Kelsey Lovaas Recognized for Academic Achievement

2012 Apr 18

Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill., announced the 2012 recipients of business administration awards, scholarships and honors. Thirty-three business majors were honored for their academic achievements.

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Kelsey Lovaas, a junior from Davenport, Iowa, majoring in business administration-management and accounting, received the Harold and Louise Lage Swanson Scholarship.

The announcement of the awards coincides with Augustana College's 36th annual Business Day. According to Karen M. Petersen, Business Day coordinator and director of business internships at Augustana, Business Day is "a premier job-shadowing event exclusively for Augustana students."

At this year's Business Day, on Friday, April 20, students and business professionals will hear a keynote address from Augustana alumnus and NFL legend Ken Anderson. After the breakfast event, students will spend the day shadowing business executives to learn how their academic paths connect with the professional world.