The 2008 Academic Honors Convocation
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Physical Sciences students who received Departmental Scholarships were also recognized for:

Dean's List
 Olivia Andrews, Gregory Arnold, Amy Blom, Michael Brooks, Melissa Burrows, Bryan Gustavson, Garry Hutton, Kyle Lewis, Matthew Morgan, Molly Noser, Carley Paulseth, Paul Reineck, Kyla Rentch, Zachary Riggins, Tiffani Rodd, Mary Slinger, Hannah Turgerson, Kelsey Walt
Erlo Warnke Math/Science Scholarship
Amy Blom
Academic All Conference (NSIC)
 Carley Paulseth, Paul Reineck, Kyla Rentch, Mary Slinger, Hannah Turgerson, Kelsey Walt
ESPN Academic All Distric Third Team
Maggie McNamara
Paul W. Stor Biology Scholarship
Zachary Riggins, Kelsey Walt
Paul W. Stor Chemistry Scholarship
Garry Hutton, Paul Reineck
Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholarship Teams
Carley Paulseth, Kelsey Walt

Congratulations to Dr. Dale Trapp, Ramsey Conservation District Outstanding Conservationist of the Year

Dr. Dale Trapp is an Earth Science professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at Concordia University, St. Paul. He and his science students have volunteered their time to maintain and improve a demonstration water quality protection project in St. Paul’s Lake Phalen Regional Park. The project, a three celled storm sewer retro-fit rainwater garden that was designed by and built with funding from the Ramsey Conservation District, treats impervious surface runoff previously draining directly into Phalen Lake.

Since July of 2006, Dr. Trapp and his students have contributed well-over 100 volunteer hours removing invasive weed species from the rainwater gardens and planted 1000 supplemental native plant species “plugs” in June 2007.  To date, this effort has saved the City of St. Paul nearly $2,000.00 in maintenance cost and has had the added benefits of introducing students/future conservationists to the science and technology of bio-infiltration water conservation practices and creating a partnership between Concordia University and the District.     

Rachel Miller, Alyssa Hemingway, Dr. Dale Trapp

Mission of the Department:

The Department of Physical Sciences supports courses which identify, explain, and explore the material universe and its changes within the disciplines of chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science and astronomy.

Please refer to the links in left-hand column to learn more about our programs.