diff --git a/uhhassignment.dtx b/uhhassignment.dtx
index 3e7899d..10ece01 100644
--- a/uhhassignment.dtx
+++ b/uhhassignment.dtx
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@
 %
 % The opposite option \texttt{numberedsheets} is used by default.
 %
+% \DescribeMacro{repeatauthor}
+% You can specify the \texttt{repeatauthor} class option to display a short
+% version of the |\author| on each page in the footer (including the first
+% page). The short version of the author is specified with the |\author| command
+% as an optional first parameter. By default the normal |\author| is used as
+% short author as well. By default the short author will not be displayed at
+% all.
+%
 % \DescribeMacro{shorttitle}
 % You can pass \texttt{shorttitle} class option to display the short university
 % name and short course name in the title. You could also explicitly pass
@@ -223,6 +231,12 @@
     \uhhassignment@numberedsheetstrue
 }
 
+\newif\ifuhhassignment@repeatauthor
+\uhhassignment@repeatauthorfalse
+\DeclareOption{repeatauthor}{
+    \uhhassignment@repeatauthortrue
+}
+
 \newif\ifuhhassignment@shorttitle
 \DeclareOption{shorttitle}{
     \uhhassignment@shorttitletrue
@@ -289,6 +303,8 @@
 %%%%%%%%%% Constants %%%%%%%%%
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\fi
 
+% \subsection{Constants}
+
 % The following constants are used throughout the template. They can be
 % overridden for customizations.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -367,17 +383,42 @@
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 
+% \begin{macro}{\author}
+% The |\author| command is overridden by this class to support a short author
+% that may be printed at the bottom of each page.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\renewcommand{\author}[2][]{
+    \ifstrempty{#1}{
+        \gdef\@shortauthor{#2}
+    }{
+        \gdef\@shortauthor{#1}
+    }
+    \gdef\@author{#2}
+}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+
 % The default values for most fields are empty. The default university is the
 % university of Hamburg.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \university[Uni Hamburg]{Universität Hamburg}
-\def\@course{\ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\course\space given}}
+\def\@course{
+    \ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\course\space given}
+}
 \let\@shortcourse\@course
 \group{}
-\def\@teacher{\ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\teacher\space given}}
+\def\@teacher{
+    \ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\teacher\space given}
+}
 \let\@shortteacher\@teacher
-\def\@sheetno{\ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\sheetno\space given}}
+\def\@sheetno{
+    \ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No \protect\sheetno\space given}
+}
+\def\@shortauthor{
+    \ClassWarning{uhhassignment}{No short \protect\author\space given}
+}
 \title{}
+
 %    \end{macrocode}
 
 % \subsubsection{Todos}
@@ -517,7 +558,12 @@
 
 % Footer
 \setkomafont{pagefoot}{\textnormal}
-\cfoot[Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}]{Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}}
+\ifuhhassignment@repeatauthor
+    \ifoot[\@shortauthor]{\@shortauthor}
+    \ofoot[Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}]{Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}}
+\else
+    \cfoot[Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}]{Seite \pagemark{} von \pageref{LastPage}}
+\fi
 
 \newpagestyle{firstpage}[]{%
     \ihead{}