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Former Trustee Dick Niebuhr Dies at Age 64

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Dick Niebuhr, 64, former member of the Augustana Board of Trustees, died Saturday, March 7, in Aberdeen, S.D. The funeral will be Saturday, March 14 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

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Augustana Hosting Conference on Deaf Education

Monday, March 9, 2009

Augustana College, which offers a major in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, is hosting the Midwest Conference on Deaf Education, July 19-21.

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Three Students Win Accounting Scholarships

Monday, March 2, 2009

Three Augustana students have received scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year from The Image Enhancement Committee of the South Dakota CPA Society.

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Seniors Named Peace Prize Forum Scholars

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Augustana students Kimberly Johnson (Sioux Falls) and Beth Singleton (Moorhead, MN) have been selected 2009 Peace Prize Forum Scholars. In August, Johnson and Singleton will be part of this select core of students traveling to Chiapas, Mexico.

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New Viking Logo, Mask, Billboards Reap Awards

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The new Augustana College Viking logo and mask, as well as billboard images, were among the winners at the South Dakota Advertising Federation’s (SDAF) 43rd Annual ADDY Awards.

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Kelli Meier recipient of Covenant Award for Community

Monday, February 23, 2009

Kelli Meier, a senior from Glenville, Minn., has been named winner of the Augustana Covenant Award for Community. Covenant Awards recognize students who embody Augustana’s five core values.

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Augustana Introduces New Viking Mascot

Monday, February 23, 2009

The official mascot since 1939, Ole the Viking came to life on Friday, February 20th. He was unveiled as the seven-foot symbol of Augustana athletics.

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Student, Mentor Co-author Article in Physics Letters B.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Augustana junior Russ Averin and faculty mentor Dr. Drew Alton's work from the past two summers has now been published in the most recent Physics Letters B journal by Elsevier Science.

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Andy Warhol Photos Featured in Gallery Exhibit

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints created by renowned artist Andy Warhol will be exhibited for the first time as a part of the “Highlights from the Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection” exhibition, starting March 6.

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Argus Leader: Vikings' New Home Takes Shape

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Augustana fans have been seen poking their heads over the Elmen Center parking lot to get a glimpse of construction of Kirkeby-Over Stadium, the new on-campus football home for the Vikings, which will open its gates Sept. 5.

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