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AN ALUMNA’SCALL TO LEADERSHIP(CONTINUED…)conclusion, and third, to start the searchfor the next Augsburg president.“It is so critical to find the rightleadership for the College,” says Taylor.“Augsburg has been absolutely blessedwith incredible leadership in terms of itspresidents, and I think Bill Frame hasdone a remarkable job during his tenure.So, we really need to establish a processto make sure that we find a newpresident who is truly called to be thenext president of Augsburg and continuethe legacy that has been created.”SERVING THE BOARDWhen Taylor looks at how her electionas board chair can specifically serve theregents, she cites two main goals,beginning with a pledge to continue thework of outgoing chair Kathy Tunheim.“Kathy has done incredible thingswith this board,” says Taylor. “Oneaspect that she has undertaken that Iwould like to continue is to refine thegovernance roles at the College. I seethree components to that leadership—theregents play a key role, as do both theadministration and the faculty. I thinkthere’s still critical work to do in terms ofrefining how these three leadershipcomponents work together—where doeach of us take the lead responsibility,and where do we stand alongside theothers in order to ensure that the Collegeachieves its vision?“The second piece relative to theregents that I’ll focus on over the nextcouple of years is determining how wecan most effectively utilize the talents ofour regents,” continues Taylor. “We havean incredibly active and engaged groupof regents; every time I’m in a full boardmeeting, I look around the room and Iam just amazed and blessed that I’msitting in this room with these incrediblepeople whom I learn from all the time,and who put all this time and devotioninto the College.“And this goal is about helping boardmembers to really understand their roleand to understand more about theCollege, and putting each regent inappropriate leadership positions, so thatnot only two years from now, but fiveyears from now we’ll have a group ofregents able to utilize their talents totheir highest capability.”OUTSTANDINGBUSINESSLEADERSHIPProfessionally, Taylor has an outstandingtrack record in leadership development.At Taylor Corporation, where she servedfirst as vice president of developmentbefore becoming president in 2001, shehas led several successful initiatives torevitalize and restate the organization’score purpose and core values, formalizeleadership development, alter itsapproach and philosophy to the role anduse of information technology, andencourage and promote women inleadership roles.In 1998, CityBusiness magazine citedTaylor’s commitment to networkingopportunities for women in businesswhen it selected her as one of its “40under 40,” a prestigious group of 40business professionals who have achieveddistinction and risen quickly in theirfields—and who are all under the ageof 40.Prior to joining her father, GlenTaylor, at Taylor Corporation in 1994,Taylor was senior vice president of E.W.Blanch Co., a global reinsuranceintermediary.As Taylor embarks on her two-yearterm as chair of the Board of Regents, italso represent her final years of a 12-yeartenure as a board member.“Over the last 10 years I’ve learned somuch about the history and thefoundation of the College and where itcame from,” says Taylor. “It’s incrediblysatisfying for me to see the linkagebetween what the founders of Augsburgenvisioned and all that Augsburg hasaccomplished over the ensuing 135years—and then to witness how we’recurrently extending that vision.“I am so impressed by the history ofthe College, and at the same time I am soexcited about its future, because I thinkthat Augsburg is positioning itself tohave an even greater impact on itscommunity. I’m incredibly proud to bean alumna of the College, and my pridecontinues to grow because I know thatthis college is just going to get better andbetter—our diamond is really going toshine.” ■Spring/Summer 20049
SportsWrestlers, track, and women’s hockey lead asolid year for Auggie athletics by Don StonerADivision III second-place finish by thewrestling team, which tied bothNCAA and school records with fourindividual champions and nine All-Americans, respectively, and standoutseasons for the track and field andwomen’s hockey teams paced a solid yearfor Auggie athletics.Senior Joe Moon earned theOutstanding Wrestler honors after scoringa 13-6 upset of top-ranked and four-timeAll-American Eduard Aliakseynka ofMontclair State (N.J.) in the 174-poundnational finals.Sophomore Marcus LeVesseurextended his school-record winning streakto 84 straight matches, finishing 40-0 andwinning his second straight national titleat 157. Juniors Mark Matzek, at 133, andMatt Shankey, at 125, each claimed a firstnational crown. The Auggies also finishedthird in the NWCA Scholar All-AmericaTeam program with a 3.39 team gradepoint average, the seventh straight top 10ranking. Augsburg leads the nation with81 NWCA Scholar All-Americans since1983.Augsburg’s women’s hockey team,under coach Jill Pohtilla, finished 15-10-2overall, 10-6-2 in MIAC play, earning aspot in the playoffs for the second seasonin a row. The Auggies closed with an eightgameunbeaten streak, going 9-2-2 in theirfinal 13 games before ending with a 6-5,double-overtime loss to St. Thomas in theMIAC semifinals, a game played in aconference-record 96:09.Senior Annie Annunziato led the teamwith 36 points and was named to theDivision III JOFA All-American WestRegion team, joining juniors LaurenChezick and Melynda Kleewein on the All-MIAC first team. Freshman StacyAnderson earned honorable-mention andAll-Rookie recognition.And track and field, led by sprintersMathew Shannon, Tonnisha Bell, andAlana Carter; hammer-thrower Jon Dahlin;and distance runners Ellen Waldow,Hannah Dietrich, and Angie Bergeson had10two All-American honors, eight MIACtitles, and 24 school records.At the MIAC indoors, Shannon, asenior, and Bell, a sophomore, earned MostOutstanding Performance honors.Shannon also earned MIAC MostOutstanding Indoor Track Athlete andUSA Track and Field Minnesota Athlete ofthe Month honors, winning the men’s 400-meter dash in a record :48.78. He also wonthe 55-meter dash and set or tied schoolrecords in the 55 and 200. Bell, Waldow,Dietrich, and Bergeson combined on theAll-American distance medley relay team,finishing seventh nationally, and Bell setschool and MIAC records in the 200(:25.52 ), shattering the meet record bynearly a half-second.Senior Jon Dahlin won the hammerthrow title and set a school record at 54.01meters (177-feet, 2-inches). Waldow wonthe 800 in a school-record 2:16.36,breaking a mark set earlier by Bergeson.Waldow and Bergeson joined teammatesAmy Mackner and Dietrich in winning the3200-relay.In other 2003-04 sports highlights:• Augsburg finished with a 5-5 record (4-4in the MIAC) in football, and 13-yearhead coach Jack Osberg became the alltimewin leader with 60. Osberg’s teamshave had seven .500-or-above seasons,second only to Edor Nelson’s eight .500-or-above seasons.• Head coach Mike Navarre’s women’ssoccer team finished 11-5-2 overall (5-4-2 in the MIAC), tied for the second-bestrecord in school history. SophomoresMillie Suk and Nora Austin were namedto the All-MIAC team. Senior LauraHoffman closed her career as one of theschool’s best goalkeepers, recording a 11-4-2 record, seven shutouts and a 0.95goals-against-average.• Augsburg’s cross country teams logged29 personal-best times (19 women and10 men). Ellen Waldow became the firstAuggie runner since 2001 to earn All-MIAC honors, with a 5,000-meter timeof 19:24.• Under co-coaches Troy Nygaard andLaura Levi, Augsburg produced its finestwomen’s golf season in history. TheAuggies tied their previous best-finish atthe Minnesota Women’s Collegiate GolfAssociation championships—10thagainst all of the state’s Division II andDivision III programs. Freshman MarisaNavarro blistered school records with a85.63, 18-hole stroke average, and a 12thplace finish in the MWCGA meet.• The men golfers—with just onesenior—finished with a 314 springstroke average, under 16th-year headcoach Brian Ammann. The team wasfifth in the MIAC, led by freshman ErikHelgerson, who earned all-MIAC with a36-hole total of 154.• In women’s basketball, center SelinaTheisen led both scoring and reboundingat 17.1 and 10, respectively, and was theonly freshman selected to the 16-playerAll-MIAC first team. Theisen also wasselected to the conference’s All-Rookieteam, was named to the D3hoops.comAll-West Region third team, and wasnamed to the Freshman All-Americanteam by Women’s DIII News.• Under first-year coach Keith Bateman,the young Augsburg baseball squadfinished 16-22 (7-13 in the MIAC),nearly doubling its overall victory totalfrom each of the previous two seasons.Sophomore pitcher Jeremy Nelson (all-MIAC) had a 5-4 record and 2.91earned-run average, throwing sixcomplete games, striking out 33, andallowing only 15 walks and a .269opponent batting average.Don Stoner is sports information coordinatorin the Office of Public Relations andCommunication.Spring/Summer 2004
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