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Tredway inauguration October 1975

Dr. Thomas Tredway's 1975 inaugural address

Dr. Thomas Tredway was installed as Augustana’s seventh president in an outdoor ceremony in October 1975.

Bahls honored for leadership in career development

Augustana College President Steve Bahls has received the 2022 Career Services Champion Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

2022 Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award winners announced

Kaitlin Jacobson's poem "crooked smile"” won the 23rd annual Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award at Augustana.

Class Notes

The latest alumni news and photos!

Murry Gerber

Alumnus gives largest gift in Augustana history – $40 million

Murry Gerber 75 has made a $40 million commitment to provide financial aid and scholarships to high-achieving students from families with lower incomes, many of whom will be the first in their family to attend college.

Dworkin brings 'The American Rhapsody' to Augustana April 8

Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, "The American Rhapsody," on April 8 with the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.

Luke McEndarfer, Grant Gershon, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz and Robert Istad, winners of the Grammy for best choral performance

Istad '98 wins Grammy for Mahler choral performance

Robert Istad '98 was amongst a group of musicians who won this year's Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'."

Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass to speak May 2

Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass will speak about her experiences as a child in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands at 7 p.m. May 2. Her free talk will be available via Zoom.

Sen. Dick Durbin

Durbin to speak at commencement May 22

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will deliver the address at the 162nd Commencement Convocation at Augustana College on Sunday, May 22.

"The Captive" play poster

Relationship drama 'The Captive' on stage April 7-10

Augustana College will present "The Captive," April 7-10, a 1926 melodrama about a woman who pretends to be with a man but is in love with a woman. 

Ernesto Estigarribia

Paraguayan conductor joining Augustana this fall

Augustana College has appointed Paraguayan conductor Ernesto Estigarribia as assistant professor and director of orchestral activities, beginning this fall.

Carson Eipers

Eipers '23 lands All-American honors in weight throw

With a dogged dedication even a pandemic couldn’t deter, Carson Eipers has become the best thrower Augustana has ever seen.

Haley DeGreve

DeGreve '20 brings mental health support to even more schools

Three years after she co-founded Augustana's The Gray Matters Collective —a mental health support and suicide awareness organization — Haley DeGreve continues to spread the message of hope and healing.

Business Plan Competition

Fashion app wins Business Plan Competition

Students won $9,000 in total prize money in Augustana's 2022 Business Plan Competition.

Beyonce Mass

College will host the 'Beyoncé Mass' April 13

Augustana College will welcome “Beyoncé Mass,” a groundbreaking Christian worship service that celebrates the spirituality of Black women, at 7 p.m. April 13 in Centennial Hall on campus.

Career outcomes

double majors

Class of 2022 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Augustana; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Augustana



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