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Spotted: Scott Nyquist and Cheryl Rofer
Spotted: Scott Nyquist and Cheryl Rofer
Scott Nyquist
SCOTT NYQUIST ’69 and CHERYL ROFER ’63 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Wayne Yakuma
Spotted: Wayne Yakuma
Wayne Yakuma
WAYNE YAKUMA ’72 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Sherry Swennes Scarlett and Art Scarlett
Spotted: Sherry Swennes Scarlett and Art Scarlett
Art Scarlett
SHERRY SWENNES SCARLETT ’70 & ART SCARLETT ’69 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Frank Anders and Bobbi Suess Anders
Spotted: Frank Anders and Bobbi Suess Anders
Frank Anders
FRANK ANDERS ’69 & BOBBI SUESS ANDERS ’69 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Gale Murrin
Spotted: Gale Murrin
Gale Murrin
GALE MURRIN ’69 & Ellen Murrin at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Jeff Scheferman and Jay Taylor
Spotted: Jeff Scheferman and Jay Taylor
Jeff Scheferman
JEFF SCHEFERMAN ’69 & JAY TAYLOR ’69 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: John Billinski
Spotted: John Billinski
John Billinski
JOHN BILLINSKI ’69 & Kyrin Billinsky at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Dave Richardson
Spotted: Dave Richardson
Dave Richardson
DAVE RICHARDSON ’69 & Marci Burton Richardson at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Nancy Gonia Bajorek
Spotted: Nancy Gonia Bajorek
Nancy Bajorek
NANCY GONIA BAJOREK ’69 & Dr. Bob Hannaford at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Scott Nyquist and Cynthia Sanborn Nyquist
Spotted: Scott Nyquist and Cynthia Sanborn Nyquist
Scott Nyquist
SCOTT NYQUIST ’69 & CYNTHIA SANBORN NYQUIST ’69 at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Marcia Rokus Mauk
Spotted: Marcia Rokus Mauk
Marcia Mauk
MARCIA ROKUS MAUK ‘69 & Grant Mauk at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Class of 1969 at Golden R Dinner, Alumni Weekend 2019
Spotted: Class of 1969 at Golden R Dinner, Alumni Weekend 2019
First row left to right: DAN DYKSTRA ’69, Mitty Dykstra, DON NUNEMAKER ’69, Janice Atkins, Nancy Wachholtz, JOAN KNUTSON WOLFGRAM ’69. Back row left to right: SAM JOHNSON ’69 (partially obscured), ART WASKEY ’69, PAUL ATKINS ’69, BOB WACHHOLTZ ’69, DAN WOLFGRAM ’69. Golden R Dinner, at Alumni Weekend 2019
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Dan Hanus ’78
Spotted: Dan Hanus ’78
Dan Hanus
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Will Higgins
Spotted: Will Higgins
Will Higgins
WILL HIGGINS ’78 and wife, Dorothy Stites Alig.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Dave Jung
Spotted: Dave Jung
Dave Jung
DAVE JUNG ’78 with Colonel Gail Halvorsen, “The Candy Bomber”.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Paul Nancarrow
Spotted: Paul Nancarrow
Paul Nancarrow
PAUL NANCARROW ’78 and wife, Lee.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Jeff Orear ’78
Spotted: Jeff Orear ’78
Jeff Orear
JEFF OREAR ’78 and his Hatz Classic Biplane.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Greg and Barb Mengel Romanello
Spotted: Greg and Barb Mengel Romanello
Greg Romanello
GREG ’77 and BARB MENGEL ROMANELLO ’78 in London.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Spotted: Class members of 1977 at Alumni Weekend 2019
Spotted: Class members of 1977 at Alumni Weekend 2019
Alan Lawrence
JEAN BLACK ’77, MARYJO MACSWAIN ’77, ALAN LAWRENCE ’77, CONNIE JESS ZOLKOSKE ’77, and ALAN LAWRENCE ’77’s wife Diana at Alumni Weekend 2019.
Submitted by: Yvonne Nicklaus
Mini-Duffie Girl reunion
Mini-Duffie Girl reunion
Evann “Sugar” Balmes
Mara Latsons Warren ’61, Karen Schneider Center ’61, “Sugar”Maltby Balmes ’61, Mary Bachus Miller ’61…four Duffie girls gathering in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in June of ‘19 to celebrate nearly 320 years of life. These beautiful girls spent many hours laughing and remembering their years at Ripon College. The bonds we formed then still hold us together today!
Submitted by: Evan Maltby Balmes
Alicia Rytlewski ’10 to perform piano, voice recital April 26
Classical pianist and vocalist Alicia (Rhyner) Rytlewski ’10 will perform an alumna piano and voice recital in Demmer Recital Hall of Ripon College’s C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Saturday, April 26, at 7 p.m. Rytlewski will be performing pieces mostly from her debut album of songs, “When We Were Bears,” released in late January. […]
Ripon College Rally Days 2025 exceeds goal
Ripon College surpassed its goal of achieving 1,000 gifts during the eighth annual spring giving event, Rally Days 2025, from April 2-4, with more than eight hours left of the event. At the end of Rally Days, the College received 1,091 gifts and raised $506,534.20. The theme this year was “Impact History.” Every contribution moved […]
Celebrating ‘National Puppy Day’ with Danielle Gunter ’06
Danielle Paiz Gunter ’06 is helping feed dogs and cats in no-kill shelters. As executive director of Puppy Food Bank, she spearheads efforts to collect donations that fuel the work of rescue organizations across the country. Since its founding in October 2022, Gunter has helped Puppy Food Bank distribute more than 500,000 pounds of dog […]
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Upcoming events
Physics and Engineering Seminar – Jared Zeman ’19
Jared Zeman ’19 will be presenting his Ph.D. research to our undergraduate students.
Alumna Recital: Alicia Rytlewski, piano
Pianist and vocalist Alicia (Rhyner) Rytlewski ’10 released her debut album of original works, “When We Were Bears,” in January of this year and is celebrating the release with a recital of works in Demmer Recital Hall. The Milwaukee-based composer, performer, and educator graduated summa cum laude from Ripon with a music major and minors […]
Milwaukee Brewers v. Chicago Cubs
Includes an all-inclusive ticket in the Associated Bank Power Alley. Featuring a private game experience with dinner buffet, non-alcoholic beverages, and 2 Molson Coors products per person. Register: