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Augsburg Now is published Learning by seeing and doing quarterly by Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, usually write this piece at the very last Ridge Reservation. Minnesota 55454. Imoment, after all the page layout is Names also became real faces and complete and after we’ve proofed people for the school children participating Editor Betsey Norgard everything. At this point, the magazine is in the Peace Prize Festival who had finally in order, and, freed of the editorial “adopted” Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Assistant Editor Lynn Mena minutiae, I can more easily take in the spent months developing creative projects content as a reader. around their lives. Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza I always seem to discover unexpected And, after hearing Dr. Sima Samar themes and threads among the stories. speak at the Peace Prize Forum, it will be Class Notes Coordinator Sara Kamholz ’04 Sometimes they’re serendipitous, and difficult to read about Afghanistan without sometimes it’s as if the stories fall together thinking about the persecution and Photographer Stephen Geffre to create something greater than the sum hardships she has endured in her life. of their individual parts. The timing of the article in this issue President William V. Frame When I “read” through this issue, I was about Professor Garry Hesser—honored as struck by how much of the content deals Minnesota Professor of the Year—was Director of Alumni and Parent Relations with learning outside the classroom. serendipity, but couldn’t have fit better Amy Sutton Moreover, the one story that is about with themes about experience in an Director of Public Relations classroom learning lauds the new ways Augsburg education. His vision, wisdom, and Communication that technology links us with classrooms, and leadership at Augsburg and across the Dan Jorgensen students, and teachers around the world. nation have enabled students to learn more Opinions expressed in Experiential learning, the learning that fully through internships, service-learning, Augsburg Now do not necessarily takes students outside of books, and cooperative education, and by getting out reflect official College policy. mostly outside of classrooms, is powerful. of the classroom and into the community. ISSN 1058–1545 It’s an Augsburg hallmark, enhanced by the So, read on and experience an Postmaster: Send address vast resources of the neighborhoods, city, education exemplified, I believe, by the corrections to: and world around us. phrase on many of the publications from Advancement Services I felt the power of experience when our Center for Global Education—“See the Augsburg College, CB 142 2211 Riverside Ave. student Anna Warnes talked about how world through their eyes, and your world Minneapolis, MN 55454 the tsunami didn’t kill faceless people on will never be the same.” [email protected] the other side of the world, but people she E-mail: [email protected] knew and had learned from in Thailand. I Telephone: 612-330-1181 also felt it in hearing from our nursing Fax: 612-330-1780 students who learned about Lakota culture and the inequalities of health care from the Betsey Norgard nurses and residents they met on the Pine 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.
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FEATURES
22 Through the eyes of teachers, the eyes of students by Kathy Swanson, Anna Warnes ’05, Jeff Moores ’05, 22 Sue Kneen ’04, and Rachel Schuette ’03 28 Learning with your heart by Judy Petree
8 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Forum 10 Garry Hesser: Minnesota Professor of the Year 13 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 Calendar back cover 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 28 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) Ebadi. Photo by Stephen Geffre. Augsburg Now WinSpr 05 4/18/05 8:22 AM Page 2
AROUNDAround THEthe QuadQUAD NEWS NOTES A college with a conscience Campus Kitchen receives honors The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg received one of nine Harry Chapin Self-Reliance ugsburg College is one of the nation’s awards given by World Hunger Year Abest colleges fostering social (WHY) to “outstanding grassroots responsibility and public service, organizations in the U.S. that have moved according to The Princeton Review and beyond charity to creating change in their Campus Compact. It is one of 81 communities.” WHY is devoted to finding institutions in the nation featured by The grassroots solutions to hunger and poverty. Princeton Review in its book, Colleges civic purposes of higher education, to Campus Kitchen at Augsburg is a with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with partnership with The Campus Kitchens choose the schools and develop the book. Outstanding Community Involvement, to be Project and local community agencies to Colleges were also nominated by use food donations from campus dining released in June. organizations with expertise in campus operations, student organizations, and “A college with a conscience,” said community service and engagement. Second Harvest Heartland in preparation Robert Franek, vice president for Criteria included the college’s of meals delivered to community service admission services at The Princeton admission practices and scholarships agencies. Since Augsburg’s program began Review, “has both an administration rewarding community service, support for in October 2003, over 10,000 meals have committed to social responsibility and a service-learning programs, student been served and 300 volunteers involved student body actively engaged in serving in Augsburg’s program. activism, student voice in school society. Education at these schools isn’t governance, and level of social only about private gain: it’s about the Thrivent grant will help strengthen engagement of its student body. planned giving program public good.” From over 900 nominations, the list Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has The Princeton Review, an organization was shortened as editors collected data awarded Augsburg $99,935 over two years that prepares online test-prep courses, about the nominees’ programs and to support the College’s plan to strengthen books, and other education services, policies, and surveyed their students, its planned giving program. partnered with Campus Compact, a faculty, and staff. The grant will expand Augsburg’s national organization committed to the congregational outreach to inform, motivate, and engage Lutherans through seminars, individual visits, direct mail, and Web site content in the charitable giving Parker Palmer is the 2005 options available to them.
Rochester Program relocates Commencement speaker After five years at the Rochester Central Lutheran School, Augsburg’s Rochester arker J. Palmer will present the the National campus program moved closer to PCommencement remarks, “Living the Educational Press downtown with its new location at Bethel Questions,” at the 2005 Commencement Association, an Award Lutheran Church. ceremony on Saturday, May 7. of Excellence from the In January, the College officially Palmer, a respected writer, lecturer, Associated Church celebrated the move and dedicated the new teacher, and activist, focuses on issues in Press, and major location. Speakers included Rochester mayor Ardelle Brede; Rev. Gary Benson ’70, education, community, leadership, grants from the Augsburg regent and minister of Zumbro spirituality, and social change. His work Danforth Foundation, Lutheran Church in Rochester; Rev. speaks deeply to people in many walks the Lilly Endowment, and the Fetzer Norman Wahl ’75, executive pastor of of life. Institute. Bethel Lutheran; and Pat Engstrom, a He serves as senior associate of the He has published a dozen poems, more current graduate nursing student in American Association of Higher than 100 essays, and seven best-selling Rochester who spoke on behalf of the Education, and senior adviser to the Fetzer and award-winning books, including A Rochester students. Institute. He is the founder of the Center Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and Augsburg’s Gospel Praise, a student for Teacher Formation, which oversees the The Courage to Teach. music ensemble that performs across the nation, also took part in the celebration. “Courage to Teach” program for K-12 In 1998, The Leadership Project, a Robert Stacke ’71, the group’s director and educators across the country and a parallel national survey of 10,000 administrators chair of the Music Department, used the program for people in other professions. and faculty, named Palmer one of the 30 occasion to note that Augsburg would Palmer’s work has been recognized “most influential senior leaders” in higher with eight honorary doctorates, two education and one of the 10 key “agenda- continued on page 3 Distinguished Achievement Awards from setters” of the past decade.
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New regents elected to board 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 Frank Cerra, M.D. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 11th-grade students interested in math ’85, M.D. and science for its first class beginning hree new members and one re-elected completed a residency in emergency this fall when doors open in St. Paul. The academy is a new charter school, member were welcomed to the medicine at the University of New T sponsored by Augsburg, Fairview Health Mexico Hospital in 1993. Augsburg College Board of Regents at Services, and Faith in the City, a their meeting in January. He is a diplomate of the American collaborative of seven Lutheran-based Re-elected to a second term is former Board of Emergency Medicine and a Twin Cities institutions. Centered on Minneapolis city councilmember Jackie fellow of the American College of health as a vocation and a way of life, the Cherryhomes ’76, a government relations Emergency Medicine. His principal free school receives grant funding from consultant and current chair of practice is at Fairview-University Medical the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Augsburg’s Government and Community Center in Minneapolis. Focusing on math and science within Relations Committee. a regular curriculum, students will gain Beverly (Halling) Oren ’55 immediate skills, graduating with certification in CPR and first aid, and Bev Oren graduated from Augsburg in Frank Cerra, M.D. either as a nurse assistant or first Dr. Frank Cerra is senior vice president 1955 with a major in history and a minor responder. Mentoring and job-shadowing for health sciences at the University of in English. She taught school for several will begin in grades 9 and 10. Minnesota, one of the most years and then served as vice president of For information, contact Linda comprehensive academic health centers human resources during the 1980s and Packard, Fairview Community Health in the U.S. 1990s at Dart Transit Company, a Outreach, at 612-672-6322. He graduated from the State nationwide trucking and logistics University of New York at Binghamton company of which her husband, Donald Augsburg gains European partners and received his medical degree from Oren ’53, is president. She remains a Augsburg has established academic partnerships with universities in Poland, principal and adviser in the company. Northwestern University School of Slovenia, and Finland. Medicine. In 1991, he came to the She currently serves on the boards of Business professor Magda Paleczny- University of Minnesota as director of Minnehaha Academy and Dart Transit Zapp is co-coordinator of two surgical critical care, and in 1995 was Company, as well as having formerly partnerships—one with the Krakow appointed dean of the Medical School. served on the boards of the Boys and University of Economics in Krakow, Poland, He is co-developer of the bioartificial Girls Club, YWCA, and the Covenant and the other with University of Ljubljana liver, a device similar to a kidney dialysis Pines Bible Camp. in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Opportunities will machine. The new board members were elected include faculty exchanges, research to four-year terms by the Augsburg collaboration, curriculum development and teaching, and study abroad for students. Anthony (Tony) L. Genia, Jr. ’85, M.D. Corporation at its meeting in October. Augsburg’s International Partners Dr. Tony Genia graduated from Augsburg The Augsburg Corporation is comprised program has established a partnership in 1985 with a major in biology. While a of representatives elected by the with Arcada College in Helsinki, Finland, student, he served as president of the assemblies of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, for students in business, economics, and Intertribal Student Union. He earned a Southeastern Minnesota, and Northwest MIS. All course credits taken there will medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Synods of the Evangelical apply to Augsburg majors. Minnesota Medical School, and Lutheran Church in America.
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Around the Quad Speech team wins sweepstakes award
ugsburg’s Speech Team placed Communication Aamong the top teams in the state Analysis. His success with a second place sweepstakes award comes after three years in their division at the Minnesota College of hard work. “It took Staff photo Forensic Association’s annual me a while to get the tournament in February. hang of impromptu,” Since Minnesota teams routinely said Sobolik. “It’s tough place in the top 20 nationally, the state because you don’t know tournament serves up some tough the topic beforehand, competition. “Our students have won and you only have two awards at almost every tournament they minutes to prepare your attended this year,” said coach and speech.” communication studies professor Bob Erik Helgeson placed Groven, “and routinely beat some of the sixth in After Dinner best competitors in the country. After Speaking, which placing second at nationals last year in requires presenting a our division, it’s nice to continue funny speech about a building our success.” According to serious topic. His The Augsburg speech team’s success grows with a second-place assistant coach Brad Christ, Augsburg’s speech highlights the finish in the state tournament. (L to R) Francis Rojas ’05, Brian Speech Team has already this year ways that “free speech Mumford ’08, Ryan Sobolik ’05, and Erik Helgeson ’05 amassed 22 finalist trophies, with several zones” have been tournaments still left in the season. abused to limit a protestor’s free speech should be allowed to voice their opinion, Senior Ryan Sobolik took top honors rights. After working extensively in even if those in power don’t always want with a second place in Impromptu radio, he feels a special connection to to hear the message. It’s important that Speaking and fifth place in this topic. “I really believe that everyone we preserve everyone’s right to protest.” Augsburg presents Native American voices in film series
or the second year, the Augsburg The spring schedule of screenings has FNative American Film Series (ANAFS) included a five-film documentary series has collaborated with local and regional at Augsburg with special hosts and panel film organizations to offer regional discussions, and continued with a three- venues for Native American filmmakers. day series at the Center for Independent This year, ANAFS has partnered with a Artists that showcased local new media new film organization, Independent artists and the best of the Native American Indigenous Film Minneapolis (IIFM); Voices selection from the Fifth Annual continued to work with the Fargo Fargo International Film Festival with a International Film Festival; and is special panel of filmmakers. The fall planning programs for fall 2005 with the schedule, still in the planning stage, would University of Minnesota’s American show a number of feature films at the justice raised by Native filmmakers with Indian Student Association and IIFM. University of Minnesota. community members. The series of films being shown on The series is also linked to the For a schedule of the remaining campus and in community locations American Indian Studies program’s screenings or for more information, go to aims to engage viewers in dialogue about Indigenous Filmmakers course, offering
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Auggies win national title while records fall
by Don Stoner e fr ying national records with 10 All- TAmericans, six wrestlers in national
championship finals, and four wrestlers Stephen Gef 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 second- highest point total for any championship Augsburg’s wrestling team claimed the NCAA Division III national championship on March 5 at team in Division III history, and the most St. Olaf College—its ninth wrestling national title in the last 15 seasons. ever for an Augsburg team at the national championship tournament. streak in college wrestling history behind something like that—and to have a team Augsburg claimed 10 All-Americans, a the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State that had four guys repeat and go first in program history and the second (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a undefeated in that year, it’s just mind- such occurrence in Division III history. collegiate wrestling match. boggling,” Swenson said. “This will be in Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson has Augsburg’s four repeat national the storybooks long after I’m done guided 143 All-Americans in his 23 years champions all finished their seasons coaching.” of coaching (1980-84, 1986-present). unbeaten, bringing the Auggies’ all-time Augsburg finished 14-1 on the season Junior Marcus LeVesseur became just national championship total to 39 in in dual meets, earning Swenson his the eighth wrestler in Division III history, school history— and a record 35 in 300th career coaching victory along the and the first in Augsburg history, to win Division III competition. way. He is now 302-40 (.883 winning three consecutive national titles, as he “Not only did they repeat, but they percentage) in his career. claimed the 157-pound crown. were undefeated champions—it’s almost His 124-match collegiate unbeaten unheard of at any level for a guy to do Don Stoner is sports information coordinator. streak is now the second-longest winning
Ride the ‘Wave of Giving’ for tsunami relief
ugsburg has joined the Lutheran On March 13, Pi Day, AWorld Relief’s Wave of Giving the student math club, campaign to rebuild resources in South Unbounded, charged Asia devastated by the December students money for the Courtesy photo tsunami. opportunity to “pi” their Augsburg’s goal is to raise $35,000; favorite professor—by while it will contribute to LWR’s overall tossing a whipped cream rebuilding plan in the area, the focus will mini-pie at them. Students be on the rebuilding of a cyclone also took turns reading the shelter/school in India. digits of pi, reaching a Student organizations have jumped grand total of 24,401. Nicaragua to educate about the LWR on to “ride the wave” with creative Augsburg’s Center for Global coffee project and fair trade. fundraising events. For Valentine’s Day, Education (CGE) and LWR have shared Contact David Fenrick, Center for the LINK, a student service organization, their common strong commitments to Global Education, for further information collected money for their singing experiential education as a learning tool or to donate, at
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Sports
Gridiron guru by Erin Peterson Augsburg coach Jack Osberg shares his philosophy on football and life
hen Jack Osberg ’62 walked off not just on the gridiron, but in the Wthe football field for the final time business world. as head coach of the Augsburg team “I want my players to understand following the Auggies’ game against that there’s a bigger world than football, St. Olaf at the Metrodome on Nov. 12, but that there are many things we can Charles Walbridge he departed as the winningest football learn on the football field that will help coach in the school’s history. us, whether it’s our careers, our But for him, that legacy isn’t nearly relationships, our spirituality, or as important as the one he’s had on a anything else,” says Osberg. generation of players. It’s the wisdom of a coach who’s Take Craig Peroutka ’99. Long before played the game for his entire life, and Peroutka ever donned an Augsburg coached for nearly three-quarters of it. uniform, he knew that Jack Osberg An Auggie himself, the offensive and would be his college coach. As a senior defensive lineman played under the at Faribault High School, the offensive legendary Edor Nelson ’38, and he knew lineman hadn’t attracted notice from any by the middle of his freshman year that Division I or Division II schools, but he he would coach. had caught the eye of Osberg. He spent 30 years teaching biology “Jack was the only one who took the and coaching at Minneapolis Roosevelt, time to visit me at my house after a high Bloomington Kennedy, and Wayzata high school football game,” he says. “He schools, where he says he quickly really took time to get to know me.” learned that good coaches aren’t Peroutka would go on to be a part of necessarily the best athletes, they’re the the 1997 Augsburg squad that finished best teachers. 10-2 and earned a Minnesota “You need to know how to motivate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and work with young people,” he says. (MIAC) crown for the first time since “I’ve always said that if I’m teaching a Head football coach Jack Osberg ‘62 retires 1928, while advancing to the NCAA class of 30 students and I get 28 positive with the most wins in Augsburg coaching Division III national quarterfinals. evaluations, I’ll wonder what I could history. 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.” Charles Walbridge 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 Coach Osberg celebrates with Auggie players in 2003 after a win over Hamline.
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want to be able to A ones to finish first in relate to all of the the MIAC. players.” These days, says While he’s had Osberg, it’s tougher to plenty of role models succeed than it used to on and off the field, be. Many players, even his goal was never to at the Division III level, emulate the style of are pressured to any of them. “As a Jack Osberg began his football specialize in a single young coach, I went career as an Auggie offensive and sport, and with ever- to a clinic and I heard defensive lineman. improving technology, [former Vikings play is far more coach] Bud Grant speak,” he says. “I sophisticated than it was when he was a Frank Haege to came back with all these great Bud Grant player. ideas, but I wasn’t Bud Grant.” “We have video tapes now that we replace Osberg As he looked to many people for can just copy and give out,” he says. ideas, he ended up building his own “We used to have just one 16-millimeter by Don Stoner coaching philosophy and style. For better film, and we couldn’t copy that. It was or worse, the young men who played for difficult to run, and it broke all the ormer Augsburg assistant coach him would look up to him, and he time.” FFrank Haege has been named to stresses that he tries to be a role model Even as players feel that they must replace retiring coach Jack Osberg. He will for them. He is demanding but respectful do more work in the weight room and be the 14th head coach in the 74-season of his players; he focuses on the spend more time in the offseason history of the school’s football program. fundamentals of the game while preparing for the following fall, Osberg Haege brings a 64-24 record as a acknowledging that his players and his tells them to find balance. College is a professional football head coach to his coaches have much to teach him. crucible, but it is only through the new post at Augsburg. Most recently, “If you think you have all the answers balance of sports and academics, work, Haege spent three seasons as head coach to everything, you’re not going to make and friendships that they will be of the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas it,” he says. prepared to enter the world and the rest Gladiators, posting a 25-23 record As a Division III coach, Osberg hasn’t of their lives. (including playoffs). had access to the kind of talent available In retirement, he says he is looking “I’m very excited about this position,” to large programs, but he’s a proponent forward to spending more time with his said Haege, 36. “Working at Augsburg, of making everyone—even those who wife, Nina, and six children and and at the small-college level, has always will never be stars—feel valued. grandchildren. He may also spend more been a long-term goal for me. I’ve really “Jack made me think I could time on the golf course. But retirement enjoyed the 10 years that I coached in accomplish anything,” says Mike will be bittersweet because of the joy Arena Football, and I’ve had a lot of Weidner ’83, a defensive end who played that his tenure at Augsburg has brought. success at that level. But there is a lot while Osberg was a defensive coordinator “I was here 40 years ago, and in that more stability at the small-college level, under Al Kloppen. “I was 6-feet-1 and time buildings have changed, technology and that is important to me and my 177 pounds, and he convinced me I has changed, and administrations have family.” could do the job. I don’t think we had changed,” he says. “But the thing that’s Haege served on the Augsburg staff one guy who was over 200 pounds, but stayed constant is the [encouragement] under Jack Osberg as offensive he always got the most out of for individuals to be who they are. That coordinator from 1996-98. everybody.” is something that persists.” “Ever since I started coaching with Indeed, he says one of the squads he Osberg will remain on the Augsburg Jack in 1996, I fell in love with was most proud of during his tenure at staff, assisting in the school’s Alumni and Augsburg,” Haege said. “It is a great Augsburg was the group of players he Parent Relations and Development areas, atmosphere in which to coach and teach. started with during his first year as a to develop connections with athletic People work hard, have fun, and always head coach, in 1991. Augsburg had alumni and parents. look out for the student-athletes.” compiled an abysmal 7-61-2 record in the previous seven seasons, and he Erin Peterson is a freelance writer based in Don Stoner is sports information marveled at the 1991 group’s ability to Minneapolis. coordinator.
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The 17th Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Peace Prize Festival
Left: Dr. Sima Samar, chair of the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission, spoke about her struggle as an Afghan woman to become a medical doctor, establish the first hospital for women in Afghanistan, and continue her pioneering work on behalf of women in her country.
Right: Augsburg student Sam Kanenwisher ’06 (left) presents a gift of the waters brought to this year’s forum to a representative of Luther College, which will host the Peace Prize Forum in 2006.
Left: Students from CitySongs children’s choir performed at the forum prior to the Friday evening plenary session.
Above: Augsburg was host in February to nearly 1,000 college, university, and community participants in the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum honoring Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi of Iran.
Above: National Public Radio producer Davar Ardalan spoke in a plenary session about rediscovering her native country of Iran and learning about the legacy Above: Augsburg student Katie Bickel ’05 participated on a student seminar panel examining her family left in the national struggle for reform. human rights issues in China, Iran, and East Africa.
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Above: Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, spoke about the politics of food and consideration of food as the central issue through which to understand world politics.
Above: Augsburg sociology professor Garry Hesser, with students Krista Dahlke and Riley Conway, presented to a standing-room seminar audience their research on demographics, resources, and revitalization in low- income 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. 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 Winter/Spring 2005 Norwegian Lutheran colleges. 9 Augsburg Now WinSpr 05 4/18/05 8:22 AM Page 10 e r f f e G n e h p e t S
GARRY HESSER MINNESOTA PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR Augsburg News Service and Betsey Norgard
ugsburg sociology and urban interdisciplinary metro-urban studies Education Award (National Society studies professor Garry Hesser program. He was instrumental in the for Experiential Education) Awas named 2004 Minnesota creation of Augsburg’s Center for • 1998, Thomas Ehrlich Award for Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Service, Work, and Learning—a center national leadership and scholarship in Foundation for the Advancement of marking the marriage of the classroom advancing the field of service-learning Teaching and the Council for and the city that has not only emerged (Campus Compact) Advancement and Support of Education as a hallmark of an Augsburg education, (CASE). but also has served as a service-learning e r f The day of the announcement, model across the nation. f e November 18, was proclaimed as “Dr. For 28 years Hesser has been a G n e
national leader in assisting students in h Garry Hesser Day” in Minnesota by Gov. p e t
Tim Pawlenty. A special chapel service taking fuller advantage of Augsburg’s S and luncheon marked the day on the urban location through wide-ranging Augsburg campus. internships, community service- In reflecting on his time at Augsburg, learning, and cooperative education. Hesser said, “This has been an extraordinary place to be all these 28 His awards include: years. The gift of community is about the • 2004, Distinguished Contributions to greatest gift to be given to anybody in Teaching and Learning (Augsburg) one’s life.” Hesser joined Augsburg’s Sociology • 2002, Distinguished Sociologist of Department in 1977. Since that time he Minnesota (Sociologists of Minnesota) Professor of the Year Garry Hesser is has served as chair of the Natural and • 2001, Pioneer in Experiential introduced at a special chapel service by Social Sciences Division and chair of the Frankie Shackelford, associate dean for teaching and learning enhancement.
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very best teacher any of e t S us ever have had. He’s that teacher we think about with gratitude decades later.
—Doug Grow Star Tribune columnist
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.
Hesser is Augsburg’s first recipient of the and students.” o t
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Foundation and CASE, two Washington, t
Hesser’s honor by fantasizing about a r u D.C.-based organizations. It is the only time when media would get as excited o C national award that recognizes about people who matter as they do excellence in undergraduate teaching about celebrities and sports stars. He and mentoring. More than 500 wrote, “Hesser represents the very best nominations were submitted. teacher any of us ever have had. He’s that The nominees were evaluated on teacher we think about with gratitude criteria including the impact on and decades later.” involvement with undergraduate Hesser is past president of the students, scholarly approach to teaching National Society for Experiential and learning, contributions to Education (NSEE) and the Higher undergraduate education within the Education Consortium for Urban Affairs institution and community, and support (HECUA). As a consultant, he has led from colleagues and students workshops on service-learning and “In my view, Garry Hesser represents experiential education on over 50 the best Augsburg College has to offer in campuses and at professional meetings. respect to innovative teaching, engaged Hesser holds degrees from Phillips scholarship, and service to the University in Oklahoma, Union institution and the community,” noted Theological Seminary in New York, and In 2000, Prof. Garry Hesser and then-Pan- President William Frame. the University of Notre Dame. He makes Afrikan Center director Joe Young taught Augsburg provost and dean his home in the Seward neighborhood an Interim course on civil rights history that Christopher Kimball wrote, “His unique where he and his wife, Nancy Homans, included a 10-day bus tour to spots where historic civil rights events occurred—Selma preparation as a theologian and have raised their five children, two of and Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; sociologist has proven fertile soil in whom are Augsburg graduates. He is the Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta, Ga. For most which to cultivate a teaching life. He author or editor of numerous students, it was their first trip in the south, and left a strong impact as they immersed does so with energy and care and publications and articles in the areas of themselves in the history. Here, the group thereby provides a compelling example experiential education, service-learning, posed on the steps of the 16th Street of Christian vocation for his colleagues and neighborhood revitalization. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
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THE ROAD TAKEN by Garry Hesser e
Robert Frost poignantly reminds us of fr roads not taken, as well as those that are taken. In 1984, I was engaged in a faculty development internship related to Stephen Gef 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 An unexpected career path and serendipity led Professor Garry Hesser to the forefront of leadership, of the early faculty members who led in as experiential education, and especially service-learning, was embraced and developed in higher the “rediscovery” and validation of education. experiential education and service- learning. Because there were so few the over 50 campuses where I have been their community-building endeavors faculty members whose colleges privileged to conduct faculty and staff with five neighborhoods involved in supported their involvement in service- development workshops on experiential Annie E. Casey’s “Rebuilding learning, I stood out and became education and service-learning. Communities Initiative.” president of the National Society for Serendipity played a key role in re- I do not know the roads that I Experiential Education (NSEE), which centering my teaching and scholarship in might have traveled by pursuing more collaborated with Susan Stroud and Tim the very values that had led me into the traditional forms of scholarship. But the Stanton as they worked with the academy in the first place, namely a decision to focus my teaching and university presidents who founded desire to combine knowledge with civic sociological journey on experiential Campus Compact. These were heady engagement that could lead to thriving education and community-based service- times for all of us in experiential and integrated communities open to all. learning has provided countless education. I found myself at Wingspread These opportunities have been gifts opportunities in higher education and on a task force which was deliberating on in a 20-year “faculty development the discipline of sociology. … whether to call it “service-learning” and process” and dialogue with colleagues My colleagues and students, both played a leadership role in NSEE when from across the globe, enabling me to be within the academy and the community, we convened Wingspread gatherings that a bridge between Augsburg, HECUA, and young and old, have shared their gifts produced the “Principles of Good others on the cutting edge of experiential and accepted mine. We have challenged Practice in Service-Learning,” designed a education. My teaching has certainly and changed one another as a research agenda under the leadership of benefited from an expanded utilization of community of learners and engaged Dwight Giles, and commissioned the community-based pedagogy. And it scholars. How could any professor ask now classic NSEE three-volume would appear that Augsburg has also for more opportunities than I have had Combining Service and Learning, edited benefited from this disciplinary and or more reasons to celebrate the joy of by Jane Kendall. interdisciplinary exchange. This summer being a teacher, a student, a sociologist, All this also opened the door to two of my students will collaborate with an urbanist, and a citizen? I my becoming a FIPSE-NSEE consultant me as we expand upon and synthesize (which has evolved into the Campus the community-based research of other Excerpted from the personal statement by Compact-AAHE Consulting Corps). This students over the past five years as we Garry Hesser that accompanied his 20-year interchange and dialogue has deepen our understanding of five nomination as Professor of the Year. enhanced our programs at Augsburg and Minneapolis neighborhoods and compare
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‘Many Houses’ author found Augsburg home
With many men serving in the Armed A great-grandmother at 81, Knaphus Forces during World War II, most continues to use her education and serve Augsburg students were women. It was others. Currently she is working on her here that writer Marie (Gjenvick) third book, this one about her father, a Knaphus ’45 found a home. “The entire Norwegian immigrant. I school was like a family,” said Knaphus.
“Augsburg means a lot to me. I received Marie Knaphus’ story may be similar to a good education and made many Marie (Gjenvick) Knaphus ’45, then and now. yours. She held stock for many years and lifelong friends.” wanted to give to Augsburg instead of taking the capital gain from the sale of stock. Her In addition to studying, Knaphus “I am impressed with what’s gift helps build Augsburg’s endowment, and kept involved with oratory and debate, happening to Augsburg today,” she said. Knaphus benefits as well. singing in the Mendelssohn Chorus, and “Students should work hard and take Augsburg is focusing its endowment growth participating in the International advantage of every opportunity to grow in three ways: Relations Club and the Writers’ Club. At and develop their abilities. I feel the same time, she was engaged in Augsburg did this for me.” • NEW FACULTY CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS community and faith-based activities Knaphus also thinks “it’s important Endowed chairs and professorships allow through Girl Scouts and the church. for alumni to help support the College. the College to attract and retain the most Making Iowa her home for many It takes so much money to run a qualified and talented faculty. years, Knaphus last visited the campus college, and people who have benefited • NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS in 1996 for the 50th anniversary of from it need to help.” By expanding the current level of endowed She recently made a significant gift scholarships the College is able to attract campus ministry among students talented students from all backgrounds. attending state-supported colleges and of stock to the Bernhard M. Christensen universities. Shortly after leaving Endowed Fund “out of gratitude for a • PROGRAM SUPPORT AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Augsburg, Knaphus served as counselor good education. It [Augsburg] offered A strong endowment is essential to to Lutheran students attending the Iowa me the incentive to go out and offer sustaining distinctive programs, supporting State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, myself in service to others. I believe innovative faculty-student research projects, and enhancing professional development Iowa. It was there that she met and there is a place for the small college that programs for all faculty and staff. married her husband, George, and has a mission like Augsburg.” together they became the ministry’s first Knaphus was fortunate to have You may designate endowment gifts to areas of your specific interest.Your appreciated counselors. Bernhard Christensen as a professor and securities of stock, bonds, or mutual funds During her visit, Knaphus was keeps in contact with his widow, (Lilly) may be exempt from capital gains taxes amazed at the growth of Augsburg’s Gracia. “I have fond memories of Dr. when you transfer them to the College, and you may receive a tax deduction equal to the Weekend College (WEC) and feels a Christensen’s religion class that pulled market value of the securities at the time connection with WEC students because, everything together for me. Attending they are transferred. Contact the she, too, lived off campus. However, she Augsburg helped me crystallize my faith,” Development Office at 612-338-0002 to discuss how your gift can best help others. took a streetcar to attend Augsburg. she said.
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Goal reached through the 3M Foundation challenge grant
The challenge went out this past fall to Augsburg degree “Our generation needs to make Augburg alumni and friends who are 3M while working full improvements in the environment employees to give back to their alma time and raising a (sustainable chemistry, technological mater through the 3M Foundation family. advances) and we need to figure out how Challenge Grant. “My daughter to educate the public about our “I think the was one-year-old improvements and, in general, the value 3M Foundation when I took my of a science education/background.” structured the first Augsburg “The contributions made in sciences grant appropri- class. I commuted are important to everyone,” continued ately,” said Ron Sandra Wollschlager ’94 a long distance. Nelson. “We want the science programs to Nelson ’68. “I am Because Augsburg continue to be competitive and turn out pleased to see we chemistry professors came to the 3M leaders like Dr. Peter Agre ’70, recipient of achieved the campus, it enabled me to juggle my work the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” I match.” Augsburg schedule so I could take classes. If it wasn’t College and 3M for 3M and Augsburg making it easier for Ron Nelson ’68 partnered to me, I wouldn’t have gone to college.” successfully raise Nelson came from the small Minnesota $100,000 from 69 3M employees in town of Dawson, and life at Augsburg MAKE A DIFFERENCE support of the new Science Center. The was his first introduction to the city. “It special challenge match opportunity became my window,” said Nelson. “All is Many people made a difference through the offered by the 3M Foundation ran for available within the city, and students 3M Foundation Grant Challenge—please consider how you can make a difference, too. eight weeks. Under the 3:1 challenge, the should plug in culturally, through sports, Does your company offer a matching gift foundation matched the $100,000 in and experience activities relative to program? If so, please let us know. contributions from employees, retirees, societal diversity.” Remember, all gifts are tax deductible. and friends with a $300,000 gift. Addit- Students should “participate in the Contact Sherry Jennings-King at ionally, the foundation contributed a hands-on experiences made available in 612-338-4823 or [email protected] $200,000 grant to the new Science Center. the classroom and the laboratories, and to discuss giving options. “There is a long-standing relationship take advantage of the research work,” he between Augsburg and 3M,” said Nelson. said. “These are extremely important “This challenge grant gave many 3M building blocks for the future.” employees and retirees an opportunity to “The connection with Augsburg to the Vision is published by reconnect with the College and play an scientific community is imperative,” said Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. important part in the capital campaign.” Wollschlager. “Students need to see and Sandra Wollschlager ’94 was compelled understand the big connections. 3M is a Editor and Writer to contribute because “my education made global company so it is involved in global Lynn James a challenging 3M career possible. Many issues. So what can we do to lessen global Graphic Designer 3M employees completed degrees in a warming, for example? Students need to Kathy Rumpza nontraditional fashion when taking learn air and water transport modeling so www.augsburg.edu/campaign Augsburg coursework. We obtained an they can see how the world is connected.
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In Memoriam Leola G.Anderson, April 17, 1916–December 4, 2004
A FINE FIRST LADY family during difficult times in Chicago. Leola (Lee) Anderson served as the first In her years as wife of a traveling lady of Augsburg College during her Luther League director (that would be chive photo
husband’s presidency from 1963 to 1980. Ar my dad), Mom formed the Traveler’s President Emeritus Oscar Anderson Aid group to provide mutual support focused on three main areas during his for other staff wives. term in office: to meld Augsburg into its In her role as pastor’s wife, she served new family of colleges in the American gracefully. I can remember food-laden Lutheran Church (it had been the tables at open houses and family college of the Lutheran Free Church); to gatherings at holiday times, Bible experiment with programs that involved studies she led, sharing fresh insights, the city as a learning laboratory; and to overflowing Christmas baskets for the strengthen the College academically, poor, and quiet living room conver- Leola (Lee) Anderson which resulted in an invitation to join sations with hurting parishioners. the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities match. Mom was generous with her continued on page 16 (ACTC). myriad talents. She could sing As the president’s wife, Lee was active beautifully, strum a guitar (though in the Augsburg College Women’s Club, upside down and backwards), sew now called the Augsburg College professionally, entertain with class, LEOLA G. ANDERSON Associates, and hosted College functions. sashay with flair on the dance floor, She raised four children during her draw and paint, and write with depth SCHOLARSHIP husband’s tenure, served on the first task and feeling. force of the American Lutheran College, Mom was generous with her Appreciating the legacy a scholarship offers, and was involved in the church. treasures, too. She gave, with no strings in 2002 President Emeritus Oscar Anderson She is remembered as a warm, established the Leola G.Anderson attached, to her family, but she also gave Scholarship in Mathematics to honor friendly person who cared deeply about to the far ends of God’s world to his wife. social issues, was a strong advocate for suffering people in places like Rwanda. women, and was close to her children. “My wife had a love of math, but was a very Mom embodied for me Christian modest person,” said Anderson.“I wanted to Family was very important to her, and, discipleship. She tried to live the godly do something to honor her, so with at age 86, she experienced the joy of life—her life bore the fruits of the Spirit: agreement from my family, the Leola G. seeing her first great-grandchild. Anderson Scholarship in Mathematics was patience, kindness, goodness, established.” It is designated that one or more compassion, and self-control. She ex- students who have demonstrated academic TIME OF REMEMBRANCE emplified how I wanted to live my life. achievement and financial need be awarded Donna (Anderson) Hoekstra ’68 spoke at the scholarship. Special consideration is given Mom gave of herself in service to to assisting women in mathematics. the memorial service about her mother, others. She was all too often selfless to a Lee Anderson. Excerpts are reprinted If you are interested in contributing to this fault. In her early years she served as scholarship, contact Jennifer Kahlow at here with permission. choir director, youth leader, Sunday 612-338-6540 or
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In Memoriam, continued
Mom was an open person. She Books were her love from when she the “isms” of race, gender, and culture. opened her mind—especially during the was young to just three months before she My mom was a flaming liberal and an 17 years at Augsburg. I found speeches died. They informed her thoughts and authentic feminist. She could talk your she had given in front of learned college shaped her opinions. arm off sharing her causes. After her groups. And I remember a particular I had a mom who was on the cutting death, we discovered volumes of prose Mother/Daughter Banquet. Her talk was edge, though often herself teetering and poetry on all kinds of subjects. She brilliant. How I admired her and was so precariously. With heartfelt empathy will live on in her written words. proud to be her daughter. from her own personal loss, she Mom gave her love unconditionally. She opened her home—to the championed the poor, the oppressed, and She saw God as unconditional lover and freshmen for Welcome to College Week, the disenfranchised. She fought for peace tried to model that love. She was to friends we brought home, and to faculty and justice through written word and generous, open, and loving even during for college functions. She opened her heart voice forming the MS (Miscellaneous) her darkest times. Mom modeled for me to students she tutored and to the needs of group of gals to hone shared thoughts how to give, how to really see the other patients at Fairview Hospital. and strategies for change. She took on person, how to serve, and how to love.” I
Enhancements made to Thrivent’s GivingPlus Program SUPPORT STUDENTS
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans offers a charitable/match gift program to alumni, Hurry! Your annual fund donation to faculty, staff, and friends of the College. Changes to the program for 2005 include: The Augsburg Fund for this fiscal year must be received by May 31. • no minimum gift required, • increased member giving range, Your tax-deductible gift will accomplish many • multiple gifts option by members to same organization, things: help students by supplementing their • equal membership status for gifts, and tuition, provide enriching campus experiences, • additional Lutheran organizations eligible. enhance technology and curriculum, and prepare future leaders for service in the world. Contact Stephanie Malone, director of The Augsburg Fund, at 612-338-4825 or
Campaign Progress $37.5M of $55M goal as of 3-10-2005
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FACULTYFaculty/Staff/STAFF NotesNOTES Connecting with classmates around the world by Judy Petree e
new program at Augsburg connects fr Astudents and faculties around the world via Web cam and e-mail, offering one way for students to gain global Stephen Gef 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 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, and to recognize their interdependence; Emily Lunemann, Dan Quance, Carolyn Herman, IT coordinator Robert Bill. Front row (L to R) Erin Olsen, and to develop crosscultural Walter Gies, Shannon Rynders, Amanda Bockmann and Joelle Bickel. communication skills, including conflict management. “One of the unique elements of the Another student, Brooke Vasseur, Link said they began with schools project is the opportunity to share commented that this is “way cool to be where Augsburg already had innovations in teaching and local making friends on the other side of the connections. At the University of challenges with colleagues across the globe.” Ljubljana in Slovenia, where student globe,” Link said, “and to understand “Our colleague in Singapore, Dr. summer exchanges have become a different perspectives on issues which Ngoh Tiong Tan, is an expert in cultural tradition, Professors Gabi Cacinovic affect us all, such as health, migration, conflict and mediation,” says Link. “His Vogrincic and Lea Sugman Bohinc were international adoptions, and conflict class was well underway when we joined “delighted to participate in this venture.” management.” in. His students gave excellent A second project site is the National The Augsburg students participating presentations and our students joined University of Singapore. The third in the project are taking Social Work enthusiastically, although initially they partner, Tata Institute in Mumbai, India, 257, Exploring Human Services in were somewhat alarmed at the view of has been delayed by technical and Global Context. They were matched with American culture from Asia.” She added structural difficulties. students in either Slovenia or Singapore that this was mitigated as students e- To prepare for the project, Link and and are exploring each other’s culture, mailed each other and explored concepts Bill visited the three overseas schools and social well-being, and current issues of individualism and collectivism, as well researched their political, economic, such as homelessness, SARS, and as distinct characteristics of culture historical, and social characteristics, plus migration. alongside common human needs. technology resources. They received Two logistical challenges, Link said, According to Link, the project director, training at East Carolina University, where have been the different semester and Bill, project technology director, “the this technology concept initiated, to schedules and the time differences. project has been quite a roller coaster, but develop curriculum using video The joys, however, far outweigh the also enthralling, and students have said technology and to review steps to establish challenges, and students even come in they will never forget it.” crosscultural relationships. They also on Sunday evenings to ‘meet’ their prepared for the reality of different Singapore classmates. Judy Petree is media relations manager in approaches to technology, firewall status, “I didn’t know much about the rest of the Office of Public Relations and bandwidth issues, and availability of an the world before this class,” fall semester Communication. academic technology team. class student Samantha Privratsky said.
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Toward spiritually-sensitive social work by Betsey Norgard
calling to social work came to Leola the discussion of these topics (82%), but A(Dyrud) Furman at age 12 during a that many of them had already been doing career session at a summer Luther League it in various ways (75%). convention. She followed family members An important finding, however, was to Augsburg College and graduated with a that 73% of respondents expressed a lack major in sociology and minors in social of any spiritual training. That began to work and religion. She then pursued change as social work schools developed graduate degrees in social work and curricula and new courses. Today, most human development. textbooks integrate spirituality within She taught social work for 25 years at discussion of treating the client as a the University of North Dakota. During whole person. that time it was a personal and spiritual Spiritually-sensitive social work crisis—the death of her husband from practice is becoming especially relevant in diverse communities where an important cancer—that called her to the forefront of Adjunct social work professor Leola (Dyrud) a new movement in her field. While in the way to reach ethnic minorities is through Furman ’61 (left) and Norwegian social work role of a client needing support during her their faith and spirituality. professor Mari-Anne Zahl are collaborating to husband’s illness, she realized that not Three years later, Furman repeated her study social workers’ perspectives towards survey in the U.K., with similar results. inclusion of religion and spirituality in social only could spiritual support help people work practice, as thoroughly presented in the cope in a crisis, it could help them grow Then, building on connections she book Furman co-authored. personally and spiritually. made while a visiting professor in Norway, She understood the importance of Furman collaborated with Mari-Anne spirituality and religion as necessary Zahl, a professor in social work at the This means that social workers need to aspects of human identity. Her research Norwegian University of Science and have understanding of their clients’ connected her to Edward Canda, at the Technology (formerly University of culture, religion, and the place that University of Kansas, who had recently Trondheim) who has a graduate degree religion plays in their culture. She said that founded the Society for Spirituality in from the University of Minnesota. Zahl while fewer than half of the survey Social Work. Together, they co-authored a translated the survey instrument into respondents had any training in dealing textbook, Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Norwegian, and surveyed Norwegian with religious and spiritual issues, Practice, The Heart of Helping that was social workers. 70-80% of them said they desire it. hailed as “a ‘state of the art’ expression of a The results, while similar to the U.S. With her husband, Hans Eriksson, newly re-emerging theme, spirituality.” and U.K., demonstrated cultural who returned this year as visiting This refers to the fact that social work’s differences in religious institutions. The professor in Augsburg’s social work roots came from the work of 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran Church, until department, Zahl is in Minneapolis on religious charity organizations. Their book recently, did not have the same kind of sabbatical, continuing her collaboration defines the values and issues inherent in social network and function as American with Furman. Zahl is compiling the spiritually-sensitive social work practice church congregations, and social workers Norwegian information and, along with and offers practical guidelines and were not accustomed to considering Furman, is writing comparative studies of strategies. religious referrals. Also, church attendance the three countries surveyed. Together, In 1997 Furman and Canda developed is less frequent there. they are presenting at national social work a national survey of social workers, asking Zahl sees the survey results as valuable. meetings, and jointly teaching some of their views on the appropriateness of Social workers can understand better how Furman’s classes. religion and spirituality in social work discussion of religion can be appropriate practice—the first of its kind. The survey and they gain insight into working with Leola (Dyrud) Furman ’61 is an adjunct defined spirituality as search for meaning increasing numbers of immigrants arriving professor at Augsburg and the University of and purpose in either religious or non- in Norway. Minnesota. She is a Distinguished Alumna religious forms, and religion as “an “Since social work deals with everyday of Augsburg College and associate professor organized set of beliefs and practices social functioning,” Zahl said, “[a client’s emerita of the University of North Dakota. shared by a community related to religion] is part of what social workers spirituality.” deal have to deal with. Are they open to, Mari-Anne Zahl is an associate professor in The survey results showed that not are they sensitive to, do they listen to, and the Department of Social Work and Health only did social workers affirm a role for are they comfortable enough to deal with Sciences at the Norwegian University of that aspect of life?” Science and Technology in Trondheim.
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Presentations
Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers, social Orv Gingerich, international programs and Schools to the Community,” at the Minnesota work, have published articles and presented Center for Global Education, participated on Alliance of Black School Educators (MABSE) nationally on their integrative case analysis a panel, “Why Do They Hate Us So Much? Education Summit in October. She also model, including at the annual program Encouraging Student Geopolitical Awareness presented, “Learning Outcomes One Year meeting of the Council on Social Work in a Post-9/11 World,” at the Council on Later” at the Hawaii International Conference Education in February. International Educational Exchange in on Education in January. November. Blake Boursaw, Tracy Bibelnieks, Nick He also participated in a panel, Mary Jacobson and Vicki Olson, Coult, Matthew Haines, and “Interdisciplinary Learning, International- education, and Robert Bill, information Su Dorée, mathematics, presented at the ization, and Study Abroad,” at the Study technology, presented at the National Reading annual meeting of the Mathematical Abroad Curriculum Integration Conference at Conference on the study they have carried Association of America-American the University of Minnesota last April. out focusing on teacher preparation in the Mathematical Society (MAA-AMS) annual state of Minnesota as it relates to reading. meeting in January. Mathematics/ Doug Green, English, read a poem “A computer science major Dan Wolf ’05 Topography of Love,” now published online, Mark Lester, Center for Global Education- presented a poster about his NSF-funded at the Northfield Arts Guild Writers’ Night in Nicaragua, spoke at Seattle University in the research last summer. November. Salon Series, on “U.S. Consumption and the He also presented a paper, “Estranging Needs of Developing Nations: A View from Lars Christiansen and Diane Pike, Bedfellows: Early Modern Cinema Today,” for Nicaragua.” sociology, led a teaching workshop, “Teaching the seminar on Shakespeare, Gender, and He also presented there on the U.S.- Organizational Theory,” at the American Sexual Orientation at the Shakespeare Central America Free Trade Agreement Sociological Association in August. At that Association of America’s annual meeting. (CAFTA), and spoke to theology, business, meeting, Pike became chair of the and social work classes. Undergraduate Teaching Section and the Garry Hesser, sociology, presented a paper Ethics Committee. co-authored with Augsburg students Riley David Matz, psychology, was a co-presenter Conway ’05 and Krista Dahlke ’06, of “The Social and Evolutionary Psychology of Jacqueline deVries, history, presented “New “Rebuilding Communities: Comparing a Hair Color Preferences on the Northern and Women, New Religion: Feminism and the National Model (Casey) and Minneapolis Southern Prairie,” at the January meeting of Victorian Crisis of Faith” at the American Neighborhood Revitalization Program,” at the the Society of Personality and Social Historical Association meeting in January. annual meeting of the American Sociological Psychology. Association in August. David Fenrick, Center for Global Education, Curt Paulsen, social work, with Cathy was an editorial team member in an issue Norm Holen, art, Paulsen, graduate programs, presented “From group, “Effective Theological Education for emeritus, was present Spirituality to Empathy: Application to World Mission,” at the Forum 2004 on World for the dedication of the Dialectics in Marital Relationships,” at the Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand. F. Scott Fitzgerald National Council on Family Relations in He also presented “Transforming Short- alcove in the St. Paul November. Term Mission through Service-Learning” at Central Library, where He also presented “From Chaos to Order the Annual World Mission Conference of the his terra cotta bust of by Way of a Seven-Step Process from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Fitzgerald was unveiled. Freedom to Love” at the Lilly Conference (ELCA) in St. Paul in March 2004. In Holen’s works have West on College and University Teaching. November he co-presented a workshop, been included in two “Reciprocity Leads to Culture Learning,” at a recent books, The Tim Pippert, sociology, presented “I Ain’t workshop of NAFSA: Association of Sculpture Reference Seen Them in Awhile: Created Familites of International Educators. Illustrated, by Arthur Homeless Men” at the American Sociological Williams (2005) and Association annual meeting in August. Annette Gerten and Lois Bosch, social 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate work, presented a workshop on using the Human Form (Lark Books, Sterling Nancy Rodenborg and Lois Bosch, social creativity to enhance learning relevance for Publishing, 2004). work, presented a paper on using dialogue policy students at the annual meeting of the groups in teaching Master of Social Work Minnesota Conference on Social Work Gretchen Irvine, education, was a panel students at the annual program meeting of the Education in September. member on “Service-Learning: Connecting Council on Social Work Education in February.
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Presentations (continued)
Patrice Salmeri, StepUP, and Ann Garvey, She also presented Kathryn Swanson, English, served student affairs, presented about Augsburg’s on lineup identification as a panelist for Theatre Unbound’s StepUP program to the American Association issues with real officers production of “Girls Got Pluck” and of University Women (AAUW), Minneapolis and real cases at the presented a paper titled “Ten Thousand Cups branch, in September. American Psychology- of Tea: American-born Chinese Women Law Society conference Sleuths” at the Popular Culture Conference in Nancy Steblay, psychology, presented in California, and on San Diego in March. “Reforming Eyewitness Identification: blind sequential lineup Convicting the Guilty, Protecting the identifications in the James Vela-McConnell, sociology, Innocent,” at a conference at the Cardozo field at a Hennepin County conference of law participated in a department chairs workshop Law School in New York. enforcement officers. at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
Publications
Beth Alexander, reflection in a curvilinear magnetic field and syllabi in international social work being physician assistant formation of Alfvenic resonators on open published by the Council on Social Work studies, was lead field lines,” in the Journal of Geophysical Education. author of “Methods of Research, in 2005. Pain Assessment in In the same journal, Engebretson is lead David Matz, psychology, co-authored Residents of Long-term author, along with co-authors Jennifer “Cognitive Dissonance in Groups: The Care Facilities: A Pilot Posch ’94 and Brian Anderson ’82, at Consequences of Disagreement,” in the Journal Study” which appeared Johns Hopkins University; and acknowledged of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 88. He in the March/April student contributors Geoff Shelburne ’05, also co-authored “Social Norms and Identity issue of the Journal of the American Medical Heather Greene ’05, Jon-Erik Hokanson Relevance: A Motivational Approach to Directors Association. ’05, and Ryan Nevin ’04, for “Ground and Normative Behavior,” in the Personality and satellite observations of Pc 1-2 waves on Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 30. Tony Bibus and Rosemary Link, social open field lines poleward of the dayside work, published a chapter, “The Impact of cusp.” Bruce Reichenbach, philosophy, published U.S. Welfare Reform on Children’s Well Engebretson is also a co-author of a “Miracle Cure or Moral Quagmire?” about Being: Minnesota Focus,” in Promoting the study, “Density enhancement in the ethics of stem cell research in the October Well Being of Children, Families, and plasmasphere-ionosphere plasma during the issue of Covenant Companion. Communities, edited by Harriet Ward and 2003 Halloween Superstorm: Observations He also published “Dances of Death: Self- Jane Scott and published in 2005. along the 330th magnetic meridian in North Sacrifice and Atonement,” in Mel Gibson’s America,” which recently appeared in Passion and Philosophy, edited by Jorge J.E. Jacqueline deVries, history, published an Geophysical Research Letters. Gracia and published by Open Court in essay, “Rediscovering Christianity after the 2004. He also authored “The Cosmological Postmodern Turn,” in the winter issue of Bill Green, history, Argument,” for the online Stanford Feminist Studies and two essays, “Women’s published an article, Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2004. Religious Organisations” and “Women’s “Brown, Adequacy, and Charity Organisations,” in A Change in Young Men Getting Nancy Rodenborg, social work, published Attitude: Women, War, and Society, 1914- Real about One Big an article, “Service to African American 1918, edited by Susan Grayzel. State,” in the Children in Poverty: Institutional December/January issue Discrimination in Child Welfare?” in the fall Mark Engebretson, physics, and David of Minnesota Law and issue of Journal of Poverty: Innovations on Murr ’92, at Dartmouth College, are co- Politics, about the Social, Political, & Economic Inequalities. authors of an article with lead author Slava desegregation of Minnesota schools and the Pilipenko, Institute of the Physics of the legal doctrine of “adequacy.” Glenda Rooney, social work, is co-editor of Earth in Russia, and frequent visiting the seventh edition of Direct Social Work scientist at Augsburg for “Alfven wave Rosemary Link, social work, is co-author Practice, published this year by Brooks/Cole. with Lynn Healy of a collection of model
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Noteworthy ‘Thirsty for God’ by Betsey Norgard
An April 1999 article in Law and Human eligion professor Brad Holt’s recent who is included in the book, refers to as Behavior, by Nancy Steblay, psychology; Rbook seeks to help readers “scary words” in the theological lexicon. Solomon M. Fulero; and students Jasmina understand the thirst they experience Holt intends for this book to be as much Besirevic ’97 and Belia Jimenez-Lorente ’97— in their relationship with God, but about “formation”—what he calls “The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Juror may not realize or understand. “discovery of new being, new Verdicts: A Meta-Analytic Review”—was one Thirsty for God is an updated and relationships, and new practices”—as it of the magazine’s top 10 downloaded articles expanded edition of Holt’s work by the is about “information.” Each chapter in 2004. same name from 1993 that now contains spiritual practice exercises. broadens the survey of persons and Organized chronologically, the survey Francine Chakolis, social work, president of institutions included under Christian of Christian spirituality begins with early the Minnesota Alliance of Black Educators, “spirituality.” It expands the body of Christian times and carries forth into the coordinated a three-day summit on the non-Western Christian materials and 21st century to include such disparate Augsburg campus in October, “Yesterday, includes maps identifying locations of Western contemporaries as Jean Vanier, Today, Tomorrow,” addressing disparities in people and movements Jim Wallis, Cesar Chavez, educational achievement. described. and Robert Schuller. From “This is a needed text the Third World, Holt Kathryn Swanson, English, has been a team for students and for the lay discusses, for example, member for several accreditation site visits person,” says Holt, “to help the Virgin of Guadelupe, under the auspices of the Higher Learning them understand the global liberation spirituality, Commission (North Central Association) and perspectives of Christian Pentecostalism, and has served on readers’ panels and as part of the spirituality. It is not just African indigenous accreditation process. She is also an elected about Europe and the U.S.” churches. ARC (Accreditation Review Council) member. Holt makes the Holt will travel to Italy distinction between for six weeks this “spirituality” and “religion” summer, as one of 15 Honors/Awards within the context of 20th- scholars in various century scholar Baron von disciplines selected by the Retiring football coach Jack Osberg ’62 was Hügel’s tripartite nature of religion as National Endowment for the Humanities honored by Minnesota collegiate football intellectual, institutional, and mystical. (NEH), to study one of the subjects in coaches as the 2005 Man of the Year for his Holt equates spirituality with this his book, St. Francis of Assisi. The valuable contribution to football. mystical dimension, and thus a scholars will examine source texts and necessary component for well-rounded visual representations of the saint within Tony Bibus, social work, was elected chair of Christians. his 13th-century world to better the Minnesota Board of Social Work, a board The book is accessible and free of understand his meaning for today, appointed by the governor that regulates social the jargon that writer Kathleen Norris, beyond the popular images. work practice in the state. e r f f
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Minnesota Chapter of International Special p e t Event Services (ISES) in March. Jodi Collen, S 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. Professor Brad Holt’s recent book expands the survey of Christian spirituality.
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THROUGH THE EYES OF TEACHERS, THE EYES OF STUDENTS
English professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, both former Peace Corps volunteers, led a group of nine Augsburg students to their Thai village home of 35 years ago for an internship in teaching English. The students lived Thai culture4 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.
SEEING THE ‘REAL’ THAILAND by Kathy Swanson
I’ve never even seen the ocean!” …“I can’t wait to see from the morning’s catch, baskets of chilies ready for curries, 4Bangkok.”… “Do you think it’s safe?”… “Does the flight really mounds of chicken feet, stands with mangoes and sticky rice, take 26 hours?”… “I already miss my mom!” These were some and hills of pineapple, durian, and mangosteen fruit. of the comments we heard as nine Augsburg students, my Most importantly, we found that time had not erased husband, and I waited to board the first leg of the flight that memories we had for our former students and they for us. would take us back to the place we had called home 35 years Returning to the schools where we had taught English, we ago. Jack and I served as Peace Corps volunteers, teaching found that several of our former students were now teachers. English in a small rural village, Prachuab Kirikhan, Thailand, They welcomed us with gifts, hugs, and tears and we began during the height of the war in Viet Nam. Now we were thinking about sharing this magnificent place with Augsburg. returning, for the second time, but with the responsibility of “You can bring students to teach us,” we were told—and the nine students, some of whom had not traveled beyond the seed was planted! Midwest. After my course in Teaching English in Thailand was “We want to see everything through your eyes,” Jack had approved as an English elective, Jack and I began making plans told the students. We all expected adventure, some chaos, and for the trip. We knew that the heart of the experience was to be wonderful experiences. We knew these three weeks would living and teaching in our village. We also wanted students to open our students’ eyes and hearts; we didn’t know how see parts of Thailand that tourists likely would miss. Arranging significantly it would change their lives. to be present in the village school when classes began after the Our family had returned to Thailand several years before rainy season, we planned to begin the adventure in Bangkok, the Augsburg trip and had found that Bangkok had become a then travel to Chiangmai, and then south to Prachuab Kirikhan. huge, modern city, but that our village had remained essentially Most important to us was that our Augsburg students unchanged. Yes, there were now a 7-Eleven store that offered experience the real Thailand as we had so many years before. ice cream and pizza, an ATM machine, and Internet cafes, but And so, after crossing many time zones, watching many in- the essence of Thailand was there. Prachuab had remained a flight movies, and trying to sleep in cramped airline seats, 11 sleepy, beautiful, fishing village. Walking through the market in Auggies arrived in Bangkok, Thailand. Even though it was the center of the village, we found piles of fish and shrimp
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midnight, traffic was heavy and the heat was oppressive. Too excited to sleep, we checked into the hotel and all set off down Sukhimvit Road. Smells of unrecognizable things, sights of unfamiliar occurrences, and sounds very non-Minnesotan Left: Kathy Swanson (back row, overwhelmed us until we had to give in to sleep. sixth from left) poses with students she and Jack We spent the next several days seeing Bangkok’s magnificent taught in their Peace Corps days in Prachuab Kirikhan. Many are now temples and palaces, sampling foods students had never teachers in the school where the Augsburg students practice-taught. imagined existed, holding giant snakes at the Pasteur Institute, Right: Nine students traveled to Thailand to practice-teach English winding through old Chinatown, riding in both tuk-tuks and with Professor Kathy Swanson and her husband, Jack, in the village the new skyway train, and trying to survive humid, 100+ degree where they had served as Peace Corps volunteers 35 years ago. (back temperatures. 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 Ready for a respite, we flew north to Chiangmai. Here we R) Sue Kneen, Sabrina Jurey, Bekah Chell, (front row L to R) Annie were met by representatives from Payap University who made Reierson, Anna Warnes. sure Midwest students understood proper and polite Thai behavior. “Don’t cross your legs so that your toe is pointing at Augsburg students learned quickly how to gesture and anyone;”… “Never touch anyone on the head;”… “Wear skirts communicate with just a few Thai words. Jack and I moved and long pants in the temples;” … “Acknowledge one’s social around with them, helping occasionally, but mostly sharing in status by the appropriate wai (bow).” this wonderful experience. After a few days, students felt at home. In Chiangmai, we learned about Thai history and culture, Every morning as we participated in the school’s opening spent time at the night markets (after practicing bargaining in ceremony, Thai students waved and welcomed us. One of our Thai!), visited a mountaintop temple, rode elephants through the students received a Thai name, many received gifts, and all jungle, trekked on a visit to hill tribes, and rode bamboo rafts realized we were receiving much more than we were able to give. down a jungle river. Teachers hosted a party for us toward the end of our time in Despite these exciting events, I believe all the students would Prachuab and we reciprocated the next evening. Some of our agree that the highlight of the trip occurred during a stop on our former students from our Peace Corps days joined us and led way to the airport as we were leaving Chiangmai. The grandma of rounds of the Peter, Paul, and Mary songs we had taught them 35 one of our students, Rachel Schuette, and her church friends had years ago. There were no dry eyes in the room after we all joined sent handmade quilts with each of us. We had carried these 15 Ratchana, one of my former students and now a teacher in the quilts until we stopped at an orphanage to deliver them to the secondary school where Augsburg students had spent their time, children. Seeing excitement and joy on the faces of these children in “To Sir, with Love,” the song she chose to honor us as teachers. as they sang for us and finding tears on our own faces as we left Carrying gifts and e-mail addresses from their Thai students them is a memory none of us will forget. and unconsciously humming “500 Miles,” Augsburg students left After Chiangmai, we took a long, hot, Thai travelers’ trip by Prachuab for Bangkok and Minneapolis. “Saying farewells amid train south to Prachuab. Located on the Gulf of Siam, with the smiles, hugs, and many tears, we promised to return someday mountains of Myanmar to the west, Prachuab is unspoiled soon—and I’m sure we will. For, as one student said, “There’s so paradise. Here students marched to the secondary school, much about the world I didn’t know. I thought this trip would notebooks and lesson plans in hand, to join Thai students on that change me; I just had no idea how much!” first day of the term. We were introduced and welcomed at the opening assembly and then began teaching. Kathy Swanson is professor of English and chair of the English Moving from class to class, level to level, each class period, Department. She directs the English as a Second Language program.
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TOUCHING MY HEART jby 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 sound of mind or for the eyes, but a complete monks blessing immersion into the culture. Unless you people in the stay at a pristine, exclusive hotel in Hua early morning were extremely helpful to me in the Hin, it is hard not to touch all five of hours, speaking and singing prayers classroom and they both wanted to learn your senses in Thailand. For me, over women bowed before them. English so badly. On the Friday evening Thailand was an adventure of smell, Amusingly, the national anthem was of the teachers’ dinner, Maew and Por sound, taste, sight, and touch, and most played at school every morning by the were able to eat dinner with me. I loved importantly, an experience of the heart. marching band and on the loud talking to them about anything from The sounds of Thailand are like speakers, and it also played in my head music to Por’s schooling abroad to my nothing else. After spending 26 hours on for the remaining 23 hours of the day family and America. Maew and Por have a plane listening to movies, people until my roommate would throw a e-mailed me several times since our snoring, and babies crying, the drone of pillow at me! group returned to the United States. traffic is a welcomed sound in Thailand. My favorite sound of Thailand was They like to ask me questions about my Bangkok always had the sound of the sound of singing. Several times the jobs or different musical acts in the U.S. buzzing tuk-tuks in traffic and trains former students, Kathy, and Jack sang I think it is great that I was able to overhead, but it also had more profound “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul, and Mary. It connect with these students in such a sounds. The sound of complete silence certainly wasn’t the beauty of the way that they feel comfortable e-mailing in the wat (temple) with the many singing that struck me, but the fact that me and talking to me about their lives as pagodas and the loud, but quite musical, the students remembered all the words well as mine. … sound of blind musicians singing into and sang them so faithfully. It was Thailand is not a place that can be microphones as they wandered the obvious that the students had been seen on a National Geographic episode streets come to mind. significantly moved by their teachers. and be fully comprehended. I had to Chiangmai had the sound of rushing As the students sang, you could see the smell the markets, hear the temple bells, water over rocks as we slipped by in our love and appreciation exuding from taste the pineapple, see the countryside, open raft and the constant sound of them; so much so that it made my eyes touch the silk, and feel my gia (heart) bartering hill tribe women with their water every time they would sing. When warmed by the people in order to know silver jewelry and colorful hats. I heard the students sing, I could only Thailand. The exciting part of my Chiangmai also had the sounds of Doi hope that I too would have such an experience in Thailand is knowing that Suthep with its deep bells booming over influence on a group of people. … there is so much more waiting for me to the hill and children playing amongst Forming relationships with my encounter when I go back. the tourists and monks. students was an aspect of teaching that Prachuab had the sound of rain, really touched my heart. I was able to Anna Warnes completed her studies in whether misting or pouring, washing the get especially close to two of my December 2004 with a major in English. market streets. Prachuab also had the students, Maew and Por. These students She plans to attend law school.
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BECOMING A TEACHER by Jeff Moores ’05
1 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, In his first teaching experience, Jeff Moores ’05 just barely got sometimes scratching their heads and his feet wet in the classroom and left Thailand wishing he had employing grimaces of misunderstanding more teaching opportunities, as well as anticipating his next or raised eyebrows of clarity. return trip. Stephanie showed up about halfway through the class, hopefully adding to any authority I had over the classroom. “Tomorrow,” I wrote in my journal on Sunday, May 16, “I In the end we walked away not become a teacher.” Unofficially, of course, and I’m knowing what to conclude. I had felt a technically still very much a student; but, I’ll be stepping lack of influence with level 3/9, and into a role, a job, that rivals that of prostitution for the now I felt a lack of respect from level title of the world’s oldest occupation. I’m feeling what 6/9. On top of it, inadequacy stemmed every teacher—from Kathy in her initial teaching years, from having viewed [regular teachers] to Aristotle—must feel when faced with the daunting Charles and David wielding their task of instilling knowledge upon youthful minds: experienced skills. nervousness, anxiety, fears of inadequacy. But mostly, I’m The mere 10 pages of this essay excited. Excited for something new, something cannot begin to explore the intense frightening, an experience that might open my mind realizations I began uncovering about along with those of Thai students. … my future as a mentor, a teacher, a My most challenging teaching experience in Prachuab parent—an adult. Luckily, as I happened at the end of Thursday. … At 3 p.m. I returned suspected it would, my thirst for to the English office to track down a teacher-less class to Thailand continues. A week in take over or an occupied class to observe. I was quickly Prachuab was not enough time told that Stephanie was teaching level 6/9. I hadn’t taught teaching English. I wanted two, three or observed a high grade level yet, so I thought it would weeks to practice my skills. I wanted to be worthwhile to attend. … Outside the classroom, the tutor university students and come slightly older students relaxed on the benches, some into contact with all age levels. After slumped over with the end of the day, others energetically my first trip, I predicted that I would giggled with friends. One thing was certain: Stephanie definitely return to Thailand someday. I had not yet arrived. found myself in Bangkok’s busy streets I looked at the students in a way that hopefully said, sooner than I thought. “I’m the teacher; time to start. Get in. Sit down.” Friendly, of course, but I wasn’t about to let the older Jeff Moores is in the Honors Program and students walk all over me. Meanwhile my head was is a senior majoring in English with a reeling: Stephanie’s not here; my lesson plans are for concentration in writing. He is news younger students; are they expecting Stephanie? What if editor of the Echo. This was his second they already know everything I’m teaching them? trip to Thailand. A deep breath later, I calmly flipped through my c Winter/Spring 2005 25 Augsburg Now WinSpr 05 4/18/05 8:32 AM Page 26
efMY GOD AND YOUR BUDDHA— THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT by Sue Kneen ’04
As a religion major and a prospective happier.” Now that sounds just like me seminary student, I was most anxious to and my God. see and experience Buddhism first hand. I’d like to quote what I wrote in my … As I really thought about it, there is journal as I stood on top of “Monkey much that our faiths have in common: Mountain,” listening to the hauntingly Sue Kneen ’04 gained a rich introduction God or Buddha, do good works, eternity beautiful Buddhist music and the to Buddhism as she prepared for her or Nirvana, God is omnipresent or chanting of the monks, and the pungent own seminary studies. eternal nothingness, prayer, denying aroma of their incense lifted to my ears self, look to pastors/monks, churches and nose, and the cool breeze smoothed It seems I am very fortunate and temples, worship, help the poor and against my face: “It was a beautiful view indeed to have been introduced to a taking care of your neighbor. There from on top of the hill over the ocean, culture such as this through the lens really isn’t anything so unusual—only Prachuab Kirikhan, and a big sprawling of respect and deep affection. … I different. temple to the west. What was especially will never be the same, and my I thought [our Bangkok tour guide] significant to me was seeing the building daughters and those with whom I Panya’s comment summed it all up well where the monks had their evening have the privilege to share about my as he said with great feeling, “My meditation and hearing them chant and trip will be able to see some of Buddha and your God, they are the hearing their music. I will never forget Thailand and foreign travel for same. When we are sad, we talk to that feeling. I imagined and hear them themselves. Buddha. Sometimes we talk to a monk, praising their God as I do mine (for lack and he makes us do better with what he of better words). It was a feeling and Sue Kneen graduated from Weekend says, but sometimes we don’t want to very real sense of oneness while very College in 2004 with majors in English tell anyone, so we talk to Buddha. And different. It was surreal and profound. I and religion and is now studying at we feel better; we feel lighter and am thankful for this experience.” Luther Seminary.
THE REAL FACES IN THE TSUNAMI
Prachuab Kirikhan is located on the east coast of Thailand, are you safe? Were you hit on the Gulf of Thailand. It escaped the massive destruction by the wave?' I received a of the tsunami that devastated areas farther south on the response within a day. west coast. Of course, when the tsunami hit, everyone from Maew was in fact safe, the trip feared for his or her old and new friends. although her father had been working near Anna Warnes was the first to hear news from Prachuab. Phuket, and he was injured but alive. “The day before the tsunami struck I received an e-mail from one of my Thai students. Maew, a sweet 12-year- “By expanding the world old, wrote me one of her typical e-mails: ‘Hello Miss Anna, classroom and making how are you? How are your studies? I am fine. My family connections with people in went on holiday. It was fun,’ etc. Thailand, the tsunami affected real people, people I knew. The tsunami did not kill thousands of faceless people on the “The next day I heard about the tsunami on the news. I other side of the world; the tsunami killed people I may have immediately thought of Maew. I wrote her an e-mail: 'Maew, met and learned from.”
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ONE STUDENT I MAY SEEING THAILAND HAVE TOUCHED THROUGH KATHY AND C by Rachel E. Schuette ’03 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 the way, I suspect. On just a superficial level, the heat, the Rachel Schuette ’03 compiled a lesson plan book, in collaboration with Professor Swanson, with materials from the smells of the streets, some of the foods, and the different Augsburg students’ lessons “to show appreciation for the gracious welcome they received from everyone in Prachuab standard of living we enjoy could have easily been turned Kirikhan.” into disgust by travelers not accustomed to such extremes and who were not constantly challenged to look deeper It has been three weeks since we returned home and I am for beauty and meaning and perhaps a different way of still on “Thai time,” meaning I feel much more laid back and not really pushed to do anything in a hurry. … living life.” I learned so much from this experience; it is difficult —Sue Kneen 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.” I
Rachel Schuette graduated in 2003 with a double major in English and secondary education/communication arts licensure.
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Learning with your heart by Judy Petree photos by Stephen Geffre
visit to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation helps nursing students bridge cultural differences to experience health care from the perspectives of a community long Aunderserved 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 Long distances and remote locations approximately 40,000 Lakota people. Pine Ridge is also home to two of the poorest make healthcare delivery difficult counties in the nation. on the reservation. According to the “Village Earth” online newsletter and “Pine Ridge Reservation” (pineridgerez.net), the unemployment rate is 86 percent, versus a 5.5 percent national average; and 63 percent of the people live below the federal poverty level. Alcoholism affects 8 out of 10 families, and half of the people over the age of 40 have diabetes. The infant mortality rate is the highest in this continent, and the school dropout rate is more than 70 percent. The Indian Health Service is understaffed and ill-equipped to
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Pastor Larry Peterson, director of the Pine Ridge Retreat Center introduces the students to Lakota culture before they begin their home visits. (L to R): Cheryl Leuning, Nursing Department chair; Susan Loushin; Sharon Gentile; Cathy Miller; Sue Nash, Rochester program nursing professor; and retreat center director Larry Peterson.
fully address the health needs of the the Pine Ridge Retreat Center, run by grandson of Lakota Chief Big Foot, who community. Consequently, health Pastor Larry Peterson. Peterson sat down was slain in the Wounded Knee Massacre inequities continue to increase. with the group the first night to give of 1890. Littlefinger shared with the The students spent two days them a brief lesson on the Lakota people, students the key values integral to the shadowing the Indian Health Service some dos and don’ts, and what they culture of his people, their past and (IHS) nurses from the reservation who should expect when going on home future. served as cultural guides. However, visits. “Knowing the culture of the “The Lakota people are the fastest before the students became immersed in Lakota people is really important when growing people, yet have the greatest the program, they gained a brief insight interacting with them,” Peterson said. health issues,” he said. “It’s not just into the Lakota culture and history Another history lesson came from about a healthy body, but about a healthy through visits to Prairie’s Edge Native Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural spirit and soul as well.” American Cultural Art Center in Rapid teacher at the Loneman School in Oglala. Karen Red Star, health educator with City, and short stops at Mount Rushmore Littlefinger has been the IHS hospital the Indian Health Service, also shared and the Crazy Horse Memorial. administrator at Pine Ridge for a number her experiences as a healthcare provider At Pine Ridge the students stayed in of years, and is also the great, great on the reservation. She advised the
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For Leonard Littlefinger, Lakota cultural teacher and great, great grandson of Chief Big Foot, a healthy spirit and soul are as important to his people as a healthy body.
Augsburg student Sharon Gentile (background) shadowed Indian Health Service nurse Sally Mercier (left) in home visits on the reservation.
students to be “culturally sensitive,” as also many of the homes in the country and blood pressure, new mother and there is a high turnover of healthcare are miles apart. Some people live on baby checkups, and post-surgical visits. providers on the reservation and the long, rut-filled, one-lane dirt roads, miles Throughout, however, was what one clients see different people all the time. off of the main highway. Obviously this student described as the “wonderful way “This makes it more difficult to establish causes problems in the wintertime, Sahr the nurses have of working with the any sense of trust and familiarity.” commented. clients.” Equipped now with some background One of his clients is an elderly “There’s more to health care than just information, the students were ready to woman struggling with diabetes. She and the medical side of it,” nursing student pair up with the public health nurses at her husband are also raising their two Sharon Gentile said. “I feel there is a the Indian Health Service and begin their grandsons, not uncommon on the need to find a better way, a better home visits. For the next two days, the reservation, said Sahr. Family connections approach to health care.” students set out with registered public are a strong part of Lakota culture and Cathy Miller, a public health nurse in health nurses Rod Sahr, Sally Mercier, tradition. the Rochester, Minn., area, shadowed Kendra Lone Elk, Mary Moussear, and One of the keys, he told the students, Lone Elk one of the days, and told Lone Andrea Pond, visiting homes in town and is to listen and treat the clients with Elk that much of what she does is not out in the countryside. respect. He demonstrated this by just that different from what she was seeing The nurses clued the students in on visiting with the client at first, asking her on the reservation. what to expect in the coming days. Sahr about their grandsons and family, and “The first time you visit you see so said that much of his time is spent only after this initial conversation much, you just want to jump in and fix simply tracking down clients, as families moving on to the health issues. everything,” Miller said, “but you have to on the reservation move frequently. And, Lone Elk, another public health take it slow and gain their trust first.” as frustrating as that can be, he said, you nurse, also modeled how relationships Miller came to Augsburg because she learn when to keep searching for them were built during each home visit. “You was looking for a program that would and when to move on. need to build up a rapport with the enhance her own work as a public health “There are hundreds of people we people. You need to get them to trust nurse. “Some of the art of nursing has have to see, but just don’t have the time,” you, or they will agree with whatever gone by the wayside,” Miller said. “It’s Sahr said. “Actually, there is probably you say just to get rid of you.” not enough to know what the diagnosis someone we’re supposed to see in every Many of the visits throughout the two is, but what the barriers are that may be single house.” days included varied services—vaccina- preventing treatment. Many times it’s just Not only is relocation a factor, but tions, monitoring of blood sugar levels a cultural misunderstanding.”
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Miller added that she sees trans- cultural 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. Learning nursing care “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 across cultures 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 Small medicine bags hang on the chainlink fence to view the horizon from the other surrounding the mass grave at the site of the Wounded person’s perspective. “That kind of Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge reservation. experience is truly life changing and transforming,” she said. “It is more than head learning. It is heart learning.” I
Judy Petree is media relations manager.
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Learning nursing care across cultures
ealth is influenced by culture, belief, and values, and beyond basic nursing skills. it often suffers when the culture is not understood. The aim of the program is not for every student to become H an “expert” in every culture, but rather that every student will Today, the influx of immigrants to the United States, learn skills that are necessary to become a culturally competent particularly to Minnesota, is severely challenging social nurse, such as basic knowledge of cultural differences and the service programs. A disproportionate burden of disease and awareness of differences in delivery of patient care; recognition suffering experienced by minority and foreign-born of the nurse’s own bias and influence of personal culture views populations in the United States is but one indication that the and practices; and an awareness and respect for cultural healthcare system is ineffective. communication issues, etiquette, and problem solving. Given the current shortage of nurses, it is not surprising The practicums are a vital part of Augsburg’s nursing that there is an increasing demand for professional nursing program, says Cheryl Leuning, nursing professor and leadership to provide culturally-congruent health care to department chair. The focus is on reaching populations people of diverse cultures with emphasis on holistic care, underserved by traditional healthcare systems. “If a student can cultural diversity, and community-focused practice. Augsburg’s see the world through another’s eyes, it changes how they see graduate nursing program prepares nurses for advanced their own world. It is the unique balance of in-class and in- transformational leadership and transcultural practice across community opportunities that attracts students to the nursing care settings. programs.” Through nursing practicums, Augsburg students form Augsburg offers nursing practicums for both graduate and relationships with persons representing diverse cultures both undergraduate students in several cultural contexts: Namibia, locally and globally in order for the students to understand Mexico, Guatemala, the inner cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul and the health inequities that people experience. Learning how to Rochester, and at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. I do this while preserving the cultural dignity of others goes
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AAlumniLUMNI NewsNEWS From the Alumni Board president’s desk…
ugsburg undergraduate degree at Augsburg • Augsburg is one of 12 colleges ACollege alumni College. nationally chosen for excellence in its are a pretty amazing Which other group of amazing people first-year program. bunch. Consider is forming new ideas, creating new Carol (Johnson) journeys, and setting new standards? • The Weekend College program offers Casperson ’60 Why, that group is attending Augsburg the most comprehensive and quality (profiled in this right now! They are participating in one adult learning program in the region. issue on p. 38), of many world-class Augsburg programs who is working to that deliver transforming education: • New graduate programs like the create affordable Master of Business Administration are housing nationwide with Habitat for • The Center for Global Education providing expanded and growing Humanity. I’m thinking also of 2004 connects students with learning learning opportunities for adult Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Brian opportunities around the world, while learners. Anderson ’82, who is working on the Center for Service, Work, and pioneering physics research, as well as Learning finds opportunities for There is a renewing group of leaders Alumni Board past president Dr. Paul experiential education locally. attending Augsburg right now. They are Mueller ’84 from the Mayo Clinic and future alumni who will go out into the First Decade awardee Susan (Horning) • Augsburg offers great athletics world and impact our lives and Arntz ’94, city manager for the City of including a nine-time national communities. I am so proud to be part of Waconia. championship wrestling team along this transforming educational These folks and many others have with superb women’s hockey. community, and all that we do! passed through Augsburg on the front end of their life journey, and all have • The nationally recognized StepUP significant, everyday impact on the lives program offers a supportive of other people. They all have very educational environment for students different vocations, but share one in recovery. Bill Vanderwall ’93 WEC similarity—they all received an President, Alumni Board
Alumnae present gift to the Women’s Resource Center
n December, five Augsburg alumnae by Thorsen. Ipresented a special gift to the Anne “Dr. Thorsen, never one to Pederson Women’s Resource Center in slight the intellectual talents honor of former Augsburg professor Dr. of women, encouraged us to Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration stretch our critical abilities of the 40th anniversary of their and tackle literary analysis,” graduation from the College. says Greco. “Two of us The five women, who refer to became English majors, in themselves as the “619 Club” (so named part inspired by our for the house they resided in as students experience in his class. on 22nd Avenue—the site now occupied “Thank you, Dr. Thorsen, by Foss Center), are Class of 1964 for the part you played in alumnae Betty (Hanson) Rossing, Karen forming our lives and Kohout, Ellen (Paulson) Keiter, Sandra careers,” continues Greco. (Simpson) Phaup, and Deanne (Star) “We are pleased to honor you, Five alumnae presented a special gift to the Anne Pederson Greco. a ‘feminist’ before it was Women’s Resource Center in honor of former Augsburg professor Gerald Thorsen and in commemoration of the 40th The women met during their fashionable, by making a gift to anniversary of their graduation from the College. Pictured, L to freshman year in the advanced freshman the Women’s Resource Center R, are Deanne (Star) Greco, Sandra (Simpson) Phaup, Ellen English/Western literature course taught in your name.” (Paulson) Keiter, Karen Kohout, and Betty (Hanson) Rossing.
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Third annual Connections event honors Jane Freeman
ane Freeman, former first lady of JMinnesota, 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 Leader Institute and former CEO of the along with fellow event presenters: (front row, L to R) Ami Nafzger ’94, Frances Hesselbein, and Jane 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 throughout the community Numerous Augsburg students participated in the event’s activities; these two students gained valuable insights from for a morning of inspiration, 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 regents Gloria Lewis and Jennifer Martin others more effectively after learning how Leaders” award to her friend and former Girl providing the welcome and the closing. to also receive gifts from others. Ami Scouts colleague, Jane Freeman (right). Author Phebe Hanson ’50 set the tone Nafzger ’94 shared her journey as a with a poem from her new book Why Korean adoptee of finding her place in Link (G.O.A.L) to provide services and Still Dance—75 Years: 75 Poems. the world. She spent several years in support for other adoptees on their path Featured speakers included Jean Korea after graduating from Augsburg of self-discovery. Taylor ’85, president of Taylor exploring her heritage, and ultimately Mark your calendars for the fourth Corporation and chair of the Augsburg founded the Global Overseas Adoptees annual Connections event next January 28.
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Alumni News CLASS NOTES Alumni events calendar Parent Council is invited… Please join us for these upcoming alumni and parent events (see also the college-wide calendar on the inside back cover for additional events): Parent Council members are invited to attend the annual New Student April June Orientation, June 17–18. Contact Alumni/Parent Relations at 28 Senior Reception hosted by the 14 Auggie Hour at Three Fish, 3070
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CLASSClass NotesNOTES the 2004–05 Lieutenant Colonel Jerry 1957 and reviews from across the academic year. As Steinke, began service at Camp country, and serves as a “plain- Rev. Jim the Dahl Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, about English guide that shows Glasoe recently Professor of two weeks before she left companies how to simply and published The Economics, Mark Kuwait. Prior to Kuwait, she cost-effectively conduct risk Immigrant’s devotes part of owned a dental practice in management on a do-it-yourself Treasure his professional Maplewood, Minn.; Kristin and basis.” Brad is founder and (Publish time to teaching activities that her husband reside in North president of Best Practice America), a fact- encourage students to develop Oaks, Minn. Advisors. based, fictional biography of his sound analytical and critical late grandfather, Michael Glasoe, thinking skills, become active 1975 Patricia (Reuter) Georg, an ambitious young Norwegian participants in community and Hopkins, Minn., was selected as Brad Forsythe, who emigrated to America in civic activities, and understand the Minnesota State Teacher of Cincinnati, 1886, settling first in Minnesota the importance of incorporating the Year in 2003 by the United Ohio, published and eventually homesteading in personal responsibility and States Air Force Association/ his debut book, North Dakota. Jim and his wife, accountability into their work Aerospace Education Foundation; Bulletproof Your Nicole, are retired and live on a and lives. Mark has served on she was honored in November Business— lake in the north woods of Luther’s faculty since 1978. 2003 at the Rawlings Chapter Cutting Risk for Minnesota, where he does his Fall Awards Banquet. Patricia Small Business Owners and writing. From 1972–97, he 1971 teaches at Franklin Elementary Managers. The book has been served as executive director of School in Anoka. David Siedlar several non-profit corporations , featured in several media outlets that provide residential and previously of Concord, Mass., developmental program services AUGGIES ON TV for children and adults with emigrated to developmental disabilities. He Netanya, Israel, a also served as a Lutheran parish port on the photo pastor for 10 years. Mediterranean between Haifa and Tel Aviv, by virtue of the Law of Return, an 1964 Courtesy Israelian policy that grants Deanne (Star) Greco, automatic citizenship to any Jew Bloomington, Minn., was elected of the diaspora. David is retired president of the Ordway Circle from the U.S. Navy. of Stars. 1972 1966 Kristin Alan Stensrud, Plymouth, Rajala, an Minn., recently retired as Army major, president of the Animal Humane returned Society, a position he had held home in since 1975. He was also awarded April 2004 the Glen Summerlin Service from Camp Award, presented by the Society Udairi in Kuwait, where she of Animal Welfare Administrators served as a dentist for three at a conference in San Diego, months to incoming U.S. troops Calif. He looks forward to and nationals. She also donated a spending more time with his keyboard and served as organist wife, Shirley, his son and two at the camp’s chapel, where she daughters, and his four also conducted the service when grandchildren. the chaplain was unavailable. In Augsburg alumna Linnea Mohn, Class of 2003, recently addition, Kristin created three completed work on the first season of the Channel 45 (KSTC-TV) 1969 banners for the soldiers who show, Nate on Drums. Hosted by local musician Nate Perbix, the attend camp Udairi chapel, as half-hour program stars Mohn along with fellow actors David Mark Lund, professor of well as for both her family home Harris and Motion Price, and showcases comedy segments economics and director of church and for her husband’s coupled with local music and original animation. During its international education at home church (she is pictured premiere season, the show won the 2004 Minnesota Music Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, here with her husband and one of Academy Award for Best Audio-Visual Production. Pictured from was appointed as the college’s the show, clockwise from left, are David Harris, Nate Perbix, her banners). Her husband, Dahl Professor of Economics for Motion Price, and Linnea Mohn ’03.
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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
Bobbie Chong is an administrative assistant in the Office of Public Relations and Communication.
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LaJune Thomas Lange, Kathy (Gray) Dohner, AUGGIE AUTHORS Minneapolis, was featured in The Fairbanks, Alaska, is a sign Minnesota Women’s Press’ annual language interpreter.
“changemakers” issue, which photo salutes 25 individuals and 1980 organizations whose actions in Robert Stanley Courtesy the public arena over the past Peter Gardner, two decades have promoted Rochester, greater self-determination, Minn., equality, and justice for women composed and girls. LaJune is a judge on original music the Hennepin County 4th for the Saint Judicial District Court; she has Paul City Ballet’s production of held this seat since 1986. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A blend of ballet and 1978 theatre, the production was P. Dawn (Heil) presented in December at both Taylor, Des the O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul Moines, Iowa, and the Paramount Theatre in Three alumnae authors were featured as special guests at a was honored as St. Cloud. recent Auggie Hour celebrating Augsburg authors. Pictured, L to one of 10 R, are: Erika Hammerschmidt ’04 (Born on the Wrong Planet, Tyborne Hill Publishers LLC); Doris Rubenstein ’93 MAL (The “Women of 1981 Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons); Influence” in Walt Johnson, Minneapolis, and Phebe Hanson ’50 (Why Still Dance: 75 Years: 75 Poems, August for her volunteer work completed a two-year fellowship Nodin Press). and activism. She has been an at the Patent and Trademark advocate for Iowa’s Latino Depository Library (PTDL) dramatics at Trinity High School communities, serving on the 1983 Program in Arlington, Va. in Trinity, N.C. His wife, Ann Iowa Commission of Latino During that time, he researched Gordon Sandquist, Ballwin, Marie (Glover) ’84, has Affairs and as vice president of patent and trademark questions Mo., began a new call at Trinity contributed to the field of early the Hispanic Educational from PTDLs throughout the Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, childhood education as a Head Resource Center, which operates country and spent many days on Mo. in September. He and his Start administrator and teacher a bilingual preschool and the road conducting public and wife, Sonja, recently adopted two for more than 20 years. provides outreach assistance to PTDL-staff training sessions. He girls, ages 6 and 7. families. She currently serves on returned to his former position 1987 the boards of the Greater Des as a reference librarian at the 1985 Moines Community Foundation Rev. Tammy J. Rider, downtown Minneapolis Public and the Red Cross of Central Ron Munkittrick, Westfield, Claremont, Minn., was a finalist Library. Iowa Foundation, and is an N.J., was appointed chief in a national sermon contest Augsburg regent. In addition, financial officer of Ramp sponsored by the FaithTrust she is an adviser to the Center 1982 Corporation in October; he had Institute (formerly known as the for New Communities and the Rev. Rebecca Sogge received a been working with Ramp since Center for the Prevention of Iowa Project, an immigrant doctor of ministry degree in June as a consultant on Sexual and Domestic Violence) rights organization geared single parent ministry from operational and financial with her sermon, “Sleeping toward Latinos. She has served Luther Seminary last May. Before initiatives. Ron has 20 years of Women.” As such, her sermon as an advocate for Latinos who entering Luther, Rebecca served experience in corporate financial was published in The Journal of were in the process of being for five years as co-pastor of management with companies Religion and Abuse (Haworth deported, and has assisted them Christ, Marble, and Singsaas such as Fingerhut Corporation, Pastoral Press, Vol. 6, No. 1, in finding resources and Lutheran churches in Hendricks, Hanover Direct, Genesis Direct, 2004). guidance. Minn. She then spent another Site59.com, and Decima five years as pastor of Trinity Ventures. Most recently he was 1988 and West Lake Johanna CFO of CapeSuccess LLC, a 1979 Carl R. Holm (formerly Lutheran churches and Union staffing and information Barb Ahl, Evansville, Minn., Holmes), Albertville, Minn., was Presbyterian Church in Brooten, technology consulting company. received the Evansville Public recently promoted to northern Minn. She is currently an Ron has an M.B.A. from the School Teacher of the Year regional sales manager at F.A. associate pastor at Zion University of St. Thomas. Award for 2004–05. Barb is a Davis Co. Publishers. His wife, Lutheran Church in Buffalo, music teacher for Evansville Chrisanne D. (Rebertus) ’89, Minn. 1986 Public Schools. began her fifth year of Michael A. Johnson accepted homeschooling their three the position of director of children: Emilyanne, Mark, and
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James. They can be contacted at written exams. Sharol specializes law degree at William Mitchell Prior Lake High School Hall of
David Murr, Orford, N.H., was photo presented the F.L. Scarf Award in December during the 2004 AGU
Fall Meeting in San Francisco Courtesy for his thesis, “Magnetosphere- ionosphere coupling on meso- and macro-scales.” The award is given annually to a recent Ph.D. recipient for outstanding dissertation research that contributes directly to solar- planetary 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 The Augsburg Centennial Singers recently completed a tour of Arizona, sharing their passion and completed the enjoyment of singing with congregations from Green Valley to Scottsdale. They are pictured here in Sun Coaches City West, where they performed at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Training Institute’s The Centennial Singers will perform in the Twin Cities: Certified Professional Co-Active THURSDAY, MAY 12, 7 P.M. Coaching Certification Program Calvary Church of Roseville, Lexington and County Road B and passed both the oral and Free will offering
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recruiting firm in Appleton, Wis. “The Regulation of Melanoma her Master of Divinity degree Law. She passed the bar She has been married for four Antigens by the Microphthalmia from Luther Seminary last May; examination in Florida and is years to her husband, Scott, and Transcription Factor,” and she also received the A.E. now working as associate general she enjoys spending time with received a Ph.D. in biochemistry Hanson homiletic award in counsel for Banco Santander her son Noah, 3, and her and molecular pharmacology preaching, which recognizes the International in Miami. stepdaughter Andrea, 9. from Harvard University Graduate importance of preaching as School of Arts and Sciences. seminary graduates move into 2000 Rev. Kari L. Burke-Romarheim the next chapter of their is pursuing a master of divinity at 1999 ministries. The award was Rev. Melissa G. (Moyle) Luther Seminary. She previously established by the family of the Pohlman, St. Paul, received a worked for three years as a youth Rev. Deborah late Rev. Arthur E. Hanson master of divinity degree from and family minister in Bergen, Hutterer (1894–1966), former president Luther Seminary last May. Norway. recently relocated of the ELCA’s Northern to Pontiac, Ill., Minnesota District. 2001 1997 where she is serving as pastor Megan Renze, Miami, recently Jessica Norman married Eric Arlo Miller, Brookline, Mass., of St. Paul graduated cum laude from the Hafemeyer in February 2004. Eric successfully defended his thesis, Lutheran Church. She received University of Miami School of is a carpenter and Jessica recently
ALUMNI PROFILE Alumnus wins state technology award
by Beverly Deming photo
Mark Deming, a 1993 graduate of Augsburg, was honored in November as the inaugural recipient of Courtesy 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. WCCO News anchor Don Shelby (right) presented Mark Deming ’93 Deming has been a media specialist for nine years, the last four being at Orchard Lake Elementary. He (left) with the TEKNE Award for was nominated for his work in bringing the oldest elementary school in Lakeville up to the same level Innovation in Teaching at the of technology as Lakeville’s new schools. When faced with a space problem, Deming designed a Minnesota TEKNE Award ceremony mobile computer lab to take to the classroom. He has taken time to help fellow educators make at the Minneapolis Convention adjustments in their classrooms using the technology available to them. Physical education teachers Center in November. Deming also are using Palm hand-helds instead of paper-laden clipboards to keep their records at hand. One fifth- received a monetary award and multimedia projection system for grade teacher who was avoiding technology entirely credits Deming with bringing him around to Orchard Lake Elementary School, using the latest in technology. where he is the media specialist. Deming was also recognized for turning the school’s morning announcements into a student-run multimedia show. Students now eagerly apply each spring for a position the following year on The Morning Crew. A group of 10 fifth- and sixth-grade students meet Deming an hour before school starts most days to prepare the school’s daily announcements, which include reviews of popular books and videos, music and graphics for the opening and closing credits, lunch menus, and a Friday bloopers show. This by-kids-for-kids morning news show is considered a daily “must see.”
When asked by the awards committee why he gives his personal time to promoting technology, Deming stated that “It’s not just a job, this is a lot of fun—I really enjoy it.”
Deming and his wife, Jean, reside in Farmington, Minn., with their 5-year-old son, Randall, and 1-year-old daughter, Jaela. A former basketball player with the Auggies, Deming is also a ninth-grade basketball coach for the Farmington School District.
Beverly Deming, a student in Augsburg’s Rochester program, is also Mark Deming’s mother.
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received her J.D. degree from Center third floor, opened in Glendine M. Soiseth (’04 Michelle (Eaker) ’94 and Frank William Mitchell College of Law. October 2004 and will remain MSW) received an M.A. in Steever, Cranston, R.I.—a The couple resides in Northfield, open through the 2004–05 pastoral care from Luther daughter, Genevieve, in July. Minn. academic year. Christina is a Seminary last May. She plans to Susan Irene graduate student in SCSU’s public pursue work at either a Stacy Waterman, Pinehurst, Forsmark ’95 history program, and spent a year Christian counseling agency or a N.C., graduated from West and her processing Lindgren’s collection. social service agency that will Virginia University with a husband, Bill, provide the necessary master’s degree in counseling. Orion Wisness married Erin Minnetonka, supervisory requirements to She is in her second year as a Dablow in August in Butte, Mont. Minn.—a allow her to become licensed for middle school counselor in The couple resides in daughter, independent counseling practice. Pinehurst. Stacy can be reached Hackensack, Minn. Abigail Rose, in January 2004. at
photo a son, Spencer Lutheran Church in Cushing, Wis. Ajah, in March 2004. Nnamdi is Tracy (Holloway) ’97 and Courtesy associate corporate council to Thane Drier ’99, Eau Claire, Best Buy Company and practices Wis.—a son, Tristan Thane, in in the area of retail litigation. September. Tracy is a CPA for Chippewa Valley Technical Kelly (Moore) College and Thane is a ’92 and David pharmacist for the Marshfield Lozinski ’91, Clinic Regional Cancer Center. Bloomington, Minn.—a Matt Topp ’03 daughter, and his wife, Elizabeth Trisha, South St. Augsburg professor Garry Hesser gathered with Augsburg alumni “Libby” Grace, in January 2004. Paul—a daughter, and friends in December in Washington, D.C., for a special Emma Marie, in Brent Anderson ’93 and his celebration honoring his selection as 2004 Minnesota Professor of January 2004. wife, Marilyn, Burnsville, the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Also welcoming Minn.—a daughter, Maizie Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Emma are proud grandparents Education (see p. 10 for more information). Pictured, L to R, are: Margaret, in January 2004. Sylvia and Martin Sabo ’59, Garry Hesser, William V. and Anne Gary and Carol (Watson) Topp Frame, Mark ’53 and Jean Raabe. ’76; Carole can be contacted at
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In Memoriam Gertrude Hognander ’36, longtime activist, dies
ertrude (Lund) included the gift of perfect University Women, and the GHognander ’36, a pitch, an inheritance from her United Nations Association of longtime activist for world father, Augsburg alumnus Rev. Minnesota. She was also one of peace and higher education, L.R. Lund) at Augsburg and three members of the St. Louis died January 13 in her Edina later at Rockford College in Park Charter Commission, and home after suffering a stroke. Illinois, where she received a served on many boards She was 89. bachelor’s degree in music. She including the Minnesota “She had this way about directed several church choirs International Center, her that allowed her to gain in Michigan and then in Hennepin County American the confidence of those around Minnesota, often adding her Cancer Society, Minnesota her, without ever aspiring to talents as pianist and organist. Board of Correctional Services, lead them,” her son, O.C. During the late 1940s and Abbott Hospital Auxiliary, and Orville C. and Gertrude O. “Joe” Hognander, Jr., told Sun early 1950s she was the Hennepin County Mental Hognander Family Fund at Current newspapers. “That’s accompanist to citywide Health Association. Augsburg in the 1990s to why I believe she was so ecumenical events at the Augsburg recognized recognize exceptional music successful at a time when Minneapolis Armory. Gertrude’s commitment to performance and achievement. women were not always Outside of church, church and community with The scholarship is based on embraced in leadership roles.” Gertrude also actively applied the Distinguished Alumni merit, specifically to provide Born in Marinette, Wis., her leadership skills to Award in 1973. She was also encouragement to outstanding Gertrude was raised in a community and state honored with the Minnesota music students. church background that organizations, serving as Distinguished Service Award Gertrude was preceded in included music and president of the St. Louis Park and the WCCO “Good death by her husband, Orville educational instruction. In the Woman’s Club, the Neighbor” Award. Hognander, Sr., in 1997. She is late 1930s, she honed her Minneapolis branch of the Gertrude and her family survived by her son, Joe. musical talents (which American Association of generously established the
Anna Manger, Augsburg’s Lutheran missionary Malvin Wesley Sideen, Class of 1958 Matthew Woodford, PA first female instructor, dies Rossing ’30 dies ‘class agent,’ dies student, dies in car accident Anna (Gjesdahl) The Rev. Malvin Rossing ’30 died Wesley Sideen, Matthew Manger, who of natural causes in January in dedicated class Woodford, a died in January Viroqua, Wis.; he was 96. agent for student in just days shy of Rossing spent three decades as a Augsburg’s Class Augsburg’s her 104th Lutheran missionary in of 1958, died in Physician birthday, was Madagascar, starting in 1937, January; he was Assistant hired by when he, his wife Anna, and 69. A lifelong St. Program, and his Augsburg as its first female toddler daughter Gertrude Paul resident, Sideen was a retired unborn son, Logan, died in instructor, teaching higher boarded a freighter in France and English and social studies December 2004 as the result of a algebra and geometry. Even after headed to the island in the teacher—he spent all but one of car accident in Baldwin, Wis. His marrying and leaving the College Indian Ocean. He believed that his 38 years in teaching at Hazel wife, Lora, and daughter, in 1925, Manger continued to be education would eliminate Park Middle School. Following Madalyn, were also injured in the involved with Augsburg, poverty, and his main job was as retirement, he worked at Byerly’s accident. Woodford, 27, worked at volunteering her time in the director of a teacher-training grocery store. He was an active Methodist Hospital as a Augsburg Associates and other school. He retired from member of East Park Lions Club phlebotomist, and entered the groups to help raise money. Both missionary service in 1967 and and current Lion’s district Augsburg PA Program in 2002. of her daughters, Elizabeth served as a minister in Viroqua governor. He is survived by his The PA Program is pleased to Anderson ’53 and Margery and in Houston, Minn., and wife, Carol Ann; four children: announce the creation of the Torgerson ’47, are Augsburg retired from pastoral service in David, Diane, Daniel, and Denise Matthew Woodford Memorial alumnae who enjoyed becoming the mid-1980s. His wife, Anna, ’94; and four grandchildren. Scholarship in honor and in part of the community where preceded him in death in 2003. memory of Woodford, to be their mother had taught. He is survived by four children: awarded annually to a third-year Elizabeth, Gertrude, Martha, and Augsburg PA student. Melvin ’66; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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AUGGIEAuggie ThoughtsTHOUGHTS CALENDAR Ted and Fern Hanwick, 1909-2005
‘A perfect ending’ to a shared life by Betsey Norgard
n what was described by their pastor as Hanwick developed a major in I“a script that only God could write,” physics and launched a number of Professor Emeritus and a pioneer of new courses, including astronomy. Augsburg’s physics department Theodore His daughter, Linda (Hanwick) “Ted” Hanwick and his wife of 64 years, Putnam ’64, tells of his love for Fern, died within 19 hours of each other astronomy and how he made on March 2 and 3, each at age 95. telescopes at home, grinding the The story of their life together was lenses himself. When an Augsburg recounted at their memorial service and graduate offered to provide a also in a Star Tribune front-page column telescope for an astronomy course by Nick Coleman, titled “Lifetime of at Augsburg, Putnam says that her Love Endures to a Couple’s Dying Day.” father—who was “always looking Hanwick was chair of the physics for a good deal”—needed housing department at Rutgers University when for the telescope and found a he was recruited in 1956 by then- place in Minnesota that sold silo president Bernhard Christensen to start a domes. The “silo” was donated to Hanwick’s students in the department— physics major at Augsburg. Hanwick has Augsburg and became an unlikely Erickson studied during Hanwick’s early said that he heard the voice of God tell addition to a city campus. years at Augsburg, while Anderson was him that the small liberal arts college in Hanwick retired in 1978, but has one of his last students. In 1976, the the Midwest was the place where he remained connected to the Augsburg Physics Department established a should be, despite the prestige and salary community. Ted and Fern were last on scholarship in Hanwick’s name to honor he would leave behind. campus at Homecoming 2003 for a his 20th anniversary at Augsburg. “He firmly, honestly believed that science alumni gathering. “He had such a passion for this God called him here,” said Rev. Howard Both of their children are Augsburg place,” says Reeves. “When you mention “Skip” Reeves, a close family friend and alumni—Linda (Hanwick) Putnam ’64 Augsburg, even in his later years, his face pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, and Theodore Hanwick, Jr. ’66. would brighten up, and he’d smile. … He where the Hanwicks had been active Physics professors Ken Erickson ’62 wore Augsburg—he was Augsburg to a members. and Stu Anderson ’78, were both 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 Physics professor emeritus Ted Hanwick and his wife, Fern, last visited campus for a science have wanted to go on ahead and “check alumni gathering in 2003. things out to make sure it was OK.”
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CCalendarALENDAR
• Baccalaureate Service Music Exhibits 10 a.m.—Hoversten Chapel For music information, call 612-330-1265 For gallery information, call 612-330-1524 • Commencement Brunch 11 a.m.—Christensen Center April 27 • Commencement Ceremony Chamber Music Recital & High Tea Featured speaker: Parker Palmer, 4 p.m.—Sateren Auditorium bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, and activist April 30 1:30 p.m.—Melby Hall Seating begins at 12:30 p.m.; tickets Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert required 7 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel • Commencement Reception 3 p.m.—Murphy Park May 1 Augsburg Concert Band Concert April 8–May 8 3 p.m.—Hoversten Chapel Juried All-Student Art Exhibition Gage Family Art Gallery, Lindell Library May 8–18 Augsburg Concert Band Norway Tour April 8–May 20 Senior Art Exhibition Theatre Christensen Center Art Gallery For ticket information, call 612-330-1257 Seminars, Lectures, and Films May 16 Second Annual Healthcare Conference: February 23–May 19 “Building Minnesota’s Healthcare Augsburg Native American Film Workforce Through Diversity” Series 2005 A collaborative conference sponsored by In collaboration with Independent Augsburg, Minnesota Hospital Indigenous Film Minneapolis; various Association, Fairview Health Services, dates and times. For schedule and United Health Foundation information, call 612-330-1523, e-mail 8 a.m.–5 p.m.—Melby Hall
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