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Banks Were Too Big To Fail 200 Years Ago, Too: Study (Huffington post)
posted on April 11, 2012 at 01:22:00 pm
If you think American banks are too big to fail now, you should have seen them 200 years ago. Banks dominated the American corporate landscape in 1812, according to a study by professors Richard Sylla of New York University and Robert Wright, of Augustana College in South Dakota, for Bloomberg View. The professors reconstructed what the Fortune 500 would have looked like 200 years ago and found that banking and insurance dominated Corporate America in its infancy. According to their list, 130 of top 500 U.S. companies back then were banks, making it the most-represented sector in Ye Olde Fortune 500. Second on the list were turnpike companies -- -
Murry Gerber gives $6M to Augustana College (Biz Journal)
posted on March 26, 2012 at 06:16:00 am
A gift from retired EQT Corp. CEO Murry Gerber is helping his alma mater, Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill. The Quad-City Times reported that Gerber and his wife, Cindy, have given $6.3 million to Augustana College for a student center and the private college's endowment. The Center for Student Life is a $20.4 million project that will include a dining area, study spaces and high-tech improvements. Gerber, who retired as EQT CEO in 2010 and recently left the board, graduated from Augustana... -
Augustana College announces graduate of the class of 2011 (Elburn Herald)
posted on July 13, 2011 at 03:28:13 pm
ROCK ISLAND, Ill.—Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., announced that the following local residents were among the 580 students who graduated as the class of 2011: -
Naperville concert an emotional end for former college singers (The Naperville Sun)
posted on July 13, 2011 at 03:54:00 am
To say that the concert given at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville Saturday was an emotional one would be an understatement.“It was goose bumps for a lot us,” said David Westman of Naperville.Westman was one of more than 270 alums from Augustana College who came together for a whirlwind day of rehearsals leading to a special performance showcasing their musical talents.All the ... -
Manser places in Illinois journalism competition (Elburn Herald)
posted on July 7, 2011 at 04:26:37 pm
ROCK ISLAND—Patrick Manser, a resident of Elburn and a junior at Augustana College, was recently chosen as a winner in the Illinois College Press Association’s (ICPA) annual journalism competition. -
Tunnicliff, former director of international programs at Augustana, killed in Ohio crash (Quad-City Times)
posted on June 17, 2011 at 03:28:56 am
Kim Tunnicliff, who spent three years as director of the Office of International Programs at Augustana College, Rock Island, died Thursday in a head-on crash, his twin brother, Scott Tunnicliff, said Thursday night. -
Former Augustana director of International Programs dies in crash (Quad-City Times)
posted on June 17, 2011 at 02:46:13 am
Kim Tunnicliff, who spent three years as director of the Office of International Programs at Augustana College, Rock Island, died Thursday in a head-on crash, his twin brother, Scott Tunnicliff, said Thursday night. -
Lake Zurich, Antioch grads to continue athletic careers at Augustana (Lake County Journal)
posted on June 9, 2011 at 05:17:34 pm
Andrew Lulis of Lake Zurich High School and Cat Dinklenburg of Antioch Community High School, standout athletes at their respective schools, will continue their education and athletic careers at Augustana College in Rock Island. -
The Press Box (Vernon Hills Review)
posted on June 8, 2011 at 05:40:03 pm
PRESS BOX Catch This Items of Interest Women’s Basketball Valerie Van Roeyan, a two-sport standout at Libertyville High School, will be taking her skills to Augustana College in Rock Island next season. Van Roeyan, a 5-foot-8 guard, will play hoops for the Vikings. She helped the Wildcats to a 29-win season this winter. She shot 48 percent from the field and qualified to the IHSA three-point ... -
Verrill finds new volleyball family at Augustana (Desert Dispatch)
posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:11:54 am
BARSTOW • Courtney Verrill has found a new home for the next four years — Augustana College. Verrill, a Barstow High School volleyball player who is graduating in two weeks, announced that she will be attending the college on academic and... -
Augustana graduates face future of uncertainties (Quad-City Times)
posted on May 23, 2011 at 03:19:34 am
The Augustana College class of 2011 was told Sunday to tackle life head-on and with hope for the future despite a floundering economy and other uncertainties. -
Rams wrestler to continue at Augustana (Lake County Journal)
posted on May 18, 2011 at 04:40:38 pm
GRAYSLAKE – Tom Browne, a standout athlete from Grayslake Central High School, will attend Augustana College in 2011-12, officials from Augustana said. -
Spesard breaks own record at CCIW Championships (Paris Beacon-News)
posted on May 14, 2011 at 10:26:36 pm
Beacon-News Report The Millikin Women’s Track and Field team set four school records and four NCAA Division III qualifying marks during the 2011 CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois on May 6 and 7. -
College Recruiting (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on May 12, 2011 at 03:12:15 am
BOYS BASKETBALL Josh Prosser, 6-foot-3, 175-pound Eureka guard (Corn Belt first-team all-conference, Class 1A/2A all-state special mention from Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.5 apg), committed to Augustana College, an NCAA Division III program in Rock Island. -
Community Engagement Center links Augustana students to businesses (Quad-City Times)
posted on April 30, 2011 at 02:51:58 am
Bob Haak describes a “swinging door” concept for the new Community Engagement Center at Augustana College in Rock Island. -
Recruiting (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on April 29, 2011 at 12:46:01 am
Mark Roth , 5-foot-11 Washington guard (Journal Star large-school all-area second team, IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State special mention, all-Mid-Illini first team, made 91 3-pointers and shot 46 percent on 3s), committed to Augustana College , an NCAA Division III program in Rock Island. -
Local students named to Augustana College dean’s list (Elburn Herald)
posted on April 23, 2011 at 06:15:08 am
Rock Island, Ill.—Thirteen local students have been named to the dean's list at Augustana College for the 2010-11 winter term. -
Basketball: Miller chooses Vikings (Muscatine Journal)
posted on April 23, 2011 at 04:04:54 am
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Muscatine’s Cole Miller, a two-sport standout, has decided to enroll at Augustana College in the fall and join coach Grey Giovanine’s CCIW-champion basketball program. -
RI native who went on to academic fame dies (Quad-City Times)
posted on April 21, 2011 at 04:18:01 am
Rock Island native and Augustana College alumnus Milton D. “Milt” Glick, who went on to become president of the University of Nevada at Reno, has died at the age of 73. -
Dean’s List (Lake County News-Sun)
posted on April 21, 2011 at 02:48:00 am
The following students were recently named to the dean’s list: Augustana College, Rock Island: Buffalo Grove-Danielle Rogers. Grayslake-Jessica Allen, Hilary Blain, Christopher Blevins, Cynthia Borchardt, Katlyn Deal, Elizabeth Jakaitis, Xavier L. Bataille, Tayler Mathews, Marc Nethercote, Lauren Novak, Emily Paarfusser, Mason Robertson, Lauren Rouse, Kaylin Schaibly, Sara Waddelow. Green Oaks ... -
Augie, Whitey’s to celebrate world record (Quad-City Times)
posted on April 19, 2011 at 10:16:51 pm
Augustana College, Rock Island, Whitey’s Ice Cream and the Quad-City community will gather to celebrate the Guinness World Record set last year for the longest chain of people licking ice cream. -
College News: Local scholarship winners and dean's list (Suburban Journals)
posted on April 15, 2011 at 09:32:31 pm
Kurt Negwer of Florissant was named to the winter term dean's list at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Negwer is a junior majoring in business administration management. -
College softball: MCC breezes by Augie JV (Muscatine Journal)
posted on April 15, 2011 at 04:31:21 am
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Rachel Brisker threw a complete game shutout and then got plenty of run support in the nightcap of a MCC softball doubleheader with the Augustana junior varsity squad at Augustana College Thursday night. -
'Father of the local food movement' to give lecture at Augustana (Quad-City Times)
posted on April 13, 2011 at 09:14:18 pm
Gary Paul Nabhan, a writer and conservation biologist, will give a lecture titled “Chasing Chiles — Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail” at 10:30 a.m. April 21 at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island. The lecture is free and open to the public.