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Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Runic Honor Society

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection on Rudolph W. Edmund

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 157
Abstract Rudolph W. Edmund graduated from Augustana College with a Bachelor's Degree in Geology in 1934. After working for a year, Edmund continued his education at the University of Iowa where he pursued and then attained a Master's Degree (1938) and then a Ph. D. (1940). For the remainder of his career, he alternated between working in the private sector as a petroleum geologist and teaching in the geology department at Augustana College, where he was instrumental in helping design new facilities...
Dates: 1933-1998 and undated

Runic Honor Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 211
Abstract The Runic Honor Society of Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, was founded in the spring of 1933 by a group of seven male students. The purpose of the society was to recognize academic achievement and service among Augustana students. Originally, membership was open only to men, but women were included in the society beginning in 1937. The Runic Honor Society records, 1934-1949, contains two components: a secretary's book and a historical sketch with a list of members. The secretary's...
Dates: 1934-1949

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