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St. Olaf Magazine

Winter 2009

St. Olaf Magazine won seven "Excellence Awards" at the 12th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association (2008), including Gold Awards for Overall Excellence, Overall Best Design, Best Feature Article and Best Use of Visuals/Photography; Silver Awards for Best Single Topic Issue and writing; and a Bronze Award for photography. St. Olaf Magazine also received a Gold Award for Best Alumni/Institution Magazine in the 2008 Pride of CASE V Awards Program.

	The First Word From President David R. Anderson '74

	On the Hill Faculty Focus By J. Trout Lowen

	St. Olaf Q&A An Eye on the Economy Associate Professor of Economics Xun Pomponio provides insight into the global financial crisis. By Kari VanDerVeen

	Fair and Impartial For the past 25 years, Russell A. Anderson '64 has worked along side judges, administrators and lawyers to improve the justice system in Minnesota. By Karen K. Hansen '77

	What Makes America America? From its beginnings, the American Conversations program has encouraged students to live Thomas Jefferson's dream that free and educated citizens should learn to understand what is going on in the world, and to keep their part of it going right. By Patricia Grotts Kelly '77

	Trail Blazers St. Olaf alpine and Nordic skiers are committed to excellence on the snow and in the classroom. By Trent W. Chaffee '09

	Amazing Graze Todd Churchill '93, a modern steward of an ancient pursuit, is raising cattle the old-fashioned way, and the health benefits are amazing. By Kim Ode

	Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences has assumed its place on Manitou Heights.

	Advancing the Mission Mary Otteson Blake '59 Gives from the Heart By Suzy Frisch

	Partner with St. Olaf A Tradition of Stewardship

	Make a Joyful Noise Over the years some campus pranks have achieved nearly legendary status. By Jeff Sauve