Author: Dale Devries


Class of 2022: Morgan Waye ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Morgan Waye ’22 of Freeport, Illinois, majored in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. She will work as a legal assistant at McPherson Law Firm in […]

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Kurt Dietrich to speak Monday about jazz in Wisconsin

Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music at Ripon College, will speak Monday, May 9, at Winchester Academy in Waupaca, Wisconsin. His talk will be “Wisconsin Jazz: From the Roots to the Present.” He will give an overview of important jazz artists from Wisconsin and the trends that have led from the early days up to […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.


Timothy Reed publishes article in The Coastal Review

A peer-reviewed article by Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed was published in The Coastal Review. “Hauntology and Epistemology in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage” touches on contemporary Hispanic cinema, historical memory and the fantastic. The abstract reads: “This article analyzes the narrative function of the fantastic in two commercial […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.


Class of 2022: Keara Duffy ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Keara Duffy ’22 of McFarland, Wisconsin, majored in psychology with a minor in French. She will be working with the Budweiser Clydesdales, traveling with the West-Coast hitch […]

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Class of 2022: Szasha Evanoff ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Szasha Evanoff ’22 of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, majored in chemistry-biology. She will be working as a pharmacy technician at Aurora Medical Center while applying to dental school to […]

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Class of 2022: Luis Aragon Miranda ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Luis Aragon Miranda ’22, originally from Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico, and now of Monroe, Wisconsin, double majored in sociology and anthropology. He plans to live in Madison, Wisconsin, […]

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Class of 2022: Srivalli Paulson Ihlenfeld ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Srivalli Paulson Ihlenfeld ’22 of Madison, Wisconsin, majored in elementary education with a minor in psychology. She will student teach in the fall and then start a […]

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Farewell and thank you to our 2021-22 retirees

DIANE MOCKRIDGE Diane Mockridge started at Ripon College in 1982. She has served as assistant, associate and professor of history; chair of Department of History; Visiting Professor in the ACM’s Florence Program twice; coordinator of Ripon College Reading Experience; and coordinator of the First-Year Studies Program. In retirement, she plans to spend time with her […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Staff.


Class of 2022: Hannah Stephans ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Hannah Stephans ’22 of Slinger, Wisconsin, majored in psychology. She is applying to graduate schools to study sports psychology. “One of the most important lessons I learned […]

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Class of 2022: Morgan Schwittay ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Morgan Schwittay ’22 of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, majored in psychobiology with a minor in military leadership. She plans to train as a military police officer in the Army […]

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Class of 2022: Mohammad Nafisi ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Mohammad Nafisi ’22 of Bushehr, Iran, majored in mathematics with a minor in physics. He has moved to San Francisco and started a tech company to create […]

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Class of 2022: Skylar Kotlarz ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Skylar Kotlarz ’22 of Arcadia, Wisconsin, majored in psychobiology with a minor in health. During the summer, she will work as a certified nursing assistant in behavioral […]

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Interim President Dr. Andrea Young named next vice president for finance and administration at DePauw University

Dr. Andrea Young, interim president at Ripon College, has been named the next vice president for finance and administration as well as chief financial officer at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. She will remain in her role at Ripon through the current academic year and will assume her new role at DePauw July 15. Ripon […]

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Class of 2022: Katelyn Dano ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Katelyn Dano ’22 of Hubertus, Wisconsin, majored in English with a double minor in Spanish and theatre. “I was fortunate to graduate a semester early and went […]

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Class of 2022: Marcus Hartnett ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Marcus Hartnett ’22 of Edwardsville, Illinois, majored in exercise science. He will attend the master’s of kinesiology-exercise physiology program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. To read stories […]

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Class of 2022: Logan Zeinert ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Logan Zeinert ’22 of Wittenberg, Wisconsin, majored in psychobiology and theatre. He will pursue a job doing research on animal cognition and welfare in either a lab […]

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Class of 2022: Mattie Ryback ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Mattie Ryback ’22 of New Berlin, Wisconsin, majored in theatre with a minor in English. She next will be participating in a work travel program in Canada. […]

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Class of 2022: Elena Kish ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Elena Kish ’22 of Jefferson, Wisconsin, majored in communication with a minor in theatre. “The biggest lesson I got from Ripon is to not be afraid of […]

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Class of 2022: Abagayle Buksa ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Abagayle Buksa ’22 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, double majored in psychology and early childhood/middle childhood education with a minor in sociology. She plans to enter the workforce right […]

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Ripon College Orchestra, choirs performance scheduled for Sunday canceled

The performance originally scheduled for Sunday, May 1, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, has been canceled because of illness.  The Ripon College Choral Union and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Paul Thompson, in collaboration with the Ripon College Orchestra, under the direction of Adjunct Instructor […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance, Student.