Hanson '48 remembered for his leadership
![Robert Hanson](/files/styles/inline_image_left_right/public/2016-11/RobertHanson.jpg?itok=qZPpnVGU)
Robert A. Hanson, who died May 19, 2016, was at the helm of Deere & Co. as it made the tough choices necessary to weather the farm crisis of the 1980s. He also had a lifelong commitment to his community. In 2010, Hanson and his wife, Patricia Hanson, gave $8 million, the largest single gift in the history of Augustana College, to name the Science Building and the building's lecture hall wing. Read more