USA alum joins U.S. Dept of Defense Moody named outstanding graduate at Ferris John C. Smith, Communications Specialist, Ferris State University May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Austin Moody of Sebewaing is a cum laude graduate of Ferris State University's Information Security and Intelligence master of science program. He will continue with the United States Department of Defense, serving in a top-secret assignment. (Courtesy Photo) The educational path for Austin Moody, a cum laude graduate of Ferris State University’s Information Security and Intelligence program, took him on a journey across Lower Michigan. He landed in Big Rapids, ready to develop skills that now allow him to serve an essential operation of the federal government.