ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 23, 2025) — The commencement address was given by The Honorable Eric Sorensen, US Representative, Illinois District 17. Ocean Keola Akau ('25), a psychology major from Pana'ewa, Hawaii, was the featured student speaker.
Augustana College recognized 555 students at the college's 165th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24.
Participants included:
Mahasen Abdelkarim from East Moline, Illinois, studied Business Administration-Management and Business Adminstration-Finance.
Kaitlyn Anderson from Bettendorf, Iowa, studied Biology and Public Health.
Kade Ariano from Geneseo, Illinois, studied Kinesiology.
Casey Barragan from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Biology.
Riley Bassford from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Business Administration-Marketing.
Matthew Bayne from Taylor Ridge, Illinois, studied Biology.
George Behnke from Davenport, Iowa, studied Music General.
Jasmine Bell from Port Byron, Illinois, studied Biology and Psychology.
Erik Bergren from Geneseo, Illinois, studied Economics and Public Health.
Isabella Blanford from Moline, Illinois, studied Graphic Design and Film.
Kate Bowling from Milan, Illinois, studied Psychology and Business Administration-Marketing.
Elias Castellanos from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Business Adminstration-Finance.
Zoe Cervantes from East Moline, Illinois, studied Public Health and Psychology.
Cassandra Chandler-Haag from Bettendorf, Iowa, studied Psychology.
Basil Chattha from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Business Analytics.
Brock Clark from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science.
Arianna Davis from Silvis, Illinois, studied English Education and Middle Grades English.
Clay DeBaillie from Geneseo, Illinois, studied Pre-Medicine and Chemistry.
Chyna Denato from East Moline, Illinois, studied Middle Grades Science.
Shaun Duckett from Geneseo, Illinois, studied Geology.
Alexander Earnest from Coal Valley, Illinois, studied Psychology.
Kendon Ellwood from East Moline, Illinois, studied Psychology.
Grace Finney from Moline, Illinois., studied Business Adminstration-Finance, Accounting and Art History.
Santiago Flores from Moline, Illinois, studied Biology and Spanish for Professional Use.
Joshua Fosu-Agyemang from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Computer Science.
Donovan Garro from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Kinesiology and Biology.
Raelynn Gibson from De Witt, Iowa, studied Graphic Design and Art History.
Hunter Gilbert from Rock Island, Illinois, studied History.
Johana Gonzalez from East Moline, Illinois, studied Political Science and Communication Studies.
Abigail Grems from Coal Valley, Illinois, studied Accounting and Business Analytics.
Moya Guy from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Communication Studies.
Bailey Hacker from Milan, Illinois, studied Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Psychology.
Natalie Hansen from Moline, Illinois, studied Theatre Design and Technology and Film.
Greyson Hansen from Moline, Illinois, studied Computer Science.
Billy Hayes from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Economics.
Luke Heinrichs from Davenport, Iowa, studied Computer Science.
Kerah Hipes from East Moline, Illinois, studied Theatre Generalist.
Emma Hogren from Port Byron, Illinois, studied Biology and Art History.
Larissa Horton from Coal Valley, Illinois, studied History.
Deayden Jackson from Eldridge, Iowa, studied Creative Writing.
Morgan Janes from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Biology.
Rizma KC from Davenport, Iowa, studied Biology.
Nu Khin from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Business Administration-Management.
Jonathan Knuth from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Kinesiology and Biology.
Colby Lape from Milan, Illinois, studied Biology.
Cord Lawrence from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Biology.
Janey Locander from Moline, Illinois, studied Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Psychology.
Janet Lopez from Silvis, Illinois, studied Elementary Education.
Mason Love from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Computer Science.
Ashley Lyon from East Moline, Illinois, studied History.
Neida Marquez from East Moline, Illinois, studied Biology and Psychology.
Abigail McKay from Bettendorf, Iowa, studied Pre-Medicine and Public Health.
John Melton from Moline, Illinois, studied Engineering.
Savanah Meyne from De Witt, Iowa, studied Environmental Studies.
Set Morales-Espinosa from Davenport, Iowa, studied Music Education Instrumental.
Kira Nelson from Milan, Illinois, studied Biology and Neuroscience.
Grisma Niraula from Bettendorf, Iowa, studied Business Analytics.
Lauren Oelke from Andalusia, Illinois, studied History Education and Middle Grades Social Science.
Jack Patting from Rock Island, Illinois, studied History Education and Middle Grades Social Science.
Jacob Pauwels from Moline, Illinois, studied Business Adminstration-Finance and Accounting.
Noah Rettig from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Mathematics, Computer Science and Philosophy.
Benjamin Samuelson from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Business Administration-Management.
Morgan Schroeder from Davenport, Iowa, studied History and Philosophy.
Dakota Serra from Port Byron, Illinois, studied Environmental Studies and Biology.
Anna Silversmet from Coal Valley, Illinois, studied Psychology.
Katelyn Starr from Moline, Illinois, studied Asian Studies and Communication Studies.
Sarah Stevanovic from Coal Valley, Illinois, studied Elementary Education.
Christian Stineman from Davenport, Iowa, studied Business Administration-Management, Communication Studies and Business Administration-Marketing.
William Taylor from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Communication Studies.
Niah Tyler from Silvis, Illinois, studied Geology and Environmental Studies.
John Warhank from Davenport, Iowa, studied Computer Science.
Ariel Wilcox from Silvis, Illinois, studied English.
Isabella Wright from Rock Island, Illinois, studied Art History.
John Zaimes from Davenport, Iowa, studied Biology.
Aiden Zoller from East Moline, Illinois, studied Biology.
Eliza Zulku from Andalusia, Illinois, studied Pre-Medicine.
A private college of the liberal arts and sciences, Augustana enrolls 2,500 students on a 115-acre residential campus in the Quad Cities (pop 470,000) along the Mississippi River. Augustana prioritizes engaged learning in 100 majors, minors, and other academic programs, building each student's potential through customized success teams, hands-on learning, 170 student organizations, and 28 NCAA DIII athletic teams. The college also serves forty graduate-level students in a fully-accredited master of science in speech-language pathology program. Augustana's location and community partnerships provide students access to internships, jobs, student teaching, and research opportunities.
