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Argus Leader: A Memorial Pilgrimage

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Forty years ago, six students and faculty from Augustana College were flying home from a Colorado Springs, Colo., debate tournament when, in an instant, their airplane disappeared. On Saturday, their names will be spoken again.

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Van Bockern and Mulder to Lead Augustana Student Association

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Maggie Van Bockern (Sioux Falls) and Phil Mulder (Volga, SD) have been elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Augustana Student Association (ASA). The Van Bockern-Mulder ticket received 58 percent of the vote.

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Argus Leader: Augustana to Establish Prestigious Faculty Position

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Robert E. Wright, an economic historian, will start at Augustana in September holding the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy, provided through a gift from Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank.

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Augustana Student Organization Reaches Pennies for Peace Goal

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

With a generous assist from Gay and George Kapplinger, Augustana’s New Student Seminar (NSS) achieved its goal of raising $12,000 for Pennies for Peace. The nine-month effort was a community project of Augustana’s class of 2012.

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Watertown Public Opinion: Nefs Endow Augie Chair

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Rudy and Marilyn Nef of Milbank, have provided a leadership gift to create The Nef Family Chair of Political Economy. The position will advance the study of market economies and representative democracies, on campus and throughout the community.

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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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