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Equally impressive is the legacy he left behind in the classroom. Many athletic observers consider Limburg one of the smartest student-
athletes they've seen at Augustana.
Paul was the starting catcher on the baseball team for four years and was a co-captain in 1987. He earned All-NCC honors in 1986 and 1987. In 1987, Limburg was the winner of the Stan Marshall Award as the NCC's top male student-athlete. That same year, he was named the College Male Honor Athlete by the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Paul was an Academic All-NCC selection and an Academic All-American in 1986 and 1987.
Limburg was an active participant in student life as well. He was the Augustana Student Association vice president, 1986-1987; Blue Key National Honor Fraternity president (Augustana Chapter), 1986-87; and American Chemical Society vice president (Augustana Chapter), 1986-87. Paul was on the Dean's List each semester at Augustana and graduated summa cum laude.
Three games during his career stand out in Paul's mind. First, "Catching Dave Gellerman's no-hitter against UNO in the first conference game of the 1986 season." Second, "Breaking a long losing streak against Luther College in the Metrodome by the score of 12-11." Third, "Beating SDSU in Brookings during the 1987 season."
In the classroom, Limburg, remembers Dr. Arlen Viste, "for his never-ending devotion to his students," and Dr. Murray Haar, who "challenged his students to ask difficult questions about life."
After Augustana, Paul received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and graduated from Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN. He also completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. He has also done work in public health at Johns Hopkins University School of
Hygiene & Public Health, Baltimore, MD, and preventive oncology at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. He is currently an assistant professor at Mayo Medical School.
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