Author: Dale Devries
Life After Ripon: Katlyn Lee ’12
Chapter 12: A Year of Reflecting [Editor’s Note: Katlyn Lee ’12 and Jeremy Johnson ’12 are writing monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their own post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] June 5, 2013 Dear Journal, One year. One year ago I graduated from college, tears filling […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Rogers ’08 in Class Featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nasif Rogers ’08, social studies teacher and Director of Debate and Forensics at Nicolet High School, was a participant in a health and wellness class featured in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The class of 33 Nicolet High School staff members and WEA Trust health insurance clients has combined exercise and nutrition instruction, and collectively the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
The Intern Diaries: Derek Saxon
Derek Saxon is a junior chemistry major from Iron Mountain, Michigan. He is conducting research this summer on biopolymers with Professor Dean Katahira of the Chemistry Department at Ripon College as part of his involvement with the McNair Scholars Program. He is one of four Ripon College students sharing their stories of research internships and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.
The Intern Diaries: Samantha Angell
Samantha is a senior psychology and sociology major from Watertown, WI. She is conducting research this summer in the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Virginia as part of her involvement with the McNair Scholars Program. She is one of four Ripon College students sharing their stories of research internships and jobs over the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.
Alumni Profile: Walter Hofman ’54
Being a dentist is in the blood of Walter Hofman ’54 of Glenview, Ill. His father was a dentist in Chicago’s southside Hyde Park neighborhood. “It’s always been my ambition because of my family,” Hofman says. “Everybody else in my family is a doctor, and they decided I should be the dentist. I love it. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
The Intern Diaries: Derek Saxon
Derek Saxon is a junior chemistry major from Iron Mountain, Michigan. He is conducting research this summer on biopolymers with Professor Dean Katahira of the Chemistry Department at Ripon College as part of his involvement with the McNair Scholars Program. He is one of four Ripon College students sharing their stories of research internships and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.
The Intern Diaries: Samantha Angell
Samantha is a senior psychology and sociology major from Watertown, WI. She is conducting research this summer in the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Virginia as part of her involvement with the McNair Scholars Program. She is one of four Ripon College students sharing their stories of research internships and jobs over the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in McNair, Student.
The Intern Diaries: Suzanne Patton
Suzanne Patt is a senior computer science major from Manitowoc, WI studying Wireless Sensor Networks this summer at Texas State University. She is one of four Ripon College students sharing their stories of research internships and jobs over the course of this summer. Getting here and Getting Settled June 3rd, 2013 7:54pm Well, I made […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Gerlach ’05 Receives Service Award
Catherine Sinwell Gerlach, a 2005 graduate from Ripon College’s Politics and Government program, was awarded the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) 2013 President’s Pro Bono Service Award. Gerlach, currently a third-year student at Syracuse University’s law school, chairs the law school’s Pro Bono Advisory Board. According to the NYSBA, Gerlach has donated nearly 600 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Collucci in U.S. News and World Report: “Obama’s Foreign Policy Dithering Proves Costly”
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics at Ripon College, recently published a column for the U.S. News & World Report website about the Obama administration’s foreign policy with a critical eye on Libya and Syria, in particular. To read the entire piece, click here: Obama’s Foreign Policy Dithering Proves Costly To learn more about Politics […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Jordyn Rush ’07 talks about assisting with campaigns
“I’ve always been interested in politics; I did my first phone bank when I was young with my mom,” says Jordyn Rush ’07. “There are so many different jobs you can do on the campaign side of politics, there is something for everyone.” Rush previously was the director of Member Services at the Ohio House […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Robb Kahl ’94 talks about work in the state assembly
Ripon College’s liberal arts and sciences education has served him well, says Robb Kahl ’94 of Monona, Wis. Kahl is the state representative for Wisconsin’s 47th Assembly District, a position he’s held since November 2012. “Given my interest in public service and private business, the education and experiences I received at Ripon were instrumental in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Kelly Crombie ’05 addresses issues in local government
In his first bid for public office, Kelly Crombie ’05 became the mayor of Columbus, Wis., in the spring of 2013. “I saw a lack of cooperation between the city and school district to the point where the two entities were arguing over $32 dollars,” Crombie says. “I had to do something to encourage a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Andrew Drechsler ’97 focusing candidates strategically
Andrew Drechsler ’97 of Washington, D.C., is vice president of two firms which specialize in microtargeting, a scientific function that builds statistical models predicting an individual’s behavior. Strategic Telemetry focuses on domestic political campaigns for progressive candidates and organizations; HaystaqDNA applies microtargeting to international campaigns and select commercial clients. “Microtargeting allows campaigns to be smarter […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Roderick Esquivel ’49 vice president of panama and leader of a nation
Roderick Esquivel ’49, a doctor, professor and politician, served as the second vice president of the Republic of Panama from his election in 1984 until his ouster by General Manuel Noriega in 1988. He previously was a member of the National Directory of the Liberal Party; minister of Labor, Social Welfare and Public Health; president […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
José Miguel Alemán ’78 addresses his plans for change
José Miguel Alemán ’78 of Panama City, Panama, spent much of his childhood in Washington, D.C., where his father, Roberto Alemán Zubieta, was a leading negotiator for the Robles-Johnson Treaties and later ambassador of Panama to the United States. Alemán earned a degree in politics and government from Ripon College and his juris doctor degree […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumni Profile: Bellfort ’67 helps craft what we hear in films
A major element in an emotional response to a film or documentary is the sound accompanying the images. Tom Bellfort ’67 of Berkeley, Calif., is a sound editor who has worked on 80 films. He won an Academy Award for “Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing” for his work on “Titanic” in 1997 and an Emmy […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Around the World in 80 Days
Tickets are on sale now for the fun filled, family show, Around the World in 80 Days. The public is invited to join the Ripon Summer Players for the original amazing race as Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant Passepartout attempt to travel across the globe by ship, train and even elephant. This new version […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Wallace Publishes Article with Ripon College alumna
Bob Wallace, Ripon College Professor of Biology, has published an article about rotifers, small unsegmented animals found predominantly in freshwater, with Dr. Hilary Smith ’07, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Notre Dame. The article “Rotifera” was published in the Wiley Online Library, a multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Scott Presents on Methodist Missionaries
David Scott, the Pieper Family Foundation Chair in Servant-Leadership, gave two presentations at conferences this Spring. On April 14, he presented “Methodists in Malaysia and the Making of the Global World” at ASIANetworks in Nashville, Tenn. “This presentation,” he says, “summarizing from my dissertation work, argues that Methodist Missionaries to Malaysia at the turn of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.