ROSTER OF GRADUATES
MASTER OF ARTS IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
Sydney Allen Chatfield, MN
Parker Bollinger Mitchell, SD
Lola Chambers Pontiac, MI
Braden Hogan Waukon, IA
Kyle Huffman Marshalltown, IA
Ashley Jones Hartford, SD
Alana Machac Bruceville, TX
Jackson McLaughlin Davenport, IA
Christian Olsen Crystal Lake, IL
Caitlin Ostby Mitchell, SD
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Jacob Remmert Cedar Falls, IA
Alexia Terrazas Sioux Falls, SD
Mackenzie Weber Brookings, SD
Rhidaim Yang Lay Lima, Peru
Quinton Adams Lincoln, NE
Sierra Barkus Sioux Falls, SD
Victoria Cahill Sioux Falls, SD
Bennett Dean Pierre, SD
Domanic Dick Zimmerman, MN
Adam Diedrich Brillion, WI
Nathalia Goncalves da Silva São Paulo, Brazil
Abel Tesfalidet Hagos Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Landen Hardy Aberdeen, SD
Brynn Heinert Sioux Falls, SD
Carter Hunter Sioux Falls, SD
Amelia Klug Spearfish, SD
Miranda Lomax Cathlamet, WA
Maksym Pylypchuk Tea, SD
Kade Sammons Windom, MN
Shaeden Scheidt Harrisburg, SD
Nick Schmitz Sioux Falls, SD
Isaak Sipple Sioux Falls, SD
Baylee Van Zee Rapid City, SD
Presley Viessman Canby, MN
Jacob Wagner Salem, SD
Elizabeth Walter Sioux Falls, SD
Michelle Andrews Beresford, SD
Ashley Bates Sioux Falls, SD
Grand Cole Auburn, NE
Evelyn Feldman Sioux Falls, SD
Ryan Franus St. Paul, MN
Rubylin Harrington Wagner, SD
Joy Huscher Sioux Falls, SD
Jennifer Joffer Parker, SD
Felicia Jones Council Bluffs, IA
Julia Klancher Lake Elmo, MN
MASTER OF EDUCATION
McKenzie Kokesch Marshall, MN
Macy Kolander Jackson, MN
Jesseca Koskovich Fairmont, MN
Amanda Kroeger Wilton, IA
Nathan Kroeger Wilton, IA
Kate-Lyn Lagus White Bear Lake, MN
Jaime McDonald Annandale, NJ
Patrick McNulty Wolverine, MI
Mearah Miedema Sioux Falls, SD
Jesse Muilenburg Gregory, SD
Nathan Murphy Stillwater, MN
Alexa Nelson Sioux Falls, SD
Kayla Olson Amery, WI
Abby Oswald Council Bluffs, IA
Katherine Rivers Eden Prairie, MN
Grace Saavedra Sioux Falls, SD
Stacey Thorner Ashland, MA
Nathan Weber Rogers, MN
Rachel Loudin Hagerstown, MD
Amy Murrey Liberty Center, OH
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
Shelley Nelson Beresford, SD
Jaime Oswald Henderson, NE
Rebecca Stassi Sioux Falls, SD
Stephanie Wegehaupt Sioux Falls, SD
Gavin Anderson Webster, SD
Phillip Effertz Kirkwood, MO
Samuel Gengler Lake Crystal, MN
Sydney Herbert El Dorado, KS
Maija Kangas Shorewood, MN
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY
Joshua Koskie Excelsior, MN
Madelyn Maaland Clear Lake, SD
Osvaldo Magana-Juarez South Sioux City, NE
Alyssa Matney Blair, NE
Alexander Otten Rapid City, SD
Damien Phaly Jackson, MN
Megan Remus Becker, MN
Erica Ruhoff Paynesville, MN
Kai Taylor Chandler, AZ
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
Siranush Abrahamyan North Hills, CA
Ayllon Molina Alejandro Miami, FL
Katherine Asklund-Detert Sioux Falls, SD
Mary Barnett Sioux Falls, SD
Ellen Bruder Chicago, IL
Yaniel Cantillo Miami, FL
Jihye Chung Ajax, Canada
Tomas Fernandez Carvajal Pembroke Pines, FL
Lakshmi Gadde Gilroy, CA
Angela Guillen Miami, FL
Joseph Habtemariam Sioux Falls, SD
Peyton Helton Greenfield, IN
Abigail Hinckley Chatfield, MN
Sarah Kreuter St. Michael, MN
Angelica Lopez Corning, CA
Nicole Niehaus Melrose, MN
Amanda Orsini Martinsburg, WV
Paige Rotnicke Sioux City, IA
Amanda Sikking Cobb, GA
Nayana Smith Charlotte, NC
Josephine Terfehr Sioux Falls, SD
Elizabeth Tuschen Sioux Falls, SD
Faith Wollmann Sioux Falls, SD
Mia Baltzell Waterloo, NE
Andrea Cain Sioux Falls, SD
Kaylee Frye Sioux Falls, SD
MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
Heather Howard Spencer, IA
Gavin Marco Sioux Falls, SD
Anna Pierret Sioux Falls, SD
Emily Appel New Ulm, MN
Megan Beggs White Haven, PA
Nicole Cevering Hooper, UT
Ashley Guy Houston, TX
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GENETIC COUNSELING
Sophia Izzo San Diego, CA
Kendall Massey Bremerton, WA
Gabriella Olsen St. Michael, MN
Emmaline Savidge Marysville, WA
Ashley Chenoweth Mitchell, SD
Paige Lyngen Worthing, SD
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Allison Pajala Fargo, ND
Maya Pump Sioux Falls, SD
Julie Beaner Sioux Falls, SD
Sherilyn Estes Lower Brule, SD
Julia Hershman Sioux Falls, SD
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK
Grace Huft Sioux Falls, SD
Angela Matter Mankato, MN
Amber McKinney Knoxville, IA
Maggy Totzke Fairmont, MN
Teneal Thomas Snohomish, WA
Kacey Titzer Evansville, IN
Michael Thury Sioux Falls, SD
Lyric Oslund Sioux Falls, SD
Elise Vander Top Champlin, MN
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION
The use of gowns, hoods and caps in academic dress goes back to medieval times, to the early history of the oldest universities in Europe. “Learned clerks” robed themselves in gowns, caps and hoods, thus marking the difference from the “town people and those who wore the gown.” Its roots in design are found in both civilian and religious garb, often stemming from practical considerations of the day, such as the need for warmth in the unheated buildings of that time.
The hood, a triangular fold of cloth worn over the back of the gown, is faced with colors which denote the field of study represented by the wearer’s degree; the colors of the lining are those of the college or university from which the degree was granted. The length of the hood is correspondingly longer with each degree earned.
The wide velvet borders extending down the front of the doctoral gown, velvet bar on the sleeves and borders of most hoods are colored according to the academic discipline of the wearer. The most usual of these are:
Drab — Accounting & Business Pink — Music White — Arts & Letters Apricot — Nursing Copper — Economics Blue — Philosophy Light Blue — Education Sage Green — Physical Orange — Engineering Education Brown — Fine Arts Gold — Science Purple — Law Citron — Social Work Lemon — Library Science Scarlet — Theology
For centuries, the mace has been carried by the head of ceremonial processions as the symbol of order and authority. Augustana’s mace, carried by the university marshal, was designed by Ogden Dalrymple and executed by Al Halverson from seasoned cherry wood. It supports a gold orb and cross, symbolic of the triumph of Christ over the world. It carries the seal of Augustana in sterling silver.
Heads of state, members of the nobility, civil leaders and heads of educational institutions have, since medieval times, worn chain collars or necklaces as a distinctive mark of honor or authority. Augustana’s chain collar, created for use by the president, is composed of a heavy sterling chain, with a sterling pendant seal of the university. Each one of the links contains the name of each of Augustana’s 23 preceding presidents.
The trustees comprise a board of 27 members, elected by the Augustana College Association, the corporation that owns and operates the university.
A tradition at Augustana’s commencement recessional has the faculty forming two lines down the center aisle to permit the faculty and graduates to bid farewell to each other.
THE AUGUSTANA SEAL
The Augustana seal was designed ca. 1950 by Ogden Dalrymple, professor emeritus of art from 1946-91. It is composed of a circle representing eternity, a triangle representing the Trinity and a book which is the Bible. The “cross” running through the book is the Chi Rho (the monogram and symbol formed from the first two letters “X” and “P” of the Greek word for Christ). The letters “VDMA” are symbolic of the college motto, “Verbum Dei Manet In Aeternum” or “The word of God endures forever.” The letters on either side of the Bible are the Alpha and Omega of the Greek alphabet symbolizing the beginning and the end. The lamp is the Lamp of Knowledge. The three dates represent the founding dates of Augustana: 1860, in Chicago, Illinois; 1889, the founding of the Lutheran Normal School in Sioux Falls; 1918, the merger of the two schools to become Augustana College.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Ceremony Photos is pleased to provide complimentary photography service to each graduate who crosses the stage during the commencement ceremony.
Please visit ceremonyphotos.com/events-proofs to view the commencement photographs. All ceremony participants will receive an email and link to view their proofs taken during the commencement ceremony and events. There is no obligation to purchase. Any questions about commencement photography can be addressed to service@ceremonyphotos.com.
