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SONWA winning books

SONWA Winners 1991-Present

Nature Books for Adults and Children

…chronicle of the days and nights of one of the last fire lookouts in the American West, Fire Season is a marvel of a book. • 2011 Children. Planting the Wild Garden, author Kathryn O. Galbraith and illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperi. A lyrical picture book, that explains the many ways…

Northland College student Adrian Diaz in Nicaragua

Diaz Looks at Eliminating Waterborne Illness in Nicaragua

…the backgrounds of the communities they serve,” observed Diaz. “They help communities to create sustainable and long-term plans that they can easily maintain. The work being done in Nicaragua encourages community empowerment and improves the quality of life for everyone.” Diaz’s trip to Nicaragua was sponsored by the Wendy &…

Where Sustainable Community Development Can Take You

Julie Fair & Adrian Diaz '16

Hometown: Maple Grove, Minnesota (Julia) and Waukegan, Illinois (Adrian) Current location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Major/Emphasis: Sustainable Community Development and Sociology ’16 (both of them) Experience/Internships while at Northland College: Both: Wendy and Malcolm McLean Intern at Compatible Technology International Julia: HECUA participant (NC’s first for many years) to Northern Ireland. Completed…

Tulips outside of Ponzio Campus Center

2018 Honors Day Awards Recipients

…Faculty Merit Awards Outstanding Service Award Brian Tochterman Outstanding Scholarship/Professional Activities Award Erik Olson Outstanding Teaching Award Paula Anich Northland College Student Association Awards Northland College Student Association Staff Award David Mettille, Coordinator of Student Affair Northland College Student Association Faculty Award Wendy Gorman, Professor of Biology and Associate Dean…

Northland College student Gretchen Hamernik-Winters dogsledding as part of internship.

Working with Animals

…presented at educational programs. “Gretchen learned that not only was she skilled at caring for various animals, but she was exuberant in overcoming specific challenges of the internship—effectively educating the public about zoo animals,” said Northland College Biology Professor Wendy Gorman. This past winter, Gretchen took a position at Country…

Northland College student in garden

Nonprofit Partner for Student Internship

…as well as the president of Northland College 1971-1987. This student internship, named the Wendy & Malcolm McLean Internship, will start in summer 2015 with one Northland College student working a minimum of 10 weeks at CTI headquarters in St. Paul, plus one week in a developing country. Founded in…

Malcolm McLean

A Force for Good

…“An auspicious gathering on an auspicious day,” noted Campus Minister David Saetre. Born in Duluth, Malcolm graduated from Yale University and enjoyed a distinguished career as a U.S. diplomat. Malcolm met his wife, Wendy, when they were both working in Korea. They dated for two weeks, then married. They had…