2015/16 community awards banquet

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

K. Glen Johnson Faith & Life Centre University of Alberta, Augustana Campus

Camrose, Alberta

2015/16 Community Awards Banquet

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Message from the Dean

Dear friends, This year’s Community Awards Banquet comes as I am completing my first term as Dean and Executive Officer for the Augustana Campus. Each day I discover new reasons why Becky and I made exactly the right decision in coming to Camrose, and I want to thank the many of you who offered input on my reappointment or have offered congratulations since its announcement. The partnerships that Augustana has with the community and the generous support that we

receive from community donors continue to inspire me. I am both humbled and grateful. Looking forward, the vision that colleagues and I wish to share is one where these community connections become a foundation for even more ambitious plans and dreams. Much of our current thinking is captured by the term “pathways”--not only how we can build pathways to university by ensuring that Augustana remains affordable and accessible, but how we can design and support student pathways through university that connect them to communi-ty needs and lead to post-baccalaureate pathways into essential professions and useful careers in rural and Aboriginal communities. The rhythms of our new academic calendar—with compressed blocks and longer sessions—will allow Augustana to expand the connections between academic coursework and community-based service and research. But as our students become more engaged with the community, we also want to contin-ue to build a community presence on campus. That was, of course, part of the vision for the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre. And it is the vision for the “Open Sci” concept that now is driving plans for our future Sci-ence Building project. My colleagues and I continue to need your ideas on both fronts. How can our students serve important needs in the community while advancing their own education? How can Augustana continue to improve service to the community through enhanced programming on campus? As many of you know, I often brag about the wonderful “town-gown” relation-ship between Camrose and surrounding communities and Augustana. In this regard, we out-perform every other university where I have worked. But there is so much more we can do. I invite you to dream with us. Thank you for your generous support and for your ideas.

Best wishes,

Allen Berger, Dean

Dr. Allen Berger

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2015-16 Anniversary Donors

Congratulations to the following individuals, businesses and organizations in our community for their continuing

commitment to student success at Augustana!

40 Years Harberg Nikiforuk Wood LLP Chartered Accountants

ATCO Gas

30 Years Lamb Ford Sales Ltd.

25 Years

Wilton Psychological Services Inc.

20 Years Pedersen’s Florists Ltd.

Smitty’s Restaurant

15 Years RBC

10 Years John & Lesley Stoddart

Donna Herman Doug & Annette Hawkins

Ness Family/ Battle River Community Foundation

THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU

THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU

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The Community Awards Program Our History

The Community Awards program was established in 1973 to assist in making post-secondary studies possible for students with limited resources and to attract students to the then Camrose Lutheran College.

An initial committee of community members and college officials was responsible for recruiting gifts from the business community to fund awards. Working with the community, the Committee promoted two award funds – the Current Scholarship Fund, now called Annual Awards, and the Scholarship Foundation, which held the Community Scholarship Fund and Associated Endowments.

The program met with great success in its early years and that success continues – awards established in those first years are celebrating 44 years of commit-ment to post-secondary education!

The awards program today continues to reflect the vision and goals of the founding members. Administered through the Development and Student Awards Offices at Augustana Campus and in partnership with Student Financial Services on the University’s North Campus, we continue to invite interested individuals, businesses, and community organizations to invest in our students.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all our Community Awards Program donors – past and present, for your vision and commitment to fostering the education of our students.

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New Supporters of the Community Awards Program

In today’s economic environment, award support is truly

valued and appreciated by our students, and it helps to define the Augustana advantage at the University of Alberta –

thank you for your support.

The following donors joined the Augustana awards family in 2015:

Augustana Staff Viking Golf Award Awarded to a student athlete with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana who is a member of the Vikings Golf team. Recipient will be selected on the basis of academic standing and demonstrated leader-ship and teamwork, as determined by the head coach.

Bi West Translines Ltd. Vikings Hockey Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of the Vikings Hockey team. Selection based on academic standing, level of excellence shown in the sport, and demonstrated leadership and commitment to the team.

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Hockey Award Awarded to a student athlete with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana who is a member of the Vikings Hockey team. Recipient will be selected on the basis of academic standing and demonstrated leadership and teamwork, as determined by the head coach.

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Volleyball Award Awarded to a student athlete with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana who is a member of a Vikings Volleyball team. Recipient will be selected on the basis of academic standing and demonstrated leadership and teamwork, as determined by the head coach(es).

Canadian Tire Camrose Vikings Hockey Award Awarded to a student athlete with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty. Selection will be made on the basis of demonstrated athletic ability and academic standing. Preference will be given to a member of the Vikings Hockey Team.

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Chytracek Family Vikings Basketball Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic achievement enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty who is a member of an Augustana Vikings Basketball team. Selection based on demonstrated leadership, the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing.

Clubhouse Virtual Golf Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic achievement enrolled in any year of any undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of the Augustana Vikings Golf team. Selection based on the level of excellence and/ or potential shown to develop in their sport, demonstrated leadership and the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing.

Dr. W Garry (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award for Excellence in Nordic Sports Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty who is a member of a Nordic sports team. Selection based on the level of excellence and/or potential shown to develop in their sport, demonstrated leadership and the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing. Equal consideration for biathlon and cross-country ski athletes.

Ed & Alice Peterson Entrance Scholarship Awarded to a student with superior academic achievement entering an undergradu-ate degree at Augustana Faculty. Selection based on admission average. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load at Augustana Faculty each year.

Frejya Vikings Award in Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the second or third year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana faculty who is a member of the Vikings Women's Biathlon or Cross-Country Skiing Team. Selection based on academic standing, and demonstrated leadership and commitment to the team.

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Gary Smith Vikings Hockey Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of the Augustana Vikings Hockey team. Selection based on the level of excellence and/ or potential shown to develop in their sport, demonstrated leadership and the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing.

James Mayer Vikings Golf Award Awarded to students with satisfactory academic standing in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of the Vikings Golf Team. Selection based on the level of excellence shown in the sport; the potential to develop as a significant contributor to the Vikings Golf program, contributions made to the golf team, and academic standing as determined by the head coach.

Kevin Riemer Vikings Athletic Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the second, third, or fourth year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of an Augustana Athletics team. Selection based on demonstrated leader-ship, the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing.

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Lloyd and Margaret Cooley Memorial Studentship in Analytical Chemistry Awarded annually to female students with satisfactory academic standing, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, enrolled in the second, third or fourth year of a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, employed in a laboratory at the University of Alberta, including Augustana Campus, and researching an analytical chemistry problem. If there are no eligible candidates for this studentship in any given year, the studentship will not be awarded in that year. This studentship is to supplement a student’s salary.

Mark Chytracek Vikings Volleyball Leadership Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the second, third, or fourth year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty who is a member of a Vikings Volleyball team. Selection based on demonstrated leadership, the embodiment of team spirit, and academic standing. Preference given to a student in the Augustana Students' Association, Residence Life (as a Hall Coordinator or Resident Assistant), Chaplaincy, or Campus Ambassadors Program.

Martinson Health Sciences Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the third or fourth year of a Bachelor of Science at Augustana Faculty who is a member of the Vikings Women's Basketball team. Selection based on academic standing, level of excellence shown in the sport, and demonstrated leadership and commitment to the team.

Smeaton Vikings Volleyball Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana who is a member of the Vikings Women’s Volley-ball team. Selection based on demonstrated leadership and commitment to the team, and academic standing.

Smitty’s Restaurant – Harrisons Plumbing Vikings Hockey Outstanding Contributor Award Awarded to a student with satisfactory standing enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana who is a member of the Vikings Hockey team. Selection based on demonstrated leadership and commitment to the team, and academic standing. Preference given to goaltenders.

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Presentation of Certificates to Students Toward the close of this evening’s program, all guests

will be asked to rise and donors will present award certificates to their student(s) while remaining at their table.

For further information on how you can support Augustana students, please contact:

Bonita (Bonnie) Anderson - Director of Development Bree Urkow, CFRE - Assistant Director, Development

Augustana Campus, University of Alberta P (780) 679-1558

[email protected] | [email protected]


The Sophia Award in Philosophy and Religion Awarded to a student with satisfactory standing enrolled in the second, third, or fourth year of an undergraduate degree at Augustana Faculty with a major in Philosophy and Religion. Selection based on academic standing.

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Award Definitions

Scholarship: The term “scholarship” is reserved for recognition of superior academic achievement. Additional selection criteria may also be considered.

Award: The term “award” is reserved for recognition of satisfactory academic standing. Additional selection criteria may also be considered.

Bursary: A bursary is an award of any monetary value given to a student on the basis of demonstrated financial need and satisfactory academic stand-ing. Additional selection criteria may also be used.

Medal: A medal is awarded in recognition of overall superior academic achievement in a Faculty, Department or some other subdivision of a Faculty, provided that the student maintains at least a satisfactory academic stand-ing in his/her Faculty. Additional selection criteria will not normally be consid-ered.

Prize: The term “prize” is reserved for recognition of superior academic achievement in a course or set of courses. Additional selection criteria may also be considered.

Academic Standing

Superior Academic Achievement normally indicates a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher on the four-point scale or standing in the upper 10% of the class. For students entering the University of Alberta from high school, Superior Academic Achievement indicates an award average of 80% or higher.

Satisfactory Academic Standing normally indicates a Grade Point Average of 2.0 or higher on the four-point scale. Satisfactory Academic Standing means satisfactory as defined by the Faculty in question. If no definition has been made by a Faculty, Satisfactory Academic Standing means being eligible to continue in or graduate from the program in which the student is registered exclusive of those students allowed to continue on probationary status.

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The Augustana Community Awards Program

Annually Funded Awards Annual Awards and Bursaries receive funding each year from committed individuals, businesses and organizations who have pledged to support an award they have created. In 2015, over $120,000 in gifts were received to fund awards and bursaries.

Endowed Awards Associated Endowments are established for many reasons – for example, to ensure the annual funding to an existing award in perpetuity, to recognize a loved one, or to create a living legacy. The U of A invests these funds and the principal is never touched, only the earned interest is spent to support the award. In 2015, the interest earned from Augustana’s endowments allowed us to fund awards totaling $104,500.

Bursaries Bursaries are established by donors who wish to fund a student primarily on the basis of financial need. Bursaries may be funded annually or through establishing an endowment.

The impact of our donor-funded Community Awards Program is truly remarkable! This past year, 165 students were the grateful recipients of donor-funded student awards, scholarships, and bursaries totaling almost $225,000. This is over and above faculty-funded awards or other sources of funding our students are eligible to receive.

Annually Funded Awards

AWARD NAME & VALUE 2015

AWARD RECIPIENT

ADVICO Financial Planning Group Inc. - Dallas Ferro & Chris Korte Award

Natasha Ahmed

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Scholarship - $1,000 Hyun-Joo Lim

Albert Hansen Memorial Scholarship - $500 Yunhan Wang

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for a Student Specializing in Psychology - $1,500

Connor Gusdal

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Entrance Scholarship - $1,500 Benjamin Schmidt

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Annually Funded Awards continued...


AWARD RECIPIENT

Andreassen Borth Sports Award - $750 Kevin Lourens

Arnold & Susan Malone Award - $750 Kalene Gould

ATB Financial (Camrose) Scholarship - $1,000 Rachel Collins

ATCO Gas Award - $500 Brandon Crawford

Augustana Alumni Association Entrance Award - $1,000 Kelsey Hock

Augustana Alumni Leadership Award - $1,000 Stephanie Gruhlke

Augustana Staff Viking Golf Award - $3,000 Braxton Fox

Battle River Implements Ltd. - $500 Justine Telawsky

Bi West Translines Ltd. Award - $500 Andrew Lirette

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Lukas Biensch

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Volleyball Award - $3,000 Thomas Regier

Border Paving Ltd. Scholarship - $1,000 Samuel Kohlmann

Boston Pizza Award - $750 Jeffrey Lorenz

Brett Binder Athletic Award - $3,000 Cassandra Sanregret

Burgar Funeral Home Scholarship - $500 Jamie Cole

Camrose & District Fish & Game Association Scholarship - $750 Daniel Lemire

Camrose Booster Award - $500 Anika Asfeldt

Camrose Canadian Scholarship - 2 x $1,250 Emily Lyseng Kristen Shaw

Camrose County Scholarship - 2 x $1,000 Chelsey Mowat Carly Olafson

Camrose Dental Health Centre Scholarship - $1,000 Rae Metrunec

Camrose Registry Award - $1,000 Jensen Manners

Camrose Sobeys Award - $540 Mattias Nelson

Canadian Tire Camrose Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Logan Sproule

Canadian Tire Associate Store Camrose Staff Appreciation Award - $500 Dylan Coupal

Central Agencies Inc. Award - $1,000 Alyssa Coughlan

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AWARD RECIPIENT

Chawla Brothers Scholarship - $1,000 Rae Metrunec

Chytracek Family Vikings Basketball Award - $3,000 Darion Smigorowsky

Claude and Ivy (Elmquist) May Award - $1,000 Deanna Funk

Clubhouse Virtual Golf Award - $3,000 Darion Geddes

Dee-Jay Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Award - $1,500 Kelsey Beaudette

Dolores V. Nelson Schultz Memorial Award in Voice - $500 Bailey Kuhn

Dr. Roy Wilson Memorial Award - $2,000 Sydney Martin

Drever Agencies Inc. - Petro Canada Award - $500 Beaudon Rogers

Dr. W. Garry (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award for Excellence in Nordic Sports - $3,000

Emily McIlroy

Drs. J. B. and Mark Cloarec Award - $500 Miranda Baker

Duggan Dental / Dr. Kenneth H. Cha Professional Corporation Scholarship - $500

Emily Lyseng

Ed & Alice Petersen Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 over four years Jamie Grunwald

Ed Friesen Scholarship in English - $1,000 Annika Olesen

Electro Tel Award - $900 Madeline Killoh

Evelyn Williams Memorial Award in Music - $1,000 Hilda Lam

Feth Family Award - $500 Joren Johnson

Fielding & Company LLP Law Firm Scholarship - $1,000 Alissa Keer

Gary Smith Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Alexander Rodgers

Glover International Award - $500 Lauren Van Dyke

Grant Thornton LLP Award - $500 Brandi Vanderwolf

Harberg Nikiforuk Wood LLP Chartered Accountants Award - $900 Preston Eshenko

Hawkins Family Scholarship in History - $1,000 Jason Kay

Hawkins Family Scholarship in Music - $1,000 Deanna Robillard

i. d. apparel/Karen Vinet Agencies Award - $550 Scott Swiston

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AWARD RECIPIENT

James Mayer Vikings Golf Award - $3,000 each Cole Feth

Chase Martin

Jim & Nora Holmberg Scholarship in Music - $1,250 Britanee Hillary

Kevin Riemer Vikings Athletic Award - $3,000 Devin Varga

Kroeger Joyce Chartered Accountants Scholarship - $1,000 Steven Prysunka

Lamb Ford Sales Ltd. Award - $500 Marissa Tollefson

Larry and Patrice Johnson Award - $500 Nnenna Achebe

Lions Club of Camrose Len Palmer Memorial Award - $750 Reana Szabo-Mansfield

Lloyd and Margaret Cooley Memorial Studentship in Analytical Chemistry - $1,000

Carly Olafson

Mark Chytracek Vikings Volleyball Leadership Award - $3,000 Jill Metrunec

Marshall Veterinary Services Award - $500 Mark Lisoway

Martinson Health Sciences Award - $3,000 Bradi Lorenz

McClellan Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd. Award - $500 Rob Hunt

Nahanni River Adventures Ltd. Award - $500 Kjell Petterson

Norsemen Inn Camrose Corporation, J P C Foundation Award - $500 Zaine Walker

Ofrim Project Management Inc. Award - $500 Rebecca Petrie

On Track - Kuntz & Company Inc. Award - $750 Emily Wilson

Pedersen's Florists (1980) Ltd. Award - $500 Ciara Fankhanel

Provincial Chapter of Alberta IODE Award - $500 Patrick Thompson-Gale

RBC Scholarship - $1,000 Lee Metrunec

Richardson Pioneer Award - $1,000 Autumn Voegtlin

Ross Family Award - $1,000 Daniella Burke

Rotary Club of Camrose Scholarship - $1,000 Justin Reinke

Shawn Crickard Memorial Award - $3,000 Cody Fiala

Shoppers Drug Mart (Camrose) Scholarship - $750 Jamie Grunwald

Shuman Insurance Award - $1,000 Eric Andersson

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AWARD RECIPIENT

Smeaton Vikings Volleyball Award - $3,000 Luke Ryan

Smitty’s Restaurant – Harrisons Plumbing Vikings Hockey Outstanding Contributor Award - $3,000

Curtis Skip

Smith Clinic Award - $900 Anna Sigurdson

Stoddart Family Award - $500 Justin Draper

Streb's Automotive/Industrial Supply and Engine Services (1975) Ltd. Award - $900

Duncan McDonald

The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship - Augustana Faculty - $500

Robyn Perkins

The Sophia Award in Philosophy & Religion - $1,000 Lisa Vaughan-Farrell

Torskeklubben/Sons of Norway - Solglyt Lodge Edmonton Award - Sharing $5,000

Sarah Erickson Talon Fowler Julia Stinson

Verhaeghe Law Office History Award - $500 Crystal Rosene

Vikings Cross Country Ski Team of 1988 Award - $500 Matthieu Martin

Vision Credit Union Ltd. Scholarship—Sharing $4,050 Natasha Hepp

Jordan Nakonechny Jonathan Naslund

Wideman Paint and Decor Award - $500 Vanitee Lane

Wild Rose Co-operative Association Ltd. Award - $500 Julian Love

Wilton Psychological Services Inc. Award - $750 Rebecca Pospolita

Ziesel Family Scholarship in Science - $1,000 Carly Olafson

Endowed Awards


AWARD RECIPIENT

Alice M. Stolee Award - $500 Kristen Shaw

Andrew and Mina Solheim Memorial Award - $500 Reana Szabo-Mansfield

Anton and Norma Olson Memorial Award - $500 Mackenzie Dawson-

Agnew

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Endowed Awards continued...


AWARD RECIPIENT

Arthur Tonn Memorial Award - $500 Julie Ostrem

Augustana Board of Regents - $1,750 Katrina Lexvold

Augustana Community Endowment Fund - Sharing $7,500

Marko Caleta

Melodie Dyck

Patrick Frose

Meghan Jobson

Tayla Koerber

Ruoyi Liu

Kaylee Ma

Chelsea Punt

Augustana Dean’s Entrance Citation - $10,000 Over 4 Years Rebecca Pospolita Darby Branscombe

(2nd renewal)

Augustana 90th Anniversary Award - $500 Chad Chessall

Betsy Ness Scott Entrance Citation Scholarship - $6,000 Over 4 Years Garrett Rawleigh

Bill and Berdie Fowler Entrance Award - $4,000 Over 4 Years Mackenzie Grove

Eric Andersson (2nd renewal)

Bryan Rayment Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Camrose Rotary Club Dr. Dunbar Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

Canadian Summer School in Germany 35th Anniversary Award - Sharing $1,500

Megan Hardman Kelsey Monsen Madison Nickel

CFCW Scholarship - $750 Katelyn Gael

Cindy Ann Haywood Memorial Award in Music - $500 Gracie Yelland

City of Camrose Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Award - $1,000 Jonathan Naslund

Clarence and Thea Magneson Memorial Scholarship - $500 Jasohna Haukenfrers

Clarice B. Olafson Award - $500 Marie Heinrich

David Lynn Bennett Memorial Award - $1,250 Reagan Miller

Dianne Precht Memorial Scholarship in Music - $1,500 Angelique Ayerba

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AWARD RECIPIENT

Dorothy Clapson Memorial Award - $500 Luis Murcia

Doug and Gail Peterson Award - $500 Samuel Kohlmann

Dr. Craig W. and Jacqueline D. Norstrom Award - $1,750 Beliana Slikker

Dr. David W. and Mrs. Darlene C. Dahle Award - $750 Jessica Henschel

Dr. Gerhard and Mrs. Hilda Driedger Scholarship - $500 Lyndon Stanzell

Dr. Velma Gooch Memorial Award in English Literature - $1,000 Sarah Monk

Dr. W. G. (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award - $750 Katelynn Cook

E F Marken Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Elizabeth "Libby" Brownell Leadership Award - $1,750 Thomas Trombetta

Erik Mygind Memorial Music Scholarship - Sharing $2,000 Hilda Lam

Deanna Robillard

Ernest Nelson and Ethel Rose Norris Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

Ernie Felzien Award - $1,500 Jared Becher

Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Employees Award - $1,000 Kirsten Schmidt

Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Supervisors Grain Crop Scholarship - $1,000 Nathan Nobert

Felix Wiese Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

Georg & Lily Moi Memorial Scholarship - $750 Alliah Krahn

Glynne Jones Memorial Award - $750 Carson Jorgensen

Gunvor and Erik Mygind Entrance Citation Scholarship - $10,000 Over 4 Years

Jasohna Haukenfrers Emile Vogel-Nakamura

(1st renewal)

Harry and Betty Gaede Music Award - $500 Marie (April) Heinrich

Henry James and Muriel Rieger Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

Hume Memorial Award - $500 Dana Bulger

Inanda Hoyme Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

J. M. (Jake) Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Jacquie and Morris Jevne Memorial Award - $750 Wilissa Reist

Janet Ingibergsson Memorial Award - $1,000 Samantha Jones

Jevne/Eng Award in Social Sciences & Humanities - $2,250 over 3 Years

Kristen Huber (1st renewal)

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AWARD RECIPIENT

John and Juri Spokkeli Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

John and Valborg Olson Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

K E G Patrige Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

K. Glen Johnson Award - $750 Mary-Anne Baldwin

Keith Paton Memorial Scholarship - $500 Nicole Brockman

Kevin Bruce Hall Memorial Scholarship - $500 Erin Patry

Libby Ritter Memorial Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Lloyd B and Catherine R McCoomb Award - $500 Lynnea Schultz

Lorene (Fabrizius) Pinno Memorial Award - $1,000 Michaela Douglas

Luther and Florence Olson Memorial Award - $500 Kristen Huber

Margaret L. Rowe Memorial Ski Award - $500 ERP *

Marie Myrehaug Memorial Award - $750 Garrett Rawleigh

Marion Murray Walters Memorial Award - $750 Randi Martin

Mark Hanson Memorial Award - $500 Jaynita Maru

Mary Neff Memorial Scholarship - $500 Miranda Baker

Moncrieff Ford Sr. & Moncrieff Ford Jr. Memorial Award for Dedicated Service to Athletics - $500

Kimberly Corbiere

Muriel M. Bevington Memorial Award - $500 Edelquinn Paracuelles

Olga Melsness Loberg Memorial Award - sharing $2,500 Darby Branscombe

Kayla Rick

Pastor Karel Lunde Memorial Award - $750 Connor Gusdal

Paul Sills Memorial Entrance Award in Drama - $2,000 Over 4 Years Lilli Furfaro

Natalia McGill (1st renewal)

Pepsi-Cola Award - $1,000 Kelsey Beaudette

Pioneer Teacher Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Prof. Bayard Reesor Political Studies Entrance Scholarship - $2,000 Over 4 Years

Beaudon Roger Gregory Banack

(1st renewal)

Madison Hauser (2nd renewal)

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Professor Murray Lauber Scholarship - $1,000 Raegan Mines

Randy Runestad Memorial Award - $500 ERP *

Rathnavalu Family Award in Student Leadership - $1,250 Katelyn Gael

Reg and Marjorie Harris Memorial Scholarship - $500 Lee McDonald

Reynolds Carruthers Erwin Scholarship - $1,250 Lilli Furfaro

Richard Peter Walley Memorial Scholarship - $1,250 Jaclyn Fischer

Ricoh Canada Inc. Award - $500 Brandi Vanderwolf

Robert Sherwood Memorial Scholarship - $500 Amanda Stone

Royal Canadian Legion, Camrose Branch #57 Award - $500 Mackenzie Grove

Scandinavian Studies Award - $500 Not awarded

Sons of Norway (Canada) Award in Scandinavian Studies - $500 ERP *

The Right Honourable Don Mazankowksi Entrance Citation - $10,000 over 4 years

Anna Sigurdson Lynnea Schultz

(2nd renewal)

The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship - $1,250 Amy Lechelt

Val Wolski Memorial Award -$2,750 Justin Prenioslo

Verda and J. D. McNeill Scholarship - Sharing $14,000

Mary-Anne Baldwin

Kassidy Bauer

Analise Lehners

Kiana Mah

Sydney Martin

Garrett Rawleigh

Emily Wahlstrom

Viking Cup Hockey Award - $1,000 Jeremy Margeson

Walter A. and Margaret Hiller Scholarship - $500 ERP *

Wesley James Engen Memorial Award - $750 Ryne Keller

Wilbert G. Bevington Memorial Award - $500 Heather Fedyna

Zetsen Master Builders Inc. Award - $500 Kyle Sieben



AWARD RECIPIENT

* Endowment Reinvestment Plan (ERP): Donors have opted to reinvest annual endowment earnings to the endowment principal to augment future awards. Awards will not be funded during this period.

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Bursaries

Camrose Morning News Bursary ($500)

Camrose Veterinary Hospital Bursary ($1,000)

Dr. George & Mrs. Elaine Nye Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Elwyn Grattidge Family Bursary (Variable)

Farnham West Stolee Bursary ($500)

Fred & Jean Daley Augustana Bursary ($500)

Hanneman Augustana Bursary (Variable)

Jeanne Hunter Bursary (Variable)

Laura M. Anderson Augustana Bursary ($500)

Linda (Dennis) Cole Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Michael Wandio Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Ness Family Bursary (Variable)

Ralph Campbell Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Ruth & Jim Herman Augustana Bursary ($500)

Saroj and Banarsi Lal Chawla Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Terrin Bourque Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000)

Please note we do not publish bursary recipient names.

We have endeavored to make the information in this program as accurate as possible. Please accept our apologies if your name or

information has been misspelled or omitted, and please let us know so we might correct our error.

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2015 Entrance Citation Recipients Awarded to students entering an undergraduate degree program at Augustana Faculty based on superior academic achievement (minimum average of 95% or equivalent) in grades 10, 11, & 12. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load of which at least 9 credits per term must be taken at Augustana Faculty.

Augustana Dean’s Entrance Citation

Rebecca Pospolita

Rebecca Pospolita of Wainwright heard about Au-

gustana from her sister, so when she was considering

schools for her Bachelor of Arts in English, the campus

near her hometown was at the top of her list. “The

Dean’s Entrance Citation took a big chunk out of my

tuition that I suddenly didn’t need to worry about,”

she explains, “and I received four additional awards

including one from Wilton Psychological Services, so I

was very excited!”

Rebecca plans to make the most of her time at Au-

gustana, including international travel and community

service-learning opportunities, and intends to follow

her Bachelor of Arts with a Masters in Speech Lan-

guage Pathology on North Campus.

Betsy Ness Scott Entrance Citation Garrett Rawleigh

“I come from a small town in southern Alberta,” says

Bachelor of Science student Garrett Rawleigh from Vul-

can, “so the biggest attraction to Augustana was the

high level of education available on a small scale cam-

pus. Small class sizes make me feel more at home, and

the community here is unlike any I have experienced.”

The Betsy Ness Scott Entrance Citation Garrett received

is very important to his education, as were his three

other awards. “I come from a low income family,” he

says, “and any money received makes my education less

of a burden on my parents.” Busy with his classes and

the weekly bible study group he co-founded, Garrett is

taking his education day by day.

Rebecca Pospolita

Garrett Rawleigh

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2015 Entrance Citation Recipients ...continued

Gunvor and Erik Mygind Entrance Citation Jasohna Haukenfrers

Jasohna Haukenfrers from Prince Albert, SK, picked

Augustana for its small campus and amazing music pro-

fessors. She took a road trip the October before she

started university and got the chance to meet her pro-

spective faculty advisor, Dr. Milton Schlosser. The Gun-

vor and Erik Mygind Entrance Citation she received

means that she is able to cover her expenses as she

takes her Bachelor of Arts in Music.

“What it means for me is peace of mind – I can actually

afford school!” says the future music therapist with a

smile. While she’s not fond of sharing a room in 1st

West, she loves the opportunity to make friends and meet the community outside her

classes.

We wish to gratefully acknowledge the many gifts we receive each year that celebrate events and

honour and remember loved ones. These gifts embrace our student recipients into the "circle of

life" of our donors.

THANK YOU for creating and augmenting opportunity for our students and thank you for

thinking of Augustana and your Community Awards Program.

Jasohna Haukenfrers

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Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award is granted twice a year to stu-dents whose work has been presented at the Student Conference. The award recognizes the best independent student work over the course of a term. The nomination is to be submitted by the mentor of a student who is completing a for-credit independent study who also presented at the Student Conference. A com-mittee consisting of two to four faculty members, and a student member from one of the committees adjudicate the award.

Erin Specht - Winter 2015 The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Winter

2015 went to Erin Specht (BSc Environmental Science ’15)

for an intense legislative review. Dr. Glynnis Hood has been

exploring using beavers for wetland restoration in the prov-

ince, and Erin researched reclamation policies across Canada

and the United States.

“I searched for policy supporting the use of beavers to re-

store wetland ecosystems as well as beaver management

technology, specifically flood control devices, and how their

use is supported,” the Pigeon Lake Regional High School

graduate says. “The project was quite intense, and involved

reading a LOT of legal documents.”

On the evening of her presentation, Erin was a little surprised. “Despite the pressure of

presenting to my professors, I felt confident because I was the expert in the room on

that topic,” she says. “That was a good feeling. Where else do you get to carry out

graduate-level research in your third and fourth year?”

Alexandra Malley - Fall 2015 Fourth year student Alexandra Malley from Airdrie received

the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Fall 2015

for her project, The Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule: a

Potential Therapeutic Target for Multiple Sclerosis. Gradu-

ating this year with her Bachelor of Science in Molecular

Biology, she embraced the directed reading course with Dr.

Neil Haave.

“I was looking into some current treatment options and

some of the inherent issues associated with their prolonged

use,” she explains, “as well as some novel potential alterna-

tive treatments, for which I wrote a proposal for future re-

search as part of my project.”

Alexandra hopes to use the skills she has gained at Augustana to pursue a career in the

medical field, either as a researcher or a practitioner.

Erin Specht

Alexandra Malley

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PROGRAM

Welcome & Introductions Mrs. Bonita Anderson, Director of Development

Blessing of the Meal The Augustana Choir

Prayer of Thanksgiving Wilissa Reist, Student Chaplain

Meal Augustana Campus Food Services

Greetings Ms Stephanie Gruhlke

President, Augustana Students’ Association

Mr. Doug Lyseng Councillor, Camrose County

His Worship, Norman mayer Mayor, City of Camrose

Donor Appreciation & Anniversary Recognition Mrs. Bree Urkow, Assistant Director, Development

Dean’s Remarks Dr. Allen Berger, Dean

Recognition of Entrance Citation Recipients & Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Recipients

Dr. Allen Berger, Dean

Augustana Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award Verlyn Olson

Presentation of Certificates to Students (Please See Page 9 for Instructions)

Response on Behalf of Award Recipients Ms Rebecca Pospolita

2015 Recipient of the Augustana Dean’s Entrance Citation

Concluding Remarks

2015/16 community awards banquet

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