Augie Sweethearts: Alison Bjork-Pease and Eric Pease, Class of 2013

Submitted by Alison Bjork-Pease of Rochester, Minn.

Summer Connection: meeting your (future) true love while signing up for classes.

Our story begins in the science building atrium. Alison convinced Eric to sign up for the same chemistry laboratory time. We became lab partners and fast friends bonding over mutual similarities such as having the same birthday. Friendship became a relationship during our last years at Augie. After graduation, Eric attended medical school and Alison, veterinary school.

Despite the distance between our two schools, our relationship grew even stronger. Eric proposed under the bell tower during a surprise trip back to Augustana. We were married in Ascension Chapel this past fall surrounded by many Augustana friends. Augie will always hold a special place in our hearts no matter where we go because not only were we prepared for our careers, but we were also given the gift of finding our best friend for all of life's adventures.