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Press Releases for the Weeks of May 1 - June 15

• Augustana College Plays Host To 130 Young Musicians
• Dr. Reynold Nesiba Recipient of Niebuhr Teaching Award
• Dr. Dondelinger Recipient of Kohlmeyer Teaching Professorship
• Augustana College Summer Piano Festival June 8-10
• The Augustana Choir To Tour Tanzania
• Three Vikings Qualify for National Competition
• Augustana College’s 146th Commencement Service is May 21
• Augustana Student Association Officers Installed for 2006-07
• Augustana Senior Receives Library Research Award
• Economics Professor Recipient of Faculty Award
• Augustana Senior Inducted Into National French Honor Society
• Friends of Augustana Award Scholarships
• Augustana Hosting Norwegian Constitution Day Festivities
• Augustana Sponsoring Cancer Fighting Relay for Life
• Augie professor heads French Honor Society
• Grant will expand research directed by Augustana professor

Press Releases for the Weeks of March 20 - April 28, 2006

• 13th Annual Community Service Day is Saturday, April 29
• Annual Student Concerto-Aria Concert May 7
• Sunrise Campaign Exceeds Goal; Center for Visual Arts a Reality
• Faculty, Students Collaborate on Published Paper
• FCA Honors Augie’s Angie Hummel and Ryan King
• Homeland Security’s Julie Meyers to address campus safety conference
• Augustana Deaf Awareness Presents Burst of Sign
• Alumnus to Give Talk on U.S.-Norwegian Relations
• Augustana’s Sixth Student Research Symposium is April 22
• Faculty, Students Collaborate on Published Paper
• Three Augustana Students Presenting Papers at USD Conference
• Sarah Ochsner Recipient of Covenant Award for Excellence
• Seven Students Receive Christopherson Scholarships
• Augustana Hosts Conference on Gender and Sexuality
• Augie students Present Session at Dakota Conference
• Vikings’ Nate Schwartz Named Conference Pitcher of the Week
• Center for Western Studies Hosts Art for the Ages II
• Augustana Theatre Presents The Pirates of Penzance
• Sioux Falls Sesquicentennial Celebrated at April Conference
• Mike Amolins Recipient of Goldwatrer Scholarship
• Freya Manfred to Give Reading at Augustana
• Additional Tickets Released for O.A.R. Concert
• Driving Hawk Sneve Keynote Speaker at Augustana
• Eleven Augustana Students Selected to Intercollegiate Band
• Augustana Band Presents 'A Sousa Spectacular!' in the Great Hall
• Augustana Receives National Science Foundation Grant Award

Press Releases for the Weeks of February 20 - March 18, 2006

• Students Heading East and South for Spring Break Service Trips
• Open Forum with Sen. Tim Johnson March 22 at Augustana College
• McDougall Recipient of Covenant Award for Community
• Kapplinger to Discuss Research at National Conference
• Ambassador L. Paul Bremer is Boe Forum Speaker
• Augustana Hosts Nicaragua Photo Testimony Project
• Ireland Focus of Augustana Professors’ Appearance on Public Radio
• Hall Football Complex and Sioux Valley Gym Addition
• The Augustana Choir Receives 2006 Friend of Refugees Award From Lutheran Social Services
• Augustana’s Nick Olson Selected to All-Conference Team
• Augustana HPER Department Adds Sport Management Major
• Nursing Department Offering Parish Nurse Course
• Chemistry Department Co-Sponsoring Guest Lecture
• Professor Returns to Alma Mater as Guest Lecturer
• Augustana College Hosting O.A.R Concert
• Hellman Shares Coach of the Year Honors in NCC
• Augustana Hosting Discussion on Open Government and Secrecy
• Olson, Ryan Named to Men’s Academic Team
• Mary Jane Minnig Wins Augie Pride Award
• Three Augustana student-athletes on All-Academic team
• Augustana’s Cody Henriksen wins conference wrestling honor
• Augustana Participating in Native American Reads Program
• Augie’s Ashley Holiday garners conference honor

Press Releases for the Weeks of January 23 - February 17, 2006

• Augustana Family Weekend March 10-12
• Football coaching staff undergoes changes
• Augustana Library Associates Host Book Sale
• Augustana Hosts International Opera Singer Elias Mokole
• Vikings’ Baltrusch Honored Third Consecutive Week
• Augie institute assists schools in meeting the needs of children
• Artists of the Plains Art Show & Sale
• History as service: Jamming on Jazz and Jambalaya
• Adamson Named to District Academic First Team
• James Johnson to serve as National Lutheran Choir’s Guest Conductor
• Augie Professor has Work Published in Prestigious Journal
• Patch Adams to Speak at Augustana College
• Barkus Named Assistant Coach for U19 Region 2 Team
• Baltrusch Earns Conference Recognition for Second Straight Week
• Student Acknowledged for Contributions to Environmental Atlas
• Augustana Adds Sign Language Interpreting Major to Curriculum
• Berdahl President of Association of American Universities
• Augustana to Sponsor Viking Film at Washington Pavilion
• Vikings’ Shelby Eykyn Cited by North Central Conference
• Vikings’ Ryan King NCC Co-Wrestler of the Week

Press Releases for the Weeks of December 19, 2005 - January 20, 2006

• Robert C. Oliver Elected President of Augustana College
• Augustana Library Associates Present ‘A Winter’s Tale’
• Boldt Shares Wrestler of the Week Honors in NCC
• Vikings’ Joey Ryan Earns Co-Player of the Week Honors
• Klein Co-Player of the Week in NCC Women’s Basketball
• Minneapolis Actress Amy Salloway to Perform at Augustana
• Local Radio Stations to Air Augustana Vespers Over Christmas

Press Releases for the Weeks of November 21- December 16, 2005

• Augustana Choir to Perform in Five States on Interim Tour
• Augustana Band to Tour Minnesota During Interim
• Chemistry Major Has Work Published in Research Journal
• Augustana Professor Wins Award for Transcultural Nursing Activities
• Senior’s Research Project Published
• Four Appointed to Center for Western Studies Board
• Boe Family Gift Largest In Augustana College History
• Augustana Holiday Band Concert December 8 in Brandon
• Forty Augustana Students Selected to Who’s Who
• Angie Hummel Wins Covenant Award for Liberal Arts
• Former Augie Art Student Has Exhibit in New York
• Oswald Selected to Daktronics First Team

Press Releases for the Weeks of November 1 - 18, 2005

• Steve Burckhalter Resigns as Soccer Coach
• Dakota Conference Seeks Papers on Urban History and Life
• Seven Augustana Students Join Pi Delta Phi
• Mount Marty Professor Presents Solo Piano Recital at Augustana
• Four Vikings Named to All-Conference Volleyball Team
• Abby McDonald Named Conference Volleyball Player of the Week
• Volleyball Team Earns Berth in Regional Meet
• Two Vikings Named to Academic All-District Football Team
• Vikings’ Mallary Born Selected to All-Conference Soccer Team
• Montrose Graduate Recipient of First Jacobsen Internship
• Allison Girtz Receives Outstanding Senior in French Award
• Augustana Students Claim Two Firsts in Music Competition
• Chamber Choir to Perform World Premier of Lithuanian Music
• Tulane University Professor Lectures on Hurricane Katrina Impact
• Flyger, Ellingworth Selected for NCC Honors
• Four Vikings Named to All-Academic Conference Soccer Team
• Three Augie Football Players Named to Academic All-NCC Team
• Augustana Hosts 48 th Annual Band Festival
• Norwegian Theme for Augustana’s Christmas Vespers December 2-4
• Augustana's First 'Give Us Your BEST SHOT' Photo Contest

Press Releases for the Weeks of October 17 - 31, 2005

• Community Members Join Augustana Musicians for November 4 Concert
• Ray Christensen Appointed Director of Continuing Education
• Conference Honors Two Augustana Players
• Viking Teams Fourth in NCC Cross Country
• Vikings’ Andrea Oswald Honored for Standout Effort
• Augustana Theatre Presents ‘You Can’t Take It With You’
• Drug Therapy: Growing Use and Potential Abuse for Youth?

Press Releases for the Weeks of September 26 - October 14, 2005

• Vikings’ Nick Ovenden Shares Player of the Week Honors
• Men’s Golf Team Third in Conference Tournament
• Vikings’ Carley Roach Wins Conference Title
• Augustana Music Department Opens Concert Season October 16
• Jon Larson Recipient of Covenant Award for Christian Faith
• Augustana Department Chair to Serve as Grant Reviewer
• Gubbrud/Kapplinger Endowed Chair Established at Augustana
• Norwegian Ambassador to Visit Augustana
• Augie Punter Earns NCC Honor
• Augustana’s 21st Science Day October 14
• Monique Schmidt Receives Horizon Award
• Four Receive Alumni Achievement Awards
• Augustana Senior Invited to International Achievement Summit
• Jon Larson and Allison Girtz Named Vikings Days King and Queen
• Augustana’s Student Chemistry Chapter Ranked Outstanding
• Augustana Celebrates 81st Viking Days September 30-October 2

Press Releases for the Weeks of August 29 - September 23, 2005

• Augustana Forms Presidential Search Committee
• Augustana Exceeds Enrollment Goal for Full-Time Students
• Northlanders Jazz Band Selected for Prestigious Performance
• Kaesviharn Contributes to Cincinnati’s stout Defense
• Royalty Selected for Viking Days Celebration
• New South Dakota History to be Released at Book Festival
• Augustana Theatre Opens Season with 'True West'
• Augustana Hosts 11th Worldwide Luminary Series Conference
• “Hagar” Cartoonist Featured in Conference at Augustana
• Swanson Appointed to Second Term
• Campus Learning Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary September 26
• Augustana to Confer Honorary Degree on Nobel Institute Director
• Augustana Students Co-Author Paper in Physical Review
• Three All-Americas Among Augustana Hall of Fame Inductees
• Vikings Sweep Conference Honors in Volleyball
• Augustana Theatre Opens Season with “True West”
• Augustana Freshmen to Conduct Food Drive as part of Orientation
• Graumann Division II Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Press Releases for the Weeks of August 1-26, 2005

• Augustana’s 146th Academic Year Begins August 31
• Vikings’ Craig Bosch Chosen to All-America Football Team
• Augustana ranked by U.S. News for 11th Time
• Vikings picked to finish second in NCC volleyball
• Academic Honor Roll Ranks Augustana No. 3 in Division II
• Viking Volleyball Team Ranked in Preseason Poll
• Four Students Chosen to Receive Sophomore Honors Awards
• Augustana Students Spend Summer in Biomedical Research

Press Releases for the Weeks of July 11-29, 2005

• Augustana Academy Reunion July 29-31
• Jonathan Sweets Recipient of JELD-WEN Scholarship
• Bethany Rasmussen Receives Mary Chilton DAR Scholarship

Press Releases for the Weeks of June 20- July 8, 2005

• SDSU Registrar Appointed Associate Dean at Augustana
• Augustana Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Oxford
• Four Students Receive Fund for Theological Education Fellowships

Press Releases for the Weeks of May 30 - June 17, 2005

• Nordland Fest 2005 Celebrates a Century of Norwegian Independence
• Davidson named to the Thrivent Fellows Program
• Library Associates Present Author Susan Power
• Buyske Wins National Title; Baltrusch and Stangler All-Americans

Press Releases for the Weeks of April 30- May 27, 2005

• Soukup Receives ASA Faculty Recognition Award
• Four Vikings to Compete in Division II Championships
• South Dakota Education Association Honors Augustana Junior
• Graumann Earns ESPN Academic Honors
• Augustana Receives Collaboration Award from Center for Disabilities
• Four Receive Outstanding Student Awards
• Graumann Recipient of Stan Marshall Award
• Dr. Geoffrey Dipple Appointed Chair of Moral Values
• Dr. Murray Haar Recipient of Niebuhr Teaching Award
• Augustana Junior to Work at Johnson Space Center this summer
• Four Augustana Students Join Pi Delta Phi
• Augustana Student Association Officers Installed for 2005-06
• Augustana's 145th Commencement Service May 22
• McDougall Appointed to NCAA Advisory Committee
• Fairmont Junior to Participate in NASA Research Program
• Lacey Horkey, Jason Dybsetter recipients of Covenant Awards
• Augustana Senior Art Show Runs Through May 22
• Augustana Physics Students Present Research at National Meeting

Press Releases for the Weeks of April 11-29, 2005

• Augustana to Celebrate Norway’s Centennial of Independence (Syttende Mai 2005)
• Augustana’s Aaron Graumann Wins Honor Athlete Award
• Augustana Student Collaborations Present ‘The Revue’
• Augustana Receives $1 Million Gift from Bob & Kari Hall
• Carley Roach Selected to Play in Division II Golf Championships
• Augie’s Kristi Villar Reaps Conference Softball Honor
• Augustana President Bruce Halverson Announces Retirement
• 12th Annual Community Service Day, April 30
• Student Wins Scholarship for Essay on Success
• April 25 Groundbreaking for Center for Visual Arts
• Kiner Appointed Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs
• Meester, Reitmeier Honored by NCC
• Students Selected to Perform in Annual Concerto-Aria Concert
• Augustana Hosts The ‘8 In 48’ Claire Donaldson Short Play Festival

Press Releases for the Weeks of March 26-April 8, 2005

• Nebraska Poet to Speak at Augustana
• Lutheran College Fair in Sioux Falls April 27
• ‘The Changing Black Hills’ Theme of 37th Dakota Conference
• Northern Plains Autograph Party April 23
• Augustana Band Scholarship Concert at Pavilion April 5
• Andrea Halverson Recipient of Truman Scholarship
• Eight Augustana Students Receive Christopherson Scholarships
• CARL GRUPP: THE WONDER OF LIFE, A Retrospective Exhibition
• Augustana Alumni Brass Choir in Concert at Central Lutheran
• Augustana Library Associates Host Book Sale
• Harvard Professor Keynote Speaker at Augustana Symposium
• Tribute and Roast Planned for Longtime Augie Coach

Press Releases for the Weeks of March 5- March 25, 2005

• Vikings’ Brad Hunt Named Conference Pitcher of the Week
• Two Augustana Students Honored by Exceptional Children Organization
• Augustana Professor Appointed National Webmaster for Pi Delta Phi
• Seven Viking Wrestlers Earn Academic Honor

Press Releases for the Weeks of February 15 - March 4, 2005

• Augustana Alumni Brass Choir in Concert at Central Lutheran
• Jazz on the Upper Great Plains Festival March 7-8 
• Augustana Library Associates Host Book Sale
• Seven Augustana Student-Athletes Win Titles in Conference Track Meet
• Augustana Wins North Regional Wrestling Championship
• Guthrie Theater Regional Tour Includes Performance at Augustana
• Four Vikings Qualify for National Track Meet
• Basketball: Women Advance In Conference Tournament

Press Releases for the Weeks of January 31 - February 14, 2005

• Nursing Department Offering Parish Nurse Course
• Augustana Theatre Presents ‘Afterdeath: A Journey Beyond'

Press Releases for the Weeks of January 24 - January 30, 2005

• Mary Toso Named Director of Alumni Relations
• Augustana Library Associates Present 'A Winter's Tale'

Press Releases for the Weeks of January 10 - January 16, 2005

• Four Appointed to Augustana Board of Trustees

Press Releases for the Weeks of January 3 - January 9, 2005

• Augustana Band to Perform on East Coast
• Augustana Choir to Perform in Three States on Interim Tour
• Brian Leo's 'My Last Show' at Eide/Dalrymple Gallery
• Archeology Presentation Features Primitive Technologies

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