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In July of this year, Augsburg alumnus and former NBA player Devean George ’99 was featured in the Star聽Tribune for his efforts to bring a sense of hope to the North Minneapolis community. Read more聽.

This past month, Devean’s non-profit 聽released a video , an ambitious plan to “rebuild a community, one block at a time.”

Scot Davis is the winningest high school wrestling coach in the United States. On December 13, he added another chapter to an already historic career as he celebrated career win number #1000 against Columbia Heights.

Davis gathered with his team and friends after the match – a 58-17 Eden Prairie victory – to take photos with a special banner celebrating the achievement. The first-year head coach at Eden Prairie spent most of his career in Owatonna, where he won two team titles and still drives home to each night.

Davis said he has never set a goal for wins even though he was happy to get number 1,000 on Friday.

Fascinated by the Middle Ages since he was four years old, Cameron Christian-Weir 鈥�13 seemed destined to attend plenty of renaissance fairs, explore details of the 100 Years Wars, and take a keen interest in archery鈥攁nd he did, even at a very young age. When his interest in archery was sparked again at age 15, he discovered鈥攎uch to his dismay鈥攖hat all his hand-me-down bows 鈥渂ounced鈥� (failed inspection). That was when he decided to start making his own.

However, he found no resources on bow-making in the local library, and this was in a 鈥減re-Google鈥� day. After some time, he obtained some books, with his mother鈥檚 help, from the Society for Creative Anachronism. He then sought out master bowyers to help him learn the art鈥攎asters like Joe Dupree and Jaap Koppedrayer. Seeing them only once a year, Christian-Weir鈥檚 proficiency increased, and he grew in his skills鈥攂ut refining was needed. More help came from Jay St. Charles (Seattle), whose specialty is bows made of yew, a soft evergreen tree with high resin content that makes for light wood and fast shooting.

Eventually, he traveled to Wales, where he found Master Rodney Lyons (Liverpool), who provided an 鈥渦nofficial鈥� apprenticeship. With eight years of bow-making already under his belt, as well as certification as a cabinetmaker, Christian-Weir was able to complete a condensed and advanced version of the apprenticeship in six months, rather than the two years normally required by the Guild鈥攁nd he recorded every moment of the sessions digitally.

Now Christian-Weir runs his own bowyer shop, Grey Goose Bows (find him on Etsy, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook: www.facebook.com/GreyGooseBows). Most of his bows are made from hickory and exotic hard woods, though he also uses yew, wenge, purple heart, lemonwood, and osage to make self-bows (made from one piece of wood) or laminate bows (made from several woods or materials). The most challenging aspects of his work are tillering (making the bow bend correctly) and selecting/reading the wood to avoid knots, flaws, etc. It gives him great pleasure to watch the customer鈥檚 face upon first seeing the new bow and then enjoying the feel of the bow when it is drawn, then loosed (fired).

While building his bowyer business, Christian-Weir also works with a security firm and is seeking a job that relates to one or both of his Augsburg majors鈥擲ociology and Medieval Studies. Attending one of Prof. Phil Adamo鈥檚 Medieval Minnesota summer camps as a teenager was what led Christian-Weir to attend Augsburg.

If you鈥檝e ever seen a Church Basement Ladies performance, you likely have a smile on your face at the very thought. Inspired by Growing Up Lutheran, a book by Janet Letnes Martin 鈥�68 and Suzann (Johnson) Nelson 鈥�68, the productions mine the humor of鈥攁nd give a poignant picture of鈥攚omen who faithfully serve in a Lutheran church kitchen.

Since September 2005, Janet Paone 鈥�83 has played the role of Mrs. Vivian Snustad, the matriarch of the kitchen and a widow with traditional values who has a deep love for her church and its community. 鈥淭he Last (Potluck) Supper,鈥� the fifth of the Church Basement Ladies series, has been so well received that the show will be extended through the end of June. Paone fondly recalls the day she learned from the box office that one woman who had never been to a play in her life was seeing the show because her friends had told her she had to see the church basement ladies before she died; she was 86.

As an Augsburg student, Paone majored in theater and minored in music. While continuing her studies, she began singing with the Minnesota Opera Company, and continues to do so 30 years later! Having majored in theater, she now says that the mentoring of Dr. Ailene Cole at Augsburg was the 鈥渂est educational experience one could have.鈥�

Augsburg also figured prominently in聽Paone’s life more recently, when she needed a kidney transplant. The College and many alumni and friends hosted a benefit production to help pay for medical expenses. Her donor was a pilot for Delta, now retired, and a fellow actor. She met him in Fiddler on the Roof, in which she played Golda and he played Tevya. 鈥淗e offered me his kidney after only knowing me for two weeks; he saved my life!鈥�

In addition to acting in a wide variety of plays over the years (including Hamlet, Fiddler on the Roof, The Importance of Being Earnest, I鈥檒l Be in a Home for Christmas, and the world premier of The Ultimate Pajama Party), Paone has enjoyed other long runs beyond the Church Basement Ladies gig, including two years in Nunsense, and more than eight years with Tony 鈥榥 Tina鈥檚 Wedding, in which she played Italian mama Josephine Vitale in productions in both Minneapolis and Baltimore. (Check out her diverse talents and availability on Facebook, The Janet Paone Company.) Also, she has directed after-school theater productions at Irondale (Minn.) High School for 30 years, and was the keynote speaker for the National Kidney FOundation’s annual dinner.聽She threw out the first pitch to Twins player Glen Perkins (twice). She was the first winner of the FM107.1 Undiscovered Divas contest, had a radio show, and sang with the New York City Opera. What especially pleases Paone about the Church Basement Ladies show is that it reaches a lot of people, makes them happy, has many messages鈥攁nd it鈥檚 a show 鈥測ou could take your mom/grandma to鈥�even the men like it!鈥�

This fall thousands of Augsburg alumni participated in the Auggie Maroon Pages survey to share updated contact information and details on what they have been up to since graduating. Below are a few highlights from the notes we received.

Then
Ebba (Johnson) Brooks ’42 was recently presented the Swedish Council of America鈥檚 Award of Merit. She was featured in an article in the Duluth News Tribune on June 16.

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Jacqueline E. Forrester ’88 is working on establishing a nonprofit in Jamaica (her home country) that will provide food, clothing and other services to children.

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Ali Rapp ’11 finished her MA in communication studies at the University of Minnesota in May, and in August started her position as聽 Product Marketing Specialist at聽Nintendo聽of America in Redmond, Washington.

After 30 years of service, Dr. Gracia Grindal ’65 retired from her position in June as professor of rhetoric at Luther Seminary.聽She has contributed greatly to the Luther community and also to the larger world of church music and hymnody. One of the many lasting contributions Dr. Grindal has made is the annual 鈥淪inging of the Faith鈥� event.

In special honor of Gracia, the annual Singing the Faith Hymn Festival, hosted by the Luther Seminary FRIENDS, was held on October 27 in celebration of the Lutheran Reformation and featured selected hymns and readings. This year, Finnish composer Kari Tikka premiered a new commissioned setting of the Apostles’ Creed.

The Augsburg Choir, under the direction of Peter Hendrickson ’77, was the featured choir for this event. Following the program, those in attendance enjoyed a Finnish-themed Smorgasbord, including lutefisk.

Last month, Ben Krouse-Gagne 鈥�11 joined the Institutional Advancement staff as Assistant Director of Annual Giving. Ben is returning 鈥渉ome鈥� to Augsburg from St. Catherine University, where he served as the Annual Fund Assistant for the past two years. Ben brings strong experience with volunteer management, reunion giving, Phoneathon, e-philanthropy, and working with recent graduates. He has many ideas to strengthen Augsburg鈥檚 annual giving program.

“I had a great experience at Augsburg as a student and now I am proud to call this place my home once again,鈥� says Ben. 鈥淚 am excited to engage with the alumni and friends of Augsburg to keep strengthening this place.鈥�

Ben graduated from Augsburg in 2011 as a Political Science major and History minor. During his time as a student at Augsburg, he served as Day Student Body Vice President and worked as a student caller at the on-campus Phoneathon. Ben also served as a member of the Young Alumni Council and has served as a lead volunteer for Auggie Volunteer Nights. He is incredibly dedicated to Augsburg, brings great passion for annual giving, and is eager to connect donors with ways to support the College.

Saturday, August 31 brought the arrival of one of the largest first year classes in Augsburg鈥檚 history! Pictured here are some of the nearly 40 legacy students with their Auggie connection; students whose parent/s, grandparent/s and/or siblings have also been Auggies.

Please mark your calendar for a celebration of all Legacy students, both current and future, during Homecoming and Parent and Family Weekend, September 28^th. This Legacy Open House, sponsored by 含羞草视频 and the Office of Family and Constituent Relations, will be a great time to meet other Legacy families. The 含羞草视频 staff will be available to visit with prospective Legacy students; come find out more about what it means to be part of a Legacy.

Congratulations to 2013 graduate Joe Buchman for receiving the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship! Joe will use the fellowship towards his Doctoral study in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota.

McNeff, the co-inventor of technology used to refine biodiesel at the Ever Cat Fuels plant in Isanti, has been working for two years with a team of scientists and farmers to commercially grow two seed-bearing weeds as energy crops.