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AUGSBURG NOW FALL 2010 VOL. 73, NO. 1 The Magazine of Augsburg College go 25 Years of Life-Changing Meet Martha Stortz Exploring separate worlds auggies! TravelCelebrating our success Healthcare symposium pageAugsburg 20 annual report Coach Greg Holker Homecoming 2010 inside Augsburg Now Editor Betsey Norgard [email protected] Creative Director Kathy Rumpza ’05 MAL notes [email protected] from President Pribbenow Creative Associate-Editorial Wendi Wheeler ’06 [email protected] Coming Home Creative Associate-Design Jen Nagorski ’08 [email protected] e celebrated Homecoming this year in class, and in so many other ways. But at its core it grand fashion, welcoming more than is still Augsburg, a community grounded in offering Photographer Stephen Geffre w1,000 alumni, families, and friends at a superior educational experience for all students [email protected] events during the week. that focuses on the intersections of faith, learning, I am mindful of the many ways in which com- and service. Webmaster/Now Online ing home to Augsburg has meaning for alumni and Augsburg is one of the most hospitable and wel- Bryan Barnes [email protected] those of us on campus. We all share in common coming communities I know, a place that believes this place and the experience that continues to deeply that access to education demands of us a Sports Information Director shape our lives in the world. And when we “come commitment to justice for all God’s creatures. Don Stoner [email protected] home,” we mark just how powerful those connec- Finally, you come home to a mission, a character, tions and shared experiences are to our personal and a set of values that abide over the years. Here, we Assistant Vice President of and common callings in the world. still celebrate the Word made flesh. Here, we still Marketing and Communication Rebecca John So what does it mean to come home to Augsburg? share with our immediate neighbors an immigrant [email protected] First, it is quite literally a homecoming to this sensibility, the belief that education is at the core of place in the heart of Cedar-Riverside and Min- a healthy neighborhood and democracy. Here, we still Director of Alumni and neapolis, this campus home we have inhabited work together to ensure that all deserving students Constituent Relations Kim Stone since 1872 when our Norwegian-American ances- can receive an Augsburg education. Here, we still [email protected] tors first settled here. help each other discern our vocations and gain the Homecoming seems especially meaningful this skills and knowledge to live them out in the world. www.augsburg.edu year as our campus community is engaged in a Com- In the work and lives of our alumni, we have re- mission on Campus Space and Master Planning— markable stories of how this distinctive Augsburg Augsburg Now is published by exploring together what it means that we are in this mission has made a difference in the world over Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. urban setting and what our aspirations are for the fu- the years. For those of us who are the current stew- Minneapolis, MN 55454 ture of Augsburg’s campus. During this year, we will ards of Augsburg’s mission, I urge you to listen to plan for new buildings, landscape, and the responsi- the stories of our alumni for they are our “epistles Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now ble use of space. And we also will consider what it to the world,” our parables of what an Augsburg do not necessarily reflect official College policy. means that we are here in Cedar-Riverside, this education means. You will be amazed by what they neighborhood we share with various neighbors. How have accomplished. ISSN 1058-1545 best do we honor our role as neighbor here? I hope those of you who came to Homecoming Send address corrections to: Second, homecoming also marks our return to a were able to meet our current students, because they Advancement Services community, a gathering of those who share our com- are the most powerful statements of our mission, our CB 142 mitments to education for service. aspirations to make a difference in the world. They Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. There are clear distinctions in the nature of this are remarkable signs of what we can look forward to Minneapolis, MN 55454 community over time. We are much larger—we now as Augsburg seeks to live out its mission to educate [email protected] count more than 4,100 students and 650 faculty students who are “informed citizens, thoughtful stew- and staff. We offer a wider range of academic pro- ards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.” E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 612-330-1181 grams—from our traditional day program to adult Fax: 612-330-1780 undergraduate and expanding graduate opportuni- Welcome home to Augsburg! ties. We are increasingly diverse—in ethnic and re- ligious background, in age and in socioeconomic PAUL C. PRIBBENOW, PRESIDENT fall 2010 Features 12 18 12 Homecoming 2010 She loves being an Auggie: Meet Martha Stortz 18 by Wendi Wheeler ’06 The Sabo Symposium: Understanding healthcare reform 22 by Betsey Norgard Celebrating our success 22 26 26 by Wendi Wheeler ’06 29 Annual report to donors, 2009–10 Departments inside front cover Notes from President Pribbenow 2 Around the Quad contents 9 Auggies on the course 29 10 Auggie voices 11 It takes an Auggie 43 Alumni news 48 Class notes augsburg now 52 My Auggie experience On the cover Auggies are awwwe-some! With boomsticks in hand, Auggies cheer on the football team at Homecoming. All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated. around the quad Partners in the park New Board of Regents members elected Murphy Square, the three acres that sit squarely in the middle of At their fall meeting in September, the Augsburg Corporation Augsburg’s campus, is the oldest park in the city of Minneapolis. Governing Board elected four new members to the Augsburg It was given to the city by Edward Murphy in 1857, when he plat- Board of Regents, and re-elected three members to second terms. ted “Murphy’s Addition.” At that time, however, this first Elected for first, four-year terms are: city park was quite far from the small settlements Cynthia Jones ’81, Senior in St. Anthony and Minneapolis, and for 20 Technical Advisor for years or more the park served mostly as cow Nuclear Security, U.S. pasture. Nuclear Regulatory As Augsburg grew, the park became more Commission and more surrounded by the College and in- Toby Piper LaBelle ’96, corporated into college life and traditions. Senior Vice President, Homecoming parades have flowed Cynthia Jones ’81 Toby Piper LaBelle ’96 Northland Securities around it, science contraptions LaJune Thomas Lange, have been launched in the an- Judge (retired), Fourth nual Agre Challenge, tents have Judicial District of held formal receptions for com- Minnesota mencements and inaugura- Rev. David Tiede, Interim tions, and many games of President, Wartburg Frisbee, grills of hotdogs, and Theological Seminary; hours of sunbathing have taken Bernhard M. Christensen place in the park. LaJune Thomas Lange Rev. David Tiede Professor Emeritus of On October 16 at Homecoming, a formal partnership with the Religion and Vocation Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board was celebrated in which Augsburg assumes responsibility for the maintenance of the park. Elected to second, four-year terms are: The partnership serves as the foundation for further cooperative Richard C. Hartnack, Vice Chairman, Consumer Banking, U.S. efforts and engagement with the park board as Augsburg moves Bancorp forward with campus master planning, including a proposed André Lewis ’73, President (retired), RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation sweeping green landscape across campus. Rev. Norman Wahl ’75, Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minn. Christensen Symposium 2010 On October 3, Gracia Grindal ’65 presented the life and legacy of Bernhard Christensen, “Devoutly Would He Teach.” On October 4, the symposium continued with the inauguration of Martha Stortz as the Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Reli- gion and Vocation (see page 18). Read Grindal’s address at www.augsburg.edu/now. Bruce Rowe, groundskeeper, begins his day beautifying Murphy Square. 2 Augsburg Now NewsNotes Augsburg in the rankings: • The Princeton Review—one of 152 schools named “2011 Best in the Mid- west,” based on excellent academic programs, visits to the schools, and reports from students. • 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction—115 colleges honored for commitment to volunteering, serv- ice-learning, and civic engagement. • “Cool Schools,” Sierra magazine’s 2010 rankings of colleges’ sustainabil- ity efforts. Augsburg placed number 102 in the top 162 schools across the nation. • Washington Monthly magazine’s 2010 rankings of best master’s universi- ties in the nation, based on contribution to public good in three areas: so- cial mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), producing Urban Scrubs camp on campus cutting-edge research and scholarship, and community service. Augsburg placed 71 of 100. Augsburg joined with HealthForce Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, the Cedar-Riverside Partnership, and the University of Minnesota to host a five-day Urban Scrubs camp. Students in Grant to support low-income students grades 9–12, many from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, The Travelers Company selected Augsburg to participate in the Travelers lived on campus and explored opportunities in healthcare fields. EDGE program, a five-year initiative that focuses on recruitment and reten- tion of low-income students of color from the St. Paul public schools. Augsburg was one of a small number of colleges selected for the program because of its success in recruiting students from underrepresented Commission Augsburg focuses on mission populations.