Category: Alumni
Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16
Chapter 3: Student Teaching [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] This semester is sure to be different than any of my others as a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life at Ripon — Chuchen Tan ’16
Chapter 3: Looking Forward, Looking Back [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Happy New Year everyone! January has come at last, and it will […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon — Raymond Allen ’15
Chapter 3: Escape [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] “Press buttons two and five,” my partners yell through a one-way mirror. I do as instructed. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Alumnus to discuss job openings in Sheboygan County on Jan. 27
Austin Van Treeck ’14, Workforce Development assistant in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, will present a Master Chat at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Dahm Heritage Room, S.N. Pickard Commons. Van Treeck says Sheboygan County has thousands of job opportunities with great companies actively seeking young professionals; and a thriving downtown with a nightlife full […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Teacher Lindsey Kreye Heil ’07 finds her niche in special education
Lindsey Kreye Heil ’07 of Savage, Minnesota, is now licensed to teach special education. Years ago, when looking for a elementary teaching job, Heil took the position of a student support paraprofessional, someone who works either one-on-one, or with small groups of children with special needs. In the classroom, she supported children with a wide […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Elizabeth Halen ’03 bakes up a delicious career
An award-winning bakery in Philadelphia, the Flying Monkey Bakery, has quickly gained internet attention because of its delicious Pumpple Cake. In late November, the bakery and Pumpple Cake were featured on a special Thanksgiving episode of “Guilty Pleasures” on Food Network. Elizabeth Halen ’03 is the owner of the bakery, which celebrated its fifth anniversary […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Madeline Poullette ’15
Chapter 2: Surviving the First Semester of Graduate School [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Happy December! This semester has been an absolute whirlwind, and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life At Ripon – Jacob Sahr ’16
Chapter 2: Pressure Makes Diamonds [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] It’s halfway over. Before I know it, I’ll be embarking on my last […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Ginny McGehee ’77 to be inducted Dec. 5 into broadcasting hall of fame
Ginny McGehee Condon ’77 of Colchester, Vermont, is one of three people who will be honored with induction Saturday, Dec. 5, into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. She is the longest-serving full-time female radio personality in Vermont history. A native of Philadelphia, McGehee began her broadcasting career at WNBZ-AM in Saranac Lake, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumnus TV/film producer will give Skype talk Dec. 3
Grayson Brooke ’05 of Long Beach, California, a TV/film producer, will present a talk and discussion via Skype at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in Room 200 of Smith Hall. After graduating from Ripon College in 2005 with degrees in theatre and communication, Brooke headed to Hollywood. His production credits include such television series as […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event.
Life After Ripon – Karena Schroeder ’15
Chapter 2: Didn’t See That One Coming [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Well hello again! I can hardly believe that it is already time […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life at Ripon — Sara Driebel ’16
Chapter 2: Learning and Growing [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Most of us want to pretend that middle school never happened now that […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Internship brings Allycia Bretl ’14 into contact with veterans
As Veterans’ Day approaches, Allycia Bretl ’14 has a unique perspective on working with veterans, active duty personnel and their families. Bretl is seeking a Masters of Social Work with emphasis in Clinical-Behavioral Health at the University of Maryland. It was here Bretl was set up with an eye-opening internship. She is working in the Mother […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Internships.
Chang ’64, a caregiver, writes book for children about Alzheimer’s
“I knew when I went into retirement that I wanted to write a children’s book,” says Juvenna “Jeve” Chang ’64 of Honolulu, Hawaii. It was two years before the story concept came, but then one evening it did. She sat down and wrote the whole story in one night. “When I finished, there were tears […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Mark Porubcansky ’77 will talk about foreign policy Monday
Mark Porubcansky ’77 of Marine on Saint Croix, Minnesota, and former foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times, will speak at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Kreske Little Theatre, East Hall. The title of his talk is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Presidents, Promises and Foreign Policy.” Porubcansky has been a correspondent […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event.
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 publishes new non-fiction book
Gary G. Yerkey ’66 of Washington, D.C., has published a new book, Dying for the News. It is available on amazon.com. More than 50 journalists working for U.S. news organizations were killed covering World War II, including 35-year-old Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times. The book is his story, but also the story of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Communication professor to address persuasive power of sports in politics
Bonnie Sierlecki ’01, an assistant professor in communication studies at Edgewood College in Madison, will be a guest speaker for the Ripon College Department of Communication Wednesday, Oct. 28. Her talk will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. “Baller-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Rhetoric of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Special Event.
Jon Wilcox ’58: Still giving back while kicking back
Jon P. Wilcox ’58 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, has seen the world as a first lieutenant of the U.S. Army, had his own law firm, served in the Wisconsin Assembly for three terms, was the Circuit Court Judge in Waushara County for 13 years and then served as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life at Ripon — Chuchen Tan ’16
Chapter 2: Fall Festivities [Editor’s Note: Chuchen Tan ’16, Sara Driebel ’16, and Jacob Sahr ’16 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their senior year experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life At Ripon!] Dear Ripon College Alumni and Friends, How time flies! The leaves are starting to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Life After Ripon — Raymond Allen ’15
Chapter 2: Past, Present, and Future Adventures [Editor’s Note: Raymond Allen ’15, Karena Schroeder ’15, and Madeline Poullette ’15 are writing rotating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] As I sit in one of the lounges of my apartment complex […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.