Author: Dale Devries
Kate Hersey ’04 spotlighted as director of tool-lending library
Kate Hersey ’04 of St. Paul, Minnesota, was featured in an article in July in the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis. “Minnesota Tool Library offers 5,000 tools for nominal annual fee” highlights the nonprofit of which Hersey is the executive director. The library lends tools to members, offers classes to the public and has workshop […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alex Royzen ’08 featured in cover story of Boss Magazine
Alex Royzen ’08 of Lindenhurst, Illinois, was featured in the cover story about OpticsPlanet, “Focusing on the Details,” in the August issue of Boss Magazine. Royzen is director of supply chain management for OpticsPlanet’s parent company, Ecentria. OpticsPlant is an online retailer offering sport optics, shooting accessories, tactical gear and eyewear, microscopes, telescopes, photography equipment, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College places on prestigious rankings lists
Ripon College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to several recent rankings. Ripon is recognized in The Princeton Review’s Best 385 Colleges: 2020 and The Princeton Review’s Best Regional Colleges: 2020 in the Best Midwestern category. 140,000 students around the country were surveyed about their campuses’ food, career services, happiness […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Rankings.
Rebecca Matzke named interim vice president and dean of faculty
Ripon College announced the appointment of Professor of History Rebecca Matzke as interim vice president and dean of faculty. Matzke, who has served on the Ripon College faculty since 2003, replaces Ed Wingenbach, who last month was named the eighth president of Hampshire College. “Rebecca Matzke is a scholar, a teacher and someone who cares […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Administration, Faculty.
Free public concert from composer residency will be held Aug. 4
“Voicing Our Humanity: The Music of Shawn Kirchner” will be the focus of a Composer Residency and final concert offered by the Green Lake Festival of Music on the Ripon College campus. The residency will be held Aug. 1-4 with singers from the local area and around the country. The final concert will be performed […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Chad Hendee ’97 begins position as Marquette County judge
Chad Hendee ’97 of Oxford, Wisconsin, was elected Marquette County judge in April 2019. He officially took his new seat at the bench Aug. 1 at the Marquette County Courthouse in Montello. He previously served as Marquette County’s district attorney since he was appointed in 2011. He’s been an attorney for 19 years after graduating […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Catalyst curriculum featured in Insight magazine
Ripon College’s Catalyst curriculum was featured Aug. 1 in Insight magazine’s August issue focusing on educational innovation. “Tailored teaching: Higher Ed Institutions craft programming to respond to employer needs” cites Ed Wingenbach, former vice president and dean of faculty at the College, as saying that liberal arts colleges promise to prepare students who know how […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics.
Professor of English Emeritus David Graham publishes book of poetry
Professor of English Emeritus David Graham has released a new book of poems, The Honey of Earth, published by Terrapin Books. He has previously published two full-length collections of poetry, Magic Shows and Second Wind, as well as four chapbooks. He is also co-editor of After Confession: Poetry as Autobiography (with Kate Sontag) and Local […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Joe Cullen ’86 named chief investment officer at Penn State
Joe Cullen ’86 has been named chief investment officer at Penn State University in Pennsylvania, with his duties beginning Sept. 16, 2019. Cullen will be responsible for managing the investment portfolios of Penn State’s more than $4 billion long-term investment pool. He previously was the chief investment officer for the Montana Board of Investments and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Art exhibit featuring work by Lester O. Schwartz opens Aug. 1 in Fond du Lac
“Lester O. Schwartz: A Retrospective,” an exhibit of work by the longtime Ripon College art faculty member, will run Aug. 1 through Sept. 21 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fold du Lac. The exhibit is organized by the artist’s daughter, Tanya Schwartz-Roeper ’88 of Ripon. An opening reception will be held from […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Closing reception will be held Aug. 2 in Milwaukee for Rafael Francisco Salas exhibit
A closing reception for the exhibit “Rafael Francisco Salas: For God and Country” will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Portrait Society Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward district. The event is free, food and drinks will be available, and Salas will talk at 7 p.m. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Brian Smith opinion piece on immigration practices published
An opinion piece by Brian Smith, professor of religion and the Van Zoeren Family Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values, was published Sunday in the Cap Times on Madison.com. “Brian H. Smith: Will we now see civilly disobedient clergy?” addressed the many people of different faiths staging demonstrations and being arrested for protests against current […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Andrea Young named Vice President of Finance
Dr. Andrea Young has been named the next Vice President for Finance and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Ripon College, effective July 29. As Vice President for Finance, Young will oversee all business and financial functions of the College, and is the primary administrative liaison to the Board of Trustees on matters related to finance, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach Named President of Hampshire College
Ripon College announced today that Vice President and Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach has been named the eighth president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. His official start date is early August. “Hampshire has made a phenomenal choice to lead them through this important period in their history. I have no doubt Ed will do […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Alumni.
Green Lake Festival Choral Institute, concert to be held at Ripon College
The annual Choral Institute of the Green Lake Festival of Music will be held Thursday, July 18, through Saturday, July 20, on the Ripon College campus. The institute will host singers from the local area and from around the United States. The institute will conclude with a free concert on Sunday, July 21, celebrating the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
James Czarnik ’89 receives Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation
James “Jim” Czarnik ’89 was honored with a Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Czarnik is a colonel in the U.S. Army and for more than 30 years has served as a soldier, officer, physician and commander in special operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He also was the senior Department […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Jenan Kharbush ’09 named Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumna
Jenan Kharbush ’09 was honored with a Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumni Award June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Kharbush is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. She is a member of the Harvard Earth and Planetary Science/Environmental Science and Engineering Department’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belong Committee; and a mentor for Harvard Graduate Women in Science […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Kathryn Schultz ’89 receives Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation
Kathryn Schultz ’89 was honored with a Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Schultz has spent 22 years in government service, first in the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and then in the U.S. Department of State where she currently is senior advisor on South Asia, Bureau of International Security […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 named Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumna
Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 was honored with a Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumni Award June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Umubyeyi, originally from Kigali, Rwanda, is a hospital chaplain for CaroMont Health in North Carolina. She became a certified life life coach in 2013. She has produced and directed the documentaries “Wipe a Tear in Rwanda” (Rwanda, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Todd Johnson ’94 receives Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation
Todd Johnson ’94 was honored with a Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Johnson retired as a lieutenant colonel after a 22-year career in the U.S. Army. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been awarded numerous honors, including the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars for service in Iraq […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.