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David Staples

First APEP student earns diploma

Augustana celebrated nearly 500 graduates in May at commencement, including David Staples — the college's first graduate to have benefited from the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP).

Alumni remember President Emeritus Dr. Thomas Tredway

Dr. Thomas Tredway ’57, president emeritus of Augustana College, died on April 10. Alumni, staff and friends of the college shared memories of Dr. Tredway.

Pierce Albert
More Than I Imagined Pierce Albert
“I want to thank Chinese professor Hua-Mei Chang and Japanese professor Mari Nagase for stimulating my interest in East Asian languages and cultures.”
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Class Notes April 2021

Alumni share their latest news and photos!

SAC P:150 Charles August Johnson biographical notes

Charles August Johnson was born in Sweden in 1842 and came to the United States in 1868. Johnson became interest in ornithology after hearing and seeing tropical birds during his early seaman years abroad. He carved and painted hundreds of realistic birds from wood. The collection contains three pages of typewriting biographical notes from various sources titled “Writeups Concerning Mr. Charles August Johnson, Bird Carver: Collection Given Augustana Historical Society.”

Carl Allvar Kullgren inventory and article copies, 1983

Carl Allvar Kullgren (1826-1887) traveled from Sweden to San Francisco to participate in the gold rush from 1850-1855. Collection consists of a copy of an article detailing his experiences in California and a copy of the index to the Kullgren archival records held at Göteborgs landsarkiv.