Augustana Academy - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Ernest O. Lawrence, pioneer in nuclear medicine. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the first nuclear cyclotron. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are named in his honor.
  • Ole Rølvaag, well known for his writings on the Norwegian American immigrant experience on the Great Plain. Among other writings, he was author of Giants in the Earth.
  • Archie M. Gubbrud, 22nd Governor of South Dakota

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