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Trio repeats as athletic/academic champs
Three student-athletes remain on top in their sport and studies — Charlotte Frere ’26, Charlotte Newport ’25 and Ocean Akau ’25. All three are repeat Academic All-American honorees, a feat achieved by only a few Vikings through the years.
Student-athletes take the Viking spirit to Europe and Costa Rica
Augustana's $2,000 Augie Choice grant opens doors — and borders. With the help of Augie Choice, student-athletes are competing abroad, exploring new cultures and creating memories with teammates. This summer alone: Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Italy and Costa Rica. Read about five teams' global adventures.
Alumni invited to tour Germany, follow in Luther’s footsteps
Join President Steve Bahls and Jane Easter Bahls on an alumni trip to Germany from May 28-June 4, 2017. Augustana’s Dr. David Ellis, professor of history, and Kai Swanson ’86 will help lead the tour, which follows the life of Martin Luther (1483-1546), a German professor of theology, composer, priest and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.
SAC P:150 Charles August Johnson biographical notes
Charles August Johnson was born in Sweden in 1842 and came to the United States in 1868. Johnson became interest in ornithology after hearing and seeing tropical birds during his early seaman years abroad. He carved and painted hundreds of realistic birds from wood. The collection contains three pages of typewriting biographical notes from various sources titled “Writeups Concerning Mr. Charles August Johnson, Bird Carver: Collection Given Augustana Historical Society.”
Marie Westerberg Vader papers, 1982-1983
Marie Westerberg Vader (1893-1994) was the daughter of Swedish immigrants and attended Iowa Lutheran Hospital’s Nurses Training School in Des Moines, Iowa from 1915 to 1917. Collection includes her remembrances of her time there and a brief history of the hospital.
Oscar Rolander travel diary, 1911
Johan Oscar (Samuelson) Rolander was born in Västra Ryd, Östergötland, Sweden in 1847 and immigrated to the United States in 1868. In 1911, he took his first and only trip back to Sweden and kept a diary. This collection consists of a typed English translation of that diary which describes the trip on train and boat, his encounters with friends and family, and the changes in Sweden since he left 43 years ago.
Military and veteran education benefits
If you are a veteran of U.S. military service, an eligible active-duty member of the military, or an eligible dependent, you may be eligible for Veterans Affairs (VA) Educational Benefits.