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Augustana student Rebekah Fyfe ‘22 is a triple major in government & international affairs, data science and Spanish. The Pella, Iowa, native is working as an intern for a research program sponsored by Fulbright Canada and Mitacs-Globalink — a research organization that was founded in Canada in 1999. 

Augustana student Kalle Bushfield ‘23 is double majoring in accounting and finance. She is interning at First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard in Sioux Falls this summer.

Mark Runkel ‘99 is the senior executive vice president and chief credit officer of U.S. Bancorp, where he has served for nearly 20 years.

������ý’s School of Music (SoM) announced that it is the proud artistic partner of the largest arts organization in the state — the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO).

The findings of researchers affiliated with 20 universities, including Duke and Augustana Universities, are published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Carrie Olson-Manning contributed to the research in the paper titled, “Ecological Factors Influence Balancing Selection on Leaf Chemical Profiles of a Wildflower.” 

Fred Johnson ‘84 is a CPA, who oversees Church & Institutional Financing at Thrivent Financial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serves as senior portfolio manager for the Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund. After 34 years with Thrivent, he is still passionate about his work and its impact.