The Augustana: Summer 2013

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VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 3

THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF AUGUSTANA COLLEGE

Legacies

Summer 2013

VIEW FROM SUMMIT AVENUE “You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”

— Deuteronomy 11:19 As I look back on my life, two moments shine above all others as my proudest and most important: the births of our daughters Andrea and Laura.

From the second they entered this world, Angie and I have put their best interests at the forefront of every decision we’ve made. We sacrificed and saved, tried hard to lead by example, and did the best we could to instill in them life’s most significant lessons. And, most importantly, we taught them the power of prayer.

As young parents, Angie and I believed that teaching our children to pray, and to revere, respect and follow God’s guiding principle’s, as Deuteronomy 11:19 tells us of the Ten Commandments, would provide the cornerstone for a foundation that would support and guide them through their entire lives. Today, decades after we tucked them into bed each night and folded our hands with theirs in prayer, we know this to be true.

As a parent, I also know that children are inclined to follow the examples we set. They grow up rooting for our favorite teams, the same teams our folks cheered for; favoring our favorite meals, the dishes our parents prepared for us; and loving the traditions we learned and loved from our parents.

By living out the lessons, beliefs and traditions we teach and emulate, our children carry on our legacies, and the legacies of our parents and grandparents who instilled those same lessons, beliefs and traditions in us.

In this issue of The Augustana, we’re pleased to share the stories of “Augustana legacy families” – those whose ties to this great place have spanned generations. You’ll meet the Rev. David Johnson, class of 1956, whose Augustana story first began in 1927 and continues on today in his grandchildren. And, for those of you who don’t know him already, you’ll meet Augustana Professor Emeritus of Music Dr. Leland Lillehaug, class of 1951, whose three children grew up on campus, earned their degrees here, and still hold fond memories of Augustana deep in their hearts.

We’ll also introduce you to another Augustana legacy – Jeff Fylling ‘78, longtime “Voice of the Vikings,” who has artfully chronicled the play-by-play stories of our Football and Basketball teams for nearly four decades.

Today at Augustana, we’re busy planning for the return of students in the fall and preparing to welcome our alumni home for Viking Days 2013, set for Oct. 18-20. Viking Days is a time when we celebrate the history and traditions of our Augustana, when graduates return to their alma mater to reconnect with classmates and favorite professors, and when current students celebrate the joy of being on campus today.

This year, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first Viking Varieties and in celebration of the progress we’re making on our Science Center Project, we’re hosting an All-Class Reunion at the historic Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday, Oct. 19. Together, we’ll recognize the milestone reunion classes ending in 3 and 8; we’ll experience the tradition and see the future of the Performing and Visual Arts at Augustana in a “Like Never Before” Viking Varieties show, and we’ll share important details about the planning for the Science Center Project. And, since it will be a party, we’ll also eat, drink, dance and laugh.

On behalf of the Augustana Community, I sincerely hope you and your family will make plans to come home again and celebrate Viking Days with us. More details are found on pages 18-23 of this issue. I’m looking forward to seeing you! *** I’m pleased to tell you that an architect team has been chosen, a builder has been identified and a faculty committee has been working to program the new $30 million Froiland Science Center and the $10 million renovation of the Gilbert Science Center. Local architect TSP of Sioux Falls has partnered with SmithGroupJJR, a national architectural firm that has designed some of the world’s most technologically sophisticated science and research facilities. Local construction company Henry Carlson of Sioux Falls will be our builder.

Dr. Karen Younger, chair of the Natural Science Division, is leading an 11-member faculty committee that is planning for these new and upgraded science facilities. The committee is involved in deep discussion about the relationship of how spaces are created to enhance student learning, foster community and collaboration, and enhance the visibility of the College through excellence in academic programming. Planning meetings have also included the topic of new program development that would take advantage of faculty expertise, in collaboration with Sanford Health and Research initiatives, to address emerging fields of scientific discovery.

Faculty and staff in the Division express how immensely grateful they are for this opportunity and for the tangible encouragement of our alumni and donor community who are supporting this vitally important project.

Yours, for Augustana, Rob Oliver President

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Editor: Kelly Sprecher Class Notes: Jennifer Meiners, Mary Toso, ‘90 Contributors: Rob Oliver, president Bob Preloger, vice president for Advancement Bruce Conley, Sports Information Tim Evans, Sports Information Matt Addington ‘95, Photography TJ Nelson ‘05, Photography Kristina Johnson ‘13, Editorial Intern Chi Ngo ‘13, Editorial Intern Emily Sievers ‘04, Cover Design

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OUR MISSION Inspired by Lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, Augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

OUR VISION

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Augustana College aspires to become one of America’s premier church-related colleges.

CORE VALUES Central to the Augustana experience are five core values. The community lives them and honors them, and they infuse the academic curriculum as well as student life: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service.

18. Viking Days 2013 Mark your calendars for October 18-20 and come home again for Viking Days 2013!

Find all the details for events on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and more!

Augustana is an affirmative action, Title IX, equal opportunity institution.

4. Eight Decades of Augustana History Calvin Coolidge was president; Charles Lindbergh made the first-ever solo trip across the Atlantic from New York to Paris non-stop; and the first transatlantic telephone call was successfully transmitted between callers in New York City and London, England. The year was 1927 and the Rev. Dave Johnson’s Augustana story was just beginning. na 8. Three Generations The son of a homesteader, Peter Lillehaug attended the Lutheran Normal School in the early 1900s. His son, Leland, attended Augustana and served on faculty for 35 years. His grandchildren, David, Steven and Laurie are each graduates. Today, the family represents three generations of Augustana’s history.

14. Voice of the Vikings Meet the man behind the voice: Longtime Vikings play-by-play announcer Jeff Fylling, class of 1978.

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ON THE COVER: The classic “A” letter sweater, produced by H.L. Whiting Co., circa 1950s.

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For the first time in 64 years, Commencement returned to campus to celebrate the Class of 2013.

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Dr. Peter Schotten, professor of Government and International Affairs and Social Science Division chair, delivered the Commencement Address, “A Birthright of Freedom.�

Watertown, S.D., native Thad Titze, Augustana Student Association President and 2011 Peace Prize Forum Scholar, carried the class banner.

Kristin Brondbo, a native of Mosvik, Norway, wore a traditional Norwegian dress along with her cap and gown.

Introducing: The Augustana Class of 2013 – 413 men and women who are the artists, entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, writers, church leaders, doctors, philosophers, nurses, journalists and musicians of tomorrow. On Saturday, May 25, they celebrated their hard work and accomplishments at Commencement, held in the Hall Forum in the Elmen Center. The event marked the first time since 1949 that Commencement has been held on campus.

The ceremony’s speakers included Dr. Peter Schotten, professor of Government and International Affairs and Social Science Division chair, and Molly Kokesh ‘13, a German and Government/International Affairs major, Political Philosophy minor, and Civitas honors student from Scotland, S.D. A series of faculty awards were also presented, including: The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship, presented to Dr. Craig Spencer, professor of Biology. The Orin M. Lofthus Distinguished Professorship is a three-year appointment with a stipend to support summer scholarly activities. Recipients of this award are faculty who are regarded as outstanding teachers, people who have made important contributions to the campus, and who have demonstrated the capacity to use the award to further their scholarly activities.

The Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award, presented to Dr. Peter Schotten, professor of Government and International Affairs. The Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award was established to provide an annual award to recognize excellence in teaching. The selection process is based on votes from alumni celebrating their fifth anniversary and full-time faculty. The award, provided by an endowment created by alumnus Dick Niebuhr, is named in honor of his parents, Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr, “...because they loved Augustana College dearly and because they were my first and best teachers.”

The Stanley L. Olsen Chair of Moral Values, presented to Dr. Joel Johnson, associate professor of Government and International Affairs.

Augustana established the Stanley L. Olsen Chair of Moral Values as a result of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and matching money raised by the College. The Chair of Moral Values was named in memory of Stanley L. Olsen, longtime professor of philosophy at the College. The Chair is to provide leadership to the campus in the areas of ethics and moral values by challenging faculty and students alike to confront value questions in our society, in our campus community, and in our individual private lives. This three-year appointment goes to a tenured associate or full professor who enjoys a reputation of being an excellent teacher and scholar, and who has a personal and scholarly interest in questions of meaning and value.

View videos and photos from Commencement 2013 at www.augie.edu/commencement.

Making his way through the treasured “Faculty Gauntlet” following Commencement, Gentry Pletts, a native of Chanhassen, Minn., shakes hands with Dr. Rocki Wentzel, assistant professor of Classics.

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EIGHT DECADES OF AUGUSTANA COLLEGE HISTORY

Calvin Coolidge was president; Charles Lindbergh made the first-ever solo trip across the Atlantic from New York to Paris non-stop; and the first transatlantic telephone call was successfully transmitted between callers in New York City and London, England. The year was 1927 and the Rev. Dave Johnson’s Augustana story was just beginning.

His parents met each other on campus.

His mother, Esther Loftesness, went to the Lutheran Normal School and later graduated from Augustana in 1928. She was involved in debate at the College and holds the distinction of being Augustana’s second-ever Homecoming Queen.

His father, Clarence Johnson, was a native of Jackson, Minn., and was involved in music at Augustana. After graduating in 1927, he served as a pastor in Oldham, S.D. Growing up in eastern South Dakota, DaveJohnson was an avid sports fan.

He had a job delivering Argus Leader newspapers and devoured every article he could find about Viking basketball.

After attending high school in Oldham for one year, he transferred to the Augustana Academy, a residential high school in Canton, S.D. After graduation, he enrolled at Augustana College in Sioux Falls.

At the College, Johnson played basketball and considered careers in coaching or medicine, until his first chemistry class.

“Chemistry sort of dissuaded me from a career in medicine,” he says, laughing.

After majoring in English and graduating in 1956, he enrolled at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. After being ordained in 1960, he began what would become a 53-year-long career in the ministry. He took his first parish in Fowler, Colo. He then served as campus pastor at the University of Kansas; youth pastor at East Side Lutheran in Sioux Falls; campus pastor at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion; head pastor at Lutheran

Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown, S.D.; and senior pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.

He met his wife, Glenice, a former nurse, at the Augustana Academy in Canton.

His younger brothers are also Augustana graduates, Paul Johnson (deceased), class of 1959, and Jerome ( Jerry) Johnson, class of 1968.

His four children followed in his footsteps and all studied at Augustana: Greg ’82, a pastor who shifted his focus and now leads the Innovation Project for Good Samaritan; Kari ( Johnson) Mahowald ’83, a teacher; Peter ’85, a physician with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls; and Erik ’93, a high school science teacher in Bellevue, Neb. Greg’s wife, Nancy (Lamb) Johnson, a nurse at Sanford Health, and Kari’s husband, Ben Mahowald, a chemical sales executive, are also both Augustana graduates from 1982 and 1984, respectively.

As to how they all chose Augustana, well, Johnson says, it just seemed natural.

“Sure, they all had strong encouragement from their father,” he says, laughing.

“Honestly though, I’m not sure they ever really considered any other school.”

He says his daughter, Kari, considered transferring at one point during her time at Augustana.

“We had a good father-daughter talk, then she reconsidered,” he says, chuckling.

“Really, it all comes down to this: I thought Augustana was the best place for

my kids to go because of the quality of teaching, the commitment of the faculty and the values upheld here. I think Augie instilled in the kids a great appreciation for the values of loyalty and excellence.”

He’s not bashful about saying that he’s “batting a thousand” when it comes to his 12 grandchildren and their college choices as well.

So far, they have each selected Augustana, including Greg’s children: Kirstin ( Johnson) Johnson ’06, a teacher in Madison, S.D.; Becca Johnson ’10, a graduate student in genetics; and Megan Johnson ’13, an art education major. Kari’s son, Jake Mahowald, just completed his freshman year at Augustana. Peter’s four daughters will all eventually be Augustana alumni: Kim Johnson ’10, twins Amanda and Jessica Johnson ’14, and Katelyn Johnson ’17.

Of his four remaining grandchildren, one has already committed to Augustana after graduation. The others are younger.

“So I have many years to work on them,” he says with a laugh.

Looking back at his time as a student, Johnson says he remembers the quality education he received, the lasting friendships he formed, the values he honed, and the awe he felt at faculty members who he says “were dedicated to the cause of what Augie stands for” including, he said, Drs. Don and Lucy Fryxell (English), Dr. Sven Froiland (Biology), Dr. Orv Westby (Sociology), Dr. Herb Krause (English and founder of the Center for Western Studies) and Palmer Eide (Art).

BELOW: The 1926 All-School Photo, circled are the Rev. Dave Johnson’s parents, Clarence Johnson, class of 1927, and his mother, Esther Loftesness, class of 1928.

LEFT: 1928 Augustana Homecoming Queen Esther Loftesness.

The Johnson Family BACK ROW: Kim Johnson ‘10, Amanda Johnson ‘14, Jessica Johnson ‘14, Erik Johnson ‘93.

FRONT ROW: Ben Mahowald ‘84, Kari (Johnson) Mahowald ‘83, Dr. Peter Johnson ‘85, Kirstin (Johnson) Johnson ‘06, Becca Johnson ‘10, Megan Johnson ‘13, Nancy (Lamb) Johnson ‘82, Greg Johnson ‘82 and the Rev. Dave Johnson ‘56.

BELOW LEFT: Jake Mahowald ‘16 and Katelyn Johnson, class of 2017.

BELOW RIGHT: Paul Johnson ‘59 (deceased) and Jerry Johnson ‘68.

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$2.5 Million Gift to Support Scholarships In May, Augustana announced the largest-ever gift for endowed scholarships in the College’s 153year history.

An estate gift of $2.5 million from alumnus Dick Niebuhr, class of 1966, a native of Huron, S.D., and longtime resident of Aberdeen, S.D., will be used to support scholarships for Augustana’s top incoming students beginning in the 2014-15 academic year.

Niebuhr, a former member of the Augustana Board of Trustees, died in 2009 at the age of 64.

“On behalf of the Augustana comNIEBUHR munity, I extend our deepest thanks and most sincere gratitude to our dear friend, spirited alumnus and tenacious advocate Dick Niebuhr,” said Rob Oliver, president. “His transformational gift is one that will continue to give for all time.

The Niebuhr Scholarships will no doubt change the lives of some of the world’s most talented, creative and innovative young people by enabling them to achieve their full potential as students in preparation for lives as global citizens. The word ‘thankful’ simply doesn’t do justice to how we’re feeling today.

We are humbled beyond measure.”

The estate gift is Niebuhr’s second major gift to Augustana.

In 1998, he donated $100,000 to endow the Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award, an annual award to recognize excellence in teaching. It is named in honor of his parents because, Niebuhr said, “they loved Augustana College dearly and because they were my first and best teachers.”

Humble Beginnings Former Augustana President Dr. Bruce Halverson ’66, first met Niebuhr before his senior year in high school at Boys State, an annual civics/government experience for high school students held at the State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The two became friends during the event and Halverson said he was happy to see Niebuhr among his fellow freshmen the following fall at Augustana.

“I was surprised and delighted

when we started at Augustana together in the fall of 1962. He was incredibly smart. I knew he came from a humble family who obviously made sacrifices in order to send their kids to Augustana,” he said.

A history and philosophy major at Augustana, after graduation Niebuhr earned a scholarship to Rice University and went on to earn a master’s degree in European history in 1968. While at Augustana, he served on the Commons Advisory Board and was named to “Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges.”

“Dick was really active in college life – he helped make things happen on campus. That same kind of attitude kept him going and enabled him to make things happen later in life as well. I’m not surprised he left Augustana a significant gift because he was a guy that was committed every day to the well-being of the College. He lived a large life, but underneath that was a true commitment to his church, to Augustana and to the state of South Dakota. He wanted to do everything he could to make sure students could get an education,” Halverson said.

Returning to South Dakota After serving as assistant professor of history at Southern Arkansas University from 1969-1973, Niebuhr returned to South Dakota and managed John G. Kinnard & Company in Aberdeen from 19731977. He spent the remainder of his career working as co-manager of AG Edwards Investments.

His business partner, Craig Golz, worked with Niebuhr for more than 30 years and offered him counsel as he organized his estate plans.

“Dick was always a strong believer in a liberal arts education and always believed in the instruments of the church. Those things all came together at Augustana,” Golz said. “Augustana was a building block for him and a cornerstone for his life. He gave Augustana a lot of credit for allowing him to accomplish what he did in his life financially. He viewed his experience at Augustana as life-changing.”

Golz said Niebuhr was a firm believer in “educating the brightest kids to the highest level possible.”

To that end, he shared the value of an Augustana education with high school students any chance he could.

Niebuhr was the main reason Nathan Golz ’03, Craig’s son, decided to visit campus and ultimately enroll, as well as his brothers, Nick ‘02, and Jason ‘04.

“To me, he was Uncle Dick. He was like a second dad to me. He was at our house for dinner two nights a week for my entire life.

From my perspective, he is the reason why I and both of my brothers are Augie grads,” Nathan Golz said.

“He loved the school. He constantly talked about how wonderful the campus was and how wonderful the education was. He started putting the bug in my ear when I was six years old. He’d traveled all over the world, but Augie was still first in his heart.”

“He was always proud of the fact that so many incredibly bright, talented people ended up at Augustana. He wanted to make a gift that ensured that Augustana would be able to continue to acknowledge the best and the brightest,” Nathan Golz said.

A Respect for the Intellect Niebuhr was a member of the Augustana Fellows, served on the Alumni Council, and was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1978-1990.

Former Augustana president Dr. Ralph Wagoner knew Niebuhr well.

“He was as well-read and well-traveled as anyone I know,” Wagoner remembers. “He had a great respect for smart people and a great respect for the intellectual efforts the faculty put forward.”

“He was a man who loved his alma mater but the thing that always stood out for me was his respect for good teaching. It simply goes without saying ... he just loved Augustana,” Wagoner said.

Former men’s basketball coach and longtime Development Officer Mel Klein agrees.

“In all my visits with him, he never wavered as far as his interests, his loyalty and his support. He was always interested in the College and what was going on here,” Klein said. “And, he always had ideas on ways the College could be strengthened. He was always asking how he could help.”

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Holm Named 2013 Augie Pride Award Recipient Associate Athletic Director Jeff Holm received the “Augie Pride” award at the Augustana Service Awards Presentation and Celebration, held on campus in April.

The “Augie Pride” award recognizes exceptional service to the College. Since 1999, 18 “Augie Pride” awards have been presented.

Holm has a long history with Augustana. He was named assistant athletic director in 2006 and elevated to associate athletic director in 2010. Prior to administrative roles, Holm served as head coach of the Viking baseball team from 2001 to 2006.

He was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year in 2003 after his squad won the conference championship.

A native of Brookings, S.D., Holm has more than a decade of experience in intercollegiate athletics – in both coaching and administration.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and earned his master’s degree in sport pedagogy from South Dakota State University.

The event also honored members of the Augustana community who will retire after this academic year, including: Kay Dahlquist (Advancement), Nancy Dickinson (English/Journalism), Dr. Karen Fritz (Nursing), Carol LaCroix (Chapel), Julie Simko (Education) and Jackie Johnson (Campus Learning Center).

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GENERATIONS The son of a homesteader, Peter Lillehaug attended the Lutheran Normal School in the early 1900s.

His son, Leland, attended Augustana and served on faculty for 35 years. His grandchildren, David, Steven and Laurie are each graduates.

Today, the family represents three generations of Augustana’s history.

The Lilleha ug in the early family in their home, 1960s.

ABOVE: The Augustana Marching Band, led by Dr. Leland Lillehaug, marches in downtown Sioux Falls in this photo from the mid-1970s. AT LEFT: At the news conference by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to announce David Lillehaug’s appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court, David ‘76, pointed to his Viking ship cufflinks, borrowed from his father, Leland ‘51,

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he fabric of Augustana’s 153-year history is stitched with countless threads woven from looms all over the world. Some of the oldest and most colorful of those are from the Lillehaug family.

Dr. Leland Lillehaug ’51, the patriarch of the family today, says his connection with Augustana began with his parents, children of homesteaders who braved the wild and uncertain prairie to settle in Jerauld County, near Wessington Springs, S.D. In the early 1900s, Leland’s parents, Peter Lillehaug and Johanna Endahl, attended the Lutheran Normal School (located on what is today the Augustana campus). In 1918, the Lutheran Normal School merged with Augustana College, previously located in Canton, S.D. Leland attended school

army band as a woodwind player and drum major.

After returning home from the military, he re-connected with his childhood sweetheart, Ardis Scheel.

They married in 1951 and recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary.

When he returned to Augustana in 1948, he made the decision to major in music and also pursued opportunities to be involved in the student body, even serving as president of the Augustana Student Association (ASA) his senior year.

After graduating in 1951, he followed the encouragement of Dr. J. Earl Lee, Augustana music professor, and applied for, and earned, a Fulbright Scholarship to study music in Vienna, Austria. He later went on to earn his master’s degree and his doctorate from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He was working as the

Dr. Leland Lillehaug, professor emeritus of Music, in the late 1970s showing the Viking Marching Band uniforms.

“... I never thought I’d meet as many nice people in my life as I met at Augustana.”

– Dr. Leland Lillehaug, Class of 1951 Professor Emeritus of Music and Longtime Director of Bands in Lane, S.D., and says he chose Augustana because of its affiliation with the Church.

In 1944, with WWII still raging overseas, Lillehaug enrolled at the College as a freshman, uncertain about what he wanted to study.

He says he briefly considered the pastoral ministry.

In 1945, he put his college career on hold to return to the family farm to assist his father who had been injured in a farm accident. After his father recovered, Leland made the decision to enlist in the U.S. Army. He served two years, the last portion in the Panama Canal Zone. He was fortunate to be in an

high school band director in Waverly, Iowa, when Augustana President Lawrence Stavig approached him about returning to the College for a post as band director.

In 1956, Lillehaug returned to his alma mater to begin what would become a 35-year-long tenure at the College, during which he developed a robust band program and built the Augustana Marching Band, which, at its height, included 110 members.

His wife, Ardis, helped design the Viking uniforms for the Augustana Marching Band. Today, she smiles at the memory of organizing the cutting and sewing of

the distinctive and colorful navy and gold garments, which were accentuated with gold Viking helmets.

Lillehaug also formed the Augustana Concert Band and the Varsity Band and helped build a highly popular band festival for high school band students.

He also organized and led J-Term concert tours, taking the Concert Band around the U.S. on two buses.

He served as director of bands for most of his 35 years at Augustana. During part of his tenure he also chaired the Music department. He continued to serve on the Music department faculty until 1991.

His children, David, Steven and Laurie, say they

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virtually grew up on the Augustana campus.

“We lived close-by on Prairie Avenue so Augustana was like our playground.

We played ball on campus, ran around at faculty picnics, went sledding on the hills, and were always at athletic events and concerts,” remembers David Lillehaug. “We all took piano lessons in Old Main and sometimes we’d have our Sunday family dinner together in the Commons.”

If they weren’t at a game, the Lillehaug kids always knew the Vikings had won if they heard the sound of the College bell ringing from Old Main. (In 2010, the year of the Augustana Sesquicentennial, the 9

College’s iconic bell was re-named the Eidsvaag Bell, in honor of Endre Endresen Eidsvaag, a farmer who donated the 1,000-pound brass bell, originally poured by the Niles Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the school when it was located in Marshall, Wisc.)

When it came time for his children to choose a college, Leland Lillehaug says he left the choice up to them.

“I told them, ‘you can go to any college you want, as long as it’s Augustana,’” he remembers, laughing. *** David Lillehaug, class of 1976, enrolled at Augustana after being active on the debate team at Washington High School. He considered studying music, but eventually decided to major in political science.

He counts Dr. Peter Schotten, professor of Government and International Affairs and Social Science Division chair, and Dr. Lynwood Oyos, professor emeritus of History, among his most significant mentors.

“Dr. Schotten was a tremendous influence on me.

I took his constitutional law course and was hooked. He ended up being my pre-law advisor and really encouraged me to reach for my dreams. He told us ‘the sky was the limit’ when it came to applying to law schools and gave us the confidence we needed to pursue some of the country’s top schools, such as Duke and Harvard.”

After being active on the student council and debate team at Augustana, David took Schotten’s advice and went on to earn his juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1979.

Over the next three decades, he would go on to build an impressive career, serving as law clerk to the

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From left to right: David, Ardis, Leland and Laurie. Inset photo: Steven.

Hon. Harry MacLaughlin, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; issues aide and executive assistant to the Hon. Walter Mondale; U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1994-1998; and officer/ shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis.

In March 2013, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed him as associate justice to the Minnesota Supreme Court. At the news conference announcing the appointment, David proudly pointed out to reporters and others in attendance that he was wearing his father’s Viking ship cufflinks.

David was officially sworn in on Monday, June 3. He calls his new post a “capstone to a career.”

Describing the swearingin ceremony, at which his parents were present, David smiles and says, “I even wore a blue and gold tie.”

“I still just care so much about Augustana,” he says.

“It all has to do with the people there. When I got to Harvard Law School, I felt on-par with other students there who had come from Ivy League schools. That was because of the personal attention and encour-

agement I received from my teachers at Augustana.” *** Ardis remembers her middle child, Steven, as a kid who had a variety of interests, including science and history.

A history major at Augustana, Steven Lillehaug graduated in 1979 and went on to earn his M.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. Board certified in anesthesiology and critical care medicine, he currently practices at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. His wife, Dr. Tanya Oyos, is a biology major from the class of 1982.

Steven says an important aspect of being a student at Augustana was developing lifelong friendships. *** After serving as editor of the Washington High School student newspaper, Laurie (Lillehaug) Anderson enrolled at Augustana and majored in English/journalism.

As a student, she served as editor of The Augustana Mirror, the College’s student newspaper. After graduating in 1982, she briefly worked for the

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Argus Leader in Sioux Falls.

In 2001, she earned her master’s degree in education from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn.

For the last 12 years, she has worked as a teacher.

She currently teaches fifth grade at Calvin Christian School in Edina, Minn.

She counts Dr. Ron Robinson (English), Dr. Art Huseboe (English) and Drs. Lucy and Don Fryxell (English), among her early mentors as a student.

“I think there’s something to be said about studying at a liberal arts college,” Laurie says. “It gave me the ability to become a critical thinker and engage in lively discussions and debate.

My professors were so approachable and all of them pushed me in such positive ways.” *** Looking back on his family’s history with Augustana, Leland Lillehaug smiles.

“As a student, I never thought I’d meet as many nice people in my life as I met at Augustana. Everyone at that place is so caring; so nice. I’ll always remember that,” he says.

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Svenningsen Named Faculty Recognition Award Recipient

Elle Tornberg Named Goldwater Scholar The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has named Augustana junior biochemistry major Ruthellen “Elle” Tornberg a recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year. Tornberg, a native of Harrisburg, S.D., is one of only 271 Goldwater scholars nationwide to receive the award, given to accomplished college students who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics and engineering.

The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a total of 1,107 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. Twenty-seven scholars are mathematics majors, 159 are science and related majors, 71 are majoring in engineering, and 14 are computer science majors. Many of the Scholars have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering, and computer disciplines.

The one- and two-year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

At Augustana, Tornberg has been a member of the College’s summer Undergraduate Research Program, an initiative that places undergraduates in the field at laboratories, hospitals and research institutes throughout the U.S., for the past two years in a lab directed by Dr. Jared Mays, assistant professor of Chemistry. This summer, she’s

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working in a microbiology lab at the University of Iowa. After graduation, she plans to pursue her M.D./Ph.D. degree.

“I love the service aspect of the medical field but I also love the puzzle of research,” Tornberg said.

“In high school, I had the chance to travel to the Amazon region of Peru twice on medical mission trips. Those experiences really first drew me in. I’ve also done some shadowing here in town and I serve as a pediatric companion at Sanford Children’s Hospital.”

Tornberg says her high school physics teacher, Augustana alumnus Michael Amolins ‘07, helped fuel her interest in science.

“He actually took our class to Science Day at Augie and from there I was hooked. I got to meet a lot of the faculty and saw how much interest they took in their students,” Tornberg said.

On campus as an Augustana student, her interest in science intensified.

“During my freshman year, my chemistry professors really encouraged me to experience summer research. After spending a summer doing medicinal chemistry in Dr. [Jared] Mays’ lab, I found I really enjoyed and had a knack for research.

I suppose my curiosity has always gotten the better of me.”

After working with Tornberg as a student, Dr. Mays calls her potential “nearly limitless.”

“Out of all the undergraduate students I have worked with and known during my 10-year career

as a medicinal chemist, Elle is easily ranked in the top two percent.

Very, very few students have the unique combination of aptitude, motivation, and potential as Elle and I believe that her potential contributions to the medical and scientific communities are nearly limitless,” Dr. Mays said.

Goldwater Scholars have very impressive academic qualifications that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. Recent Goldwater Scholars have been awarded 80 Rhodes Scholarships, 118 Marshall Awards, 110 Churchill Scholarships and numerous other distinguished fellowships.

Since 1989, 17 Augustana students have received Goldwater Scholarships, a statistic that places the College among the highest regionally for Goldwater scholars, both in total numbers of scholarships and scholarships per capita.

“The fact that Augustana students continue to be recognized for this prestigious award says a lot about the caliber of this institution,” says Dr. Mark Larson, assistant professor of Biology.

“Students can’t earn these awards unless they have good access to quality research opportunities. In addition, good faculty mentorship in the scholarship application process is critical to the end result. In addition to our students’ achievements, Augustana’s faculty commitment to students is something we’re very proud of,” Dr. Larson said.

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Dr. Russell Svenningsen, assistant professor of music and conductor of the Collegiate Chorale, is the recipient of the Augustana Student Association (ASA) 2012-2013 Faculty Recognition Award.

The award recognizes outstanding teaching and contributions to the Augustana community by a faculty member.

Following are excerpts from Dr. Russell Svenningsen’s Svenningsen nominations: “Russell exemplifies all of the core values, but most of all, he embodies excellence ... He’s consistently positive and keeps rehearsals fun and light even when stress levels are high. His positivity reflects in the Chorale and helps us perform at a higher level. I can’t think of a single negative remark he’s made in the two years now that I’ve worked under his direction. If that’s not excellence, I’m not sure what is.”

“Russell has instigated a sense of community in his direction of the Collegiate Chorale that makes it exciting to go to rehearsal, and makes it a safe place to hone the craft of singing without judgement. He is one of the best teachers I have ever known at riding the line between a fun, playful environment and a productive, serious session of learning.

This is due in part to the excellence Russell carries in the door with him each day of Chorale. Svenningsen is also a compassionate director who demonstrates strength of faith in his expressiveness in song and explication of lyrical content. He works tirelessly in the service of Augustana’s music program.”

In addition to conducting the Collegiate Chorale, Svenningsen teaches music theory and has a studio of voice students. He holds an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati, CollegeConservatory of Music, and a B.M. in Music Education from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. His D.M.A. in Music Education was awarded from Boston University where he studied with Dr. Roger Mantie.

Recognizing Our Donors In April, donors of endowed and annual scholarships at Augustana and the students who are benefactors of their gifts came together to celebrate achievement and philanthropy at the 61st annual Scholarship Event on campus.

See more photos and videos of the event at www.augie.edu/thankyou.

Meet Erin Schoenbeck, class of 2013.

We don’t know whether she’ll become a journalist, entrepreneur, advocate or President.

We don’t know all that she’ll discover or create in the years to come.

But we do know this: Loyal Augustana donors made it possible for Erin to explore her potential and have empowered her to do all she can to make the world a better place.

ABOVE: Endowed Scholarship donor Eloise Elmen and senior Sara Wildermuth connect at the Scholarship Event. Next to Eloise, Dr. Lyn Oyos, professor emeritus of History, and Connie Culey visit with students.

ABOVE: Joe and Elaine Floyd (first and third from right) had a chance to visit with students Molly Donohue, Becca Rice, Nick Versteeg and Emma Budahl at the event.

ABOVE: Endowed scholarship donors Dr. Harold “Doc” Krueger, professor emeritus of Music and founder of the Brass Choir, and his wife, Phyllis.

A. Richard “Pastor Pete” Petersen, former campus pastor and professor emeritus of HPER, and his wife, Bev, visited with grandson Corey Petersen, a sophomore.

Learn more about how you can help students achieve their dream of higher education at www.augie.edu/giving.

Meet the man behind the voice: Longtime Vikings play-by-play announcer Jeff Fylling, class of 1978.

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magine Imagine you’re in your car.

Or office or living room. Or really anywhere other than the Elmen Center watching the Vikings go head-to-head against the Winona State Warriors in a February 2010 barn burner.

Only seconds remain in the game. The Vikings trail by one. The Warriors are attempting their second free throw.

The radio’s on. Longtime Augustana playby-play announcer Jeff Fylling is calling the game – his voice has grown raspy and hoarse from all the action as he paints the picture: “Coach Billeter has no time outs. Second shot is no good. Rebound Thomas. It’s a one-point game. Passes to McCaffrey.

Game on the line. Cam forces. Drives.

Flips it up. Goes in! McCaffrey scores! The Vikings win! 82-81 Augustana!”

Is your pulse pumping yet?

Fylling’s colorful, energetic and detailrich account of that iconic 2010 buzzer beater by then-freshman point guard Cam McCaffrey ’13 is just one example, among countless others, of why he’s loved serving as the “Voice of the Vikings” for nearly 40 years.

Painting the Picture With his headphones on, Fylling admits to feeling a burst of adrenaline when the pre-game music starts. If he had to choose his favorite game to call, it would be football, simply because, he says he loves the sound of the game and being outdoors.

As he tells the story of what’s happening on the field or the court, he thinks about his listeners.

“I think about people who are driving.

Listening to games makes the time go faster. I think about farmers who are out in the field on a Saturday afternoon, listening to their handheld radios inside their tractors, passing the time.”

“I try to paint a picture of what the game looks like, so listeners can see it in their minds.”

“It’s so real,” he says. “It’s never scripted.

It can’t be. It’s like writing a new story every week – it always has a different ending.”

At 56 years old, he’s still a stickler for the details. He prepares for the weekend games during the week, making charts so he can memorize players’ names and jersey numbers. He also researches stats on each player.

covered Augustana Football and Basketball games with passion, enthusiasm and his own unique style,” Jacobs said.

“I get a lot of positive feedback from listeners of Augustana games on Jeff’s enthusiastic and tell-it-like-he-sees-it coverage.”

“Thanks Jeff ... I owe you some chocolate-chip cookies and milk,” he said.

For home games during football season, Fylling arrives at Kirkeby-Over stadium three hours early so he’s fully prepared for kickoff.

“From my vantage spot in the booth, it’s also a lot of fun to watch the people file into the stadium. It’s just a great atmosphere.”

Fylling has never had any formal radio voice training. He’s found inspiration in some of the great play-by-play announcers of the past, including former NBC sportscaster Dick Enberg and longtime Minnesota Twins narrator, Herb Carneal.

After nearly 40 years of calling Viking games, he says there are a few matches that stand out in his mind: “When the Vikings beat NDSU at the FargoDome. And a double-overtime win against [former NCC rival] South Dakota State University – really, just any time we

“I try to paint a picture of what the game looks like, so listeners can see it in their minds ...

It’s like writing a new story every week – it always has a different ending.”

– Jeff Fylling, Class of 1978 Young Dreamer “I was five years old when I decided I wanted to be a sports announcer. My dad listened to games on the radio. I always wanted to be the guy whose voice was coming out of the speakers,” Fylling says.

He grew up in Lennox, S.D., and in high school formed a bond with legendary coach and teacher Sam Milanovich. When Fylling arrived at Augustana in 1974, Milanovich helped him get a job at KSOO-Radio as a freshman. It was Fylling’s dream gig – a chance to call high school and Augustana games.

After majoring in history and minoring in political science, Fylling graduated in 1978 and took a job with a bank in Lennox – primarily, he said, because the schedule of the job allowed him to continue calling games at the radio station.

In 1982, he began calling games for Results Radio and 11 years later, he joined the station’s marketing department.

He joined Sanford Health’s Sports Medicine division in 2012 as director of public affairs for sports relations where he serves as the liaison between the marketing department and orthopedic surgeons. He also helps negotiate contracts between the health organization and various colleges/ universities and professional athletes.

His meticulous nature has paid off. In 2005, he was named the recipient of the Kolpack Media Award, which was presented by the North Central Conference. The award was established in 1996 to honor a member of the sports media for their coverage of the NCC. This fall, he will be honored with an Augustana Alumni Achievement Award.

“Jeff has been the loyal ‘Voice of the Vikings’ for generations of Augustana fans.

His familiar voice and humorous personality have provided a flair for Augie Athletic broadcasts on the radio for 30 years,” said Augustana Athletic Director Bill Gross.

“Jeff truly loves Augustana and Viking Athletics. The College, its alumni and fans have been blessed to have a professional of his caliber covering our football and basketball games. We look forward to many more years of fun times listening to Jeff do the play-by-play for Augustana Athletics.”

Don Jacobs, market manager and vice president for Results Radio/Townsquare Media, knows Fylling well.

“I can’t eat chocolate-chip cookies without a glass of milk. I just can’t imagine listening to Augustana Football or Basketball games without Jeff Fylling calling the games. For the past 30 years, Jeff has

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beat those guys,” he says with a smile.

He says he enjoys getting to know the players and the coaches as well.

“I’ve had the opportunity to build friendships and camaraderie with so many great coaches – guys like Virg Sandvig, Pastor Pete [Petersen], Ken Kessinger, Jim Heinitz and Borgie [Larry Borgum],” he recalls.

“I’ve really enjoyed watching how so many of our young athletes have gone on to become successful in life. It’s fun to know they’ve succeeded and that Augustana played a role in their success.”

As a student, he recalls Dr. Duane Matz (History) and Dr. Sandra Looney (English) as among his most inspirational and motivating professors.

“They drove me to be a better person – to be more whole,” he says.

Looking ahead to what will come after he officially hangs up his headphones, Fylling admits he’s not sure what’s next. In his spare time (which, to be honest isn’t much: he works 26 weekends a year and, over his career, has called 1,500 games), he enjoys reading books about history, writing and playing golf.

“I’ll always love athletics – you can be sure of that,” he says with a smile.

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ave Krauth has assembled some formidable teams in his 24 seasons as Augustana’s women’s basketball coach, but none like the 2012-13 squad.

In March, the Vikings won the NSIC post-season tournament. For the first time in his stint at Augustana, Krauth owned a conference championship.

The title run included wins over Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State, teams that swept the Vikings during the regular-season.

Augustana went on to the Central Region playoffs as the No. 6 seed and faced No. 3 ConcordiaSt. Paul in the first round. After eliminating the Golden Bears, Augustana dispatched Southwestern Oklahoma State and Emporia State to claim the program’s first regional crown.

It was on to the Elite Eight, unchartered waters to this point in school history. Clayton State was Augustana’s first round opponent and the Lakers posed a challenge like no other encountered by the Vikings throughout the season.

Marching out of Morrow, Ga., the Lakers were undefeated (32-0), ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II, and were gunning for their second national championship in three years.

More than 1,000 teams compete in the NCAA’s three divisions and only Baylor University had fewer losses than Clayton’s 96-5 record over the last three years. Heading into the Elite Eight, Clayton was the only undefeated Division I or II women’s team in the nation.

Impressed, but not intimidated, the Vikings braced for the intense, full-court pressure that is Clayton’s trademark. Augustana had a season-high 32 turnovers, but countered with 52.8 percent shooting from the field, including 58.8 percent on 3s. For the Lakers, the 81-68 loss ended the longest winning streak in school history.

While the Vikings later fell to Dowling College in the semi-finals, the team could step back and relish just how far they had come.

Alex Feeney, Shaunteva Ashley, Emily Schulte, Lydia Nelson, and Faith Tinklenberg started all 35 games. Feeney was named to the All-NSIC first team for the second consecutive year. The AllAmerica post player also was voted Most Valuable Player of the Central Region Tournament, and earned first-team recognition on the Daktronics All-Central Region squad.

Ashley was a second team all-conference choice, while Schulte was named MVP of the conference tournament. The league’s all-tournament team included Andrea Whitney and Nelson.

Cami Koehn, Whitney, and Riley Norgaard appeared in every contest. Koehn led the team in 3-point field goals, while Whitney blocked the most shots. Norgaard earned a spot on the NCIC All-Freshman Team.

Emily Bose, Rhianna Gullickson, Nicole Kerkhoff, and Katie Meister gained on-court experience.

Injuries took away Alex Kneeland, Sophie Kenney and Chandler Nielsen early in the season, but not before the potential of the backcourt trio was realized.

Augustana won 28 games in 2012-13, a singleseason school record. It was the ninth consecutive season Krauth’s Vikings logged 20 or more wins. His career record at Augustana is 493-216.

His teams have nine consecutive top-five finishes in conference play. The season’s final USA Today Sports Coaches’ poll placed the Vikings at No. 4 nationally.

Viking Coaches Honored Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Billeter was named the top Division II basketball coach for 2013 when he received the 2013 Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the Year Award. He was also a finalist for the John McLendon Coach of the Year honors.

The 2012-2013 season marked Billeter’s 11th year with the Vikings.

Billeter has taken the Vikings to the NCAA tournament five of the last six seasons. In 2012-2013, for the second time during his tenure, the Vikings were ranked 24th and reached the semifinals of the Central Region.

Billeter earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois in 1983 and his master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University Arizona in 1987. He has 29 years of experience in coaching at Arizona, Rice, North Dakota State University, St. John’s (N.Y.), Texas A&M and Augustana. *** Tennis Head Coach Marc Kurtz was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s Women’s Coach of the Year for 2013, for the third time in the last four seasons.

In 2013, Augustana claimed its fourth consecutive conference regular-season and tournament championships. The Vikings have won 43 consecutive regular-season matches in league play.

In addition to coaching at Augustana, Kurtz is the tennis director at Sioux Empire Fitness in Sioux Falls, where he is a certified tennis professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association.

Kurtz earned his bachelor’s degree from Montana State University.

He has served as Head Coach for the Augustana Men’s and Women’s tennis teams since 2008. *** Peggy Kirby was chosen NSIC Coach of the Year for the fourth time.

Under Kirby’s direction, Augustana women’s golf teams have qualified for the NCAA Championships each of the last six years.

Prior to joining the NSIC in 2008, Kirby’s teams showed continued improvement as a member of the North Central Conference, advancing to a runner-up finish at the 2006 championships and the program’s first NCC title in 2006-2007. Kirby was also named North Region Coach of the Year and NCC Coach of the Year in 2006-07. At the 2012-13 national tournament, the Vikings finished 11th.

Kirby has coached three NSIC Tournament medalists – Emily Kvidera 2009-2010, Maggie Leland 2011-2012, and Allie Ostrander 2012-2013. Kvidera and Leland were named NSIC Player of the Year for the last two seasons.

Kirby is among South Dakota’s most prominent golfers, having won the state women’s stroke play championship five times (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1982) and the Sioux Falls City Tournament 17 times.

She most recently won the 2009 South Dakota Golf Association MidAmateur Championship. She was inducted into the South Dakota Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2005, and voted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. *** Head Cross Country Coach Tracy Hellman earned both men’s and women’s NSIC Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. Hellman directed each of his teams to an NCAA Central Region Championship and collected his first US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Region Coach of the Year awards.

In 2011, Hellman was named USTFCCCA National Women’s Coach of the Year after leading the Viking women to the first national championship in program history and the first team championship for Augustana since 1991. The national championship team was named the College Women’s Team of the Year by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association.

Since joining the NSIC in 2008, Hellman has grabbed four coach of the year titles on both the men’s and women’s sides. Hellman has taken the last four honors for the men’s coaches and four in the past five years for the women (2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012). Hellman also was named NCC Women’s Coach of the Year in the final year of the conference (2007).

Under the guidance of Hellman, 15 Augustana athletes have earned All-America honors and 32 have been named to the All-NSIC list in cross country.

On the track and field circuit, Hellman has coached three individual national champions and a relay national championship one season ago. With the help of Hellman, 21 athletes were named All-Americans since he began directing the track and field programs in 2004.

VIKING DAYS BUTTONS: From the Collection of Rev. Dave Johnson ‘56

Mark your calendars for October 18-20 and come home again for Viking Days 2013.

Find all the details for events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday including the Blue & Gold Gala, the Hall of Fame Banquet, the parade, the game, the All-Class Reunion, Varieties, the Afterglow, Viking Days Worship and more!

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viking days 2013 Monday, October 14 Coronation and Opening Ceremonies: It’s your chance to meet the 2013 Homecoming Court, find out who’s been named Viking Days King and Queen, and enjoy the fireworks display. Picnic begins at 5 p.m.; opening ceremonies begin at 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Friday, October 18 (cont’d) “Nostalgic Nickels” Talent Show: 2 p.m., Back Alley, Morrison Commons. A reunion talent show featuring members of the Class of 1958, celebrating their 55th class reunion.

Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet & Social Hour: 6 p.m. (social); 7 p.m. (dinner), Starlite Room, Holiday Inn City Centre. Registration required.

Wednesday, October 16 U.S. Marine Band Concert : Take in a performance by “The President’s Own.” This FREE concert, co-presented by Augustana, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Washington Pavilion. Tickets are required and are available at www.washingtonpavilion.org.

Friday, October 18 Gallery Exhibits (All Day): Carl Grupp ’61, Center for Western Studies; Audrey Stommes ’10, Center for Visual Arts.

Augustana Career Symposium (All Day): Where alumni share their career experiences with current students through panel and classroom discussions. Interested in participating? Contact us at career@augie.edu.

Honor Guard Coffee Reception: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Siverson Lounge, Morrison Commons.

Worship: 10 a.m., Chapel of Reconciliation. Rev. Dr. Paul Rohde, Campus Pastor, will deliver the message; featuring the Augustana Music Department.

Blue and Gold Gala: 6 p.m. (social); 6:30 p.m. (dinner), Falls Room, Holiday Inn City Centre. Recognizing the Alumni Achievement Award recipients and featuring Dr. Jennifer Gubbels, assistant professor of Biology, speaking on her “Call to Research.” Registration required.

Gallery Reception and Artist’s Talk: 7 p.m., Center for Visual Arts. A homecoming celebration of 2010 alumna Audrey Stommes’ recent works from her MFA thesis exhibition.

Viking Days Kickoff Party: 9 p.m., Falls Room, Holiday Inn City Centre. Just arriving in town? Meet your classmates here for snacks, drinks and music by The Hegg Brothers Band, featuring Jeremy Hegg ‘94 and Jon Hegg ‘99!

Saturday, October 19

Campus Tours: Morning tours begin at 10:30 a.m.; afternoon tours begin at 1:30 p.m.

Honor Guard Luncheon: 11:30 a.m., Center for Western Studies.

Dr. Lindsay Twa (Art) will share a director’s talk on Carl Grupp’s exhibit, “Why Are We? A Carl Grupp Retrospective,” showing in the Center for Western Studies Gallery. Registration required.

50th Class Reunion Luncheon: 11:30 a.m., 3-in-1 Room, Morrison Commons. The Class of 1963 will celebrate at this luncheon featuring entertainment and a program by classmates.

President Rob Oliver will induct the class into the Honor Guard.

Registration required.

Langskip 5K: Check in at 8:30 a.m.; race begins at 9 a.m. near the Fellows’ Presidential Residence. Registration required.

Viking Days Pancake Feed, to benefit the Performing and Visual Arts Department: 9:30 a.m. in the large white tent near Commons Drive on Grange Ave.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER: WWW.AUGIE.EDU/VIKINGDAYS

schedule of events Saturday, October 19 (cont’d)

Viking Days Parade: 10:30 a.m., College Drive to 33rd Street on Grange Avenue. Bring your family, see friends and enjoy the student-made floats!

Viking Days Tailgate: 11:30 a.m., outside Kirkeby-Over Stadium. Bring your family for lunch and games for the kids before the game.

Viking Varieties Special Anniversary Show: 8 p.m., Mary Sommervold Hall, Washington Pavilion. Registration required.

Learn Important Updates: About the Science Center Project at Augustana, including the plans for the new Dr. Sven G. Froiland Science Center.

50th Class Reunion Tailgate: 11:30 a.m., Fellows’ Presidential Residence, located at 37th St. and Grange Ave. Registration required.

FOOTBALL! Vikings vs. Upper Iowa: 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

The Augustana Afterglow: 9:30 p.m., Washington Pavilion Lobbies. Join us for desserts, fun and dancing!

Sunday, October 20

DON’T MISS THIS! All-Class Reunion Recognizing the Reunion Classes ending in 3 and 8: 6 p.m., Washington Pavilion, downtown Sioux Falls. All alumni are invited to catch up with friends from their years at Augustana and celebrate with reunion classes. Enjoy great food and drinks and enjoy the 60th anniversary show of Viking Varieties! Registration required.

Viking Days Worship: 10:30 a.m., Elmen Center. Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod Rev. Jeff Barrow ‘73 will be preaching.

Dancers, led by Jackie Pederson-Kriens ‘89, will share liturgical dance with music provided by The Augustana Orchestra and The Augustana Choir.

Viking Days Brunch: 11:30 a.m., Ordal Dining Room, Morrison Commons.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER: WWW.AUGIE.EDU/VIKINGDAYS

celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first viking

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ariety shows at Augustana date back to the early 1940s, when faculty, alumni and students participated in the productions, which were organized and led by faculty members.

Viking Varieties officially debuted in October 1953 in the Old Gym as the homecoming talent showcase.

This fall, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that show, the Department of Performing and Visual Arts, alumni artists and more than 200 student performers will present a “Varieties Like Never Before” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Mary Sommervold Hall (shown above) inside the historic Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls.

Faculty, advisors and cast members will continue to develop the show over the summer. Here’s a sneak peek of the acts so far:

• In addition to student emcees,

Varieties veterans Rebecca Hjelle ‘03 and Todd Manion ‘04 are returning as Masters of Ceremonies.

• A performance of Camille

Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre by the Augustana Percussion Ensemble.

Dave Nemer, Greg Handel and Mike Downie performing in the 1990 Varieties

• Music by the Augustana Orchestra,

under the direction of Dr. Christopher Stanichar, including its performance debut of John Williams’ “Overture to the Cowboys.”

• Alumni Kyle Pederson ‘93 and

JJ (Pederson) Gohl ‘95 will present a dueling pianos version of “Billy Jean.”

Rebecca Hjelle ‘03, Todd Manion ‘04 and “Billy the Bison.”

ing two scenes from La Traviata featuring The Augustana Choir, Angelus, the Collegiate Chorale and eight soloists.

Make plans to join us for the All-Class Reunion and the special anniversary presentation of Viking Varieties, followed by desserts, drinks and dancing at the Afterglow on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Washington Pavilion!

• Much, much more!

Register at www.augie.edu/vikingdays

• An opera production of the open-

Six Alumni to be Honored for Achievements Six Augustana alumni will be honored for outstanding contributions to their fields of endeavor and for exemplifying the College’s values, including Christian faith, excellence, the liberal arts, community and service during Viking Days in October.

The College will recognize the following individuals with Alumni Achievement Awards during the Blue and Gold Gala, set for 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Holiday Inn in downtown Sioux Falls: Jeff Fylling ’78 Fylling has been the voice describing the game winning plays and last minute shots of Augustana football and basketball for nearly four decades.

Fylling started announcing athletic events while in college through KSOO Radio. A history major at Augustana, he currently serves as Sanford Sports Medicine Director of Public Affairs. In 2005, he received the Kolpack Media Award for his oral narrative of Augustana athletics. That same year, Fylling continued his support of Augustana athletics by developing a scholarship, along with his brother, Robert Fylling ’80, to help support student-athletes. He is a member of the Augustana College Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame Committee.

Richard Gregerson ’57 Gregerson entered law school at the University of South Dakota after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Augustana. After passing the bar, Gregerson worked in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. during the Korean War. Gregerson is an active civic and political volunteer; he was elected as a South Dakota State Senator, is past president of the Kiwanis Club, as well as past chairman of the Minnehaha County Republicans. Gregerson specializes in litigation and lobbying working as senior counsel at Woods, Fuller, Schultz, and Smith law firm in Sioux Falls.

He received the Marshall M. McKusick Award from the South Dakota Student Bar Association in 2008.

Linda Ballard Hofstad ’70 A biology major at Augustana, Hofstad went on to earn her Master of Public Health in Environmental Biology from the University of Minnesota. For the past 26 years, Linda has been a water quality biologist for a county health department in Washington state.

As a field biologist, she has been involved in clean water initiatives that have resulted in improved marine water quality and subsequent opening of commercial shellfish beds that had been closed for decades due to pollution.

Her work has been lauded by many, in particular a standard dye-test field methodology she developed for identifying specific sources of shoreline pollution. This methodology has benefited scientists across the United States as well as in other countries. Hofstad received the Washington State Outstanding Sanitarian award in 2001. She retired in October 2012 and lives in Steilacoom, Wash., with her husband, Rob Hofstad ‘69. While at Augustana, she was involved with the Augustana Student Association, was a biology lab assistant, co-chaired the curriculum committee that recommended the 4-1-4 option and helped lead freshman orientation.

Jackie Pederson-Kriens ’89 Kriens says her Bachelor of Arts in education and special education prepared her for life in a different kind of classroom: a dance studio.

Since graduating from Augustana, she has coached dance, color guard, and served as a special education teacher.

In 1999, Kriens opened her own dance studio, The Dance Gallery, in Sioux Falls. The studio has grown over the years and now serves several hundred students. She is highly trained, one of only 247 master teachers in the world to have passed the Enrico Cecchetti Final Diploma exam.

Pederson-Kriens is a Diploma Fellow Member of the Cec-

chetti Council of America. Her students have been accepted into various dance programs at colleges and universities across the country. Two of her students are company members with Ballet West and the Royal Winnepeg Ballet in Canada. Her involvement with special needs students has continued; students with Down syndrome participate in her Adaptive Dance class at the studio.

Evan Nolte ’65 A political science and business administration major at Augustana, Nolte has served in leadership positions throughout South Dakota and the Midwest in chamber of commerce groups. He currently is President and CEO of the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, an organization that impacts almost a quarter of a million area residents. The Sioux Falls Sales and Marketing Executives organization honored Nolte as Business Citizen of the Year in 1997.

While at the Chamber, Nolte has backed projects that have

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transformed the city, such as the Washington Pavilion, Riverfront Greenway, and Sioux Falls Events Center.

Horizon Award Recipient Nate White ’00 White is the recipient of the Augustana Horizon Award recognizing the rising careers of young alumni (less than 15 years after commencement). White graduated from Augustana with a Bachelor of Science in Government/International Affairs. White performed well in both academics and athletics during his time as a Viking, appearing on the Dean’s List every semester and serving as team captain of the men’s basketball team. He graduated from the University of Kansas law school in 2004, with his juris doctorate. He is currently the Sanford Health South Division Chief Operating Officer, a promotion he received after serving as general counsel for the hospital for almost seven years. He will rise to Senior Vice President COO for the entire Sanford

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Great Professors, Great Accomplishments Nine Augustana chemistry and biochemistry majors went to the National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting in New Orleans in April.

Seven of the students presented their research with Drs. Jetty Duffy-Matzner, Barry Eichler, Jared Mays and Duane Weisshaar (Chemistry).

Dr. Barry Eichler (Chemistry) also presented at the New Orleans National ACS meeting. His talk, “Integrating Authentic Research into the Honors Freshman Chemistry Lab,” was given in the “Developing and Maintaining a Successful Undergraduate Research Program” in the Chemical Education session.

Dr. Bijoy Dey (Chemistry) was invited to North Dakota State University in April to present at the 2013 Symposium on Excellence in Nurturing Undergraduate Research. He presented his work on “Computing Chemical Reaction Paths: A New Perspective of an Old Problem.”

The Student Member American Chemical Society (SMACS) club won two awards from the ACS for the 2011-2012 academic year under the guidance of Dr. Jetty Duffy-Matzner (Chemistry).

They received the Green Chemistry Award and the Commendable Award for its activities.

Dr. Rocki Wentzel (Classics) presented a paper on April 19 at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.

The paper was titled “Redeeming the Muse: Narcissus and Creativity in Edith Wharton’s Hudson River Bracketed and The Gods Arrive.” In addition, Wentzel has had a paper accepted for the symposium, Edith Wharton and The Custom of the Country: Centennial Reappraisals, to be held at Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom in August. The paper is titled “From Ralph Marvell to Vance Weston: Narcissus and the Artist in Edith Wharton’s Fiction.”

Dr. Reynold Nesiba (Economics) attended the Association for Institutional Thought board meeting and the Western Social Science Association board meeting in Denver, Colo. He presented a paper titled, “Adam Smith’s Money Problem,” and participated in a roundtable discussion of David Hackett Fischer’s new book, “Fairness and Freedom: A History of Two Open Societies: New Zealand and the United States.”

Dr. Mitch Harris (English) delivered a paper, “John Donne After the Coterie,” at the SouthCentral Renaissance Conference in Omaha, Neb., in March. He also delivered the paper, “Spenser’s Maleger and Augustinian Body Ethics,” at the 21st Annual Northern Plains Conference on Early British Literature in Sioux Center, Iowa, in April.

In May, 19 Augustana students and six current and former faculty members formed the inaugural class of the South Dakota Delta chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Mathematics Honorary Society. Pi Mu Epsilon is dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and recognition of students who successfully pursue mathematical understanding. Dr. Martha Gregg, Dr. Emil Knapp, Dr. Verlyn Lindell, Dr. Curtis Olson, Prof. Jay R. Smith and Dr. Timothy Sorenson were inducted as faculty members.

Dr. Pilar Cabrera Fonte (MDFL) presented the paper “Queer Bodies, Haunting Presences: Virginia Woolf and Virgilio Piñera” at the Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association in Toronto in April.

Siouxland Libraries received a grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities for a program called “America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music From Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway”. The program consists of showing six documentaries on 20th century American popular music with scholars and panels to discuss the music showcased in the film. Dr. Scott Johnson (Music) was selected as the Project Scholar to help plan the film programs, introduce the films and facilitate post-film discussions.

Dr. Paul Schilf (Music) was selected to serve on a panel of prominent experts in the field of intergenerational music learning and experiences at the annual New Horizons Band and Intergenerational Music Conference held on the Colorado State University campus in June.

Schilf will serve on the panel with Dr. Roy Ernst, founder of the International New Horizons Band movement that began at the Eastman School of Music in 1991.

Dr. Leigh Vicens (Philosophy) presented a paper in March at the Society of Christian Philosophers Mountain-Pacific regional conference in Boulder, Colo., titled “Commonsense Freedom and the Soul Hypothesis.” In April, she also presented a paper at the Society of Christian Philosophers Midwest regional conference in Louisville, Ky., titled “Divine Impeccability, Human Sin, and the Nature of Human Freedom.” In June, she participated in a five-week seminar, “Metaphysics and Mind,” at Washington University in St. Louis sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dr. Murray Haar (Religion) co-authored an article in the book, “Teaching the Bible in the Liberal Arts Classroom,” titled: “What do Athens and Jerusalem have to do with Sioux Falls?” The article was co-authored with Dr. Anna Madson.

Dr. Geoff Dipple (History) will participate in a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar this summer entitled Persecution, Toleration, CoExistence: Early Modern Responses to Religious Pluralism.

Dr. Ann Pederson (Religion) presented a paper entitled “Extending the Mind: Incarnation and Imago Dei” at Situated Brain and Minds: Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in April.

Dr. Sherry Barkley (HPER) authored an article which appeared in the January-March Edition of American College of Sports Medicine’s Certified News. The article “Counseling Techniques for increasing Physical Activity Participation” is the second article in a two-part series.

Dr. Carrie Hall (Biology) has been awarded the 2013 Granskou Award, a grant to support the career goals of an Augustana faculty member or administrator. Hall will use the grant to attend the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Summer Leadership Institute to learn about improving STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educational opportunities in

Art Professor Selected for National Conference Dr. Lindsay Twa, assistant professor of Art and director of the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery, is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to participate in a special, week-long seminar on teaching European art in context. The seminar was held in conjunction with an exhibition of rare traveling masterpieces of Dutch art featuring works by Vermeer, Hals and Rembrandt.

CIC selected 21 faculty members to participate in the seminar, “Dutch Art, Patrons, and Markets,” which took place place at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Ga., June 23-28. The seminar aims to strengthen the teaching of art history to undergraduates at smaller colleges and universities. Catherine Scallen, chair of the Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she has taught since 1995, led the program.

Dutch art of the 17th century has long been popular for the visual pleasures of its naturalistic scenes, but it also represents a landmark in the development of the modern art world. During the 17th century, the practices of making and buying art boomed as never before. With the creation of the first large-scale open art market, prosperous Dutch merchants, artisans, and civil servants bought paintings and prints in unprecedented numbers. Foreign visitors were astonished that even modest members of Dutch society, such as farmers and bakers, owned multiple works of art. Dutch 17th-century art saw the rise of new subjects as well, where landscapes, still lifes, and scenes of daily life replaced formerly dominant religious images and scenes from classical mythology. Portraiture, too, flourished in this prosperous atmosphere.

“The seminar will be especially valuable for faculty members at institutions without large campus museums or proximity to major art museums. Art historians in all fields and studio artists, as well as faculty members who specialize in history, European studies, and related fields will find this seminar of interest,” said CIC President Richard Ekman. “We believe that Lindsay Twa will play a strong role in the seminar.”

Tupper Named to National Campus Safety Post Rick Tupper, Augustana’s director of campus safety, has been named one of three national Directors-at-Large for the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). His three-year term began in June.

A veteran of the United States Navy and a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Tupper joined Augustana in 2003. Prior to that, he served as a sergeant for the Sioux Falls Police Department.

In 2011, Tupper received the IACLEA President’s Award, an honor bestowed on a member of campus law enforcement whose efforts go above and beyond the call of duty.

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Schoepf Receives Harold Spitznagel Medal for Achievement in Art In early May, senior art major Sarah Schoepf (Tea, S.D.) was awarded the prestigious Harold Spitznagel Medal for Achievement in Art, the highest award presented by the Augustana Art Department to student-artists who demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in all their artistic endeavors throughout their Augustana careers. The award, presented during the opening reception for the 2013 Senior Art Show in the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery, is only bestowed occasionally and has been given only twice since 2007.

Schoepf left her private practice as a graphic designer to come to Augustana to complete her bachelor’s degree.

“It was not until I enrolled in my first painting class at Augustana that I would find myself being sent in an entirely different direction,” said Schoepf. “From the moment I started to paint again, I felt an awakening of my true purpose. I knew it would require me to make many sacrifices in order to achieve that purpose, and I took a leap of faith and started parting ways with my major clients.”

She majored in art, electing to complete the 60-credit-hour preprofessional art major. Although she focused in painting, she also explored additional media, including printmaking and sculpture. The Art department faculty all noted that her willingness to be a beginner, to try new processes, and to take risks was an important quality in Schoepf.

“One of the biggest lessons I have learned in my art and in my life is there is no growth without risk,” explains Schoepf. “You do not bring your work to the next level without taking serious chances.”

“Sarah is just one of those hard workers,” said Art Professor Steve Thomas. “She has managed to achieve a great deal while preserving her sense of grace, her sense of dignity and her sense of humility — she is a terrific inspiration.”

Tom Shields, professor of painting and graphic design, worked with Schoepf extensively throughout her Augustana career.

“Sarah has maturity, a willingness to take risks, a high threshold to satisfaction with her work, and the all-important work ethic,” Shields said. “She not only has a

Students Honored as 2013 Covenant Award Recipients Eight students were recognized this spring for exemplary commitment to Christian faith, the Liberal Arts, academic excellence, community and service, respectively, at Augustana’s second annual Verdier event, a week-long celebration of the College’s Core Values.

Christian Faith Senior Religion major Phil Uecker, a native of Annandale, Minn., was named the recipient of the 2013 Covenant Award for Christian Faith.

Liberal Arts Seniors Kaitlin Hjerpe and Tony Yang were named recipients of the 2013 Covenant Award for Liberal Arts. Hjerpe, a 2012 Peace Prize Forum scholar, is a Sociology and Interdepartmental Studies major from Hutchinson, Minn. Yang is a Biology major from Hugo, Minn.

very high level of energy, but she has the all-important attributes of learning quickly from experiences, exhibiting keen self-criticism and feedback on work in progress as well as completed work.”

Shields also recognized Schoepf’s leadership and communication skills.

“She became my ‘teaching assistant’ in every meaningful way, sans the official title,” he said. “Not only does she give excellent advice to other students, both beginning and advanced, but during group critiques she has been over the years the most consistent leader of all our majors. Her verbal skills in communicating the visual language and her insightful ideas in giving constructive criticism are highly developed.”

Fellow students felt the same way. Many noted that she was highly approachable and personable, and they would freely

approach her for critique of their work. She always gave detailed and constructive feedback, but in a way that still allowed room for individuality and stylistic differences.

While Schoepf left her private practice, she did not leave her graphic design work behind. While a student, her design for the Sioux Area Metro was selected and now adorns the Sioux Falls transit buses. Schoepf and Augustana art graduate Regina Brunz (’12) together designed wine labels for White Headed Robin Winery in Viborg, S.D. Most recently, Schoepf’s shirt design was chosen for the 2012 Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival.

“With each day and sleepless night that I am in the studio, I have continued to grow as an artist and exceed beyond what I thought was imaginable,” Schoepf said.

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Excellence Seniors Coral Hanson and Erika Zetterlund were recipients of the 2013 Covenant Award for Excellence. Hanson is a Communication Disorders major from Andover, Minn. Zetterlund is a Physics, Religion and Mathematics major from St. Cloud, Minn.

Community Seniors Kimberly Homan and Thad Titze were named recipients of the 2013 Covenant Award for Community. Homan is a Communication Disorders major from Marshall, Minn. Titze, a 2011 Peace Prize Forum Scholar, is a Political Science/Government and International Affairs major from Watertown, S.D. Service Junior Molly Seberg, a Communication Disorders and Psychology major from New Brighton, Minn., was named the recipient of the 2013 Covenant Award for Service.

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2010s

Class of 2013 Nathan Block is working in accounting at Morris, Inc. in Fort Pierre, S.D.

Brooke DeJong is the assistant youth director at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. In the fall, she will be attending the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.

Briana Green graduated with her associate degree in nursing from the R.N. program at Iowa Lakes Community College in May, 2013. This fall, she will begin online classes at Briar Cliff University for her B.S.N. She is living in Granada, Minn. where she is an EMT for Mayo Medical Transport Gold Cross Ambulance.

Todd Mulder is an instrumental music and piano instructor in Lansdowne, Va. Blake Ridgway married Lauren Beaumont on March 2, 2013. They live in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Pamela Hoffmann is an internet merchandise specialist for ShopNBC. Stacey Lipetzky married Jeremy Vanorny on Aug. 27, 2011. They live in Jacksonville, Fla. Jennifer Madden earned her juris doctorate from Gonzaga University College of Law. Brooke Olsen has graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Abby Headrick is working as a commercial real estate advisor at Bender Commercial Real Estate Services in Sioux Falls.

Elanor Lundin married Seth Rohlck on Jan. 19, 2013.

Class of 2008 Elizabeth (Sauer) Bertrand and her husband, Timothy, welcomed their son, Isaac Timothy, into their family on April 2, 2013.

Class of 2012 Dillon DeBoer is working as an assistant national bank examiner for the Comptroller of the Currency.

Class of 2010 Erica Sorenson married Nicholas Baird on Sept. 22, 2012.

Carrie Burns has been promoted to account executive at Lawrence & Schiller, where she’s been employed since 2008.

Abigail Berger created an iPad app with recipes for a variety of restrictive diets including Paleo, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, nut-free, and low-carb. Learn more at delicon.net.

Jenna Davies graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in May, 2012, and is completing a general practice residency in Indianapolis, Ind.

Sara Bortscheller is an assistant athletic trainer at Iowa Central Community College. She earned her M.S. in sports business and administration at the University of Central Missouri in 2012.

Courtney Earll was accepted into the Actors Studio Drama School, hosted by Pace University in New York City, in the fall of 2012. Her goal is to earn her master’s of fine arts degree for acting in 2015.

Miranda Erikson married Dustin Headrick on Sept. 8, 2012. Miranda works as a NICU registered nurse for Sanford Health.

Daniel Harrington completed his M.A. in education from Augustana in Dec., 2012. He will begin work on his doctorate in K-12 administration in July, 2013, at Bethel University in St. Paul. He is currently the media specialist at the elementary school in Worthington, Minn.

Kylie Dummer is a resource and reading teacher in Winston Salem School District in North Carolina.

Andrea Feige is teaching K-8 Music/Band and is the Monforton School Garden Coordinator in Bozeman, Mont.

Jordan Marshall is a project manager for Continental Fire.

Tyler Maybee is a legislative aid for Colorado Senator Nancy Todd of Senate District 28. He is also pursuing an M.A. in international development with an emphasis on education policy and Europe from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies of the University of Denver.

Jenelle Michaelson is the wellness coordinator at Le Mars Physical Therapy in Le Mars, Iowa.

Paige Fossum is working as a school social worker at Pipestone Area Schools in Pipestone, Minn., after completing her master’s in social work in 2012 from the University of South Dakota. She works for the Southwest West Central Service Cooperative.

Kayla (Nichols) Wersinger and Nathan Wersinger welcomed their son, Braedan Otto, on Jan. 12, 2013.

Andrea Krogstad earned her law degree from the University of Iowa’s College of Law in May, 2013.

Cody Schilling is a sixth grade teacher/assistant varsity basketball coach/head cross country coach at Dell Rapids St Mary’s.

Michael Kruse earned his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law.

Hannah Weise is an editor for The ‘Hood magazine and works in internal communications at The Good Samaritan Society National Campus in Sioux Falls.

Class of 2011 Jacob Anderson earned his M.S. degree in the range and animal science program at Montana State University and is an associate partner for Ecological Solutions Group LLC. Amanda Brekke married Josh Chilson in July, 2012.

Robyn Clemensen married Rob Green on Sept. 29, 2012.

Nicole (Lauck) Finnesand is teaching middle school language arts in Corsica, S.D. while pursuing a master’s degree in reading from Black Hills State University.

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Ian Malloy married Maggi Engelbrecht on July 27, 2012.

Jenna Obler graduated in May, 2012, from the University of Saint Thomas earning her master’s degree in counseling psychology. She completed a one-year internship with the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in central Minnesota. She lives in Minneapolis where she is an admission counselor for Augsburg College.

Jamie Potts is an assistant athletic trainer at Upper Iowa University for women’s basketball and soccer.

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Class of 2009 Jenny Anderson completed her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Loyola UniversityMaryland.

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Kraig Kronaizl is an attorney for Blackburn & Stevens Prof., LLC, in Yankton, S.D. Matt Mahal and wife, McKenzie, welcomed a baby boy, Tripp Matthew, on March 16, 2013.

Carley (Roach) McMacken and husband, Billy, welcomed a baby boy, Camden Norris, on May 21, 2013. Carley works as assistant director of Admission for Augustana.

Nathan Sletten is one of 217 quarterfinalists from across the U.S. for the first-ever music educator award presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation.

Class of 2007 Bethany Johnsrud has taken a position with Penguin Group, USA, in the paperback sales department. In January 2013, she became an equity partner with New York-based theater production company, Squeaky Bicycle Productions.

Mark List and Jessica (Klein) List ‘06 welcomed a baby boy, Joseph Royce, to their family on Feb. 12, 2013.

Heidi Reinders married Mario Martinez on April 6, 2013. The family resides in Pittsburg, Calif., where Heidi is an associate national bank examiner with the Department of Treasury.

ALUMNI NEWS Megan Punt married J.T. Kniep on Sept. 15, 2012.

Class of 2006 Kerri (Burkard) DeGraff and Ryan DeGraff ‘05 welcomed a baby girl, Juliet Mae, on Feb. 15, 2013.

Deming Haugland and wife, Sydney, welcomed a baby girl, Eloise, on March 12, 2013.

Ian Horsted and Kristina (Strand) Horsted ‘04 welcomed Ian Jackson to their family on Sept. 19, 2012.

Jessica (Klein) List and Mark List ‘07 welcomed a baby boy, Joseph Royce, to their family on Feb. 12, 2013.

Class of 2005 Ryan DeGraff and Kerri (Burkard) DeGraff ‘06 welcomed a baby girl, Juliet Mae, on Feb. 15, 2013.

Alissa Denke and Jeff Martinka were married on June 2, 2012. She is employed at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn.

Brian Fox is an athletic trainer at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls.

Angela Mattke and her husband, John Schmitz ‘03, welcomed a son, Griffin Mattke Schmitz, on Aug. 23, 2012.

Jill (Frederick) Miller and husband, Adam, welcomed a baby girl, Grace Elizabeth, to their family on April 22, 2013.

Don Olmstead graduated from the University of Florida’s law school in December 2012.

Anne (Gillund) Stensland and husband, Nathan, welcomed Ethan Paul Stensland to their family on Feb. 22, 2013.

Class of 2004 Stephanie (Hauert) Bolin and husband, Allen, welcomed Connor Ray to their family on Nov. 11, 2012.

Doug Groebner is an accounting manager at ME Global in the Twin Cities.

Jared Hofer is director of the farm and ranch business management program at Mitchell Technical Institute.

Amber (Foster) Ruda was named Teacher of the Year by the West Central school district in March. She teaches sixth grade math and language arts and lives with her family in Hartford, S.D. Kathryn (Piersma) Salmela received her master’s degree in library science from Clarion University in 2012.

John Schmitz and his wife, Angela Mattke ‘05, welcomed a son, Griffin Mattke Schmitz, on Aug. 23, 2012.

Amy (Johnson) Torkelson and husband, Kyle, welcomed a baby boy, Trygg Michael, on Sept.

19, 2012.

Pam (Hatlewick) Wilde and husband, Chris, welcomed Lincoln Daniel on Nov. 21, 2012.

Class of 2002 Karen (Uthke) Bates is a doctor of chiropractic, as well as a mother of two daughters. The family lives in Grand Rapids, Minn.

Nate Helling is the vice president of enrollment and development at Sioux Falls Seminary.

Leah (Gifford) Ohme and Derek Ohme ‘01 welcomed Hadley Jane to their family on April 4, 2013.

Christa (Rudolph) Smith and husband, Nicholas, welcomed twins, Ingrid Annabel and Maxwell David, on April 24, 2012.

Kristina (Strand) Horsted and Ian Horsted ‘06 welcomed Ian Jackson to their family on Sept. 19, 2012.

T.J. Stotz and wife, Nicole, welcomed Luke to their family on June 26, 2012.

Sarah (Madden) Woods completed her residency in OB/GYN at the University of New Mexico. She is doing a fellowship in robotic surgery at the University of Tennessee - Memphis.

Class of 2001 Andrew Aspaas received the 2013 Educator of the Year Award from the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Emily (Drommerhausen) Sievers and husband, Jaret, welcomed a baby girl, Jana Grace, to their family on May 26, 2013. Emily is the director of college events at Augustana College.

Derek Ohme and Leah (Gifford) Ohme ‘02 welcomed Hadley Jane to their family on April 4, 2013.

Class of 2003 Jason Blom ‘00 and Jill (Kolsrud) Blom ‘03 welcomed their first child, Sofia Corrine, on Dec. 2, 2012.

Nicole (Tamke) Davis and husband, Mitch, welcomed a daughter, Darby Lynn, on Nov. 27, 2012.

Dianna (Schneider) Gray is the outreach coordinator for Drake University’s College of Business. She and her husband, Ben, live in Ankeny, Iowa.

Heidi Tieszen is the stewardship manager at the Foundation of Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota.

Class of 2000 Jennie (Sandberg) Bell and husband, Robert, welcomed baby Alison Esther Bell on July 6, 2012. Jennie and family are living in Lincoln, Neb., where she works for Ameritas.

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Sarah (Mellon) Desjarlais and husband, Tony, welcomed a baby boy, Soren Kenneth, on Feb. 11, 2013.

Katie (Knutson) Foutz and husband, Colt, welcomed a baby boy, Caleb Oliver, on May 30, 2013. Katie is the assistant director of communications at Augustana College.

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1990s

Class of 1999 Jennifer (Hewitt) Besta is a registered nurse at Bright Start in Sioux Falls.

Greg Dankey and his wife, Danielle Dankey, welcomed their second daughter, Sienna, on Nov. 7, 2012.

Class of 1998 Cori Kuehn married Jeremy Holt on Sept. 8, 2012.

Steve Olson and wife, Amanda, welcomed a baby gir,l Ariana (Aria) Finley Olson, on March 12, 2013.

Melissa (Anderson) Pickering and husband, Brian, welcomed a son, Erickson Anders, on Feb. 25, 2013.

Kaia Morgan was born Oct. 5, 2012, to Brian and Stephanie (Olson) Smith. Stephanie is a page designer at Lee Enterprises’ Regional Design Center at the Lincoln Journal Star in Lincoln, Neb. Class of 1997 Carla (Kjorness) Nelson and her husband, Dave, welcomed a baby girl, Hope Catherine, on Nov. 23, 2012.

Karen (Saalfeld) Tolliver and husband, Michael, welcomed their fifth child, Hosanna Bell, on Jan. 4, 2013. The family lives in Sibley, Iowa.

Class of 1996 Dayna Groskreutz and David Basel welcomed Clara Joy to their family on May 24, 2013.

Class of 1994 Dallas Boelman and wife, Tiffany, welcomed Brecken Jaydan William to their family on May 15, 2013.

Marty Moore is the director of the digital innovation group at Merkle Incorporated. He lives in Alexandria, Va. Class of 1993 Larry Chase was elected to a three-year term representing brewpubs on the Brewer’s Association Board of Directors. The Brewers Association is a trade organization working to promote and protect small and independent brewers in the United States.

Lisa (Evanson) Miskowiec is a children’s library associate in charge of the Babygarten Program at the Collerville Public Library. Last May, she received her master’s in secondary education. She and husband, Allen Miskowiec ‘91, live in Memphis, Tenn., with their four children.

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ALUMNI NEWS Sarah (Schultz) Turley and husband, Patrick, welcomed a baby boy, Samuel Patrick, on Oct. 4, 2012.

Class of 1992 Justin Ehrman started a non-profit called Compassion Song that will subsidize music lessons and instrument rentals for children.

Class of 1991 Traci Sturman married Shawn Ellingson on Dec. 29, 2012. The family welcomed their daughter, Raelee Ellingson, on March 31, 2013. The family resides near Summit, S.D. Kari (Ristvedt) Mahaffey is the vice president of sales at SAP America.

Allen Miskowiec is working for PMC Biogenix as a product manager. He and wife, Lisa (Evanson) Miskowiec ‘93, live in Memphis, Tenn. with their four children.

Mark Morganfield has been named executive vice president, chief credit officer of Southwest Securities, FSB, the commercial banking subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. Paul Resel has retired from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn., and from the South Dakota Air National Guard after more than 37 years of military service.

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1970s

Class of 1978 David A. Fryxell will be included in the 2014 edition of Who’s Who in America.

Jeff Fylling is the director of community and sports relations for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

Class of 1976 David Lillehaug was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Class of 1969 Kathleen (Abel) Stauffer has retired from teaching. Since retirement she has published four books: “We See in a Mirror,” “The Secret Is,” “All the Rivers Run Into the Sea,” and “Thou Shalt Not.”

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1960s

Class of 1968 Linda (Cleveland) Barber passed away on Dec. 8, 2012, in Houston, Texas, after a long illness.

Eline (Grosfield) Knudson, 66, died on May 31, 2013, in St. Paul, Minn.

Diane (Espeland) Tipple, 66, passed away on March 1, 2013, in Marinette, Wisc.

Class of 1966 Jerry Enns, 69, passed away on March 7, 2013, in Webster, Wisc.

Shirley (Hofer) Thue, 69, passed away on April 13, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Lake Norden, S.D.

Class of 1990 Shelly (Freimark) Macdonald is a parent educator and consultant in New York City. Her business is called ApparentLove.

Class of 1975 Barry Branson is the disaster recovery coordinator, federal housing inspector for the Region XII Council of Governments in Carroll, Iowa.

Amy (Nelson) Thostenson is a para-educator at Dassel Elementary in Dassel, Minn.

Craig McAllister has retired after 37 years of teaching and coaching middle/high school.

Class of 1965 Terry Clark has retired as executive vice president of Hahn & Phillips Grease, Inc. in Marshall, Mo., which is a distributor of animal poultry and pet food ingredients throughout the Midwest.

Class of 1987 Karin (Bumgardner) Miller released a book this spring titled “The Cancer Poetry Project 2: More Poems by Cancer Patients and Those Who Love Them.” More at cancerpoetryproject.com.

Class of 1973 Bruce Schumacher earned his doctorate in occupational and adult education from North Dakota State University in December 2012. He is teaching history in a state-run community college in Wahpeton, N.D.

Paul Lundborg is living in Olympia, Wash., and has written a book he self-published called “Death of a Dream.” It tells the story of his great, great-grandparents leaving Sweden in 1861 and what happened to the family during the U.S./Dakota War of 1862.

Class of 1986 Tom Brown is the director of athletics at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Janis (Hickman) Schumacher is teaching grades five-six in New Effington, S.D.

Shirley (Goossen) Mittan, 73, died on March 20, 2013, in Sioux Falls.

Class of 1972 Verlie Brown, 76, died on March 20, 2013, at Bethany Home in Brandon, S.D.

Class of 1962 Janice J. Vreim, 72, died March 24, 2013, in Sioux Falls.

Susan (Bennis) Holechek retired after 38 years of teaching children with special needs.

Class of 1960 Donna (Friese) Carlson, 74, died on March 12, 2013, in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

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Gregory May is an orthopedic surgeon in Aberdeen, Wash. He and his wife, Anne Marie, have four daughters; two of them are in college.

Class of 1985 Daniel Petereit has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to fund the American Indian Health Smoking Dependence Study.

Class of 1983 Lynette (Duerksen) Sparks is the interim associate pastor for outreach and evangelism at Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y. Class of 1982 Kristi Sorteberg married Mark Reierson in December, 2011. Kristi works as a virtual office manager for ManpowerGroup out of Milwaukee while living in Watertown, S.D. Class of 1981 John Albano is the deputy director of clinical evaluations of the Robert E. Mitchell Center for RPOW Studies in Pensacola, Fla. Class of 1980 Frank Mello and Mary (Skatrud) Mello ‘80 have moved to Victor, Idaho, where Frank is the principal and Mary is a counselor at Teton High School.

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Brad Johnson retired as principal at RushfordPeterson High School. He is now the region 1A executive secretary.

Deborah (Hanson) Williams, 62, passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2013 at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.

Class of 1971 Gary Addington was inducted into the Rochester Quarterbacks Club Hall of Fame.

Lesa (Thomas) Friend is celebrating her retirement from a career in teaching and school administration.

Class of 1970 Cheryl (Roeschlein) Anderson retired from classroom teaching in 2008, but has been doing private tutoring since then.

Dianna (Willer) Braden, 64, passed away on Feb. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev.

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1950s

Class of 1959 Wilma (Jelmeland) Brugger, 91, passed away on Feb. 13, 2013, in Greenwood Village, Colo.

Willis Crow, 80, died on May 6, 2013, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Ernest L. Dickey, 79, of Brandon, S.D., died Feb. 19, 2013, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.

Paul Johnson, 76, passed away on April 28, 2013, in Algona, Iowa.

Patricia (Qualley) Nuffer, 85, of Hills, Minn., died Feb. 13, 2013, at the Tuff Memorial Home of Hills.

Class of 1957 Vava (Van De Mark) Johnstone, 77, passed away on April 20, 2013.

ALUMNI NEWS Margaret Solveig Steen, 77, passed away on April 12, 2013, at her home in Sioux Falls as the result of a house fire.

Class of 1956 Deane Pederson, 78, passed away March 27, 2013, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls.

Mary (Hall) Rankin, 86, passed away on March 6, 2013.

Class of 1951 Paul Douglas, 85, passed away on Nov. 5, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Ramona Freitag, 83, passed away on Dec. 12, 2012, in Aberdeen, S.D.

Class of 1955 James A. Rud, 82, passed away Feb. 11, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Class of 1950 Barbara (Thortenson) Caldwell, 84, passed away in Albuquerque, N.M. on Dec. 5, 2012.

Class of 1953 Charlotte (Johnson) Ustrud, 83, passed away on May 20, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz.

Phyllis (Roti) Donnaud, 84, passed away on Feb. 22, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Class of 1952 Carol (Erstad) Amdahl, 82, passed away on Feb. 1, 2013, in Pipestone, Minn.

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Class of 1948 Audrey (Rath) Birkland, 86, passed away on Feb. 9, 2013, in Lilydale, Minn.

Genevieve (Nash) Grau, 87, passed away on May 2, 3013, in Le Mars, Iowa.

Donald Larson, 88, passed away on Dec. 24, 2011, in Elgin, Ill. Joyce (Hansen) Murray, 87, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21, 2013, in Bloomington, Minn.

Class of 1947 Jewyll (Mortensen) Eng, 87, passed away on May 14, 2013, at her home in Grand Junction, Colo.

Ardis (Aaker) Hill, 87, passed away on March 8, 2013, in Sioux Falls.

Class of 1945 Lowell Endahl, 90, passed away on March 1, 2013, in Alexandria, Va.

Class of 1943 Bernice (Stadum) Larson, 91, passed away on March 3, 2013, in Brandon, S.D. Betty (Dempster) Luig, 92, passed away on March 7, 2013 in Farmington, Mo. Kenneth Thompson, 91, died Feb. 2, 2013, in Charlottesville, Va. Class of 1942 Deloris (Hanson) Nelson, 93, died on March 14, 2013, in Apple Valley, Minn.

Class of 1941 Doris (Iverson) Larson, 93, died on May 10, 2013, in Sun City West, Ariz.

Dorothy (Porter) Moen, 93, died May 16, 2013, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa.

GERMANY: 2014

Travel With Augustana 2014 Tours for Alumni and Friends

Join Augustana’s Dr. Chris Croghan, Luther Scholar and director of the Luther House of Studies, to explore “The Roots of a Revolution,” a study of Martin Luther’s life and times. This tour is scheduled to depart June 5 and return June 15, 2014.

SPAIN: 2014

Camino de Santiago: A walking pilgrimage led by Sam Ogdie (Modern Foreign Languages) and the Rev. Dr. Paul Rohde, campus pastor, for Augustana students and alumni between Leon and Sarria, Spain, culminating with celebration in the Cathedral of Santiago. This tour is scheduled to depart May 25 and return June 6, 2014.

FRANCE: 2014

Taize,’ a pilgrimage of trust on Earth, is a week of prayer, community and solidarity for Augustana students, alumni and friends led by Sam Ogdie (Modern Foreign Languages) and the Rev. Dr. Paul Rohde, campus pastor. A group flight will be arranged from Sioux Falls or participants may meet the tour in Geneva. Participants have the option of combining this trip with the Camino de Santiago, May 25-June 6.

This tour is scheduled for June 6-14, 2014.

Learn more at www.augie.edu/travel or contact Mary Toso, director of Alumni Relations, to express your interest. mary.toso@augie.edu or 605.274.5530.

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IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Glenda Sehested

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r. Glenda Sehested, a longtime faculty member of the Sociology department, passed away on April 29 following a battle with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Sehested served Augustana for 39 years, joining the faculty in 1974. During her tenure, she taught a wide variety of sociology courses and multiple sections of the beginning Sociology course (Contemporary Society).

Her most recent area of focus was on courses in the areas of Gender Studies (including Gender, Work and Family), Sociology of Religion, and Social Psychology. She served as the Program Coordinator for Augustana’s minor in Gender Studies, helping students add that area of minor concentration to a wide variety of majors.

Her primary research interests focused on gender-related topics and she had recently developed new interests in the area of religious studies (including gender and religion).

Dr. Sehested earned her master’s degree in sociology from the Univer-

Sarah Satre, class of 1987, said Dr. Sehested taught her one of the best lessons she had learned in college.

“I often say that Glenda Sehested taught me how to think. I would not have been as successful in graduate school without her training. At the same time, Glenda inspired in me something much more valuable: to identify my values and live them. Bold and bright, Glenda breathed life into my developing moral structure and gave me the language to express it.

She affirmed me as a young woman.

She introduced me to a broad range of perspectives and challenged me to choose my own path. I’m forever grateful.”

Dr. Michael Nitz, associate professor of Communication Studies at Augustana, called Sehested an example.

“I will always admire Glenda as an example of what a professor should be like: cordial and caring to the younger faculty, challenging us to think at faculty meetings, and being concerned about students outside of the classroom.”

In Memoriam Lorine Peskey Lorine Peskey, former Augustana Cafeteria employee from Sioux Falls, died Feb. 7, 2013. She was 95 years old.

Diane Pullman Diane Pullman, age 44 of Sioux Falls, died Feb. 8, 2013, in Sioux Falls. She had been employed as a Chemistry Lab Instructor at Augustana since 2006.

Norman Severson Norman Severson of Brandon, S.D., died Feb. 28, 2013. Norman was employed part time in Augustana’s Dining Services unit.

Deloris Mildred (Hanson) Nelson Deloris Mildred (Hanson) Nelson, of Apple Valley, Minn., class of 1942, died March 14, 2013. She is survived by her husband Rev. Richard N. Nelson, a former trustee of the College.

“Augustana is a family, not in the sense of being a place where disagreement is suppressed, but in the sense of being a place where they still love you even if you voice unpopular opinions.”

– “My Last Word, by Glenda Sehested”

sity of Iowa and her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Colorado.

After receiving her diagnosis in fall 2012, she shared a letter with the campus community entitled “My Last Word,

by Glenda Sehested.” In it, she shared her reflections and memories of nearly four decades at Augustana: “... What happened here is that I absolutely fell in love with teaching – with the joy of seeing the light come on in a student’s mind (in part because the classes were small enough to actually be able to really pay attention to each student). I think all of you can understand that joy.” “...one thing that led me to fall in love with Augustana was that people like me could be brash and still be valued as a colleague. Augustana is a family, not in the sense of being a place where disagreement is suppressed, but in the sense of being a place where ‘they still love you even if you voice unpopular opinions.’”

Jason Glaser, class of 1997, said that Sehested challenged him to recognize and avoid the subtle biases within his writing.

“I have Dr. Sehested to thank for poking the hornets’ nests of social justice,” he said. “My first young adult fiction book, ‘The Prospect’ owes much to Dr. Sehested in my motivation to write about a young, talented, gay athlete considering the ramifications of what it might mean to be an openly gay player in major league baseball.”

Jim Benton met Sehested at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, more than 40 years ago when they were both sociology majors.

“When I knew Dr. Sehested, she was a shy, idealistic, rather sheltered Baptist girl from Houma, La. In those days, gender equality was a phrase as yet unknown to us. It was not exactly a hotbed of radical politics and protest,” he wrote.

“But, as she wrote, we were a ‘quesThe AUGUSTANA

tion authority’ generation. Once, when we learned that our kindly mentor and department chair had given some of our test papers – including essay questions – to undergraduate student aides to grade, we were outraged. On the next Sociology of Religion exam, we refused to take the test in protest of this unjust practice and turned them in, ready to accept zeroes. My knowledge (or lack thereof) of the material covered by the exam might have influenced my own stand against injustice.

Not Glenda! Not only was she always prepared for every exam; her personal integrity was always in evidence.” *** The family suggests you may designate gifts to Augustana for either a lectureship in sociology in Glenda’s name or scholarships. Gifts may be given online or sent via mail to Augustana, Office of Advancement, ATTN: Glenda Sehested Memorial Fund, 2001 S. Summit Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D., 57197.

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IN MEMORIAM

Solveig Steen

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n April, the Augustana community mourned the loss of longtime piano instructor and Augustana alumna Solveig Steen who passed away in a house fire in her home near campus.

A native of Sioux Falls, Steen was a graduate of Washington High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Augustana in 1957. Here, she studied under icons like J. Earl Lee, professor of music from 1931-1992, and Dr. Leland Lillehaug, professor of music from 1956-1992. Later, she earned her master’s degree in music with an emphasis on piano performance from the University of Michigan. She had taught piano at Augustana for the last 52 years. She was planning to retire this spring.

Allison (Girtz) Antoine, class of 2006, remembers Steen well.

“She was my piano teacher all four years at Augie (2002-2006) and I was so blessed to be one of her students,” Antoine wrote. “There were some times in college when I was not as prepared as I should have been for my lessons (I’m probably the only one in the history of the Music department who felt this way- ha!) and so to divert attention from my lack of preparation I would ask her a question about the particular piece or how she would play it or a story about her life. And then she would be Miss Chatterbox and tell all sorts of incredible stories in her very matter-of-fact voice. And of course she would giggle and laugh constantly!

She may have been a little lady but she was a strong woman!”

“My very last day of piano lessons, Solveig and I started to get the giggles and so we decided it would be fun to do something crazy. So we slowly peeked out her room door and, when we didn’t see anyone there, we rolled her office chair out of the room. She sat down in it and I pushed her all over the music ‘circle’ in Humanities.

That was one of my favorite memories ever! She always sat with her legs crossed at the piano. I do that sometimes, too!”

“My husband and I were blessed to be able to attend Solveig’s fall concert. She was so good and so fun in her concert and afterwards we stuck around a few extra minutes to visit with her. I hadn’t seen her in a few years but she still remembered me and many details about my life and my family!”

“When I found out about Solveig’s death from my college roommate, my daughter’s and I were, appropriately, playing piano. She wasn’t the only teacher in my life but she was one who made a deep impression on me.

She will be missed,” Antoine wrote.

A pianist for more than 70 years, Steen gave a recital on campus in fall 2012, alongside Dr. Rick Andrews, director of keyboard activities.

Prior to that recital, Steen talked about her time at Augustana, her music and the power of performing.

Q. How old were you when you started playing the piano? And, what about it intrigues you?

A. I started singing in public at age three and I started playing the piano at age five. I even took violin lessons in the basement of Mark Twain Elementary – next to the big furnace. As a kid, my mom used to tell me that if I practiced the piano I wouldn’t have to dry the dishes. So, I practiced a lot.

I can’t really pinpoint it but, for me, there’s a real emotional connection to the sound of the piano – to music in general. It can bring me to tears.

Q. What do you remember most about your experience at Augustana?

A. It wasn’t an easy time. I put myself through school by working summers at John Morrell & Co. At one point, I worked in the sliced bacon area [even though I was a pianist, I never thought twice about using sharp objects]. I think I earned $1.45 an hour, but I was able to pay for almost all of my college education myself. I remember J. Earl Lee vividly. He was tough on me, but he taught me to believe in myself.

Q. How often do you practice?

A. I play “air” piano all the time with my fingers – anytime I hear a melody, I play it with my fingers in the air. I never really stop practicing – I need to in order to maintain the muscular skill in my fingers. I like to feel really secure in reading the notes. I’d say I probably practice three to four hours a day. I’ve got to keep these old fingers going!

They say that when you go on stage, you lose 30 percent of your skill due to nervousness.

That means I need to be at 130 percent before I go on stage.

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In Memoriam Kirk Dean Kirk Dean, a member of the Board of Trustees since 2007, died on Saturday, May 4, at his home in Fargo, N.D., under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. He was 65.

A native of Canton, S.D., Dean spent his career working in the financial services industry. He retired in 2004 as the regional president for Wells Fargo Bank in North Dakota and western Minnesota.

“Kirk was a trusted friend and valued supporter of Augustana. As a member of our Board, he shared his insights and ideas, honed over a long and successful career in business, with our campus community in an effort to encourage our continued growth and development as an institution of higher education. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family. Even though Kirk did not attend Augustana, he dearly loved this place and its people. He will be missed,” said Rob Oliver, president.

He is survived by his wife, Stephanie; two sons, Timothy (Katherine) Dean, Yorktown, Va., and Gregory (Jami) Dean, Fargo, N.D.; a daughter, Sarah ‘00 (Michael ‘99) Hovda, Sartell, Minn.; a brother, Craig (Donna Murasky) Dean, Washington, D.C.; a sister, Jean (Stephen) Sahly, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and 10 grandchildren.

Esther Bowden Esther Bowden, former chair of the Center for Western Studies’ Board of Directors, member of the CWS National Advisory Council and active local philanthropist, died on Tuesday, April 23.

She was 89.

Bowden and her husband, Herb, provided the naming gift for Bowden Field on Augustana’s campus, home to women’s softball.

Buck Moore Charles Perry “Buck” Moore, a former member of the Board of Trustees, died on Tuesday, April 16, in Fountain Hills, Ariz.

A U.S. Air Force veteran, Moore is survived by three daughters, Deb (Tony Valazza) Moore, Cathy (Doug) Devries, Becky Knott and one son, Charlie (Sheila); nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

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The Augustana Community thanks these generous individuals who have made leadership gifts or pledges of $1,000 or more in support of the Science Center Project, the largest and most sophisticated building endeavor in our history.

Thank You For advancing the cause of

Augustana College.

Artist rendering of the planned new Dr. Sven G. Froiland Science Center.

To date, loyal Augustana alumni and friends have given $12.2 million in support of this important project, bringing the total raised to more than $24 million, including the dollar-for-dollar match by Sanford Health. Our goal is $40 million: $30 million for the Dr. Sven G. Froiland Science Center and $10 million to renovate the Gilbert Science Center.

To learn more about how you can support this project, contact Bob Preloger, vice president for Advancement, at 605.274.4922.

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On August 9-11, an estimated 300 descendants of an Eleven Covered Wagon Train will convene in Sioux Falls to celebrate the 140th Anniversary of the original, incredible four-week journey.

It began on May 18, 1873, when the Wagon Train left Fillmore County, Minnesota, and headed west into the sunset to claim land in the Dakota Territory. It ended on June 18, 1873, upon their arrival in the northeast corner of Minnehaha County, about eight miles west of Garretson, S.D. It is believed that this Eleven Covered Wagon Train may have been one of the longest to ever enter Dakota territory.

Most people who comprised the Eleven Covered Wagons began immigrating from Norway to America in the mid 1850s, settling in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.

In the Spring of 1871, Johannes Berdahl and several neighbors started west to look over the country and see for themselves what land was available to be claimed. When they got as far as the Sioux River in Dakota Territory near the present location of Brandon, S.D., they found what they were looking for. The land was good and there was an abundance of timber so they turned around and went back to Minnesota, very excited about what they had seen and found.

The Western Fever had begun.

They returned to the same location the following Spring, but much to their dismay, somebody had already staked claim to the land they had looked over the year before. They consulted a

local surveyor who took them to another area further north and east along the Slipup Creek in Edison Township. It looked good and while it didn’t have timber, it did have water and hay. The next morning they started on a threeday trip to the Vermillion land office to file their claims.

On May 18, 1873, a caravan of eight covered wagons departed Fillmore County for their new

ing the first few days, all of the youngsters got plenty of exercise by keeping the big herd together following the wagon train. Once in the open prairie, the cattle would come along when they saw the wagons move. In the evenings a large tent was used as a dining hall, although each family had to provide its own food.

It was a very bad Spring for travel due to heavy rains and

Two of Johannes Berdahl’s sons, Andrew and Erick, each wrote journals describing the journey and homesteading in Dakota Territory. One of Andrew Berdahl’s daughters, Jennie, married the Norwegian novelist, Ole Rolvaag, on the Berdahl Homestead near Garretson and that house is now part of the Heritage Park on the campus of Augustana College. In his classic pioneer

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AUGUST 9-11 AUGUSTANA CAMPUS AND HERITAGE PARK facebook.com/140thwagontrainreunion home in Dakota Territory. The Wagon Train started with five families: Mr & Mrs Johannes Berdahl with nine children; Mrs. Power (a widow) with six children and her brother-in-law Allen Power and his son; Mr. and Mrs John Loftesness and their six children; Mr. and Mrs. Olaus Jenson and three children; and Mrs Lars Branvold and one son.They were joined a few days later by Mr. and Mrs. Thor Hermanson and his five daughters and his grandfather Herman Wangsness and his wife and youngest son. Mr. William Tobin, traveling alone, joined the group later in the journey.

They were now a caravan of 46 people with 11 covered wagons, six horse teams, five teams of oxen, along with 85 head of cattle, 8 colts, and 30 sheep. Dur-

flooding. West of Austin, Minn., they had to unload all of the wagons and ship goods by train to Winnebago City. There were days when they were not able to travel more than six or eight miles. The horses proved to be of little use and only the faithful oxen could be hitched up as needed to cross the marshy places.

They reached their destination on June 18, 1873, a month after they left Fillmore County. The actual arrival was a shock as a prairie fire had blazed across the area a few days earlier, leaving black desolation in every direction. The first years were ones of severe testing. The grasshoppers came in clouds and devoured the crops each of the first four years and then the Big Blizzard of 1881 arrived, which is still talked about.

novel, “Giants in the Earth,” Rolvaag revealed the human cost of the American pioneer experience. Rolvaag gave much credit to his father-in-law and uncle for their writings and stories about the families on Eleven Covered Wagons, as he wrote “Giants in the Earth.”

The pioneer beginnings in this country were simple, humble and fraught with hardship and deprivation. At the reunion in August, these and other stories will be shared. New friendships will be made and relationships discovered, all based on the ancestors in whom we take pride.

Based on relevant information contained in the Autobiography of Erick J. Berdahl written about 1928 and The Thor Hermanson Family by Christie Hermanson Monson in 1950.

Wagon Train Reunion This 1903 photo shows members of the Rev. Charles A. Berdahl family, many of whom attended Augustana Academy and Augustana College.

FALL EVENTS Sept. 6: Closing Reception Student Invitational Show, 7-9 p.m., Eide/Dalrymple Gallery.

Sept. 28: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Minot State University, 4 p.m., Elmen Center.

Nov. 8: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Minnesota State University Moorhead, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 7: Football vs. Minnesota State University Moorhead, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Sept. 29: Guest Pianist Juyeon Kang, 3 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall.

Nov. 8: The Augustana Band and College/Community Band in concert, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center.

Through Oct. 12: The Center for Western Studies and the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents “Why Are We? A Carl Grupp Retrospective,” Center for Western Studies gallery. Gallery Reception is set for 7-9 p.m. on Sept. 13.

Sept. 13: Women’s Volleyball vs.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 13: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Drury University, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 14: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Northwest Missouri State University, 2 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 14: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Missouri Western State, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 14: Claire Donaldson New Play Festival, featuring student written plays, 7:30 p.m., Edith Mortensen Center Theatre.

Oct. 5: Football vs. Wayne State College, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Oct. 11: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Minnesota State University, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Oct. 12: Women’s Volleyball vs. Concordia University – St. Paul, 4 p.m., Elmen Center.

Oct. 12: Faculty Recital, featuring Dr. Russell Svenningsen, Emily Lodine, Anna Vorhes, and Debra Reid, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall.

Nov. 16: Band Festival Gala Concert, 6:30 p.m., Washington Pavilion.

Oct. 17 – Nov. 16: Audrey Stommes ’10 Exhibit, Eide/Dalrymple Gallery.

An opening reception is set for 7-9 p.m., Oct. 18.

Nov. 18: All City Jazz Concert (with Northlanders), 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall.

Oct. 18-20: Viking Days! Details at www.augie.edu/vikingdays.

Sept. 21: Football v. Bemidji State University, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Oct. 22: Women’s Volleyball vs. Wayne State, 7 p.m., Elmen Center

Sept. 27: Women’s Volleyball vs. University of Mary, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Nov. 16: Football vs. Southwest Minnesota State University, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Nov. 17: 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Augustana Chapel Organ, 3 p.m., Chapel of Reconciliation.

Oct. 19: Viking Days Football vs.

Upper Iowa University, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Sept. 26: “O Brave New World: Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes Digital,” Thought Leader Forum featuring Dale Hoiberg ‘71, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11:30 a.m., CJ Callaways Event Center.

Nov. 15: 56th Annual Augustana Band Festival, Humanities Center.

Oct. 16: The United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” 7:30 p.m., Washington Pavilion. The event is a part of Viking Days activites.

Sept. 19: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Southwest Minnesota State University, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Sept. 24: “Travel as a Political Act,” featuring internationally known author, public television and radio host, and producer Rick Steves, 7:30 p.m., Celebrate Center, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Presented by the Augustana Library Associates.

Nov. 9: Women’s Volleyball vs.

Northern State University, 4 p.m., Elmen Center.

Oct. 25: Women’s Volleyball vs.

St. Cloud State University, 7 p.m., Elmen Center.

Oct. 26: Women’s Volleyball vs.

University of Minnesota Duluth, 4 p.m., Elmen Center.

Nov. 2: Football vs. Concordia University – St. Paul, 1 p.m., Kirkeby-Over Stadium.

Nov. 3: The Augustana Choir, Angelus, Collegiate Chorale and The Augustana Orchestra in concert, 3 p.m., Washington Pavilion.

Nov. 20 – 24: Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Edith Mortenson Center Theatre.

Nov. 21: Graphic Design Invitational, Eide/Dalrymple Gallery. A gallery reception is set for 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 22 in the Center for Visual Arts atrium.

Dec. 4: Percussion Ensemble Recital, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Recital Hall.

Dec. 6-7: Augustana Vespers in Sioux Falls, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.

Dec. 8: Augustana Vespers in Rapid City, 7:30 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church.

Dec. 12: Augustana Band Extravaganza, 7:30 p.m., Washington Pavilion.

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