Concordia College

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2006-07 Department Awards and Research
•    Once again, Concordia’s student research has been highlighted on a national level. Josh Pederson ’07 and Sarah Schwartz ’07, along with CSTA faculty, traveled to the National Communication Association’s 92nd annual convention in San Antonio, where they presented their research on ethnocentrism and high school speech programs.

•    The CSTA department was honored at the National Communication Association conference in November, receiving the 2006 Rex Mix Program of Excellence Award. The award is given based on several key components including quality of curriculum design and implementation of undergraduate research, along with additional programs such as internships, faculty mentoring and service-learning efforts.

•    It has been another victorious year for the Cobber speech team. After winning their 17th state championship, the team competed at nationals in Mankato, Minn. Eleven students placed during state competition, with first-place winners including Michael Chouinard ’07, Shanna Granstra ’07, Megan Dowd ’10 and Ian Defoe ’10. These four competed at the national competition and helped Concordia place 14th in the sweepstakes, an impressive ranking among the much larger schools vying for the win.  

Theatre Students Wrap up Successful Year
It was a successful year for Cobber theatre! Along with the six students who earned Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival recognition, four were nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting competition, including Marit Geston ’08 and Lisa Shafer ’09 for “The Miracle Worker” and Megan Dowd ’10 and Tony Milder ’09 for “The Comedy of Errors.” Tony Johnson ’09 was nominated for design and technology competitions for “The Comedy of Errors” masks, and Lydia Bolder ’07 was recognized for her excellence in stage management.

Nine Seniors Accepted at Major Universities
Nine of our graduating seniors are headed to graduate school this fall at top universities across the country. Corinne Corbett, Kirsten Ellingson, Dan Faltesek, Sarah Schwartz, Michael Chouinard, Josh Pederson, Rebecca Thomson, Rachel Tofteland and Tasha Dunn were each accepted to one or more of the following 16 universities:

California State University, Fullerton
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Kansas State University
Minnesota State University, Mankato
New Mexico State University
North Dakota State University
Purdue University
University of California, San Diego
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Iowa
University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of New Mexico
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wake Forest University