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Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 Sioux Falls, S.D. Volume 94, Issue 5 Augustana receives substantial donations Endowment Chair established, new scholarship opportunities BY MORGAN HURLEY & EMILY VADNER MIRROR STAFF WRITER & EDITOR -IN CHIEF Two families, the Gubbrud Kapplingers and the Floyds, both with ties to Augustana, have recently given to the college more than $1 million to be used for scholarships and faculty/student advancement. "Augustana can only exist because of donors like the Kapplingers and the Floyds," Augustana President Bruce Halverson said. On Monday, Oct. 10, President Halverson announced the establish-ment of the Gubbrud/Kapplinger Endowment Academic Chair. The establishment of this chair is made possible through the million-dollar gift given by George and Gay Gubbrud Kapplinger, along with their children Jason and Amy. Gay attended Augustana for two years before graduating from Drake University. George graduated from Augustana in 1965 with a degree in business adminis-tration. He went on to become president of J.C. Penney International. The endowed chair, a secured gift that will only be available after a paid life insurance policy matures, will be awarded to an outstanding faculty member and will provide salary, ben-efits and resources for students and the professor to work together. Halverson cannot specify when the chair will be made available but says there will be an announcement when the time comes. Another donation of $250,000 was made by Joseph and Flaine Floyd ear-lier this year to add to their contribu-tion for the Floyd Opportunity Fund established in March of 2004. The fund aims to attract students from various backgrounds who would do well at Augustana but are not able to attend due to financial restraints. This particular scholarship is available to incoming freshmen and transfer students. Freshmen can renew the scholarship for up to four years, and transfer students can renew the scholarship for one to three years. The first scholarships of this opportunity fund were given out this academic year. Recipients of the scholarships are going to have a chance to meet the donors at a scholarship banquet on Nov. 13, where Joe Floyd will be the featured speaker. Floyd is a 1958 graduate who earned (See GIFTS-Page 12) Submitted Photo George and Gay Gubbrud Kapplinger and their children, Jason and Amy, recently gave a gift to Augustana of over $1 million. Both George and Gay attended Augustana, George having graduated in 1965. Augustana evaluating possible dorm problems BY KARI DEVICK & EMILY VADNER MIRROR STAFF WRITER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Following the recent evacuation of four eighth floor Stavig girls due to allergy-related symptoms, Augustana has sent in samples of suspicious deposits found in the rooms to be tested. The evacuees suspect the deposit& to be mold-related. With these rooms now vacant, Augustana maintenance staff has evaluated and taken sam-ples of the growths in order to understand what exactly they are dealing with. After sending in the samples, Gene Marko, Augustana director of buildings and grounds, is awaiting the test results to find out what the deposits are. Until the results come back, he said nothing could be determined about the nature of the growths. This includes not being able to confirm or deny that the growth is actually mold or something else. Each of the four girls say they noticed the deposits when they first moved back to school in September. Due to its appearance, they suspect it to be mold. "The mold was basically on the brick walls and the ceiling by the window," sophomore Megan DeVries said. "There was so much of it on the ceil-ing that it started to make the paint peel away and bubble." When the girls started to display allergy-like symptoms, they began to be suspicious about the effect the growth may have been having on them. They eventually determined the only solution to their problem was to move out. "I'm allergic to mold so I was constantly sneez-ing in the room," sophomore Claire Conniff said. "When I moved into my new room, I looked around and didn't see any mold, so I knew I would be bet-ter. Residents of one of the rooms last year also filed (See DORMS-Page 12) World Food Day to put hunger into perspective In an effort to make Augustana more aware of global issues involving hunger, the Augustana Coalition for Social Justice is promoting World Food Day (Oct. 16). This is an international day, which, according to www.worldfood-dayusa. org, is "designed to increase awareness, understand-ing and informed, year-round action to alleviate hunger." Earlier today, the club hosted the viewing of a three-hour long teleconference in which international experts addressed the problems and possible solutions to world hunger. To put World Food Day into perspective, here are some facts to get you thinking about what you eat on Sunday: "'OUT OF 6.4B PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, 1 OUT OF EVERY 6 IS CONSIDERED HUNGRY "'11M CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF S DIE A YEAR, MORE THAN HALF FROM HUNGER-RELATED CAUSES —1.2B PEOPLE LIVE ON LESS THAN $1 DAY FOR MORE INFO GO TO: WWW.WWW.WORLDFOODDAYUSA.ORG Gene Marko Megan DeVries Also In the News: Forum: Witt Sports: Gas prices & tuition Coaching from God Do you like Laguna? Roach brings home crown Page ii Page 3 Page 5 Page 8
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Title | Mirror - October 14, 2005 |
Subject (LC) | Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.)--Students--Newspapers |
Type | Newspaper |
Date | 2005-10-14 |
Publishing agency | Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, USA |
Rights | This image may not be reproduced without the express written consent of Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. |
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Language | English |
Collection | Augustana Newspapers |
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Date | 2005-10-14 |
Text | Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 Sioux Falls, S.D. Volume 94, Issue 5 Augustana receives substantial donations Endowment Chair established, new scholarship opportunities BY MORGAN HURLEY & EMILY VADNER MIRROR STAFF WRITER & EDITOR -IN CHIEF Two families, the Gubbrud Kapplingers and the Floyds, both with ties to Augustana, have recently given to the college more than $1 million to be used for scholarships and faculty/student advancement. "Augustana can only exist because of donors like the Kapplingers and the Floyds," Augustana President Bruce Halverson said. On Monday, Oct. 10, President Halverson announced the establish-ment of the Gubbrud/Kapplinger Endowment Academic Chair. The establishment of this chair is made possible through the million-dollar gift given by George and Gay Gubbrud Kapplinger, along with their children Jason and Amy. Gay attended Augustana for two years before graduating from Drake University. George graduated from Augustana in 1965 with a degree in business adminis-tration. He went on to become president of J.C. Penney International. The endowed chair, a secured gift that will only be available after a paid life insurance policy matures, will be awarded to an outstanding faculty member and will provide salary, ben-efits and resources for students and the professor to work together. Halverson cannot specify when the chair will be made available but says there will be an announcement when the time comes. Another donation of $250,000 was made by Joseph and Flaine Floyd ear-lier this year to add to their contribu-tion for the Floyd Opportunity Fund established in March of 2004. The fund aims to attract students from various backgrounds who would do well at Augustana but are not able to attend due to financial restraints. This particular scholarship is available to incoming freshmen and transfer students. Freshmen can renew the scholarship for up to four years, and transfer students can renew the scholarship for one to three years. The first scholarships of this opportunity fund were given out this academic year. Recipients of the scholarships are going to have a chance to meet the donors at a scholarship banquet on Nov. 13, where Joe Floyd will be the featured speaker. Floyd is a 1958 graduate who earned (See GIFTS-Page 12) Submitted Photo George and Gay Gubbrud Kapplinger and their children, Jason and Amy, recently gave a gift to Augustana of over $1 million. Both George and Gay attended Augustana, George having graduated in 1965. Augustana evaluating possible dorm problems BY KARI DEVICK & EMILY VADNER MIRROR STAFF WRITER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Following the recent evacuation of four eighth floor Stavig girls due to allergy-related symptoms, Augustana has sent in samples of suspicious deposits found in the rooms to be tested. The evacuees suspect the deposit& to be mold-related. With these rooms now vacant, Augustana maintenance staff has evaluated and taken sam-ples of the growths in order to understand what exactly they are dealing with. After sending in the samples, Gene Marko, Augustana director of buildings and grounds, is awaiting the test results to find out what the deposits are. Until the results come back, he said nothing could be determined about the nature of the growths. This includes not being able to confirm or deny that the growth is actually mold or something else. Each of the four girls say they noticed the deposits when they first moved back to school in September. Due to its appearance, they suspect it to be mold. "The mold was basically on the brick walls and the ceiling by the window," sophomore Megan DeVries said. "There was so much of it on the ceil-ing that it started to make the paint peel away and bubble." When the girls started to display allergy-like symptoms, they began to be suspicious about the effect the growth may have been having on them. They eventually determined the only solution to their problem was to move out. "I'm allergic to mold so I was constantly sneez-ing in the room," sophomore Claire Conniff said. "When I moved into my new room, I looked around and didn't see any mold, so I knew I would be bet-ter. Residents of one of the rooms last year also filed (See DORMS-Page 12) World Food Day to put hunger into perspective In an effort to make Augustana more aware of global issues involving hunger, the Augustana Coalition for Social Justice is promoting World Food Day (Oct. 16). This is an international day, which, according to www.worldfood-dayusa. org, is "designed to increase awareness, understand-ing and informed, year-round action to alleviate hunger." Earlier today, the club hosted the viewing of a three-hour long teleconference in which international experts addressed the problems and possible solutions to world hunger. To put World Food Day into perspective, here are some facts to get you thinking about what you eat on Sunday: "'OUT OF 6.4B PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, 1 OUT OF EVERY 6 IS CONSIDERED HUNGRY "'11M CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF S DIE A YEAR, MORE THAN HALF FROM HUNGER-RELATED CAUSES —1.2B PEOPLE LIVE ON LESS THAN $1 DAY FOR MORE INFO GO TO: WWW.WWW.WORLDFOODDAYUSA.ORG Gene Marko Megan DeVries Also In the News: Forum: Witt Sports: Gas prices & tuition Coaching from God Do you like Laguna? Roach brings home crown Page ii Page 3 Page 5 Page 8 |
Collection | Augustana Newspapers |
Contributing Institution | Mikkelsen Library, Augustana University |