Viking Magazine - October 2014 - 26
King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund
Promotes cultural exchange between Norway and North America for both American students 18
and older studying Norwegian topics, and Norwegian students who study in the United States.
American Recipients
Johanna Weissing is a
junior at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
majoring in Scandinavian
studies with a certificate in
Medieval studies.
Fun fact: Johanna hopes to
be involved in the work of translating Old
Norse documents of historical and cultural
significance into English. She plans to spend
next summer in Norway becoming fluent in
the language and learning the culture.
Laila Simon is a senior at
St. Olaf College in
Northfield, Minn., pursuing
a major in English with
concentrations in education
and Nordic studies.
Fun fact: Laila spent six
months living in Oslo and attended the Oslo
International Summer School, and a semester
long Higher Education Consortium for Urban
Affairs program.
Erin Futterer is attending
the Eastman School of
Music at the University of
Rochester and studying for
her Doctor of Medical Arts
in horn performance and
ethnomusicology.
Fun fact: Erin is writing a biography on
Norwegian horn player Frøydis Ree Wekre.
Colin Connors is a Ph.D
student at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
studying Scandinavian
studies-folklore. Fun fact:
Colin received an " eTexts:
Adopt, Remix, Create "
award from the UW Libraries and Department
of Information Technology to develop
interactive electronic texts for teaching the
Old Norse sagas to university students.
26 VIKING OCTOBER 2014 sonsofnorway.com
Anna Gibson is pursuing a
master's degree in
sustainable agriculture
from Hedmark University
College in southern
Norway. Fun fact: Anna is
interested in the global
food challenge of doubling food production
in the next 50 years.
Christina Melander is a
master's student at the
University of Minnesota
studying social work.
Fun fact: Christina is
interested in issues related
to human rights, affordable
housing and domestic violence and would like
to do advocacy work.
Phillipp Gollner is a Ph.D
candidate at the University
of Notre Dame studying
history. Fun fact: In the
future, he would like to
complete a book focusing
on Norwegian-American
history, religion and migration.
Norwegian Recipient
Alexander Kolbu is a
visiting graduate student at
Columbia University
studying applied economics
and finance at Copenhagen
Business School.
Fun fact: Alexander was
born and raised in Oslo. In 2003, he lived in
Virginia as a high school exchange student.
Grants to Members,
Lodges and
Organizations
To support the Foundation's
mission to promote Nordic
heritage and culture, three grants
are offered. The grants support
a wide range of activities for
Sons of Norway members. To
see more information about the
2014 grant recipients, please visit
sonsofnorway.com/foundation.
LOCAL LODGE PARTNERSHIP
GRANTS award matching funds
up to $1,000 to lodges that
promote Nordic heritage within
their communities. This year,
15 lodges received a total of
$3,175 through this program.
Examples of lodge projects
included a Hardanger workshop
and Norwegian Constitution
Bicentennial dinner.
GENERAL HERITAGE AND
CULTURE GRANTS are given
to individuals, groups or
organizations, that promote the
heritage of either modern or
traditional Norway. Twenty-four
separate awards were given out
this year through the program by
the Foundation for a total
of $14,425.
HELPING HANDS TO
CHILDREN GRANT assists lodges
in establishing educational/
heritage programming for youth.
This matching-funds grant
program awarded $4,975 to 14
lodges this year. Projects ranged
from adopting schools to a
history day competition.
For more information
on 2014 Foundation
scholarship recipients or
to access applications,
visit sonsofnorway.com/
foundation.
THE SONS OF NORWAY
FOUNDATION HUMANITARIAN
FUND was established in 1997
to provide grants to members
who have lost their homes due
to a natural disaster such as
floods, tornadoes, hurricanes,
earthquakes or wildfires. Those
who donate $250 or more
will receive a special edition
medallion with the image of
HRM, King Harald V.
http://www.sonsofnorway.com/foundation
http://www.sonsofnorway.com/
http://www.sonsofnorway.com
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