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Augustana University is a private Lutheran university in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following is a list of notable alumni from Augustana University. The university was called Augustana College and Seminary from 1860 to 1918, Augustana College and Normal School from 1918 to 1926, and Augustana College from 1926 to 2015. Established in 1889, the Lutheran Normal School merged with Augustana in 1918.

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