2016 New Alumni Board Member Bios
DJ Curran
Class Year: 1998
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Occupation: Healthcare IT consultant
Major(s)/Minor(s): Communication major, leadership studies minor
Hobbies: Hunting, indoor rock climbing, hiking
Favorite Ripon Memory: “When Mitch Gross broke his door, essentially locking himself in his room until Plant people could climb through the second-floor window of Scott and take it apart.”
J.J. Grinde
Class Year: 2017
Location: Currently Ripon, Wisconsin
Occupation: Student/EMT
Major(s)/Minor(s): Philosophy/chemistry-biology majors
Volunteer Activities: Crossroads Academy mentor, hospice volunteer
Hobbies: Tennis, attending movies, concerts and shows, traveling, reading
Favorite Ripon Memory: “Pledging Theta Chi and all the fun that came along with it.”
Linda A. Jensen Hall
Class Year: 1982
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Occupation: Attorney and Mediator
Major(s)/Minor(s): Politics and Government
Volunteer Activities: Volunteer Lawyer Project of Iowa; Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
Hobbies: Dog agility; adventure travel.
Favorite Ripon Memory:“I met my husband of 36 years at Ripon, so meeting him tops the list of favorite memories. I also have favorite memories of Friday night movie night at Farr Hall and the Fireside Chat series of lectures at the Theta Sigma Tau Lounge.”
Winona Holmes-Robbins
Class Year: 2017
Location: Ripon College! / Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation: Student
Major(s)/Minor(s): Exercise science: sports management/business management
Volunteer Activities: President of the Student Athlete Leadership Team: Canned Food Drive, Special Olympics.
Hobbies: Swimming, searching for good vegan food, photography.
Favorite Ripon Memory: “While I was visiting the school, I was hosted by a girl who was a current first year on the swim team. That summer, we kept in contact and decided to become roommates the following year. That meant as a first year, I was rooming with a sophomore, which made everyone pretty jealous. Unfortunately, she decided to graduate in three years, but with the two years we did have together as roommates we made amazing memories and still remain close friends today. That is my favorite memory or Ripon because I know a friendship like this only comes along once in a lifetime.”
Rick Krueger
Class Year: 1980
Location: DeForest Wisconsin
Tricia (wife)
Alex
Andy ’14
Major(s)/Minor(s): Politics and government major; U.S. history minor
Volunteer Activities: Member of the Ripon College Parent Advisory Board (3yr)
Hobbies: “I home-brew beer. Big Packers and Badgers fan.”
Favorite Ripon Memory: “Saturday night steak night was awesome.”
Liz Morrell
Class Year: 2007
Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Occupation: Assistant director of residence life, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Major(s)/Minor(s): Communication
Volunteer Activities: Wisconsin German Shorthair Pointer Rescue; Women On Call
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, travel, cooking and home-brewing beer
Favorite Ripon Memory: “One of my favorite Ripon memories is registering for classes in the Tartan Area of Storzer. Even though registering took only a few minutes, I was often there for so much longer simply catching up with friends, faculty and staff. It was really one of the highlights of the Ripon experience.”
Sue Rigler Palmer
Class Year: 1979
Location: El Dorado Hills, California
Occupation: Former French teacher
Major(s)/Minor(s): French ; Elementary education
Volunteer Activities: Mission trip to Guatemala; Bible study group
Hobbies: “Traveling to Europe and in the United States with my husband, Jon, and our son, Matt. Love to exercise, find great restaurants, and love anything cats!”
Favorite Ripon Memory: “I hadn’t stepped foot on campus until the day Tom Babcock ’51, my dad’s childhood friend, took me to Ripon to check in. Even though I was so far from home, I instantly loved the campus and felt so much at home! I never wanted those four years to end!”
Andy Peck
Class Year: 2010
Location: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Occupation: Mutual funds instructional designer
Major(s)/Minor(s): Psychology/music
Volunteer Activities: Pabst Theater usher, US Bank Green Team
Hobbies: Climbing, camping, running
Favorite Ripon Memory: “Singing with my Ripon College a capella group Untied. (Yes, we’re on YouTube)”
Carrie Roca-Dawson
Class Year: 1994
Location: Southwest suburbs of Chicago
Occupation: Commercial real estate closer
Major(s)/Minor(s): French and history
Volunteer Activities: Kindergarten Sunday school teacher, board member of First Friday Club of Chicago, college fair representative for Ripon and Finance Committee.
Hobbies: “I like big books and I cannot lie 🙂 I read a lot, mostly books about WWI and WWII and world history.”
Favorite Ripon Memory: “I loved SpringFest! Everyone in the Quads listening to different bands and participating in different activities. We played volleyball, danced, went from building to building to see how they decorated. Weather never deterred us. We partied like it was 80 and sunny no matter what!”
Tierouviel “Marsha” Some
Class Year: Sophomore (Class of 2019)
Location: Ripon, Wisconsin
Occupation: Library circulation desk worker
Major(s)/Minor(s): Psychology major; English and biology minors
Hobbies: Writing/blogging
Favorite Ripon Memory: “My favorite Ripon memory was summer orientation before freshman year. The energy that the counselors exuded made me excited to start the school year. In that moment, I realized why I had chosen Ripon. You’ll always see a smiling face on campus.”
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