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 2025-26 academic year.
AU faculty and staff nominate upper-level students (juniors and seniors) for the awards and the Augustana Faculty Scholarship & 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
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 2025-26 Christopherson Scholarship recipients are:
- Guadalupe (Lupe) Fernandez Aleman 鈥26 of Sioux Falls 鈥 Environmental Studies and Sociology Major
- Roman-James (RJ) Holliday 鈥26 of Denver, Colorado 鈥 Business Administration and Marketing Major
- Lily Holtman 鈥26 of Sioux Falls 鈥 Social Work Major
- Chilotam Okafor 鈥26 of Abuja, Nigeria 鈥 Government & International Affairs and Sociology Major
- Gabriela Rabboni 鈥26 of S茫o Paulo, Brazil 鈥 Neuroscience and Psychology Major
- Elliott Renville 鈥27 of Sioux Falls 鈥 Biology 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.