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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
K. Glen Johnson Faith & Life Centre University of Alberta, Augustana Campus
Camrose, Alberta
COMMUNITY AWARDS BANQUET 2012
Celebrating 40 Years!
1973 - 2013
We have endeavored to make the informa on contained herein as accurate as possible. Please accept our apologies if your name or informa on has been misspelled or omi ed, and please let us know so we might correct our error.
Dean’s Message Now that I’m prac cally a veteran in the Dean’s Office, having been through the rhythms of a full year and more, I am pleased to report that the Community Awards Banquet is one of my favourite events at Augustana. What makes it so special is that we bring together donors who are commi ed to assuring affordability and access to
post‐secondary educa on here at Augustana with the award recipients who are personally benefi ng from their generosity. In this way, we are together affirming the bonds between genera ons that are so important to building healthy communi es, developing future leaders, and assuring that educa on con nues to be recognized as a public, not just a private, good.
As we head toward spring and the conclusion of another academic year, it’s a special pleasure to share with all of you my op mism for Augustana. Yes, it is true that like all of post‐secondary educa on here in Alberta we are facing budgetary challenges. Nevertheless, we are rolling up our sleeves and there
is a palpable can‐do a tude. This is reflected in many places; e.g., in the con nuing support we are receiving from the University of Alberta to expand our facili es and develop new, twenty‐first century learning environments for a growing enrolment; in the collabora on between the City of Camrose and Augustana to raise $5 million to complete the campaign for the Performing Arts Centre; in the development of an Aboriginal Engagement Commi ee to help us improve our services to Aboriginal students and communi es; in the work of our Athle cs department to expand opportuni es for students through sports like soccer and golf; in the determina on of our Execu ve Council to finally realize the dream of an environmental research sta on at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park; and in the commitments of our faculty to monitor student success, increase reten on and gradua on rates, and assess our performance with regard to our goals for student learning.
A year ago, I quoted to you the conclusion of our Unit Reviewers, an external team that included respected academics from other universi es in Canada and the United States. Most importantly, they wrote: “The Augustana Faculty as a unit knows where it is going, and how to get there.” They complimented our staff, our loyal alumni, and our many supporters for what they labelled “a remarkable success story.” To all of you who con nue to play a part, I extend my hear elt thanks.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of our Community Awards Program. It is a program, I am pleased to report, that is the envy of other Facul es in the University of Alberta. As we pause tonight to celebrate its history and to say thank you, I hope that we also can join together as allies to expand our circle of friends who are making generous investments to help young people realize their dreams and aspira ons.
Thank you and best wishes, Dean Allen Berger
Dean, Dr. Allen Berger
2012-13 Anniversary Donors
Augustana extends congratula ons and our sincere apprecia on to the following individuals, businesses and organiza ons in our community for their con nuing commitment to student success at Augustana.
We cannot thank you enough!
40 Years Andreassen Borth ‐ Andreassen Borth Sports Award
Camrose Booster ‐ Camrose Booster Award Camrose Canadian ‐ Camrose Canadian Scholarship
Ba le River Credit Union Ltd. ‐ Ba le River Credit Union Scholarship
35 Years Border Paving Ltd. ‐ Border Paving Ltd. Scholarship Central Agencies Inc. ‐ Central Agencies Inc. Award
Ofrim Project Management Inc. ‐ Ofrim Project Management Inc. Award
25 Years Camrose Sobeys ‐ Camrose Sobeys Award
Norsemen Inn Camrose Corpora on, JPC Founda on ‐ Norsemen Inn Camrose Corpora on, JPC Founda on Award
20 Years Dr. Kenneth H. Cha ‐ Duggan Dental/Dr. Kenneth H. Cha Professional Corpora on
15 Years Arnold & Susan Malone ‐ Prairie Prospects Ltd. Award
Canadian Tire Camrose Staff ‐ Canadian Tire Associate Store Camrose Staff Apprecia on Award Drever Agencies Inc. ‐ Drever Agencies Inc.—Petro Canada Award Wideman Paint and Décor ‐ Widemen Paint and Décor Award
Augustana Students’ Associa on
10 Years Camrose Registry Ltd. ‐ Camrose Registry Award
Electro Tel ‐ Electro Tel Award MJP Computer Solu ons ‐ MJP Computer Solu ons Award
Provincial Chapter of Alberta IODE ‐ Provincial Chapter of Alberta IODE Award Torskeklubben/Sons of Norway‐Solglyt Lodge Edmonton ‐ Torskeklubben/Sons of Norway‐Solglyt
Lodge Edmonton Award
The Community Awards Program Our 40 Year History
The Community Awards program was established in 1973 to assist in making post‐secondary studies possible for students with limited resources and to a ract students to the then Camrose Lutheran College. The ini al commi ee, comprised of community members and college officials, was charged with the responsibility of recrui ng gi s from the business community to fund awards. Working with the community, the Commi ee promoted two award funds – the Current Scholarship Fund, now called Annual Awards, and the Scholarship Founda on, which held the Community Scholarship Fund and Associated Endowments. The program met with great success in its early years and that success con nues – several awards established in those first years are celebra ng 40 years of commitment to post‐secondary educa on! The Awards program today con nues to reflect the vision and goals of the founding members. It is administered through the Development and Student Awards Offices at Augustana Campus in partnership with the Student Awards Office on the University’s North Campus. We con nue to invite interested individuals, businesses and community organiza ons to invest in our students. We wish to express our sincere gra tude to all our Community Awards Program donors – past, present, and future for your vision and commitment to fostering the educa on of our students.
Award Definitions
Scholarship: The term scholarship is reserved for recogni on of superior academic achievement. Addi onal selec on criteria may also be considered.
Award: The term award is reserved for recogni on of sa sfactory academic standing. Addi onal selec on criteria may also be considered.
Bursary: A bursary is an award of any monetary value given to a student on the basis of demonstrated financial need and sa sfactory academic standing. Addi onal selec on criteria may also be used.
Medal: A medal is awarded in recogni on of overall superior academic achievement in a Faculty, Department or some other subdivision of a Faculty, provided that the student maintains at least a sa sfactory academic standing in his/her Faculty. Addi onal selec on criteria will not normally be considered.
Prize: The term prize is reserved for recogni on of superior academic achievement in a course or set of courses. Addi onal selec on criteria may also be considered. Academic Standing:
Superior Academic Achievement normally indicates a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher on the four‐point scale or standing in the upper 10% of the class. For students entering the University of Alberta from high school, Superior Academic Achievement indicates an award average of 80% or higher.
Sa sfactory Academic Standing normally indicates a Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher on the four‐point scale. Sa sfactory Academic Standing means sa sfactory as defined by the Faculty in ques on. If no defini on has been made by a Faculty, Sa sfactory Academic Standing means being eligible to con nue in or graduate from the program in which the student is registered exclusive of those students allowed to con nue on proba onary status.
For further information on how you can support Augustana students, please contact:
Bonita (Bonnie) Anderson, Director of Development OR
Bree Urkow, Development Assistant Augustana Campus, University of Alberta P (780) 679‐1558 | F (780) 679‐1101
[email protected] | [email protected]
New Supporters of the Community Awards Program
In today’s economic environment, award support is truly valued and appreciated by our students, and it helps to define
the Augustana advantage at the University of Alberta – we couldn’t do this without your support.
The following donors joined the Augustana Awards family in 2012:
A A L A Awarded to a student with sa sfactory academic standing con nuing in an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty. Selec on based on demonstrated leadership and volunteerism at Augustana Campus. M W M A B Awarded to an undergraduate student with sa sfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of a Bachelor of Science degree program at Augustana Faculty. Selec on based on demonstrated financial need. O T ‐K C I . A Awarded to a student with sa sfactory academic standing enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty. Recipient will be selected on the basis of academic standing. R C M A B Awarded to a student who is a Canadian Ci zen or Permanent Resident enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty. Selec on based on demonstrated financial need. G I A Awarded to a student with sa sfactory academic standing enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty. Recipient will be selected on the basis of academic standing.
The Augustana Community Awards Program … has a direct impact on the students who choose to study at Augustana. These awards are steeped in the tradi onal values of educa on and
leadership that is our community ‐ both past and present.
Annually Funded Awards Annual Awards receive funding each year from commi ed individuals, businesses and organiza ons who have pledged to support an award they have created. The commitment is usually in the yearly amount of the award to the student. In 2012, over $65,000 was received in this way, funding 90 awards to approximately 85 students.
Endowed Awards Associated Endowments are established for many reasons – for example, to ensure the annual funding to an exis ng award, to recognize a loved one or to create a living legacy ‐ in perpetuity. The fund itself is invested and the principal never touched, only the earned interest is spent. In 2012, the interest earned from the Community Scholarship Endowment Fund and Associated Endowments allowed us to fund awards totaling over $109,000 for about 110 students.
Bursaries Bursaries are established by donors who wish to fund a student primarily on the basis of financial need. Bursaries may be funded annually or through establishing an endowment.
Annually Funded Awards
A N V 2012 A R
Agriculture Financial Services Corpora on Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Brandon Brown
Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for a Student Specializing in Psychology ‐ $1,250 Rebecca Bouma
Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Entrance Scholarship ‐ $1,250 Tonya Dubois
Andreassen Borth Sports Award ‐ $500 Casey Rempel
ATB Financial (Camrose) Scholarship ‐ $900 Laura Kvemshagen
ATCO Gas Award ‐ $500 Hans Asfeldt
Augustana Alumni Associa on Entrance Award ‐ $1,000 Adam McKenzie
Augustana Alumni Leadership Award ‐ $1,000 Emily Hay
Augustana Gradua ng Class Award ‐ $750 Allyson Cornelis
Annually Funded Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
Augustana Students’ Associa on Cuba Study Abroad Award—S $1,000
Holly Abt Alison Bortolon Alice Flecha Eagle Willier
Ba le River Credit Union Ltd. Scholarship ‐ S $4,050 Rajan Rathnavalu Wya Warawa Annelise Welde
Ba le River Implements Ltd. ‐ $500 Meng Gao
Bi West Translines Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Taya Hoar
Border Paving Ltd. Scholarship ‐ $900 Alexandra Warken n
Boston Pizza Award ‐ $500 Mathew Foster
Bre Binder Athle c Award ‐ $2,000 Cole Aikens
Burgar Funeral Home Scholarship ‐ $500 Laura Kvemshagen
Camrose and District Fish and Game Associa on Scholarship ‐ $500 Catherine Laskosky
Camrose Booster Award ‐ $500 Hei Tong Lo
Camrose Canadian Scholarship ‐ $1,500 Michael Ansell
Camrose County Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Naomi Finseth
Camrose Dental Health Centre Scholarship ‐ $540 Gerrald Baker
Camrose Registry Award ‐ $750 Xinmei Zheng
Camrose Sobeys Award ‐ $540 Mackenzie Brown
Canadian Tire Associate Store Camrose Award ‐ $500 Jeff Lorenz
Canadian Tire Associate Store Camrose Staff Apprecia on Award ‐ $500 Shawn Jacklin
Central Agencies Inc. Award ‐ $750 David Becker
Claude and Ivy (Elmquist) May Award ‐ $1,000 Anastasia Evarts
D. Bruce Pound Cer fied Financial Planner Award ‐ $500 Jessie Veronelly
Dee‐Jay Plumbing & Hea ng Ltd. Award ‐ $1,000 Lisa Kuschminder
Dolores V. Nelson Schultz Memorial Award in Voice ‐ $500 Jocelyn Francescut
Dr. Ernesto Guevara Interna onalist Award ‐ S $1,000
Talisa Chelick James Gilbert
Annie‐Henrika Krook Kelly Williams
Drever Agencies Inc. ‐ Petro Canada Award ‐ $500 Laura Kvemshagen
Annually Funded Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
Drs. J. B. and Mark Cloarec Award ‐ $500 Joelle Skinner
Duggan Dental / Dr. Kenneth H. Cha Professional Corpora on Scholarship ‐ $500 Tonchanok Intaprasert
Ed Friesen Prize in English ‐ $500 Lisa McAllister
Electro Tel Award ‐ $900 Carissa Ferguson
Er. Raj Parashar (Cheers & Beers Liquor Store) Scholarship ‐ $500 Andrew Gibson‐McCombie
Feth Family Award ‐ $500 Boyd Wakelin
Fielding & Company LLP Law Firm Scholarship ‐ $500 Taylor Grantham
Frankie's Flower Shop Award ‐ $500 Ion McCusker
Grant Thornton LLP Award ‐ $500 David Metcalfe
Groves' Value Drug Mart Award ‐ $500 Holly Yurkoski
Harberg Nikiforuk Wood LLP Chartered Accountants Award ‐ $900 Kenneth Bradley
Hawkins Family Scholarship in History ‐ $750 Stephanie Gruhlke
Hawkins Family Scholarship in Music ‐ $750 Jenne e Miller
i. d. apparel/Karen Vinet Agencies Award ‐ $550 Ryan Cornforth
Lamb Ford Sales Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Alexandra Warken n
Larry and Patrice Johnson Award ‐ $500 Ma hew Vriend
Larry Lewsaw Chartered Accountant Scholarship ‐ $500 Hei Tong Lo
Libertas Property Management Inc. Entrance Award ‐ $20,000 O 4 Y Daniel Hope
Lions Club of Camrose Len Palmer Memorial Award ‐ $500 Molly Baldwin
Marshall Veterinary Services Award ‐ $500 Rebecca Sjogren
McClellan Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Paul Kolida
MJP Computer Solu ons Award ‐ $500 Aus n Ly
Monte Carlo Restaurant Award ‐ $500 Nathan Heck
Nahanni River Adventures Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Carlann Sco
Norsemen Inn Camrose Corpora on, J P C Founda on Award ‐ $500 Daniel Hope
Nufloors Award ‐ $500 Monique Jarre
Ofrim Project Management Inc. Award ‐ $500 Samantha White
Annually Funded Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
Prairie Prospects Ltd. Award ‐ $600 Elizabeth Clarke
Provincial Chapter of Alberta IODE Award ‐ $500 Kamal Seif
RBC Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Brendan Dzioba
Rotary Club of Camrose Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Laura Kvemshagen
Shoppers Drug Mart (Camrose) Scholarship ‐ $500 Kelsey Marsh
Smith Clinic Award ‐ $900 Hayden LaBoucane
Smi y’s Family Restaurant Award ‐ $500 Micki Malish
Stoddart Family Award ‐ $500 Kyler No veit
Streb's Automo ve/Industrial Supply and Engine Services (1975) Ltd. Award ‐ $900 Christen Oakes
TD Canada Trust Award ‐ $500 Hope Menary‐Dianocky
The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship ‐ $1,200 Darby Sloan
Torskeklubben/Sons of Norway ‐ Solglyt Lodge Edmonton Award ‐ S $5,000
Morgan Specht Kaylee Forsen Annelise Welde
Verhaeghe Law Office History Award ‐ $500 Conor Richard
Vikings Cross Country Ski Team of 1988 Award ‐ $500 Emma Norris
Wideman Paint and Decor Award ‐ $500 Leah Hall
Wild Rose Co‐opera ve Associa on Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Ashley Smith
Wilton Psychological Services Inc. Award ‐ $500 Carly Heck
Pedersen's Florists (1980) Ltd. Award ‐ $500 Bailin Tan
On Track ‐ Kuntz & Company Inc. Award ‐ $500 Chris ne Fontaine
Bursaries
Camrose Morning News Bursary ($500) | Fred & Jean Daley Augustana Bursary ($500) Camrose Veterinary Group Bursary ($600) | Hanneman Augustana Bursary ($3000)
Laura M. Anderson Augustana Bursary ($500) | Ruth & Jim Herman Augustana Bursary ($500) Gra dge Family Bursary (V ) | Jeanne Hunter Bursary (V )
Farnham West Stolee Bursary ($500) | Michael Wandio Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Ralph Campbell Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000) | Ness Family Bursary (V )
Please note we do not publish bursary recipient names.
Endowed Awards
A N V 2012 A R
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Award Not awarded in 2012
Alice M. Stolee Award ‐ $500 Tonya Dubois
Andrew and Mina Solheim Memorial Award ‐ $750 Ma hew Vriend
Anton and Norma Olson Memorial Award ‐ $500 Katrina Lexvold
Arthur Tonn Memorial Award ‐ $500 Eric Skre ng
Augustana Board of Regents ‐ $2,000 Carmelle Mohr
Augustana Community Endowment Fund ‐ S $8,000
Kimberly Corbiere Tye Dubrule
Chris ne Fontaine Nicole Hay Kiera Lotoski
Lonneke Nooijen Lyndon Stanzell Colton Warawa
Augustana Dean’s Entrance Cita on ‐ $10,000 Over 4 Y Rita Baumann (1st year)Katrina Lexvold (2nd year)
Augustana 90th Anniversary Award ‐ $750 Lillian Yu
Betsy Ness Sco Entrance Cita on Scholarship ‐ $7,000 O 4 Y Talon Fowler
Bill and Berdie Fowler Entrance Award ‐ $4,000 O 4 Y Ceri Hughes (1st year)
Andie Lafrentz (2nd year) Nicholas Lischka (4th year)
Bryan Rayment Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Brandon Gruber
Camrose Rotary Club Dr. Dunbar Memorial Award ‐ $500 Morgan Caudron
Canadian Summer School in Germany 35th Anniversary Award ‐ $500 Remi Winder
CFCW Scholarship ‐ $750 Allysa Fraser
Cindy Ann Haywood Memorial Award in Music ‐ $500 Le sha Keech
City of Camrose Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Award ‐ $1,000 Tony Nguyen
Clarence and Thea Magneson Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Katelyn Anderson
Clarice B. Olafson Award ‐ $500 Haleigh Mines
David Lynn Benne Memorial Award ‐ $1,250 Calee Dufva
Dianne Precht Memorial Scholarship in Music ‐ $1,500 Elizabeth Clarke
Dorothy Clapson Memorial Award ‐ $500 Alex Ng
Doug and Gail Peterson Award ‐ $500 Tram Hai Bao Nguyen
Endowed Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
Dr. Craig W. and Jacqueline D. Norstrom Award ‐ $2,000 Jamin Lockert
Dr. David W. and Mrs. Darlene C. Dahle Award ‐ $1,000 Kylan Neff
Dr. Gerhard and Mrs. Hilda Driedger Scholarship ‐ $500 James Gilbert
Dr. Velma Gooch Memorial Award in English Literature ‐ $750 Emily Merklinger
Dr. W. G. (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award ‐ $750 Jodi Miller
E F Marken Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Simon St. Jean
Elizabeth "Libby" Brownell Leadership Award ‐ $1,750 Leah Johnson
Erik Mygind Memorial Music Scholarship ‐ S $2,500 Andrea Benoit Johnathan Raine
Ernest Nelson and Ethel Rose Norris Memorial Award ‐ $500 Hans Asfeldt
Ernie Felzien Award ‐ $1,500 Michael Parker
Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Employees Award ‐ $1,000 Carley Angelstad
Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Supervisors Grain Crop Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Jonathan Naslund
Felix Wiese Memorial Award ‐ $500 Laura Friesen
Georg & Lily Moi Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kaitlyn Paque e
Glynne Jones Memorial Award ‐ $750 Emily Kabatoff
Gunvor and Erik Mygind Entrance Cita on Scholarship ‐ $10,000 O 4 Y
Hans Asfeldt Jordan Hebert
Harry and Be y Gaede Music Award ‐ $500 Kelly Milne
Henry James and Muriel Rieger Memorial Award ‐ $500 Stephanie Hildebrand
Hume Memorial Award ‐ $500 Erin Specht
Inanda Hoyme Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kathleen Brager
J. M. (Jake) Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Yeon Soo Ha
Jacquie and Morris Jevne Memorial Award ‐ $1,000 Joelle Skinner
Janet Ingibergsson Memorial Award ‐ $1,000 Stacey Morris
Jevne/Eng Award in Social Sciences & Humani es ‐ $3,000 O 3 Y Emily Smeaton
John and Juri Spokkeli Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kiefer Sutherland
John and Valborg Olson Memorial Award ‐ $250 Miranda Holmes
K E G Patrige Memorial Award ‐ $500 Kelly Milne
Endowed Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
K. Glen Johnson Award ‐ $750 Yeon Soo Ha
Keith Paton Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kalli Green
Kevin Bruce Hall Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Emily Kabatoff
Libby Ri er Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kachuri Rook
Lloyd B and Catherine R McCoomb Award ‐ $500 Carly Maxwell
Luther and Florence Olson Memorial Award ‐ $750 Pearl Kroon
Marie Myrehaug Memorial Award ‐ $750 Heather Buerfeind
Margaret L. Rowe Memorial Ski Award ‐ $500 Kalli Green
Marion Murray Walters Memorial Award ‐ $750 Breanna Wong
Mark Hanson Memorial Award ‐ $500 Joseph Bliska
Mary Neff Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Elizabeth Clarke
Muriel M. Bevington Memorial Award ‐ $500 Sara Chappell
Olga Melsness Loberg Memorial Award ‐ S $2,500 Katrina Lexvold Julia Buker
Pastor Karel Lunde Memorial Award ‐ $750 Sarah McCrae
Paul Sills Memorial Entrance Award in Drama ‐ $2,000 O 4 Y Madeleine Goodman Richard Boness
Pepsi‐Cola Award ‐ $1,000 Alana Kornelsen
Pioneer Teacher Scholarship ‐ $500 Myles Ellert
Prof. Bayard Reesor Poli cal Studies Entrance Scholarship ‐ $2,000 O 4 Y
Yeon Soo Ha Dylan Hansen
Professor Murray Lauber Scholarship ‐ $750 Emma Skriver
Randy Runestad Memorial Award ‐ $500 Tonchanok Intaprasert
Reg and Marjorie Harris Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Michael Ansell
Reynolds Carruthers Erwin Scholarship ‐ $1,500 Erin Patry
Richard Peter Walley Memorial Scholarship ‐ $1,250 Kelly Milne
Ricoh Canada Inc. Award ‐ $500 Taylor Grantham
Robert Sherwood Memorial Scholarship ‐ $500 Kalene Gould
Royal Canadian Legion, Camrose Branch #57 Award ‐ $500 Jason Kay
Scandinavian Studies Award ‐ $500 Morgan Specht
Lorene (Fabrizius) Pinno Memorial Award ‐ $1,000 James Gilbert
We wish to gratefully acknowledge the many gi s we receive each year that celebrate events and honour and remember loved ones. These gi s embrace our student recipients in "the
circle of life" of our donors.
Thank you for crea ng and augmen ng opportunity for our students and thank you for thinking of Augustana and your
Community Awards Program.
Endowed Awards continued...
A N V 2012 A R
Sons of Norway (Canada) Award in Scandinavian Studies ‐ $500 Maja Zimmerman
The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship ‐ $1,000 Emily Ervin
Val Wolski Memorial Award ‐$1,250 Julie Sawchuk
Verda and J. D. McNeill Scholarship ‐ S $17,000
Dylan Coupal Ryan Dixon
Braidon Has ngs Natasha Hepp Kieryn Houlder Alexandra Malley Natalie Marsden
Leanne Marynowski Robyn Perkins
Viking Cup Hockey Award ‐ S $9,000
Quinn Amiel Sco Aucoin
Jeremy Beirnes Devon Hobbs Adam Johnson Paul Kolida Dean Prpick David Tribble
Walter A. and Margaret Hiller Scholarship ‐ $500 Ryan Cornforth
Wesley James Engen Memorial Award ‐ $500 Dylan Coupal
Wilbert G. Bevington Memorial Award ‐ $500 Bri any Lehman
Zetsen Master Builders Inc. Award ‐ $500 Kachuri Rook
2012 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Craig Wilson is an award‐winning Television Producer, Writer and Editor. He has spent more than two decades in television news, most of it CBS News in New York City. He is currently a writer and news editor for the CBS Evening News with Sco Pelley, the CBS Evening News ‐ Weekend Edi on, and subs tute writer for CBS News Sunday Morning. From 1995‐2007, Craig was a producer, writer and videotape editor at the network’s overnight broadcast, CBS News Up to the Minute. He has also served as an Associate Producer on the CBS News Foreign Desk and Assistant Producer at CBS Newspath ‐‐ the network’s newsgathering service.
Craig has covered most of the major news stories ‐ both domes c and interna onal ‐ for the past twenty‐years, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the September 11th a acks, American poli cal conven ons, Canadian and American na onal elec ons. He was awarded the 2003 Writer’s Guild of America
Award for best news wri ng for his broadcast “Showdown with Saddam.” He was one of two nominees for the WGA honour in 2007 for his broadcast “The Ba le for Iraq: Four Years A er The Invasion.”
Craig graduated from Columbia University in 1995 (B.A. ‐ European History). Before moving to the United States, Craig a ended Augustana University College in Camrose, Alberta where he studied Canadian History and Poli cal Science. He began his television career in 1988 as a reporter for CHAT television and radio in his hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
He is currently a Director (2012‐present) and long me member of the Canadian Associa on of New York, and its predecessor organiza ons, the Canadian Club of New York (CANY) and the Canadian Society of New York. Over the years, he has served on the organizing commi ees of CANY’s Maple Leaf Ball and the Hockey Achievement Award Dinner. Funds raised by these events support charitable events in the New York City area, including the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research and Ice Hockey in Harlem. In addi on, Craig has produced the video tributes shown at these events.
Craig is married to Mary Louise Weber, Esq., an Associate General Counsel at Verizon Communica ons. They have two children: Jack, 16; and Olivia, 14, and reside in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
Craig Wilson, ‘89
2012 Augustana Dean’s Entrance Citation Winner
Awarded to students entering an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty based on superior academic achievement (minimum award average of 95% or equivalent) in grades 10, 11, and 12. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is con ngent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load of which at least 9 credits per term must be taken at Augustana Faculty.
Rita Baumann First‐Year B.Sc. Biology
“It’s been my goal since ninth grade to win this award,” says Rita Baumann, first‐year Biology student and recipient of the $10,000 Dean’s Entrance Cita on Award. “I worked hard throughout high school to make sure I had the compe ve marks to apply for it.”
Augustana Campus was an opportunity to earn a quality educa on within a manageable class size for the young woman from Thorsby, Alberta. “I'm really used to having lots of one‐on‐one me with my high school teachers,” she says, “and I wanted at least the opportunity to have that with my professors.”
Rita received several other awards – academic entrance and excellence scholarship from Augustana, some from her high school and another from the Alberta Greenhouse Growers’ Associa on, where her mother is a member. A er her undergraduate degree, she plans to apply to veterinary medicine programs in Saskatoon and Calgary on her way to becoming a large animal vet.
“For me, this award means having to worry less about paying for my studies,” Rita con nues. “It relieves some of my stress, because I know I've got some of my tui on covered. My parents don't have to pay as much towards my educa on, so it takes the pressure off them too ‐ and makes me feel less guilty about them having to pay.”
With this award, Rita feels that she can start planning ahead and working during the summer. “I can save money for my educa on down the road,” she grins, “instead of freaking out about amassing a huge student loan so early in my university career!”
Rita Baumann
Outstanding Independent Work Award Winners
The Outstanding Independent Student Work Award is granted twice a year to students whose work has been presented at the Student Conference. The award recognizes the best independent student work over the course of a term. The nomina on is to be submi ed by the mentor of a student who is comple ng a for‐credit independent study who also presented at the Student Conference. A commi ee consis ng of two to four faculty members (drawn from the Research and Learning Environment commi ees), and a student member from one of the commi ees will adjudicate the award.
Alanna Lindsay (Winter 2012)
Alanna is from Wainwright and completed her B.A. in Psychology and Sociology in 2012. She is currently at North Campus in Edmonton, pursuing her master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.
In her award‐winning project, she studied undergraduate students who iden fied themselves as “cynical” with respect to civic and poli cal engagement. Alanna detailed their experiences of cynicism and helplessness for Dr. Jason Goertzen’s research.
“Independent work at Augustana is an AMAZ‐ING experience,” says Alanna. “The independent work that I completed in my under‐graduate degree helped prepare me to complete my master's thesis. It's so rare that students have the opportunity to work one‐on‐one with professors. I learned a lot about independent research, data analysis, and cri cal thinking through my project.”
“Dr. Goertzen was an amazing mentor,” she con nues, “and working with him expanded my worldview and increased my desire to learn more about psychology and research in general. Independent research holds you accountable for, and gives you an ac ve role in, your own learning.”
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Alanna Lindsay
Annelise Welde (Fall 2012)
Currently in her fourth year of a B.A. in Psychology, Annelise was Valedictorian of Hay Lakes School in 2009. She will convocate in June and has been accepted into a September M.Ed. program in Counselling Psychology. Annelise worked with Dr. Rebecca Purc‐Stephenson to qualita vely examine how children experience maternal breast cancer.
“In other words,” Annelise explains, “what is it like for children when their mothers are coping with breast cancer?”
Annelise worked on a similar prior quan ta ve project, but this me she surveyed exis ng qualita ve research and created a cohesive narra ve. The goal is to qualita vely capture the experience of children in ways
that standardized quan ta ve measures cannot.
“It is in mida ng to start an independent project because you realize that the success or failure of the project depends mostly on you,” Annelise explains. “If you don't put in the me and effort, the results will reflect that. Overall, I've found independent project work to be empowering because it makes me realize that, with supervision, I am capable of planning and conduc ng research. I am thankful to have had this opportunity because it sets me up to succeed as an independent researcher in the future.”
Allyson Cornelis (Fall 2012)
From Legal, Alberta, Allyson is in her fourth year of a B.Sc. in Biology. She conducted a literature review and lab work on the influence of Vitamin A on immune cells called macrophages with Dr. Sheryl Gares. “I came up with my own lab ques ons and got to help design the lab project I conducted,” she says. “It was really interes ng to learn some fun lab techniques and to get a feel for what the en re research experience is like. At mes I even felt like a real scien st!”
“I told all of my friends that everyone should do an independent project,” Allyson con nues. “It is completely different than relying mostly on textbooks. There is also the necessity of pa ence, perseverance, and adaptability. I learned quite quickly that things in the lab don’t always go as planned and you definitely have to be flexible and adjust to things.”
“I learned to acknowledge the assump ons I may have made about something and learned how to approach things differently and more efficiently,” Allyson says. “It was great to have my own project that I worked on from its infancy to its comple on. It is something I am proud of and is definitely a highlight of my me here at Augustana.”
Allyson Cornelis
Annelise Welde
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