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St. Olaf Magazine

Spring 2007

St. Olaf Magazine won six awards at the annual Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association (MMPA) Publishing Excellence Awards, including Gold Awards for Overall Excellence, Overall Best Design, Best Feature Article, Best Use of Visuals/Photography, Best Special Supplement (Alumni World), and Bronze for Best Single Cover.

St. Olaf Magazine also received a Silver Award for Best Alumni/Institution Magazine in the 2007 Pride of CASE V Awards Program.

* MMPA Gold Award, Overall Excellence
* MMPA Gold Award, Overall Best Design
* MMPA Gold Award, Best Feature Article
* MMPA Gold Award, Best Use of Visuals/Photography
* MMPA Gold Award, Best Special Supplement
* MMPA Bronze Award, Best Single Cover

	The Nation’s Caretaker Mark Dimunation ’74 oversees some of America's most precious books as chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Book and Special Collections Division. By David Hawley

	Innocence Abroad * MMPA Gold Award, Best Use of Visuals/Photography For St. Olaf students, international travel is almost commonplace. But for a group of Study Travelers spending two weeks in India — witnessing the glory of its past and the challenges of its present — life on the road offered a rare opportunity to experience a global perspective. By Amy Gage

	Natural Connections * MMPA Gold Award, Best Feature Article St. Olaf Student environmentalists introduce Northfield youngsters to the wonders of the natural world. By Jodi Ohlsen Read

	On Their Honor A commitment to service and academics defines the St. Olaf students who live in honor houses on St. Olaf Avenue and elsewhere around campus. By Lauren Fischer ’08

	The First Word By President David R. Anderson ’74

	St. Olaf Q & A Professor of Psychology Chuck Huff speaks out. By Sarah Meyer ’08

	Portrait Chloe Stull-Lane ’07 works to ensure that the developing world has equal acces to safe and plentiful water. By Lisa Gulya ’07

	POV In memory of Ansgar Sovik ’34. By Jeff Johnson ’81