Community Awards Banquet FEBRUARY 12, 2019 the DEAN's MESSAGE

Community Awards Banquet FEBRUARY 12, 2019 THE DEAN'S MESSAGE

Dear Friends, The rhythms of the academic year at in Alberta, only 17% are enrolled in all universities are marked by events post-secondary institutions. The average such as the arrival of new students, the nationwide is 24%. According to Alex beginning of new terms, and the Usher, bringing the Alberta rate to the pageantry of convocations. Here at national average would require 47,000 Augustana, our Community Awards additional seats province-wide. That is a Banquet, which we hold every February, serious challenge for government, but it has become one of my favourites. As this is also a serious challenge for all of us. is my final Banquet as Dean and Executive Where will we find the support that all of Officer of Augustana, it is a bittersweet these students will need? occasion for me. Above all, I want you to know that your engagement and your Given these statistics, I encourage you commitment to helping us educate the not just to be personally generous but to next generation of young leaders have become passionate advocates for public been an inspiration. I am both humbled policies that advance postsecondary and grateful. In coming months, I look attendance and completion rates and keep forward to discussing our community university attendance affordable. partnerships and sharing my enthusiasm for the Community Awards Program with I cannot thank you enough for your Demetres Tryphonopoulos, the new Dean continuing generosity to Augustana and who will be starting his service on July 1. the confidence you have placed in us. This year marks the 46th anniversary of our Because I know of your great interest Community Awards Program. It is a in ensuring access to postsecondary program that is the envy of other Faculties education, I would like to share with you in the University of Alberta and other a special challenge that we have here in postsecondary institutions in the province. Alberta. To a large extent, the economy of As Becky and I step into a new phase in our province depends on imported skilled our lives, we look forward to joining you labour. This is because Alberta has the as regular and generous donors to this lowest post-secondary attendance rate in important initiative. all of Canada. Among 18-34 year-olds Best wishes, Allen Berger, Dean

2 HISTORY

The Community Awards The program met with great success in its early years and that success continues— Program was established in 1973 awards established in those first years are to assist in making post-secondary celebrating over 45 years of commitment studies possible for students with limited to post-secondary education! resources and to attract students to the then Camrose Lutheran College. Today, the Community Awards Program continues to reflect the vision and goals An initial committee of community of its founding members. Administered members and college officials was through Augustana’s Office of responsible for recruiting gifts to fund Advancement and Student Awards Office awards. Working with the community,the at Augustana Campus and in partnership committee promoted two award funds— with Student Financial Services on the the Current Scholarship Fund,now called University’s North Campus in Edmonton, Annual Awards, and the Scholarship we continue to invite interested Foundation, which held the Community individuals, businesses, and community Scholarship Fund and associated organizations to invest in our students. endowments.

We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our Community Awards Program donors—past and present— for your vision and commitment to fostering the education of Augustana students!

3 ANNIVERSARY DONORS

Congratulations to the following individuals, businesses, and organizations in our community for their continuing commitment to student success at Augustana!

40 Years 45 Years Augustana Alumni Association Entrance Award Rotary Club of Camrose Scholarship Augustana Alumni Leadership Award 35 Years

Lions Club of Camrose Len Palmer Memorial Award 20 Years 30 Years Camrose and District Fish and Game Association Scholarship Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Battle River Implements Ltd. Award Scholarship

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for a Student35 Specializing Years in Psychology 15 Years

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Marshall Veterinary Entrance30 Years Scholarship Services Award TD Canada Trust Award ADVICO Financial Planning Group Award 10 Years

Dolores V. Nelson Schultz Memorial Award in Voice

Elwyn Grattidge Memorial Outdoor Education Bursary 4 NEW SUPPORTERS

Thank you for joining the Community Awards Program in 2018!

Dorothy Sherwood Rob Ford Residence Memorial Scholarship Life Leadership Award in Music Awarded to a student with Awarded to students with superior satisfactory academic standing academic achievement enrolled enrolled in any year of an in a Bachelor of Arts with a major undergraduate degree at in music or a Bachelor of Music Augustana Faculty. Selection at Augustana Faculty. Selection based on academic standing based on academic standing. and demonstrated involvement with Residence Life as a Hall Coordinator or Resident Assistant. Jim Mokry Crackmasters Preference given to a student Camrose Award for who demonstrates exemplary leadership and commitment Indigenous Students through active participation in Residence Life activities. Awarded to a student who is a First Nations, Inuit, or Métis person of Canada in accordance with the Constitution Act, 1982, Tracy Brandingen Part 2, Section 35(2) with RE/MAX Award for satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the second or Indigenous Students subsequent year of an undergraduate degree at Awarded to a student who is a Augustana Faculty. Selection First Nations, Inuit, or Métis based on academic standing. person of Canada in accordance with the Constitution Act, 1982, Part 2, Section 35(2) with Rashmi Bale Bursary satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the second, third, or Awarded to students with fourth year of an undergraduate satisfactory academic standing degree at Augustana Faculty. enrolled in any year of an Selection based on academic undergraduate degree at standing. Augustana Faculty. Selection based on demonstrated financial need.

5 AT A GLANCE — THE COMMUNITY AWARDS PROGRAM

This past year, 184 students were the grateful recipients of 229 donor-funded student awards, scholarships, and bursaries totaling just over $311,000. This is over and above faculty-funded awards or other sources of funding our students are eligible to receive—and it is all because of our generous donors!

Annual Awards Endowed Awards

Annual awards receive funding Associated endowments are each year from committed established for many reasons— individuals, businesses, and for example, to ensure the annual organizations who have created funding to an existing award in an award, often in their name. perpetuity, to recognize a loved In 2018, $160,200 in gifts were one, or to create a living legacy. received to fund annual awards The University of Alberta invests and bursaries. in these funds and the principal in never touched, only the earned interest is spent to support the Bursaries award. In 2018, the interest earned from Augustana’s Bursaries are established by endowments provided award donors who wish to fund a funds totaling $151,400. student primarily on the basis of financial need. Bursaries may be funded annually or through establishing an endowment.

6 AWARD TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Scholarship: Award:

Reserved for recognition of Reserved for recognition of superior academic achievement. satisfactory academic standing. Additional selection criteria may Additional selection criteria may also be considered. also be considered.

Bursary: Medal:

An award of any monetary value Awarded in recognition of overall given to a student on the basis of superior academic achievement demonstrated financial need and in a Faculty, Department or some satisfactory academic standing. other subdivision of a Faculty, Additional selection criteria may provided that the student also be used. maintains at least a satisfactory academic standing in their Faculty. Additional selection Prize: criteria will not normally be considered. Reserved for recognition of superior academic achievement in a course or set of courses. Satisfactory Academic Additional selection criteria may Standing: also be considered. Normally indicates a Grade Superior Academic Point Average of 2.0 or higher on the four-point scale. Satisfactory Achievement: Academic Standing means satisfactory as defined by Normally indicates a Grade Point the faculty in question. If no Average of 3.5 or higher on the definition has been made by a four-point scale or standing in faculty, satisfactory academic the upper 10% of the class. For standing means being eligible to students entering the University continue in or graduate from the of Alberta from high school, program in which the student is superior academic achievement registered exclusive of those indicates an award average of students allowed to continue on 80% or higher. probationary status.

7 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES

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 tables.

In the current economic environment, award support is valued and appreciated by Augustana students. Your gifts support students now and into the future. Both today and always, thank you for your support.

We also wish to gratefully acknowledge the kind donations we receive in support of student awards each year that celebrate events and honour and remember loved ones.

PLEASE NOTE:

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.

8 ANNUAL AWARDS

9 ANNUAL AWARDS

Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

ADVICO Financial Planning Group Award - $500 Haley Kwan Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Scholarship - $1,500 Noah Day Albert Hansen Memorial Scholarship - $500 Jodie Eistetter Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for a Student Yna Tejol Specializing in Psychology - $1,500 Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Entrance Scholarship - $1,500 Shianna Kerslake Andreassen Borth Sports Award - $750 Jarod Hovde Arnold & Susan Malone Award - $1,000 Emily MacMillan ATB Financial (Camrose) Scholarship - $900 Dorothea Niehoff ATCO Award - $750 Rama Taha Augustana Alumni Association Entrance Award - $1,000 Marie Carlson Augustana Alumni Leadership Award - $1,000 Jamie Grunwald

Rebecca Pospolita Augustana Dean’s Entrance Citation - $10,000 over four years (3rd renewal)

Augustana Staff Viking Golf Award - $3,000 Blake Feth

Travis Mayan Augustana Vikings Hockey Alumni Association Award - $3,000 X 2 Evan Warmington Battle River Implements Ltd. Award - $500 Landen Fehr Ben & Sandra McIsaac Award in Drama - $2,000 Daniel Wiltzen Bi West Translines Ltd. Award - $500 Alexis Myschuk Bi West Translines Ltd. Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 James Sheehan

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Adam Osczevski

Bob & Margaret Prestage Vikings Volleyball Award - $3,000 Karen Wagner

Border Paving Ltd. Scholarship - $1,000 To be awarded

Brett Binder Athletic Award - $900 Mark Wonko

Burgar Funeral Home Scholarship - $500 Hannah Gau

Cam-Tel Communications Ltd. Vikings Women’s Golf Award - $3,000 Jayden Bauer

Camrose and District Fish and Game Association Scholarship - $750 Kelsey Moch

Camrose Booster Award - $500 Tyler Weenink

Camrose County Award - $1,000 Jordan Anderson

Camrose Dental Health Centre Scholarship - $1,000 Rhiannon Gressler

Camrose Insurance Services Ltd. Vikings Soccer Award - $3,000 Cassidy Newcombe

10 Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Camrose Kodiaks Hockey Award - $3,000 Joseph Tambasco Camrose Registry Award - $1,000 Hannah Thon Camrose Shooting Sports Association Award in Biathlon - $1,500 Michio Green Canadian Tire Associate Store Camrose Staff Appreciation Award Logan Sproule - $500 Canadian Tire Camrose Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Mitch McMullin Centennial Food Service Award in Community Service-Learning Melissa Wilk - $1,000 Central Agencies Inc. Award - $1,000 Halle German Chawla Brothers Scholarship - $1,000 Hannah Gau Efetobore Chytracek Family Vikings Basketball Award - $3,000 Onookome-okome Clubhouse Virtual Golf Award - $3,000 Braden Clarkson Dee-Jay Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Award - $1,000 Kyle Sieben Dolores V. Nelson Schultz Memorial Award in Voice - $500 Gracie Yelland Dr. Roy Wilson Memorial Award - $2,000 Jamie Hansen Dr. W. Garry (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award for Excellence in Benjamin Osorio Nordic Sports - $3,000 Drs. Alan & Suna Smith Memorial Scholarship in Science - $1,000 Jamie Cole Drs. J. B. and Mark Cloarec Award - $750 Curtis Rempel Duggan Dental/Dr. Kenneth H. Cha Professional Corporation Toan Nguyen Scholarship - $500 Ed Friesen Scholarship in English - $1,500 Meghan Jobson Electro Tel Award - $900 Nathanael Tabert Feth Family Award - $500 Reed Gunville Fielding & Company LLP Law Firm Scholarship - $1,000 Juhee Bang

Frejya Vikings Award in Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing - $3,000 Anne Mirejovsky Gary Smith Vikings Hockey Award - $3,000 Ryan Groom Glover International Award - $500 Dakota Larson Grant Thornton LLP Chartered Accountants Award - $500 Monica Wu Zheng Harberg Wood Garnett Radchenko, LLP Chartered Professional Paul Lovsin Accountants Award - $900

Hawkins Family Scholarship in History - $1,000 Rayelle Johnson

Hawkins Family Scholarship in Music - $1,000 Mary-Anne Baldwin i d apparel/Karen Vinet Agencies Award - $800 Zachary DeGraves

11 ANNUAL AWARDS

Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Patrick Frose James Mayer Vikings Golf Award - $3,000 X 2 Michael Harrison Jim & Nora Holmberg Scholarship in Music - $1,250 Chantel Schultz Kevin Riemer Vikings Athlete Award - $3,000 Sarah Dedrick Kroeger Joyce Inman Chartered Professional Accountants Scholarship Charles Uwadia - $1,000 Lamb Ford Sales Ltd. Award - $500 Anthony Beatson Larry and Patrice Johnson Award - $500 Jonathan Culbert Lions Club of Camrose Len Palmer Memorial Award - $750 Melissa Ianchis Mark Chytracek Vikings Volleyball Leadership Award - $3,000 Rae Metrunec Marshall Veterinary Services Award - $500 Lane Connellan Martinson Health Sciences Award - $3,000 Jessica Haenni Mike Johnston Vikings Hockey Alumni Award - $3,000 Lucas Biensch Mygind Men’s Soccer Scholarship - $3,000 John Johnson Mygind Women’s Soccer Scholarship - $3,000 Demi Vermeer Nahanni River Adventures Ltd. Award - $500 Sarah Hicks Norsemen Inn Camrose Corporation, JPC Foundation Award - $500 Dillan McCombie Ofrim Project Management Inc. Award - $500 Aleah McClendon On Track - Kuntz & Company Inc. Award - $750 Shaylynn Nickel Pedersen’s Florists Award - $500 Zoe Kertcher Provincial Chapter of Alberta IODE Award - $500 Cody Young RBC Scholarship - $1,000 Alissa Keer

Richardson Pioneer Award - $1,000 Dorothea Niehoff

Rotary Club of Camrose Scholarship - $1,000 Kylie Peake

Shawn Crickard Memorial Award - $3,000 Cody Young

Sheilagh Ross Award in Chaplaincy - $500 Sara Paulgaard

Shoppers Drug Mart (Camrose) Scholarship - $750 Nayoung Ryu

Shuman Insurance Award in Leadership - $1,000 Qais Alizada

Smeaton Vikings Volleyball Award - $3,000 Logan Pasishnik

Smith Clinic Award - $1,000 Saadman Khan

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

Sophia Award in Philosophy and Religion - $1,500 Lindsay Hudec

12 Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Stoddart Family Award - $500 Alex Ho Streb’s Automotive/Industrial Supply and Engine Services (1975) Ltd. Sasha Schneider Award - $1,000 TD Canada Trust Award - $1,000 Dustin Rupertus Torskeklubben/Sons of Norway - Solglyt Lodge Edmonton Award Tristen Hansen - $1,000 x 2 Sarah Hicks

Tracy Brandingen RE/MAX Award for Indigenous Students - $1,000 Karen Dumas

Vikings Cross Country Ski Team of 1988 Award - $500 Mackenzie Grove

Jared Becher Vision Credit Union Ltd. Scholarship - $1,350 X 3 Hyun-Joo Lim Chantal Ricard

Wideman Paint and Decor Award - $500 Spencer Doyle

Wild Rose Co-operative Association Ltd. Award - $750 Melissa Ianchis

Ziesel Family Scholarship in Science - $1,500 Luke Rostad

13 ENDOWED AWARDS

14 * 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.

Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Award - VARIABLE ERP* Alice M. Stolee Award - $700 Demi Vermeer

Andrew and Mina Solheim Memorial Award - $800 Lia Pagano Anton and Norma Olson Memorial Award - $600 Rebecca Pospolita Arthur Tonn Memorial Award - $700 Charles Holt Muneeb Ahsan Alex Albers Shelby Bencharsky Hongli Cai Jobelle Claudio Augustana Community Endowment Fund - SHARING $10,500 Alexandra Estrada Karlyna Gelderman Nic Harder Korah Horbay Benjamin Linsley Joel Usiri Moyosoreoluwa Augustana University College 90th Anniversary Award - $800 Orekogbe Augustana University College Board of Regents Scholarship - $2,500 Sarah Preston Garrett Rawleigh Betsy Ness Scott Entrance Citation - $6,000 over four years (3rd renewal)

Juhee Bang Danielle Brockman (1st renewal) Bill & Berdie Fowler Entrance Award - $1,250 x 4 Ashley Hadley (2nd renewal) Mackenzie Grove (3rd renewal)

Bryan Rayment Memorial Scholarship - $600 Nayoung Ryu Camrose Rotary Club Dr. Dunbar Memorial Award - $600 Korah Horbay Canadian Summer School in Germany 35th Anniversary Award To select in spring 2019 - VARIABLE CFCW Scholarship - $1,000 Madison Pearson Cindy Ann Haywood Memorial Award in Music - $700 Cole Gabert City of Camrose Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Award - $1,400 Braeden Kelly Clarence and Thea Magneson Memorial Scholarship - $700 Nathanael Tabert Clarice B. Olafson Award - $700 David Salmon

15 ENDOWED AWARDS

Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Claude and Ivy (Elmquist) May Award - $1,000 Madeline Killoh David Lynn Bennett Memorial Award - $1,800 Frankie Middleton Dianne Precht Memorial Scholarship in Music - $1,900 Candice Huculiak Dorothy Clapson Memorial Award - $1,000 Nathalie Hewa Dewage Dorothy Sherwood Memorial Scholarship in Music - $1,000 April Heinrich Doug and Gail Peterson Award - $600 Sheldon Manners Dr. Craig W. and Jacqueline D. Norstrom Award - $2,400 Joel O'Brien Dr. David W. and Darlene C. Dahle Award - $1,300 Emmarie Brown Dr. Gerhard and Mrs. Hilda Driedger Scholarship - $700 Sabrina Frenette Dr. Stanley & Gloria Olson Student Success Award - $1,100 Christina Marcinek Dr. Velma Gooch Memorial Award in English Literature - $1,300 Bond Armstrong Dr. W. G. (Gibber) and Dorothy Gibson Award - $1,300 Joseph Sartison E. F. Marken Memorial Scholarship - VARIABLE To select in spring 2019

Jamie Grunwald Ed & Alice Peterson Entrance Scholarship - $4,000 over four years (3rd renewal) Elizabeth “Libby” Brownell Leadership Award - $2,400 Kaylee Ma Shamah de Villiers Erik Mygind Memorial Music Scholarship - $1,400 x 2 Gracie Yelland Ernest Nelson and Ethel Rose Norris Memorial Award - $600 Danny Yang Gregory Keliel Ernie Felzien Award - $1,200 x 2 Kole Lundstrom Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Employees Award - $1,000 La-Vancia Brown Evraz Inc. NA Camrose Works Supervisors Grain Crop Kelsey Moch Scholarship - $1,000 Felix Wiese Memorial Award - Variable To select in spring 2019 Georg & Lily Moi Memorial Scholarship - $1,100 Sabrina Frenette Glynne Jones Memorial Award - $1,100 Megan Maier

Emmarie Brown Makenzee Kruger Gunvor and Erik Mygind Entrance Citation (1st renewal) - $10,000 each over four years Jasohna Haukenfrers (3rd renewal)

Harry and Betty Gaede Music Award - $700 Lehi Emmanuel Baconawa Henry James and Muriel Rieger Memorial Award - VARIABLE Not awarded in 2018/19 Hume Memorial Award - $700 Michaela Pacholok Inanda Hoyme Memorial Scholarship - $1,100 Sydney Martin

16 Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

J. M. (Jake) Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship - $600 Lauren Perras Jacquie and Morris Jevne Memorial Award - $1,000 Jennae Matzner Janet Ingibergsson Memorial Award - $1,300 Hannan Mohamud Emma Pilkington Jevne/Eng Award in Social Sciences and Humanities - $1,300 (1st renewal) John and Juri Spokkeli Memorial Scholarship - $500 Michaela Pacholok John and Valborg Olson Memorial Award - VARIABLE ERP* K. E. G. Patrige Memorial Award - $600 Amielle Christopherson K. Glen Johnson Award - $900 Drew Fitzgerald Keith Paton Memorial Scholarship - $700 Rebecca Petrie Kevin Bruce Hall Memorial Scholarship - $700 Jensen Manners Lefsrud Family Award - $1,000 Allie Nielsen Libby Ritter Memorial Scholarship - $600 Shianna Kerslake Lloyd B. and Catherine R. McCoomb Award - $800 Brittany Stewart Lorene (Fabrizius) Pinno Memorial Award - $1,200 Brittany Stewart Luther and Florence Olson Memorial Award - $800 Darian Smigorowsky Margaret L. Rowe Memorial Ski Award - VARIABLE ERP* Marie Myrehaug Memorial Award - $1,100 Parker Dean Marion Murray Walters Memorial Award - $1,000 Jason Chu Mark Hanson Memorial Award - $800 Amielle Christopherson Mary Neff Memorial Scholarship - $1,700 Jasohna Haukenfrers Moncrieff Ford Sr. & Moncrieff Ford Jr. Memorial Award for Meghan Majeski Dedicated Service to Athletics - $700 Muriel M. Bevington Memorial Award - $1,000 Morgan VanDusen Abigail Darnell Olga Melsness Loberg Memorial Award - $1,700 x 2 Meghan Edgerton Pastor Karel Lunde Memorial Award - $1,200 Emily Lyseng Pepsi-Cola Award - $1,400 Sara Paulgaard Pioneer Teacher Scholarship - $700 Drew Fitzgerald Shianna Kerslake Prof. Bayard Reesor Political Studies Entrance Scholarship Beaudon Rogers - $2,000 each over four years (3rd renewal)

Professor Murray Lauber Scholarship - $1,500 Kaylee Connors

Randy Runestad Memorial Award - $600 Joshua Adesola

Rathnavalu Family Award in Student Leadership - $1,300 Nnenna Achebe

17 ENDOWED AWARDS

Award Name & Value 2018 Recipient

Reg and Marjorie Harris Memorial Scholarship - $700 Charles Holt Reynolds Carruthers Erwin Scholarship - $1,800 Christina Marcinek Richard Peter Walley Memorial Scholarship - $1,700 Hanna Beggs Ricoh Canada Inc. Award - $600 Joseph Tambasco Robert Sherwood Memorial Scholarship - $700 Elijah Maddox Royal Canadian Legion, Camrose Branch #57 Award - $600 Alissa Keer Scandinavian Studies Award - VARIABLE Not awarded in 2018/19 Sons of Norway (Canada) Award in Scandinavian Studies - $600 Sabrina Frenette

The Paul Sills Memorial Entrance Award in Drama Keegan Will - $2,000 over four years

Drew Fitzgerald Timothy Shapka The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Entrance Citation (1st renewal) - $10,000 over four years Carson Hvenegaard (2nd renewal)

The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship - $1,500 Day Bulger

The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship - `Augustana Samuel Fafard Faculty - $1,000

Val Wolski Memorial Award - $4,200 Larissa Wilhelm Joshua Adesola Yuxin Chen Jodie Eistetter Rhiannon Gressler Lucinda He Elijah Maddox Yusuf Oliya Verda and J. D. McNeill Scholarship - SHARING $21,000 Leah Page Samuel Pennings Gabrielle Rousseau Tazbeed Sharafuddin Kyle Tatton Lindsey Voltner Mark Wonko Provided program support in Viking Cup Hockey Award - VARIABLE 2018/19 Walter A. and Margaret Hiller Scholarship - $600 Patrick Boily

Wesley James Engen Memorial Award - $1,200 Reed Gunville

Wilbert G. Bevington Memorial Award - $1,000 Alexa Blizzard

Zetsen Master Builders Inc. Award - $700 Zoe Kertcher

18 BURSARIES

Augustana Students’ Association Bursary ($1,000) Camrose Veterinary Hospital Bursary ($1,000) Dr. George & Mrs. Elaine Nye Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Elwyn Grattidge Memorial Outdoor Education Bursary (VARIABLE) Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP Bursary ($500) Fred & Jean Daley Augustana Bursary ($1,250) Jeanne Hunter Bursary (VARIABLE) Kinsmen Club of Camrose Bursary ($1,000) Laura M. Anderson Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Linda (Dennis) Cole Memorial Bursary ($1,000) Michael Wandio Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Ness Family Augustana Bursary (VARIABLE) Ralph Campbell Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Ruth & Jim Herman Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Saroj and Banarsi Lal Chawla Memorial Augustana Bursary ($1,000) Terrin Bourque Memorial Augustana Bursary (VARIABLE)

Please note: we do not publish bursary recipient names.

19 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.

Gunvor and Erik Mygind Entrance Citation

EMMARIE BROWN

Hailing from St. Albert, Emmarie is enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program with a major in English. When asked about her reason for choosing Augustana Campus, she mentions her love of the campus’ smaller size and tight-knit community within the University of Alberta. Emmarie currently lives in residence and has appreciated the opportunity to get to know and meet her peers.

In addition to the Gunvor and Erik incredibly grateful for this Mygind Entrance Citation, generous support.” Emmarie has received three other scholarships: “Receiving As for the future, Emmarie is scholarships has been a keeping her options open in order major contribution to my ability to to take advantage of opportunities attend Augustana, where I pay for as they arise, and looks forward to residence on top of tuition, so I’m all that her education will bring.

20 The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Entrance Citation

DREW FITZGERALD

Drew comes to Augustana from the farm community of Rich Valley. She is enrolled in the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education program and majors in both Mathematics and Physics, with a minor in Chemistry.

Drawn to Augustana by the support of her degree and major choice, Drew is also excited by the campus’ liberal arts and sciences education. In regards to the awards she’s received, Drew Drew hopes to participate in says, “I can focus on my studies undergraduate research in without having to get a part-time physics or chemistry and study job to support myself. This has abroad in Ireland. Post-grad, allowed me to put forward my Drew hopes to pursue a Master of best work in my classes and Library and Information Science maintain a standard of academic in order to become a librarian in excellence that would not have archiving and research. been possible otherwise.”

21 2018 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

BRIAN WILDCAT, CLC '79, B.P.E. '87, M.Ed. '95

Brian Wildcat is a member of the Ermineskin • Founding member and first director of Cree Nation and has lived in Maskwacîs, AB the Ermineskin Education Trust Fund his entire life. He is married with three • Negotiation and transfer of Ermineskin children. He attended Augustana (then Schools to local control Camrose Lutheran College) from 1976- • Presented with an eagle feather 79 and went on to receive a Bachelor of headdress and became an honourary chief of Physical Education in Outdoor Pursuits Ermineskin from the University of Calgary in 1987. After • First Nations management consultant negotiating the transfer of the federally run in strategic planning, governance, and Ermineskin Schools to “local control” in community development 1991, he returned to the University of Alberta • Director of Treaty Six Education and completed his Master of Education in • Superintendent of Ermineskin Schools, Educational Administration in 1995. Miyo Wahkohtowin Education for 20 years • Superintendent of Maskwacîs Education Through his continuing achievements in Schools Commission First Nation education, Brian has proven himself both a well-regarded alumnus of the Brian’s commitment to education is a famil- University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus iar trait within his family. His family’s legacy and a champion of Indigenous education. of education goes back to Brian’s great Some of the highlights of Brian’s career grandfathers Chief Dan Minde and Chief spanning over 30 years include: Ermineskin, who were influential in the

22 establishment of education on Ermineskin. children of Maskwacîs, guidance by the Cree The importance of education was instilled philosophy of wahkohtowin and renewing in Brian at a young age, as his father owned their treaty relationship with Canada by and operated the first school bus service in implementing their treaty right to education. Maskwacîs, and his mother, Theresa C. These ideas are captured in the MESC credo: Wildcat, was the first teacher from Four Nations, Eleven Schools, One Vision. Maskwacîs. Brian’s mother also received the Augustana Alumni Association Citation Some of the highlights in the development Award in 2010. Brian is proud to say that, of MESC included five Maskwacîs Education beginning with his mother, there are now Summits beginning in 2015 with the Chiefs three generations of U of A graduates in his and Councils of the Maskwacîs Cree, an family. Brian credits his early experiences extensive communication and consultation in outdoor education at Camrose Lutheran strategy that has included 48 community College as formative in his understanding meetings with 3100 participants, the creation of leadership and instrumental in his future of the Maskwacîs Education Law, the work. Maskwacîs Declaration on Education, the signing of the federal agreement and funding Brian believes that First Nations operated model and the provincial framework schools have a critical role to play in agreement. MESC is seen by many as improving First Nations education results, leaders in the continuing evolution of a Cree by providing leadership based on traditional education system. beliefs and values, direction for the preservation of language and culture and Officially launched on September 4, 2018, commitment to learner success. He also MESC took responsibility for 11 schools, believes that the development of a Cree 2200 students and over 450 employees. By education system has the opportunity to be creating a Cree education system based transformative for Indigenous youth. on community priorities and beliefs, MESC hopes to improve outcomes and results, Several years ago, it became apparent including increased graduation rates and that increased collaboration between developing a Nehiyawatisowin curriculum Maskwacîs schools was key to improving based on Cree language and culture. Brian student success and achievement. In order believes that the best way to implement the to achieve this, Brian spearheaded what Treaty right to education is to achieve a high would eventually become the Maskwacîs degree of success within Maskwacîs schools. Education Schools Commission (MESC), the amalgamation of four individual However, the implications of this work and education authorities, by setting up a its promise for the future are far greater— community dialogue between the Four providing the opportunity for Indigenous Nations of Maskwacîs - Ermineskin Cree students to succeed in a Cree school system Nation, Louis Bull Tribe, Montana First while supporting their educational Nation and Samson Cree Nation. aspirations. And it is this great work that should not only be recognized, but also The development of MESC was inspired by shared. Augustana Campus is proud to have three beliefs, focusing on what’s best for the Brian Wildcat as an alumnus.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to an alumni in recognition of outstanding achievement in their vocation.

23 PROGRAM

Welcome & Introductions Jonathan Hawkins, Assistant Registrar Blessing of the Meal The Augustana Choir Prayer of Thanksgiving Anika Asfeldt, Student Chaplain Meal (generously supported by Sysco Edmonton) Augustana Campus Food Services Greetings His Worship, Norman Mayer Mayor, City of Camrose

Mr. Doug Lyseng Councillor, Camrose County

Mr. Bruce Hinkley MLA for Wetaskiwin-Camrose

Donor Appreciation & Anniversary Recognition Mrs. Bree Urkow, Assistant Director, Development Dean’s Remarks Dr. Allen Berger, Dean Recognition of Entrance Citation Recipients Dr. Allen Berger, Dean Augustana Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award Brian Wildcat ('79, '87, '95)

Presentation of Certificates to Students (Please see page 8 for instructions) Response on Behalf of Award Recipients Drew Fitzgerald The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Entrance Citation Recipient

Concluding Remarks