Author: Dale Devries
Michael Hartman ’20 joins Board of Trustees as a Graduate Trustee
Michael Hartman ’20 of Grafton, Wisconsin, is a new Graduate Trustee on the Ripon College Board of Trustees. The board meets this week. He currently works for Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI-05) in his Washington, D.C. office. “As a legislative correspondent, I respond to constituents regarding the congressman’s position on legislative issues,” Hartman says. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Camille Carlson Clemons ’00 is Alumni Trustee to the Board of Trustees
Camille Carlson Clemons ’00 of Fox River Grove, Illinois, is joining the Ripon College Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee. The board is meeting this week. She started her career in operations at a global bank, then transitioned to sales in 2011. She currently is the director of business development for Cohen & Company, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Lisa Wollan ’78 joins the Ripon College Board of Trustees
Lisa Wollan ’78 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a new member of the Board of Trustees at Ripon College. The board will meet virtually this week. She focused on marketing throughout her career. She earned an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management. She has worked for Dun & Bradstreet; in consumer packaged goods brand […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Alumni Board will meet virtually this week
The Ripon College Alumni Board will meet virtually Thursday and Friday. Members of the board are: New members: Eric Atkisson ’94 of Alexandra, Virginia; Amy Browender ’13 of St. Paul, Minnesota; Chip Retson ’69 of Aiken, South Carolina; Joy Bortz Schleusner ’94 of Middleton, Wisconsin; and Sue Angell Schmidt ’80 of Wausau, Wisconsin. Student representatives: […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Paul Schoofs quoted in article about new USMCA agreement
Paul Schoofs, professor emeritus of economics and Patricia Parker Francis Professor of Economics Emeritus, is quoted in an article in the September issue of Insight on Manufacturing, based in Appleton, Wisconsin. “New Deal: Dairy Industry is optimistic USMCA can deliver a boost” states: “2020 was poised to be the year Wisconsin’s long-suffering dairy industry finally […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Benjamin Grady quoted in article about destruction of rare Nevada wildflower
Assistant Professor of Biology Benjamin Grady is quoted in an article run by numerous news outlets across the country this week, including the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Las Vegas Sun, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Journal Gazette and ABC News. “Massive damage of rare plants probed at Nevada mine site” relates how state and federal authorities are investigating […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Julia Goeks ’21 continues a legacy at Ripon College
Julia Goeks, a senior from Lake Forest, Illinois, is the fourth-generation member of her family to attend Ripon College. “I take that as a sign of how special the community is that it has been part of our family history for so long,” she says. Goeks is pursuing majors in chemistry and physics and a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Robert Wallace publishes several recent works
Robert Wallace, professor emeritus of biology, has had numerous articles related to rotifers published recently in Hydrobiologia,
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Shannon Sorbo ’21 carries on family tradition at Ripon College
Shannon Sorbo, a senior from Nekoosa, Wisconsin, is the third of three sisters to attend Ripon College. “Both of my sisters have graduated from Ripon, so I was familiar with the campus and the faculty,” Sorbo says. “They had a great experience here, and I wanted to continue the Sorbo family legacy at Ripon.” Chelsea […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Steve Martin, professor of communication, will give virtual guest lecture this month
Steve Martin ’96, professor of communication, has an upcoming Zoom guest lecture with Fontebonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. His guest lecture will include questions and answers with a political communication class. The focus will be Martin’s current book, Game Changers; How Dark Money and Super PACs are Transforming U.S. Campaigns, co-written with Henrik Schatzinger, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Right to vote, women’s suffrage to be addressed by panel Sept. 30
2020 is the 100th anniversary year of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which gave women the right to vote, as well as the founding of the League of Women Voters by Ripon native Carrie Chapman Catt. In celebration during this presidential election year, a panel discussion via Zoom webinar will be held from 6:30 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications, Special Event.
Preston Wurtz ’22 carries on a family tradition of attending Ripon College
As a virtual Family Weekend kicks off this week, we will be recognizing some of our Legacy students, those who had a family member or members who previously had attended Ripon. Details about the weekend can be found at ripon.edu/family-weekend. Preston Wurtz ’22, a junior from Ripon Wisconsin, says, “My brother’s experience made me realize […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Ashley Nuter Russ ’07 shares her story on Humans of New York
Ashley Nuter Russ ’07 of Shawano, Wisconsin, was featured earlier this week on the photoblog Humans of New York and shared on social media. The popular photoblog features street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York City and other locations by photographer Brandon Stanton. Because he was in quarantine during the coronavirus […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
‘Spoon River’ outdoor performances combine theatre, music
“Spoon River,” an hour-long outdoor performance of music and theatre, will be presented Thursday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Sept. 27, at Ripon College. Live performances will be open only to members of the Ripon College community. Performances will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday on the north lawn of Harwood […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Poet, novelist Liz Kay will open virtual Visiting Writers Series Sept. 23
The Ripon College Visiting Writers Series will be held virtually this year, and members of the greater Ripon community can attend via a Zoom link. Two session are scheduled for the fall semester. Poet and novelist Liz Kay will read Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. She holds a master of fine arts from the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
CPP grant allows Rhett Cunningham ’22 to learn inner workings of campaign
Rhett Cunningham ’22 of Ripon, Wisconsin, gained experience working with a primary election campaign over the summer with assistance from a CPP Fellowship Grant for student interns in public policy or politics from the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. He worked for the Committee to Elect Luke Dretske. Dretske ’21 was […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Internships, Student.
Ken Pinckney ’81 and his family will appear on ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ Thursday
Ken Pinckney ’81 of Glendale, Wisconsin, will appear with his wife, Lora L. Hyler, and their son, Will, Thursday, Sept. 17, live via Skype on the national television program “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are the hosts. In a segment titled “Home with … the Pinckney Family,” the family will […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College honored in national rankings listings
Ripon College again has been placed on national rankings lists of the best institutions for undergraduate education. Ripon is listed among the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges and as the top school in Wisconsin for social mobility on the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges rankings. Ripon is included in The Princeton […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Rankings.
Ripon College is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month through Oct. 15
The Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), along with La Unida, is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month through Oct. 15. The term Hispanic or Latinx refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. On the 2010 Census form, people of Spanish, Hispanic and/or Latino origin […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Student.
Lamont Colucci publishes brief on benefits of space development
Lamont Colucci, professor of politics and government, has an article in the August 2020 publication of the American Foreign Policy Council. Colucci is a senior fellow in national security affairs for the council. “Defense Technology Program Brief: the Case for Space Development” examines how, for us to view space as an arena for commerce and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Candidates for State Assembly District 14 to attend forum Thursday
A virtual candidates’ forum will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, by the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area and the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. It will be broadcast on the Ripon Cable channel 986; live-streamed by the CPP on Facebook Live; […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications.