{"id":4922,"date":"2015-07-21T19:17:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T19:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2016-02-09T21:02:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T21:02:25","slug":"honoring-retiring-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2015\/07\/21\/honoring-retiring-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring 12 retiring faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pauline Abraham<\/h2>\n

Assistant Professor and Director of BSN Program, Nursing, Rochester
\nJoined the College \u2014 2005<\/p>\n

Augsburg allows the students and faculty to become who they want to be as individuals and achieve their dreams. The College has afforded me the opportunity to make lasting impressions on students and meaningful connections with colleagues. I am constantly amazed by the talent, perseverance,\u00a0and dedication of Augsburg students. It is heartwarming to share their journey.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"retiring-faculty-1\"<\/a> Elizabeth Ankeny<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Faculty Emerita
\nAssociate Professor of Education
\nJoined the College \u2014 2008<\/p>\n

My entire professional career has been dedicated to promoting and supporting positive outcomes for individuals with disabilities. At the beginning of each course I tell students, \u201cYou will learn far more from each other than you will from me, and I look forward to learning with you.\u201d To me, watching this happen is the joy of teaching.<\/em><\/p>\n

Grace Dyrud<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Faculty Emerita
\nProfessor of Psychology
\nJoined the College \u2014 1962<\/p>\n

The opportunity to explain complexity in an understandable way to students and to open more broadly their worlds has been a privilege. Students have broadened my knowledge of organizations in the Twin Cities, surveyed psychological literature, and helped me with research on gambling and environmental attitudes.\u00a0I have also learned about the diversity of their experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"retiring-faculty-2\"<\/a>Martha Johnson<\/h2>\n

Faculty Emerita
\nProfessor of Theater Arts
\nJoined the College \u2014 1997<\/p>\n

I love the passion, dedication, and hard work of Augsburg faculty, and the wonderful support that the College gives to the arts and issues of social justice. I\u2019m most proud of the high artistic and academic standards of Augsburg\u2019s theater department combined with the way in which the department proactively includes and welcomes all students into classes and productions. I\u2019ve been profoundly influenced by my students: by their passion for justice; their open, fresh, and daring perspectives; their interrogation of the status quo; and their unending creativity\u00a0and inventiveness.<\/em><\/p>\n

Amin Kader<\/h2>\n

Associate Professor of Business Administration
\nJoined the College \u2014 1974<\/p>\n

I enjoyed teaching at Augsburg because of its smallness and liberal arts atmosphere. Mentorship has always been an important part of my educational experience, from being a student myself to being a mentor to students.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gregory Krueger<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Assistant Professor of Education
\nJoined the College \u2014 2000<\/p>\n

I love the accessibility students have to faculty and staff, especially those frequent times when we meet students in passing in the quad or elsewhere when conversations become more candid, genuine, and authentic. Students inspire me. They are why I do what I do and how I prioritize my professional responsibilities and duty. It\u2019s all for the students. Also, the passion and motivation Augsburg students bring to their preparation to teach with excellence is what gives me hope for the future of schools and schooling.<\/em><\/p>\n

Steven LaFave<\/h2>\n

Faculty Emeritus
\nProfessor of Business Administration
\nJoined the College \u2014 1991<\/p>\n

I love the emphasis placed on teaching and learning at Augsburg. My students have expanded my knowledge by giving me examples from \u201creal world\u201d companies and employment situations that they have experienced in a number of industries and employment settings, which served to make classes much richer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Steven Nerheim<\/h2>\n

Medical Director Instructor of Physician Assistant Studies Program
\nJoined the College \u2014 2005<\/p>\n

It has been a privilege to work as a member of the Physician Assistant Studies Program with its diverse, hardworking, and committed faculty and staff as they continue to strive for excellence in PA education\u2014academically, professionally, and clinically.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kathryn Schwalbe<\/h2>\n

Faculty Emerita
\nProfessor of Business Administration
\nJoined the College \u2014 1991<\/p>\n

I love the people at Augsburg. I love the small classes and emphasis on service learning. I\u2019m proud of my students who have gone on to become leaders in several organizations. My students quickly influenced my teaching style as I realized my job was not just to teach, but to help them learn. Students need guidance and experiences to develop their talents. I love watching students grow and become more confident in themselves. We all need to find our vocation, and my students helped me find and develop mine as an educator, author, and parent.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"retiring\"<\/h2>\n

Frankie Shackelford<\/h2>\n

Professor Emerita
\nProfessor of Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies
\nJoined the College \u2014 1990<\/p>\n

What I love best about Augsburg is the \u201csmall-town feel\u201d of the campus. It\u2019s a great community to be part of, and it\u2019s really easy to interact with colleagues and students from so many different departments and programs. What I\u2019m most proud of during my time at Augsburg is the success of my students.<\/em><\/p>\n

Beverly Stratton<\/h2>\n

Faculty Emerita
\nProfessor of Religion
\nJoined the College \u2014 1986<\/p>\n

I appreciated the chance to be part of the Math Department\u2019s commitment to collegiality and peer review as a way to improve student learning in my first eight years at Augsburg (when I was a math professor). During those years, I am also proud of leading the work faculty did with a Ford Foundation grant on \u201cIncorporating Feminist Scholarship Concerning Gender and Cultural Diversity into the Curriculum\u201d and working with others to develop the consortial major in Women\u2019s Studies (now Gender, Sexuality, and Women\u2019s Studies).\u00a0Now, as a religion professor, I am proud of our work on vocation.<\/em><\/p>\n

David Venne<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
\nJoined the College \u2014 1990<\/p>\n

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