Augustana College (Illinois) - Notable Students and Alumni

Notable Students and Alumni

• Carl Aaron Swensson (1877) - Lutheran minister and founder of Bethany College
• Gustaf A. Brandelle (1882) - Lutheran minister, K.N.O., longest-serving president of the Augustana Lutheran Synod (1918-1935).
• A. J. Carlson (BA.1898, MS.1899) - Chairman of the Physiology Department at the University of Chicago
• Petrus Olof Bersell (1899) - Lutheran minister, K.N.O., Order of the Lion, president of the Augustana Lutheran Synod (1935-1951).
• K. G. William Dahl (1907) - Lutheran pastor and author. Founder of Bethphage Mission
• Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1910) - Lutheran minister, educator and author.
• Conrad Bergendoff (1915) - Lutheran minister, educator and author. President of Augustana College, 1935-1962.
• Thorsten Sellin (1915) - pioneer in scientific criminology
• Oscar Broneer (1922) - prominent Greek archaeologist
• Timothy L. Schmitz, member of Illinois House of Representatives
• Carl Marcus Olson (1932) - developed the process to purify silicon for electronic use
• Ruth Parkander Clokey Goodell (1944) - producer of ELCA's Davey and Goliath
• Charlotte Erickson (1945) - historian
• Robert Hanson (1948) - Former CEO Deere and Company
• Dorothy Ann "D.A." Bjornson (1950) - first woman to compete in the Final Round of the National Debate Tournament (1950).
• Roald H. Fryxell (1956) - Geologist and Archaeologist
• Don Sundquist (1957) - Former United States Congressman (1983–1985) and governor of Tennessee (1995–2003)
• Timothy Johnson(1958) - ABC News Medical Editor.
• Daniel C. Tsui (1961) - Nobel Prize winner in physics.
• Robert J. Swieringa (1964) - Former member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and former Dean of the Johnson School at Cornell University.
• Ken Anderson (1970) - NFL Quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons.
• Mark Schwiebert (1972) - Mayor of Rock Island, 1989-2009.
• David Hultgren (1973) - Former Illinois State Congressman (Illinois 94th District).
• Phil McKinley (1973) - Broadway director.
• Elizabeth J. Stroble (1973) - 14th president of Webster University.
• Lane Evans (1974) - Former United States Congressman (Illinois 17th District).
• Lawrence S. Barker (1974) - CEO of Argent Networks
• Howard Graham Buffett (attended 1974) - oldest son of billionaire Warren Buffett
• Brenda Barnes (1975) - Prominent businesswoman and former CEO of both Sara Lee and PepsiCo, where she was the first female head.
• Clarence "Al" Bowman (1975) - President of Illinois State University.
• Murry Gerber (1975) - CEO of Equitable Resources
• Doug Hultquist (1977) - CEO of QCR Holdings
• Dave "Gruber" Allen (1980) - Television and film actor - (The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, Freaks and Geeks, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, King of the Hill, Gilmore Girls, Higgins Boys and Gruber).
• Aaron Kennedy (1985) - Founder of Noodles & Co.
• Kevin Burns (mayor) (1986) Mayor of Geneva, Illinois