![\"Vision](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Vision-Bagonza.jpg\")
<\/a>Vision Bagonza, Class of 2017\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Karagwe, Kagera, Tanzania
\nMajor: Biology
\nMinor: Chemistry and Religion
\nMy proudest academic achievement is excelling in classes and then being able to provide academic support for new students by tutoring and mentoring incoming first-year students.<\/p>\n
Noah Brown, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology
\nMy favorite thing about Augsburg is the community of students and professors who are active and engaged in their communities.<\/p>\n
![\"Kayla](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Kayla-Grover-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Kayla Grover, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Blanding, Utah
\nMajor: Sociology
\nMinor: Religion
\nAugsburg has shaped me by encouraging me\u00a0to open my mind and pursue a wide variety of interests. After graduation, I plan to work with AmeriCorps for one year.<\/p>\n
![\"owen-harrison\"](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Owen-Harrison-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Owen Harrison, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: New Hope, Minn.
\nMajor: Psychology
\nMinor: Studio Art
\nMy proudest academic achievement is\u00a0making the Dean\u2019s List every semester.\u00a0I am also involved with the StepUP Leadership\u00a0Team and the Mindfulness Club.<\/p>\n
![\"Leah](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Leah-McDougall-150x150.jpg\")
Leah McDougall, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Arden Hills, Minn.
\nMajor: Youth and Family Ministry
\nMinor: Spanish
\nAugsburg has made me more aware of the world I live in. My proudest academic achievement was studying abroad in Central America and after graduation I plan to work with youth at a camp, church, or other organization.<\/p>\n
![\"Hannah](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Hannah-Schmit-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Hannah Schmit, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Tomahawk, Wisc.
\nMajor: Religion and Sociology
\nMinor: Biology
\nThank you for your continued support of Augsburg and for your support of my education! You have helped make my experience possible and I cannot thank you enough.<\/p>\n
![\"Rebecca](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Rebecca-Schoeder-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Rebecca Schroeder, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Giddings, Texas
\nMajor: Management, Social and Artistic Entrepreneurship
\nMy favorite thing about Augsburg is how diverse and well-rounded the curriculum is. I\u2019ve been able to tailor my college experience to what I feel I\u2019ve been called to do after college and to my future career.<\/p>\n
![\"Blair](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Blair-Stewig-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Blair Stewig, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Oakdale, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology and Chemistry
\nMinor: Environmental Studies, Physics, and Religion
\nThank you so much for providing me with this engaging experience. I am looking forward to growing both as a person and in my relationship with God.<\/p>\n
![\"Hannah](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Hannah-Thiry-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Hannah Thiry, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Stanchfield, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology
\nMinor: Religion and Psychology
\nThrough various experiences, debates, discussions, and philosophical thought, I\u2019ve come to find a home in the \u2018grayness\u2019 of life\u2014there\u2019s no distinct \u2018black and white\u2019 side to anything. People, opinions, feelings, and passions are fluid, flexible, and unique.<\/p>\n
![\"Briana](\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/10\/Briana-Ekstrom-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a>Briana Ekstrom, Class of 2018
\nAugsburg Associates Endowed Scholarship<\/h4>\nHometown: Chaska, Minn.
\nMajor: Music Performance (vocal emphasis)
\nMinor: Music Theater
\nI sang in the Praise Band at my home church of St. Victoria for multiple years before leaving for college. Currently I cantor and sing for Augsburg daily chapel on occasion and am a box office volunteer at Theatre in the Round located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. I am incredibly honored to be receiving this scholarship again this year.<\/p>\n
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\nMajor: Sociology
\nMinor: Religion
\nAugsburg has shaped me by encouraging me\u00a0to open my mind and pursue a wide variety of interests. After graduation, I plan to work with AmeriCorps for one year.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Owen Harrison, Class of 2018\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: New Hope, Minn.
\nMajor: Psychology
\nMinor: Studio Art
\nMy proudest academic achievement is\u00a0making the Dean\u2019s List every semester.\u00a0I am also involved with the StepUP Leadership\u00a0Team and the Mindfulness Club.<\/p>\n
Leah McDougall, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Arden Hills, Minn.
\nMajor: Youth and Family Ministry
\nMinor: Spanish
\nAugsburg has made me more aware of the world I live in. My proudest academic achievement was studying abroad in Central America and after graduation I plan to work with youth at a camp, church, or other organization.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hannah Schmit, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Tomahawk, Wisc.
\nMajor: Religion and Sociology
\nMinor: Biology
\nThank you for your continued support of Augsburg and for your support of my education! You have helped make my experience possible and I cannot thank you enough.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Rebecca Schroeder, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Giddings, Texas
\nMajor: Management, Social and Artistic Entrepreneurship
\nMy favorite thing about Augsburg is how diverse and well-rounded the curriculum is. I\u2019ve been able to tailor my college experience to what I feel I\u2019ve been called to do after college and to my future career.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Blair Stewig, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Oakdale, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology and Chemistry
\nMinor: Environmental Studies, Physics, and Religion
\nThank you so much for providing me with this engaging experience. I am looking forward to growing both as a person and in my relationship with God.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hannah Thiry, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Stanchfield, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology
\nMinor: Religion and Psychology
\nThrough various experiences, debates, discussions, and philosophical thought, I\u2019ve come to find a home in the \u2018grayness\u2019 of life\u2014there\u2019s no distinct \u2018black and white\u2019 side to anything. People, opinions, feelings, and passions are fluid, flexible, and unique.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Briana Ekstrom, Class of 2018
\nAugsburg Associates Endowed Scholarship<\/h4>\nHometown: Chaska, Minn.
\nMajor: Music Performance (vocal emphasis)
\nMinor: Music Theater
\nI sang in the Praise Band at my home church of St. Victoria for multiple years before leaving for college. Currently I cantor and sing for Augsburg daily chapel on occasion and am a box office volunteer at Theatre in the Round located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. I am incredibly honored to be receiving this scholarship again this year.<\/p>\n
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\nMajor: Religion and Sociology
\nMinor: Biology
\nThank you for your continued support of Augsburg and for your support of my education! You have helped make my experience possible and I cannot thank you enough.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Rebecca Schroeder, Class of 2018\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Giddings, Texas
\nMajor: Management, Social and Artistic Entrepreneurship
\nMy favorite thing about Augsburg is how diverse and well-rounded the curriculum is. I\u2019ve been able to tailor my college experience to what I feel I\u2019ve been called to do after college and to my future career.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Blair Stewig, Class of 2018
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Oakdale, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology and Chemistry
\nMinor: Environmental Studies, Physics, and Religion
\nThank you so much for providing me with this engaging experience. I am looking forward to growing both as a person and in my relationship with God.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hannah Thiry, Class of 2017
\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\nHometown: Stanchfield, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology
\nMinor: Religion and Psychology
\nThrough various experiences, debates, discussions, and philosophical thought, I\u2019ve come to find a home in the \u2018grayness\u2019 of life\u2014there\u2019s no distinct \u2018black and white\u2019 side to anything. People, opinions, feelings, and passions are fluid, flexible, and unique.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Briana Ekstrom, Class of 2018
\nAugsburg Associates Endowed Scholarship<\/h4>\nHometown: Chaska, Minn.
\nMajor: Music Performance (vocal emphasis)
\nMinor: Music Theater
\nI sang in the Praise Band at my home church of St. Victoria for multiple years before leaving for college. Currently I cantor and sing for Augsburg daily chapel on occasion and am a box office volunteer at Theatre in the Round located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. I am incredibly honored to be receiving this scholarship again this year.<\/p>\n
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\nMajor: Biology and Chemistry
\nMinor: Environmental Studies, Physics, and Religion
\nThank you so much for providing me with this engaging experience. I am looking forward to growing both as a person and in my relationship with God.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hannah Thiry, Class of 2017\nChristensen Scholar<\/h4>\n
Hometown: Stanchfield, Minn.
\nMajor: Biology
\nMinor: Religion and Psychology
\nThrough various experiences, debates, discussions, and philosophical thought, I\u2019ve come to find a home in the \u2018grayness\u2019 of life\u2014there\u2019s no distinct \u2018black and white\u2019 side to anything. People, opinions, feelings, and passions are fluid, flexible, and unique.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Briana Ekstrom, Class of 2018
\nAugsburg Associates Endowed Scholarship<\/h4>\nHometown: Chaska, Minn.
\nMajor: Music Performance (vocal emphasis)
\nMinor: Music Theater
\nI sang in the Praise Band at my home church of St. Victoria for multiple years before leaving for college. Currently I cantor and sing for Augsburg daily chapel on occasion and am a box office volunteer at Theatre in the Round located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. I am incredibly honored to be receiving this scholarship again this year.<\/p>\n
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\nMajor: Music Performance (vocal emphasis)
\nMinor: Music Theater
\nI sang in the Praise Band at my home church of St. Victoria for multiple years before leaving for college. Currently I cantor and sing for Augsburg daily chapel on occasion and am a box office volunteer at Theatre in the Round located in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. I am incredibly honored to be receiving this scholarship again this year.<\/p>\n