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June 9, 2005

Davidson named to the Thrivent Fellows Program

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Nancy Davidson, Dean of Admission at Augustana College, has been named to the prestigious Thrivent Fellows Program, a part of the Lutheran College and University Leadership Program.

Sponsored by the Council of College and University Presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Division for Higher Education, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the purpose of the Fellows Program is to identify, encourage, develop, and equip qualified senior leaders for leadership positions in Lutheran Colleges, universities, and seminaries.

Candidates were selected based on their dedication to the mission and distinctiveness of Lutheran higher education, a strong record of service to academic institutions, a clear potential for top-level leadership, and on their vocational call to lead these important institutions.

Through intensive retreats and seminars, Fellows will gain increased knowledge and understanding of Lutheran traditions and values, stronger awareness of their own leadership capacities, thorough knowledge of key management issues in Lutheran higher education, discernment of personal and professional goals that will equip them to fulfill their callings, a plan for professional growth, and an expanded network of relationships with other Lutheran higher education leaders.

Davidson joined the Augustana admission staff in 1990. She was appointed Dean of Admission in 2004.