarded to only a few students each year who are entering a master’s or Ph.D. program at the university and provides full tuition and a $15,000 stipend. She is pursuing a Master of Social Work. Raylene Dale, Woodbury, Minn., is technical director at Minnesota Lions Eye Bank in Minneapolis. She can be reached at <dalex011@umn.edu>. 1999 Victoria Sadek, West St. Paul, auditioned for and received the role of “Mudonna,” the official mascot for the St. Paul Saints baseball team. She is an English teacher at North Branch High School, where she teaches British literature, composition, and detective literature. She also coaches cheerleading and is the one-act play director. Tom Gronwold, Ashby, Minn., is a high school social studies instructor and junior high football coach at Ashby School. He was previously a part-time teacher at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minn. He and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Zoe, 6. Wendy (Hoekstra) Vogelgesang, Litchfield, Minn., is a second grade teacher at Lake Ripley Elementary and recently became a PartyLite consultant. 2000 Ryan Mills, Philadelphia, Pa., graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J., with a Master of Divinity degree. He entered the Master of Sacred Theology program at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and serves the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Princeton University. Mary Beth (Grahn) Gruis, Kerkhoven, Minn., works at Ridgewater College as an adjunct English faculty member and is working on her thesis at St. Cloud State University. She can be reached at <maryg@ridgewater.mnscu.edu>. Kenndy (Bade) Lewis is pursuing graduate studies in gerontology at St. Cloud State University. 2001 Jessica Rivera, Le Center, Minn., was appointed by St. Paul Lutheran Church as their 200304 intern. She will serve the parish by preaching, working with the youth group, and helping with church services. Heidi (Hoffman) Quezada, Minneapolis, is a warehouse manager for Second Harvest Heartland. She and her husband, Carlos, have three kids: Carmen, 4, Ethan, 3, and Elan, 3. Heidi can be reached at <hoffman@augsburg.edu>. Sarah Luce, Northfield, Minn., is a teacher at Montgomery Elementary School. 2002 Brendan Anderson, Burbank, Calif., guest conducted at Lutheran High School of Orange County, Calif., in a performance of his piece, I Believe, written for concert band and choir, in a benefit concert for a scholarship fund the school uses to send students to music camps. The Augsburg Concert Band also performed Anderson’s piece with the high school at the Crystal Cathedral in May 2003 during the Concert Band’s California tour. Kendra Roberg, Bloomington, Minn., is a research analyst for Hennepin County Public Defenders and is also pursuing graduate studies. Elizabeth Scanlan, Minneapolis, is a vocational coordinator for Access to Employment. 2003 Eric Bretheim, Minneapolis, works at Cargill. Courtesy photo A L U M N I C R U I S E T O I R E L A N D A N D N O R W AY Jeremy Jirele, Austin, Minn., is a staff accountant at LarsonAllen. John Tieben, Duluth, Minn., took part in the “White Coat Ceremony” at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine Duluth. The ceremony takes place during orientation when freshmen students first enter the medical community. Aaron Kolb, St. Paul, is a student at Luther Seminary and a part-time youth minister at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake. He can be reached at <godlovesa@hotmail.com>. Weddings This past summer, Augsburg alumni and friends enjoyed a 12-night cruise to Ireland and Norway on the beautiful Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas. The tour was sponsored by A-Club and the Alumni Association. Pictured from the tour are: Back row (L to R): Dick “Porkchops” Thompson ’61, David Alberg, Oliver Dahl ’45, Barbara Garin, Patrick Garin, Glen Gilbertson ’52 (Front row): Jane Thompson, Mary Jane Alberg, Eileen Dankowski, Irvyn Gilbertson. 32 Debra Ann Balzer ’86, Lake Shore, Minn., married Robert Plagemann in June. Debra is starting her third year as career center director at Brainerd High Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 36 ALUMNI BOARD Upcoming Alumni Board Meetings April 20, June 15, and August 17 Meetings are open to the public and all alumni are invited to attend. Meetings are held in the Christensen Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 612-330-1178 or <alumni@augsburg.edu>. CORRECTION In last year’s winter issue of the Augsburg Now (Vol. 65, No. 2), Eunice (Knudson) Iverson was incorrectly identified as being in the first row of the Class of 1942 photo printed on p. 18. Eunice was actually in the middle row, second from left. In turn, we believe that Lannie (Olson) Seal is seated in the first row, second from left. Please view the photo in the “Alumni News” section of the Now Online at <www.augsburg.edu/now>. School; Robert is a partner in JMS Homes. Daniel Nessel ’88, Brentwood, Calif., married Charmaine Trifon in June. Daniel works at Prudential Real Estate in Los Angeles; Charmaine works at Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Luke Peterson ’90 married Heidi Jacobson in November. Luke is a computer programmer at Midwest of Cannon Falls; Heidi is a business analyst at Northwest Airlines. Nancy Nordlund ’91, Minneapolis, married Allan Bernard in September. Nancy supervises the customer contact center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Lisa M. Nicosia ’01 married Brian Farrell ’95 in September. Lisa is a registered nurse at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minn.; Brian is an attorney at McCollum, Crowley, Vehanen, Moschet and Miller in Bloomington. Erika Timm ’95, Fridley, Minn., married Samuel Rodriguez in September. Erika is a physician assistant at Allina Medical Center in Champlin, Minn.; Samuel is a diabetes management consultant for Medtronic in Minneapolis. Stephen Oswood ’95, Minneapolis, married Laura Winter 2003-04 Slaughter in June. Stephen is a program manager at Restart, Inc., and can be reached at <scooby628@hotmail.com>. Tim Ronneberg ’96 married Melanie Harding in September. Tim is completing his family practice residency at St. John’s Hospital and will begin work as a physician; Melanie is pursuing her MBA at the University of Minnesota and works for the Target Corporation in the finance department. Laurie H. Boros ’97, Pierz, Minn., married Rocky L. Boser in April 2003 in Hawaii. Joseph Peter ’97, Farmington, Minn., married Shari Heggen in August. Joseph works at Gourmet Award Foods; Shari works at Park Dental. Emma Manville ’98, White Bear Lake, Minn., married Kevin Nelson in October. They both work for St. Paul Public Schools, where Emma is a kindergarten teacher and Kevin is an elementary counselor. Hanne Anderson ’99 married Jason O’Brien in September 2002. Hanne is a film editor at a production company in New York City, specializing in High Definition filmmaking. Becky Esser ’99, Ramsey, Minn., married Derek Anderson ’98 in October. Becky is a buyer for Augsburg Fortress Publishers; Derek is a computer analyst for Interactive Quality Services. Natasha Hamann ’99, Shoreview, Minn., married Josh Schaefgen in March 2003 in Cancun, Mexico. Tasha is a resident physician at St. John’s Hospital; Josh is an actuary for Allianz Life Insurance. Amanda Krebsbach ’99, New Brighton, Minn., married Ben West in June. Amanda is a fourth grade teacher at Spring Lake Park Schools. Stephanie Lein ’00 married Sam Walseth ’00 in Hoversten Chapel in August. Stephanie works at Theater Mu; Sam works at Capitol Hill Associates in St. Paul. Phoebe McDonald ’00 married Nicholas Johnson ’01 in October. They reside in Manhattan, where they both work in academic information technology—Phoebe at Columbia University and Nicholas at Brooklyn College. The couple previously worked in Augsburg’s IT department, which is where they met. Minneapolis, married Matt Segedy in May 2003. Heidi works in medical device sales at LifeScan in St. Paul; Matt is a pediatrician with Wayzata Children’s Clinic. Teresa Lewandowski ’01 married Christian Dawson ’01 in March 2003 in Invercargil, New Zealand. Teresa works at Phoenix Schools in Fair Oaks, Calif.; Christian works at South Pointe Academy in Sacramento. Solveig Grafstrom ’02, Huntsville, Ala., married Jackson Harren in August. Solveig works for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center; Jackson is studying industrial systems engineering at the University of Alabama, Hunstville. Amy Huseby ’02 married Rick Goebel in August. Amy is a PA-C in general surgery for LUTE OLSON ’56 MARRIES CHRISTINE TORETTI Julie Peterson ’00 married Kip Kaufmann in October. Julie is a financial planner assistant at Olson Weiss, LLC, in Bloomington, Minn.; Kip is a senior IT systems analyst at Cargill in Minnetonka. Luke Peterson ’00 married Heidi Jacobson in November. Luke is a computer programmer; Heidi is a business analyst at Northwest Airlines. Skylar Hanson ’01 married Jennifer Harrison in August. Heidi Erickson ’01, Lute Olson ’56 married Christine Toretti in April 2003. Olson, head basketball coach at the University of Arizona, met Toretti at an NCAA Foundation Dinner in April 2002 in Atlanta. Toretti is the chairman and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling, an oil and gas exploration drilling firm in Indiana, Pa. 33 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 37 Class Notes Christopher Kambeitz ’02, Eden Prairie, Minn., married Melissa Ketchum ’01 in August. Christopher works in sales at Cargill-North Star Steel in Edina. Mara Koughan ’02, White Bear Lake, Minn., married Brad Louque in August 2002. Carrie Lister ’02, Fridley, Minn., married Nicholas Matros in April 2003. Carrie is an assistant site director for the Southdale YMCA’s school-age childcare department; Nicholas is a floor technician for Reichow Parquet Flooring in Cedar, Minn. Kristina Lutter ’02, Wayzata, Minn., married David Brackett Jr. in September. Kristina is a psychiatric technician at Fairview Riverside Medical Center. Troy Peterson ’02 married Nicole Forcier in October. Troy is an account analyst at John B. Collins Associates; Nicole is a senior payroll specialist with Best Buy Enterprises. Karen Tweeten ’02 married Russell Larson in September. Karen works at Jennings State Bank in Spring Grove, Minn.; Russell works at Larson Well Drilling of Mabel. Derek Kuhlman ’03, Maplewood, Minn., married Angela Mold in July. Derek works for 3 Diamond Corporation in Shoreview; Angela is a dental assistant at Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates in St. Paul. Elizabeth Lallak ’03, Tallahassee, Fla., married Aaron Sundstrom in January. She is a college admissions counselor. Births Rev. Paul Burow ’84 and his wife, Janeen, Brooklyn Park, 34 Minn.—a son, Christopher Michael, in April 2003. He joins brothers Danny, 10, and Jonathan, 8. Paul is pastor at Family of God Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park. Karin (Sabo) ’86 and Nicholas Mantor, Burnsville, Minn.—a daughter, Sarah Nicole, in September. She joins siblings Emily, Thomas, and John. Deborah (Raetz) ’87 and Dale Hansmeier, Apple Valley, Minn.—a son, Paul James, in April 2003. Deborah is a special education teacher at Como Park Senior High, and can be reached at <deblr65@aol.com>. Devoney Looser ’89 and George Justice, Columbia, Mont.—a son, Carl Anchor Justice, in September. Bonnie (Gutknecht) ’91 and Thurston Miller, Granger, Ind.— a daughter, Salinda Josephine, in May 2002. Bonnie can be reached at <leaflaker@mail.com>. Kimberly Anne (Swanson) ’93 and Jeffrey Paul Meslow ’92, Plymouth, Minn.—a daughter, Kayla Grace, in September. She joins sister Ally Jillian, 2. The Meslows can be reached at <jeffmeslow@msn.com>. Ann, in May. Ann is a first-grade teacher at Moose Lake Schools, and Lee teaches high school social studies. Jeffrey Cameron ’96 and his wife, Linda, Vadnais Heights, Minn.—a daughter, Allison, in September. She joins sister Megan, 2. Jeffrey was named partner at E.J. Brooks & Associates, a law firm specializing in intellectual property law, and was named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine. Liza (Lindquist) ’97 and Ted Jacobson, St. Louis Park, Minn.—a daughter, Annie Estelle, in August 2002. She joins brother Cecil, 3. Mary (Brooks) ’98 and Jon Wroge, Norwood Young America, Minn.—a daughter, Hanna Adaire, in January 2003. She joins siblings Kylie and Cole. Mary is an English teacher for Central Public Schools, and can be reached at <mwroge@central.k12.mn.us>. Kim (Eckstrom) ’99 and Rique Beslin Jr., Centerton, Ariz.—a daughter, Rebecca Ann, in June. She joins siblings Stephanie Kae, 2, and Darrell, 9. Kim is a systems administrator for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Corporate ISD Division, in Bentonville. Daria Marie Reboin ’00 and David Gordhamer, Apple Valley, Minn.—a son, Elijah Lee Gordhamer, in March 2003. Daria is a microscopist/ environmental analyst for EMSL Analytical, and can be reached at <reboin@hotmail.com>. Carla Steen ’91 and Jeff Friedl, St. Paul, Minn.—a daughter, Lucy Steen Friedl, in January 2003. Carla is dramaturg/publications manager at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. ROCHESTER PROGRAM Staff photo St. Cloud Medical Group; Rick is a systems analyst at Banta Catalog Group in Maple Grove, Minn. Julie L. (Holmquist) ’93 and Ted Sellers, Duluth, Minn.— a daughter, Megan Elizabeth, in November 2002. She joins sister Katie Lynn, 3. Ann (Gallagher) ’96 and Lee Stephenson ’96, Sturgeon Lake, Minn.—a daughter, Grace Last summer, 21 of the 32 graduates in the Augsburg College Rochester Program, Class of 2003, gathered for a special ceremony at the Willow Creek Golf Club. From left to right are, (front row): Patricia Engstrom, Stacy Stromback, Rebecca Maki, Rebecca King, Sheila Hoehn, Audrey Erwin and Debra Hillier; (back row): Inger Hillier, Wayne Hansen, Donna Kuhlman, Vikki Bevins, Karen Kuntz, Robin Pankratz, Caroline Arpin, Diane Ryberg, Joel Hammill, Jennifer Bishop, Jeanne Townsend, Paula Schumacher-Weideman, Debra Zaffke, and Becky Krueger. Winter 2003-04 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 38 In Memoriam Leonard C. Froyen ’30, Braham, Minn., died in September; he was 97. He was a teacher, athletic director, and coach of many sports at Braham High School from 1930-73. In 1967, he was inducted into the Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame, and was the first person inducted into the Braham Hall of Fame in 1989. Esther (Sather) Kennedy ’38, Edina, Minn., died in August; she was 88. Rev. Hubert F. DeBoer ’41, Apple Valley, Minn., died in September; he was 84. He served various parishes in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Rev. Michael D. Furney ’43, Mesa, Ariz., died in August; he was 82. Charles “Pat” Foley ’47, Minneapolis, died in August; he was 82. He was a cost accountant for ADM Company for over 20 years, part owner of Galaxy Film Service for eight years, and operated his own tax consulting and accounting business for the past 45 years. Rev. Gilbert Feig ’49, Minneapolis, died in August; he was 80. After serving parishes in North Dakota and Minnesota for 23 years, he was a prominent building contractor in the Twin Cities for more than 25 years. Betty Lee (Munson) Nyhus ’53, Edina, Minn., died in November; she was 72. She served in the American Lutheran Church’s women’s stewardship division in Minneapolis, and after the merger, served in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s stewardship division in Chicago for 10 years. Rev. Leo B. Vetvick ’53, Minneapolis, died in December; he was 84. He was a chaplain with the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches in the Hennepin County Courts and Jails for 20 years, serving as an advocate, counselor, and pastor to those under the jurisdiction of the courts. He also taught courses in social problems and criminology at Augsburg. After his retirement in 1973, he served as a visitation pastor at Bethlehem Covenant Church. He co-founded CoAm (Cooperative Adult Ministry), and was also an active member of AMICUS, a support organization for offenders released from prison. David. L. Mortrud ’63, Park Rapids, Minn., died in October; he was 63. He served as a US Navy submarine officer from 1963-1974, and as a U.S. Naval Reserves officer from 1974-1989, retiring with a rank of captain. As a civilian, he worked as investment counsel in the law department of Aetna Life & Casualty and as an investment manager with Northwestern National Life. He retired in 1998. Ellen (Johnson) Strom ’65, Prior Lake, Minn., died in September of ALS; she was 60. After teaching third grade in Bloomington and beginning her family, she joined the Gittleman Corporation, and for the last 10 years she was project manager for the G.M. Northrup Foundation. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Larry Fleming, Minneapolis, died in December. A choral conductor and composer, he formerly directed the Augsburg Choir. He founded Augsburg’s annual Advent Vespers celebration, as well as the National Lutheran Choir. Clayton L. LeFevere, Richfield, Minn., died in August; he was 80. He was president and cofounder of LeFevere, Lefler, Kennedy, O’Brien and Drawz, and formerly served as chair of the Augsburg Board of Regents. A man called ‘Mo’ T here are always some little known heroes among us—folks we may never have met, or have long since forgotten what they did. Such is the case, perhaps, for my good friend and former Augsburg staff member, Wayne Moldenhauer—or just plain “Mo” to those who knew him. He died in September; he was 66. Mo was an ex-convict, and he came to work at Augsburg in 1971, straight from Stillwater State Prison. He was one of the first students in the classes Augsburg had offered at the prison in 1969. I am convinced that he, as much as anyone else, provided leadership that helped shape the diverse character of Augsburg as it is today. He raised over $1 million for the College from 1971-1983 in grants, scholarships, and contracts for non-traditional student programs. He was also a teaching assistant in several classes for students with disabilities. In addition, he organized the first “non-medical” transportation for students Winter 2003-04 and others with disabilities—the beginning model that later became today’s Twin Cities Metro-Mobility. After leaving the College, he went on to serve as director of the Center for Education of NonTraditional Students (CENTS). Later, he organized and headed Minnesota’s Message Relay Service, providing telephone communication between deaf and hearing people. Mo had no formal degrees or Wayne “Mo” Moldenhauer (left) raised over $1 million even much “legitimate” work for Augsburg from 1971-1983 and served as a teaching assistant in several classes for students with disabilities; experience until he came to he died in September. Augsburg. Ironically, it was his experience “on the streets” that “Augsburg College has given me the informed his skills as an organizer and greatest present I could have thought to fundraiser. receive. That present is the ability to enjoy Mo is still a hero to those of us who life again—both as a person who can find came to know him. But Augsburg was also strength in his tears and frustrations and Mo’s “hero.” In December 1973, he wrote peace in his strengths and successes. …” “An Open Letter to Augsburg College,” Thanks, Mo—from all of us—for published in the Augsburg Echo. He wrote: everything. 35 Vern Bloom by Vern Bloom, Augsburg professor emeritus, social work and sociology Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 39 C Courtesy photo AAuggie UGGIE Thoughts THOUGHTS After reading about Augsburg in a recent Star Tribune article, Keely Blumentritt ’00 was inspired to write her alma mater to express her gratitude for the education she received, as well as to update the College on her life and work in New York. The letter, which was shared with others in the administration, prompted President Frame to visit her while he was in New York. Following his visit, President Frame said he was profoundly moved by Blumentritt’s obvious joy and fulfilled sense of calling in her chosen profession. She shares her letter with Augsburg Now readers. Greetings! I just read the article in the Star Tribune, “Augsburg College has the Right Recipe.” And, yet again, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the work that is being done at Augsburg. I know you are doing amazing things with the students studying at Augsburg, as well as in the community. Over the past academic year I have started supervising MSW (Master of Social Work) interns from Columbia University. This has given me the opportunity to deeply reflect on my own education and experience. In addition, I have come to the realization that Augsburg offers a holistic learning experience that other schools are unable to offer. I am very grateful for the education I gained, the financial assistance I received, and the mentors that guided me. It seems that not a day goes by when I do not think about Augsburg at least once. Some of my thoughts reference academic material, but more than that I reflect on the sense of generosity, hope, empathy, and faith I gained through my experiences. It has been invaluable. Reading the stories of the students in the article reminded me that the same work is still happening. On a personal note, I am still doing the same sort of work I started at Augsburg. After graduating from Columbia in 2001 with my MSW, I have continued living 36 in Manhattan. Right now I am working for an organization called Brooklyn Psychiatric Centers, Inc. I work in a public high school three days a week doing individual and group counseling as well as educational outreach to students. The other two days I am at a mental health clinic working with patients in an individual setting. My client base is aged 7–64, which adds a richness to the practice. Additionally, I am getting married in June to a great man I met out here— I will soon be Keely (Blumentritt) Meshel! It is a very exciting time in life. I owe the faculty and staff at Augsburg a great deal of thanks for the support I have received in my educational and, now, professional career. And, it is wonderful to know that the good work is still being done by good people. If you ever need anything from New York just let me know. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Sincerely, Keely Blumentritt ’00 Winter 2002-03 Augsburg Now Winter 04.3 4/1/04 11:51 AM Page 40 CCalendar ALENDAR Music April 2–May 16 Other Events For more information on any of these events (unless otherwise noted), call 612-330-1265 Senior Art Exhibit April 18 April 18 Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel April 20 Riverside Singers Spring Concert Christensen Center Art Gallery Seminars, Lectures, and Films For information, call 612-330-1180 April 4–17 Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College Augsburg community campaign kick-off event, including science demonstrations, music, exhibits, athletic clinics, theatre, health screenings, reading corner, worship celebration, free food, activities for all ages, and much more. Noon-4:30 p.m.—Augsburg campus For information, call 612-330-1613 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Augsburg Native American Film Series 2004 April 21 In conjunction with the Minneapolis/ St. Paul International Film Festival Various dates and times; to request a flyer via e-mail, call 612-330-1523 or e-mail <marubbio@augsburg.edu> April 30–May 1 Augsburg Concert Band Spring Concert April 18 • Commencement Dinner 3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Student Documentary Film Showcase May 2–8 2-4:30 p.m.—Science Hall, Room 123 For information, call 612-330-1507 e-mail <davidson@augsburg.edu> Chamber Music Recital & High Tea 4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium April 25 Augsburg Concert Band Tour of the Midwest Performances in Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota For information, call 612-330-1279 By Sophie Treadwell Directed by Darcey Engen April 2, 3, 15, 16, and 17 at 7 p.m.; April 4 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater April 23 Senior Acting Recitals 7 p.m.—Tjornhom-Nelson Theater Exhibits For gallery information, call 612-330-1524 April 2–May 2 Juried Student Art Exhibit Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library 6 p.m.—Commons, Christensen Center • Commencement Concert Augsburg Chamber Orchestra 7:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel May 1 April 19 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture: “The Exploration of Mars: An Ongoing Saga of Fact & Fiction, Dreams & Aspirations” For ticket information, call 612-330-1257 Machinal April 30 • Honors Convocation 4:30 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Theatre April 2–18 Commencement Weekend • Eucharist Service 8:30 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Baccalaureate Service 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Brunch 11 a.m.—Commons, Christensen Center Dr. Noel W. Hinners, senior research associate, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado-Boulder 8 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel For information, call 612-330-1551 or e-mail <gregoire@augsburg.edu> • Commencement Ceremony May 16 Lutheran Free Church celebration Alumni Tour Information Meeting Information about the Alumni Association-sponsored tour exploring Lutheran heritage in Germany and Eastern Europe Oct. 15-27 2-4 p.m.—Century Room, Christensen Center For information, call 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> 1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall Seating begins at 12:30 p.m. Tickets required • Commencement Reception 3 p.m.—Murphy Square June 12 A celebration of the tradition and heritage of the Lutheran Free Church 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.—Augsburg campus For information, call 612-330-1178 or e-mail <alumni@augsburg.edu> June 28 A-Club Golf Tournament Pebble Creek golf course, Becker, Minn. 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Show more Ji l JC·'("'.3lJ GNOW J l) .l A PUBLICATION FOR Winter 2002-03 AUGSBURG ••.;: i : .. , , COLLEGE A Lu M N I I L .Jl! . A S fl..,~~. .,.. ' ·.c;·. IA. ,l-£' ,,,,r- .... , .. - . - ' . t ' .. ...... •. I1 ' ~ ., /' j ~ - .,··~ .. , .... ~, , J .:~ . -·•.:~ Learning by Seeing , He aring · ,. an•d..Doing -· _j "~ From the editor ultural diversity can be experienced and ap preciated in many places- in Centra l America , Namibia , Thailand , and here on the Augsburg campus . The College's vision document , Augsburg2004: Extending the Vision, sugges ts that cultural diversity is the kind of diversity that best serves Augsburg 's educa tion al mission by offering "many different ways of knowing and learning " that challenge us to look beyond the limits of our own cu ltural assumptions . Augsburg2004 goes on to reinforce the critical conn ection between cultural diversity and exploration of vocation: .. cu ltur al diversity is critical for all of us-employees and students alike-t o fulfill our obligations as stewards. To pursue our vocations in the world , we need engageme nt with ways of life and convictions that pose alternati ves to our own . Kno,ving the other helps us know ourselves, " the document states . The stories in this issue illustrat e C We welcome your letters! Pleasewnte to: Edttor Augsburg Now 2211 Riverside Ave., CB 145 Minneapolis, MN 55454 E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Fax: 6 12-330- 1780 Phone: 612-330- 118 1 Leuers for publication must be signed and include your name, class year, and dayume telephone number . The)' may be edited for length, clamy, and style. how cultur al engagement can come about in many ways-t hrou gh meetings with wome n in Guatemala who are findin g purpose and voice in the cooperative movement , through Augsburg faculty learn ing abou t educational challenges in Namibi a, and th roug h faculty, staff, and students here on Students from the Heart of the Earth Survival School Drum campus who exp lore and Dance Group performed in Christensen Center during National Native American Heritage Month. American Indian mythology throu gh the performance anni versary this year and is the longestantics of Coyote . running program of its kind in the For 20 years, the Cente r for Globa l Upper Midwest. ll has not only help ed Educat ion (CGE) has facilitated stud y native stud ent s enroll and succeed at and travel expe riences that conn ect Augsburg , but il has also brought Americans directly with people and together the Native American and issues arou nd th e world . Comm ents Augsburg com muniti es in a variety of from travel pani cipants attest lo the cultural and edu cational activities. power of the se conn ections. My own In 2001 , th e American Indian experie nce as a 16-yea r-old exchange Studi es faculty, together with the Center stud ent to Sout h America led to a shift for Global Education and internation al in my academic direction and shaped stud ent advis ing, made il possible for interests and activities that have stayed Augsburg international stud ents to be wilh me throu gh decades. imm ersed in Native American cultur e for As th e well-being of our global a week over sprin g break at the Tunl e community becomes ever more fragile in Mountain Reservation in North Dakota . this post-September 11 environm ent , On many Cent er for Global more people are recognizi ng th e need to Education brochures, readers find the seek und erstandin g of peop le and places message, "See the wor ld through their different from us in cultur e, religion, or eyes, and your wo rld will never be the politics. CGE's progra ms are growi ng to same ." respond to thi s need . In addition , stud y Isn't that what lransformali ve abroad serves as one of the ways in educ ation is all abo ut? which Augsburg stud ents can fulfill the Augsburg Experience requirement in their studies. Augsburg's four multi cu ltural programs help to begin this journey al Belsey Norgard home . The American Indian Stud ent Editor Services program celebra tes ils 25th A ugsburg Now 1s published quanerly by Augsburg College, 22 11 R1vers1deAve.. Mmneapohs . Mmneso1a 5545 • Editor Betsey Norgard AUGSBURG NOW A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Win ter 2002 -03 Vol. 65 . No . 2 Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kath)' Rumpza Class Notes Coordinator Jessica.Brown 8 Cont ribut ing Photographer Stephen Geffre President Wilham \I Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Amy Suu on Wh ere in the world wi ll the Center for Global Education take you? by Bet sey Norgard Augsburg 's Center for Global Education has been a nati onal leader for 20 years in providin g crosscultur al edu cational stud y and travel. Demand for their program s has risen sharply, as Americans seek to learn more abou t social, cultur al, and religious differences around the world . Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen 14 Opm1ons expressed m Augs burg Now do not necessarily renect official College pohcy by Dan Jorgensen ISSN I 058-1545 Postmaster· end correspondence , name changes . and address correc11ons to: A ugsburg Now, Office of Public Rela11onsand Commu nication , 221 I Riverside Ave.. Mmneapohs . IN 55 • 54 . E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone : 6 12-330- 118 1 Fax: 6 I 2-330-1780 A11 gsb11rg College, as affirmed American Indian Student Services celebrates 25 years American Indi an stude nts bend u from the long history and track reco rd of Augsburg's progra m , which has now add ed a maJor m Amen can lnd tan Stud ies. Departments 2 Around th e Quad 6 Sports in irs missio n, does not discrimina te on 1hc basis of race, color, cree d, religion, na tiona l or ethn ic 01igi11, age, ge nd c,; sex ual or ientat ion, ma rital SllllU S, SUIIU S with regcird to publi c ass ista nce, or disability in its educa tio11 p olicies , culmi ss ions policies, scl10la rs hip and loa n prograr11 s, at hlcric anti/or school a dmin istered programs, except in those insta nces wl1e,e rel igio n is a bona fi de occupal ional q11 a lifica1io11 . A11 gsb11rg College is committed fO p mviding reasonable ncco mmo,lmi ons to 7 17 18 22 28 Chape ltalk Alum ni News Homecomin g 2002 Photos Class Notes In Memori am irs employees and its stu denrs. www.augsburg.edu inside back cover Calendar 50 percent ,·ecycleclpaper (JO percent post-consume, waste) On the cove r: Ounng a Centerfo r Global Edueallon travd m mna,; focused study of Nicaraguas m,grawry buds scn•ccl as a conncd ing symbol to the study of cconom,c development ancl the rnvimnme,u. Photo talicn al El Cas1,llo, Rw San Juan, by Keith Olstad Four new regents are welcomed to the board he Augsburg Board of Regents welcomed four new member s at its Janu ary meeting. Kinn ey Joh nson '65 and Sand ra Vargas were elected to six-year tenn s; and Bishops Robert Berg and Craig John son j oined the boa rd as ex officio memb ers, representing two of Augsbu rg's four ELCA syno ds for rotating three-y ear T Lenn s. Kinney Johnson '65 Kinney John son became a foundin g memb er of Sequ el Partn ers in 1995, a venture finn in Bould er, Colo., specializing in the IT, telecom , and health care secto rs. He has been involved in 45 start-up ventur es and currentl y manages over 400 million in thr ee fund s. J ohn son received his bachelo r's degree from Augsburg in 196 5 with maj ors in mathema tics and bu siness adm inistration . He received a master's degree in mathematical comput er science from the Un iversity of Iowa . He curre ntly serves on several health care and techn ology boards. Sandra Vargas Sandr a Vargas has been the count y admini strator for Henn epin Count y since 1999. She has 18 years of manageme nt expe rience in city and state agencies, including the Minn esota Department of Transporta tion . Vargas holds a master's degree in pu blic administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Governm ent at Harvard University. She chairs the Chicano/Latino Advisory Committ ee at the University of Minn esota and serves on the Minneapolis United Way and Minn eapolis Fou ndation boa rds . The Rev. Robert Berg Bishop Robert Berg , a native of Eau Claire, Wis ., was elected bis hop of the Evangelical Luth era n Chur ch in America (ELCA) No rth wes t Synod of Wisco nsin in 1995. Prio r to that he had served two parishes in North Dakota and several pari shes in Wisco nsin . He graduat ed with a bachelor's degree from the Un iversity of Wisco nsin-Eau Claire and from Luth er Semin ary. The Rev. Craig Johnson Bishop Craig John son was elected bishop of the ELC/1:s Minn eapolis Area Synod in Jun e 2001. Previously, he had been associate vice president for chur ch relations at Gustavu s Adolphu s College and serve d parishes in Shr eveport , La. ; and Minn eapolis and Bloo min gton , Minn . He is auth or of The Mighty Acts of God- a Survey of the Bible. Welcome , Class of 2006! On a bright September day, 332 Auggie freshmen processed into the chapel, heralded by flags representing the countries of international students at Augsburg and welcomed by faculty and staff lining the walk . AUGSBURG COLLEGE- FALL 2002 Total stud ents .. ... . . .2 ,99 4 (1,69 1 day, 1,072 wee kend , 23 1 gradu ate) Average age ...... 21 in day, 35 in WEC, 34 in gradu ate No . of stat es ......... . ... . .42 No . of foreign countries .. . .. 36 Gender . . . . . . . . . .4 1% male and 59 % female Race/e thnic origin ... ... ........ App roximately 17% stud ent s of color Res idency ... . . . .. . . .54 % resident day stud ents and 46% commut er day stud ents Religion .. . ... . .. . . . . . .Appro ximately 34% Luth eran 2 ,4 uG SBURG NOW Winter 2002 -03 Graduate nursing program receives accreditation ugsbur g's Master of Arts in Nur sing prog ram , begun in 1999, has rece ived full acc redit ation from the Co llegiate Coun cil on Nur sing Edu cation (CCNE) . Th e p rogra m , with classes offered in both Rochester and Minn eapolis, pr epa res nur ses for transform ational leadership and transcultur al practice across care settin gs, with particular emph asis on addr essing health di sparities. Gradu ates of the pro gram are eligible to app ly for certification throu gh the American Nur ses Credentialin g Cent er and th e Transcultur al Nur sing Society. With th e increasing diversity of Minn eso ta's popul ation , thi s prog ram trains nur ses LO be responsive to a wide range of health needs th at exist in the loca l and global communiti es . Th e curri cular focus on hea lth disp arities addr esses th e difficult y so me popul ation group s have in gainin g access to health care beca use of poverty, age, race, religion , and/ or nati onal ori gin . Augsbur g curr entl y has the only degree program of thi s kind in th e countr y. Remembering September 11 comm emorativ e pro gram durin g Homecoming Weekend honored in word s and mu sic the victims and surviv ors of the eptemb er 11 attacks . The Augsbur g Concert Band and the A A Rev. Mark Hall '77 Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and department chair, announced the accreditation of Augsburg 's Master of Arts in Nursing program , with a focus on transcultural nursing. Augsbur g Choir performed the composi tion "I Believe," written by Augsburg alumnus Brendan Anderson '02. Special commemoration of the life of Lt. Col. Dean Mattson '66 , who died in the Pentagon attack, was mad e by the Rev. Mark Hall '77 , pastor of St. Peter's Luth eran Chur ch in Luck , Wis., Mattson 's home chur ch. Hall said of 1lattson , "Here [at Augsburg College], Dean learned , like many others have (includin g me and many of you , too) that whatever station or place we live out our lives, we are called to live them with a holy pu rpose, consecreated to God . Because life is sacred ." Welcoming Augsburg visitors The main entry and lobby area in Christensen Center has undergone a facelift to become a more welcoming and hospitable center. A re-designed information counter greets visitors, while new furnishings and a computer center enable students to meet. study, check e-mail, or gather around the fireplace to enjoy a cup of coffee from the Starbucks kiosk . Winter 2002-03 A-UGSBURG NOW 3 Around the Quad NOTEWORTHY New CLASS director James Hodgson began as director of Augsburg's Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS)in November. He received his doctorate from M.I.T., and brings extensive experience in working with students with learning and physical disabilities. •Leaders of today' connect with •leaders of tomorrow' Augsburg's core curriculum In October, the faculty approved a new general education curriculum for students beginning in fall 2003. The Augsburg core curriculum streamlines the current general education requirements and builds on the principles of Augsburg's mission and ,~sion, including themes of vocation, Christian faith , civic engagement, diversity, and liberal arts and delivered across disciplines with experiential learning built in. A cover story for Augsburg Augsburg's communi ty service-learning program was the subject of the cover story in The Lutheran magazine in November. "Learning by SeT\~ng" describes programs that involve students in tuwring , coaching youth teams, teaching, pro,~ding seT\~Cesat a free clinic, volunteering in community organizations, and many other activities in the neighborhood and Twin Cities area. To read the full article, go to <.www.thelutheran.org/02l l/page46.html>. ranked in top 2S Augsburg was ranked in the top tier among Midwestern universities that offer a full range of undergraduate and master's programs in the annual ranking of U.S. News and World Report. Among the key cntena m Judging were highest graduauon rate and highest proportion of classes of fewer than 20 . U.S. News also introduced a new ranking of schools with "outstanding examples of academic programs that lead to students ' success." Augsburg ranked 21st in the nation in the service-learning category. Each of the schools listed is said to be a "stellar example" of programs shown to enhance learning. Augsburg is the only Minnesota school in this ranking. Augsburg 4 A-UGSBURGNOW Scholastic Connections students and mentors for 2002-03 are (L to R) Diane Love-Scott '98 ; Adela Arguello 'OS; Mercedes Weishalla '03; Kailash Thapa '05; Noya Woodrich '92, '94 MSW ; Eloisa Echavez '94, '98 MEL; Matthew Shannon '04; Xia Xiong '05; Murry Kelly, Jr. '71; Asha Geire '04; Cory Andree '03; Richard Barbeau '92. Not pictured are Rev. Rufus Campbell '75 and Andre Lewis '73 . I n Septembe r, Scholas tic Conn ectio ns celebra ted its first anni versary an d awar ded five new sc holarsh ips to Augsburg students of co lor , conn ecting them with Augsburg alumni in mentorin g relationships. A year ago, the program was laun ched to amplify th e Co llege's com mitm ent to th e dre am of a post-secondary edu cation for students from diverse backgrounds . It responded to a lawsuit po sed by Elroy Stock '48 , a maj o r d on or o f th e Co llege who was discovered to be the send er of a hate-m ail campaign over man y yea rs. He sued when Augsburg refused to name a building after him , but was unabl e to return his gifts due to federa l and stat e guideli n es. The lawsuit was dismi sse d . Th e first Corporate Connections gift to the College was mad e by th e law firm o f Lockridg e Grindal Nauen & Holstein P.L.L.P.Thi s support will provide a schola rship for students whose family circu mstances m ight hav e hindered op p ort un ities for a co llege education. Calling from Augsburg ,,. SPRING PHONATHON BEGINS ON FEB. 2 T he Augsb u rg stude nt phona th on tea m looks forwa rd to talking with alu mn i about Augsb u rg as they dial th eir way toward a $ 1 m illio n Ann ua l Fu nd goal. Winter 2002-03 Joel Torstenson, at age 90, honored by local group oel Torstenson '38, Augsburg alumnus chai r of HECUA, Torstenson became good and long-time professor, was honor ed by friends with Paul Wellstone, Carletons representative to HECUA. the West Bank Community Developm ent Torstenson also served on the West Corporation in its December newsletter for "significant contributions to the civic, Bank CDC board from 1993 to 1999 . He and Fran have been active members of spiritua l, educationa l, and community life Trinity Lutheran Congrega tion. A birthday in Cedar Riverside ," along with his wife, party in Novemb er celebra ting his 90 years Fran , and Ruth and Floyd Case. brou ght together family and friends. The newsletter menti oned Torstensons many accompli shm ents, includin g his co-founding of a farm cooperative in Edina in 1941 that became hom e to the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and his service to Midland Coop erative as education director. In 1947 , Torstenson returned to Augsburg to teach full time, which led to the growt h of the sociology department and the creation of the Scandinavi an Urban Studi es Term at the University of Oslo , ,,_ und er the auspices of the Professor Emeritus Joel Torstenson '38 and his wife, Higher Education Consortium Fran, entertained family and friends in November to for Urban Affairs (HECUA). As celebrate his 90th birthday . J THE "AUGGIE EAGLE" HAS LANDED At the Oct. 19 home football game against St. John's, Auggie fans were introduced to Auggie Eagle, the College's new mascot, who entertained the crowd and kept spirits high for the team . Auggie Eagle will make his appearances at home sports games and represent Augsburg in the community. Winter 2002-03 NOTEWORTHY Youth and Family Institute moves The Youth and Family Institute , founded m 1987 by Menon Strom men ·4 2, has separated from Augsburg College and is opera ting independe nt!)', maintaining its former staff und er Dick Hardel's leadership . It will continu e to support Augsburgs youth and family minisu y major, current!)• enro lling arou nd 50 students. Augsburg has established an advisory committ ee under the direction of John Schmit, associate dean for adu lt programs , lO plan an initiative in service to the church that builds on Augsburgs strengths in mu sic, leadership , the health sciences, recovery, and focus on vocation. The Youth and Family Institute \\~\I continu e to opera te under this name ; information about Augsburgs new program will appea r in the spring issue. Ann Garvey-'Woman on the Go' Ann Garvey, associate dean for student affairs, was selected as a recipient of the "Women on the Go" award . This inaugural award , sponsored by the Minnesota ACE Network , was awarded to women who are "destined to be leaders in higher education ." They are "women who are making a difference-d ay in and day ou t-in their institutions and in their communi ties." New Pan-Afrikan Cent er director Trena Bolden '00, became the new director of the Pan-Afrikan Center in November , after serving as interim director . She graduated with a doub le major in communication and theatre arts. Devean George '99 honored Augsbur g Mil retire the No. 40 basketball jersey of Devean George '99 during a weekend celebration on Feb. 7-8. George , who played at Augsburg from 1995-99 , was the first Division Ill player to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft, by the Los Angeles Lakers, and has been a pan of thr ee straight world championships with them. Feb. 8, 3 p.m.-Public ceremony during the Auggies' men s basketball game vs. Ham line University. For information, contact Norm Okerstmm at 612-330-1616 or <okerstro@augsburg .edu> . A-UGSBURG NOW 5 Sports Auggie hockey player takes body checks to a new level byDonStoner ugsbu rg College men's hockey forward Jaro Cesky isn't known as an overly physica l player on the ice. But in August , the Auggie senio r used the physical part of his hockey training in a much different- and heroic- way. Cesky, a native of Prague , Czech Republic , helped to subdue an attacker who had set off exp losives in a crowded subway station and killed a police officer. For his efforts, he earn ed national atten tion in the Czech Repub lic and was widely regarded as a hero . But Cesky is quick to denect any praise for his efforts, saying he wou ld do the same all over again . "People were asking me if l felt like I was a hero, but I didn 't want to hear that because a cop died , and l didn 't want to get noticed because of somebodys death ," Cesky said. "I told people if something like this would happe n again , or if it wou ld happen here [in Minnesota!, I wou ld do exactly the same thin g." Cesky, who has lived and studi ed in America for the last four years, return ed to A co ps next to me, ju st watching thi s hap pen . l told them, 'You have guns , why don't you go in there and get him ?' " Unlike television shows Cesky had seen in America , where police officers rou tin ely pull their weapo ns to stop suspects, the officers in this situation were prohibited from using their firearms in the subw ay station due to local regulations, accor din g to publish ed report s. As a subwa y car pull ed into the station , Cesky yelled to the passengers to remain on the train. He turn ed to see the male officer stru ggling with the attacker. "l saw the cop on the ground , and he end ed up with the knife in him . He was stabbed ," Cesky said. The officer died instantly. The second officer, a female, ran to the attacke r and tried to subdue him with her nightstick. As the larger assailant fought back , Cesky sprinted forward and body-checked him to the pavement . "I went in and thr ew him on the ground ," Cesky said. "He got back up and had a plastic tub e in his hand , pointing it "I t old people if something like this would happen again, or if it would happen here [in Minnesota], I would do exactly the same thing ." Prague in August to visit his family. His second day there, whi le waiting for friends at a subway statio n to celebra te his 24th birthday, he heard an exp losion rock the train statio n , filled wit h peop le going home at the end of the day. At first, he thoug ht it was someone setting off fireworks in th e trai n sta tion , the second-busi est in the city. Instea d , it was a 53-yea r-old Russian immi gra nt throwing makes hift exp losives at the train tracks. As the Friday night crowd panicked and ned the train stat ion, the Russian began to attack an elderly bystander wit h a knife attached to a long stick. "I saw the man on his knees and th e other man was attacking him ," Cesky said. "I saw two 6 A-UGSBURGNOW at her face. He stepp ed closer to me and it looke d like he wanted to commit suicide , he was jabbing th e tub e at his own head ." Officers later told Cesky that the tub e was anoth er hom emade exp losive, and that it apparent ly had enoug h dyna mite in it to possibly level the train station . "When he punched him self with th e tub e a second time , I jump ed on him from behind again and thr ew him on the grou nd ," Cesky said . "I sat on him , held him down and I pu shed the tub e away from his hands. The co p came over and we put the handc uffs on him ." Hittin g someone the way Cesky did wou ld have earned him a trip to the penalty box in hockey for checking from behind , but in thi s instance, the hockey player was a hero who likely helped to save countl ess lives. For his efforts , Cesky was honore d by the interio r minister. The nation 's president invited him to meet on Czech Jaro Cesky '03 ind epend ence day, Oct. 28-a meeting at whic h his parents represented him , since Cesky had to return to classes . Cesky came to America to play juniorlevel hockey in Dubuqu e, Iowa. Augsburg coach Mike Schwartz recruited him to Augsburg , wher e he joined another Europ ean player, Slovakia n Martin Hlinka , who graduated and now serves as an Augsburg assistant coach. "He's probably the most exciting player in the league ," Schwartz said of the team 's top line center. "Every time he gets the puck , everybody sits at th e edge of their seats, waiting to see what he's going to do." An international business major, Cesky said he'd like to play professional hockey after he gradua tes from Augsburg , and then travel and explore the world . With the experience gained from his recent heroic efforts, Cesky has learne d about the fragility of life. ''You never know whats going to happ en ," Cesky said. "I used the Metro [subw ay] every day for my tran sportation , and l had to use it the next day [after the attack) . I was looking all around that station , seeing who was around me. I always thought this cou ld happ en in the United States , but not in Prague. Now, you never know." Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. Winter 2002-03 Chapeltalk Sent into the world as a mask of God November 20, 2002 • Text: John 17:14-19 I l was Jesus who said we are "sent into th e wo rld " (John 17: 18). I do n't think we have gras ped th e sign ificance o f his wo rds and th e idea th at our wo rk, our voca tion in th e wo rld is a way of servin g th e creator God . If we shou ld ask most Christians what th ey do to fulfill th eir calling th ey may say, "I teach Sun day schoo l, I sing in the choir, I have served many chur ch dinn ers." But have you ever heard someon e say, "I am called to be a schoo l bu s dri ver. God is concern ed abou t th e safety of his childr en ; I am called to be a teacher and do my best to help children grow to maturit y; I am called to be a lawye r concern ed about ju stice." The Chu rch is meant to be not a fortress to which we retreat, but a laun ching pad, thrustin g us int o th e wo rld . Lu th er understoo d the wo rds o f Jesus that we are sent int o th e wo rld . He writ es, "Wh at is our wo rk in field and garden , in tow n and house, in baul ing and in rulin g, to God , but the wo rk of his chi ldr en? Ou r wo rks are God's mask, behin d which IGodl remains h idd en , although !God] does all thin gs." A recem statement from th e Greek Orth odox Chu rch und erstand s th e wo rds o f Jesus. lt says , "All are called to be saim s, Ito be Chri stians !, but each person is called to do so in his or her own uniqu e way.... Some will wo rk prim arily in a physical way, oth ers will wo rk im ellectu ally. Some will be artists, sciemi sts, bu siness people, and pro fessionals .... In th e eyes of God none is beu er th an th e other is." Augsbur g College understand s th e wo rds of Jesus th at "we are sem im o th e wo rld ." In your promotion al litera tur e you say, "Augsbur g prepares futur e leaders to serve in th e wo rld ." ln your amazingly goo d docu mem , Augsburg 2004: Extending the Vi ion, you say, "A loving relations hip with God should be enacted as a lovin g relationship , ith th e wo rld . Augsbur g . does n ot turn its back on the wo rld ." And last wee k I heard your presidem speak Winter 2002-03 eloq uem ly in dow nt own Minneapolis about th ese ideas. But you do not simp ly talk abou t it; you sen d leaders imo the wo rld. You cou ld mee t Congressma n Manin Sabo '59, ELCA presiding bishop Mark Hanson '68 , or baske tball coac h Lute Olson '56 , recem ly indu cted into the Basketba ll Hall of Fame . Or , watch L.A. Laker Devean George '99; or Jenni Lilleda hl '87 , Brave New Workshop; or Mike Bodnarczuk '84 , Hollywoo d producer. If you go to a hu nd red or a thousand other places in the Twin Cities you ,viii find Augsburg gradu ates . And soo n you will be sent int o this wo rld , Class of 2003 or 2004 . It is a wo rld ,vith bri lliam accomp lishmen ts in techn ology, science, and medic ine . But it is also a very tro ubled wo rld . You who stud y political science and psychology and religion , will you br ing peace to th e wo rld or to your community? You who stu dy biology or chem istry, will you find a cure for Al OS or will you serve in a hospit al or other place o f healing? You who stu dy eco nomics and bu siness, will you br ing integ rity and j ust ice to the wo rld of bus iness or to your wo rkp lace? You may respo nd , "How can I make a di fference? I am a low ly freshman ," or an exhausted senior. Some two cent uries ago a liu le boy grew u p in England. He was frail and wea k ... . As a youn g boy he listened with rap t attention to a for mer slave trader, John Newto n , now a Chri stian who had renou nced slaver y and who wro te "Amazing Grace. " The name of the boy was William Wilberforce. This liul e boy grew up, and when he was a mere 24 years old or so he was one of th e most powe rful members of Parliam ent in England . He took his faith seriously. He strugg led with the idea that he should leave Parliam ent and em er some chur ch wo rk, per haps become a clergy. He came to th e conclus ion , pers uade d by many, even John Wesley, that he was sent int o the wo rld to serve God . . . For 20 James B. Hofrenning years he work ed in Parliamem to abo lish the slave trade . He wo rked anoth er 26 year s and slaver y itself was abolished in England and its colonies . Th ere was no civil war such as too k place in our count ry where 640 ,000 youn g men died . Wilb erforce chan ged a nation; he changed a cent ur y. He is buri ed in Westmin ster Abbey beside king s and qu eens. In th is wo rld you may not change a nation or a centur y, but you may change a city, or a neig hborho od , or your home. You may chang e a classroom , or a hospital, or a business . Your presence in thi s world , in thi s city, will mak e a difference because you are sent there as a mask of God. For your life in this world you will need many gifts. I will focus on only one, whi ch Jesus und ersco red wh en he said , "Behold I am sendin g you as sheep in th e mids t of wol ves, so be wise .. . " (Mauh ew 10 :16). We don't alwa ys recog nize wisdom as a Chri stian qu ality. ... So grow wi e here at Augsbur g as you prepar e to go into God's wo rld as a mask of God . You will mak e a difference. Dr.James B. Hofrenning is professor emeri tus of religion at Concordia College-Moorhead and is thefa ther-in-lawof Augsburg economics professor· Stella Hofrenning. A-UGSBURGNOW 7 THE MISSION IS . .. to provide cross-cultural education opport unities in orde r to foster critical analy sis of loca l and globa l cond itions so that personal and systemic change takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world. SINCE 1982 , Augsburg 's Center for G loba l Educat ion has been a national leader in providing cross-cultural travel programs, serving nearly 10,000 peop le. Now , as A merica ns are learning to live in a world of terrorism, they seek to understand more abo ut the cult ures, religio ns, and issues affecting ou r globa l society. WHERE 1n the WORLD will the center for global education take YOU? by Betsey Norgard Social work major Sally Nixon '01 visited a women's weaving cooperative as part of a faculty, staff , and student professional development seminar in Guatemala. 8 AUGSBURG NOW Students enjoy the serenity of the courtyard at the monastery in Tepotzlan, Mexico, an indigenous village near Cuernavaca. Winter 2002-03 AUGSBURG'S CENTERFOR GLOBAL EDUCATION(CGE) had just begun plan nin g for its 20th anniversary celebrati on when th e terrori sm of Sept emb er 11 left in its wake a great un certaint y about th e futur e of ime rn ational travel and stud y. Stud ent enrollm em s in CGE's stud y abroad cour ses th e following sprin g were und erstan dab ly down , since applica tions we re du e sho rtly after the attack . Since th en , however , int erest from institutions across th e countr y has grown so mu ch as to fill CGE's travel semin ar schedul e thi s year an d al leas t two of th e stud y abroad cour ses . Waitin g lists are in place, and CGE staff are wo rkin g on pro gra ms two and thr ee years ahead . Rather than ret reatin g from foreign travel, Americans have demon strated a desi re to learn more abo ut int ernation al cu lture s, religio ns, and issues. A recent publi c opi nion p oll by the American Coun cil on Education , measurin g auitud es about interna tional edu cation before and after Sep temb er 11, showe d that interes t in int ernation al issues has not only been sustain ed, but has actuall y increased in some areas , such as foreign languag e learnin g. In addition , CGE sta ff say th at college students increasingly expect stud y abroad opportu nities as pan o f th eir college edu cation , and take thi s int o consideration when makin g college choices . For Orva l Gingeric h , assoc iate dean for int ernationa l program s and dir ecto r of th e Center for Globa l Edu cation , all of thi s affirms the work th at CGE has don e for 20 years . In th e fall 2001 issue of th eir news leu er, Global News and Notes, he wro te of his "realization th at th e mission and pro gram of th e Cent er for Globa l Edu cation are even more sign ificant and pertin ent th an they were before the au ack ." What is need ed , he said , is for Americans lo respond to the Winter 2002-03 CGE director Orval Gingerich welcomes guests at CGE's 20th anniversary celebration . new war against terrori sm "from an informed and reaso ned perspective," rath er than blindl y responding in ways that lend to become more and mor e like th e terrori st actions being answered . LEARNING from and with PEOPLE Travel arranged by the Cent er for Globa l Education is not like tourist travel, but offers experie nces that encour age participants to become inform ed and engaged during th e trip as well as after returning home. "IL is learni ng from and with peop le, instead of look ing and enjoying ," Gingerich to ld the Augsb urg Echo in a December art icle. 600+ Participam s become immersed in local 9,00 0+ cultur e- they meet peopl e 200 in their communi ties, hear a variety of viewpoint s on issues affectin g th e local 513 commun ity, and reflect 78 abou t the impact on th e larger globa l commu nity. 26 After returning hom e, 177 the y are encouraged to share th eir experiences with oth ers and to beco me involved in issues of socia l ju Lice. Whil e most kind s o f travel o ffer a "macro" loo k al a count ry, look ing al it from out side in , Gingerich feels thi s is insufficient. Hearing from th e local peo ple themselves-th e hean of a CGE exp erience-pr esent s a "micro " view as well, looking from the inside out. Regina McGo ff, assoc iate dir ecto r of the Cent er for Global Education , has also received affirmation o f CGE's prog ram . Durin g school visits to the Pacific No nhw est last fall, one imerna tiona l edu cation admini strato r told her that CGE is exac tly th e kind of stu dy abroad they seek for their stud ents. "We're helping th eir stud ent s learn about real-world issues," said McGo ff. 'Th ey're not isolated on college campu ses , but th ey're geui ng to see th e world from a Im of differem perspectives. " CGE can p rovid e thi s kind of person al experience thr ough a wealt h o f reso urces at its branch campu ses and adjun ct facult y in Mexico , Guate mala, Nicaragu a, El Salvador, and amibia, as well as throu gh consult ant s and BY THE NUMBERS CGE-p lann ed trave l se m inars over 20 years Partic ipa nts in trave l sem inars ove r 20 years Col lege a nd universiti es for whom CG E has arranged semes ter pro grams abroad Participants in trave l semi nars, 200 1-0 2 Students on study abro ad pro grams, 2001-02 No . of CGE staff outsid e of the U.S. No. of peop le stud ying Spanish in CGE c lasses, 200 1-0 2 A-UGSBURG NOW 9 partnerships in other countri es. The thr ee residentia l centers in Cuern avaca, Mexico; Managua, Nicaragua ; and Windhoek, Namibia hous e up to 25 peop le each and are staffed by both Americans and local residents . These CGE staffers and the network of community resources , including local government officials, enab le CGE to develop the first-hand experie nces not normall y pan of touris t travel. CGE coordi nates three kinds of travel programs-semester study abroad for undergraduates , short-term travel seminars for adu lts and students , and customized travel. In all cases , meeting the people, their cu ltur es, and the conditi ons in which they live is primary . The conve rsation s become two-way, with resource people learning from the visitors. Spending a SEMESTERABROA D Six semester programs for und ergraduates send students to CGEs three centers. In lexico and Central America , courses focus on the roles of women , development, social change, and social and environm ental justice . In Nam ibia, the legacies of aparth eid and multicultural societies in transition are stud ied . In all courses , students have oppo rtunities for independent stud y and intern ship s. During their time abroad, stud ents visit bo th rur al and urb an areas to learn abou t local com munity issues . They spe nd time in homestays and hear from the people themselves about their issues, struggles , and the impa ct of globa lization in their lives. Spanish-langu age classes are includ ed in the Latin Amer ican programs . Shon-t erm credit courses, usua lly one- or two-weeks long during short terms or as alternative spring break options , enab le working adu lt students in Augsburg's Weekend College to also participate in cross-cultur al trave l (see next page) . This past year, Rochester Spanish instruc tor Jane Melton took a group of stude nts, most ly nur ses , to Mexico. "Eager 10 A-UGSBURG NOW to acquire language skills to en hance patient care ,"says Melton , the stude nts enjoyed daily Spanish classes and prac tice opportunities in the city. Travel for ACTION CGEs short-t erm travel seminars, usua lly one-to-three weeks , are organized around a stud y topic and are focused on stimul ating people to action . To date , more than 9 ,000 people from man y organizations across the U.S.-education al institutions , church es, professional groups , and human right s organizations-h ave participated in over 600 semin ars to 40 countri es. As man y of the se peop le share their experiences with chur ch and civic group s after returnin g hom e, the imp act is greatly multiplied . Ju st one week prior to the terrori st attacks-o n Sept. 3, 2001-an article in Jeni Falkman '02 made new friends in Cuernavaca, Mexico, with whom she could practice her Spanish lessons . destination , as well as practical trip planning information. They continue to receive materia ls upo n return ing home to help process and commu nicate their expe rience to others. During the 1980s and early 1990s , man y travel semin ars focused on confronting the issues of civil and religious wars in Cent ral America. Now, the focus shifts to the violence of economics, wrote Mavis Anderson, who led mo re than 75 travel seminars in her 19 years with CGE. In the spring 2002 issue of GlobalNews and Notes, she writes that globalization is creating bo rders that are no longer defined geogra phically, bu t in terms of power and wealth. Acting While in Guatemala studying development issues, Jared Zimmerman '02 took lessons in a dialect of the Mayan language. respo nsibly as globa l citizens requ ires greater un derstandi ng of issues Time magazine featu red "reality tours ," relating to social j ustice. travel that is aur acting increasing nu mbers In the 15th anniversary issue of of Americans who seek mor e than fun and GlobalPerspectives in 1997 , Dr. Darro ld sightseeing in their travels. Th e article Beekman , then bishop of the menti oned the Center for Global Southwestern District of the American Education as a travel provid er that Lut heran Churc h , reflected on the 1983 effectively links participants with political trip he took to Brazil and Centr al America issues and peo ple in the Third World . with other ALC bishops to stud y issues of Before emb arking on any CGE trip , poverty, hum an right s, and the wo rk of travelers receive orie ntation materia ls the chu rch in social change . He wro te, abo ut the history and po litics of their Winter 2002-03 A semester abroad in a wee k for WEEKEND STU DENTS by Bet se y Nor ga rd very winter since 1989 a group of 15 or so adult stud ents in Augsburgs Weekend College have traveled to Cuernavaca , Meidco, for a week . Not for the same fun-in-th e-sun vacation as man y of their co-wo rkers have enjoyed at that time of year, but to take a religion course, The Church and Social Change in Latin America. The vision of Rick Thoni, then Weekend College director and current director of the Augsburg Roch ester program , and Joel Mugge, director of the Center for Global Education , this course was designed to provide a study abroad opponunity for the increasing numb ers of stud ents in Weekend College- wo rking adu lts for whom the option of stud ying abroad for a semester was not possible. The course was designed as an au ractive option to fulfill Augsburgs requirement for a religion course . But, Thoni and Mugge knew that stud ents would also be deeply affected by the experience. "We knew the power of this kind of stud y opp onunit y, given our e>.-pe rience with day school stud ents and adult travel groups ," said Thoni. "We were pleased that the reactions of the first groups of students confirmed our belief that they would find this l)'Pe of travel/stud y expe rience 'transformin g'." The course begins on the Augsburg campu s with two or three orientation sessions , centering around the theme of liberation theology and how it has profoundly impacted the social and religious fabric of society in E Winter 2002-03 Each year a group of Augsburg's weekend adult students spends a week in Cuernavaca , Mexico completing a religion course a nd learning first-hand about Mexico 's culture-here, a lesson in Aztec history at the ruins of Xochicalco. Latin America. Stud ents also get general historical information and practical help with travel planning . Their Cuernavaca home for the week is Casa CEMAL, the Center for Global Education stud y center, permanent ly staffed by American and Mexican personn el. The week is carefully planned with lectures, ,~sits, e>.-p loration in the city, and time for both indi,~dua l and group reflection . Each day, local resource people lecture about history, politics, and social issues of Mexico and the region . Visits range from the Aztec ruins of Xochicalco to a Benedictine convent to hear the story of the Virgin of Guadalup e. In the indigenous ,~llage of Tepotzlan , stud ent s meet with memb ers of a wome ns coop erative that success fully thwarted efforts to usurp their cropl and s for a go lf course. Another day, the group meets with Cuernavaca city officials to hear very differing perspectiv es-in som e cases , oppo sing sides of issues already discussed. Much of the real imp act of th e trip comes from the personal stori es and the oppo rtuniti es to share in the lives of local residents . Students ,~sit a Base Chri stian Community meeting , one of man y small, neighb orhood groups that grew out of th e liberation th eology mo vemen t and give peop le opp ort uniti es to act in commun ity and voice th eir needs . The resources and experti se of th e CGE Mexico staff make it possib le for stud ents to visit ,vith people and mak e contacts that relate to their work back home . The January 2002 class, made up of 13 Weekend College students and five day stud ents, included five nur ses from Augsburgs Rochester program . While in Cuerna vaca, the nursing stud ents ,~sited local hospitals and learn ed about programs in alternative medicine. Oth er students , som e of whom work at large corporations in the Twin Cities, learned first-hand about business issues with local perspectives. While the goal of the trip is to increase cross-cultural und erstand ing, a benefit in this particular group was the opp ortunity for the mixed group of adu lt and day stud ents to get to know each oth er and share experiences, 5a)'S Jeni Falkman '02 , one of the day school participants and curr entl y the Lilly grant int ern at CGE. Du ring reflective sessions, th eir differing pers pectives of age and life experience contribut ed to different ways of und erstan ding the cultural issues. Ju st as Th oni and Mugge had kn own , stud ent s return deeply affected by th e expen ence. Rochester nur sing gradu ate Diane Fieseler wrot e, "l mu st say th at th e lexico trip greatly changed my life and expand ed my world view. It has changed th e way I ,~cw my own co mmunit y and has changed the way I ,~ew myself in th e communit y." Back hom e, wh en she began helpin g a migrant Hispanic wom an with medical care, Fieseler said , "From the IVl exico trip , I learn ed the imp ortance of religion and family and incorpor ated th ose aspects in my teachin g plan for th e woman." Its j ust like the wo rds stu dent s read from th eologian Jon Sobrin o, "Let the peopl e of Latin America keep movin g you wh en you return ." A UGSBURG NOW 11 Faculty members (L to R) Bev Stratton, relig ion , and Sharon Patten , social work , and others studied in Namibia last summer , taking time out here to meet in a W indhoek , Namibia , restaurant with CGE-Namibia staff Simon Afrikaaner and Urbanus Dax. "Sudde nly issues that had been prim arily political, ideological, or military in nature took on the shape of hum an faces that defied easy definitions and neat classification ." Tailored TRAVEL EXPERIENCES CGE can tailor travel for a panicular area of study, a particular purpose, or for a specific group. Stud y top ics range [rom human rights , chur ch , and social issues to the study of birds and environme ntal stewa rdship in Nicaragua . Several businesses , including a Rutland , Vt., manufacturing comp any, have offered company-paid , cross-cult ural experiences to their emp loyees to foster responsible globa l citizenship . An expanding oppo rtunit y for the Center for Global Education has been travel for faculty and staff developm ent . Last summer, Augsburg received a $55,0 00 Fulbright- Hays Group Projects Abroad 12 A-UGSBURGNOW Program grant to send 12 faculty from various academi c disciplines lo Nam ibia for a five-week stud y seminar. Namibia program coordinators Phoebe Milliken and Urbanus Dax were able to conn ect them with educa tiona l, religious, and governm ent leaders to learn how to integrat e in[orm ation about south ern African issues into their teaching at Augsburg. 'Th e people we met, the stories they told, and the informa tion they shared have become both anecdo tes and extend ed pieces in the cour ses of the seminar particip ants," said Bruce Reichenbach, Augsburg phil osop hy pro[essor and Namibia seminar project director. ''Without Phoebe's and Urbanus 's connections and persistent prodding , we wou ld never have reached the depth of understanding necessary to make a difference in our thinking and in ou r classes." Last fall, Gingerich and several o[ the faculty members presented their experiences to the Association [or Luth eran College Facu lty al their conference. Last year, CGE also worked with Seanle University to plan a developm ent imm ersion semin ar in Nicaragua for its presid ent, provost , and board of tru stees to help them exp lore the implementation of social j ustice issues throu ghout the college curriculum . CGE arranged for them to meet with faculty at Central American University, a sister Jesuit institution . Seattle University law professor Ronald Slye wrote, " ... I was initially a bit skeptical about the utility of participating in this trip . Thank you for ... showing to me (and the rest of our delegation ) that there is a way to do these trips that engages both the visitors and the residents of the country visited, and that creates the groundwork for shared understanding and commitment across two distinct , but inevitably intertwined , cultures ." LEARNING by seeing, hearing, and doing Joel Mugge, who came to Augsburg with expe rience in leading immersion programs [or youth in Mexico, founded the Center for Global Education in 1982 . Over the years, he led staff in developing the vision for a learning style in international experiential education that has become a national model. In CGE's pedagogy, based on the ed ucational principle s of Brazilian theologian and educator Paolo Freire, stud ents learn in a cycle of three phases . Initiall y, they have direct experience in the local commun ity, listening to the voices of people talking about their own experiences. Then , informed by readings and analytical material s, the y re0ect on what they saw, heard , and experienced. Participants in a Center for Global Education travel seminar hiked and boated through Nicaragua while learning about environmental stewardship. Winter 2002-03 Lastly, together with the travel group , issues are discussed and reactions shared , informing each other about different perceptions and form ulating actions to carry fonh . In this kind of learning communit y, faculty and stud ents are co-learners. Life-changing EXPERIENCE Unlik e th e observational natur e of touri st travel, th e direct experience of a CGE travel pro gram leaves few people un affected or unch ange d . CGE frequ ent ly receives comm ent s sim ilar to th e stud ent who wrote, 'Thi s program represent s a turnin g point in my life. Th e people we met and th e experien ces we had all combin ed to create a change wit hin me that I cou ldn 't have antic ipated and I'm not willing 10 forget. " The numb er o f people invo lved in CGE pro gra ms is significant. Since 1982 , more than 9 ,000 peop le have participat ed in the 600 -plu s CGE semin ars Lo 40 countries , and more than 1,000 stud ent s have particip ated in stud y abro ad semesters. A national LEADER lts ironic that while the Cent er for Global Education is widely recognized as a national leader in internation al ex'])erienlial educat ion , it remains somewhat of a wellkept secret on Augsburgs campu s. Gingerich , who came Lo Augsburg in 2001 from Eastern Menn onite University in Harri sonburg , Va., mention s himself as a good examp le of someone who was not familiar with Augsburg College, but who knew and highly respected the wo rk of the Center for Global Education . CGE staff, includin g the adjun ct faculty in the three centers abroad , are freque nt speakers and resou rces al national con ferences on cross-cultural communication and internation al exper ientia l edu cation . In the 2001-02 academic year, seven CGE staff members mad e 18 presentations at conferences and Winter 2002-03 events for international and expe riential edu cation organizations , Lutheran chur ch conferences, faculty wo rkshops, and meetings of Latin American edu cation leaders. In some cases, Lheir task has been to convi nce un iversity officials th at rigorous CGE staff member Adrienne Kaufmann (second from left) and meanin gful stud y explains CGE programs at their 20th anniversary celebration . ab road experience can be highly expe riential trave led to Atlan ta last year to brief Jimmy and do es not have to be campus- based. To Caner prior to th e de legatio n he led to that end , CGE hosted a trip for members of Cuba in April. Whi le they were in NAFSA, the professio nal organization for Havana , CGE staff person Janeen international edu cators, for them to McAllister joined them al an event al the ex'Perience first-hand CGEs expe riential Manin Luther King Center. learnin g mode l. As program s and destination s are CGE'S third decade added , the curricu lum may change, but the fundamental miss ion of CGE remains the same. Augsburg stud ent Nat Jungerberg , who studied in Cuernavaca, Mexico, expressed it succinct ly in an article he wrote for Augsburg Echo: "Everything mailers, from whom I vote for Lo represent me to where I spend my dollar. It's much easier to be cynical and say, 'What I do do esn't matter ,' but its far more respon sible to become a globa l citizen and acLlike it does ." For information about the Center for Globa l Education , go to <www.augsburg. edu/g lobaled>, call 1-800-299-8889 , or e-mail <globaled@augsburg .edu> . • As it begins its third decade , Gingerich says that the Center for Globa l Educations progr am is squ arely in line with Augsburg College's vision to provide a transformative edu cation , based on a sense o f vocation , in a diverse camp us comm unit y. CGEs pan of that vision includes sponso ring courses und er the Lilly grant "Ex'Plorin g Our Gifts" that infuse reflection on vocation as part of the curriculum for stud y and travel abroad. It also includes integration of CGE courses into the new Augsbur g Core Curricu lum being implemented in the next academic year. Recent additi ons to CGEs program s have included several travel seminars and shon-t erm cou rses in Cuba , an area now accessible to Americans for educationa l purp oses. Last year four travel seminars studi ed aspects of Cub an society and social issues, with programming help from the Manin Luther King Memorial Center in Havana. Former CGE staffer Mavis Anderson, who no w work s for the Augsburg students Sara Thedinga '01 and Kellen Latin American Working Group on Bredesen '03 studied social and political issues in Cub a Policy in Washington , D.C., Cuba for a journalism class in spring 2001 . A-UGSBURGNOW 13 OJIBWE LAKOTA CREE SIOUX CHIPPEWA MENOMINEE ONEIDA SAC AMERICAN INDIANSTUDENT SERVICES 25YEARS CELEBRATES by Dan Jorgensen n her drea ms Cindy Peterson sees the creation of an American Indian Center at Augsburg College. It wou ld be a place for both Augsburg stude nts and the broader Native American communit y to come togethe r to learn , to share, and to find new and exciting ways to provide mu ch-needed outreach services to the Indi an communit y. "A few years ago, College officials were contacted by someone who said they were giving the American Ind ian Stud ent Services Program (AISSP) $ 11 million ," Peterson , wh o is dir ector of the program , comm ented wistfully. "The offer turn ed out to be a hoax, bu t it gave me some time to do some 'fantasy dre amin g,' and in th at dream was the creation of th is American Ind ian Center- a stru ctur e or space that wou ld I 14 ,4 UGSBURG NOW accomm odate AISSP, American Indian Stud ies, and serve as a meeting space . Of cour se, there also would be additi onal staff includin g a full-tim e recruit er and a full-time adm inistrative assistant ," she added with a smile. The personne l issue, in fact, might be even more imp ortant than the center, Peterson pointed out , in Augsburg partners with Minneapolis and St. Paul schools terms of help ing her to encourage American Indian students to become progra m grow beyo nd teachers . Pictured is Greg Barrett '01, who teaches third where it has been and is grade at Mounds Park Elementary School. today- the longest-running progra m of its kind in the grant s that have now brought it to the upp er Midwest and one of ju st a few point where a full-blown American Indian headqu artered at a private college. Studi es maj or will be imp lemented in the Du ring these 25 years , Augsbur g has coming year. The maj or is ju st the latest bee n fortunate to have the pro gram step in wh at has been a 25-year series of operate und er j ust two directorssuccesses, includin g a thr ee-year grant Bonn ie Wallace, who serve d from the from the Joyce Found ation to make found ing in 1978 until 1996 , and Augsbur g's th e on ly end owed American Peterson , who was Wallace's Indi an Stud ent Services Program in the assistant for nearly 10 five-state region . years before In 1990 , an American Indi an Studi es succeedin g her minor was imp lement ed- "a hu ge when Wallace left to attra ction for both native and non-n ative return to a position at stud ents alike," Peterson said . And , th e Fond du Lac Augsbu rg is the only private college in Reservation in north ern Minnesota. Minnesota to be designated an official "This progra m has had Minn esota Teacher Training Partner, success, I believe, because of that offering grants and loans to Native stability,'' Peterson said . "Stability, American stud ents interested in becoming consistency, and continuit y, along teachers. with scholarship and grant supp ort, Th e in-th e-classroom leadership for have been the keys." American Indi an Studi es is dir ected by Found ed by a grant from Eric Buffalohead , a memb er of the Ponca Honeywe ll, the progra m has been on the Tribe wh o wro te his Ph.D. dissertation on receiving end of co rporate and found ation .......... Winter 2002-03 AUGSBURG COLLEGE .A-UGSBURG C O L L E G E 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 INVESTING TODAY IN THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW A ugsburg's Maroon & Silver Society was launch ed to offer special leadership opport unit ies for Augsburg alumni and ..!1.fri ends to extend help to current student s. Maroon & Silver Society members are individuals and organization s who are committed to a special level of generosity. These donor s pledge to spon sor an Augsburg scholarship for four years, with gifts ranging from $1,000 to more than $ 10,000 per year. We gratefully acknow ledge those listed below for their generous annual gifts that are essential in attracting and retaining the broadest range of out standing stud ents. Gifts can be made annually, quarterl y, or monthl y. Donna McLean, Director of The Augsburg Fund • 612-330- 1179 or 1-800- 273- 061 7 • mclean@augsburg .edu MEMBERSOF THE MAROON & SILVERSOCIETY(AS OF DECEMBER2002) Richard & Mary Adamson• Edward & Margaret Al~ rg• Paul '50 & Pearl Almqui st' Bruce '60 & Joann Eliason '62 Amund son• Charles & Ca therine Anderson' Daniel '65 & Alice And erson• Deloris Anderson '56' Leif And erson O scar '38 & Leola Anderson• William '86 & Kelly Anders on• Scott Ande rson '76 & Lisa Bailey" Brian And erson '8 1 & Leeann Rock '81 ' I. Shelby Gim se Andr ess '56' Augsburg Associates• Dorothy Bailey" Stanley Baker '57' Mary Quanbeck '77 & Loren Barber' Elizabeth Anne '82 & Warren Bartt• Vera Th orson Benzel '45" Sidney '57 & Lola Lindstro m '50 Berg' Inez Schey '77 & John Bergqui st' David '68 & Lynn Boe Kevin Bond erud 7 9• Heidi Breen· James & Sharon Pautz '82 Carey Darryl Car ter '65 H arlan Christianson '57' Richard '74 & Nancy Co lvin• Paul '79 & Sally H ough '79 Daniels' Susan John son Drakuli c '79 Darrell & Helga Egertson Daniel '77 & Patricia Eitrheim• Marie Eitrheim '85.. Joel and Mary Ann Elftmann· Tracy Elftm ann '81' Avis Ellingrod • L. C raig '79 & Th eresa Serbus '79 Estrem John Evans '82 & Joan Molin e '83 Paul '65 & Priscilla Strecker '65 Fieldhamm er' Jerome '37 & Wi nifred Helland '37 Formo• W tlliam & Ann e Frame• Michael & Terry Freeman• Andr ew Fried •93• Laurie Fyksen '80 & Willi am Beise• Alexand er '90 & Simone Johnson G onzalez• Michael '7 1 & Ann Goo d• Raymond '57 & Jan G rind e• Fern Hanson Gudmestad '4 1" Susan G utkn echt '97 No rm an & Evangeline Hagfors• James & Kathleen Haglund• D avid Halaas '76 Th omas '66 & Wand a Wagner '65 Han son• Beverly & Roe Haden• Christop her Haug '79 & Karl Starr" Lee '85 and Lisa Svac '85 Hawks· Gracc Forss '57 & Douglas Herr• Donald '39 & Phyllis Holm· Kenneth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holm en ' Richard & Carol Holy" Donald Hoseth '65• Allen & Jean Housh• Pearl H usby" Mary & Ton y Jacobson Sandra & Richard Jacobson' Jeffrey '80 & Jacqui Jam es Helen Joh nson• James John son & Maxine ls<iacs• Kinney Johnson '65' Heather John ston '92 and Jason Koch '93' Ruth John son '74 & Philip Quan beck, II' Dan & Susan Jorge nsen• Jennifer Abeln '78 & Larry Kahlow" Cheri H ot.rad '85 & Thomas Kamp' Muriel Kappler• Stanley & Edith Katz' Ch ristop her& Liz Ki,mball" Richard '69 & Chery l Nelson '70 King' Susan Klaseus· John & Dianne Knight " Dean & Susan Kopperud · Joanne Stiles '58 & David Laird• David & Caryl Larson• Harris '57 & Maryon lee" Gloria & Craig Lewis" Jacquelin e Kniefel Lind '69 '94 MAL" Jennif er & Richard Martin' Terry Marquardt '98 & Gary Donahue• Donn a Mclean' Tara Cesaretti '97 & Christopher '00 McLeod G erard & Anne MeistreURobert '70 & Sue Midn ess• Paul '70 & Barbara Durkee '71 Mikelson• Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moks nes• Rob & Taylor Moor• Thom as & Rainy Morgan• Paul '84 & Nancy Mackey '85 Mueller• Jeanne Narum• Christoph er '83 Nelson & Lisa Schroeder" G loria Burnrvedt Nelson '43' Jul ie Nelson '83' Ronald '68 & Mary Kay Nelson• Margaret Nelson Foss Nol<leberg '48' Roselyn Nord aune '77• Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerstrom• Kim O lmsted Orville '52 & Yvonne Bagley '52 O lson Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 O ren• 2 Robert & Ruth Ann Paulson • Ronald & Arlycc Peltier" Gerald '39 & Bernice Person· Thomas Peterson '70" Karin Peterson-• Sandra Simpson Phaup '64 Wayne & Joan Popham Philip '50 & Dora Frojen '49 Q uanbeck" Mark '53 & Jean Raabe" Stella Kyllo Rosenquist '64• Alice Dahl '87 & James Roth Dougl as '84 & Patry Ruth Curtis & Marian Sampson.. Audrey Nagel Sander '51• Robert & Marianne Sander" Ruth Schmid t '52" Jol\n Schwartt '67" Caro l Schweize r '50• Jam es & Eva Seed" Richard '70 & Linda Seime Frankie & Joie Shackelford Patrick Sheehy & Wendy O 'Leary" Wesley '58 & Caro l Ann Sideen Philip Sidney '63" Arnie '48 & Caro l Skaar• Glen & Anna Skovholr" Joyce Engstrom '70 & Robert Spector• Todd Steenson '89 & Gina M . Steele· Wtlliam '64 & Sara Halvorson '63 Strom• Gladys Boxrud Strommen '48 Robert '74 and Andrea John son '75 Stro mm en Philip '79 & Julia Davis '79 Scyrlund• Dean '8 1 & Amy Sundqui st• Ronald Swanson '69* Jeffrey Swenson '79" Mic hael & Debb ie Szymanczyk• Gary '80 & Deanna Tangwal l" P. Dawn Heil '78 & Jack Taylor" Jean Taylor '85 & Roger G riffith '84• Richard & Linda Thoni' Gordon '52 & Gloria Parizek '53 Thorpe• Kathryn & Jack Tunheim• Betry Wade· No rman '75 & Kathryn Anderson '76 Wah]• Co lleen Kay Watson '9 1 MAL & Mary McDougall• Lois Wanman '76 & Doug Shaw· KurtWehrmann'90• John '49 & Arnhild Werker" Gun nar & Mary Wick" Anne Holmberg '80 & John Wilson• .. Indicates Charter Member DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF AUGSBURGCOLLEGE: In th ese opening years of th e new millennium , Augsbur g Co llege faces man y excitin g and significant opport uniti es to advance the image we pain ted for our selves in Augsburg 2 00 4: Extendin g the Vision. Ca pit alizing on th ese will expand our enrollment- and chat will requir e growt h in our en dowm ent, in th e availability of schol arship s, and in che co ntinuing imp roveme nt of our instruction al facilities. W hile many inscirution s are questionin g the relevance of their traditi onal commiunents, Augsburg Co Uege has revitalized its identity as a chur ch-related co llege and has deepened its dedi cation to che leadin g prin ciples of ics founding. For exam ple, our faculty enthu siast ically adopted chis past fall a co re general edu cation pro gram chat is shaped by Mart in Luther 's idea of vocatio n. Built into the curri culum is explor ation of th e centr al qu estion s of C hr istia n faith , search for meanin g, and experient ial as well as theoreti c lear nin g in th e cont ext of th e d iverse co mmunity around us. In additi on to improvin g our curri culum , Augsb urg is empl oying a new commitm ent to hospitality to make the campus co mmuni ty mor e welcomin g, especially to co mmutin g stud ents in Weeke nd Co llege and ocher prog rams. In a brightly refurbished main lobby of C hristen sen Center we can now be greeted at an inform ation cente r, gathe r over coffee within easy reach of com puter s and printers , and enjoy art in a dramatic , new gallery. You played the de cisive role in anot her notewo rth y Augsbur g accom plishment. Durin g this past fiscal year, ending May 3 1, 2002, we exceeded our goa l for gifts to T he Augsburg Fund. T he significance of d1e $804, 000 in unr estr icted gifts co ntribut ed by alu mni , parencs, friends , and co rporate and found ation partner s is best revealed by the fact d1at we were receiving less than $200 ,000 of such fund s when Ann e and I came to Augsbur g in 199 7 . A great deal of this growt h has come from new memb ers of our Maroon & Silver Society, who are instrum ental in providin g finan cial aid to cur rent stud ent s. Wit h your co ntinuin g help, we will expect co proclaim thi s um mer that we exceeded our curr ent goa l of $ 1 millio n for T he Augsburg Fund! Finally, last year we received th e largest foundation gift in our history-$2 million from th e Lilly Found ation co be used over five years to bro aden the role of C hri stian vocat ion in both our curri cu lar and extra-curricul ar life, and to deepen che interest of our scudencs in che clerical prof ession s. Already, che grant has encouraged research , chin king, an d pub licat ions among co lleagues chat are attr acting national att enti o n to th e Co llege from che edu cation ind ustry and from the hur ch. Even amid st a year th at saw turmoil in d1e world and che economy , we celebrate th e thousa nd of you who graced us with your gifts. They make it possible for talent ed stud ent s to atte nd and share in the Augsburg vision of a tran form ative ed ucation in the con texts of th e C hristia n faith , th e city, and int ention al d iversity. T hank yo u for your co nfid ence in and enco uragement of Augsburg Wi lliam V. Frame President ollege. THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE REPORT FINANCIAL 200 1-2 002 OPERATING BUDGET $44,153,708 • • • • • • Monies in the operating budget fund the overall work of the College, from faculty and staff salaries to student financial aid to paying the utilitie s bill. The operating budget keeps the College up and runnin g, and is support ed in part by und esignated gifts to The Augsburg Fund. Tuiti on & Fees 74% Other Source 7% Board 5% Room9 % Private Gifts 4% Government Grants 1% 2001-2 002 REVENUES 200 1- 2002 PLANT ASSETS (Net) $50 ,3 59,327 The College continu es to addr ess the deferred maintenan ce issues in relation to • • • • • • its camp us infrastructure . Master planning work for capital expansion remai ns focused on the Co llege priority for a new science stru cture. Salary & Benefits 48% O ther 17% Financial A id 19% Utiliti es 4% Equipment & Capit al Impro vement 4% Student Salary 3% Debt Service 5% 200 1-2 002 EXPEN DITURES 200 1-2 002 ENDOWMENT Ma rket Value : $22 ,762 ,074 A strong endowm ent ensures Augsburg 's future strength and growth . The interest and investm ent income on th e endo wment principal provide needed funding for student financial aid. 111 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 EN DO WMEN T ASSETS May 3 1, 2001- May 3 1, 2002 2000 2001 2002 LIFETIMEGIVING Thefallo111ing societies recog nize al11111ni andjiiends of Leland and Louise Sundec Helen Sverdrup+ A11gsb11r;g 111ho havegenero11s!J given a 111ini11111111 of Johan Sverdrup+ ·25,000 to the Colle ge over a lifetime. LEGACY SOC IETY Cumul ative g ifts of $500,000 or more Earl and Doris Bakken Richard '7 4 and Nancy Co lvin Julian•30+ and June+ Foss James and Kathleen Haglund Edwin and Barbara Gage Orville '36+ and Gerrrud e Lund '3 6 Hognand er Kinney Johnson '65 Ed and Phyllis+ Kavli E. Milton '46 and Dorothy Lijsing '4r Kleven James '46 and Jean• Lindell Clair '46+ and Gladys Boxrud '46 Srromm en 1869 SOC IETY Cumu lative gi fts of SI00,000-499,999 Charles and Catherine Anderson C.A. L.+ and Esther J. E. + And erson Leona Radman Anth olz '4 1 Luth er •29 + and Clarene Jorenby •29+ Arnold Earl and Doris Bakken Paul '63 and LaVonne O lson '63 Batalden Sidney '57 and Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg Ca rl Blegen• Jack and Joyce Boss Rodney and Barbara Burwell Darrell '55 and Helga Egertson Raymond Erickson '50+ Malcolm Esrrem+ Clara Evju Philip and Lavonne Fandrei Jerry and Jean Foss Paul •42 + and Maxine Fridlund Raymond '57 and Janice G rind e Michael '7 1 and Ann Goo d Phillip Gro nseth '57 Franklinand Carolyn Groves Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Donald Hennin gs Don ald '39 and Phyllis Holm Allen and Jean Housh Leste r Hove rsten+ James Johnson and Maxine lsaacs Roy Krohn Arne '49 and Jean '52 Markl and Larry and Marie McNe ff Hoyt '39 and Lucille Messerer William and tephanie Naegele Richard and Barbara Tj ornh om '54 Nelson Ida Nelson• Marth a Nyland er• Donald '5 3 and Beverly Halling '55 Or en John and No rma Paulson Robe rt '50 and Ruth Paulson Harvey '52 and Joanne Varner '52 Peterson Addison and Cynthia Piper urtis and Marian Samp so n James and Eva Seed Glen and Ann a Skovholt Paul+ and Lorene+ Steen Genevieve Stelberg+ Co nrad uncle •15+ Jean Taylor '85 and Roger G riffith '84 Andrew Urness+ Elsie Wi ldun g• John and Eleanor Yackel BENEFACTORS Cumul a tive g ifts of $25,000-99 ,999 Craig Alexander and Roberta Kagin Ernest and Helen Alne Harcvig Anderson+ Oscar '30 and Leola Anderson I. Shelby G imse Andress ' 56 Ted and Ruth Arneson Luther •29+ and Clarette Jorenby •29+ Arnold Kennet11+and Dorocl1y Bailey Ada Bakken• Bercl1a Johanson '28 Hagen+ W illiam Biese and Laurie Fyksen-Biese '80 Zane and Barbara Kleven Birky Roy '50 and Ardis Bogen Donald and Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller Ca rl '59 and Kathy Aaker '62 Casperson Dr. Herbert '54 and Corinne Chilstrom Fricjof Christensen '28+ James+ and Esther+ Crabtree Mrs . O scar DeVold+ Joel and Mary Ann Elftman n Tracy Elftmann '8 1 Amy Erickson Edna Erickson '42 Jerome '37 and Win ifred Helland '37 Formo Emil Fossan •30+ \'(lilliam and Anne Frame O laf Gaastjon + Donald and Irene Grangaard H . T heodore '76 and Michele G rindal Richard and Mabeth '58 Gyllsrrom Florence Haasarud+ John Hanson+ Mark and hirley Hanson Reuel+ and Margaret+Harmon Roe and Beverly H aden Lawrence and Lois Hauge Anna Mae Hayden Loren Henderson Douglas and Grace Forss '57 Herr Thelm a Leeland '32 Hess• Allen '64 and Lenice Hoversten Chester '60 and Clenora Hoversten hester and Bernice Hoversten Garfield Hoversten '50 Vincent 'SOand Marjorie Hoversten Joseph Hsieh '6 1 O scar and Pearl Husby Richard and G lenda Huston Alfred Iversen Richard and Sandra Jacobson Einor and MaryJohnson Eric Johnson H elen John son John Johnson Ruth Johnson '74 Ruth John son '27' Bruce and Maren Kleven David and Barbara Kleven Lowell '54 and Janice Kleven Norma Knutson+ Dean and Susan Kopperud Mildred Krohn Dean '62 and Barbara Beglinger '63 Larson Philip and Diane K.J even Larson Harris '57 and Maryon Lee 0. Herbert and Ilene Lindquist Alph amae Halverson Lofgren '3 1+ Larry Lokken '60 and Claudia Sabin Th eodo r Menzel+ Else Michaelsen '3 I + Robert '7 0 and Sue Mid ness Spencer '66 and Gay John son '66 Minea r Alan Moncgomery and Janet Karvonen Joel and Jeanne Mugge Mildred Nelson '52 Ronald '68 and Mar y Kay Nelson Sylvia Nelson '34 Harold and Louise Nielsen Edith No rberg• Robert '5 1 and Caro lyn Ode gard R. Luther '56 and Bobbie+ Ol son Don ald and Dagny Padilla Isabelle Park Trust Gerald '39 and Bernice Person G len Person '47 Oliver and Jeannette Peterson Thomas Peterson '70 Roger Pulkrabek Marrin •29+ and Escher+ Quanbeck Philip '50 and Dora Frojen '49 Quanb eck Luther Rodvik '5 1 Olive Ronholm '47 Mathilda Sageng '3 1 C lara E. Sand ers• Ruth Schmidt '52 Kenneth Schmit '38+ Morris Schonensrein William and Marilee '65 Schroede r Lyall and Inez Ol son '59 Schwarikopf Rosemary Shafer Agnes Siverson+ Mathias Slerca• Borger Solberg Paul ' 2 and Evelyn Sonnack Stanley and Betty Srake Roger '54 and Bonnie Stockmo Odin Storien •2g+ Merton '42 and Irene Huglen '43 Strommen Jack and P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor \'(lilliam and Donna Teeter L. Berniece Thompson+ Richard and Linda T honi John Thu,+ Roy '24 and Jeanette Tollefson Joel '38 and Frances Torstenson James Touh y Joan Volz '68 John '49 and Arnhild Werker Richard and Olive Ni lsen '5 1 Zo ller + Deceased PLANNED GIVING HERJTAGE SOCIETY The A 11 gsb11r g CollegeHeritage Society recognizes thosewhohave arrangeda deferredgiftfar the College thro11gh a heq11est, lift i11s11 ra11 cepoliC)Ia111111 iry agreement,or a charitabletmsf. Thesetho11ghtf11/ gifts extends11ppo 1t loge11e ratio11s of f11t11re st11d ents. Harold '47 & Lois Black '47 Ahlborn Ernest & Helen Alne C harles & Cat herine Anderson Daniel W. '6 5 & Alice Anderson E. \X/illiam Anderson Ernest '37 & Margaret Anderson Esther Anderson+ Gary & Mary Anderson Oscar '38 & Leola Anderson \X/illiam '86 & Kelly Anderson James '5 1+ & I. helby Gimse '56 And ress Vince nt Andrews •50+ BeccyArnold Luther •29+ ClarccceJorenby •29+ Arno ld Oscar+ & Dorothy Austad Dorot hy A. Bailey Earl & Doris Bakken Andrew '50 & Barbara Kolden '50 Balerud Loren & Mary Qu anbeck '77 Barber Gladys Pederson '25 Barnes Elizabeth '82 & Warren Barn Abner '35 & Marth a Baralden Thomas '56 & Bernie Benson Sidney '57 & Lola Lidstrom '50 Berg Birgit Birkeland '58 Anne Blegen Estate Kendra Bonderud '78 & Kenneth Parsons Richard & Nancy Borstad Donald & Nancy Bloomfield '63+ Bottemiller Gerhard '46 and Doris Frojen '5 1 Brecheim J. Bernhard '48 & Hildur Anderson '43 Bretheim Nancy G . Brown-Koeller '74 Jeroy '48 & Lorraine Car lson Harold Caspersen '42+ Herbert '54 & Co rinn e Chilscrom FricjofChristensen '28+ Judith Christensen L. Gracia Christensen Geo rge '72 & Janet Dahlman Daniel & A. Caro lyn Benson '7 1 Dauner Dallas '64 & Sharon Day Richard '55 & Audrey Dronen Beverly Durk ee Ruben '45 & Thel ma Egeberg Tracy Elfcmann '8 1 C larence '35 + & Tho ra Eliason Avis Ellingrod Casper & T helma '39 Embe rson Denise Engebretson '82 Loren '46+ & Edna Kastner '42 Ericksen Raymond Erickson •50+ John Evans '82 & Joan Moline '83 Kenneth Svendsen '7 8 & Allison Everett '78 Norman & Rachel Ferguson Maud Forberg Jerome '37 & Winifred Helland '37 Formo Julian •30+ & June+ Foss Ardella Fossum+ William & Anne Frame Terry J. Frovik '67 Leola Dyrud Furman '6 I Chuck Gabrielson '77' Harry & Mabel Storm •25+ Garlock Clayton Gjerde+ Donald+ & Irene Grangaard Joan L. Griffin Gracia Grindal '65 H . Theodor e '76 & Michele Grindal Raymond '57 & Janice Grinde Phillip Gronseth ' 55 Florence Haasarud+ Ruth Johnson '27 Escace Ruth E. John son '74 & Philip A. Quanbeck II Kenneth & Carmen Jones Larry & Jennifer Abeln '78 Kahlow Mary Kinglsey Ruth Kislingbury Gloria Gran t '57 & Arthu r Knoblauch No rman & Gwen Johnson '58 Krapf Roy Krohn + Lois Kvamme+ Obert Landsverk •45+ LaJune Th omas '68 Lange David Lanl<lnen '88 Marjorie M. Lanl<lnen Ernest Larson •30+ Luther '52 & Jan ice Bremseth '55 Larson Alan & Dorothy Lee Harris ' 57 & Maryon Lee Clayton & Virginia Lefevere Ella Lindberg James '46 & jean+ Lindell 0 . Herbert & Ilene Lindquist MarionLiska Bertha Joha nson '28 & Kristofer Hagen '29 Estate Gary '7 1 & Dallas Ahrens '69+ Hagen Alpharnae Halverson '3 I Lofgren+ James & Kathy Haglund David Halaas '76 Arne '49 & Jean Swanson '52 Markland Ronald & Donn a Manhias Theodo r Menze(+ Janet Olson '79 Halaas Edward & Shirley Hansen Ernest & Anna Hovland '58 Hanson Cynthi a Hanson '66 Mark '68 & lone Agrimson '68 Hanson Charles & BeccyJohnson '58 Hass Lawrence & Lois Hauge Loren & Helen Mohn '42+ Henderson Robert '55 & Karin Herman Mrs. Otto E. Hjelle Sigvald '4 I & Helen Hjelmel and Orville '36+ & Gertrude Lund '36 Hognander Kenn eth '74 & Linda Bailey '74 Holmen Everett '57 & Ethel Hole John Hoium Allen & Jean Housh Ruth S. Hovden C hester '60 & C lenora Hovemen Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Hoversten Garfield Hoversten '50 Lorna '62 Hoversten Robert H ove rsten Thom as '56 & Loretra Hoversten Richard & Sandra Jacobson Morri s & Beverly Jespersen Anna Johnson+ Helen John son Jerry & Bonita Johnson Kinney John son '65 Mark '54 & Thelma Johnson 6 Daniel '65 & MaryTt ldahl '61 Meyers Mark '79 & Pamela Hanson '79 Moksnes Caro l Brande '67 Mork Van & Mike Mueller Geo rge L. Nelsen Richard & Barbara Tjornhom '54 Nelson Grace Peterso n '33 Ne lson+ Kenneth & Vera Nelson Mild red Nelson '52 Robert '97 & Rose Nelson Robert '66 & Rose Ann Nelson Roger '52 & Marilyn Nelson Roselyn Nordaun e '77 Estelle Nordine+ James '57 & Shirley Norman Glenn & Ann Nycklemoe Jonathan Nye '72 & Wendy Worner Northfeh Terry '70 & Vicki Nygaard Marth a Nylander Estate Marvin Ny strom H . Arlan Ofredah l '64 Norm '85 & Kim Asleson '84 Okerscrom Evelyn Olson+ Gordon '63 & Janice O lson R. Luther O lson "56 Orville '52 & Yvon ne Bagley '52 Olson Donald '53 & Beverly Halling '55 Ore n Kenneth & Lillian Ysteboe '5 1 Ose Ervin '56 & Sylvia Overlund Do nald+ & Dagny+ Padilla Robert ' 50 & Ruth Paulson Richard l'auc, '37 Harvey '52 & Joanne Varner '52 Peterson Douglas & Joyce Anderson '65 l' fu/f T helma Schroeder '38 Preusee+ Roy Q uam '3 I + Marcin •29+ & Esd1er+ Q uanbeck Nancy Joubert '63 Raymond Barbara Rodvik Frances Roller O live Ro nho lm '47 Donald '38 & Bo rghild Ronnin g Aud rey Nagel '5 1 Sand er Robert & Marianne Sander Leland '35 & Pauline Sateren Ruth chm idt ' 52 Kenneth Schmit '3g+ Roger '62 & Jean Schwarn Rosemary Shafer Dorothy Sward+ Gary ' 80 & Deanna Tangwall Patr ick D . heehy & Wendy M . O ' Leary O liver '36+ & Elisabeth T hompso n Sidney Rod ney Sill '82 Arnold '48 & Ca rol Skaar James Smith '94 Russel '50 & Virginia Smi th Evelyn Amu ndson '43 Sonnack Dorrie Sorenson+ Robert & Joyce Engm o m '7 0 Spector Steven & Naomi Christensen '8 1 Scaruch John '4 6 & Esther teen Paul+ & Lo rene+ Steen Odin Storien '2g+ Jack & P. Dawn Heil '78 Taylor John Thu ,+ Jeanette Tollefson '24 Joel '38 & Frances Torscenson Kenneth '26+ & Ovedcia Torvik John & Marcia Thompson '78 Turcone Morris '5 1 & Bonnie Bieri '54 Vaagcnes Mark ' 83 & Beth Voelker Norman '75 & Kathryn And erson '76 Wahl T homas ' 57 and Barbara Warme Co lleen Watso n '9 1 & Mary McDougall Do ug Shaw & Lois Wm man '76 Donald ' 89 & Melind a Mattox '9 1 Wichm ann Merton '42 & A. Irene Huglen '43 Strommen Peder '49 & Alice Berg '5 1 Wilcox C lair '46 + & G ladys Boxrud '4 6 Strom men Woodrow Wilson ' 53 Johan Sverdrup Darrell & Lauralee Howe '63 Zen k ANNUAL GIVING (Gifts received Jun e 1, 2001 to May 3 1, 2002) Alumni Giving by ClassYear CLASS OF '26 Number of Alumni: I Total Amou nt of G ifts: $2585. 00 Participation: I00% $2,500 -$4 ,999 Kenneth Torvik+ C LASS OF '34 N um ber o f Alum ni : 17 Tora ! Am ount of Gif ts: $33 0.00 Participation: 18% G ifts up to $ 119 Cl ifford Johnso n Gifts o f $ I 0,000 o r More Jessie M . Christensen Escace C LASS OF '35 N umb er o f Alumn i: 12 Total Amount of G ifts: $90 .00 Participation: 17% C LASS OF ' 30 Number of Alumni: 9 Total Amo un t of G ifts: $545. 00 Parcicipacion: 11% $500-999 Elsie Lokken Lower C LASS OF '33 Num ber of Alumn i: 5 Total Amount of G ifts: $ 165. 00 Participation: 20% $ 120-239 Vincent Kensrad G ifts up to $ 119 Haro ld O lson S5,000 -9,999 Jerome Formo Win ifred Helland Formo $ 120-239 Hamar Benson W. Do nald O lsen C LASS OF '29 N umb er of Alum ni : Total Amount of G ifts: $2 05, I 00 .00 Parricipacion: 100% Gifts up to $ 119 M . Dueland Total Amo unt of G ifts: $ 12, 109.00 Participation: 53% $2,500-4,999 Carl Ch rislock+ $ I ,000 -2,499 Ernest Anderson $5 00 -999 Forrest Monson $240-499 Richard Pautz G ifts up to $ 119 Leland Sateren Carl olberg $ 120-239 Conrad Jergenson Margaret ateren Trautwein C LASS OF '36 Num ber of Alumni : 17 Tora! Amoun t of G ifts: $ 17 15.00 Participation: 29% C LASS O F '3 8 Nu mber of Alu mn i: 33 Total Amo unt of G ifts: $3 ,555. 00 Participation: 30% $ 1,000-2,499 Sophia Iverson Gjerde $ 1,000 -2,499 Oscar Anderson $240-499 Gertrude Erling Paun+ $500-9 99 Edor Nelson G ifts up to $ 119 Roselyn Ekberg lh ling Lynn Hanson Luthard Dagmar Dahl Q uanbeck $24 0-499 E. Irene Neseth Ethel Sinn er Shebeck Hannah Mehus Srensvaag Joel Torsrenson C LASS OF '37 Number of Alumni: I5 7 Adrian Tinderholc 5 120-239 Do nald Ro nnin g G ifts up to $ 119 Einar Cannelin Gretha Halvorson Loken C LASS O F ' 39 Numb er of Alumn i: 37 Total Amount of G ifts: S2,985.00 Participation: 27% $ 1,000-2 ,499 Gerald Person S500- 999 Ruch Aune Luther Strommen $ 120 -239 Lester Dahlen Irene Hagen Kyllo G ifts up t0 $ 119 Roberc halmers John Haaland Gordon Korsmo Vivien Thompson Paulson Palmer Wold C LASS OF '4 0 Number of Alumni: 4 Total A.m ount of ifts: $37 ,595 Participation: 36% $ I 0,000 o r More Adelaide Walsh Estate $2,500-4 ,999 Valborg G ilscth C hrislock $240-499 Margaret C hrislock Gilscth $ 120-239 \Vanda Severson Benson Henry Chapman C larice Nundahl Fylling Earl Lanes Ca rl Overvold Erling Tungseth $ 120-239 Archie Buseth Verlinda O lson Huu s Victor Miller Elaine Olson Seal Gifts up co $ 119 Chester Brooks Ebba John son Brooks Roy Erickson+ Maryann Eye Helleckson Florence Borstad Hicplcr Glenn Hoplin Kenneth Jacobson Gifts up co $1 19 Clair Chelmen Doris Hanson Currens Florence Retrum Hovland Arloene Martin Knudsen Anna T horsgard Kordahl Alben O lson Ina. Hinrichs Sullivan Roger Thomp son CLASS OF '4 1 Number of Alumn i: 57 Toral Amount of Gifts: $7, 588.00 Participation: 35% $2,500-4,999 igvald Hjelmcland $ 1,000-2,499 Dona ld Lundberg Sigfrid Aadland Lybeck Harry Sorenson Royal Steen Everald Strom Harriet Hclleckson Thompson Morris Ulring C LASS OF '43 Numbe r of Alumni: 66 Tota l Amount of Gifts: $ 14,6 10.00 Parcicipacion: 38% $2,500-4 ,999 Evelyn Amundson Sonnack A. Irene Hu glcn Strommcn $ 1,000-2,499 Addell Halverson Dahl en Fern Hanson Gudmcstad Th eodore Nelson Philip Rowberg S500-999 Thelm a Sydnes Monson $120 -239 Richard Jacobson Vivian Peterson Gifts up co SI 19 Erwin Chell Reynold Erickson Edward Evenson Waldemar Framscad Roben Girod Roy Johnson Mabel Nelson Kingscad Martha Quanbcck May Helen Helm Mork Edmund crand Ormande Tang Irene Slcrcen Thoresen Ruch Gudim Wold CLASS OF '42 Number of Alumni : 57 Total Amount of Gifts: $11,630.00 Participation: 37% $2,500 -4,999 Mcrcon Strommcn $ 1,000 -2,499 Philip Helland $240 -499 Muriel Quanbeck Turricrin $500-999 O rloue Gisselquisc Gloria BurnrvedtNelson $240-499 Martin Larsen Esther Paulson $ 120-239 Hildur Anderson Brethei m Borghild Escness Arno ld Huu s• Harry John son Dorothy Herman Lanes Emil Martinson Harold Nelson Marion Parbst Sarver Henry Staub Gifcs upc o$ 119 Ca rl Gilbertson S. Elizabeth Bjornstad Luukkonen lone C halgren Marcin Amo Martin+ LuVerneNelson Stanford Nelson Ruch Framscad Steen Estelle Uleberg Swanson Clconc Bolstad Tang $240-499 Bunon Fosse Peggy Lou Zigneigo Fosse Laville Henjum Larson $ 120-239 Iver Sonnack Gifts up co $ 119 Mary Ann Johnson Dixen Kenneth Gilles Edwin Johnson Marjorie Kleven Quam C larence Strandberg CLASS OF '4 5 Nu mber of Alumni : 47 Total Amount of Gifts: $6,826. 00 Participation: 30% $2,500-4 ,999 Vera Thorson Benzel $ 1,000-2.499 Ruben Egeberg Clara Carlsen Durfee Eunice Tande Langhaug Gifts up co $ 119 Bonnie Sorem Anderson Donald Car lson Marcella Solheim Nelson D. Henrickson Pederson Eileen Quanbe ck Elsie Rykken Sandve Robert Warren CLASS OF '47 Number of Alumni : 64 Tocal Amount of Gifts: $ 13,568. 00 Participation: 42% $5, 000-9 ,999 Glen Person $ 1,000 -2.499 Harold Ahlborn Lois Black Ahlborn Olive Ronholm $500-999 Joyce Opseth Schwarn $500-999 Borghild Rholl Gabrielson J. Vernon Jensen $240-499 Marie Gjenvick Knaphus Marguerite Gregwo n Larsen $240-499 Paul Blikscad Margery Manger Torgerson $ 120-239 Muriel Ruud Frosch John Parbsc $ 120-239 Delpha Randklev Berg Maria Galin Berryman Agnes Valvik Larson Arthur Marben Lorna Wilberg Sanders Gifts up co $ 119 Oliver Dahl Elin Joh nson Lappegaard Irene Ppedahl Lovaas Caro l Tyvoll Nokleberg L. Buesing Op grand Ruch Chrislock Severson Ruth Welnin Swanson CLASS OF '4 6 Number of Alumni : 43 Total Amount of Gifts: $700 ,595 .00 Participation: 44% $ I 0,000 or more E. Milcon Kleven James Lindell Gladys Boxrud Scrommen $2,5 00-4,999 Mario n Myrvik Buska $1,000 -2.499 John Steen $500-999 Ordelle Aaker Gifts up co $119 Erma Chinander Omar Gjerness IAwell Larson Avis Haga Lindroo s Caro l Ysceboe Lindsay Marilyn Rykken Michaelson Roald Nokleberg Eileen Kolden Olson Herman Olson Guilford Parsons Jean Rachie Peterson Edith Dreyer Reesnes Sylvia Brande Saccren John Thomp son CLASS OF '48 Number of Alumn i: 9 I Toral Amount of Gifts: $ I 1,020.00 Participation : 33% $2,500-4,999 Jeroy Car lson CLASS OF '44 Number of Alumni: 6 1 Tota l Amoun t of G ifts: $ 1,770.00 Parcicipadon: 16% $24 0-499 Geo rge Sverdrup $ I ,000 -2.499 Stephen Halvorsen Margaret Nelson Foss Nokleberg Arnold Skaar $500-999 Chester Hoversten $ 120-239 Norma Sateren Anderson Jeannette Uleberg Boxrud Gerh ard Bretheim $500-999 Rona Quanbeck Emerson Richard Koplin Mary Schind ler Th ompson $ 120-2 39 MaryArneson J. Bernhard Brechcirn Barbara Ekse Ca rlson Doro thy Q uanbeck John son Alcon Knucson Duane Lindgren Paul Sanders G ifts up to $ 119 T heodore Anderson LorraineCimmesrad lyne Camille Sivertsen Forness Eugene Hasselquist Emily Rachie Hoard Gud run Vik Kampen Ge rhard Karlstad Paul !Gide Martha Th o mpson Nelso n LaverneMoe Olson Marilynn Peterson Olson Eli1.abe1h Westphal Peterson Ma ry Kuhn Schmid, Ge rtrude Vik Sund srad Erik Tromb org Jean Tibke Vane CLASS OF '4 9 Nu mber of Numni : 130 Toral Amount of G ifts: $ 12.525 .00 Participation: 40% $5 ,000-9,999 Dora Frojen Quanbeck Jo hn Werkct $ 1,000-2 ,499 Elsie Ronholm Koivula $500 -999 Donald Embretso n Martha Fosse BecsyTowns Framstad Wi llard G lade Lorenc McGinnis Hansen Evelyn Green Harris Lorraine Telander Hendershor Wi lliam lrgens Donna Curry lrgens+ Louisa Johnson Robert Johnson Ca rol John so n Logan Jo hn Midtl ing Joyce Dreyer Nesct Theodore Nystuen Anna trand Olson Donald Peterson Robert Peterson Miriam Bredow Priebe Jo hn Q uam Pau l Rot h Donald areren Dorothy T horb erg chm idt Lillian Hanson tadelman Donald Sween Rueben Vane Jo hn Wetzler Peder W ilcox Mae Jo hnson Luhn Quentin Quanbcck G ifts up to $ 119 Delphin e Jensen Bakke Raymo nd Bodin La Verne Olson Burnrvcdt George apetz. hidey Dahlen C harlotte Forness Egeberg Robert Eftedal, I Dolores No lan Fevig Marilyn Larson Forslund Merlyn Frcdman Beverly Fowler Holte Wi lliam Holte Raynard Huglen Delores Farm Johnson Esther Johnson Everette Johnson LeRoy John son \'(lilliam Knutson G eorge Lanes Carol Schmidt Larson Harvard Larson C)'ruS Lideen Marion Iverson Loges Rhond a Hektner Lybeck Robert clson James Peterson \'(laync Peterson Elizabet h Felland Ronnin g John hd stad Angeline Rolland orenson Dorothy Twiron Robert Ulsaker David Wasgm C LASS OF ' 50 umber of Numni: 194 Total Amount of Gifts: $48.523. 00 Participation: 33% $5.000 -9,999 Roy Bogen Rudolf Engelm ann Garfield Hover ren Robert Paulson Philip Qua nbeck C LAS OF "5 1 Numb er of Alumni : 15 1 Total Amount o f G ifts: $48,58 0.00 Participation: 50% $2,500 -4,999 FrankArio Georgette Lanes Ario $5 ,000 -9.999 Anabelle H anson Dalberg Robert O degard Oli ve N ilsen Zo ller $ 1,000 -2,499 $240-499 Robert Andersen Lois \'Varner Bergcland Luth er Bergeland Arno ld Henjum Henry Roufs Jean Christenson Sverdrup heldon Torgerson $ 120 -239 Ray Anderson James Carlson Erling Helland Esth er Tun gseth Hin schberger Marvin Johnson Calvin Larson Jeanette Jacobson Martinson Paul Paulson Edward Nb erg Richard Aune Lola Lidstro m Berg Kermit Hoversten Carol \'(latSon chweizer $2 ,500-4 ,999 Marolyn Sortland Halverson \'(lilliam Halverson $5 00 -999 Archie Lalim Eunice Nystuen ordand S 1,000 -2,499 LaVonnc Th ompson Benson Ruby Helland Brow n hirlcy L, rson Goplerud Audr ey Nagel ander $240 -499 Ethel Anderson Andersen Andrew Balcrud Barbara Kolden Balerud orinne hicll Leslie Lynn Lundin Miriam Hoplin Lundin Lyle Show $500 -999 James hristopherson Jennings Th ompson $24 0-499 Elii.1bct h Becken Roben Hoffiander Merlin Johnson LaRhea Johnson Morseth LaWayne Morserh Daniel Pearson Wallace Pran Calvin torley arol Brekken Ritt enhouse Connie Rholl Wagoner Gifts up to $1 19 Jerome Andersen Jack Berry Dolores Hinsverk Bies Fabian arlson Rut h Isaacson ornell $ 120-239 Erling aris en Donald Erickson+ Sylvia Kleven Hanson Marjori e Wi lberg Hauge Doroth y Gra mlin g Hoffiander Rob m Howells Roger Leak 9 $ 120 -239 Gen rude ess Berg T heodore Berkland Doris Frojen Bretheim Shirley Odencrans Erickson+ Glen Hendrickson Eleanor Ewert Hucchinson Gloria Johnson Erika raub Niemi Clarice Thi ngelscad Onsager Lillian Ysteboe Ose Dorothy wanson Ryan G ifts up to $ 119 Dorothy Anderson Elaine Hanson Aune Kerman Benson James Bergd and Dolores Flaa Bjerga Alben Bjerkestrand Thelm a Finnesgard Dahle• Trygve Dahle• G erald Davis John Eliason Harold Emerson Steph en Engelstad Ellen Stenberg Erick.son Kat hryn Th orsgard Erickson Stanley Erickson Jo hn Ga rland Janee HargraveGavic Ronald Gude rian Herbert Hanson Hubert Hanson Howard Hjelm Muriel Olson Hoplin Joseph Hulterstrum An •ild Jacobson John Johnson Jean Vettel Kicele}' Arthur Kuross Joan Baxter Larson Richard M)'hre Harland elson Pete Petersen Gloria trand Peterson•Conrad Arthur olberg Otto Sotnak Joyce Bonen trand Herbert Svendsen Alice Anderson Thorson Donald T horson Mary Valtinson Vevle Robert Weeden David West phal Ruth Fosten •o ld Westph al Ni ce Berg Wilcox Loren \Xloo lson C LASS OF ' 52 umber of Alumni: 139 Total Am ount of G ifts: $28 ,005 .00 Participation: 1% $5 ,000-9,999 Leon ard Dalberg Ruth chmidc $ 1,000 -2. 99 Joanne Varner Peterson Harvey Pererson Yvonn e Bagley O lson (Gifts received Ju ne 1, 200 1 to May 3 1, 2002) Orvi lle Olson Harvey Peterson $ 1,000-2,499 Gloria Parirek Thorpe Ruth Pousi Olli la Janice Anderson Rykkcn James Shiell Joann e Varner Peterson G ordon Th orpe $500-999 \Villiam Kuross Leroy Nyhus Charlorte Kleven Rimmereid $240-499 Irene Shelstad H enjum Lloyd Lyngdal Mildred Nelson $ 120-239 Arvid Dixen Marjorie Danidson Johnson Morris Johnson Ludt cr Larson Donn a Wang Leak D oro thy Sko nno rd Petcrx n Marlo Petersen Beverly Gryth Villwock Gi fts up to $ 119 LeRoy Anenson No rman Backstrom Laurie Balzer herman Bohn H arriet Haller Brown Celia H anson Burk David Christensen LeVon Paulson Dinrcr Marj orie Haley Eliason Jun e John son Enget James Faul Robe rt Go rdo n Kay Roper H agen Elmer Hanso n M . Joyce Tallman H anson Richard Howells Th eodore Hust oft Millard Knudso n James Kon o m Benjamin Larson Elwood Larson John Leak Lola Nelso n Nebel Roger Nelson Go rdon Od egaard Arnold Paulson Gladys D ahlberg Peterson Vera Peterson Rachuy Donavon Robcrcs David Rold« Leona Eng Rold« Roger Shelstad Lewann Awes Sornak Mae Ness Sparby Alyce Larson Thur een O dett e Hj elle Waller CLASS OF '53 N umb er of Alumn i: 125 Total Amount of G ifts: $22,305.00 Parcicipation: 38% $5,000-9,999 Donald Or en Mark Raabe $500-999 Ruth Aaskov Dorothy Srrommen Chrisrophcrson Marvin Larson John Lingen Betry Mun son Nyhus Thomas Ohno ArthurR.immcrcid Allan Sortla,1d $ 120-239 Theodore Anderson Louis B« ker Lowell Brown lnts Busevic.s Valborg Kyllo Ellingson Erling S. Huglen Richard Johnson Mavis Kyllonen Alice Jensen Noble Horace Porten Allan Thoreson $240-499 Marlys Ringdahl Gun derson \Vilgard John son Joan Johnso n Kuder Wi lmer Oudal Gifts up to $ 119 Keith Anderson JeannineTorstenson Blanchard Willard Botko Roger Ca rlson George Fisher Esther Oleson Freund Marshal Cante $ 120-239 Joseph C leary Joyce Jorgensen Eckhoff Beverly Nystuen -Carlsen David Rykken Edmund Youngquist James Gcise ndorfer G ifts up to $ 119 Eli1.abeth Manger Anderson LaVon Moderow Belanger Torrey Berge H . Emmerc Dan ielson Faith Ca rlstedt Dippo ld Herman Egeberg Jerom e Engseth Leland Fairbanks Delmour Fenske Marilyn Elness Froiland Jam es Hamre A1ice Jacobsen Norm an John son Sigrunn Kvamme H arriet Dup slaff Luehrs Jack Lundb erg David Lunde Dono van Lundeen Duane Myrin Howard Pearson Harold Peterson Donald Reimer Sam Skogsbergh Vernon Stcnoien Phyllis Vik Swanson Co rinne Rechwill Tiegs William \'Uhite Helen Larsen Wire Mavis Strand Hafsrad Wallace H afstad Eileen Johnson Hanson Rohm lngman U roy lscmingcr Orpha Hu shagen Iseminger Rohm Langseth Mary Peterson Leak Beverly Jacobsen Lund een Alan Mathiason Helen Jensen Myhre Arlene Larson Nelson Karl Nestvold Edward Nyhu s Winifred Nysrucn Nyhus Ardis Dorr Nystuen G lenn O lson Lloyd Peterson Ardelle Skovholt Quanbeck No rm an Quanbeck Donna Erickson Reimer Alben Sand ness Maryls Harkm an Schm idt John Seaver Roger Stockmo Jero me Trelsrad CLASS OF '55 Number of Alumn i: 10 I Total Amount of Gifts: $36,525.00 Parciciparion: 35% CLASS OF ' 54 Number of Alumni : 147 Total Amo unt of G ifts: $9,670.0 0 Participation:37% $ 10,000 or more Phillip Gronseth $ I ,000-2 ,499 $2,500-4 ,000 Beverly Halling Oren Florence H elland Borman Lowd ! Kleven $ 1,000-2 .499 Darrell Egertson Beverly Omdahl Nelson $500-999 Herbert Chilmo m $240-499 Richard Dronen Arvin Halvorson $240-499 Arthur Anderson Mark John son Colette Peterson Lyngdal 10 Philip Nelson Ethel Nordstrom Shiel! $120-239 Gene Anderson Agnes Thompson Becker John Benson Richard H agestuen Jacquelyn Bagley Han son Janice Bremseth Larson Wenona Strandlie Lund Richard Mahre Clinton Peterson Gifts up to $ 119 Wi llard Burk Elaine Fo~ Erickson Wallace H anson Robert Herman Mary Jean Danger Holmquist ErvinJohnson LaVonne Soderberg John son Elmer Karlstad Ralph Martinsen Phyllis O lson McDaniel Audrey Larson Miller Clarice Ca rlson Nasby Diane Aho Nelson Clyde Peterson John Peterson David Skaar Mavis BergeTrelnad CLASS OF '56 Numb er of Alumni : 125 Total Amount of Gifts : $ 14,405.00 Participation: 38% $5,000-9 ,999 R. Luther Ol son $ 1,000-2,499 Deloris Anderson I. Shelby G imse Andr ess $500-999 Robert Lockwood $240-499 Lloyd Grinde Cha rles Howard $ 120-239 Dorot hy Floistad Benson Thomas Benson H ans D umpys C harles Evavold Rohm Gjengdah l James Hau gen Stan ley Ludviksen Christine Munson Main Ronald Main James Pederson Robert Roos Donohu e Sarff Elizabeth Morcensen Swanson John Thomp son G ifts up to $ 119 Margaret Hermanson Barnes Gerald Baxter Caro lyn Lower Bliss J• mes Buski rk O rla hrisrenscn Robert Dongoske Lel• nd Erickson F,r olyn John son Ge hring Shirley Mu len G rnus Jo hn Haynes Marlys Nepsu nd Lester Margaret Helgaas Lincoln Harvey Lundin Mary Christiansen Meyer Ardell Moen Robert No rby Roger O se Ervin Ovcrlund James Pearson Harold Stoa Allen Swanson Kath ryn Th orv ig Th omp son G lenn T ho rpe Mark T ho rpe Richard T ho rud Ma lcolm Unseth Evererc Holt Marshall Jo hnson Ralph Johnso n Ro nald Johnson Alfred Kaupins Faye Brenni Moen Do nald Myrvik Rhod a Dah l Myrvik ClaraA.nnHaugen Nordstrom Ge rald Parupsky Noel Sagness Gloria Grant Knoblauch Jeanette O lso n Locke O rval Moren Ruby Johnson Mortenson Phyllis Knudson cim Ronald cave LaVane Srudlicn Arden Wahlberg Robert Welch James No rman Robert O slund James Plum edahl L'lwrcnce Pratt C LASS OF '59 Number of Alumni : 143 Tota l Amount of ifts: S 18,050.00 Participadon: 4 1% Marian GraffSkaar Neal nider Mar lys Holm Tho rsgaard John Welckle Ronald Welde $5,000-9,999 John Martinsen C LASS OF '58 Nu m ber of Alumn i: 132 Toral Amou nt of G ifts: $26,385 .00 Participation: 35% $ 1,000-2,499 Paul Almqu iSt arl Casperson $ 10,000 or more Birgit Birkeland MarcinOlav Sabo Inez.Olson chwarzkopf $2,5 00-4,999 Joann e Stiles Laird $500-999 Lois Madson Allen John Berg $ 1,000-2 ,499 Menon Johnson Robert Meffert Ronald Miskowicc Harold eilsen Hubert Nelson Willard O lsen Do nald O lson Sylvia Moe Ovcrlund Vicki Skor Pearson Eileen Pund y David Quanbeck Luther Romo Do nald Sallen Junice Aasncss andncss Theodore trand Gale Torscenson C LASS O F '60 N umb er of Alumni : 162 Total Amo unt of Gifts: $ 10,405.00 Participation: 3 1% $2,50 0-4,999 Bruce Amundson Eugene Peterso n C LASS OF ' 57 N umb er of Alumn i: 138 Tota l Amou nt of G ifts: $29 ,984 .00 Participation: 36% S 10,000 or mo re Raymo nd G rind e $ 1,000-2 ,499 Caroly n Burfield Beverly Tollefson Uh lenberg $500-999 Chester Hoversten Dona ld Olsen Lila Ogawa Furukawa $2,500-4 ,999 Grace Forss Herr Harris Lee Mabech aurc yllscrom Wesley Sideen Crace Kemmer Sulcrud S 1,000-2,499 tanley Baker Sidney Berg De>n Holmes An na Hovland Hanson Jo An Bjornso n Jo hnson Mary Erickson Lockwoo d $500.00-999 Harlan hriscianson $240-499 T homas Moen Bo nnie Martinson Sta rley $500-999 $ 120-239 Mary Twiton Bosben Paul hrisrensen Donald Hagestuen RmhThorsgard Homme Harry Horne Rhoda Monseth Hu glen hirley Nordin e Kehrbc rg Gary Lange Go rdon Lindgren Lawrence Lyscig David Ringstad RichardRobinson onja Sather kurdal $2 0-499 C hester Dyrud Kennech Hagen $240-499 D ennes Borman AJdemar Johnson Hagen Gor don Trelsrad $ 120-239 James Armstrong Verna Skovholr Barren T homas Hom ander Roben Jamieson Morris Jespersen Wayne Johnson Roger Mackey Gera ld M indrum Maynard Nelson Richard Vevle Bill Z inn Gifts up to $ 119 Richard Berg David Freedland Do rot hy Burke Freedland Virg Ge h ring Peggy-Joyce orenso n Grab le G ilbert Gra us Doris Rovick Hanson Anneliese Laidig H aynes Jean M,ng uson H icks $ 120-239 Elyce Lundquist Arvidson Lois Mackey Davis Hugh Gi lmore Betty John son H ass Peggy Oneil wcnscn Janet Coo ke Zinewicz Jerome Kleven Alice Lindell Lindgren Wendel l Sh iell G ifts up 10 119 Lawrence Berg Irene O lson Brown James Brown Delores rupp hristianson Barbara O lson Oertle Jam es G uldm h James Hanson Franklin Hawks Arlene dander Hill Rod ney Hill James Horn Ro nald Jacobso n LarryJunkermcier H arold Kambak Charlone Bac:a lden Knmson Monroe Larson LeRoy Lauen Walrer Lundeen G ifts up to $ 119 Dennis Barnaal Vernon Berkness Elaine Nelson Bernards Erwin hrisrenson Janet Nicderloh hristeson Glenn Davidson onja Johnson Enscad Loi Hofstad Esselmom Myrna Tollefson Ga rdin Philip Heide C, rl Hellie n C. Leroy John son Joy Hu nd l Joh nso n Gwen Johnson Krapf Margaret Peterson Langness Jon Maraia John Miskowiec 11 $240-499 Richard Berge Phyllis Raymond Burge Bruce Cunning Jayton Paulson Edyt he Strand Shogren Marjorie Moland \Xlcndt S 120-239 John Anderson Kay Lemmerman ilmore Ruth Carlsen Moen David Nordlie S 120.00 Donald Homme HarryToussaim Gifts up to $ 119 Lois Richter Agrimson Jean Knutson Anderson Arne Boyum Myron Carlson Carol Johnson Casperson Fred Engelmann Ruth Borchardt Engelstad ancy Garland Erickson Arden Fla1en James Gedrose Dennis Glad BarbaraMilne Gordon David Hanka Kenneth Hatland Gerald Hendricks Donald Holmq uisc LaVonne GravgaardIverson Peter Locke M•ry LundquiSt Meffert C lifford Myhre R. Thomas Olson (Gifts received Jun e 1. 200 1 10 May 3 1, 2002) Phyllis R<denbaugh Ose Dwighr Pederson Barbara Ricsberg Peterson Ronald ranley MarleneStud1ien C LASS O F '62 Number of Alumni: 169 Total Amount of Gifts: $ 14,420.00 Participation: 29% Gordon $2,500-4,999 Joann Eliason Amundson yverson Larry Th ompson Kermit Vall~n Sharon Grodt West Darrell Wiese Shirley Harms W ilsey Lowell Ziemann C LASS O F '6 1 Number of Alumni : 160 Total Amounr of Gifts: $ 17,949. 00 Parcic ipation: 26% $5,000-9,999 Richard Thompson $ 1,000-2 ,499 Marilyn Saure Breckenridge Joseph Hsieh Kenneth Nelson Karen Egcsdal Trelm d $500-999 Daniel Carlson Mary Ttldahl Meyers $240-499 Dennis Johnson Jan et Baralden Johnso n Gregory Madson $120-239 Kenneth AJccrman Theodore Botten Curtis Haney Ca rol Oversvee Johnson Joan Gibson Labs Ronald Laudert Seven Score Co nstance Gildsech pangenberg PatriciaNordlund Toussaint Gifts up to $ 119 Gayle Arvidson Lloyd Bakke John Baxter Mary Lou BalcerChristenson Lawrence Gallagher Roger Gordon Jam es Ho lden Audrey Halvorson Hovland PatriciaSwanson Kreuziger George Larson George Lundqu ist Julie Magnuson Marineau Jack Mayala Karen Erickson McCullough Cedric Olson Gerald Peterson James Redeske Myron Rew Jud y Fosse Snider Glenice Nordin Sprague Carol Svanoe Bruce Westphal $5,000-9,999 Patr icia O 'Reilly Olso n $ 1,000-$2,499 Dennis Erickson Mary Lou Ervin Erickson $ I ,000-2.499 Allen Hoverste n Philip Sidney Sarah Halvorson Strom Sandra Simpson Phaup Stella Kyllo Rosenquist WilJiamStrom $500-999 David Srccnson Robert Tufford LauraleeHowe Zenk $ 1,000 -2,499 Kathleen Aalcer Casperson Eunice Kyllo Roberts Arne Sather $240-499 Ronald Beckman Bradley Holt David Procrnr Ordean Torsrenson $240-499 Jennelle Johnson C unning Paul Grover Lorna Hoverste n John Hugo Lois Knutson Larsen Kay Hanenbur g Madson Wayne Stockman Lewis Sundquist , 11 Mary Ann Sorensen Urban $ 120-239 Roger Bevis Brenda Henrickson Capek Linda Carlscedt Lola Nelson Grafstrom C. Bagley Humphrey Doris Wilkins Johnson Caro l Anderson McCue n T homas Wadsworch Marilyn Heide Waller John Wanner $120-239 Marilyn Ellingson Akerman Philip Baum an Joanne Joski Evavold Judy Jo hnson John son Olivia Gordon Lorents John Osberg Gifts up to $ 119 R. Char les Anderson C harles Arndt Morris Bjurlin Gifts up to SI 19 John Bosrad Claire Helland Buettner John Christense n Wayne Coil Sherman Coltvec Tamara Ronholdt Francis Marilyn Olson Gronner Julia O se Grose Sonia Overmoe n Gullick, Peter Hauser Rodney Helgeson Wanda Anderson Hemes Robert Umup Ruth Gochnauer Johnson Ursula Laidig Juliar LynneMclean Junkcrmeicr Gayler Korsmo Ella Bowlby Lerud John Lystig Phillip Matti son Cunis Moe A. Robert Molldrem Ann Ring Odegaa rd Betty Johnson Oppegard Milo Oppegard Bonnie Carlson Pehrson Roger Schwarn Ronnie Scott Bcrz.cPaulson Solomonson Barbara Herkal Szoke Roger Bosmoe Wendell Carlson Joan Hanson C heck Wayne Christiansen Gloria C lauson Alice Evenson l.annell Farmer Mary Lower Farmer Raymond Fosse Stephen Gabr ielsen Joyce Gusiafson Hauge Marilyn Peterson Haus Mary Jo Cherne Holmmand Caro lyn Johnson Judich Hess Larsen KarenTangen Mattison Julie Medbery Russell Oste rberg Glenn Peterson Janet Evenson Potran James Roback Hans Sandbo Allen atter Albert Schobe r Arvid Schroeder C hristopher Wagner Ann Johnson Wollman Linda Tollefson Zenk C LASS OF '63 Number of Alumni : 188 Tota l Amount of Gifts: $53,086.00 Participation: 29% C LASS OF '64 Numbe r of Alumni : 202 Toca! Amount of Gifts: $ 15,76 1.00 Participation: 25% $ I 0,000 or more LaVonne O lson Batalden Paul Batalden $2 ,500-$4,999 Joyce Leifgren Young Karen La.Mere Bosmoe 12 $500-$999 Rohm Nordin Karen Henry Srccnson $240-$499 Doto thy Borsgard Berldand Ellen Paulson Keiter Gary Langness Jean Pfeifer Olson Stanley Spangenberg Dorothea Hake Torsrcnson $ 120-$239 Luther Anderson Bruce Braaten Deanne Star Greco Roger Johnson Sharon C hristensen Kildal Mary Fenrick Olson Ted Olson James Parks Patricia Strecker Pederson Virginia Hovland Plunkett Bruce Ranum Betty Hanson Rossing Gifts up to $ 119 Dawn Asp Aarsvold And rew Berg Jerry DeVrieze Avis Hoel Dyrud Philip Dyrud Barry Fosland Ronald Gtoff Margery Kyvig Haaland Ann Tja den Jensen David John son Jack Kelly Sharon Swanson Knucson Diane Garbisch Levalce Mary Lindgren Karla Krogsrud Miley Ronald No rdin Sharon Peterson Paulson Linda Hamilton Senta James Spiess Satoru Sudoh Carla Q uanbeck Walgren Michael Walgren Elizabech Johnson Wolsky C LASS OF '65 Numb er of Alumni : 229 Total Amount of Gifts: $78,627.0 0 Partic ipation: 34% $ I 0,000 or Mo re Kinney Johnson $5, 000- $9,999 Lyle O lson $2 ,500-$4,999 Daniel And erson $ I ,000-S2 ,499 Lois Harp Bjorngoard Paul Ficldharnmer Priscilla Strecker Fieldhammcr \'(landa \Xlagner Hanson Ruth Radke Paulson Larry cholla S500-$999 Julie Gudmcsrad Laudicina Daniel Meyers Steven Nielsen $240-$499 Gary Blosberg Judy Thomp son Eiler Mark Gjerde James Harbo MarleneHanggi Heimbigner Cordelia Coltvec Hoffmann BeverlyNelson Hugo Peter Jacobson Carol Welch Langness Marie Hafie MacNally John McIntyre Dennis Morreim Gene Nagel Gary O lson $ 120-239 Bradford Aamodt JoAnn Halvorson Robert Hinz Donald Hostl h Sharon Dirrbcnner KJabund e John Luoma Larry Nelson David Parupsky Joyce Anderson Pfaff GaryT hyren Gifts up ro $ 119 Lois Luthard Anderson Marilyn ielsen Anderson Judith Kasin Anenson Jean Amland Berg Adrienne crand Buboln Larry Buboltz Darryl Can er Gerald Dahl Eunice Bergman Dietrich Thomas Eberhart Gary Ellis Dale Engel Marilynn Ross Fa1l strom Donald Francis Hildur Oyen Gleason Anita Christopherson Gransee Gracia Grindal David Gunderson Linnea Hanke Edythe Berg Johnson Janice Mattson Johnson Kendall Kamp Chuck Kienholz Paul Larson Michael Marcy Michael Monson Peter Onstad Calvin Peterson Janee Anderson Peterson Lilah Rasmussen Paul Reiff Gary Reuss Lee Ridgway I. Patricia ccenson Roback Marie Bergh andbo Ellen Johnson Srrorn Sceven Scrommen \Villiam Tessman Lyndon West Robert Zeller Dennis Rykken James enn Joann Gilbertson Snyder Karen Pelcola Sorenson Beery Lundgren ravrou Sorerios Sravrou harles Stenson Dale Strom James cruve haron Petersen Te.ssman Steven Westby CLASS OF '6 6 Number of AJurnni: 2 17 Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $ 18,759.00 Panicipario n: 26% CLASS OF '67 Number of Alumni: 2 17 Total Amoun1 of Gifts: $8,337.00 Participation: 31o/o $5,000- $9,999 Gay Johnson Minear penccr Minear $500-$999 ccphen Bacalden Lee Anne Hansen L1ck recchen Larson Swenson \Vaync wenson $ 1,000-$2 ,499 Thom as Hanson $500-$999 Patricia Munson Duncan ynthia Hanson Beth Torstenson $240-$499 Gail Suo msmoc Dow Alan Gierke Marilyn Albaugh Gierke Rebecca Beiro Huseby Dennis Miller Mark Sandbo $240-499 Janice Peterson Andrews John Greenfield Edward Huseby Douglas Johnson Kathryn Wall Johnson Donald Marrison Richard Mork Jeanne \'(/anncr Morreim $ 120-$239 James Call Loren Dunham Sharon Hendrickson Gronberg Barry Gunderson Kay Dahlquist Gunderson uzanne Overholt Hampe Gene Hugoson Kathleen Feddick Luedtke Dennis Sackreitcr Karen Foss Sackreiter Muriel Berg cholla John elstad Robert ko«egaard Duane Vik Rebecca Helgesen Von Fischer $120-239 Lennore Bylund Bevis Larry Hoff teven Holm Gracia Nydahl Luoma Karen Langseth Oelschlager Margaret Ahlson Tjade n Gifts up to $ 119 Benjamin Coltvet Donald Anderson John Andr easen K."hleen Popp Boggess Julie eegmiller Braaten Barbara Anderson Brown Helen Co ltvet larke Judith Erickson oppersmi1h hirley Sandin Dahl Darlene Ojak:mgas Gunderson Catherine Blom Johnson F. William Johnson Karen Johnson Margaret Danielson Jorg nsen Allan Kriscenson EJsie Anderson Larson John Lund Marcia Th imsen Noble Douglas Norvold Beverly Hallcock Ohmann Larry O lson Dennis Paulson Darrel Pererson Judith Erickson Pinelkow arolyn Benson Pinman Gifts up to $ 119 BarbaraAnderson Aaberg Bruce Anderson Dianne Larson onn Janet Fischer Davenport Marilyn McKnight Erickson Ruth Ann Gjerde Finke Terry Frovik Bruce ilmore Dennis Goldenman Lorraine Vash osewisch Robert Haskin onja Helgesen Darlene Tesdell Hetland Duane Hetland Robert Hosman Roger Husbyn Sandra Doering Jeppesen Victori:i.Asper Johnson Mi hael Jorgensen loria Lamprecht Mary Lou Lanes Elaine Erickson L1rson Karen Len::inder 13 Marian Schroeder Leonardson Mary Ellen trommen Liebers James Lindell Carol Brandt Mork Johanna cidcrt Bonnie Johnson Nelson Linda Larson Pahl Janee Madsen Peterson Kenneth Peterson \Villiam Pittman Fern Rasmussen Harley Refsal Audrey Anderson Rogness Patricia Sickin Tom Snyder Paulene Nelson peed Marlys Ruona Thomsen cuan Ucgaard Carl Wall Geraldine Neff Wall CLASS OF '68 Number of Alumni: 26 1 Total Amount of Gifts: $46,332.00 Participation: 29% or more Ronald Nelson $ I 0,000 $ 1,000-$2,499 David Berg David Boe Joan Vol, $500-$999 \Vayne Hansen lone Agrimson Hanson Mark Hanson Duane llscrup Marsha trommen Olson Carolyn Hanson Schildgen $240-$499 Jean Hemstreet Bachman Janet Lunas Gjerde Carole BraudJensen Gerald Jensen Bruce Johnson Lois Hallcock Johnson TerrySaceren Earl ethre Larry Sharpe $120-$239 Dorod1y Anderson Michael Arnd1 Dean Ersfeld Allen islason Herald Johnson Lyle Malot~T David Melby Mary Schivone Nelson Miriam Cox Peterson John Roebke Gary chmidt Roberr Steen on Janet Thorp John Weinard Gifts up 10 $ 119 Elizaberh Amdall James Bengtson (Gifts received June I , 2001 to May 3 1. 2002) Benson Priscilla Plan Berg Joel Bjerkestrand Donald Britt Janee Braaten DeGaetano Elizabeth Hukcc Demich Jonathan DcVries John Eckberg Jeffery Elavsky ccphen Erickson John Fahlberg \Xfilliam Farmer Alan Fredrickson Ca rolyn Auld Gravell Den.isGueczkow Anne Dauph ine Hayward David Heidtke Theodore Johns on Do lores Johnson David Joyce Luther Kendrick Kathlynn Lindqui st No Reen Nystrom-Henke Mary Fir! Olson Jan Pedersen-Schiff Alice Draheim Peters Robert Peters Mary Roiland Peterson Linda Christ ensen Phillips Barbara Hanson Raymond Jam es Romslo Gera ldine Carlstrom Rustad Nancy Peterson Salmi Caro l Watson Saund ers Jan Severson Clair Severson ByronTroice ConsranceAckerson\Vanner Lois Wcllnitt \Varrcn \YI, CLASS OF '69 N umb er of Alumni: 3 13 Tora.IAmount of Gifts: $ 14,504 .00 Participation:2 1o/o $2,500-$4 ,999 Lynn Benson Hjelmcland $ I ,000-$2,499 Julie Teigland Anderson Richard King $500-$999 James Ericksen Lois Batalden Hansen John Harden Ronald Swanson Jeann e Kyllo Wendschuh $240-$499 Richard Fenton Richard Olmsted Sandr a Larson O lmsted Sonya Christensen Steven LawrenceTurner $ 120-$239 WarrenBey Diana O lson Ersfeld Rosemary Jacobso n Suzann e Kelley Ingrid Kloster Koch Frank Wagner Joyce Engstrom Spector Mary Loken Veim h G ifts up to $ 119 Karen Norum Alm Ardell Thorpe Bengtson Caro l Halvorson Bjerkestrand Ronald Ca llanan Pamela Bjorklund Car lson Wayne Ca rlson David Cina David Cross Peggy Nelson Edstro m Philip Edstrom Dian e Follingsrad Dale Froyum Lona Berg Froyurn John Gree nfield Dallas Ahrens Hagen+ Eunice Helgeson Joan H alverson Holt Jon Johnson Laurel Jon es Joh nson Mary Ekstrom Johnso n Robert Kirchner Marilyn Kusel Kirk Marcia Weltzin Kjesbu David Knucson David Korila Joan ne Ogdah l Leach Mark Lund Nancy Machmueller Maier Janis Machison Margaret Ness Michael Peterson Dennis PAipsen Sandra Olson Pietig Diane Ellingson Runquist Kathleen Ford Ruud Mary Mether Sabatke Richard Sandee n John-Mark Stensvaag Erik trommen Norma Johnson Strommen John ulzbach Nancy Neumann Thor en Jam es Torfin Mark Trechock Arlene Uejima Diane Boese \Varner Bonnie Jami eson Wedel Curtis Zieske $500 -999 Gary Benson Sara Palmgrcn Benson Linda Larson $24 0-499 Mary Buss Betty Mackay Lisbeth Jorgensen Sethre Susan Lindberg Sorenson $ 120-239 Peter Agre James Ashley Kerry Bade Larry G lenn Da niel Koch Bradley Refsland Donald Smith Sharo n John son Sullivan Ronald Wahlberg Gifts up to $ 119 Daryl Anderson Caro lyn Gilbertso n Brown Sherman Danielson Mary Nelso n Eckberg James Fischer Dan Foss-Goran Kristin Foss-Goran John Hansen Renee Maikk ula Isaacson Thomas Iverson Steven Johnson LaRhae Grin dal Knatterud John Kulczyclti Marilyn Ladin g Stephen Larson Pamela D rayer Lillehei Sonya Nydahl Lund Cat herine Go rder Mazyck Cheryl Hayenga Nybe rg Raymo nd Nybe rg Linda W ichm an n Oja Nico lyn Rajala Diane John son T horltildson David Ulvin Jan et Ca ll Ulvin M. Jane Co rnelison Van Brun t onya Hagen Zieske Linda Swanson Zimmerman C LASS O F '7 0 Number of Alum ni: 27 I Total Amount of G ifts: $39,086.00 Participation: 20% CLASS OF '7 1 N umb er of Alumn i: 284 Tota l Amo un t of G ifts: $ I I 6,72 0.00 Parcicipacion: 2 1% $ I 0,000 or more Robert M iciness Thomas Peterson $ I 0,000 or more Michael Good $2,500-4,999 John Hjelmeland $ 1,000-2,499 Mari lyn Buschbo m Lueth Barbara Dur kee Mikelson $ I ,000 -2,499 C heryl Nelson King Paul Mikelson Terry Nygaard Paulett e O lson Od egaard Richard eime $500-999 Philip Hoversten David Owen Kay Hendri ckson Owe n Swan Scott Swanson 14 $24 0-499 David Benzel John Jenn eke Rachel Hendri ckson Julian Mary Grooters Lewis Michael Scott $ 120-239 Susan G ibbon s Casey Ti mo thy Casey Mark Ellinger Patricia O lson Ellinger C harles Maland G lennis Wdd a Schlukebier Janice Bell Schmidt Nancy Simonetti Kathleen Tierney Sceenson Nancy Rosrberg Sylvester Robert Tjaden G ifts up to $ 119 Donald Beach Mark Bermess Jane Ca tlin Bracken Roger Branes Paul C hind vall Kathy Kropdin Cracra ft A. Carolyn Benson Dauner Jeffrey Dieter Ruth Schroeder Duffy Peter Eckberg Janee Levin Gordon Gary Hagen Gay lord Hall PauJa Jones lvcrson Douglas Johnson Murry Kelly Leslie Lee Robert Martin Wi lliam Mees Mees Jud y Hoseth Mikolich Lynn Oeder Miller Bruce Nelson G regg Nelson Judith Larson Peterso n Leanne Phinne y John Rask Linda Gilbertson Romslo Susan Risum Rustebakke David Siedlar Darrell Skogen Nancy Strommen Scensvaag Stephanie Johnso n Sulzbach Janice Sheldon T homp son Jane Sontag Vemess G regory With ers Marilyn Borcherdin g Wom eng CLASS OF '72 N um ber of Alumni: 287 Tora.I Amo unt of G ifts: $ 11,080.00 Participation: 2 1% $2,500 -4,999 Geo rge Dahlm an $ 1,000-2,499 James Agre $500 -999 David Christianson Michelle Karkhoff C hristianson ======== 1FOltMtt\~Yr, kvlFTSI~ ~:::::::: IN vR~~ 6~felRIT SOC I ETY Investing'Toaayin Leaaersfor 'ToTtWrrow (7f ugsburg 's Maroon & Silver Society was laun ched in 2000 as part of The Augsburg Fund. It recognizes donor s who are _.l'-1.co mmitted to supporti .ng curr ent student s by pledging to spo nsor an Augsbu rg scho larship for four years wit h an ann ual gift of $ 1,000 or more per year. Members of the Maroon & Silver Society lead the way and encourage others to join them , stepping up to a new level of giving to build the "living endowme nt " that The Augsburg Fund provides. Please consider jo inin g the curr ent char ter members who are helping to build a solid base of ongoi .ng financial support that is essential in attracting and retaining our outstanding students. Gifts can be made annuall y, quarterly , or monthl y. If you would like information regarding this opportunity , contact Donna McLean: 612-330-1179 , 1-800-273-0617 or < mclean @augsbur g.edu > . D ( I/We are interested in joining the Maroon & Silver Society. Please send the pledge information. (Complete nam e and address below) -- 0 Yes,I/We ENCLOSE an annu al gift to The Augsburg Fund : Amounts: up to $ 119 $120-239 $240-499 /circ/eouc) $500-999 $1,000-2,499 $2,500 and up 0 I/We PLEDGE $____ in support of Augsburg College, to be paid on or before May 31. I/We plan to make payment s: /circle 011e) Monthly Quarterly Semi-annually Please send reminders beginning __________ _ 0 Please CHARGE my gift to: /circle one) Visa MasterCard Name on card ________________ Card number __________ Signature __________________ 0 American Express _ Exp. date ___ _ _ ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT program ) (Monthl y gift transfer from my bank to Augsburg-p lease send me the Simply Giving forms) State ______________ E-mail ______________ .Zip _______ Class year(s) __ 0 My/Our emp loyer will match my/our gift. Enclosed is my/our matching gift form. 0 This gift can be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (LB/AAL) 0 Augsburg College is in my/our will. _ _ 1/03/ AA .A-UGSBURG Place COLLEGE 22 11 Riverside Ave Minn eapo lis, MN 55454 Stamp Here The Augsburg Fund Augsburg College Camp us Box 142 22 11 Riverside Ave Minn eapo lis, MN 55454 $240-499 Burton Haugen Gary Larson Janice Nelson Jonathan Nye Brian Olson $240-499 Linda Wahlberg Jenneke Linda Bailey Holmen Gary Johnson Richard Pearson $ 120-239 Gary Anderson Gary Ellefson $500-999 Robert tromme n $ 1,000-2,499 Karen Johnson Brudvig Merilee Klemp Norman Wahl $240-499 Ronald Hoverstad Elizabeth Turritcin Lien Brian Wigdahl $500-999 Andrea Johnson trommcn Jon Hanson S120-239 Lorraine \'(fiecz.kcAaland Margam Rein Bade Timothy Brady Joann Koclln Frankcna Lyn Froiland Percr Gale Thomas Haas Richard Habsrritc Thomas Howe Ronald Johnson Sheryle Siegfried Kaluza Kathryn Modrow Kufus David Lehrke Pacrick Marcy Julie Olson Munson Donald Prose Karen Sandness AJan oli Nancy Becker oli Gifts up 10 $ 119 Vivian Yonker Anderson Darla Lovaas Frantz Srevcn Frann John Gisselquisr Judy Bacon Haugo Nancy Olson Hrdlicka Karen Johnshoy Hcsla Christine Jacobson Jeatran Stephen Jea1ran Nancy Klein Maland Bradley O lson Catherine Berglund Becker Rebecca Nystuen Berger Scott Brown Janer churr Brubak Ste\'en Carlson Joyce Catlin Marilyn Rude Chindvall Beverly Ma11SonConboy Douglas Co nboy Beverly Fermon D uane Foss Corrine Froelich Frank Kathryn Frank Roger Gorham James Hagen Lyth Harn Ruth Gundale Hillebrand GiflS up 10 $ 119 James Arends Sandra Knudson Beito Nancy Brown-Koeller Dawn crauch Holmes Rhona Newpon Brysky Ann Knurson Bundy David Heikkinen Rad1el Iverson Paul Holmes Thom as Jensen Mark Johnson Susan Benson Karkhoff Bonnie Ursed, Koch Cynthia Hicks Kelly LarryLaingen MargrecaMagelssen Mark Ladwig Cheryl Lindroos Marcin Deborah Anderson Miller Michael Nelson Pamela Nichols Nelson Alan Huus Carol Ellingson McMillin Vivian Moe Steven Nelson Roberc Nilsen Bruce Pam:rson Susan Maahs Rowan Judi, h andeen Sandell T homas nell Ronald Spencer Mary Kay Johnson censvaag Saul Stcnsvaag Nancy Voss Marlys Oelschlager Withers CLASS O F '73 Numberof Alumni: 292 Tora( Amoun, of Gifts: $5,470.00 Parricipario n: 19% $500-999 Rebecca mich hrist.ianson Marilyn Gissclquisc Andrew Morrison Gregory Carlson Lavon Emerson-H nry Marvin Felderman Bryon usrafson Marcia T hompson Hagen Marvin Levake Mark Mattison Mary Muhlbrad, Daniel Nordin Kristinc Olson Kathleen Quick Joel Raaen Pamela Enge Rausch \Villiam Roen Stephen Rolfsrud $ 120-239 Dean Anderson \'v'aync Anderson Jo Ellen Schramm A,mcss William Axncss Stephen Blake Karen Hayes Brophy Cynthia Behmer Gale Nan9 rThomsen HcckJcr Jene Morey teven Otoo l Barbara Ruud Revuelras teven Reznicek Daniel Rodgers Nancy Sandro Julie Johnson Westlund Gifts up to SI 19 Jo Ann Berg BabIitch $2,500-4,999 Pamela Birdsall Richard $2 0-499 onnie Garry Adams David Dahl Subhashchand Patel Allan Tonn Allan Torsce.nson $ 120-239 Duane Esterly Sheryl Birk Gable Gifts up 10 $ 119 Mark Bengrson Paul Breitenfeldt Brenda Hoppes acradoris Andrea Erickson Stephanie Gierke Gustafson Lila KJanderman Hambleton Jann Meissner Hamilton Raymond Hamilton Keith Howard Carol Jernberg Richard Kruger Diane Loeffler Ruth Anderson Lofgren• Clifford McCann Susan Johnson Mc eill Nancy Soli Mollner Ka1hleen Murdock Gayle Baker Hofmann Daniel Nelson Lyle Horrmann Marlene Chan Hui Shirley ChriS1ensen Nickel Thom as Koplin Elizabeth Kasee Pedersen Brenda alberg Peterson James Ring Carl Oslund Alan Krancz David Levine Judith Lu-Lawson David Paun JuJianne arlson Pederson Bonnie Peterson Daniel Pererson Michael Lundeby Paula McDermid Lundeby Philip Lundin ail Butson Maifeld Jan O'Brien weec Philip Pe1erson Timothy Miller Paige Nelson CLASS OF '76 Number of Alumni: 304 Total Arnouni of Gifts: $26,538.00 Janice \Veum Philibert William Nelson Wendy Nilsson Mary Clapp Overend Karen Dahlke Rodda Carol Sime Donald Swenson Samuel chmeling Doro1hyTanaka Storeygard Paula Roberts Tetzloff Len \'v'ojcowicz Participation: 23 % Randel Widmom Linda Larson Pipkorn Lecda Premil Pitra $ I 0,000 or more H. Theodore Grindal CLASS OF '74 Number of Alumni: 283 Total Amouni of Gifts: $ I 65,402.00 Mary Ran laff Ward chendel Charles Schul, S I ,000-2.499 Scott Anderson Parcicipation: 22% Lynn Co rrin eykora Larry Thomp son Stephen Reinarz. SI 0,000 or more Richard olvin $2,50 0-4,999 Ru1hJohnson Laurie Johnson Thorp Timo1hy T horp Kathryn Anderson Wahl Kathleen Tinserh rla Johnson Velenchcnko Mark Zellmer $ I ,000 -2.499 Jeffrey Dahl CLASS OF '75 Number of Alumni: 220 Toral Amouni of ifrs: $ I 1,872.00 Kenneth Holmen Participation: 18% 15 Linda BergsethJarvis Lois Wattman $500-999 Karen Hesselroch Ru1h Dahlof Vedvik (Gifts received June I , 2001 10 May 31 , 2002) $240-499 $ 1,000 -2,499 Steve n Bloo m Mary Qu anb cck Barber Barbara Brooks Deborah Fredrickson Crowley Laurie Paulson Dah l Marilyn Pearson Flo rian Daniel Eicrheim Rose lyn No rdaune Do uglas Mellema Stephe n Sveom CLASS OF '78 Numb er of Alumni : 292 Total Amount of G ifts: $24 ,901.00 Participation: 25% $500 -999 $ 10,000 or more P. Dawn Heil Taylor Robe rt An derso n $ 120 -239 Janee Nelson Anderson Inez Schey Bergquist John Ronn ing Joyce Larson Brown Belvin Doebbcrc Jeffrey Edson Ruth Fairchild Susan Gangsei Rachel Rohde Gilchrist Tho mas Koelln Steven Kuross Randa ll Lundell Douglas Ndson Beth Qua nbeck Pauline Rathje Rodgers Jerome Rold« Mark Roloff Debra Wh eeler $24 0-499 Mary Fastner Bloom Debra Daehn-Zel lmer Mark Hall MarkSchmidt John Sonn ack Antoinette Laux Sveom David Wygant Patrick Zumbusch $ 120-239 Alcon Benncrc Lori Berg Bright Lee Hagberg Lisa Lunge-Larsen Gifts up to $ 119 Jod y Bymark-Boughto n Jon Bergherr Daniel Cassada Jean Maland Dah l Vendla Fahning Susan Guenthner Garness Joan DeVore Gish Donald G rote David Halaas Shari Simonson H anso n Susan Ro thman Ho lmscen Kim John son David Lane William Lindquist Susan Forsmark Long Patricia Lundeen Solvcig Evenson Matcson Russell Meyers Larry Morgan Jan e Hensd in Murray D ean Myers Lynne Gilbertson Nelsen Jeff Nessler Dale Paschke Vicky Bergh Paschke Timothy Peterson C har les Rapp M ichael Sack William Schmidt Mark Selbo Joel Squa dro ni Minda Grist Squad roni Richard Sviggum Nancy Nelson Temtc Cynthia Theo rin Kay Schiller Trapp Sally Tabor Wojtowicz Thomas Zarth C LASS OF '77 N umber of Alum ni: 276 Total Amount of Gifts: $ 13.435 .00 Philip Raaen Mark Rubenstein Joan Southworth James Strommen Jud ith Knudso n Stromm en Linda Carlson Wescott Gifts up to $ 119 Nancy Bergstro m Allen Debra C hase An derson Eric Au ne Wi lliam Babcock Scott Bouman Ow aine Bruns Pamela Carlso n Cheryl Palmer Dam i Cynt hia Anderso n D uty Wayne Eklund Susan Polkinghorne Evarts Mary Fitzhar ris James Haley Marlene Ell Jorgensen Susan Lagcson Lundh olm Do uglas Merrill Lori H asslinger Merrill Patricia Sausen Myers G regory Nelsen Randall N elson Ruth Und erdahl-Peirce j oy John son Ritte nh ouse Paul Ritte nh ouse John Sandn ess Marna Schield John Schraan Jerome Spettman Mark Sterling Timo thy Strand Bernie Swenson Sharon Svendsen Wanvig Christine Webber Lou Ann Dietz WeAen Marjorie Ellis Welde Virginia Bond e Zarth $ 1,000 -2,499 Kendra Bonderud Allison Everett Kenneth Svendsen $50 0-999 T homas Bramwell Jenni fer Abeln Kahlow Bev Ranum Meyer Dennis Meyer $24 0-499 Th omas H endri ckson Michael Sparby Gerald Wood Louise Dahl Wood $ 120-239 Bradley Anderson Mary Powell Ashley Debra Bjurquist Aun e Joan Brustad Thomas Burnside Peter Hanson Bonnie Lamon Moren Jonathan Moren Cynthia Peterson Connie Lamon Priesz WJ liam Ruckel Patricia Rydeen~Barnes Mark Severson Suzan Moe Stegemoeller Steph en Th ompson David Wi lhelm Gifts up to $ 119 Dirk Abraham Kris ti Swanson Ames Bradley And erson David Backman Kirsten Sateren Bergherr Jody Yaroch Bordwell Ma rk C hristoffersen Mark Depaolis Donna Woodwick Didriksen Jeffrey Freier C hristo ph er Geason Sand ra G lass-Sirany Bruce Hendrickson Gary Hu ghes Score Kemper Linda King Ca rol Fevold Koepke Jul ie Anderson LaRose Brad Larson Darla Burbach Lindquist Caro l Romn ess Loncar Keith Lund ell Tama lyn Anderson Lundqui st Th omas Lundqui st C laud ia Johnso n Mills Robert Morrow Carol Krassin Nissen Paula Winchester Palermo Participation: 22% 16 Bruce Peterson Donadee Melby Peterson Terry Reznicek Scott Rysdahl Janee YacsaasSchubert Kevin Shea Robert Storeygard LoraThompson Sturm Richard Swenson Janis Thoreson Amy Jo Th orpe-Swenson Janice Unstad Joan Bredenbe Van Wirt Deborah Lease Wagman Megan Webster Tim othy Wolter CLASS OF '7 9 Numb er of Alumni : 290 Total Amount of G ifts: $ 15,848. 00 Participation: 23% $ 1,000-2,499 Kevin Bonderud Paul Daniels Sally Hough Dani els L. Craig Estrem Th eresa Serbus Estrem Christoph er Haug Mark Moksncs Pamela Hanson Moksnes Julia Davis Styrlund Philip Styrlund Jeffrey Swenson $5 00-999 Laurie Carlson Terry Jellison $24 0-499 Laurie Nelson Orlow Jay Phinn ey $ 120-239 Annette Johnson Anderson John Aun e Rebecca Lundeen Aune David Eicrheim Scott Hanus C hr istel H am vick Meyer Adelaide Peterson Parbst Debra Mercier Peters Grant Rykken Mark Tonsager Jane Ol son Vukelich Scott Weber G ifts up 10$ 119 Eric Anderson Linda And erson Patrick Ashwood Mark Aun e Rebecca Lundeen Berkas David Boots Th omas Bordwell Steven Brandes Pamela Ca ntley Mary Krassin Con way Mary Brandt Croft Ca mille Dehlin C raig Ellestad Cynth ia Erickson Kathleen Danielson Gabrielsen Julie Edson Geason Annette riem Geiselman Catherine lngman Golv Kim Ranaka Gyuricsko Marion Hinz Vernon Holmes McIntyre igne llstrup Joni Jensen Ayrlahn Johnson Holly Grotcn Krekula Karen Rust Kulenkamp Thomas Kulenkamp usan Lenan Mark Lewis Philip Madsen Perry Malcolm Marguerite McDonough Susan Ohncsorge hawn Pagliarini Jacqueline Roesler Peterson Deborah Larson Schuln Barbara Stoffel hdley Patterson ruen Jody Anderson Sundlee Dana Patch T homas KathyYakal Margaret Youngquist CLASS OF '80 Number of Alumni: 292 Total Amount of Gifts: $ I 8,473.00 Parcicipation: 20% $ I 0,000 or more Laurie Fyksen-Beise $ I ,000-2 ,499 Phillip Nelson Gary Tangwall Ann Holmberg Wilson S500-999 Marianne Lundberg Kulka Martin L1rson $240-499 Anita Hill Hansen JeffreyJames Maryl Gardin Jordahl ynrhia Ellman Kneisl Jacqueline Brookshire Teisberg $ 120-239 Charles Burmeister Daniel Carlson Robert Roy Janee Sorensen Rubenstein Lisa Rusinko Paul annerud Diann Uzelac Gifts up 10 SI 19 Brett Banerson Thomas Berkas Gayle Lammi Boyer Patricia Boyle BradBrewster Jon Burnison \Xlilliam Carlson Sharon hrisrensen Holly Roelo fs Dodds Kiistofer Fenlason Claudia Walters Forsberg Dann Forsberg Brian Gauger Gail Wagner Gordon Timothy Gordon Paul Harcmark Jeanne Haugen Dawn Hendricks Mary Gustafson Hotchkiss Peter Jackson Richard Jackson Lorena Jueneman Sandra Ketcham Paul Kilgore Robert LaFleur JoAnne Moeller-Andersen StacyJohnson Monson Kristen Olsrud Roald areren Peggy Schneewind Schroeder Valorie Lcbus Sidlo Cheryl Michelsen Slenen John Sorenson Mark rrandemo Gayle Anderson Teskey Kory Teskey John Wagenaar Chris Walker K. Phoebe Worthington Robyn Arnold Zollner Gayle Taylor tiller tcven Stiller Karla Morken T hompson Jeffery andgren Katherine Aune \'<lade Gifts up 10 SI 19 Paul Amos Susan Hanson Asmus RichardBennett Lorraine Bergquist David Berryman Linda Olson Brandt Ju]ie hristenson Brenny Terrence Brown Roxanne Rauschnot Buchanan Elizabeth arlson Scott Daniels Mary Deering Wendy Fiscus Dybdal Judy Munk England eal Halvorson Jean Hanson Kay Kennedy Henjum Rand Henjum Penelope Larson Hinderaker Mark Hultgren Peggy Eggen Hyytinen Elizabeth Bly Iverson RurikJohnson Diane Peterson Kachel Heidi Smith Labyad Karen Flom Lee Jon Lillejord Kay Malchow Malchow Kimberley Olson Miklya 1imochy ohr Lynda Bonsell 011 John Pearson John Sackrison Shelley Swanson Sateren Sheryl Anderson Shark David Sortland Ronald Tungseth Katherine Drechsel Vichich David \Vilson Dale Womeldorf Steve Zard1 $2,500-4 ,999 Dean undquist Gifts up co $ 119 hris Anderson Christopher Ascher Janis Blomgren Aune Arlin Becker Mcryem Mcstoura Berge rcgory Boone John Brett Julie Gilyard Breer Brian Budenski Richard Buller Michael Burkhard, Andrew Ellena Laura Fairbanks Peter Frochlke Louise Becken Gallagher John Hoffiander Walt Johnson Cynthia Landowski Jones Erik Kamen Laura Kasdorf David Leonidas Charles McCan Dana Holmes Mel ncyre Dean Moren con Musselman Janine Mattison clson Julie Holm Odi l LoriJohnson Rosenkvist Susan Dahlgren ackrison Susan Horvat chiller Kirsten Schwappach hristine Halvorson Sheldon Stephanie Torgerson Sipprell Kari Anna Bcckmen Sorensen Penny Becker Sullivan Linda Roop Svendsen John Twiron Kathleen Knost Van Ness Maureen \'(lebscer Kathy Yelle $ 1,000-2,499 Leeann Rock Steven Rosvold Naomi Christensen Sraruch CLASS OF '82 umber of Alumni: 356 Total Amount of Gifrs: $ I 2, I 50.00 Participation: 15% CLASSOF '83 Number of Alumni: 327 Total Amount of Gifts: $4,533.3 I $500-999 Pamela Hen.an Crowell Steven Grinde $5,000-9,999 Kari Ann Eklund Logan $500-999 Karina Karlen Joan Moline Christopher Nelson CLASS OF '8 1 Number of Alumni: 284 Total Amount of Gifts: $35,744.04 Participation: 23% $ I 0,000 or more Tracy Elftmann $5,000-9 ,999 Robert Wick $ I ,000-2,499 Brian Anderson Elizabeth Barn $240-499 Barbara Burke Benshoof Galen Bruer Kimberly Markie John Scrommen $500-999 John Evans $240-499 Susan Cash Lori Moline $ 120-239 Brian Arvold Camilla Knudsen Carlson Sharon Oglesby Christian Barbara ilben Kristofer Hon on Kristine Johnson Fred Larson Lyndon Nelson Elisabeth Lundeen Sandgren David Soli $ 120-239 Leslie Boyum Michael Cady Sharon PautzCarey Jeff Christenson Kristine \'<l est Denton Randall Peterson 17 Participation:12% $240-499 Melinda Causton Lee Allison Larges O'Day \Villiam ,vanson $ 120-239 Mary Thureson Belden Paul Elliott Mark Hassensrab Scott Henderson Jean Lucas Horton David Meslow Maren Lecy Ogdie Jerry Quam (Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 3 I , 2002) Gifts up to $1 19 Timothy Asgrimson Mary Yurick Bennett Jean Nadeau Boerner Brenc Eberc Mary Stord ahl Floyd Meredith Gardin Debra Hannu Jan e Helmk e Lynn Helmk e Janice Haselhorst Hostagcr C harles Houts Marya Manso n Hultgren Miriam Gisselquist Jensen Terry Johnson Susan Hackbarth Lundq uist David Ostrowski Janet Griffith Sand ford Kariann Dahl en Sann y Michael Schwartz. Jam es Sierakowski Nora Andersen illcrud Michael Swanson Daniel Th ompson Jeanette Hovey Thompson Rebecca O stendorfTun gseth Merilee Sander Womeld orf Michael Pickett Julie Schuett e Amy Chang Shih Kari Everson Strong Michael Stron g Michael Weidner Daniel Westrum Jay Zieman n CLASS OF '84 Numb er of Alumn i: 28 I Total Amount of G ifts: $ 16,643.84 Pani cipation: 12% $500-999 No rman Okerstrom $ I 0,000 or more Roger G riffith $2,500-4,999 Paul Mu eller $500-999 Kyle Anderson Kim Asleson Okersrrom S240-499 Cunis Eischens Rhonda Ricsberg Tj aden $ 120-239 Cynthi a Eicher John Enn en Susan Richm ond John son Carmela Brown Kranz Perry Madsen Patrick Sir Gifts up to $ 119 Martha Hanson Bacon Dave Covan Jim Finch Laurie O fs1edal Frattallone Kristin Swendscid Gomez Katharine Kuchera Gruber Karen Jensen Kent Karnick Lisa Rykken Kasder Patt i Lloyd John Miklya Gai l Morland Anth ony Nelson Laurel And erson Onhm eyer Patricia Peluf Brenda Hansen Peterson CLASS OF '86 Number of Alumni : 284 Total Amount of Gifts: $6,225.00 Participacion: 13% $2,500-4,999 Wi lliam Anderson $ I ,000-2,499 Jona than Gusdal CLASS OF '85 Nu mber of Alumni : 304 Tota l Amount of Gifts: $25,54 1.35 Participation: 13% $240-499 John Wahlberg $ I 0,000 or more Jean Taylor $ 120-239 Lisa Pestka Anderson Todd Anderson Dian a W ilkie Buffie Janice Ca rlson Ann Erkkila Dud ero Manha Gisselquist Michael Goebel Susan Hindl ey Goebel $5,000-9,999 Cheri H ofstad Kamp $2,500-4,999 Nancy Mackey Mueller $ 1,000-2 ,499 Marie Eicrheim Lee H awks Lisa Svac H awks Gifts up to $ 119 Susan Smith Ambourn Duane Birnbaum Kenneth Boehm Virginia Carlson Anne Conzemius Richard Danielson Peter Dietz David Drake N icholas Gangestad Linda Gfrerer Mich ael H eil Todd Hubb ard KristenTraun Knoepke KarinSabo Mamor Kristin Settergren McGinness Thomas Miller Ann Selberg Robin son Lance Rusco David Shaskey Tammi Kleinert Trelstad Joan ne Whiterabbit John Yazbeck Mark Zaruba Lois Vaagenes Zio lkowski $240-499 Steven Lee Linda O tt Michael Tjaden $ 120-239 Sherry Sein Akridge BrianAmmann Dawn Gerber Ammann Jane Blameuser Rollin Erickson Dwighc H eaney Michael Pirner Gifts up to $ 119 Katherine Spoo lman Ahlrich Peter Auran Bernie Brunello Michael Burden Dale Christ op herson Joy Deni se Burkhart Dean Quin n Karpan Carrie Kosek Knott Ca rol Knutson Theresa Kentopp Nelson Cath leen Smith Pagels C harles Rath Tame ra Osell Rath Gregory Sapp Serena Sprenger Steffenhagen Kay Strat ing Noel Swanson Ann G ullikson Tanko Thomas Terpening Denise RolloffTewes Kaye Schouweiler T hibault Paul Thomp son Scott Thomp son Sue Thompson CLASS OF '87 Number of Alumni : 396 Total Amount of Gift s: $3,860.00 Participation: 8% $500-999 Alice Dahl Roth $240-499 Michael Schneider Lisa John son Wah lberg $ 120-239 Angela Schilling Aitken Brian Brakke Vicki Ellingrod Keith G liva C hrist oph er H olman Drew Privette Steven Severtson Paul Terrio Tracey Morris Terrio 18 Todd Weis KariHuseby Wessman Greg Wilson Gifts up to $ 119 Daniel Aune Amy Hyland Barett Ch ristine Wacker Bjork Robert Bjorklund Mary John son Boehm Caro l C hase Lisa Brakke Geislinge r Jean Guenther Christian Hahn Julie Ol son H endricks Andrew Moen Jani ce Olson Debra Om an Paul Rensted Emalee H ayden Vicker Mark Wheel er Don ald William s CLASS OF '88 Numbe r of Alumni : 3 I 9 Total Amount of Gifts: $5, I 55.00 Participation: 12% $ I ,000-2,499 Chris Pieri Arnold Jannes Arnold $240-499 Clay Ellingson PatriciaLong $ 120-239 Susan H akala G liva Patrick Lilja Brent Lofgren Susan Warnes Quam Richard Smith Eric Solberg Sandra Ludtk e Wass Heidi Norman Wise Gifts up to $ 119 Douglas Baretz Paul Blomquist Kelly Peterson Duncan Jean Eilertson Margaret Nutter Guelker Cheryl CarstensenGunderson C hris Hallin Wendy Sherman Heil PerriKammerlander Hire Carl Holm Louise Brown Immen Kenji John son Dawn Hoime Kalb Chris LcBourgeois Julie Lindesmith Jodi Ugland Loosbro ck Deborah Maloney Susan Carlson Marcinkowski Mark Morken Lisa SchwartingMorrone Jennifer Snater Olson Beth O stergaard Rebecca Arvold Pfabe Debra Lindem an Slack Merry Jo Myhre Stroot Kari rrun CLASS OF '89 Number of Alumni: 349 Toral Amount of Gifts: $4,09 1.88 P3rcicipacion: I0% $ 1,000-2,499 Todd Sceenson $240-499 hcryl olomonso n C rocken Marcia Medley Annette Hanson Patel Donald Wichmann $ 120-239 Kari A.rfscrom Carolyn Ross Isaak Brian Larson Melissa Olson MahcndraTiwari Gifts up co $ 119 Steve Acuna Stephen Ainswonh Merrilee Miller Brown Keich Dahlen Kristin Eggerling Elaine Laswell Foell Linda Graziano Sheila Janson Gutmann Amy Johnson Hanson hrisanne Reberrus Holm Lauren Johnson hristie herman Kraabel Gloria Picha Kuebelbeck Devaney Looser Leah Parker Maves John Mayer Linda Ruekerc Verjean Buss chindeldecker Carol Skoglund Suess Ttmo,hy Suess Steven Th o m Aaron \'(/arw ick Gail Moran \Vawn.)1niak Terfussa Yadessa CLASS OF '90 Number of Alumni: 338 Tora! Amount of Gifts: $7, 190.00 Participation: 11o/o $2,500-4,999 David Chad S 1,000-2,499 Kurr \'(lchrm ann Jeffrey Sulzbach Dan Terrio Michael Nutter Kevin ime Cachy Svendsen Springhorn Dean Wahlin Gifts up co SI 19 Carol Mason Baker Emily Blados Lisa McEachron Caswell Teresa Hengy Christianson Kimberly Ryding Dahlen Amy Marquard, Elmer Patricia Ringwdski Erickson Rebecca Fahlin Greg Hanson Robert Harris Lisa Elwood Hiedeman Ora Hokes Deidre Dien Jacobsen Sally Hedman Lawless andra Swanson Mathisen Julie Edstrom Olson Claudcrtc Parris Jane VanOverbeke Peterson Party lshaug Pieper Pece Riniel Bradley chafer CLASS OF ·92 umber of Alumni: 485 Tora! Amounc of Gifts: $4,32 0.00 Participation: 9% $500-999 Peter Hespen $240-499 $ 120-239 Joshua Greenwald Emily Birch Klooz Bonnie l..arson-Terrio Jennifer Peterson Lynn Huotari Pinonicmi Julie abo SI 20-239 Misti Allen Binsfeld Chris1opher Bush Tanya Qaasim English Joseph Hoialmen Gregory Lambach Ilene Ferris Olson Chad Shilson Peter Steen Marilee Poe Tangen A. Nina Bishop Tutde Terri Burno r Heather Johnston Molly Fochcman Schnagl Brian Swedeen Julie WesccorcTrafc $ 120-239 Debra Groez.ingcr Linda Klas James Lensing David Ogren Gregory Page Barbara Peterson Jennifer Piper Janice Not ermann chulz. Debra Sronc Schumaker Michael cofferahn CLASS OF '9 1 Number of Alumni: 4 10 Tora! Amount of Gifts: $6,855.0 0 Participation: 8% Gifrs up co $ 119 David Baker Laura Breckheimer Madelyn Browne uz.anne Lhocka Chinnock Elizabech rabrrce Kachy Lindberg Evavold Jonathan Ferrell Amy Raedckc Frischmon Donald Gish Janett Hamm Marilyn Keich Jacobson Bonnie Lerberg Carla Lindell ~aria rranon Mayer Debra Sceffenson Meier Jeffrey Meslow Suz..1 nne Miller Mary Molzahn Erick Norby Kristen Hauschild Norby Karla Bernier O'Brien Ti na Kubes Peterson Elizabeth Guyoc Purcell arole Moran Renner Carole Senty Janis Toramelli Alayne Thoreson Janel Schmid, Wahlin Michelle \'(/escrum $ I ,000-2,499 Colleen Kay Watson $500-999 Shirley Severson Darbi Worley $240-499 Jorgen Ellingson Patricia Peterson Gregory Schnagl $ 120-239 Renee Clark Judith Councilman Paul Klaiber Kenc Kleppe Rebecca Johnson Koelln Clayton McNeff Kevin Ronneberg Helen Durgin Royer Heather Laarsch Saby Kristin Dragserh \Viersma Gifts up co SI 19 Patricia Awker CLASS OF '93 Number of AJumni: 482 Tora! Amounr of Gifts: $4,295.0 0 Participation: 7% And rew Ca rlson $500-999 Alex Gontalei Bruce Holcomb Heidi \: 1sner caloch ,lliam Vanderwall ~ L,ura Bower Cunliffe Susan Dunleavy Janie Duerrc Hall Joelle AudecceHilfers Krisren Hirsch David Johnson Brenda Lunde-Gilsrud Todd Machlin arol Jacobson McKellips Kristin Miller Gregory Nelson $ I ,000-2,499 Andrew Fried $240-499 Jason Koch Eli1.,bech Pushing 19 Gifts up co SI 19 Rita Billington Gary Bucher Juanita utler Mark Deming Laurie Palmer Drolson Janice Erickson Bruce Frederick Darren Garren Michael Haukaas Melissa Danko Machlin Tracy Mena Kimberly Meslow Cassandra Moering Patricia Norby Terry Okonek Lynley Richards Devon Ross Doris Rubenscein John ander Sherrie Knauss Seidensricker Ka.ri orrum CLASS OF '94 Number of Alumni: 45 I l ocal Amounc of Gifts: $4,187.3 1 P::ucicipacion: 7% $500 -999 Susan Horning Arnn Jackie Kniefel Lind Lisa Schroeder elson $2 0-499 Kure lark Sara Rhines Masters David Narr Nancy Lindquist Toedt S 120-239 Jennifer Fcine Hellie Denise ideen McNeff Mary ox Taylor Gifts up co S I 19 Ben Brucciani Julie Deir, Clarke Christine Clay Richard racrafc Julie Wyman Foley Amy Gehring Kathleen Grundhoefer Lori Langager Higgins Joan Johnson Karen Grobe Johnson Deborah Emery Knutson T homas Lalim (Gifts received June I , 200 1 10 May 31, 2002) Patricia Norum Maguire Mary Melberg Amy Noran Julie Severson Norman Jonathan Rose Sandra Rydeen Lois Schmi tz Deanna Srurlaugson Vicky Thomp son Sandra Voss Wollschlager CLASS OF '95 Number of Alumni : 487 Tora! Amount of G ifts: $3,050.00 Participation: 6% $500-999 Jonathan Arnn Susan Esrenson Johnson $240 -499 C indy Weyhrauch $120 -239 Diane Clark DuBois Dale Parvi Karin Ludwigsen Rochester Kent Tangen Gifts up co $ 119 Jane Anderson Alan Brandley Grant Chrisrianson Carole Lemcl Clymer Amy Torgclson Forsberg Elizabeth Matile Henness« Nancy Holmbl ad Julie Radke Hull Gale Hurt ado Jensen Greg Johnson Rachel John son Katherine Kioehn Deborah Knudson-Seliski Sarah Evans Kuehl Luke Malloy James Osberg James Rustad Kristen Ryan Susanne Shu ler Melody Royce oderberg Caro l Van Hulle CLASS OF '96 Numb er of Alumni : 464 Total Amount of Gifts: $ 1,80 5.00 Participation: 5% $500-999 Lee Swanwoud r Hartmann $ 120-239 Polly Anderson ScorrAnderson Robert Fitzsimons Jr. Gord on Flanders Anne Lalla Gifts up to $ 119 Karla Hyser Betz Michele Braley Heather McGmigan Brandley Connie Arndt Clausen Nils Dybvig Jason Hanson Steven Johnson Craig Johnson Catherine Kurvers Cathy Koepp Maki Terrisa Meek Miller Kay Larson Mitchell C herish Rapp Pham Karla Singer Rebecca Johnson Sogard James Sout h Shelley Suppan Weiss $240-499 Co nrad Meyer Th omas Ruflaner $120-239 Delight DeMulling Dustin Froyum Mark Goen Calvin Hanson MarchewRochesrer Susan Con man Spreiter Gifts up to $ 119 Emily Elicerio Braun Yiraco C hichaco Eloisa Lee Echavez Joan Williams Game Sandy Butcher Gebauer Henry Gercen Kaydee Kirk Joh n Pena Andrea Pumplun Heather Gunderson Rose Ted Schuln Bob Schuln Jane Danielson Stone Susanne Weiss CLASS OF '97 Number of Alumni: 447 Tota l Amount of Gifts: $4,800.00 Participation: 6% $ I ,000-2,499 Susan Gutk necht Tara Cesareni McLeod CLASS OF '99 Numb er of Alumni: 4 I 5 Total Amount of Gifts: $3 , I 70.00 Parcicipation: 4% $240-499 Teresa Cook Dawn Haglund Robert Nelson Mary Lauer Waln Susan Wygant $ I ,000-2,499 Deborah Hun erer Devean J. George $ 120-239 Mona Domaas Linda O liva $500-999 Pamela PreimesbcrgerBaker Gifts up co $ 119 Amy Anderson Michelle Breen Kathleen \'(,'jlder Burns Kennet h Hagen Katherine Hole Rita Hu ber-Ge rmsche.id $24 0-499 Lisa Askegaard Th eurer $ 120-239 Marissa Hurccrer Daniel Munson Jennifer Amundson Palmer Mike Jerde LaurelOlson KJawitce r Gifts up to $ 119 Brem Fesrer Natasha Hamann Wanda Olson Jasch Lisa Nos Craig Peroutka Renee Fournier Rodewald Steven Sathre Sarah Ginkel Spilman Jennifer Tome Todd Tour and Joseph Wi nter Harry Lockrem Ario Miller Rebekah Orm sby Shirley And reason Saccoman Elaine Scharpen David Setterberg Susan Thomp son Amy DeMars Wilson CLASS OF '98 Numb er of Alumni : 4 14 Total Amount of Gifts: $2,555 .00 Participation: 6% CLASS OF '00 Number of Alumni: 443 Total Amount of Gifts: $3, I 85.00 Participation : 5% $1,000 -2,499 Terry Marquardt $500-999 Carolyn Hardel $240-499 Joshua Cagle $ 120-239 Kent Dahlen Christine Lanoue Landherr Sherilyn Storms Murphy Andrew Zigan Gifts up co $ 119 Sara Allen Adam Danielson James Erickson Cynthia Graner Patricia Heinz.mann Karisa Isenberg David Kelly LorriKenny Sr.ephanie Lein Th eodore Page Catherine Rosik Shea Susan Newcomb Thompson Dianne Trdan Mary Vorhes Samuel Walseth CLASS OF '01 Numb er of Alumni : 468 Tora! Amount of Gifts: $1,400.00 Parricipation: 6% $24 0-499 Jimm y Kline $120-239 Lori Keith Michael Kirk John Parrikus Gifts up to $ 119 Nancy Peterson Anderson VirginiaGroneberg Backman April Bancroft Tami Brown Angela Bryant Rita Gacke C lark Craig Ode gard Jennifer Eckman Douglas Grauer Timothy Harner Andrew Hansen Andrew Howard Susan DeYoung King C harlene Leone Eric Long Carrie McCarville Sheri Miller SherrieKlassen Pre.score Paula Fleischauer Schroeder Gordon Thomas Kathy Kisro Wilson Linda Young $ I ,000 -2,499 C hristop her McLeod Every cffon has been made to ensure th at all names arc included an d sp elled correctly. If you notice an erro r, please call Kim Olm sted at 1-800 -273- 061 7 . 20 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 21 Lois Bosch Michael Burden '85 Willi am Ca pm an Beth Carlson Janna Caywoo d Ryan Dehncl Diann e Decloff Suzanne Doree Elo isa Echavez '98 Doran Edwards Mary Ewerr-K nodcl l V Fesenmaier Kathryn Flarer Laurie Franallonc '84 Srephen Ga brielsen '63 Diane Glorvigen Douglas Green Brenda Hemmingsen ancy Holmblad '95 Ella Howell Adrienne Kaufmann Sreven Lafave Anne Lynch Raymond Makecver Karen Mateer David Mely Eliawira dosi Gordon clson Catherine Nicholl Michael O lson Julie Ol son '90 Noel Perir Diane Pike Deborah Redm on d James Roback '63 Devon Ross '93 Mart and Kathryn Rumpza Michael Schwarn '83 Ron Scorr '62 Mark S1rand emo '80 KathrynSwanson James Trclsrad-Porter David \'Vashingron Darrell Wiese '60 ANNUAL GIVING Parents & Friends S I0 ,000 or more Barbara and Zane Birky Jack and Joyce Boss Joel and Mary Ann Elfunann \Vdliam Ellingrod Ann e and Willi am Frame Barbara and Skip Gage Bobby and Barbara G riffin Norman and Evangdine Hagfors Jam es and Kathy Haglund Mark and Shirley H anson Beverly and Roe Haclen Donald Henn ings Kenneth Homm e Esrare Sand ra and Richard Jacobson Eric R. 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Keck Foundation Walser Aucomocive Group Inc Wd ls Fargo Found ation West Group Westwood Lutheran C hurch Westwood Sports Whitney Foundation Wilcox Family Foundation John and Renata Winsor Fund of the Minn eapolis Foundation World Citizen, Inc. THE AUGSBURG COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS, 2001-200 2 ANNUAL ALUMNI BOARD, 2001 -2002 Rev. Gary E. Benson '70 Susan H ornin g Arn tz '94 Ms. Jackie Cherryhomes '76 Jeff Elavsky '68 Ms. Tracy Lynn Elfcmann '8 1 Paul Fieldhammer '65 M r. M ichael 0 . Freeman Andy Fried '93 Mr . Mich ael R. Good '7 1 Tom Hanson '66 Mr . H . Theodor e Grindal '7 6 Christop her Haug '79 Mr. Jam es E. Haglund Lisa Svac H awks '85 M s. Beverly Thompson H arlen Kirsten Hirsch '9 1 Dr. Ruth E. Jo hnson '74 Karina Karlen '83 Mr. Dean C. Kopp erud Rob Lafleur '80 Mr. David J. Larson Jackie Kniefel Lind '69, '94 MAL Ms. Gloria C. Lewis Terry Marquardt '98 WEC Rev. Jose Antonio M achad o Paul Mikelson '70 Dr. Jennif er H . Martin Andy Mo rrison '73 Ms. Juli e R. Nelson '83 Paul Mue ller '84 Mr. Ronald G. Nel son '68 Liz Pushing '93 Rev. G lenn W. Nyckle moe, ex officio Meri Pygman '93 Mr. Ronald J. Peltier Beth Torsten son '66 Mr. G len E. Person '47 Bill Vanderwall '93 WEC M r. Wayne G. Pop ham M s. Jean M . Taylor '85 Dr. P. Dawn Taylor '78 1960 Dale Hank a 1961 Patricia Swanson Kreuziger Leola Dyrud Furman 1962 Mari lyn 0. Gronner Jenelle J. C unnin g 1963 Sara Halvorson Strom 1964 Robert Nordin 1965 Darryl Ca rter 1967 John Clawson 1968 lone Agrimson H anson 1970 Terry Nygaard 1973 Merja Wileniu s Fox 1974 Marlene C han Hui 1976 Larry Morgan 1979 Mark Aune 1980 Rob Lafleur 1981 Janis Blomg ren Aune 1982 Lori Moline 1983 Susan Kapp ers Ryan 1984 Jeff Quinnell 1985 Norm Okersrrom C hu ck Rath M r. G len J. Skovho lt Mr. Philip Sryrlund '79 REPORT I 986 Deb Balzer CLASS AGENTS, 200 1-2002 Barb Nielson McGlynn 1987 Cher yl Wit soe Dudley Ms. Kathryn H . Tunheim 1939- 194 1 Richard Jacobson 1944 C hester Hoversten 1988 Sandra Kay Smirl1 Rev. Haro ld Usgaard , ex officio 1945 Joyce Op seth Schwartz 1990 Trygve Nystuen Ms . Joan L. Volz '68 Vera T horson Benzel 1946 John Steen 1947 Agnes Valvik Larson 1948 Jero y Ca rlson Arnie Skaar 1949 Cal Larson 1950 Shirley Dahl en 195 1 Dan Pearson 1952 LeVon Paulson Dinrer Sharon Mackenthun I 99 I Kirsten Hirsch 1992 Heather John ston 1993 Misti Allen Binsfeld H eidi Wisn er Staloch 1994 An1y Noran 1995 Lisa Ca rlson Sackreiter An1y Torgelson For berg 1996 Jayne Rudolph Heather Birch 1953 Ruth Aaskov 1954 Herb C hilstrom 1956 Carolyn Lower Bliss 1997 An1y Bowar 1957 Stan Baker 1999 Jackie Fuhr 2000 Sam Walseth 1958 Byron Golie 1959 Carl Cas person Jen Ringeisen 1998 Calvin Hanson WEC Terry Marquardt 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 A-UGSBURG C O L L E G E Offi ce of lnscicucio nal Advance ment Augsbur g Co llege, C B 142 22 11 Riverside Avenu e Minn eapolis, MN 55454 Non-profit O rg. U.S. Postage PAID Mpls. , MN Permit No. 2031 LACKFEET CHEYENNE OTTAWA FOX SANTEE ALGONQUIN CHOCTAW Indian program Angie O'Keefe and Anne O'Keefe, earned came from the the long-dis tance commute award when efforts of comedian Angie commut ed from Morton in western Louie Anderson , Minnesota to earn her degree from the who performed Weekend College program. two benefit "Our alumni have been active, but I concerts in the would like to gel mor e of them involved . early 1990s-on e We need more networking ; we need an al Augsburg , the alumni scholarship fund ; and we need an OLhe r at Northrup alumni advisory board ," Peterson said. Auditor ium-t o "With that kind of supp ort alongside our raise mon ey for a curr ent students , we cou ld do more scholarship in the outr each Lo the native communiti es, name of his particularly to reserva tions that are near brother Kent. to us." Th e program Peterson also envisions a nur sing Mercedes Weishalla (center, holding her daughter, Heyden), a has had abou t 150 out reach program , similar Lo the one Weekend College business management and American Indian gradu ates and a Augsburg current ly runs al Centra l Studies major, meets with her Scholastic Connections mentor Noya Woodrich '92, '94 MSW (right), executive director of the Division similar num be r Lutheran Chur ch in Minneapolis , which of Indian Work in Minneapolis. who have take n could be sel up al the Indian Communi ty courses . Many Center LOserve the urban Indian gradua tes have continued on to earn popu lation . And , of course, there are the adva nced degrees. Several stud ents never-ending needs for scholarship s of all have return ed to Augsburg for a kinds . Master of Social Work degree after "I think we need scho larship s LOhelp first comp leting Augsbu rg's graduate student s, Lo help provide for bachelor 's degree program in socia l living expenses so more stud ents cou ld work. One such stud ent is Noya live on campu s, and LOgrow our Woodrich , who also serves as a end owed scholarship fund (curr ently at mentor for Augsburg 's newly-crea ted abo ut $600,000) up Lo al leasl $ 1 Scholastic Conn ections program. And, million ." a recent grad, Ben Burgess, is at the Peterson also wou ld love Losee the University of Californi a-Davis workin g LOwarda Ph.D. in Ojibwe language. When he compl etes that program , he'll be the first in the nation to hold suc h a degree . 'T he Life Story of a Dakota Man ," which Th e Augsburg program also chron icles the life of a 20th- centu ry urb an has been home LOfamily Indi an. He is assisted this year by conn ections, including Burgess instru ctors Robert Danforth , Dale WesLOn , and his sister Meredi th Gauld en ; and Soph ia Jacobso n . sisters Caro le (Moran) Renn er "I think scholarsh ip mon ey has been a and Gail (Moran) Warzyniak ; key to the success of stud ents here," mother an d daughter Yvonne Peterson said . "Bonni e [Wallace] was Leith and Nicole Fun aro; and the aggressive in findin g such do llars and Bruce and Ertl familes who had helped create some big endow ed bro ther, mother, and daughter scholarship fund s. A Jo yce Found ation Richard Bruce , Shirl ey Ertl , and grant help ed hir e my position , and al one Michelle Ertl-all gradu ate in point we had two peop le working with up 1992. The Genia broth ers, Tony Dennis Jones, Univ. of Minnesota Ojibwe language to 65 stud ent s each year. Now we' re in the Jr. and Jim , went on to success ful and culture instructor , and Rosalie Cla rk, regional 30-35 range , which is abou t as many as social worke r for the Bureau of Indian Aff a irs caree rs in law and med icine, one person can handl e." Midwest office and former Augsburg social wo rk respec tively; and one other professor , shared comments during the Forum on Anot her majo r boost for the American mother-daughter combin ation , American Indian Issues in November. Winter 2002-03 A-UGSBURGNOW 15 POT A WATOMI CHEROKEE program play host to more conferences and seminars such as the American Indian Religious Freedom conference that attracted such lumin aries as Ben Nighth orse Camp bell, Daniel Inou ye, and Paul Wellstone; and another exploring the use of American Indian mascots in the media. "We've serve d a won der ful purpo se wiLh our program and helped a lot of students take a ste p forward , both for themselves and for other nati ve people ," Peterson said . "Now I hope we can take DELAWARE OGLALA BUILDING THESTRONG FOUNDATION by Dan Jorge nse n 16 A-UGSBURGNOW HO-CHUNK another step and be of even greater service to even more people and communities . There 's so much Lo be done ; and so much we can do if we can find a way to expand our program. " Visit the American Indi an Student Services Program at <WWW.augsburg.edu/aissp> and conta ct Cindy Pete rson at 6 12-330- 1144 or <petersoc@augsbur g.edu >. • BONNIE WALLACE: Bonnie Wallace has long been known as Lhe first director of Augsburg's successful and long-runnin g American Indian Stud ent Services Program , but she says Lhat "technically" it's not true. "Believe il or not, I was not the first director," she noted . "I did serve on Lhe task force chaired by then-d ean of the College (and soon-to-be president ) Charles Anderson, formed by President Oscar Anderson to eiqilore Lhe possibilities of creating an Indian presence on campus ." That two-year stud y recommend ed the establishment of the program, which was funded by a three-year grant from the Honeywell Found ation. Wallace was serving as a talent search counselor in the Minnesota Chipp ewa Tribe's TRIO program al the Lime, and agreed to continu e helping the College by serving on Lhesearch commiu ee for a director. "We hired a native person with a strong con nection to the National Indian Lutheran Board ," she said . "Once he was hired I Lhought my work was don e, but a week later, Charles Anderson (now president) contacted me to tell me the person worked one day and changed his mind. I half-hean edly said 'is it that dreadful over Lhere?' I appr eciated the fact that he was seeking my advice, though , and suggested several opLions. WINNEBAGO Bonnie Wallace (left), now scholarship director at the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, Minn., was director of Augsburg's American Indian program for 18 years. She was succeeded by Cindy Peterson (right), who has been with the program since 1981. Finally, he said, 'What I really want is for you to come and work for me!' I about fell over and respectfully declined ." Wallace said the basis for her surpri se and initial rejection was Lhatshe and Anderson had buued heads on many issues during the task force discussions , rarely agreeing on anything. However, after several months of continu ing the conversation, she accepted the offer in 1978 . "The first month I was here I actually found two Indian students on campu s and was Lhrilled ," she said. "But Lhat was shortlived since both were in the process of withdrawing from school." However, Wallace soon developed a thriving , ever-expanding program . During her 18-year directorship , the program was recognized as having the highest retention and graduat ion rate (85 percent) for Indian support programs in the five-state region. Among the more than 100 graduates durin g those years was her own daughter, Melissa, who eventua lly returned for a second Augsbu rg degree as well. "Cindy Peterson's coming on board as my assistant was a huge factor in that success. It also afforded me the time to recruit and , again, our numbers increased ." During those formative years and yet today, Wallace attributes the success of the program to a host of factors: "Commi tment of the College to the Indian comm unity; generous scholarship donors ; coopera tion of other student sup port services; in- and outstate tribal suppon ; qualified American Indian faculty; and 'individua lized attention' given to dedicated, bright stude nts combined with having expectations of them," she said. 'We never enabled our students; rather, we taught them how the College system worked , what role each office played in their academic and personal lives." Wallace also cited the strong suppon of peop le like Dr. Mildred Mueller and Pat Parker, and the effons of Herald Johnson , assistant to the vice president for enrollment and market services. "His willingness, understanding , sup port , patience, and genuin e respect for our work will always be someth ing special to me," she said . And , ultimately, despite their early differences, she points LoCharles Anderson's supp on. "lltl was critical to our success, and in due time he and I simply had to agree to disagree on some issues. He is probably the only college president who supp on ed the fact that Indian people do not conside r themselves a 'minority.' He und erstood our status as 'political entities' and did not include our program under the guise of 'minority programs .' I will always be grateful for that autonomy that continu es yet today." Winter 2002-03 From the Alumni Board president's desk ... s one year ends and anoth er begins, we often find ourselves thinking of family and friends. Cards are exchanged with details of our families; holiday pani es renew old friendships. We discuss the good old days Once a year, I get together with a group of lifelong friends from Augsburg . The group consists of students who lived in the Delta and Omega hou ses in the '70s. After more than 30 years , we still laug h at the ant ics of our fellow stud ents during our fom1ative years. Great fun is had by all! As we move into the new year, the Augsburg Alumni Board wou ld like you to A rememb er Augsburg in your hean and prayers. We want to keep in touch , so please let us know where you are and what you are doing . If the new year will bring a new locat ion , please e-mail us at <alumni @augsbu rg.edu>, or go online al <.vww.augsburg.edu/a lumni/ updat e.html> to change your addr ess. We'd love to hear what you are up to, and we'll keep you in formed of the amazing changes al Augsburg and the up coming events spon sored by the Events Commiuee of the Alumni Board. Please send us your e-mail address if you'd like LO be inclu ded in a monthl y e-mail from the alumni office with upd ates and events for the next mon th . We'd love LO see you al an upcoming Auggie Hour gathering , which are held at various restaur ants around the Twin Cities (see the calend ar on page 23). Each event combin es a faculty member or alum who presents a shon talk on an interesting topic . These are informa l, fun discussions, and you might learn somethin g new, too! 0,11/epromise there " ~II not be a test after the discussion .) The Alumni Board and our new alum ni/parent relations team on campu s invite your ideas and feedback regarding alumni activities, so please let us know what we can do for you. I am proud to be a member of the Augsb urg family, and I hope the new year bring s many blessings to each of you and your families. Andrew Morriso n '73 President , Alumni Board Augsburg alumni win Minnesota and national legislative seats by Lynn Mena n Nove mb er, Augsburg alumni Martin Olav Sabo '59 and Rod Skoe '77 wo n seats in the U.S. House of Repr esent atives and th e Minn eso ta Senat e. Sabo, a Democra t, kept his sea t in the U.S. House of Rep resent atives (Fifth District ) with 67 percent of th e vote; he has held th e seat since 1979. As ranking min or ity membe r of the Transportation Appropriation s Subcom mittee, his commitm enl Lo easing congestion in th e Twin Cities can be seen in work securin g $60 million for lightrail tran sit and $7 milli on for the No rth star commut er line. Oth er issues high on Saba 's list of pri or ities are th ose th at imp act childr enparti cularly ea rly ch ildh ood learning . He also sees affordable hou sing , health care, an d recent co rporat e co rruption scand als as "big issues we have Lo so rt through ." In addition , Sabo is co mmiued LO protecting citizens' right s in th e fight aga inst terrori sm . I Winter 2002-03 Saba's daughter , Augsburg alumn a Juli e Sabo '88 , ran for lieutenant gove rnor with Minn esota gub ern ato rial candid ate Roger Moe (DFL)-ultim ately losing in a close race LO Republi can Tim Pawlenty. Juli e he ld the incumb ent DFL seat in the Minn eso ta Senate (Distri ct 62) , but she did not run for reelect ion due Lo her campaign with Moe . Fellow alum Rod Skoe, also a Democrat, won a seat in the Minn eso ta Senate (District 2). He is a two- term Minne sota House member (Distri ct 28 ), and stepped up LO th e Minne so ta Senate with th is elect ion. As a state representative , Skoe 's committ ee assignm ent s included work educ ation polic y, K-12 finance , agricultur e poli cy, and environm ent al policy. He remain s committed to th ese Rod Skoe '77 won a seat in the Minnesota Senate in November . on Martin Olav Sabo ' 59 was re-elected to a 13th term in the U.S. House of Representatives . issues as he moves to th e Minne so ta Sena te, and states that his priori ty issues are tied to improving Minnesota 's communities. Skoe is a former Clearwa ter County commissioner , Clearbrook/Gonvick Schoo l Board dire cto r, and an Agassiz Ambassador for Clea rwater County. A-UG BURG NOW 17 HOMECOMING_ Many Gifts ONE SPIRIT Little Evalin's youthful enthusiasm brought smiles to all (daughter of Lori Moline '82). Andrea Ladda and the Augsburg Spirit Squad kept fans at the Homecoming game cheering , despite the Auggies' 4114 loss to Gustavus. Members of the Class of 1942 gathered for a reunion breakfast . Pictured (L to R), Row 1 (seated) : Magdeline Stolee, Eunice (Knudson) Iverson , Helen (Thostens) Jones, Ebba (Johnson) Brooks . Row 2: Mur iel (Quanbeck) Turrittin, Lannie (Olson) Seal, Verlinda (Olson) Huus, Mary Ann (Eye) Helleckson . Row 3: Waldemar Boening , Elwood Lundeen , Merton Strommen , Phil Helland, Chester Brooks, Vic Miller . 18 '4UGSBURG NOW Brad Motl and Dega Ali were crowned 2002 Homecoming King and Queen. Junior Jazz Burch showed her Auggie pride at the Homecoming game. Winter 2002-03 Several alumni and friends were honored w ith awa rds at the Homecoming Dinne r. Pictured (L to R) Row 1: Richard J. Seime '70, Distinguished Alumnus Award ; John Magnuson , on behalf of the StepUP Advisory Board, Spirit of Augsburg Award; t he Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck Sr. 'SO, on behalf of the Quanbeck family , Distinguished Service Award ; President Frame. Row 2: The Rev. Dr. Orval Moren '57, Spirit of Augsburg Award ; LaJune Thom as Lange '75 , Distinguished Alumna Award ; James S. Hamre ' S3, Dist inguished Alumnus Award; Barry Vornbrock '96 MAL, First Decade Award . Not pictured is Ko Ly '97, First Decade Award . Margaret Dornf eld '06 colored t he day with cheer . The Rev. Oliver Johnson ' SO (left ) and Irving Ringdahl ' 52 (right) chatted at t he Homecoming Picnic. ~ Buffie Blesi ('90 BA, ' 97 MAL) reconnected with fellow alums and faculty at the Master of Arts in Leadership reunion and 15th anniversary celebration . Winter 2002-03 The Augg ies' Jordan Hastin gs '06 shields the ball fr om Gustavus . Bessie Cunningham Hughes '71, 1992 Distinguished Alumna, enjoyed conversation at Augsburg's ethnic programs celebration in Christensen Center. ,4uGSBURG NOW 19 HOMECOMING_ GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1952 (L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Morris Johnson, Leroy Nyhus, Charlotte (Kleven) Rimmereid, Yvonne (Bagley) Olson , Orville Olson, Celia (Hanson) Burk, Lewann (Awes) Sotnak , Lola (Nelson) Nebel, Orlette (Hjelle) Waller, Millie Nelson. Row 2: David Christensen , Roger Nelson, Martha (Bozony) Peterson, M. Joyce (Tallman) Hanson, Beverly (Gryth) Villwock, Leona (Eng) Rokke, Dorothy (Skonnord) Petersen, Jean (Swanson) Markland, John Leak, David Rokke, Gordon Thorpe . Row 3 : Millard Knudson , Jim Armstrong , Ben L. Larson, Ruth Schmidt , Harriet (Haller) Brown , Marlo Petersen, Eugene Anderson , Donavon Roberts, Karl Puterbaugh , Arnold Paulson, Irving Ringdahl . Row 4 : Robert Thompson , Luther Larson, Elmer Hanson, Leonard Dalberg , Donovan Jacobson, Jim Faul, Donna (Wang) Leak, Richard Howells , Joanne (Varner) Peterson, Harvey Peterson , Glen Gilbertson, LeRoy Anenson. Many Gifts ONE SPIRIT Photos by Stan Waldhauser,except wherenoLed CLASS OF 1962 (L to R) Row 1 (seated) : Kay (Hanenburg) Madson , Eunice (Kyllo) Roberts, Jack Osberg, Lois Larson, Ann (Ring) Odegaard, Elaine (Pedersen) Gunderson, Betze (Paulson) Solomonson, Marjorie (Engevik) Espe. Row 2 : Jennelle (Johnson) Cunning, Marilyn (Olson) Gronner, Karen (Kuszler) Roeber, MaryAnn (Sorensen) Urban, Rose Marie (Nordin) Anderson , Betty Lou (Johnson) Oppegard , Barbara (Anderson) Stamp , Mercia (Anderson) Fredrick, Philip Bauman, Olivia (Gordon) Lorents, Harlin Haack. Row 3: Phillip Mattison , John Sorenson, Kenneth Erickson, J. David Lystig, Milo Oppegard, Loiell Dyrud, Kermit Paulson, Paul Gunderson, Paul Grover . 20 A- UGSBURGNOW Winter 2002-03 CLASS OF 1977 (L to R) Row 1 (seated): Sue (Hengy) Johnson, Mary (Quanbeck) Barber, Daniel Larson, Lori (Eklund) Quello, Bernie Swenson, John Sandness, John Ronning, Scott Fridley. Row 2: Deborah Roberge, Mary (Nollet) Newell, David Wattman, Paul Rittenhouse, Deb (Daehn) Zellmer, Lori (Otto) Hansen, Wendy Bjorklund . Row 3 : Karen Lokkesmoe, Jim Nieling, Mark Sanstead, Nathan Carlsen, Kevin Peterson, Andrew Westberg, Daniel Eitrheim . CLASS OF 1992 (below, L to R) Row 1: Matthew Mirmak, Matthew Maunu, Mark Mata, Teresa White , Amy (Raedeke) Frischmon. Row 2: Erick Norby, Amy Kildal, Lisa (Barber) Zahn, David Palmer, Molly Schnagl, Laura Gaylord, Elise Defor, Stacy (Shiltz) Abraham, Heather Johnston . Row 3: Tim Machacek. Recip ients of Augsburg 's DISTINGUISHED SERVICEAWARD QUANBECK FAMILY (bottom left, L to R) Row 1 (seated on floor): Abby, Mauren, Rebecca, Amy, Kate, Zach, Cindy (Quanbeck) Goke, Tommy, Lilli (Quanbeck) Leslie, Shon Schetnan. Row 2 : Dora (Frojen) Quanbec k, Philip Quanbeck II, Ruth Johnson, Rona (Quanbeck) Emerson, Helen (Nichols) Quanbeck , B. Randolph Quanbeck, Wallace Lindsay, Carol (Ysteboe) Lindsay, Vicki (Quanbeck) Schetnan, Ruth (Ysteboe) Engelstad, JuliAnn (Quanbeck) Erdmann, Tom Erdmann . Row 3: Phil Quanbeck Sr., John Turrittin, Andrea Quanbeck , Deborah (Sheldon) Quanbeck, Dorothy (Quanb eck) Johnson, Muriel (Quanbeck) Turrittin , Lauren Johnson, Mabel Quanbeck , Carol (Kelley) Quanbeck , Mary (Quanbeck) Kvanbeck, Dagmar (Dahl) Quanbeck, Mary C. Quanbeck, Sonja Quanbeck , Rae Quanbeck , Lavon (Emerson) Henry, Beth Marie Quanbeck , Nadine (Quanbeck) Anderson. Row 4 : Daniel Johnson , Thomas Quanbeck , Marvin B. Johnson, James Dahlberg , Marian L. (Quanbeck) Dahlbe rg, Ardelle (Skovholt) Quanbeck , Sara Ose, Lillian Ose, Grace (Gisselquist) Johnson, Gordon Quanbe ck, Hal Quanbeck . Row 5: Loren Barber, Mary (Quanbeck) Barber, Norman Quanbeck , Kent Quanbeck , David Quanbeck , Thomas Lien, Charles Turrittin , Oliver E. Johnson , Stanley Quanbeck, Katherine (Miller) Quanbeck , Elizabeth (Turrittin) Lien, Nadine Emerson . Winter 2002-03 ,4uGSBURG NOW 21 Harold Ahlborn , Edina, Minn., received the Distinguished Service Award from the Braemar Golf Association Board for his work \\~th the junior golf league. He and his wife, Lois (Black) '47 , are both retired . Gary Rust and his wife, Alice {Gjesdahl) '53 , live in Burnsville, Minn. They proudl y report that both their son and daughter gradua ted from Augsburg , and their grandso n is a freshm an. Gary owns Sunbur st Sales, and can be reached via email at <gary@sunburstsales.com>. 1954 1957 Mark L. Johnson is a retired realtor , he lives in Minneapolis "~th his ,vife, Thelma . He reports that he is looki ng forward to his 50th class reunion in 2004. He can be reached via e-mail at <mjohn@mr.net>. Paul A. Hamre , Rose,~lle, Minn., is a retired history teacher for Rose,~lle Public Schools, but still teaches in an evening high school program for adu lts. 1947 a Richard J. Johnson, Red Wing , Minn. , is a retired colone l in the U.S. Marine Corp. He served two years m Vietnam an d was awarded a Purple Heart. Yvonne (Oudal) Rhodes, Orchard Park, N.Y., is a knitting instructor and designer. She has written 34 books on knitting styles and techmques , and teaches machin e knitting nationwide and at Buffalo State Universit)'- Her specialty is Norwegian sweater making , and in 1991 , she was made a Kentucky Colonel for her contributions to this field. A CALL FOR Marshall D. Johnson, Minneapolis, wrote The Purpose of the Biblical Genealogies. Originally published by Cambridge University Press, it was reprinted in paperback in Jul y by Wipf & Stock Publishers. Gloria (Grant) Knoblauch is enjO)~ng retirement : she embarked on an Amtrak trip in October to the western United States and Canada. She and her husband , Arthur , live in Lake Elmo, Minn. 1959 The Rev. Tom Moen retired in August after 40 years of ministry. He and his wife, Ruth (Carlsen) '60, reside in Ham Lake, Minn. 1961 Carolyn S. Johnson, Golden Valley, Minn ., retired from the University of Minnesota in September. George Larson, Moorhead, Minn ., received the Ole and Lucy Flaat Distinguished Teachin g Award from Conco rdia CollegeMoorhead , where he has taught English for 40 years. 1963 Darold Rupp, Mankato , Minn ., recently assum ed leadership of the Truman High School band program , teachin g instrumental music to stude nts in grades 5-10. He performs ,vith the University of Minnesota-Manka to Symphonic Band, and is active with Sing Music Coru m and the Direct Messiah Lutheran Choir. OMEGA Lloyd "Butch" Raymond , Marshall, Mmn., was named interim vice president of advancement at South west State University. He has served as associate vice president for the past three years, and will continu e his duti es as athletic director . He and his ,vife, Linnea, have thr ee childr en. 1964 The Rev. Marvin Repinski and his wife, Becky, recently moved to Austin , Minn., where he was hired by the Fellowship United Methodist Chur ch. He has served several congregations in Minnesota , as well as a oneyear appo intm ent as a research fellow at Yale Universit)'- 1965 Dale M. Stone , Maple Grove, Minn., is part owner and sales associate for Organic Growth Enhancement. Robert Tyson, Murphysboro, 111 ., 1s self-employed in the marketing field an d 1s active in the local music scene. He belongs to the Robins Quartet, an HOUSE ROOMMATE REUNION RECOMMENDATIONS The Augsburg College Alumni Association Awards and Recognition Comm ittee seeks your assistance in identifying memb ers of the Augsburg community to be conside red for recognition for the following awards: Distinguished Alumni Award First Decade Award Spirit of Augsburg Award To make a nommation on line or to view the description/ criteria for each award , go to <wwwaugsburg .edu/alumni/n omform> . To recieve a nomination packet , contact: Office of Alumni/Parent Relations Phone: 6 12-330- 1 l 78 or 1-80 0-260-6590 E-mail: alumni @augsbur g.edu The deadline for nominations for 2003 is March 14, 2003. 22 A-UGSBURGNOW Last June 28, these former Omega House roommates reunited at the home of Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64 at Lake Ely in Eveleth , Minn. Pictured (front, center) : Sylvia (Steinbeck) Torstenson ' 66, elementary education teacher, Hayfield, Minn. L to R, back row : Cindy (Steen) Jindra '64, retired school administrator, St. Louis County Schools; Lila Lee (Hauberg) Salls '66 , retired , elementary education , Honolulu, Hawaii ; Mary Lynn (Larson) Leff ' 66, high school counselor , Buffalo, Minn.; Eileen (Kahlberg) Van Wie ' 66, education professor, Southwest State University , Marshall, Minn.; Kathy (Popp) Boggess '66, high school counselor, Bloomington, Ind . Winter 2002-03 a cappella singing group that performs jazz , barb ershop , and gospel mu sic. He also performs under the name "Uncle Bob " as a singer/guitarist in bars , festivals, and coffeeshops , singing jazz , blues, folk, and bluegrass. 1966 Barbara Brown , Madison , Wis ., 1s a teacher in the lac qui Parle Valley School District. She is also involved with the Montevideo Area Communit y Band , the lac qui Parle Stud y Club , and is th e organist for Monte video UCC Church. She is a past recipient of the ,hnne sota Elementary Science Teache r of the Year award , and has two daug hters, Erm and Rebecca . Jeanne (Wanner) Morreim , Cloq uet , Minn ., earn ed her Master of Arts in Education in May. Her husband , the Rev. Dennis Morreim '65 , sen •es Our Sa-~or's Lutheran Church. 1968 Lois (Hallcock) and Bruce Johnson '68 live in Plymouth , Minn . Lois is a high schoo l guidan ce co un selor, and Bruce is the athletic dir ector for Robbin sdale-Armstron g Schools. Clair Severson retired after 33 years of teachin g middl e schoo l math m Ellsworth , Wis. He resides with his wife , Audrey (Neiderhauser) '68 . Diane Tiedeman , Richfield , Minn ., rettred from Bloomington Public Scho ols, where she taught grades 2, 3, and 4 for 3-l years. 1969 The Rev. Curtis Zieske, Alben Lea, Minn. , was recentl y installed as Trinit)' Lutheran Chu rch's senior pastor. He and h,s wife , Sonya (Hagen) '70 , an elementary school teacher, have two childr en , Sarah Krueger and Aaron . 1970 Janet (Call) and David Ulvin Winter 2002-03 '70 live in Edin a, Minn . Janel ret ired in Jun e after 3 l year s of teaching mu sic for Minneapolis Pub Iic Schools . 1971 Michael Milbrath , Santa Rosa, Calif., was nominated for the Teacher of the Year award by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Comm erce this past summer. He was nomm ated for this award in l 996 and was also nominated by the California League of High Schools for their Teacher of the Year award in 1999 . He sen •es as depanment chair of fine and performing ans at Piner High School. He and his wife, Ulla, have a daughter , Rowyn. 1972 George Dahlman , Coon Rapids, Minn ., was named research man ager and chief drill instru cto r at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffra)'. Formerly chief food-indu stry analyst, he was a Wall Street Journ al All Star Analyst in five of the 20 years he covered the agribusiness and food industri es. The Rev. Dr. Henry F. French, Coo n Rapids, Minn ., was app ointed pastor of Lake of the Isles Chur ch in Minneapolis. He and his wife, Roberta , have four chi ldren. 1973 Linda Jean (Hansen) and Granton Larson '73, Columbia Heights, Minn ., became grandp arents in Octob er. 1974 Bryon Gustafson , Plymouth , Minn ., attend ed his second Wint er Olympi cs in Salt Lake City last Febr uary, ha-~ng also attend ed the Lilleham mer game s in 199-!. He is a bu yer/p lanne r wnh Cipn co, Inc. 1976 Steven Richard Charles was promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. His last ass ignm ent , while on active dut y, was as an F- l 17 stealth fighter instructor pilot. He 1s also a pilot for Delta Airhn es. He can be reached via e-m ail at <srcharl es@mind sprin g.com>. AUGGIE HOURS Patricia G. Mattos , ~hnn eapolis. was elected chapter chair of the MN/D akota Chapter of the American Immi gration law yers Association . Durin g her term , she will also sen •e on the Board of Govern ors of the national association . She has practiced immi grauon law since 198 2 and is involved in advocacy efforts relating to homeland securit y and other issues imp acted b)• Septemb er 11. Auggie Hours are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Marji Miller was promoted to memb er hip retent ion manager for the YlvlCA of metropo litan Minneapolis and greater Saint Paul. She resides with her hu sband , Bill Porteous, 111 Minneapolis. She can be reached via e-mail at <mickey@ usinteme t. April 8 MAGlANO'S Southdal e Mall, Edina Fae,!ttator/ topic : Prof. John Mitchell, poetry corn> . The Rev. Steve Sveom , Staples , Mmn ., was recently honored with a surpn se party comm emoratin g his 10-)•ear anni versa ry as pastor at Fatth Lutheran Church . He was Join ed in the celebration by his mother, Ann (Kveen) Sveom '36 ; his wife, Ant oine tt e (Laux) '77 ; and their two childr en , Nao mi and Dame!. 19 77 Jerald Halvo rsen, Ebetsu , Hokka idu , Japan , is an associa te professo r al Sappor o Intern ational University. He and his wife, Mich1yo, have two sons: ~lark , 17, and Michael, 1-1. He has enJoyed living in Japan for the past 22 Febru ary 11 WILDFIRE Eden Prairie Center Mall Topic: Athleucs at Augsburg March 11 THE NEWSROOM Downt own Minn eapohs Fac,htator: Lisa Zeller '8 l , '89 ~JAL May 13 FREIGHTHOUSE Sullwater Fac1l1tator/top1c: Angie Ahlgren '98, theatre For more information , please call the alumni office at 612- 330-117 8 or e-mail <alumn1@augsbur g.edu > >•ears and wo uld love to have visitor s from Augsb urg. Jera ld can be reached via e-ma il at <Jerryhal@home.ema 1l.ne.Jp> . M ark Sanstead . Bloomington , Minn ., is a senior chm cian at Hazelden and lives with hts wife, Julie. Patri ck J. Zumbusch, Tucson , Ariz .. sen •ed as CEO to a comp any that was recently sold to CLASS AGENTS & REUNION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Class age nts are needed for the following years: 19• 2, 19-!3, 19-!7, 1949 , 1955 , 1966 , 1968 . 1969, 1972 , 1975 1978 , 1979 , 198 1,1986, 19 9 , 1996, 2001 If )'OU are interested in becomin g a class agent , please contact the alumni office at 6 12-33 0- 1178 , or ftll out a form onhn e at <www.augsbu rg.edu/ alumn,/ ca/ca_unr ep.htmb Reun ion Comm ittee members are needed for Homeco min g 2003 . If )'OU gradua ted in 1953 , 1963 , l 978 , or 1993 and would hkc LO help plan )'Our reuni on, please contact the alumni office at 6 12-330-1 178 , or e-mai l <alumm @au gsb urg.edu > ..4-UGSBURGNOW 23 Class Notes ALUMNI Nila Neumiller PROFILE '84: 'Small beginnings' lead to big successes by Dan Jorgensen Nila Neumiller '84 says she has never chosen the straight and narrow path when deciding on a roadm ap for her life. "I like lO start things , and I always seem to have several things going at once," the effervescent Neumiller said with a smile . And carry th em thr ough to success, she might have added . A "non-traditional " student at Augsburg , Neumiller's biggest success has been the creation of Reaching Arms International (RA!), a multi-faceted Jud eo-Chri stian ministry to orphan childr en . Since 1993, she's built RA! from a single desk, single phone-lin e operation into a worldwide organization . From its current headquart ers in New Hope, Minn.-where she has nine staff members---Neumiller places orph ans from Russia (where her program first started), Armenia, Poland , Romania, and the Ukraine. She has opened two full-time orphanages in the Ukraine and Ken)'a (employing more than 40 staff members combined ), and has eight international representatives. And , she and her hu sband , Bill, who is the RAI business manager, recently visited China , where they will open a third orphanage this year. Nila Neumiller '84 (center) receives the key t o the city from the mayor of the city near which her orphanage in Kenya is located. Also pictured is Winnie Owiti (left), a Kenyan woman who helped Neumiller found the orphanage. Neumiller was in a comfortable leadership role in art education ,vith the Inver Grove Heights School District in 1992 when she went on an ecumeni cal trip to Russia that changed both the dir ection and focus of her life. "I had ju st been promoted to an edu cation coordin ator for th e entir e district," she recalled . "I was training 70 teachers and some 2,000 children every month , plus overseeing several site groups . I went lO Russia with an ecum enical team and when I came back lO the art coordinator career I realized that God had a call on my life lO rescue orph ans." It was , she said , a personal crisis, because she had always been an educator and always wanted to be one. Sudd enly, she didn 't kn ow what to do , so she simply resigned her position , and wok four month s off to pray and figure out what was next. "I left teaching on October 28 and started praying ," she said . "I said , 'God , you 're showing me what I can't do; show me what I can'." Wh at she did was start RAI. Simultaneously, she enrolled at Ant ioch Christian Training Center , eventuall y becoming an ordained pastor in 1997 . "Both were small beginn ings," she said , "but , my expe rience at Inver Grove Heights taught me not lO take on too much at once . That taught me, as the Bible says, not lO despise small beginnings." Her trip to Russia had convinced her that she needed to help Russian orph ans . so she spent the first year in her new bu siness learning more about Russian language , cultu re, history, and th e societal factors that lead to children being orph aned . Her first success with RA! came in placing three Russian sisters in 1995 . Since th en , RAI has placed mor e than 400 childr en from four nation s (300 from Russia alone , making it Minnesota's largest placement organ ization for Russian orph ans). She opened her first Cradle of Child rens' Hope orph anage in the Ukraine in April 2000 , in Novskili, a subu rb of Kiev. Her second orph anage was opened in eastern Kenya in Sep tember 200 I. Neumiller, who has thr ee adu lt sons, an adopted son and daughter , and thr ee grand childre n , has new plans for her organization . "I would like to open a house for unwed mot hers ," she said. "I really believe we're going to do that in the near future." Meanwhile, though , she'll be concentratin g on openin g the orpha nage in China , in the seaport city of Zhuh ai (near Hong Kong). All of her orp hanages are operated to provide the childr en with both a loving environment and training in the classic arts. "I believe th e an s embra ce a dynamic healing potential," Neumill er stated . "Through singing, playing instrum ents, dancing, making dr awings, sculptin g, and painting, I believe the inn er soul and spirit of a wound ed child ,viii mend and blossom ." Dan Jorgensen is direcwr of the Office of Public Relations and Communication. 24 ,4UGSBURG NOW Neumiller, pictured with Sergei, a young boy who had two operations to repair a cleft palate at Neumiller's Ukrainian orphanage. Ukrainian doctors volunteered their services for Sergei's surgeries . Winter 2002-03 1978 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TEAM REUNION Members of Augsburg's 1978 NAIA championship hockey team gathered on Nov . 22 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the College's first-ever national championship team . Pictured , L to R: Dave Eckstein '78, Doug Nelson '76 (trainer), Bruce Hendrickson '78, Chuck Mccan '81, Brian Gauger '80, Jim Peterson '78, Dick Bain '80, Gary Hughes '78 , Tom Kulenkamp '79 , Stan Blom '78, Bob Morrow '78 (student manager), Jeff Jarnes '80, Vern McIntyre '79 . a large Finnish organization . He is now pondering nonpr ofit work or start ing his own compa ny. 1978 Signe L. Nestingen , St. Paul, is a psychologist in private practice and \\Oilpresent "Being a Clinician" Jun e 6, 2003 , at the First Friday Forum Series (cosponsored by the Minnesota Psychological Association and Metropolitan State University). David Wi lhelm , River Falls, Wis., has been a family practice doctor in River Falls and Spri ng Valley since 1987 . 1981 1982 Douglas Adams . Fayettevi lle, Ark ., was grant ed tenur e and promoted to the rank of associate professor of sociology at the University of Arkansas. 1984 Kyle Anderson , Mahtom edi , Minn. , is sec reta ry/treasu rer for Assured Protection , Inc. He had an exci ting day at the end of June when he caug ht a 45-3/4 inch musky. 1988 Kiel T. Christianson , East Lansing, ~lich., is a senior writer for T.-avclGolfand World Golf, and his pieces are often featured onhn e at <www.michigangolf.com> . He recently wrote JO reviews and articles on his ,osit to Scotland for <www.worldgolf.com> and <W\vw.scotland golf.com> . Dave Stevens, Bnstol, Conn ., recently won his third Emmy Award for his work on ESPN's NFL Countdown. He was also featur ed in April in a reuni on show of That's Incredible for htS man y accomp lishm ents as a legless athlete. He played football at Augsbur g and tried out for the MN Twins, among oth er sports achievements . Brent Lofgren , Ann Arbor, Mich., is a physical scientist at the Great Lakes Emoronm ental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor. He was recently qu oted in an article entitled "Are We Losing the Great Lakes?" print ed in the March/April 2002 edition of Midwest Living magazine. 1990 Traci Layne Gates , San Fran cisco, married Paul Sumn er in August. Traci Layne is a client relations specialist for an Intern et company ; Pau l is a prin cipal software engin eer for Moore lacofano Goldsman . Inc. , and races comp etitively at the elite level in cycling. Alexander J. Gonzalez . New Brighton , Minn ., is a partner at Office Systems Network , an office furnitur e dcaler shtp . 1991 Kristen Hirsch, St. Paul , recentl y started a new job as a senior communi cation s specialist for Park Nicollet Health Services in St. Louis Park , ~!inn . Katie (Pederson} Knutson, St. Paul , 1s director of marketing and communi cations at VEE Corporation, where she develops marketing strategies for domestic and internauonal tours and oversees the marketmg. creative sen oces, and publicity departments. She pre,oously did publirny work for the Ordway Music Center and for Jujam cyn Producuons. William F. Kaschak. Blaine, Minn ., was named a partner of KPMG LLP,an accou ntin g and tax firm that he Joined in 199 1 He is a CPA and sen •es as a member of the AICPA and the Minnesota Society of CPAs. Kevin Sime, ~linn eapo lts, was prom oted to empl oyee communi cations team leader with Target Financial Services. 1992 Erick Norby , Elk River. Minn ., was named head footb all coach and assistant princip al at Robbin sdale Coo per High Schoo l. He and his " ofe, Kristen (Hauschild} '92 have two childr en : Marissa, 6 , and Reese , 2. Shersten Johnson, St. Paul. recently joined the mu sic department faculty at the University of St. Thom as. She can be reached ,oa e-mail at <Srjohn son2@ suh omas.edu>. Alumni Cruise to Ireland and Norway July 30-A ugust 11, 2003 Kurts Strelnieks was named ,ace president of commercial lendin g ";th M&:I Bank in Minneapolis. He has 17 years of banking experience and is active in the Twin Cities business commun ity as a board member of the Turnaround Management Association. the Association for Corpora te Growth , and Tree Trust. This 12-night cruise costs 2,175 each for an inside room ; $2,500 each for an outside room wu h \\ond ows ; or $3 ,500 each for a suite with a private balcony. These pn ces are based on doub le occup anC)( A $-150 de posit per person by Februa ry 15 will guara ntee the room of your choice. Royal Caribb ean has a special round- trip airfare from Minn eapolis to Lond on for $600 . Winter 2002-03 ALUMNI CRUISE Augsbur g alumni , staff, and friend s are invited to cru ise on the beautiful Royal Caribb ean Gra nd eu r of the Seas cruise ship . Fly into Lond on and cru ise to : LeHavre, France (Paris); Plymouth , England ; Cork , Ireland , Dub ltn , Ireland ; Greenock , Scotland (Glascow); the fjords of Norway; Bergen , Non vay; Geiran ger, Non vay; Hclles)•lt, No rway ; Flam , Non vay; Amsterdam , Holland ; and return to London . Space is limited-m ake your reservation today! For more mformaLion, contact Dick "Porkchops" Thompson, A-Club president , at 95 2-404- 2668 . A significant portion of the comm1ssionable fees is dedicated to Augsburg College. A-UGSBURGNOW 25 Class Notes Matthew M aunu , St. Cloud , Minn., married Kathleen Newman in November. Matt works at the Central Care Clinic and Kathleen works for Anesthesia Associates. Sharol Tyra, Hanover, Minn ., recently authored an article called "How to Improve Your Job Satisfaction in Your Nursing Career," which was published in the Minnesota Nursing Accentand in Nort h Dakota's The Prai1ie Rose. She is president of Life Illumin ation and is a personal/career coach and inspira tional speaker. She can be reached ,~a e-ma il at <coach@lifeillumination .com>. Karin Zimme rli, Springfield , Minn ., joined the staITof St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield last )•ear, as therapeu tic recreation director . She was previously therapeutic recreatio n directo r at Rose,~lle Good Samaritan Center for six years. works at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. 1993 Sharon Biezuns, Prior Lake, Minn. , was named Teacher of the Year at Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan and honored by th e Eagan Rotary at a luncheon in May. She teaches English as a Second Language to student s in kindergarten throu gh fifth grade and has been employed by Ind epend ent Schoo l District 196 since 1995 . She has four children : John , Leah, Joe, and Josh . Kristin Jespersen, Mankato , Minn ., is a physical therapis t at Pediatric Therapy Services, lnc ., and also coaches girls' tennis. Carrie Kennedy , St. Paul , comple ted her M.F.A.in writing from Hamline University in May. Phyllis Williams-Thompson and her husband , Chad Thompson '92 , recently moved to Massachusett s for job relocation . She works for the March of Dimes. 1994 Ryan Kragerud married Andrea Warren in Jun e. Ryan works for the Longmont (Colo.) City Planning Departm ent ; Andrea Kari E. (Schroeder) Prescott, Minneapolis , recently comp leted her residency in Michigan and is a doctor at the Medical Arts Foot Clinic. She lives with her husband , Scott, and their son , Simon , 2. She can be reached ,~a e-mail at <keprescott@yahoo.com>. 1995 Susan (Ande rson) Boettger , Circle Pines, Minn., received her Master of Ans in Education from Hamline University in May. She is a teacher at Mississippi Elementary School in Coon Rapids, Minn. Julie Caligiur i, White Bear Lake, Minn ., is pursuing a master's in special educa tion at th e University of St. Thoma s and is a teaching assistant at White Bear Lake Public Schools. She can be reached ,~a e-mail at <jewel.jac@attbi.com>. Matthew Gooding , Goodyear , Ariz., is a special education teacher in the Litchfield Elementary School District , where he has been emplo yed since 2000 . He is "enjo~ng the weather and the challenges of teaching in a AUGGIE WEDDINGS self-contained special education classroo m." 1997 Paul Cicmil, Minneapolis , is an affiliate relations coordinator for the Minnesota News Network Radio Network, Inc. He is also a part-Lime studio coordinator and sports producer/on-site engineer for WCCO/KCCO radio . He can be reached via e-mail at <pcicmil@minnradio.com>. Corey Clements and his wife, Kristie (Wawryk) '98 , live in Whitti er, Calif. He is a doctor, practicing in Huntington Beach , and she teaches third grade in Long Beach. Zach Curtis, Minneapolis, was listed as one of the "top 10 actors under 30 in the Twin Cities" in a recent Pioneer Press article. He will direct Parallel Lives in February- for more information , go online to <www.juniorbirdman.com/50ftp/>. Sarah Gilbert , Milwaukee, Wis., is pursuing a master 's in education from Concord ia University, Wisconsin . She spent over three years as a television news producer prior to her return to school. Colleen Marie Hoffman , Minneapolis , married James Onstad m 2001. She is a senior social work er at Hennepin County Medical Center. She can be reached via e-mail at <colleen. onstad@co .hennepin .mn .us>. Last September 8, Susan Spector and Chr istiaan Simm on s w ere m ar ried at Lake Nagawicka in Hart land , W is. The newlyweds are both 2000 grads, a nd spent t heir first year after college livi ng and w ork ing in New York City. Susan tea ches fift h gr ade at Glenda Woolley School in Las Vegas ; Chri st iaan is a producer at NBC's Las Vegas st udio . The couple resides in Henderson , Nev. 26 A-UGSBURGNOW Last Augus t, Dan Werner '95 married Shayne Hamann in Perham , Minn. Their wedding reunited several forme r Auggie football players , as well as head coach Jack Osberg . Dan works in product services for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Minneapolis ; Shayne is an attorney at Sieben , Grose, Von Holtum & Carey. The couple lives in St. Paul. Susan (Scott) Lundquist, Fairfax, Va., and her husband recently returned from their Peace Corps assignment in Honduras. She is now at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., where she works on policy/data issues related to toxics release. Terry Neneman was promoted in August to postmaster in the U.S. Postal Service office of Lanesboro , Minn. He can be reached via e-mail at <neneman@baldwin-te lecom.net>. Winter 2002-03 ALUMNI GATHERINGS M ark your calenda rs! Rochester , Minn .: Feb 26 , 5:30 p.m., Manion Hotel Arizo na: March 5-9 , events/locations TBA Seattle: March 16, 2 p.m., Augsburg Chamber Orchestra concert/alumni reception , Seattle An Museum Portland/Vancouver : March 18, Augsburg Chamber Orchestra concert/alumni reception , time/locations TBA Colorado : March 15, alumni skiing at Winter Park ; March 17, Augsburg Choir concert/alu mni reception , Bethany Lutheran Church in Englewood Los Angeles/San Diego: May 5-1 0, Augsburg Concen Band concert/alumn i reception , time/locations TBA For more inrormalion , call 6 12-330-1178 . Jane Stone , Red Win g, Minn ., teaches soc ial studi es and language an s at Zumbrot aMazepp a Middl e School. Her hu sband, Bob, works ror the U.S. Army Corp s or Engine ers, and the coup le has two children . 1998 Angie Ahlgren , Minneapolis, is pur suin g a masters in English at the University or Minnesota, where she is a teachin g assistant. Patrick Berger , Minn etonka , Minn ., marri ed Catherin e Stamp s in Jun e. Th ey are bo th sixth-grade teachers at Eisenhower Elementar y in Hopk ins, Minn . Matt Milless , Schenectad y, N.Y., was promot ed to director or slUdent activities at Union College in Schenectady in 200 1; he was previously assistant dir ecto r of stud ent activities. Winter 2002-03 1999 Holly (Howell) Pedersen , Pine City, Minn ., is a special educat ion teacher at Hinckley/Finlayso n High School. She is also pur suin g a master 's in special education . 2000 Kimberly Dilauro , Plymouth , Minn ., is an an teacher for grades 4-6 at St. Franci s ISD #15 . Janice Mcinerney , Hayward , Wis. , left in October with the Peace Corps as an English teacher train er in the Ukrai ne. 2001 John Anderson , Bloomi ngton, Minn., married Kimberly Wuenz in August. John works at SimonDelivers.com in Eagan, and Kimberly works at Best Buy headq uarters. Jerome Fields moved to Leeds, England , in September in order Lo utilize his degree in internationa l bu siness from Augsburg . He works in intern ational business and IT consulting in Syntegra Corporations grad uate program. Jody Freiberg married Nate Froeschle in September. She is an enrollm ent specialist in the pension di,asion of Minnesota ure in St. Paul; Nate is a sales representative for Wireless Retail. Stephanie Quick, Chicago, is pursuing a Master or Di,on ity at Lutheran School orTh eology. She was recently cont racted by Augsburg Fortress to write vacation Bible school curriculum for 2003 , which will be used natiom, ade in Lutheran congregations. Michael Reed, Milaca, Minn ., is the new Milaca High School band director. He plans to continu e the marching band and hopes to expand the jazz program while introducing more mu sic techn ology into the program . Kimberly Riesgraf, Plymouth , Minn ., is an urgent care clinic ph ysician assistant. Kari Burke Romarheim and her hu sband , Vidar, reside in Bergen, Norway, where she works ,~th youth and family minisll)' and is pursuing a masters of philosop hy in religious education. 2002 Matthew D. Armstrong , Roscoe, Ill., is director or marketing at Forest Hills Country Club . Larry Lyden, Woodbury , Minn ., married Jena Bitner in Septemb er. He works at j. B. Collins Associates in Edina ; Jena is director or Kindercare in Woodbu ry. Amy Carlson, Minneapolis , is a new member of the Dale Warland Singers for their 2002-2003 season . Jackie Heyda , New Prague , Minn ., is stude nt teaching and is excited to move forward in the field or educa tion . She can be reached ,oa e-mail at <jackieheyda@augsburg .edu >. Joel Wolf , Maple Grove, Minn ., wo rks for Maple Grove Senio r High as a paraprofe ssional/specia l ed ucation teacher. Thomas W . Henke '86 and his ,~fe , Heidi, Princeton , Minn.-a son, Maxwell Thomas, in August. He joins siblings Blake, 15, and Gabby, 5. Lisa (Seekamp) '88 and Matthew Boerner, Bloomington , Minn.- a son , Corey James, in July. He joins sister Emma Kate, 2. Leah Marie (Parker) '89 and Jon Maves, Amherst, Wis.a daughter, Makena Ann , in Augu st. She join s sister Karlee, 4 . Lisa Lynn (McEat hron) '90 and Robe rt Caswell, Broo klyn Park, Mmn .- a son , Clayton Alexander , in Septemb er. Lisa is a senior bu siness analyst at FCS Comm ercial 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. t4 UGSBURG NOW 27 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 28 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. 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Title: Augsburg Now Winter 2001-2002
Collection: Alumni Magazine Collection
Search Result: 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....
Show more 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: Please Editor AugsburgNow 22ll Riverside Ave., CB 145 Minneapolis, MN 55454 E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Fax: 612-330-1780 Phone: 612-330-Il8I Letters for publication must be 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 include your name, class year, and daytime teìephone number. They may be edited for length, clarity, and style. o o si h, s r^ 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. - At¿csBrJRG Now Winter Vol.64 No.2 2OO1-O2 Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, 22ll Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Features Betsey Norgard 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 Now do not necessarily reflect official College policy. Inhis youth, speedshater lohnny Werhet'49 won ISSN t058-I545 Olympic goldmedals and the heart of aNonueglan Postmaster: Send conespondence, name changes, and address corrections to: Augsburg Now, Office of Public Relations and Communication, 221 I Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. girl; they now celebrate their golden marnage. E-mail: now@augsburg.edu Telephone: ó12-330-l 18I Fax: 612-330-1780 16 The Rev. Mark Hanson '68ELCAs new presiding bishop Horr"rrten chapel gets dressed up in 'stained glass' Departments Augsburg College, as alfirmed in its mission, doesnot ilßcnminate on the bøsis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regar¿l to public assßtance, or disability in its education p oliaes, ailmissions policies, scholar ship and loan pro gr ams, athletic anill or school ailministered pro grams, except in those ínstances where reli$on is a bonø fiile occupational quølification. Augsburg C ollege is committed to providing reasonable accommodatíons to its employees and its stuilents. www.augsburg.edu 2 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. I a I o 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! (J 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. Winter 2OO1-O2 ,4ucsnunc ruow s 'scholastic Connections' pairs minority students with alumn i mentors Aussburs News service Æ;Tüåî.iX1'#"::îiiil;J:ï? 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 6 ,+UGSBURG Now s. E money 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 \Me are 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 F¡ve with alumni of color as mentors. o a 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. I Winter 2001-02 r by the Reverend Rufus Campbell '75, Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church -following the announcement of the Scholastic Oct. 8, 200f Connections scholarsh¡p program wffi llth I l l I I :iå,ffi î,i:,1äi-,ä,ember the we looked into the face of evil. It hurt us, it angered us. We have not yet recovered. This institution has had its own version of looking into the face of evil. I just returned from the press conference over in Christensen Center where there was an announcement that scholarships are being created for people of color as a result of one of our alumni, brother Elroy Stock. I know brother Stock. I received my flrst letter in 1991 shortly after I had performed an interracial marriage. ...He senr a lerrer that was filled with hate ... and this institution, as a result of his lawsuit, also has looked into the face of evil. I'm careful never to think that evil is embodied in a person. I think all of us can be overcome by evil, and so I'm always careful to make that distinction. ... So what does one do when looking into the face of evil? s evil is by overcoming evil "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with U s 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. "\J -J 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 Winter 2001-02 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 ,4ucssuRc t¡ow 7 The Rev. Mark Hanson '68 is installed as the ELCA'S third presiding bishop fln a master of dìvinÌty degree lJHunron, 1972. He continued with further study at Luther Theologlcal Seminary and Harvard Divinity School. Hanson served several churches in the Twin CiLies area, most recently spending October 6. the Rev. Mark S. bisúop of the St. Paul Synod and Augsburg graduate of 1968, was installed as the ELCA3 third presiding bishop. He was elected to the six-year term at the ELCAb churchwide assembly in Indianapolis in August. His new duties began on Nov I at ELCA headquarters in Chicago. He succeeds the Rev. George Anderson, who served one term. Of the ELCAb three presiding bishops since its inception in I987, Hanson is the second Augsburg graduate to serve. Bishop Herbert Chilstrom '54 was elected as the ELCAb first presiding bishop and served two terms before retiring. "I couldn't be more proud and grateful than to have Mark Hanson, a fellow Augsburg graduate, as a successor in the office of presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America," said Chilstrom. "Mark brings to the office a wealth of experience, the heart of a pastor, and the passion to make the Gospel relevant to the times in which we live." After graduating from Augsburg with a degree in sociology, Hanson attended Union Theological Seminary in New York as a Rockefeller Fellow, and was awarded in seven years at University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis. ln 1995, he was elected bishop of the St. Paul Area Synod, and was re-elected in spring 2001. He has aiso served on numerous inter-church boards and committees, especially dealing with affordable housing programs. Hanson has been an ex offrcio member of the Augsburg Board of Regents for the past two years, representing the St. Paul synod. In announcing Hanson's election to the Augsburg community, President William Frame said that Hanson has been "a steady friend of Augsburg and especially of its unique mission as a college of the church in the ELCA ecumenical partners and Lutheran bishops from other continents symbolically extend their hands as ELCA presiding bishop George Anderson (left, front) installs St. Paul Synod Bishop Mark S. Hanson '68 (kneeling) as third presiding bishop of the ELCA on October 6 in Chicago. modern city Presiding bishop-elect Mark S. Hanson '68 and his wife, lone (Agrimson) Hanson '68, greeted visitors after the installation service. 8 -4UGSBURG NoW byBetseyNorsard "He is a great admirer of Augsburg 2004 and has been especially dedicated to helping the College widen accessibility for underserved populations in the Twin Cities," Frame continued. Hanson's electlon to leadership comes at a time when not only the world, but also the denomination, is divided by social and theologÌcal Ìssues. Hanson referred to this in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article upon his election: "One of my most important iasks will be to define and claim the mission to which God cails and which unites us, while continuing to tend to the divisions that divide us." Hanson is married to lone (Agrimson) Hanson'68, who has served as director of social work at Minneapolì.s and St. Paul Children's Hospitals. Their children are Aaron, Alyssa, Rachel, Ezra, Isaac, and Elizabeth. They also have one grandchild. President and Mrs. Frame represented Augsburg College at the installation service, which was held in Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. The organist for the service was David Cherwien'79. I Photos by GeolJ Scheerer, courtesy oJ ELCA News and Inlornltiotr llUinter 2001-O2 j¡rËA$!iþ?:"T¡¿i ffi r t I 1 by Betsey Norgard 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. Winter 2OOf -O2 "l remember seeing the smoke, feeling sj.ck, and then hearing sirens from all around us," Heen said. ... "It's hard to describe how lr-rlnerable you feel when your only defense is to run from a target before a jumbo jet hits it." Messages from Auggies abroad were also quick in coming. From London, Adam Olson '92 wrote to Norm Okerstrom '85 in the development office: "I found a pub with the news on and sat with my mouth on the floor for about two and a half hours ... It was packed with people in stunned silence." Reactions on campus to the stunning and horrifying news ,.4ucsnunc ruow 9 a O 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 \s ñ ! IJ 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." -Jdmes P, a 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. 1 1. 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." fo 4ucssunc Now Augsburg's call to mission On Sept. 28, President William Frame set the direction for campus discussion. In a letter to students. Frame asserted that the College's appropriate response lies squarely in its I32-year-old mission: "The greatest favor we can render to this world is today what it has always been-to search through the discipiines of learning for an understanding of both the world and ourselves that will guide us to the work for which we are best fit and to which we are called," Frame wrote. Underhill-Cady took a lead in proposing campus conversation. In an op-ed piece for the Echo on Oct. 5, he suggested that the first response to the violence should be dialogue. "Part of our job as students and instructors is to try to make the public discussion of these events as constructlve and well-informed as possible. "We need to look for sources of terrorist events. This group has arranged' to join other student groups in discussion at the 2002 Peace Prize Forum at Augustana College in March. Students also began a letter-writing campaign to elected officials, urging patience in declaring and supporting a \Mar. Listening to others A first glimpse at understandlng came as if by fate. The 2001 Christensen Symposium speaker on Sept. 24, scheduled months earller, was Prof. Lamin Sanneh, an African Muslim who is a professor of missions and world Christianity at Yale University. With his personal and scholarly experience in Islam, he provided some insight as to why he thought Muslim fundamentalism had targeted America-because of the U.S. policy of adamant separation of church and state. "Muslims are feeling a need to respond with religious fundamentalism," he said. "Muslims are helping us understand that our secularism has gone too far." Speakers and experts on campus helped bring understanding to difficult issues, (Left to right) Mine Ener, history professor at Villanova University; Amin Kader, Augsburg business administration department; Arvonne Fraser, ¡nternational women's rights advocate. Winter 2001-O2 T l : o 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 . I E and Psychology of U.S. Leaders DuringWar, contrasts the ways that terrorist extremists embrace death and that U.S. political and military leaders fear it. Supporting Somøli students and neighbors Augsburg students have An interfaith service was held in Hoversten Chapel, with six participated in several religious traditions represented by Augsburg staff and faculty' Above, Benjy Kent, academic advising, and Barbara Lehmann, vlgils in the Cedarsocial work, recite the Jewish Mourner's Kaddish. Riverside neighborhood, organtzed to support the Somali communitv. participants assuring them of stability in The governmênt's shutdown of those countries. businesses that wire money to Somalia "Now more than ever it is essential to directly impacted students at Augsburg. develop an understanding of the causes of Several Somali students reported to the violence and in¡ustice and to develop local television and radio programs and at area events. He urged listeners to educate themselves about lslam, to learn about its common roots to Christianity and its similar tenets deploring violence and "... I find myself feeling vulnerable ønd scared. What has happened is the scariest thing to tahe pløce in the lifetime of mry generation-ønd I can't heþ but feel there is more to come. Listening to some of the people øround me with their view on what'justice' is scares me." D., afreshman, fromher journal ki1ling. Echo that they fear for their families, who Lamenting many deaths among Muslims who worked at the World Tiade Center and Pentagon, Kader said, "This attack is an attack against al1 Americans of all kinds. if those terrorists are successful in turning us against each other, this will, indeed, lead to the destruction of our nation. ... We have to learn to understand each other and to accept each other." Underhill-Cady has also been interviewed by the media and spoken to local community groups, especially about the hÌstorical context and alternatives to war. His recently- and tìmely-published book, Deqth and the Statesman: The Culture depend on the money sent to them. The money-wiring businesses serve as banks, which are not common in Somalia. -Emiþ Moving on President Frame's call to the Augsburg community to search for understanding of both the world and themselves is rej.nforced by the work of Augsburg's Center for Global Education (CGE). Anticipating a drop in study abroad by students afraid to travel, the directors of in Mexico, Nicaragua, and Namibia wrote to prospective program CGE's centers intercultural awareness that can help us build the culture of peace, which we so desperately need at this time," the directors told students. In concludingher Echo article, sophomore Deanne McDonald went straight to the heart of the matter: "It is difficult to remember to see ourselves, members of the Augsburg community, as members of the world community; but if nothing else, this disastrous attack ... serves as an abrupt wake-up call to all individuals-reminding us that nothing is permanent and that we all make up one fragile part of the whole." I four gald medals and a 5ü-y*ü{ rr}ånlage ffiüLMTN CARËËR: At f irst glane e around Johnny and Vesla Werket's home irr Sun City West, Ariz., \¡ou wouldn't realize that you were sitting in the horne of o¡re of the best speedskaters in ,American history. A few black-and-whi¡e photos 1-Lang on the wall 1n a r-rtility roorn. Otre cryst rl vasc trolìhy sits on :r mantel in the kitchen ol the Werkets' retlrement home rr-r the Sonoran Desert. But the remainder ol the memorabllla ol his speedskating career-numerous world titles, three WÌnter Olympic Games appearances, his Hall of Fame citation from the Amateur Skating Union of the United States-are out in the garage. Deep inside a drawer and a storage locker. "411 my stuff is dumped in the garage," Johnny jokes, hÌs everpresenL smile beaming. And that's just fine with him. For the 1949 Augsburg nlumnus. hìs speedskrtìng tareer is but one moment 1n a long and fulfilling life. But the career led to love and a marnage that has lasted for a half-century. The career gave him the opportunity to coach many American skaters who became by Don Stoner l-rouseholcl nemes wrth tl-rerr Olympic triurnphs And tl-re career gave him a chance to see the lvorld. Not bad lor a smal1, slender guy who never believecl that all ol Lhis would happen to l-rim. Werket, wbo grew r-rp in south Minneapolis, began skating when he was 7. At age 14, he ancl a friend "The Powderhorn Skatlng Club was the dominant club in the United Srares at the time," Werket said. "lt was a ways away from Longfellow Field by streetcar, or you had to walk to the park." The Powderhorn club was an American powerhouse, producrng numerolls world champions and OlympÌans. Werket, and three of his Longfellow mates, ended up qualifying Ior the team. He progressed through the ranks, even though his smrll size was I major hÌndrance. "I was always the smallest, the lightest, the thÌnnest. I was too llttle. lf you bump me, I go down," he said. "l never had a unrlorm, the whole time I skatecl, that ever fit me correctly. Never. Everything was too buggy " L lnternational acclaim, lifelong love È' q b He lelt the sport, like many other young American men at the time, to serve his country as a paratrooper dunng World War Il. But he returned to the Powderhorn club following the lvar, and eventually garned a spot at the \947 Olympic trials, his first national competition. a' L S U q 'åt å; decidecl to try out for a speedskating tearn in Polvderhorn Park, on the south slde of Minneapohs. {Ð Ê t I' \\\\ 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. 12 ,4ucssunc Now Winter 2001-02 6, U t s Right: The 1948 Augsburgian yearbook dedicated a page to welcome home Johnny Werket from his Olympic victory' Þ a 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 Þ training for speedskating, but it was in o o à, 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 L U U. t OlYñPk 16ñ " 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 È t id¡, 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 ñ 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. W¡nter 2001-02 ,4ucssunc f\¡ow t3 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 1 983. Tennis Talent L È. 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, o à o Q Werket'49 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 o o s, B' 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. 14 ,4UCSBURC NOW Winter 2OO1-O2 5 '-! On a ratrng system from 2.5 to 5.0, Vesla is currently competing at a 4.0 1eve1, two spots uncler t1-re highest ranking possible. Their two sor-rs, John Jr. and Jim, are grown and work in the Twln Cities, They have four granclchilclren, one ol whom may fo1low in his grandfat1-rer's Olympic footsteps. Youngest grandson Eric is cLÌrrently a senior soccer player at Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wis., and has competed on youth Olympic development teams in the sport. hoekey feam ú '19;8 The Werkets llve by the mantra that berng actir,e is the key to belng trlliy alive Ê = o . "We're both goocl lrrovers, and that's what it talics. We'r'e never been laid up r,vith illness or sickness," Jol-Lnny saicl "Berng active is the best thing for everybody. When yor-r can be actrve, you can beat almost anybody." à' (-) Right: johnny's wife, Vesla, is now the winning athlete in the family, enjoying her successful tennis conrpetition in Arizona. ALh/OST.OLYMIPIC by Don Stoner Twenty years before Johnny Werket's Olympic victories, Auggie hockey players were on their way to 5t. Moritz for the winter games. But, something happened along the way to Switzerland... ln 1926-27 , Augsburg started its men's ice hockey program, officialll', though the Auggies had already dominated local hockey as an unalfiliated team lor several years. The 1927 team won the state college championship ancl repeatecl the feat the next )/ear, behind the play ol the Hansen .brotl-rers-Oscar, Emil, Julìus, Joe, ancl t. l Louis-along r.vith goalie Joe "Moose" Su'anson. ln fact, the 1927-28 team, coached by future U.S. Hockey Hall oI Famer Nick Kal-rler, rvas considerecl the mythical "national chan.rpìons" in the sport. The Ar-rgsburg teaÌ11 rvas selectecl from an impressive group oi canclidaLesir-rcludir-rg Harr,ard, the Ur-rir,ersiLy Clr-rb ol Boston, and Evele¡h Jr:nior College-br, the Amateul Athletic Ur.rion's Ice Hockey Committee to represent the Ur-rited States in the 1928 Wir-rter O11,r¡1r1.t ,t t, \4oritz, Su'itzerlar-rcl. The onl1, conditior-r that the AAU set for the Auggie team to be American Winter 2OO1-O2 representati\¡es to the Olympics was that the leam woulcl have to raise $4,500half of the cost of sending the team to was \¡ery upset as u'ell." The reasons for the sudden Europe. Kahler organized a furrdraising efiort, and along rvith friends of ihe school and the Mrnneapolis Southsicle Commercial C1ub, easily raised the money to send the Ar"rggies to the Olymprcs. But, just clays beiore the team was to ciepart for Europe, the Uniteci States Ol1,¡10i. Comrnittee pulled the rug out lrom under the local boys, abrr-rptly cancellrrrg the Olympic plans. rejection ol the Auggie squad remaln unclear. Perhaps it was because the Hansen brothers grew up in Alberta, Canada, belore moving io the Tivln Cities. Or the Oly,mpic conrmittee was influenced by a protest from a Boston amateur hockey group that rvantecl to lace Airgsburg in a challenge match. Whatever the case, despite the best eflorts of Augsburg fans lr4ro protested the cancellation, MacArthur's decision s¡ood. Oscar, Emll, ancl another brother, Emory', went on to play professional hocke;'. Oscar u'as a charter inductee in¡o the Augsburg "After r-nuch internal r,r'rangling rvith the United States Ol1'rlpic Committee, General Douglas \¡lacAr¡hur, r.l'ho serl'ec1 as the committees chairman, came out and termed the Auggies'not representative of Aurerican hocke),,' and r,etoecl them as theìr choice," u,rote local author Ross Bernsteìn in hls book, Froz¿n "i¡4enrtries: Celebraturg a Ccnttrrv of \4ínne sota Hoch.ey. "As a resull, rro U.S. terr'ìl \\'as sent to the Olyrnpics that year and a dalk cloucl loomed c'rver âmâteur hockey ln America. For the bo1,5 f.or.r-r Augsburg, the nei.r.s was devastatir-rg. The;'hacl been deprived of tl-reir greatest opportunity lot international far.ne, and the community A¡hletic Hall of Fame ìn I973, and Louis r.l'as selectecl in 1985. livo ;'s¿¡5 ago, Kahler's grandson, Jerrl' Regan, donatecl Kahler's U.S. Hockey Hall of Farne p¡,lon, rvhich u'as removecl u'hen the Hall of Fame lvas renovated, to Augsburg, r.l'here it was placed on display in the Ar-rgsburg lce Arena maln rink. Sfoner is spor.fs -Don infor nntion coordinator ,4ucs¡unc ruow t5 a o Hoversten Chapel dresses up tn s. s' 'öT'fllNe9 GL'"flöö' 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 I I 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 a o s. q 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' ,4UCSBURC n¡OW 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 16 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 Winter 2001-02 t' I l i tt 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 fhree I professional contributions. MichaelW. Walgren'64 t 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. Winter 2OO1-O2 byLynnMena 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. .,,lucsnunc ruow fl Augsburg on Parade o a H F Joe Young, director of Augsburg's Pan-Afrikan Student Services (far right), brought together students and alumni for the first Pan-Afrikan alumni-student basketball game. o Ê s. (J a s 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. ss *J s .J two Auggie fans enjoyed the Homecoming football game against These The Augsburg Spirit Squad pumped up the crowd at the annual pre-game picnic. 18 4UCSSURC f{OW Macalaster. Winter 2001-02 (J 6 E -l 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. from 1952-1973. a o o a s. q-r ! q Vt s' The business administration faculty greeted alumni at the business department reunion. s' Alumni enjoyed the misty autumn scenery at the¡r own pace during the first Homecoming 5K Mississippi run/walk along the r¡ver. (J (J B s ss .t \s J _l U r 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, Winter 2001-02 ,4ucs¡uRc ¡rlow 19 Homecoming and Family Week 200f Augsburg on Parade t E m Recipients of Augsburg's new Distinguished Service Award to R) RoW 1 (children): Max Strommen family Strommen, Lauren Smith, Eric Smith, Jeffrey Smith, Peter Strommen. ROW 2: Dean Olson, Nancy (Strommen) Stensvaag. Gladys (Boxrud) Strommen, Helen Strommen, Luther O. Strommen, Timothy R. Strommen, Judy (Knudson) Strommen, Merton Strommen. ROW 3: Marsha Olson, Chynne Strommen, Becky Stensvaag, Lisa Smith. Mary Ellen (Strommen) Liebers, Heidi Strommen, lrene (Huglen) Strommen. ROW 4: Steve Strommen, Bob Strommen, Andrea (Johnson) Strommen, Paul Strommen. Dave Smith, Peter Strommen, James Strommen, John Strommen. ROW 5: Hans Strommen, Jude Leimer, Bjorn Strommen, Kate Liebers, Erik Strommen, Annelise lrene Strommen, Dawn (Hofstad) Strommen. ffi æ ro q[ (L l HE ffi ffi Fg GT trE ru ß ¿) ffi ru @ zo ,4ucs¡unc ruow ä H nH TI U æ E E il g Efl Fri q ffi ñ H H wE ffi H E d flfl Ê tl E E Golden Anniversary Class of 1951 (L to R) ROW 'l (seated): Doris Frojen Bretheim, Gloria Johnson Johnson, James E. Christopherson, Herbert C, Svendsen, Elly Ewert Hutchinson. Marolyn Sortland Halverson, Bill Halverson, John Eliason. ROW 2: Quentin Johnson, Kathryn Thorsgard Erickson, Ellen Stenberg Erickson, Marvel Moe Anderson, Dolores Flaa Bjerga, Joan Baxter Larson, Dorothy Swanson Ryan, Alice Berg Wilcox, Audrey Nagel Sander, Calvin Storley, Shirley Larson Goplerud. ROW 3: Leola Ekblad Johnson, Dan Pearson, Lillian Ysteboe Ose, Jerry Peterson, Glen Hendrickson, A. Richard Petersen, James Bergeland, Trygve F. Dahle. ROW 4: Harland Nelson, Herbert C. Hanson, Dick Myhre, John Garland, Jennings Thompson, Hubert Carl Hanson, Kerman Benson, Arden Ramlo. 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 ,4ucs¡unc ruow 21 1 m 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. 4UCS¡URC ruOW ñ 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 ¡¡ 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 4ucs¡unc n¡ow 23 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>. a ,4ucsnunc n¡ow 1 990 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. 4ucssuRcirow 25 I 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 ,) 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 and photos! Street address Please tell us about the news in your 1ife, your new job, move, marriage, and births. Don't forget to send photos! City For news of a death, lvritten notice is reqr-rired, e.g. an obituary, funeral notice, or program from a memorial semce. Send your news items, photos, or change of address by mail to: ls this a new address? women, and at the time of her death, was working for the U.S. Labor Department to open its new Center for l-abor Exchange in Wells, Minn., died in August of cardiac failure; she was 54. An elementary and adaptive physical education teacher for the past 14 The Rev. Werner Kauuova, years, she was an advocate for creating opportunities for girls in sports. She had coached girls' tennis teams in Wells since 1978, and was a member of the Minnesota Tennis Coaches .{ssociation (past president) and the United States Tennis Association. She taught at Mahtomedi High School from 1969-78, where she started the girls' g¡rmnastics program. She was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Linda Jean Taege '76 died in August after contracting malaria in Tanzania, where she had been Windhoek, Namibia (Africa), died in August. He was a program coordinator and adjunct professor for Augsburg's Center for Global Education. He also served as pastor of a Windhoek area church. Other deaths: Robert H. Olesky'50, ! 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. Class year or last year attended zip State tr Yes es Salaam to improve the lives of Tanzanian Tartzania. No Posltion ls spouse also a graduate of Augsburg College? Spouse name five years. She worked cÌosely with the people of Dar Dallas (Ahrens) Hagen'69, E-mail Home telephone Employer ìiving and working in the capital city of Dar es Salaam for the past Maiden name Full name Send us your news his 33-year teaching career in 1998; his love for constmction developed into a log home constn¡ction business just prior to retirement. ! Okay to publish your e-mail address Work telephone n Yes n No lf yes, class Maiden name Your news: Augsburg Now Class Notes, Augsburg Co11ege, CB 146, 221I Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55454, or e-marl lo <alumni@augsburg. edu>. Winter 2OO1-O? ,4ucsnunc ruow 27 o - I - o QUOTES from the QUAD all 2001 has been a busy time. Here's a sampling of what\ been F heard on carnpus. From the 200f Christensen Symposium: o a I 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 ) ¡a o I o. o 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 5 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 COLLEGE 2.211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Poslage PAID Minneapolis, MN Permit No.2031 - -
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Search Result: AUGSBURG NOW A PUBLICATION Winter 2000-01 FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Vol. 63, No. 2 About the new Now ... he new, New, New, NEW Now arrived in Lhe mail today and , if you don't mind , I have a sugges tion to make . Do it again and again and again . Hooray. Finally got ...
Show more AUGSBURG NOW A PUBLICATION Winter 2000-01 FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Vol. 63, No. 2 About the new Now ... he new, New, New, NEW Now arrived in Lhe mail today and , if you don't mind , I have a sugges tion to make . Do it again and again and again . Hooray. Finally got a real alumni magazine. And this is a won der ful premiere issue . Good for you and the others who helped make Lhis come to pass. It is so attractive. It will be fun to see all of the good stories , features, artwork , etc. that you can fit into it. An enjo yable ch allenge, I am sure. My best wishes to you and your team . T -T om Benson '56 I j ust wanted to let you know how WO DERFUL the Aug burg Now looks! Its great! I found myself actually READING the entire publi cation. Nice work! -R enee Dubs '82 ongratul ations on the Now's new loo k. Its wond erful. I hope you are hearing that over and over again . -Paul Daniels 79 C ust received my co py of Lhe magazine with iLS"new loo k." It's a real knockou t gra phi c design , the ph otos are a 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 good wo rk. J ongratulations and than ks for the new format of the Aug burg Now received recent ly. The contents brou ght back so 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 C We welcome your letters! Please wn le Lo: Editor Augsburg Now 22 11 Rive15ideAve., CBl4 5 Minneapolis, MN 55454 E-mml: now@augsburg.edu Fax: (6 I 2) 330- 1780 Phone: (6 12) 330- 118 I Le11e15for publica11on mus1 be signed and include your name. class year, and daytime telephone number. They may be edned for length, clanty, and style. -Co raly n Bryan '62, '92 WEC Correction The an,cle ,n the Summer 2000 ,ssue about 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 toward these costs. A correction ... Augsburg student Becky Stensvaag '01 was inadvertently omitted from the photo in the fall issue w ith her grandfather, Clair Strommen '46 . Becky is pictured at left above , with her sister, Kirsten , on the right . AUGSBURG NOW A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Winter 2000-01 Vol . 63 , No . 2 Features Augsburg Now is publ ished qu an erly b y Augsbur g Co llege , 2211 Riverside Ave., Minn eapo lis, Minn eso ta 554 54 . Betsey Norgard Engaging Research-Stud ent and Professor One-on-One Editor by Lynn Mena Lynn Mena AssisLam Ediwr Meet several Augsbu,·g studenrs who spent thei,· summer working closely with their faculty mentors on research projecrs. Kathy Rumpza 1 Graphi c Designer William V. Frame President Dan Jorgensen Director of Publi c Relations and Communi caLion Nancy Toedt '94 Directo r orAlumm and Parem 6 Relations O pinion s ex pressed in Augsburg Now do nm necessarily reflect ISSN I 05 8-1 545 Postm aster: Send co rrespond ence , name chan ges , and addr ess correc tion s to : Augsburg Now, O ffice of Public Relations and 6 Communication , 22 11 Riverside 15 Ave ., Minn eapolis, MN 55454 . Augsburg College, as affirmed or disability in ifs education policies, admissi ons policies, scholarshipand loan programs, atliletic and/or school adminisr ered prngrams, except in those instan ces where religion is a bonafide occupational qualification.Augsburg College is commiu ed to providing reasonab le accommodations lo its employees a nd ir.sstudents. www.augsburg.edu Smiley's Point Returns to Augsbur g Crui sin' at Camp Snoopy Departments 2 in its mis sion, does not discriminar e on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orien tati on, mariral stat-us, statu s with regard to public assistance, by Lenore Franzen Four Augsbu,·g women set their sighrs on dreams andfounded businessesthat fulfill their special passions. o fficial College poli cy. E-mail: n ow@augsbur g.edu Teleph one : (6 12) 33 0-11 8 1 Fax: (6 12) 33 0- 1780 Passions , Dreams, and Hard Work Around the Quad Chape ltalk Sports 21 26 32 Alumni News inside back cover Calendar Class Notes Auggie Thoughts 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) 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 . 2 A-UGSBURG NOW 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. ~ 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 T A-UGSBURG NOW 3 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 T 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 0 . or states reeresented 32 4 4 o. or foreign 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. • 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 . 4 ,4 uGSBURG NOW Winter 2000-01 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 Winter 2000--01 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 . • The above i excerptedfrom Professor Engebretson's homilyof September27, 2000. For the entire talh, visit the ow Online , at <111W1 v.augsburg.cdu/110111> . A-UGSBURGNOW 5 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 ,4 UGSBURG NOW 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." Winter 2000--01 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 . • ,4 uGS BURGNOW 7 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) ,,,_ti-, ..-r l~ .l f .. _,) "',. ·-,;.' ,..) -1," / 8 ,4UG SBURG NOW .. ; .. !\ ' . .·-- 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 byDonStoner 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 Winter 2000-01 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 F Winter 2000-01 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. A • 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. A- UG 8 RG NOW 9 5~ ~ PIW'{t14D~ lD,N,-t,~-o,N, 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 10 A- UGSBURG NOW 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. , Winter 2000-01 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 ." '4UGSBURG NOW 11 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 12 A-UGSBURGNOW 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 Winter 2000-01 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 W inter 2000-01 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 A-UGSBURGNOW 13 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 ......... lnlDd 14 A-UG BURG NOW 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." W inter 2000--01 A-UGSBURG NOW 15 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. 16 A- UGSBURG NOW Winte r 200~1 AUGSBURG COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT OF DONORS The Augsburg giving societies recognize donors who express their confidence Aug burg College bJ con tributing at ad in ignated level. A Li t of each giving society 's members is published once a year in an annua l r po,1, unle s the donor specifie a desire to remain anonymous . LIFETIME GIVING l egacy ociety Cumu lati gifts of ~00,000 or mor e 1869 ociety Cumulative gifts of 100,000--499,000 Benefacto, Cumul ati e gifts of r ,000-99 000 PLANNED GIVING Heritage ociety Member hip in th ug bu rg Coll g H ritag o i ty i extend d to all v ho have rem mbered Aug burg College in their e tare plan wi th a "plann d gift " that v ill pa to Aug burg at ome time in the futur . ANNUAL GIVING gnize all annu al gift f a h made w ithin Th e Aug burg gi ing Mar hall ou n ii 10,000 r mor Build r ' Club Founder · ircl e 5,000-9 ,999 entury Club Regen ' ircle 2,500--4,999 upp rting Le el lub 1,000-2, 99 Do nor recog ni zed f r th ir annu al gift ar Ii t d in th ~ a fl cal year at the following levels: 500-999 240--499 120-2 39 p to 119 llow ing categori • Alumni giv ing by cla year • Faculty and taff • Par ms and fri end non-alumni ) • hur he , corp rations, founda ti n , gov rnm ent, and other organizat io n l11is rcpon lislS gi fts made b ·1wce n June I , 1999 and May 3 1, 20 0. Every effon has been made 10 en ure thai all names are in lud ed and ,pc llecl orrectly. If yo u noti ce an error, please all uc All ard :ii (800) 273-06 17. Dea r alumni and friend s of Aug sbur g: Please accep t th i repo n of gifts and co ntributi o n to Au gsburg Coll ege d urin g the period Jun e l , 1999 throu gh May 31, 2000. To it , 1 acid th e gratitud e o f th e stud ent and emp loyees o f the Co ll ege for w hat yo u- all of yo u- have clone in our beha lf and in beha lf o f o u r herita ge and mi io n. A strong spirit o f renewa l and hop e now perm eates the camp us, and we are g rateful , ind eed , for yo ur enco ur agement of it. Thi s p ast eptemb er, we opened o ur 132nd year w ith a reco rd day choo l enro ll ment and stron g g row th in the extension o f o ur weekend pr ogra m to Roc hester. Durin g th e summ er, a batch of capit al proj ects we re co mp leted (o r at least we ll laun ched) . A new "o ne stop " stud ent service center now occ upi es th e fir st floo r in verclrup , w hi ch w ill be co nn ected to th e new li br a1y b y a kyw ay that is ex pected to ope n in wa refurni hed for di e Cla 1ove mb er; m ess of 2004 and its successors; ind oo r co un spo ns wi ll be played th i year o n a new floo r and w itn es eel from ne\v eatin g ; the exe rcise faci liti es in Willi am V. Frame Melby have been upgrad ed and th e bui lding itself g ive n a new face; the ice arena has been rehabilit ated ; and all o f us- stud ent raff , and facu lty-w ere g reeted in Sept emb er w ith new and ve1y we lc med in formation te hn olog y capabi li tie . Th e inspirati o n for thi s general rehab ilit ati o n and rev itali zatio n is th e new visio n fo rmul ated in A 1tgsb 11rg 20 04: Ex tendin g tbe Vis ion . Thi s doc um ent has brought new di stin cti on to Aug sbur g Co llege-in th e counu y and in the regi o n- and is guidin g o ur wo rk in program deve lo pm ent , curr icul ar refo rm , and mark eting . Thi s self-definin g im age : • enco ur ages voca tio nal develo pm ent , spark s the dial og ue of fait h wit h reaso n, and promo tes a div erse campu s cu ltur e as th e very co nditi o n o f edu catio nal ex cell ence; • helps all o f us here grow in mind , body , and spirit so as to actu all y reali ze the li fe o f servi ce to w hi ch each of u i call ed ; • fosters and rewa rd the exce ll ence of a faculty cleclicatecl to ex pert teachin g, in both subject and soc ialit y; • promi ses d istin gui bin g curri culum , featurin g hi gher leve l o f int egratio n of lib eral and pro fessio nal learnin g and o f expe rientia l with classroom w isdo m ; • in sures that stud ent fro m all eco no mi c and cul tura l backgroun I have access to the Aug sburg edu catio nand in faciliti e and atmo pher e app rop riate to di e purp ose. In pra ctical terms, yo ur g ift s provid e di e fu el for th e mo tio n imp arted by A 11 g sb11rg 2004. T hey help us keep the fir es of passion alive-for a "tran formin g " edu catio n th at makes us and o ur tud ents both useful wo rk ers and carin g citi zens. Th ank yo u for yo ur help and beli ef in o ur mi ssio n. ;;z·v ~ \ illi am Pre iclent . Frame O PERATI G B UDGET $38 ,503,5 4 6 \Jon ie in the operating b11dgetfi111d the ornra/1 work of the College,from facul()' and ta.!J alarie to tude11t financia l aid to paying the 11tilitie bill. 7be operating budget keep the College up and mnnin g, and is s11ppo11ed in pa,1 by und e ig11atedgift to the Aug b11rgF11nd. • • • • • • Tuitio n & Fees 80% O ther Source 5% Board 4% Room 7% Private Gifts 3% Government G rants 1% 1999- 2000 Revenues P T A ET et) $44,328,125 Plant a et de cribe the phy ical presence , or the place that i Augsb11rg. 7be newest addition to the phy icctlp la nt are the ew Re idence Hall, which opened in eptemb er 1999 and a link atrium conn ecting Lindell Library to the core ca mpu , comp leted in ovemb er 2000 . In addition, major renova tion work was unde11aken on verdntp Hall, Melby Hall, the ice are na , and rn e. Hall . E D0WMENT Market Value : $26,623,4 15 A strong end ow men t en ure Augsbu rg ' fitture treng th and grow th . 7be in terest and inv e tmen t income on the end ow ment principa l provide needed fi1 ndin g for studen t f inancia l aid . • • • • • 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. 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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 ~ asga11 OASS OF 1951 umber of Alumni : 167 T Lal amount f Gifts: 25,526 Participatio n: 33% FO Marolyn ~ illiam Halverson 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 d 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 ' CIRCLE 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 Tota