Archive for 2005Page 4
Gustavus Student Athlete Selected as Soldier of the Year
Kyle Marti, a sophomore student at Gustavus Adolphus College, was selected the 2005 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldier of the Year.
Gustavus Student Receives Goldwater Scholarship
Gina Quiram, a Gustavus Adolphus College junior from St. Peter, Minn., has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for her studies in biology.
Gustavus Student Wins Award in Psychology
Senior Kimberly Assad from Gurnee, Ill., earned the Donald G. Paterson Award for the presentation of her psychology research at the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference on April 23, 2005.
Gustavus Geologist to Present Lecture at Conference
Russell Shapiro, assistant professor of geology at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present his research on stromatolites, rock structures built by bacteria, at the 39th annual meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America.
Gustavus Professor Receives Minnesota Book Award
Joyce Sutphen, associate professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus College, won the seventeenth annual Minnesota Book Award for poetry for her recent book Naming the Stars.
Mark Hertsgaard and Terry Tempest Williams to Present at MAYDAY! Conference
This May 4, 2005, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn., will hold its annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference, titled "Energy for Peace" with speakers Mark Hertsgaard and Terry Tempest Williams. The event is expected to attract nearly 1,000 attendees.
Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Appointed Chair of ELCA Panel
Darrell Jodock, Bernhardson Distinguished Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College, has been appointed to chair the ELCA consultative panel on Lutheran Jewish relations for a three-year term beginning April 1.
"Last Comic Standing" winner to perform at Gustavus Adolphus College
John Heffron, winner of NBC's 2004 "Last Comic Standing" reality show, is scheduled to perform at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Make-A-Wish Mentor, Cancer Survivor Perform Together — Again
Johanna Johnson, a senior at Gustavus Adolphus College, will perform her final recital on April 29 — accompanied by Joe Robinson, principal oboist for the New York Philharmonic. Johnson and Robinson have remained in close contact following their 1999 meeting through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Science on Saturday at Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter students from grades 1 through 6 are invited to join the Gustavus Adolphus College science department for Science on Saturday, a half-day event featuring science experiments and demonstrations, on Saturday, April 30.