Student honors and awards 2025
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Campus-wide awards
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- Center for the Study of Ethics
- Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit
- Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research
- Arthur E. and Dorothy Dahl Leadership Scholarship
- The Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies
- Freistat Center
- Texas Medical Center
- SAGA Art and Literary Magazine Awards
- Audre Lorde Writing Prize
- Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society
- Honor Council Service Recognition
Center for the Study of Ethics
2025 Ethics Essay Contest
- First place: David Corona, “AI Ethics: Education”
- Second place: Trevor Matteson, “Stop Looking Away: On the Zone of Interest and Palestine”
- Third place: Zoe Bowman, “The Cycle of Control: How Men Convince Women to Doubt Their Minds and Bodies”
- Honorable mention: Mark Addison, “The New Age of Data Privacy”
- Honorable mention: Lizzie Pelzman, “The iPhone Cage”
Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit
- Reigna Hels
- Luke Dalzell
Tredway Library Prize for First-Year Research
- Alia Barcus, "No, You Can’t Just Peek in Their Brain to See Their Future"
- I.H.C., "Animals in Prison: Is There Value in Inmate-Animal Rehabilitation?"
Arthur E. and Dorothy Dahl Leadership Scholarship
- Adilyn Walker
The Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies
- First place: Jensen Stoneking, essay, "The Queer Holocaust"
- Second place: Charlize Cardenas, painting, "Jewish Star"
Freistat Center
Freistat Student Language Award
- Aidan Bolen
- Maria Lavanderos
- Jamal Parnell
- Sarah Thul
- Logan Kearns
Freistat Faculty Fellows Award
- Maddie Garrigan
- Moira Baggot
- Crystal Torres
- Genevieve Ryan
Texas Medical Center Summer Research Internship Program 2025
- Mehzabin Ahmed
- Leah Alemayehu
- Charlize Cardenas
- Kailynn Catalani
- Mitchell Galyen
- Akla Gebreselassie
- Brennan Haake
- Ava Jackson
- Selam Lemma
- Maitreyi Shrikhande
- Krisha Silwal
- Elaina Stroh
- Emma Vander Wall
SAGA Art and Literary Magazine Awards
Art Award
- First place: Victoria Campbell
- Second place: Paige Beggs
- Third place: Finnean O'Higgins
- Honorable mention: Victoria Campbell
Prose Award
- First place: Megan Yarusso
- Second place: Phoebe Fuller
- Third place: Lainey Terfruchte
- Honorable mention: Erik Shrestha
Poetry Award
- First place: Sophia Behnke
- Second place: Simeon Ommen
- Third place: Megan Yarusso
- Honorable mention: Sophia Behnke
Barbara Anderson Miller Award for Best All-Around Piece in the Magazine
- Lainey Terfruchte
Cover Art Award
- Megan Yarusso
Audre Lorde Writing Prize
Short Analytical Essay
- First place: Lexi Golab, “The Fantastical Yellow Wallpaper through Reader Response Theory” (Instructor: Dr. Greene)
- Second place: Allison McPeak, “Price and Profit: The Commodification of Women in Pride and Prejudice” (Instructor: Dr. Greene)
- Third place: Billy Adams, “Queer Bodies Defying Standards” (Instructor: Dr. Gillette)
Long Analytical Essay
- First place: Krisha Silwal, “Rationing Hunger: The Gendered Consequences of India's Public Distribution System” (Instructor: Dr. Al-wazedi)
- Second place: Leah Mack, “Los Muxes de Juchitán: Resistance, Identity, and Expressions of Gender in the Zapotec Culture” by (Instructor: Dr. Bordería-García and Dr. Heacock-Renaud)
- Third place: Paige Meyer, “The Right to Remain Silenced: Forced and Coerced Sterilization in the Carceral State” (Instructor: Dr. Heacock-Renaud)
Creative Expression
- First place: Katie Sanders, “A Cultural Patchwork” (Instructor: Dr. Kaul)
- Second place: Lexi Golab, “A Girl in Today's Society: A Triad of Moments” (Instructor: Dr. Wee)
- Third place: Sky Q. Johnston, “I Will Make No Defense” (Instructor: Dr. Heacock-Renaud)
Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society
- Albert Buvary
- Salma Boutaleb
- Cristal Moreno Aguilar
- Logan Schulz
- Christian Stineman
Honor Council Service Recognition
- Ben Aumuller
- Ian Empen
- Paloma Martinez Palomares
- Isaac McConnell
- Grace Palmer
- McKenzie Reser
- Muhammad Talha Shahzad
- Adi Walker
Departmental awards
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- Business Administration
- Economics
- English
- Math and Computer Science
- Music
- Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy
- Scandinavian Studies
Business Administration
Seniors: Business Administration Graduates with Honors
- Aidan Bolen
- Salma Boutaleb
- Julianna Byrne
- Elias Castellanos
- Grace Finney
- Yanet Gezu
- Michael Hamilton
- Bryn Hansmeier
- Riva Kansaker
- Matthew Maurer
- Maisie McNamee
- Easton Nichols
- Kelsey O'Connor
- Timothee Philip
- Sangamitra Shakya
- Christian Stineman
- Adam Thorsen
Seniors: International Business Administration Graduates with Honors
- Hana Bui
- Albert Buvary
- Cristal Moreno Aguilar
- Nicolas Navarro Pinilla
Juniors: Harold E. and Louise Lage Swanson Scholarship
- Mark Addison
- Hayden Boushele
- Drew Bryant
- Grant Carkner
- Ryan Crowe
- Emma Fagla
- Michael Garland
- Katherine Gass
- Ben Ludlum
- Kawl Mang
- Kate Mayerhofer
- Mai Nguyen
- Favour Noya
- Samriddhi Pandey
- Guido Pigoni
- Carter Reynolds
- Nicolas Delgado Rodriguez
- Alex Sanchez
- Ronish Sangachhe
- Logan Schulz
- Jake Stefanowicz
- Drake Stoudt
- Kacie Swanson
- Lidia Teffera
- Holland Timerman
- Jaymee Vollmer
- Tommy Weber
- Tommy Wimmers
Sophomores: Thomas C. Montgomery Scholarship
- Ignacio Alberola Veciana
- Lydia Benesh
- Samyam Bista
- Sasha Botsul
- Lindsay Debuhr
- Jaden Gocken
- Tahmidul Haque (Mahi) Mahi
- Fatima Martinez Gallegos
- Francesca Mastrangeli
- Huyen Nguyen
- Luke Petersen
- Leah Wieland
- Landon Wierenga
- Linh Vo
Economics
Thomas C. Montgomery Scholarships
- Nicolas Delgado Rodriguez
- Claire Martino- honorary
- Minh Nguyen
- Ayuj Paudel
- Krisha Silwal
- Crystal Torres
Bruce R. Milligan Scholarships
- Ignacio Alberola Veciana
- Benjamin Buhl
- Sofia Cheng Morales
- Ryan Crowe
- Sky Johnston
- Sahil Lawati
- Joshua Lim
- Bibi Rana
- Dippi Sharma
- Shrestha Shuvam
English
Tom and Wanda Hanson Scholarship in English Studies
- Sophia Behnke
Math and Computer Science
Pi Mu Epsilon Honors Society (PME)
- Romik Bhattarai
- Jack Bigler
- Jessica Cotturone
- Kelly Devert
- Joshua Dolph
- Mackenzie Lauridsen
- Claire Martino
- Gavin McCorry
- Andy Nguyen
- Noah Rettig
- Annika Samuel
- Hoang Huynh Trieu
- Amy Zeigler
al-Khwarizmi Honors Society (aK)
- Drishtant Bhandari
- Jack Bigler
- Kacper Cebula
- Jessica Cotturone
- Joshua Dolph
- Yasmine El Mezouari
- Rohaan Farrukh
- Joshua Fosu-Agyemang
- Luke Heinrichs
- Riva Kansakar
- Thomas Klein
- Isaac McConnell
- Gavin McCorry
- Drake Misfeldt
- Minh Nguyen
- Jay Francis Nolledo
- Aarshiya Prajapati
- Noah Rettig
- Kevin Rodriguez
- Isabelle Smart
- William Unyi
- John Warhank
Music
Webster Vocal Competition
The Webster Vocal Competition was established through a memorial fund in honor of former Augustana student and film industry musician Steven Boone Webster. The 2025 competition was adjudicated by Professor Chad Sonka, Iowa State University.
- Classical, 1st and 2nd year
- Winner: Emily Churak
- Runner-up: Jensen Stoneking
- Classical, 3rd and 4th year
- Winner: Grace Fuechtmann
- Runner-up: Georgi Feigley
- Musical Theatre, 1st and 2nd year
- Winner: Brennan Hampton
- Runner-up: Jensen Stoneking
- Musical Theatre, 3rd and 4th year
- Winner: Julie Tarling
- Runner-up: Maya Pagel
- Louise Nathanson Scholarship
- Sean Abracia-Wendel
- George Behnke
- Pheonix Martin
- Olivia Park
- Isabelle Smart
- Zander Ulam
Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy
Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics and Astronomy Honor Society
- Andy Nguyen
- Razin Uzayr
Scandinavian Studies
Excellence in Swedish – Beginning Level
- Paige Lower
Excellence in Swedish – Intermediate/Advanced Level
- Adam Thorsen