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Argus Leader: Augustana Alum to Speak at B'nai B'rith
Mel Antonen, an Augustana '79 alum, will be the guest speaker at the 43rd annual B'nai B'rith Sportsman of Year Banquet. Antonen has been at USA Today for 22 years, primarily covering baseball.
Enrollment VP Gives Advice to Families on KELO TV

Private colleges everywhere are closely watching the numbers, to see just how the economy is impacting enrollment and enrollments nationwide are down. At Augustana College in Sioux Falls, the story's a little different.
Press & Dakotan: Augustana Senior Selected for NASA Student Ambassadors Program
Dan Johnson, an Augustana College senior, has been selected among 43 “NASA Student Ambassadors” nationwide. He will promote astronomy and NASA activities in 2009, the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s discoveries with the telescope.
History Professor Has Book Published

Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, assistant professor of history at Augustana, is the author of “They Are All Red Out Here: Socialist Politics in the Pacific Northwest, 1895-1925,” published by University of Oklahoma Press.
Argus Leader: Student Noted for Little Acts and Big Ideas

Jamie Horter, an Augustana senior majoring in chemistry and art, has won the school's Covenant Award for liberal arts.
Argus Leader: 'TheTom and Gerry Show' Reveals New Side of Artists

A kinder, gentler Tom Shields emerges through his current abstract oil paintings. And a more daring ceramic artist Gerry Punt is revealed, his formerly symmetrical wheel-thrown works now pushed, pulled and distorted.
Rapid City Journal: Spearfish Tourism Group Hires Augie Grad
Visit Spearfish, an organization designed to market the Black Hills city, has been created – and its executive director is Mistie Caldwell, class of 1993.
Papers Sought for the 2009 Dakota Conference

The Center for Western Studies at Augustana hosts the 41st annual Dakota Conference April 24-25, 2009. The conference theme is Abraham Lincoln Looks West.
Band and Choir Announce Interim Tour Dates
The Augustana Band and The Augustana Choir both embark on their annual interim tour which begins January 29. Directed by Dr. Bruce Ammann and Dr. James Johnson, each concert promises to be an event you won’t want to miss!
Madison Daily Leader: Augustana Freshman Wins Piano Award

Carolyn Hunter, an Augustana freshman, recently won the National Guild of Piano Teachers High School Diploma. Her mother, grandmother and Augustana piano instructor Arlene Krueger helped her along the way.