SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – University of Minnesota head football coach and 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year Jerry Kill will be the featured guest at the Third Annual Augustana Celebrity Party on Tuesday, June 23 at CJ Callaway's. The evening offers an opportunity to hear from one of the best personalities in college football while bringing support to athletic scholarships at Augustana.

"We are excited to welcome Coach Kill to Sioux Falls and hear more about his remarkable life story," director of of athletics Slade Larscheid said. "This special event also offers a fun night of fellowship for the Augustana community."

Kill, who is entering his fifth season as the head coach at Minnesota, worked his way up from the Division II level to become a head coach in the Big Ten and success has followed him every step of the way. Kill completed his fourth season at Minnesota in 2014, his 21st season as a collegiate head. He owns a career record of 152-98. He was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the coaches and media after a 2014 season in which he led Minnesota to an 8-5 finish, including 5-3 in Big Ten play.

Kill has guided Minnesota to its first back-to-back winning seasons since 2002 (eight wins) and 2003 (10 wins). In 2014, Kill coached the Gophers to resounding wins against rivals Michigan (30-14) and Iowa (51-14) to claim the Little Brown Jug and Floyd of Rosedale. This year marks the first time that Minnesota has beaten Michigan and Iowa in the same season since 1967. Under Kill's direction, Minnesota also erased a 14-point halftime deficit at Nebraska to beat the ranked Huskers on the road for the first time since 1960.

Doors open at 6 p.m. on June 23, with dinner served at 7 p.m. The program will begin at approximately 8 p.m.