Dennis A. Norling

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

• Phone: 309-794-8796
• Email: DennisNorling@augustana.edu
• Office: Sorensen 115

I practiced law in Moline for three years in the late 1970s, after which I worked in trust administration for 21 years at First Midwest Bank, retiring as a senior vice president and trust officer in 2000. 

In 2005, after five years of retirement, I accepted a position as a part-time assistant professor in the business administration department. I teach a seminar in personal financial planning. In this course students create their own financial plan including financial goals, a net worth statement and an anticipated budget for their first year of full time employment. This is a very practical course and it is open to students of any major. I believe it will prove beneficial to them as they begin their lives as independent adults.

Specializations: Financial planning, Banking

Melinda R. Mahon

Associate Professor of Business Administration, Advisor of Nonprofit Leadership Development

• Phone: 309-794-7453
• Email: melindamahon@augustana.edu
• Office: Evald Hall 306

Dr. Mindy Mahon's areas of scholarly interest include organizational behavior and gender and diversity in organizations. The HNI Corporation operating companies, where she held a variety of product and marketing positions, were instrumental in shaping her understanding of business. After receiving her MBA, Mindy continued her career at HNI where she led the marketing department at Maxon Furniture, Inc., until her return to academia in 2012 when she earned her doctorate in business administration and began teaching.

Tierney Brosius

Professor of Biology

• Phone: 309-794-3430
• Email: tierneybrosius@augustana.edu
• Office: Science Building 310

• Tierney Brosius talks about "The Beauty of Insects"

I am an entomologist with special interests in insect conservation, urban ecology, and cultural entomology.

I have an active ongoing research program that currently focuses on ground beetle diversity within urban landscapes. My goal is to understand how mesophication (lack of naturally occurring fire) and urbanization interact to influence forest ecosystem composition and structure at multiple trophic levels.

Undergraduate students from Augustana have been directly involved in the data collection of many of my projects and have had the opportunity to present our results at  local and national scientific meetings. I am currently working on multiple student co-authored peer reviewed manuscripts.

In my classrooms you will find a student-centered approach. My students are given the opportunity to become actively engaged with the material. I am very passionate about students understanding the importance and application of what they are learning in the classroom. Even while my class is learning about something as specific as the life history of a squid or a jellyfish, we are constantly relating that information back to the larger picture of ecology and evolution. 

Specializations: Insect ecology, Upper Mississippi Center

Christopher Beyer

Director of Residential Life, Assistant Dean of Students

• Phone: 309-794-2686
• Email: chrisbeyer@augustana.edu
• Office: Andreen Hall, west wing, first floor

Chris Beyer grew up in a Navy family. He lived all over the U.S. and spent four years in Japan.

Beyer joined Augustana in September 2015.

He said he was attracted to Augustana when he was looking for a position at a small, private liberal arts college.

"I’m particularly excited to work at a place where integrating the curricular and co-curricular experiences is a major feature of the strategic plan, and I’m eager to work with everyone here to explore creative approaches to this effort," he says.

Specializations: Residential Life, Historic preservation

Cathy Atkinson

Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Administration

• Phone: 309-794-7203
• Email: cathyatkinson@augustana.edu
• Office: Sorensen Hall

Specializations: Business offices

Eric J. Rowell

Assistant Director of Admissions and Diversity Outreach

• Phone: 309-794-7153
• Email: EricRowell@augustana.edu
• Office: Seminary Hall 113

Schedule a meeting with Eric

Specializations: Admissions

Jill K. Kelly

Academics Administrative Assistant

• Email: jillkelly@augustana.edu

Specializations: Academic affairs

Wendy R. Kelley

Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Executive Director of Admissions

• Phone: 309-794-7734
• Email: wendykelley@augustana.edu
• Office: Seminary Hall 110

Schedule a meeting with Wendy

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Specializations: Admissions, Higher education leadership