percentage of 87% is second only to Larry Kehres and Knute Rockne on the all-time list. Notable people Alumni William Albracht (1975) – Vietnam War U.S. Army captain, recipient of three Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars, and three Purple Hearts Dave "Gruber" Allen (1980) – television and film actor Ken Anderson (1970) – NFL quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons Brenda C. Barnes (1975) – former CEO of both Sara Lee and PepsiCo Craig Blomberg (1977) – Bible scholar A. J. Carlson (BA.1898, MS. 1899) – Chairman of the Physiology Department at the University of Chicago Nelly Cheboi (2016) - Founder of TechLit Africa, nominated for and won CNN Hero of 2022 K. G. William Dahl (1907) – Lutheran pastor and author, founder of Bethphage Mission Charlotte Erickson (1945) – historian Lane Evans (1974) – former US Congressman (Illinois 17th District). Paul Fryxell (1949) – botanist Greta Fryxell (1948) – oceanographer David Hultgren (1973) – former Illinois State Congressman (94th District) Steven Kemenyffy (1964) – ceramic artist Apoorva Mandavilli (1994) – investigative journalist and science writer with the New York Times Don Morton (1969) – football head coach, North Dakota State and Wisconsin Carl Marcus Olson (1932) – developed process to purify silicon for electronic use Shem-Tov Sabag – Israeli Olympic marathoner Thorsten Sellin (1915) – pioneer in scientific criminology Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1910) – Lutheran minister, educator, and author Mark Schwiebert (1972) – Mayor of Rock Island, 1989–2009 Donald K. Sundquist (1957) – former US Congressman (1983–1985) and Governor of Tennessee Carl Aaron Swensson (1877) – Lutheran minister and founder of Bethany College Robert J. Swieringa (1964) – former member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and former Dean of the Johnson School at Cornell University Daniel Tsui (1961) – Nobel Prize winner in physics Gustav Wahlund (1884) - Lutheran minister and Minnesota state legislator J. E. Wallace Wallin (1897) – psychologist and early advocate of special education David Walton (1998) – Director of Global Health at ThoughtWorks, assistant professor at Harvard medical school and recipient of the 2014 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award Faculty William R. Hammer (former faculty) – paleontologist who found the first dinosaur, Cryolophosaurus, in Antarctica. Fritiof M. Fryxell Chair in Geology Stanley Hauerwas (former faculty) – theologian Louise Meiszner (former faculty) - pianist See also SS Augustana Victory References External links Official website Official athletics website Swedish migration to North