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After five years as president of Gus- tavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn., Jack R. Ohle announced that he will retire in June 2014. As presi- dent, Ohle created Commission Gus- tavus 150, a constituent-based plan- ning process through which the col- lege carried out several major build- ing initiatives; Campaign Gustavus, a comprehensive fundraising pro- gram; and events for the 2012 visit of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.


The Royal Ball Run for Autism raised $10,000 for the Augustana Col-


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lege Center for Speech, Language and Hearing in Rock Island, Ill., to provide scholarships for children with autism who receive speech- language therapy. The funds will also support the center’s More Than Words program, which helps fami- lies with children who have autism learn strategies for improving communication.


Luther College, Decorah, and 20 other Iowa organizations and busi- nesses received the Environmental Excellence award from Gov. Terry E. Branstad. Luther has the largest single solar energy production facil- ity in the state, which went online in August 2012. The college has reduced its carbon footprint by 33 percent and aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.


Carla Hinson, a graduate of Susque- hanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., received a Fulbright Scholarship English Teaching Assistantship Grant, which she will be taking to Brazil for the 2013-14 school year. The Fulbright Program, an interna- tional educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. State Depart- ment, focuses on increasing under- standing between U.S. citizens and people from other countries. Hinson is the third Susquehanna student to be awarded a Fulbright in 2013.


Michael Maher and Erin (Zimmer- man) Gemperline, alumni of Car- thage College, Kenosha, Wis., were awarded 2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fel- lowships. The three-year grant funds research in natural and social sci- ences, engineering and mathemat- ics. It includes a $30,000 annual stipend on top of tuition allowance, international research opportuni- ties, and access to special computer resources. Another Carthage alum-


nus, Laura Taylor, received an honor- able mention.


As a student at Roanoke College, Salem, Va., Ben White studied the use of green roofs on buildings owned by the city of Roanoke, Va. To ensure that others have the same experience, the graduate teamed up with his parents Briscoe and Kenan to create the Good Shepherd Endow- ment Fund for Environmental Stud- ies. The fund will support experien- tial and firsthand learning opportuni- ties for upper-level students.


The TRIO Upward Bound Program of Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, hosted “A Day in the Life of Making Bad Decisions ... and the Consequences with Miss Maggie,” featuring author and poet Ida Steven- son. TRIO programs help students overcome class, social and cultural barriers to higher education.


Since performing at the Basilica Block Party in July with the indie rock band Cloud Cult, Sarah Elhardt, a graduate of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, has been reflecting on her mission as a musician. Cloud Cult was recognized by Rolling Stone for its commitment to the environment: the band tours in a biodiesel van, records in a geothermal-powered stu- dio, and prints its liner notes on recy- cled paper. As Elhardt told Augsburg Now magazine, Cloud Cult is “music with a purpose, not just another rock band.”


The Palm Springs International Short- Fest selected Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D., graduate Andrew Kightlinger’s short film Paper People for screening. The film, an 18-minute exploration of hope and human limi- tation, played June 21 at the festival. Kightlinger plans to soon release a film titled Dust of War. 


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