Stanford Nelson ’43聽was honored by the Minnesota Vikings football team聽for his聽faithful military service and accomplished coaching and teaching career.
The Vikings hosted Nelson and his family as part of their annual Salute to Service game.
Nelson, who was recently inducted into the MN Football Coaches Hall of Fame, said learning accountability聽was possibly his greatest聽life lesson-not only as a coach, but as a soldier as well.听鈥淚 think the biggest thing I learned was that if you were given a responsibility, that you better carry it through because your life and the lives of many others was connected to carrying out that mission,鈥� he said.
and Polly Hart, mentors for Augsburg’s StepUP Program,聽were honored聽at the annual StepUP Gala for their avid support of the program.
Associate聽Professor of Mathematics and environmental science researcher John Zobitz聽helped to answer the question posed by many in the wake of a recent record-setting snowfall in the Buffalo, N.Y., area聽— Why is it so cold and snowy in November?
A number of leadership skills are important, but which one is truly key? That’s hard to say, according to a new column by Dave Conrad in the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Conrad, Augsburg College鈥檚 assistant director of the Rochester MBA program, notes that leadership skills vary in relevance depending on individuals’ roles within the聽workforce. To learn why聽conceptual, relationship-building, and technical skills each play an important role, read “The most important leadership skills” on the Post-Bulletin website.