Concordia College

Awards Presented at Concordia

Aug 27, 2008
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DR. MARK KREJCI, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of the college
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AWARDS PRESENTED AT CONCORDIA

    Prestigious awards were presented at the annual Fall Faculty and Administration Banquet Aug. 21 at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. Madelyn Burchill received the Flaat Distinguished Teaching Award, Chelle Lyons Hanson received the Flaat Distinguished Service Award, Dr. Ivan Johnson received the Flaat Distinguished Advisor Award, Dr. Susan Larson received the Flaat Distinguished Scholarship Award and Dr. James Aageson received the Reuel and Alma Wije Distinguished Professorship Award.
    Madelyn Burchill, joined the German department in 1995 and has earned a reputation as a model teacher, working tirelessly to engage students in language and cultural understanding. She is known for holding her students to high standards.
    Chelle Lyons Hanson joined the staff of Concordia in 1990 and is now the assistant dean of Student Leadership and Service. Her work has helped create an understanding of service learning and an environment of service at Concordia.
    In 1971 Dr. Ivan Johnson joined the biology department and throughout his career, students bound for medical school or other graduate programs in medicine have benefited immensely from his careful and thorough advising. Students are drawn to him by his teaching style, sense of humor and his way of making each student believe they can succeed.
    Dr. Susan Larson joined the psychology department in 1998 and immediately began to contribute to a scholarly environment. She is internationally known for her research on animal models of human sickness behavior and the immune system.
    Dr. James Aageson has been a model teacher-scholar in the religion department since 1985. He is known as a challenging teacher who supports students as they first begin to seriously study religion and he is one of the leading scholars at Concordia.
    The Flaat awards were endowed by Ole and Lucy Flaat, lifelong farmers in the Red River Valley. The Reuel and Alma Wije Professorship recognizes superior classroom teaching and significant service to the college and the church.
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