Augustana College
| Augustana College | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1860 |
| place | Rock Island |
| state | Illinois |
| country | United States |
| management | Steven C. Bahls |
| Students | 2,500 |
| Foundation assets | $ 144,500,000 (2014) |
| University sports | NCAA Division III |
| Website | https://www.augustana.edu/ |
The Augustana College is a college of the seven liberal arts in rock Iceland in Illinois . Around 2,500 students are currently studying there. The college borders the Mississippi River .
history
Swedish migrants founded Augustana College and Theological Seminary in north Chicago in 1860 . Initially, leaders were trained there for the new Swedish churches and youth in these communities. Because the Civil War had reduced both faculties and students, both the college and seminary moved to Paxton, Illinois in 1863. In 1875 both institutions moved to Rock Island, Illinois. The Theological Seminary separated from Augustana College in 1948 and returned to Chicago in 1967.
Graduates (selection)
- Thorsten Sellin (1915) - sociologist and criminologist
- Don Sundquist (1957) - US House Representative and Governor of the State of Tennessee
- Daniel Chee Tsui (1961) - Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
- Ken Anderson (1970) - NFL quarterback
- Lane Evans (1974) - Member of the US House of Representatives
- Brenda Barnes (1975) - CEO of Sara Lee and PepsiCo
- Craig Blomberg (1977) - theologian
Web links
- Augustana College - A leading liberal arts and sciences college in Illinois on augustana.edu (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Endowment and Scholarships FAQs | Augustana College on augustana.edu (English)
- ↑ Augustana College Athletics - Official Athletics Website at athletics.augustana.edu (English)
- ↑ History | Augustana College on augustana.edu (English)
- ↑ Daniel C. Tsui - Biographical - NobelPrize.org on nobelprize.org (English)
- ↑ Ken Anderson - Biography - IMDb on imdb.com (English)