Author: Dale Devries
Osprey banding in Green Lake completed
The annual banding of young osprey in Green Lake was completed Monday for the fourth summer in a row by Memuna Khan, associate professor of biology and chair of the biology department. The project began in 2014 when Khan was asked by the Green Lake Association to track the patterns and habits of these birds […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Sustainability.
New physics associate professor comes with his own lasers
On a recent Friday morning, a moving truck pulled up outside of Farr Hall of Science. Brett Barwick, a new associate professor of physics at Ripon College, opened the driver’s door and walked to the back of the vehicle. Inside were piles of boxes with the label “lasers.” “The major pieces of equipment (are) a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate speaks to Alumni Weekend audience
The importance in our lives of poetry and art was highlighted recently as part of Alumni Weekend activities. Poet Karla Huston of Appleton, Wisconsin, the 2017-18 Poet Laureate for the state of Wisconsin, says, “What it offers us is pleasure. The arts give people something to do and something beautiful to look at. We need […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Kurt Dietrich performs solo with outdoor festival concert
Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, played a solo during a July 3 concert of the Wisconsin Symphonic Winds. The outdoor concert on the grounds of Ripon College, was part of the Green Lake Festival of Music. Accompanied by the group, Dietrich performed the solo […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Michael Timm ’04 addresses water sustainability through interactive fun
“There’s a gap between what scientists know and how they communicate it, especially to general audiences,” says Michael Timm ’04 of Cudahy, Wisconsin. For years, Timm has been helping fill this gap when it comes to water sciences and green infrastructure. Through creative, interactive mediums, Timm is working to bring these issues to the public. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Sustainability.
For a successful 50-year musical career, Tim Burr ’61 just sort of showed up
“It just sort of happened,” says Tim Burr ’61 as he describes his reason for coming to Ripon College. The same explanation can be said for Burr’s nearly 50-year musical career. Burr came to Ripon College to study theatre. At the time, the department consisted of one professor and four students. After two years, Burr […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Messitte, former vice president for advancement publish book chapter together
President Zach Messitte and former Vice President for Advancement Wayne Webster co-wrote a chapter for the recently published book Disability and Equity in Higher Education Accessibility. The volume is part of the Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership series published by IGI Global. Their chapter is titled “Tackling the Emerging New Norms in Higher […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Nicole Malli ’15 helps expand knowledge of slave ships wrecked on their way to America
When Nicole Malli ’15 applied for George Washington University’s Anthropology and International Development master’s program, she stood out. Because of her leadership experience and impressive résumé, her soon-to-be professor immediately knew he wanted her to work on his project. The African Slave Wrecks Project, according to its website it is “an international collaboration between the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Eight honored at alumni award dinner
Ripon College honored eight of its alumni at the annual dinner and awards presentation June 23, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Receiving the Distinguished Alumni Citation were Anne Mackenzie of Tallahassee, Florida, a member of the Class of 1972; and Mark J. Porubcansky, a member of the Class of 1977; and receiving the Outstanding Young […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Athletics News, Special Event.
Akash Sen ’16 graduates from dual-degree engineering program
The first recipient of a revived dual-degree program in engineering has graduated. Akash Sen ’16 of Waukegan, Illinois, graduated in May with a B.S. in biomedical engineering and a minor in electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. He also will receive a B.A. in physics with a minor in mathematics from Ripon College. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Colucci reflects on Warmbier case in North Korea
In June, an opinion piece by Associate Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci was published on Usnews.com reflecting on the death of Otto Warmbier. Warmbier, a college student, was imprisoned in North Korea last year for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster from his hotel. He was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Art Abt ’55: Liberal arts education leads to successful professional life, active volunteering
At the age of 83, Art Abt ’55 still is going strong as a 24-year volunteer at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He has logged more than 12,000 hours volunteering there over the years. He says would not have guessed earlier in his life that he would be dedicating this much time to volunteering, but he […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Nine students, two faculty collaborate on publication about patent
Nine Ripon College students, along with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby and Associate Professor of Chemistry Joseph Scanlon, wrote about a pharmaceutical patent in the Oct. 13, 2016, issue of Tetrahedron, a leading scientific journal highlighting experimental research. The students are: Robert N. Enright ’17, Jeffrey L. “JJ” Grinde ’17, Lincoln I. Wurtz ’17, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Student.
New autobiography highlights alumnus’ life among Hollywood stars
After 82 successful years in the entertainment business, David Mirisch ’59 looks back on his life in his recently published autobiography The Man with The Gold Rolex — PR to the Stars. Mirsch has been close to the entertainment business since birth. His father, Irving Mirisch, was one of the Mirisch brothers, owners of The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Director of student activities facilitator at interfraternity conference
Sharon Jackson, director of student activities and orientation, was a facilitator for one of the 14 sessions at the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) earlier this month. Only about 250 fraternity and sorority life campus and headquarter professionals from around the world were selected. For 28 years, UIFI has proved an experience for collegiate fraternity and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Associate professors, recently graduated student publish joint paper
A collaborative paper recently was published by McKenzie Lamb, associate professor of mathematical sciences and chair of the department; Andrea Young, associate professor of mathematical sciences; and Mitchell Eithun ’17 of New London, Wisconsin. “Long-Term vs. Short-Term Strategy in the Game of Monopoly” was published in the Spring 2017 issue of UMAP Journal: the Journal […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Student.
Al Jarreau ’62, Ripon College and Badger Boys State alumnus, to be honored at this year’s gathering
Al Jarreau ’62, who died in February, will be honored at this year’s meeting of Badger Boys State June 10-17 at Ripon College. Ripon College has been the home of Badger Boys State since it began nearly 75 years ago. Each year, approximately 870 young men from every part of Wisconsin participate in Badger Boys […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Rebecca Matzke publishes blog post about World War I
Rebecca Matzke, associate dean for faculty development and associate professor of history, wrote a blog post that was published at “Munitions of the Mind” by the Centre for the History of War, Media and Society at the University of Kent. “Imperialists Like Us: British Pamphlet Propaganda to the USA in the Great War” can be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Jerry Thompson honored with commemorative brick at Selma, Alabama, museum
The Rev. Jerry Thompson, a former professor of religion and chaplain of Ripon College, has been honored with an engraved brick at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, Alabama. The museum is creating a walkway made of bricks engraved with the names of those who played an important part in the civil […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Social history of Byzantine law explored in alumnus’ new book
Zachary Chitwood ’06 of Berlin, Germany, has published a book with Cambridge University Press. Byzantine Legal Culture and the Roman Legal Tradition, 867-1056 examines the social history of Byzantine law, offering an introduction to one of the world’s richest yet previously understudied legal traditions. In this first study of its kind, Chitwood explores and reinterprets […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.