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Leon Clark '12 earns Dave Hauck Award
MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 — Football and track and field athlete Leon Clark '12 has been named this year's St. Olaf Dave Hauck Award honoree. The honor is awarded annually to a senior in his or her final year of eligibility in recognition of athletic excellence, distinguished service and leadership, and academic achievement.
Nine students win Fulbrights
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 — St. Olaf seniors Eric Becklin, Julia Coffin, Lisa Drewry, Zachary Erickson, Jonathan Henn, Sarah McGivern, Jamie Mosel, and Cecilia Noecker, as well as Sarah Chao '11, were named Fulbright fellows for 2012–13.
Chronicle talks to student entrepreneur
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012 — A recent Chronicle of Higher Education story, "To Develop Student Entrepreneurs, Colleges Incubate Their Ideas," highlights how entrepreneurship is growing within higher education. One of the student entrepreneurs included in the article is Justin Volling '12, who currently is developing an e-commerce business.
Women's golfer, coach earn conference honors
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 — The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has named Molly Erickson '13 its player of the year for women's golf, and Luke Benoit has been named the league's coach of the year.
Atzinger awarded McKnight Fellowship
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 — Associate Professor of Music Christopher Atzinger recently received a $25,000 McKnight Fellowship for Performing Artists that will support two new recordings as well as tours in the U.S. and abroad.
Minnesota Academy of Science honors student's research
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 — Psychology student Caroline Groth '12 took top honors for a research poster she recently presented at the Minnesota Academy of Science's Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium. She also presented her research at the highly selective Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference earlier this year.
Students earn State Department scholarship
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012 — This summer Josie Boyle '12 will travel to Russia and Esme Marie '14 to Tunisia as part of the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program, which sends American students to intensive language institutes around the globe.
Kleckner earns NCAA's Elite 89 honor
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 — Vanessa Kleckner '12 is the recipient of the Elite 89 award for the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships. Kleckner, a double major in biology and mathematics with a concentration in biomedical studies, currently carries a 3.98 GPA.
Pioneer Press features St. Olaf's 'boxing philosopher'
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 — The St. Paul Pioneer Press begins its profile of St. Olaf faculty member Gordon Marino with two "surprising" facts: 1) the Wall Street Journal has a boxing writer and 2) he's a philosophy professor at St. Olaf. "The life of Gordon Marino has a lot of twists like that," writes Richard Chin.
Wellness Center peer educator, advisor honored
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 — The BACCHUS Network recently recognized St. Olaf Wellness  Center peer educator Anna Johanson '12 and coordinator Emily Virtue for their work in educating students about healthy lifestyles.
St. Olaf senior earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 — Kateri Salk '12 recently received a three-year Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation, a prestigious award that she will use to continue her work in aquatic environmental studies.
Two students awarded Goldwater Scholarships
WEDNESDAY, APR 25, 2012 — Benjamin Keisling '13 and Sarah Ludwig '13 each earned a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2012–13 academic year. They are among the 31 St. Olaf students who have been awarded the scholarship since 1995.
'Strib' highlights St. Olaf's focus on career preparation
TUESDAY, MAR 20, 2012 — A front-page Star Tribune story, "In tough times, liberal arts colleges defend their value," checks in with President Anderson about how St. Olaf is addressing the concerns of prospective college students and their parents, including plans to publicize data about alumni employment and salaries, and renaming the office that helps students determine their post-graduate plans.
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