April 27, 2021
Written by Public Relations & Communications Strategist Jill Wilson
果冻传媒 is proud to announce that six of its students have been awarded Fred C. and J. Marie Christopherson Scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year.
Augustana faculty and staff nominate upperclass students (juniors and seniors) for the awards and the Augustana Faculty Scholarship and Awards Committee makes selections on the basis of scholarship, campus and community service, as well as how well the nominees fit the donors' description as someone 鈥渆quipped for life.鈥
Professor of Biology , who has nominated many students for the award, said, 鈥淚 love that the donor wanted it to go to student recipients with a strong work ethic and good character. I love the phrase, 鈥業t's not whether they graduated at the head of the class; it's whether they are equipped for life.鈥 I look for those hard working souls that are the "salt of the earth" types. They may not be the flashiest, but you know they are going to go out in the world and quietly set a good example.鈥
The recipients of the Fred C. and J. Marie Christopherson Scholarship are recognized as students who are committed to the university, respected by their peers, have a strong work ethic and a solid character.
The 2021-22 Christopherson Scholarship recipients are:
- Taha Afzal 鈥22, of Karachi, Pakistan 鈥 Computer Science & Software Engineering and Data Science Major
- Emily Burkley 鈥21, of Fairbury, Nebraska 鈥 Elementary Education and Psychology Major
- Ashley Ask 鈥22, of Garretson, South Dakota 鈥 Biology Major
- Juliet Geffre 鈥22, of Fargo, North Dakota 鈥 Government & International Affairs Major
- Mekhi Moore 鈥23, of Woodbury, Minnesota 鈥 Sign Language Interpreting Major, Government & International Affairs Minor
- Gedion Alemayehu 鈥22, of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 鈥 Data Science, Math and Business Administration Major
Fred C. Christopherson, who died in 1989, was the editor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader for 31 years. J. Marie Christopherson, who died in 1989, wrote the "Driftwood" column published in the Argus Leader for 20 years.