Augustana nursing majors Whitney Hofer and Rachel Christiansen have been named winners of 2008 Dr. Jeff Behrens Scholarship Awards.  The awards honor the memory of Dr. Jeff Behrens, who was a driving force behind the orthopedic excellence of Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Ryan Mello, class of 2006, has been awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship by the National Institutes of Health through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award program.

Argus Leader: Four South Dakota and two northwest Iowa higher education institutions ranked in the top 47 of Midwest baccalaureate colleges in U.S. News and World Report annual college rankings recently, with Augustana receiving the highest ranking.

Adam Strenge and Bailey Morris were crowned King and Queen of Viking Days 2008 in ceremonies conducted Sunday at the Elmen Center.

Dr. Jeffrey Johnson received the Young Alumni Award on Friday, September 26 from Carroll College.
 

Amanda Hammers (Redwood Falls, MN) and Rachel Hurley (Canton, SD) won first place in the Sioux Valley Section of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) poster session held in Gilbert Science Center’s Pendulum Lounge.

Keloland.com - Leeanna Stacy, kindergarten teacher at Hawthorne Elementary in Sioux Falls, was named Wal-Mart 2008 Teacher of the Year.

Augustana students on Wednesday elected their representatives to the Augustana Student Association (ASA) for 2008-2009.

Augustana's Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) has received re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) through the 2010-2011 school year.

A listing of some recent accomplishment by Augustana professors and administrators.