Augustana University

06/03/2026

Along with student artwork, an Augustana (SD) Alumni's master's thesis exhibition is taking center stage at the Augustana University Art and Eide/Dalrymple Gallery.

Augustana Instructor of Printmaking Chad Nelson '95's “Fires in the Dark" can be viewed now through June 18, with a gallery reception on Friday, June 5.

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The Augustana University Eide/Dalrymple Gallery presents “Chad Nelson: Fires in the Dark,” a Master of Art Education thesis exhibition — on view through Thursday, June 18. Free and open to the public, a reception for “Fires in the Dark” will take place in the Center for Visual Arts on Frid...

06/01/2026

Friendships formed at AU don’t end at graduation — they can last a lifetime.💛💙

When Augustana (SD) Alumni Barbara (Thune) Schommer ‘69 faced her final year battling leukemia, her Augustana Nursing classmate Frances Sittig ‘69 and Swanna Champlin ‘69 surrounded her with love and friendship.

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When an alumna was diagnosed with T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, her fellow Augustana classmates didn’t think twice about rallying around her. Two Augustana alumnae — who had never even met — came together to be by their friend’s side.

05/29/2026

During commencement on Saturday, Augustana presented Board of Trustee member Dr. H. Eugene Hoyme with the Doctor of Humane Letters — an honorary degree awarded by universities to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to society, humanity or philanthropy.

Hoyme graduated summa cm laude from Augustana in 1972 with a B.A. in biology and chemistry before earning a medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his pediatrics residency and fellowship in medical genetics at the University of California San Diego.

A leader in pediatrics, genetics and genomic medicine, Hoyme served as medical director of the Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium and is professor emeritus and former chair of pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.

Over 18+ years of service to Sanford Health and the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Hoyme helped establish Sanford Children’s Hospital, served as its inaugural chief medical officer and played a key role in creating the University of South Dakota Pediatric Residency Program and Augustana University–Sanford Health Genetic Counseling Graduate Program — the first of its kind in the Dakotas.

Internationally-recognized for his research in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and genomic medicine, Hoyme has authored more than 400 scholarly publications.

Hoyme also received an Augustana Alumni Achievement Award in 2002 and Spirit of Augustana Award for Research and Innovation in 2013.

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05/28/2026

05/26/2026

There's still time to Experience Augustana! ☀️

AU offers a variety of camps for students and educators — from and to — throughout the summer months!

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05/23/2026

Let the hooding begin!

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05/23/2026

Forever a Viking 💛💙

Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate our graduates today!

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05/23/2026

All that’s missing is our graduates! 🧑‍🎓

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