Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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R. Luther Olson served as co-captain of the football team at Augsburg. In 1956 he was chosen honor athlete. Lute coached at Long Beach State. Long Beach City College, and Huntington Beach. California. In 1974. he was named the head basketball coach at the University of Iowa. The final inductee of the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977 was Dan Anderson, a Vice President at Strommen Associates. He received several honors while at Augsburg, among them MIAC Player of the Year. NAIA All-American Team, and Dean's list. Mr. Anderson played professional basketball for three years with the New York Nets and the Minnesota Pipers, both of the ABA. With the addition of these men. the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame has inducted 29 alumni who have aided the advancement of Augsburg College through athletics. The Distinguished Alumni Convocation awarded citations to Dr. Norman G. Anderson. Dr. Maxine Berntsen, and Dr. Leland Fairbanks. Introductions by Dr. Oscar Anderson and faculty members, and musical selections by the Augsburg Band. Choir, Chorale, and Choir alumni highlighted the festivities. Since his graduation in 1939. Dr. Norman G. Anderson has ministered uniquely through a sign-off program on KSTP-TV for 25 years. His books Power for Tomorrow and The Priceless Ingredient grew out of Dr. Anderson's program. In addition, he holds the position of senior pastor at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, West St. Paul. Dr. Leland Fairbanks is a medical doctor who has specialized in the area of health care delivery to American Indians. His most recent accomplishment was designing a program to train pharmacists as diagnosticians, to improve the medical service in remote areas. He presently holds faculty appointments in the medical schools of Tulane University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Arizona. The third recipient. Dr. Maxine Berntsen. was unable to attend the convocation. Dr. Berntsen is a linguist who teaches English to children in Pahltan, India. She has written a six-volume dictionary and grammatical study of the Marathi language, an Indian dialect. Dr. Berntsen is responsible for designing a national program for the teaching of English as a second language in India. Also honored at Homecoming was Ted Grindal. a 1977 graduate of Augsburg. Ted received the Alumni Scholarship for his post-graduate studies at the University of Minnesota Law School. Augsburg's 1977 Homecoming was a great success. The college managed to organize activities that captured the interest and involvement of students, parents, faculty, and alumni. Augsburg doesn't desert its graduates, but welcomes them back each year to renew old friendships and relive old memories. It's nice to know that after graduation, we can still come home. Above: Dr. Oscar Anderson and Dr. Norman G. Anderson. 27

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HOMECOMING 1977 . . . “TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL” 26 To The students still in attendance at Augsburg, Homecoming is a football game, talent show, faculty auction, smorgasbord, and a dance. There are always older people around, attending luncheons and convocations, but few students seem to know who they are. In 1977, we found out. Homecoming is for the alumni, a chance to return to their alma mater and visit with old friends. It is an opportunity for the college to honor alumni whose achievements call for special recognition. No theme could have better represented the alumni at Homecoming than the title of Dr. David Wood’s book, Telling Tales Out of School. The book is a collection of stories about Augsburg alumni. Stella Rosenquist, Alumni Coordinator, developed the idea into a day of classroom appearances by alumni. Students heard tales of the “good old days at Augsburg, and caught a glimpse of the success stories of which Augsburg has been a part. Special honors were given to alumni at the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet. The alumni inducted at the ceremony were Dr. Gerald Person. Stanford Nelson, Clair Strommen. David Dillon, R. Luther (Lute) Olson, and Dan Anderson. All were participants in athletics at Augsburg, and continued to be recognized for their athletic abilities after graduation. Dr. Gerald Person is a professor of education at San Diego State University in California. Dr. Person served as athletic coach at Wisconsin State University. Eau Claire, from 1952-1957. At Augsburg he played baseball and basketball. Stanford Nelson, the football coach at Anoka High School, led his team in 13 consecutive victories between 1962 and 1964. The Anoka football team, under Mr. Nelson, won the state championship in 1964. While at Augsburg, Claire Strommen earned the Honor Athlete award, the H. Johnson Award, and was All-Conference baseball and basketball. Prior to attending Augsburg, Strommen signed with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. He is now the president of Strommen Associates, an insurance and investment firm. David Dillon was named All-Conference his freshman year at Augsburg. From Augsburg, he went on to teach and coach at Buffalo, Minnehaha Academy. Philips Junior High, South High, and Blake. He died in 1976.

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HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES Right: The infamous Homecoming smorgasbord. Below: Dr. Richard Sargent at the faculty auction. Above Right: Featured in the talent show. The Zeta House Blues. starring (Left to Right): Tom Hendrickson. Scott Langguth. Mark Depaolis. Jeff Thorp. Steve Wehrenberg. Jeff Martin. Terry Wilhelm. Jon Moren. Greg Brueland. Right: The football game fans cheer the players onto the field. 26