Alumni recognition awards for 2013 At an alumni appreciation event in May, Augustana College recognized six individuals for their accomplishments. Those honored were Dr. W. Zack Bartels ’98, Philip McKinley ’73, Gen. John Borling ’62, John Califf ’62, Dr. Frederick Hemke and Dr. James Kopel.
	College sells bricks for Knowlton Athletic Complex Augustana is selling bricks for the college’s new football stadium complex, the Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex. Brick options range in price from $250–$750, and orders received by June 30, will be in place for the first game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m.
	Augustana's new stadium to offer local beer, pizza Augustana’s location in the Quad Cities is a distinction, and soon the college will celebrate its local connections through food and beverage. The college recently announced it will partner with two locally owned businesses – Harris Pizza and Bent River Brewing Company – to offer concessions at the new Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex.
	Nelson '05 honored for contribution to orchestra Amanda Nelson '05, general manager of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra in DeKalb, has been named the Illinois Council of Orchestra's sole recipient of a 2013 Honorable Mention Award, as a person who has made outstanding contributions to an orchestra in Illinois. Nelson has played cello with the Kishwaukee orchestra since 2005 and has served as the orchestra’s general manager since 2006. She graduated from Augustana with a degree in music education. She is a full-time orchestra teacher at Dundee Middle School.
	Swedish connection helps bring wheel back home Maude Engstrom '09 helped her father's company, Mutual Wheel Co. of Moline, buy back a wooden-spoke wheel made at the business more than 95 years ago. Engstrom is a graduate student in the field of Nordic studies at Linköping Universitet, Linköping, Sweden. The wheel belonged to the president of Sweden's Model T Club. Mutual Wheel celebrates its 120th anniversary this year.