Augustana College today announced that the following area students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year:

Brooke DeJong of Eden Prairie, Minn.

Samuel Gotham of Eden Prairie, Minn.

Kirsten Provart of Hopkins, Minn.

The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who have a minimum of 12 credit hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above.

About Augustana

Founded in 1860, Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., is a selective, residential, comprehensive college of the Lutheran Church. Committed to enriching lives and fostering development, Augustana combines a foundation in the liberal arts with professional skill and advanced study. With more than 1,830 students from 35 states and 42 countries, Augustana is featured among "America's Top Colleges" by Forbes; was ranked among the top baccalaureate colleges in the nation for its efforts to advance social mobility, research and service by Washington Monthly; has been named a "Best Midwestern College" by The Princeton Review; and is identified among the "Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest" by U.S. News.

Augustana celebrated its sesquicentennial during the 2010-2011 academic year.