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of Fame Inductees Announced Concordia is proud to announce the Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2012. The four new members are Karen (Koegel, ’97) Chamberlain ( v o l l e y b a l l , 19 9 3 - 9 7 ) , A n d r e w Fleischman (’01) (football, 1998-01), Dan O’Brien (football coach, athletics director, 1995-00), and Paul Roth (’75) (football and baseball, 1969-71, and coach, 1975-79, ’88). They will be inducted on Oct. 5 and will be honored during the Homecoming football game on Oct. 6.
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Biology Students Begin Cell Study Concordia’s Dr. Mary Ann Yang has coordinated an international research project that allows biology students to conduct cutting-edge research in their field. The students are working to grow neuron cells on nanofiber material, a high-interest area within the science community. This opportunity to conduct cell culture work is rare at the undergraduate level and is made possible by a grant Dr. Yang secured.
Fessler Named to Coaching Hall of Fame Concordia women’s basketball coach Paul Fessler (’05) was inducted to the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in April. Fessler has led the Golden Bears for 12 seasons, turning out nine seasons of 20-plus wins, eight NCAA Tournament appearances, four NSIC Regular Season Championships, and three NSIC Tournament titles. He is among the top 15 winningest active head coaches at the NCAA Division II level.
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Marketing Effort Among Nation’s Best Three Concordia marketing students earned honorable mention accolades and placed in the top five nationally for their entry in the 2012 Collegiate Effie Awards Heineken USA PSA Challenge. Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Nancy Harrower, students Philip Barlow, Neil Boehlke and Tyler Trost developed “Heineken’s Heroes,” a strategic and creative plan for an integrated public service message that portrayed consumers as heroes for recycling.
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