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Argus Leader Features Incoming Freshman Softball Student-Athlete

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Shelby Thompson is now a senior in the final days of her high school experience - and the future looks bright. Thompson will try to blaze new trails at Augustana, just like she did coming up through the Sioux Falls school system.

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Honorary Degree Recipient Dedicated Life to Serving Native Americans

Friday, May 8, 2009

Rev. Larry Peterson will receive the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters and address the graduating class at Augustana’s 149th Commencement Service May 24 at the Sioux Falls Arena.

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Sioux Center Junior Wins Library Associates Research Award

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Amy Hulstein, a junior from Sioux Center, IA, is the recipient of the 2009 Augustana Library Associates Research Award. Her winning paper is entitled “In the Steps of a Soldier: Captured at the Bulge.”

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Nef Family Gift Creates Augustana’s First Endowed Faculty Chair

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dr. Robert E. Wright, acclaimed writer and economic historian, has accepted the appointment as Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. Dr. Wright currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University.

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Student Research Presented at National Physics Meetings

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

On May 21, research work completed by current and former Augustana students will be delivered at an invited talk at the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP) meeting in Charlottesville, VA.

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May 14 Proclaimed Augustana College and Community Band Day

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson has proclaimed May 14, 2009, as Augustana College and Community Band Day. Twenty-five people attended the first rehearsal in the fall of 1989. Today, there are more than 100 members.

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Mark Hecht Receives NIRSA Regional Award of Merit

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mark Hecht, Director of Recreational Services at Augustana College, received a Regional Award of Merit from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) for outstanding contributions made on a regional and statewide basis.

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Together in Ministry South Dakota Gathered on Campus

Monday, May 4, 2009

Twenty-seven pastors and other ministry professionals from across South Dakota met at Augustana for the first large group gathering of Together in Ministry South Dakota (TiM) last week.

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Augustana Has Teamed Up With Club Colors

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Augustana College announces a new partnership with Club Colors, Inc. to offer a wide selection of customized, high-quality, Augustana-branded products and apparel for alumni and discerning fans.

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Sioux Falls Senior Wins Covenant Award for Excellence

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Joe Coppock, a senior from Sioux Falls, is the recipient of the Augustana Covenant Award for Excellence. Coppock has pursued a double major—chemistry (ACS) and biology—and will graduate cum laude on May 24.

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