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Natural Assets
Luther has a stunning central campus designed by Jens Jensen, the pioneer of prairie style landscape architecture, but did you know that its wild, natural areas are seven times the size of its highly...
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2000–2009 / 2010–20152000TIMOTHY BAARDSETH of Minneapolis is a licensed staff psychologist at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He is also an adjunct assistant professor in counseling and...
View ArticleClass Notes, 1954–1999
1954–1959 / 1960–1969 / 1970–1979 / 1980–1989 / 1990–19991954FREIDA (MINDRUM) and RON NOWLAND live in La Crosse, Wis. They added “The Norse Presence in Greenland” to the dozen inspiration/education...
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A leader in nursing
In July, Mary Whipple ’09 was awarded a $100,000 scholarship by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. It was the only such award that the center bestowed this year. As the...
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Helping his homeland
Sujay Lama ’92 comes from tennis royalty in Nepal. After an extraordinary playing career, he went on to become a stellar coach, turning average teams into title winners and piling on coach-of-the-year...
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Rolling for a cause
In May, Mryna Kay (Olson) Peterson ’71 and friends organized a gathering for the record books—specifically for Guinness World Records. To bring awareness to the plight of the differently abled,...
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"Everything has a season"
When Mary Elizabeth Williams ’97 played Leonora in Il Trovatore, Opera News declared that she could be “the next great Verdi soprano.” The Washington Post has called her presence on stage “at once...
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Keith Christensen '80 moves to Mayo
Keith Christensen ’80 resigned as vice president for development at Luther last summer to join the development staff at Mayo Clinic. He led the development team at Luther for 15 years. The Clinton,...
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Commencement 2015
Commencement address / Jenson Medal / Young Alumni AwardCommencement addressMike Danforth ’95 presented the 2015 Commencement address, drawing on his expertise in radio comedy and his professional...
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A Team to Remember
It would seem improbable today. Nine boys in one family who all play baseball?But it happened in 1915. The Sorlien boys from Bode, Iowa, came to Decorah and took on the Luther team in a memorable...
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Senior Stories
Dan Gibson / Maggie Steinberg / Hanna Jensen / Evan Obert / James Odegaard / Marley Crossland / Marlon Henriquez / Thando MayDan Gibson: Biology major nurtures love of plants, “that lightbulb...
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Homecoming 2015 awards
Distinguished Service Awards, Music Awards, Athletic Hall of Fame InducteesPresident Paula J. Carlson presented the Luther Distinguished Service Award to six alumni at Homecoming 2015. The...
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Ultra Mega Mega show fills the CFA with student art
Ultra Mega Mega is a pop-up art show that appears at semester’s end to showcase the creativity unleashed in Luther art classes. Dances, theatre, paintings, sculpture, photos, prints, and more fill the...
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Q&A: New archivist takes students straight to the primary sources
Hayley Jackson became Luther’s archivist in summer 2015. A native of St. Charles, Ill., she has a bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst College and master’s degrees in information and library science and...
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TRIO support program for students receives $1.5 million grant
This fall, Luther’s TRIO Achievement Program (formerly Student Support Services) received a $1.5 million grant from the federal government to continue programming. TRIO is a U.S. Department of...
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Educated Opinions: Luther faculty on current events and issues
What are the pros and cons of being a candidate without political experience?As the presidential primary season heated up last fall, the two Republican Party candidates topping the polls were Donald...
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Austads committed to conservation, learning, and Luther
Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you. ~ Wendell Berry The Kentucky farmer and poet Wendell Berry has more than a few verses about the good discipline of farming and all...
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Sara Revell ’84 starts her 14th position with the Bureau of Prisons
“I sort of fell into corrections,” Sara (Beard) Revell ’84 says. “Most people do—working in a prison is not something that folks aspire to as youngsters. Some people come into it generationally, but I...
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A Homecoming proposal
Caleb Sander ’15 is a planner and a romantic. Girlfriend Caity Nowosatka ’15 found out during Homecoming 2015 just how far Caleb would go to express his romantic side. It all began when they became...
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