Alumni careers
What can you do with a liberal arts education and an Augustana degree?
Anna Brahmstedt ’98 Akerlund
Areas of study: Art, biology, environmental studies, geology
Career: Maternity photographer and co-founder of the American People Project
Related links: American People Project; Nels Akerlund Photography blog
Ken Anderson '71
Area of study: Mathematics
Career: NFL quarterback
Related links: New York Times; NFL video; 2012 convocation address
Brenda Barnes '75
Areas of study: Business administration, economics
Career: CEO, PepsiCo North America, Sara Lee
Related links: USA Today; Forbes most powerful women; Augustana Magazine
Gabriel Caceres '08
Areas of study: Philosophy, physics
Career: Astrophysicist
Related links: Project prize; international conference report; dark matter report
Rebecca Caliendo ’05, Molly Clodius ’08, Jennifer Lazarz ’04
Areas of study: Music performance
Career: Opera singers
Related links: Augustana Magazine; Clodius profile; Lazarz bio
Tiffany Chezum ’08
Areas of study: Classics, French
Post-grad: Fulbright Scholar in archaeology at Oxford University
Related links: Quad-Cities Online; Augustana Magazine
Jennifer Carnithan ’96 Choi
Areas of study: Asian studies, French, economics, political science
Career: Research director for Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
Related links: Proparco bio; Global PE Conference profile
John Doonan ’92
Areas of study: Business administration, marketing, Spanish
Career: Director of Mazda Motorsports
Related link: Autoweek article
Lydia Ruelas Durán '05
Areas of study: Anthropology, sociology, Spanish, women's & gender studies
Career: Associate Director, Field Operations, National Hispanic Institute; seventh-grade English teacher
Related link: Great Debate coverage
Estlin Feigley ’93
Area of study: Theatre arts
Career: Founder and Creative Director, Dreaming Tree independent film company
Related links: Boys & Girls Clubs project
Murry Gerber '75
Area of study: Geology
Career: CEO, EQT Corporation
Related links: USA Today; Bloomberg profile
Tiffany Hanssen ’91
Areas of study: French, music
Career: Senior producer at NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion”
Related links: PHC bio; Augustana profile
Ann Hutchinson '73
Area of study: Psychology
Career: Mayor of Bettendorf
Related links: Campaign bio; Women in politics; Five questions
Dr. Timothy Johnson '58
Area of study: History
Career: ABC News Medical Editor and ordained minister
Related links: ABC TV bio; Beliefnet profile
Aaron Kennedy and Tom Weigand ’85
Areas of study: Business, marketing, journalism; geography
Career: Noodles & Company restaurant founders
Related links: Quad-City Times article; entrepreneurial video
Woody Loverude ’04
Areas of study: Creative writing, English
Career: Independent education management professional and poet
Related links: Anti-Poetry poem; Clementine Magazine essay
Kiersten Madden ’02
Areas of study: Biology, environmental studies
Career: Seal researcher at National Estuarine Research Reserve
Related links: GulfBase.org profile; Whooping Crane Festival bio
Lindsay McGreevy ’93
Areas of study: Asian studies, geography
Career: Director of Enterprise Solutions, GIS technology, Skygone Inc.
Related links: Skygone profile; Imagery video
Philip McKinley '73
Areas of study: Communication, theatre arts
Career: Broadway theatre director and producer
Related links: Saving Spiderman; alumni profile
Kent Olson '61
Areas of study: Philosophy, political science
Career: Attorney and Native American art collector
Related link: Augustana Magazine
Florian Reyda ’95
Areas of study: Biology, pre-med
Career: Parasitologist, professor and discoverer of new species
Related link: Parasitic discovery
Mark Schwiebert ’72
Area of study: History
Career: Mayor of Rock Island
Related link: Rotary Club profile
Donald K. Sundquist ’57
Area of study: Business administration
Career: Governor of Tennessee; U.S. congressional representative
Related links: University of Tennessee bio; New York Times archives
Daniel Tsui ’61
Area of study: Mathematics
Career: Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Related links: Nobel autobiography; Princeton faculty profile
Frank Wright ’53
Area of study: English
Career: Journalist, foreign correspondent and associate editor of Minneapolis Star Tribune
Related links: Autobiography
