Elite Scholarship Recipients

Every year, Augustana University students and alumni secure competitive scholarships. Faculty and staff have also participated in these premier programs and integrate the inspiring lessons they learned along the way back into their teaching. 

Elite Student Scholars

Name

Major(s)

Program

 Year of Award 

Julia Radtke

Biology and Environmental Studies 

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

2025

Susana Gebrekidan

Government & International Affairs and International Studies

Gilman

2024

Ashley Grandpre

Nursing

Gilman

2024

Rachida Mahamed

Government & International Affairs and International Studies

Gilman

2024

Alena Vishnevsky

Government & International Affairs, Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Spanish

Gilman

2024

Lara Matuck

Biology

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Nicholas Becker

Elementary Education and Special Education

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Abemelech Belachew

Data Science

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Deepak Govindarajan

Mathematics and Data Science

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Manusmriti Budhathoki

Economics and Finance

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Prana Mohanty

Data Science, Business Administration and Computer Information Systems

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Marcus Naess

Computer Science and Art

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Mariam Wisaal

Government & International Affairs

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Soobin Rho

Government & International Affairs

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Henry Sule

Philosophy, Mathematics, Government & International Affairs, Finance and Computer Information Systems

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Benita Manzengo

Government & International Affairs and Art

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Madelyn Powell

Environmental Studies and Philosophy

Clinton Global Initiative

2023

Nora Helming

Physics

Fulbright Scholar

2023

Tracen J. Ashes

History, Theatre and Secondary Education

Gilman

2023

Rachel Brendefur

Nursing

Gilman

2023

Tatiana Chance

Elementary Education and Theatre

Gilman

2023

Madalyn Reifsteck

Secondary Education and History

Gilman

2023

Jacob Hyland

French

Pi Delta Phi Joseph W. Yedlicka Award

2023

Lydia Stednitz

French

Pi Delta Phi Mary E. Gutermuth Award

2023

Rebecca Ziems

Spanish and All-Grades Education

Gilman

2022

Courtney Chrystal

Government & International Affairs

Clinton Global Initiative

2022

Giselle Mawadri

Business Administration and Accounting

Clinton Global Initiative

2022

Camryn Hay

English

Critical Language Scholarship

2022

Rebecca Ziems

Spanish and All-Grades Education

Critical Language Scholarship

2022

Eleanor Weckwerth

Physics and Mathematics

Goldwater

2022

Eleanor Kiffmeyer

Biology and Psychology

Goldwater

2021

Taryn Helgeson

French and Government & International Affairs

Gilman

2021

Gloria McKenney

Elementary Education

Gilman

2021

Tiana Townsend

Physics and Chemistry(ACS)

Gilman

2021

Logan Winter

Communication Disorders

Gilman

2021

Sky Nockels

History and Government & International Affairs

Gilman

2021

Rebecca Ziems

Spanish and All-Grades Education

Gilman

2021

Sky Nockels

  History and Government & International Affairs

Critical Language Scholarship

2021

José Cruz Medina 

Sociology, Modern Foreign Languages and Psychology

Critical Language Scholarship

2021

Audrey Cope

Government & International Affairs and French

Truman

2020

Morgan Moe

Nursing

Gilman

2020

Mia Phillips

Psychology

Gilman

2020

Kristina Ritschard

Nursing

Critical Language Scholarship

2020

Malik Sanders

Physical Education, Health Education and All-Grades Education

Gilman

2019

Dagny Anderson

Anthropology

Gilman

2019

Saliya Ali

Government & International Affairs and Spanish

Gilman

2019

Kulani Jahrling

French

Pi Delta Phi Joseph W. Yedlicka Award

2019

Kofi Gunu

Government & International Affairs

Rhodes

2018

Chofian Abobakr

Government & International Affairs and Communication Studies

Gilman

2018

Ellen Scheiring

Nursing

Gilman

2017

Alison Rollag

Psychology

Gilman

2017

Kofi Gunu

Government & International Affairs

Schwarzman

2016

Jon Heiberger

Economics and Philosophy

Gilman

2016

Rafiullah (Rafi) Kaker

Government & International Affairs

Rhodes

2014

Jordan Dobrowski

Anthropology and Religion

Gilman

2014

Kristin Waltner

Spanish and All-Grades Education

Gilman

2014

Ruthellen (Elle) Tornberg

Biochemistry (ACS)

Goldwater

2013

Kristin Klarenbeck

Biology and Spanish

Gilman

2013

Elizabeth Zokaites

English

Gilman

2013

Peter Kline

Government & International Affairs

Gilman

2013

Ashley Schmidt

Biology

Goldwater

2012

Erika Zetterlund

Physics, Religion and Mathematics

Goldwater

2012

Danielle Doran

French

Pi Delta Phi Joseph W. Yedlicka Award

2009

Nick Bleeker

Chemistry (ACS)

Goldwater

2008

Bethany Jochim

Physics

Goldwater

2008

Charles Buehler

French

Pi Delta Phi Joseph W. Yedlicka Award

2006

Elite Faculty Scholars

Name

Position at Augustana

Program

Dr. David O'Hara

Professor of Philosophy, Director of Sustainability

Bush Fellow

Dr. Anna Reich

Associate Professor of Art

Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Jeffrey Miller

Professor of English

Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Joel Johnson

Professor of Government & International Affairs

Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Mike Nitz

Professor of Communication Studies

Fulbright Scholar