ROCK ISLAND, IL (06/18/2010)(readMedia)-- Six hundred and twenty-seven students of the class of 2010 graduated from Augustana College with their Bachelor of Arts degree. Augustana's 150th commencement convocation was held on May 23, 2009 at the iwireless Center in Moline. The following local students were among the graduates:
Faria Ahmed from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in psychology and biology and pre-medicine.
Kristin Albrecht from Moline, IL, who majored in communication studies.
Drew Allen from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in international business.
Samuel Alvarado from Davenport, IA, who majored in chemistry.
Britney Anderson from Reynolds, IL, who majored in religion.
Isaac Anderson from Moline, IL, who majored in biology.
Carrie Bestian from Taylor Ridge, IL, who majored in elementary education.
Katherine Bieber from Davenport, IA, who majored in history.
Nicholas Borchert from Rock Island, IL, who majored in English and philosophy.
Benjamin Borhart from Illinois City, IL, who majored in English.
David Brickner from Rock Island, IL, who majored in accounting and business finance.
Andrew Brown from Port Byron, IL, who majored in business management.
Katherine Caldwell from Moline, IL, who majored in theatre arts.
Nicholas Camlin from Rock Island, IL, who majored in political science.
Kevin Carton from Moline, IL, who majored in communication studies and French and Africana studies.
Brittany Dalton from Eldridge, IA, who majored in pre-medicine.
Darin Decker from Moline, IL, who majored in business marketing.
Jacquelyn Engel from Davenport, IA, who majored in biology.
Megan Ferris from Moline, IL, who majored in elementary education.
Melissa Fobert from Rock Island, IL, who majored in accounting and business finance.
Kai Frazier from Moline, IL, who majored in psychology.
Adam Friedrich from Port Byron, IL, who majored in philosophy and English writing emphasis.
Andrew Fritch from East Moline, IL, who majored in accounting and business finance.
Monica Glancey from Moline, IL, who majored in communication studies.
Melissa Goode from Davenport, IA, who majored in music.
Clayton Holst from Davenport, IA, who majored in biology.
Sara Howell from Milan, IL, who majored in biology.
Olivia Husman from East Moline, IL, who majored in communication studies.
Monica Johnson from Davenport, IA, who majored in business marketing and Spanish.
Michael Kendall from Silvis, IL, who majored in biology.
Paul Lambrecht from Moline, IL, who majored in history education.
Thomas Larrison from Davenport, IA, who majored in religion.
Thomas Lemon from Moline, IL, who majored in history and business management.
Megan Lonergan from Davenport, IA, who majored in elementary education and mathematics.
Emilie Malone from Davenport, IA, who majored in sociology and art history.
Benjamin Marine from Coal Valley, IL, who majored in biology and pre-medicine and business.
Peter Marogil from Moline, IL, who majored in biology and pre-medicine.
Tiffany Massey from Rock Island, IL, who majored in communication sciences and disorders.
George Mathew from East Moline, IL, who majored in philosophy.
Daniel Meden from Davenport, IA, who majored in biology.
Olivia Menage from Moline, IL, who majored in history.
Sara Michaletti from Rock Island, IL, who majored in classics with Latin emphasis.
Emma Moran from Rock Island, IL, who majored in biology and pre-medicine.
Allison Mulherin from Moline, IL, who majored in biology.
Seneca Munos from Moline, IL, who majored in biology.
Cara Neary from East Moline, IL, who majored in psychology.
Zachary Newcomb from Rock Island, IL, who majored in philosophy.
Anthony Nobiling from Moline, IL, who majored in sociology.
Luke Osborne from Moline, IL, who majored in classics with Latin emphasis.
John Patton from Rock Island, IL, who majored in English.
Srividya Prabhu from Moline, IL, who majored in biology and pre-medicine.
Andrew Randone from Davenport, IA, who majored in political science.
Bridget Reich from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in psychology.
Cristal Rios from Moline, IL, who majored in Spanish.
Sydney Royal from Rock Island, IL, who majored in accounting and German.
Kelli Schledewitz from Davenport, IA, who majored in elementary education.
Geoffrey Schoon from Rock Island, IL, who majored in accounting and business finance.
Alyssa Schroeder from Coal Valley, IL, who majored in business finance and accounting.
Bryan Schuldt from Rock Island, IL, who majored in physics.
Alex Sieg from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in biochemistry.
Darla Smith from Port Byron, IL, who majored in elementary education.
Nicholas Stader from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in communication studies.
Amber Staes from Moline, IL, who majored in business.
Henry Stauffenberg, from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in Geology.
Sarah Taylor from Moline, IL, who majored in accounting and business finance.
Amanda Thomas from Rock Island, IL, who majored in political science.
Kevin Tracey from Moline, IL, who majored in political science.
Angel Traman from Moline, IL, who majored in business management.
Alison Tunnicliff from Rock Island, IL, who majored in political science.
Katherine Vander Vennet from Rock Island, IL, who majored in business marketing and communication studies.
Bret VanDeWoestyne from Silvis, IL, who majored in biology.
Lucie VanHecke from Moline, IL, who majored in political science.
Maria Vital from Moline, IL, who majored in Spanish.
Emily Weller from Rock Island, IL, who majored in art education.
Jacob Wells from Moline, IL, who majored in biology.
Emily Welser from Moline, IL, who majored in biology.
Brandon West from Moline, IL, who majored in history.
Eric Wigand from Moline, IL, who majored in business finance.
Nicholas Wilczynski from Moline, IL, who majored in pre-medicine and biology.
Joshua Woodham from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in biology.
Catherine Ziegler from Bettendorf, IA, who majored in English.
For more information, contact Kamy Beattie at kamybeattie@augustana.edu or 309-794-7721.
About Augustana: Founded in 1860 and situated on a 115-acre campus near the Mississippi River, Augustana College is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The college enrolls 2,500 students from diverse geographic, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds and offers more than 60 majors and areas of study. Augustana employs 226 faculty and has a student-faculty ratio of 11:1. Augustana continues to do what it always has done: challenge and prepare students for lives of leadership and service in our complex, ever-changing world.