Several members of the Augustana community met at Theo's Java Club in downtown Rock Island to discuss community engagement. Leading the conversation were Avery Pearl '18 (left), who is helping to lead the city's West End revitalization initiative, and Tanner Osing '18 (front center), who works in Rock Island's Community Development Department.
Class Notes
Received as of Sept. 11, 2024
1972
Jane Baker completed two terms on the Augustana College Alumni Board of Directors.
1976
Mike Hostetler retired after 32 years at Cornell University's Johnson College of Business. He served as director of Cornell's Executive MBA program, associate dean and senior lecturer.
1981
Sarahnell Bady-Jenkins teaches at Longwood Academy and is pursuing a doctorate in education.
Crolyn Webber retired, after serving many years as an auditor, and the last six years as a teacher's aide.
1986
Kai Swanson was named a Rock Island “Citizen of the Year” (individual) for 2024.
1987
Rita Jett was named a Rock Island “Citizen of the Year” (education) for 2024.
1988
Larry Prabhakar is vice-president head of surgical service line for OSF Healthcare in Belvidere, Ill.
1990
Elizabeth Caswell retired as an instructor of music and staff accompanist at Pacific University, Forest Grove, Ore.
1997
LaVette Allen was promoted to SVP, Internal Control at Bluefin in Atlanta, Ga.
1998
Sara Stodden Pasowicz is the events administrative assistant at Argonne National Laboratory.
Deborah Wiggins is an ELL/Bilingual Spanish teacher at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill.
2000
Jeremy Bratt and Amber Wobschall had a son, David Wobschall, on Aug. 10, 2024.
2001
Robert Budach is vice president of administrative services at Mesa Community College.
Brandy Clark VandeWalle was named a Rock Island “Citizen of the Year” (business) for 2024. She and her husband, John, own Skeleton Key Art and Antiques.
2004
Katie Pertl Duff is a 2024 National STEM Scholar.
Anel Ruiz is managing director, people impact and the chief diversity officer at United Airlines.
2006
Amy Zero was named Illinois K-8 School Counselor of the Year. She is a counselor at the Rock Island Academy.
2007
Jessica Estrada is a market managing principal for Grant Thornton, Phoenix.
Carolyn Krueger was named a Rock Island “Citizen of the Year” (artist/creator) for 2024. She works primarily in clay, and is the owner of The ARTery, as well as a member of the Rock Island Arts Guild and a governor on the Rock Island Community Foundation.
2008
Melissa Flowers Pepper celebrated the eight-year anniversary of Lead(h)er, the mentorship program she founded.
Angie Mitchum Sharp, community engagement manager for the City of Bettendorf, Iowa, received Forty Under 40 honors from the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal for making a difference in the Quad Cities.
2009
Jacob Bobbitt, assistant vice president for business affairs and controller at Augustana College, received Forty Under 40 honors from the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal for making a difference in the Quad Cities.
2011
Tim Faith and Jenn Misewicz had a daughter, Colette Faith, on June 30, 2024.
2014
Ashley DeVolder married Sean Harkness on Aug. 10, 2024, in Wallenberg Hall on campus.
Margaret Stadtwald Hurlbert and Tyler Hurlbert with Phoebe Grace Hurlbert
2016
Margaret Stadtwald Hurlbert and Tyler Hurlbert had a daughter, Phoebe Grace Hurlbert. The family lives in Muscatine, Iowa.
2018
Avery Pearl, West End revitalization coordinator at the Martin Luther King Center in Rock Island, received Forty Under 40 honors from the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal for making a difference in the Quad Cities.
2019
Amanda Schar graduated from Boston College with a Master in Social Work and Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry.
2020
Mia Gerace is an emergency management specialist in resiliency for the City of Aurora.
Natalia Pinto '20
Natalia Pinto graduated in May 2024 with a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and joined the team at The Lincoln Dental Lounge in Chicago.
Deaths
Received as of Sept. 11, 2024
Eva Waterman ’48 Gregory on Sept. 7, 2024.
Donald Frazier ’52 on Aug. 3, 2024.
James Grund ’52 on Aug. 27, 2024.
George Henning ’53 on Aug. 5, 2024.
* Robert Ronn ’54 on Aug. 24, 2024.
Doris Eshelman ’56 Kelley on June 30, 2024.
Philip Reed ’56 on Aug. 24, 2024.
Robert Packenham ’58 on Feb. 25, 2024.
Carol Berg ’59 Christianson on July 28, 2024.
William Munson ’59 on April 7, 2023.
Charlotte Palmquist ’59 Shanks on Aug. 5, 2024.
Patricia Volk ’60 McCoy on July 1, 2024.
Michael Lund ’62 on Aug. 31, 2024.
Kathryn Gartelos ’63 Siokos on Aug. 30, 2024.
Jo Nell Lumbard ’69 Castellani on Aug. 4, 2024.
Jeffrey Dickerson ’71 on Aug. 14, 2024.
Ralph Olsen ’71 on Sept. 3, 2024.
Katherina Blum ’75 Maunder on Aug. 30, 2024.
Catherine Will ’79 Laatsch on Sept. 1, 2024.
Mark Hostetler ’83 on Aug. 11, 2024.
Frank Bojniewicz ’89 on Aug. 20, 2024.
Kimberly Munro ’89 on May 19, 2024.
*Attendee