Augsburg College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Peter Agre, M.D. ’70, 2003 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
  • Jill Billings, Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Rev. Mark Hanson, ’71, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
  • Rev. Herbert W. Chilstrom, ’54, Retired (and the first) Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.
  • Martin Sabo, ’59, former U.S. Representative.
  • Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann (Johnson) Nelson, ’68, authors and winners of a Minnesota Book Award.
  • Paul Mikelson, ’70, President and CEO, Lyngblomsten Care Center.
  • Richard Green, ’59 (Deceased) Minneapolis and New York City school superintendent.
  • Syl Jones, ’71, playwright, author and newspaper columnist.
  • Gene Hugoson, ’67, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture.
  • Devean George, ’99, Professional Basketball, Golden State Warriors. (NBA Champion with the LA Lakers)
  • Lute Olson, basketball coach at University of Iowa and Arizona, coached Arizona to a national championship.
  • Nathan Johnson, Professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championships in the lightweight division.
  • Anne Panning, '88, writer, winner of 2006 Flannery O'Connor Award for Super America
  • Marcus LeVesseur, '07 4-time Wrestling National Champion (2003–05, 2007), 4-time Minnesota State High School Wrestling Champion (1998–2001). LeVesseur is the first Division III wrestler with four national titles. He is only the second college wrestler ever to finish his career unbeaten and untied, with a 155–0 career record (Cael Sanderson was the first). LeVesseur is currently competing in Mixed Martial Arts.
  • Jordan Gatesmith, Lead singer of Minneapolis garage rock band Howler. Left after freshman year to pursue music.

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