Financial savings sparks graduate student in physics
Saving money was an incentive for Brandon Dzuba ’15 of West Lafayette, Indiana, when he started his higher education on a two-year campus. After completing […]
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People and classes sparked DIII assistant basketball coach
After spending his first three years at Western Michigan University, Hayden Hoerdemann ’15 chose to transfer to Ripon College for his senior year. “It was […]
Professors, unique challenges sparked entrepreneur
Dave Knuth ’08 of Ripon Wisconsin spent his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and his sophomore year at the Milwaukee School of […]
Love of theatre sparked professional technician’s transfer to Ripon College
Joey Johns ’14 of Appleton, Wisconsin, waited to go to college and had time to work out a plan for himself. At 25, he started […]
Welcoming community sparked healthcare professional
Reesha Lopez ’09 of Seattle, Washington had planned to transfer to a new school after meeting her general education requirements at Madison College, but her […]
Passion for public speaking, love of learning sparked at Ripon
Ben Firgens ’14, originally from Oregon, Wisconsin, transferred to Ripon from the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. As a student at Ripon College, Ben helped welcome […]
Personal support, international opportunities sparked nonprofit professional
“I am more than grateful I transferred from UW-Fond du Lac to Ripon and was given the opportunity to grow as an individual,” says Haley […]
Growing older brings liberation for Renaissance man Will Aldis ’70
“You’ll get to be, like, 50 and still feel 20. It never changes. I hope I have a lot more to do; I certainly don’t […]
Adam Weiss ’03 connected with program highlighted in The Washington Post
“The World is Closer than Ever to Eradicating Guinea Worm” was published in The Washington Post Saturday. The article details progress in The Carter Center’s […]
Alumnus works with Joseph project to place Wisconsinites in jobs
Two Wisconsin communities 50 miles apart are being brought together by the Joseph Project. Launched in October, the project strives to connect those seeking work […]
Alumna accepted into Ph.D. program at Texas A&M
Melissa “Missy” Meierhofer ’11, an alumna of Ripon College’s McNair Scholars Program, has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in the Department of Wildlife and […]
Alumnus Josh LeGreve ’09 leading state education organization in languages
As a high school student, Josh LeGreve ’09 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, attended conferences of the Wisconsin Association for Foreign Language Teachers. Little did […]
Malte ’76 leads a health care system to make ‘a difference in people’s lives’
Robert Malte ’76 of Woodinville, Washington, has been chief executive officer of EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, Washington, since 2010. In a recent issue of 425 Business […]
Book by Daniel Mallock ’86: historical friendship has lessons for today
Quincy, Massachusetts, is hometown of the United States’ second president, John Adams. It also is the hometown of Daniel Mallock ’86, who now lives in […]
Ripon receives $800,000 grant from Andrew W. Mellon foundation for new curriculum
Ripon College has received a four-year, $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the implementation of the College’s new core curriculum, Catalyst. […]
Tour of prairie, poem installation will be offered Saturday afternoon
The beauty of the Ceresco Prairie Conservancy was highlighted during a talk Friday morning as part of Alumni Weekend activities. George “Skip” Wittler, professor of […]