{"id":3704,"date":"2013-11-21T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T16:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2016-02-12T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T19:00:28","slug":"augsburg-honors-president-emeritus-charles-s-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2013\/11\/21\/augsburg-honors-president-emeritus-charles-s-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg honors President Emeritus Charles S. Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3764\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3764\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Charles-A-Anderson-Music-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"Charles A Anderson Music Hall\" width=\"450\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Charles-A-Anderson-Music-Hall.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/Charles-A-Anderson-Music-Hall-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[L to R]: Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow with Charles S. Anderson\u2019s family: daughter Kristin Anderson, Augsburg College professor of art history\u00a0and archivist; wife Catherine Anderson, an active Augsburg Associates member; and son, Eric Anderson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Augsburg College renamed its music building the <strong>Charles S. Anderson Music Hall<\/strong> to honor the legacy of the College\u2019s eighth president, who passed away June 14. Anderson oversaw significant growth in the College\u2019s enrollment, program offerings, commitment to its Lutheran heritage, and student diversity. He was a constant advocate for Augsburg and helped to establish the College\u2019s public presence in the Twin Cities. During his 17-year tenure, Augsburg launched the Weekend and Evening College (WEC) program, established the Center for Global Education, and introduced the StepUP\u00ae program for young people in recovery and the CLASS office for differently abled students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharles Anderson\u2019s influence on the Augsburg community is deep and long-lived,\u201d said Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow. \u201cThe priorities Anderson outlined and championed during his tenure continue to shape how we live out our institutional mission and celebrate life and learning in the city each day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anderson Music Hall occupies a central location on campus and houses an array of music programs that welcome students of diverse musical interests. More than 100 students each year pursue traditional liberal arts music studies as well as degrees in music business, music education, music performance, and music therapy. More than 350 music majors and non-music majors alike participate in the College\u2019s numerous vocal, concert band, symphony orchestra, and jazz ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson\u2019s legacy also includes the College\u2019s beautiful annual Advent Vespers\u2014celebrating the Advent season with a service of traditional and contemporary hymns, anthems, and carols. The celebration is one of the largest seasonal events in the Twin Cities, with 300 participants, including choral and instrumental performers, readers, a full liturgical party, and more than 10,000 worshipers annually.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, two Augsburg music students receive the prestigious Orville and Gertrude Hognander Music Scholarship. Initiated during Anderson\u2019s tenure, Orville and Gertrude (Lund) Hognander, both 1936 Augsburg graduates, established the Hognander Scholarships in 1998 to provide up to full tuition for students with exceptional music performance and academic achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augsburg College renamed its music building the Charles S. Anderson Music Hall to honor the legacy of the College\u2019s eighth president, who passed away June 14. Anderson oversaw significant growth in the College\u2019s enrollment, program offerings, commitment to its Lutheran heritage, and student diversity. 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