Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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WVIK - Pubiic Radio Becomes ReoIiTy AT AugusTanG Co A new WV1K. A public ragio station, as opposed 10 o To1ally studem-run organizofion. with the help of on HEW grant, signed on The air in August, 1980. A Team of Ten fuII-fime professionals manage me opera Tion of The sTuTion and students play an essemiol role by assisting in all aspects of sToTion operations, ege VIK's programming is designed as cm cxl'rerncnive for The Quod-Ci'ries region General Manager Don Woofen ex- plained. We don'1 expecf To get a mass cudience-fhof's not The funcTion of public radio. Insfead. programming will be aimed of mm group of people of all ages who are looking for things not ovoilabie on a commercial s1afionX' Augie Evems 1 '1

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10 AUQTG EvenTs Reverend Gwen King IhsTolled As Campus PosTor The Rev. GwendoTyn S, KTng was TnsTailed as AssociaTe PasTor of The Augustono Campus Church in OcTober, 1980. The insTcIIoTTon was held in Ascension Chapel wiTh The Rev. Dr. Paul E. Erickson. bishop of The Illinois Synod of The LCA. cs insToTling ofcher. Rev. King, who was The fourTh black woman ordained by The LuThern Church in America, serves as AsaocioTe PosTor Tor boTh The College as weTI as The campus congregoTion. PasTor King orginolly planned To be 0 veTerEnqricn, buT her plans changed durTng her sophomore year QT GeTTysburg College, when she began To Toke more religion classes and was urged by her campus pusTor To enTer The minisTryT As she became more inTeresTed Tn campus minisTry she discov- ered more possibiIiTies available in The fleld To The ordained raTher Than The lay person. and made her decision To be ordained, Gwen comes To AugusTuno fulT of zesT 0er ready To help oThers reach The god TheT she hopes To achieve. To be- come whole. Unique Organ Adorns Campus Church A new oddiTion adorned The AugusTono Campus Church laTe This year, 05 0 TbTh cenTUry-sTyle pipe organ was in- sTolIed in The recur of The scncTucary. The renaissance organ, thch was builT by Gene BedienT is one of onTy Three of TTs kind. The wooden case encloses 407 pipes which make The organ much more of o TradiTionol musical insTTumenT Than iTs preceeding elecTric coTlegue.

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Reverend Gwen King Installed As Campus Pastor The Rev. Gwendolyn S, King was installed as Associate Poster of the Augustono Campus Church in October, 1080. The installation was held in Ascenston Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Paul E. Erickson, bishop of the Iltinois Synod of the LCA, as installing officery Rev. King, who was the fourth black woman ordained by the Luthern Church in America, serves CIS Associate Pastor for both the College as we!l as the campus congregation. Pastor King orgiholly planned to be a veterinarian. but her plans changed during her sophomore year at Gettysburg College. when she began to take more religion classes and was urged by her campus pastor to enter the ministry. As she became more intetested in campus ministry she discov- ered more possibilities available in the field to the ordained rather than the lay person, and made her decision to be ordained. Gwen comes to Augustonc full of zest and ready to help others reach the goal that she hopes to achieve, to be- come whole Unique Organ Adorns Campus Church A new addition adorned the Augustono Campus Church late this year, as a 46th century-style pipe organ was 1n- stalled in the rear of the sanctuary. The renaissance organ, which was built by Gene Bedient is one of only three of its kind. The wooden case encloses 407 pipes which make the organ much more of a traditional muslcol instrument than its preceeding electric collegue. 10 Augie Events