Spillville man receives an Award of Commendation

Spillville resident Russell Baldner has been recognized by Concordia Historical Institute.

The Institute has presented him with an Award of Commendation for his recent research publication and contribution to the history of Lutheranism in North America.  

Baldner's German Lutheran historical criticism and linguistic research entitled "Institution, Structure and Place: Revisiting the Historiographic Circumstances of the Saxon Lutheran Lehranstalt—Log Cabin College" was published in the Spring and Summer 2015 issues of Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly