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KELO-TV: Yellow Ribbon Grant Pays $18,000

Monday, July 20, 2009

A new grant program will provide thousands of dollars for veterans working toward a degree in higher education. It's called the Yellow Ribbon Program, and at Augustana, those who qualify will receive up to $18,000 dollars for one year of tuition costs.

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Alumnus Receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching

Thursday, July 16, 2009

David Ireland, class of 1981, is the recipient of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest recognition that a K-12 mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.

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Augustana Joins Program to Help Veterans Attend College

Friday, July 10, 2009

Augustana College once again is reaching out to military veterans looking to advance their education. Brenda Murtha, Director of Financial Aid, said the College has joined the Yellow Ribbon Program, a federal effort to help military veterans attend college.

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Alumna Receives Fulbright to Study in Germany

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Nora Johnson, a 2005 Augustana graduate and currently a graduate student in physics at Kansas State University, has been awarded a 2009 Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany.

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Four Students Chosen for Sophomore Honors

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Four Augustana students have been selected to receive sophomore honors. Sophomore Honors recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at an early stage of their college career.

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KELO-TV: Professor Comments on Economic Perception vs. Reality

Monday, July 6, 2009

Dr. Reynold Nesiba, Associate Professor of Economics at Augustana, was recently featured on KELO-TV's Eye on Keloland. Dr. Nesiba discusses the realities of South Dakota's economic situation and how it can be improved.

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Argus Leader: Dr. Adrien Hannus to be Featured on PBS

Monday, July 6, 2009

A nationwide television series set to air Wednesday features Augustana Professor Dr. Adrien Hannus at five historic U.S. archaeological sites, including travels to North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Utah and South Dakota.

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South Dakota Magazine: A Teacher's Life

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Bernie Hunhoff of South Dakota Magazine honors Art Huseboe, who recently retired as Executive Director of the Center for Western Studies. Hunhoff says of Huseboe, "Every once in awhile we run into people who should be better-known. Art Huseboe is one of those fellows."

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Alumnus Earns Outstanding Teacher Award

Monday, June 29, 2009

Don Lee '81, professor at the University of Nebraska's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is a recipient of the University's Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award.

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Argus Leader Q&A Spotlight on Alumnus Vance Goldammer

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Argus Leader's question and answer spotlight features prominent people in the Sioux Falls business community. This issue’s Q&A profiles Vance Goldammer '72, lawyer and partner at Murphy, Goldammer & Prendergast LLP.

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