A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 66, No. 3-4 LLettersETTERS Editor’s note n 1924, at a time of many changes continue to make an Augsburg current Augsburg student, who has faced Ibrought by the expansion of education available to many students, the greatest of challenges in recovery Augsburg’s academic program and the the endowment must grow. from a devastating brain injury. With the introduction of women students, Through Augsburg Now, news and compassion and commitment of Augsburgian editor Caleb Quanbeck stories about the campaign, Access to Augsburg staff and faculty working wrote, “Now that we are increasing in Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg with his family, he was able to begin a numbers and have developed more College, will be featured in a newsletter college career. comprehensive curricula will we be called Vision. In this issue, a special Stephanie Quick, an Augsburg willing to assume the responsibilities edition of Vision presents an overview of graduate and seminary student, is also which come with the greater Augsburg?” the campaign as well as stories about the featured. Her efforts to collect donated (See Auggie Thoughts, p. 44.) generosity of donors who have already prom dresses—that most likely would Over the years there is little doubt made significant contributions and about never be worn again—from parishioners that the response has always been a students who benefit from it. at her home church in the Twin Cities resounding “yes.” This year also marks a change in and through her sister here at Augsburg, As readers 80 years from now look leadership on Augsburg’s Board of brightened the lives of Native Alaskan back to this day and what is being Regents. The six-year tenure of board teenage girls who could not afford to written about the launching of the chair Kathy Tunheim provided vision buy a dress for their special evening. largest fundraising campaign in and direction for Augsburg to leap into Editor Quanbeck wrote in 1924 that Augsburg’s history, I surmise they will national limelight as an innovator in he hoped The Augsburgian would be “an note the same sense of watershed in the education. For the first time in 40 years instrument in helping people to realize College’s life. Augsburg’s tradition of a graduate of Augsburg, Jean Taylor ’85, that our school is doing a great work, an excellence and vision for educating in takes over the reins of leadership. Their important work.” Augsburg continues the sciences necessitates a new center perspectives on the College, its mission, this great work, and we take pride in and upgrade to the existing half-century- and their roles are included in this issue. sharing it with you in Augsburg Now. old facilities. Our men’s and women’s Other features offer different athletic programs have no further glimpses of service reflected in capacity to stretch their space. We seek Augsburg’s motto, Education for Service. the addition of facilities on campus to Jean Housh, wife of regent emeritus help us nourish and grow the Allen Housh, brought to us a story she partnerships we’ve built in our wrote about “Major” Bowen, a Betsey Norgard neighborhood and community. And, to remarkable high school student and Editor Augsburg Now is published quarterly by Augsburg College, A PUBLICATION FOR AUGSBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI & FRIENDS 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454. Spring/Summer 2004 Vol. 66, No. 3-4 Editor Betsey Norgard Features Assistant Editor Lynn Mena Graphic Designer Kathy Rumpza A change in leadership Class Notes Coordinator 66 by Dan Jorgensen and Lynn Mena Sara Kamholz ’04 Photographer Major Bowen: a story of Stephen Geffre 1818 courage and determination President by Betsey Norgard William V. Frame Director of Alumni and Parent Relations A Major inspiration Amy Sutton by Jean Spielman Housh Director of Public Relations and Communication Dan Jorgensen A Quick connection to 2424 prom dresses 16 Fourth Annual International Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now do not necessarily reflect by Judy Petree Photo Contest official College policy. ISSN 1058-1545 insert Vision 21 From Flatanger to Augsburg: Postmaster: Send correspondence, The newsletter for Access to A century apart by Betsey Norgard name changes, and address 1–20 Excellence: The Campaign for corrections to: Augsburg Now, Augsburg College Office of Public Relations and 23 Seeing abilities instead Communication, 2211 Riverside of disabilities by Judy Petree Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. E-mail: [email protected] 27 Commencement 2004 Telephone: 612-330-1181 Departments Fax: 612-330-1780 Augsburg College, as affirmed 2 Around the Quad in its mission, does not discriminate on the basis of race, 10 Sports color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status 12 Faculty/Staff Notes with regard to public assistance, or disability in its education 34 policies, admissions policies, Alumni News scholarship and loan programs, athletic and/or school 36 Class Notes administered programs, except in those instances where religion is a bona fide occupational 43 In Memoriam qualification. Augsburg College On the cover: is committed to providing 44 Auggie Thoughts Incoming first-year students in the reasonable accommodations to Summer Bridge program (see p. 3) its employees and its students. lined up in front of the wall inside Homecoming Preview measuring progress for the new back $55 million campaign. In part, this www.augsburg.edu cover campaign ensures the availability of an Augsburg education to a wide variety of students. 50 percent recycled paper (10 percent post-consumer waste) (Photo by Stephen Geffre) AROUNDAround THEthe QuadQUAD Augsburg launches $55 million capital campaign Augsburg News Service New Science Center needed to continue excellence in the sciences n April 18 Augsburg kicked off a $55 William Frame. The center will provide through the campaign, will be named in Omillion capital campaign—the most space to help K-12 students explore memory of Bernhard M. Christensen, ambitious fund-raising effort in its 135- careers in health science and solidly president of the College from 1938-62. year history—to seek funding for two new support Minnesota’s biomedical Growth in The Augsburg Fund, the buildings, a major addition to a third, and technology sector through the high quality unrestricted annual giving fund, will be support for the endowment to help fund education of talented science and math used by the College to meet its most scholarship opportunities for its students. majors steeped in Augsburg’s liberal arts pressing day-to-day needs. Access to Excellence: The Campaign tradition. And, thanks to a planning grant The five-year campaign, which began for Augsburg College seeks $37 million from the State of Minnesota, architectural its “quiet phase” in fiscal year 2001 will for the three building projects, $13 planning for the facility incorporates run through 2006, the same year the million for growth to the endowment, and multiple “green” features in an College hopes to break ground on the new $5 million in growth to the annual environmentally responsible structure. Science Center and Gateway Building. operating fund. Nearly $30 million The second major campaign project is Giving toward the campaign has been already has been raised. the construction of a Gateway Building on broad-based with nearly 70 gifts of more Riverside Avenue. The than $100,000 already pledged. building will serve as The campaign was kicked off— headquarters for both the literally—on the Edor Nelson Athletic College’s Alumni Center Field by College officials and hundreds of and its award-winning alumni, staff, and friends at a community Center for Service, Work, festival on April 18. The festivities and Learning. included a basketball youth clinic led by Individual gifts of at least $1 million It also will house StepUP, Augsburg’s University of Arizona head coach Lute have come from James and Kathy program for students in recovery, Olson ’56, a hockey clinic led by Haglund of Golden Valley, Minn.; Kinney providing both residential and counseling Minnesota Wild Wes Walz, music and L. Johnson ’65, of Boulder, Colo., Jean space for the program. And, it will have theatre performances, children’s book Taylor ’85 and Roger Griffith ’84 and the space for retail opportunities to serve both readings, and science demonstrations. The Glen A. Taylor Foundation; and Alan the campus and the surrounding Cedar- evening prior to the festival, donors were Rice of St. Paul. Riverside community, including the entertained at a gala dinner. The centerpiece in the campaign will University of Minnesota—in a model of Augsburg’s last major campaign, the be a new Science Center and renovation of public and private economic development 21st Century Fund, raised $64 million the College’s existing Science Hall, built in for the neighborhood. from 1989 to 1997, with the $15 million 1949. The project will both strengthen A third building project is a major James G. Lindell Family Library as its Augsburg’s tradition of excellence in the addition to Melby Hall, the College’s main centerpiece. sciences and help expand science learning athletic facility. The project will address Read about Access to Excellence: The for both its own students and the pressing space shortages for Augsburg’s Campaign for Augsburg College in community. The 58,000 square-foot academic, intercollegiate, and recreational Vision, the campaign newsletter, Science Center will include teaching and programs; it will provide classroom, beginning after p. 22. research laboratories and three multi-use workout, and competitive space, including halls that will be used for classes, guest a new Greco-Roman wrestling center, speakers, and community events. funded in part through a $1 million gift Campaign goal—$55 million Renovation of the existing Science Hall, from Alan Rice of St.