Scholarships

Religion majors may qualify for scholarships from Association for Lutherans, Lutheran Brotherhood, the Orvis Hanson Religion Scholarship, the Frederick A. Rusch Memorial Scholarship, and others.  Philosophy majors may qualify for the Stanley Olsen Scholarship.  Classics students may qualify for the Frederick A. Rusch Memorial Scholarship.

Opportunities

The campus Philosophy Club provides students with a chance to explore their philosophical interests.  Augustana also has a chapter of Phi Sigma Tau, an international honor society in philosophy.

Honors

In recent years, our faculty has received the following awards and honors:

• Frederick C. Kohlmeyer Distinguished Teaching Professor
      1999-2001    Murray Haar
      2009-2011     Richard Swanson
• The Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award
      2002-2003    Ann Pederson
      2005-2006    Murray Haar
      2008-2009    Richard Swanson
• Carole Bland Cultivating Faculty Excellence Endowment
      2010-2011    Ann Pederson
• The Jane and Charles Zaloudek Faculty Research Fellowship
      2009-2010   David O'Hara
• Augustana Student Association Faculty Recognition Award
      2007   David O'Hara
      2010   Ann Pederson
• Stanley L. Olsen Chair of Moral Values 
      1990-1993    Murray Haar
      2002-2005    Ann Pederson
      2007-2010    Richard Bowman
• The Granskou Award
      1998     Richard Swanson
      2009     Richard Swanson
• Our Savior's Lutheran Church Chair in Religion
      2009-2011    Chris Croghan
• The Clara Lea Olson Endowed Chair in Christian Values
      2001-2010     Richard Swanson