Category: Honors & Awards

The Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa recognizes Steves’ promotion of the value of travel as an educational tool for the last 40 years.

The 71 graduates come from nine states and nine countries.

Four students from Luther College have been selected as 2025-26 semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Each contestant in this competition creates their own 45-minute program. “It’s whatever you want to play, anything involving you playing the harp,” said Nam.

For the 2024–25 academic year, Moriarty will receive $10,000 from the Thomas D. Rossing Fund for Physics Education.

Luther’s selection for membership in the FirstGen Forward Network was based on the college’s demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students. 

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization in the United States. The society has fostered and recognized excellence in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776.

Mallory Heinzeroth, class of 2012, received Luther College’s 2024 Young Alumni Award. Heinzeroth was presented with the award at the college’s Commencement on Sunday, May 19. 

Luther College graduating senior Matilda Koeller received the college’s Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal for the class of 2024. The announcement was made during the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19.

Fulbright awards allow a senior and a 2023 grad to spend a year immersing themselves in German culture while teaching abroad.