Category: Alumni
Life At Ripon – Kaitlyn Welzen ’15
Chapter 1: Who I Am Now [Editor’s Note: Kaitlyn Welzen ’15, Rachel Detrie ’15, and Clarence Sanon ’15 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!] My name is Kaitlyn Welzen, and I am a Spanish and Environmental […]
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Life After Ripon – Nathan Held ’14
Chapter 1: The Beginning of a New Journey [Editor’s Note: Nathan Held ’14, Sophia Kaounas ’14, and Adam Myers ’14 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!] T. S. Elliot wrote once, in one of his many weirdly […]
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Ripon College Honors Four Alumni
Ripon College honored four of its alumni during a ceremony Friday, June 27. The event was among Alumni Weekend activities at the College. Jacqueline M. Vieceli, class of 1974, received the Distinguished Alumni Citation. She brings the views of philosophers from throughout history to the forefront of current dialog. Since 2006, she has been director […]
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Summer Lecture Series Explores World Religions
Brian Smith, professor and Charles and Joan van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics, and Values, hosted a four-week online lecture series in comparative world religions for interested alumni this June. Participants ranged from alumni who graduated in 1958 to 2003. Smith’s video lecture series was complemented with short readings, additional videos and weekly brief essays, […]
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Anderson ’10 Earns Ecological Award
Sarah Anderson ’10 , currently a Ph.D. student at Washington State University, was one of five students in the United States to earn an Ecological Society of America (ESA) Graduate Policy Award. This award allowed Anderson and her fellow award-winners to participate in policy training at the Ecological Society of America’s Washington DC office. Anderson […]
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Life After Ripon – Amy Browender ’13
Chapter 6: As One Year Ends, A New Chapter Opens [Editor’s Note: Amy Browender ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, Elizabeth Brown ’13, and Jessie Lillis ’13 are writing alternating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] As my last installment in this […]
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Life After Ripon – Kyle Ruedinger ’13
Chapter 6: Life Happens Fast [Editor’s Note: Kyle Ruedinger ’13, Amy Browender ’13, Elizabeth Brown ’13, and Jessie Lillis ’13 are writing alternating monthly entries for the Ripon College Newsletter chronicling their post-graduation experiences. We hope you enjoy their perspectives on Life After Ripon!] Summer is finally upon us, and school is out for nearly […]
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Sonya Sorich ’04 delves into social journalism
A career in social media is exciting when one can experiment with new social networks that are constantly surfacing. Sonya Sorich ’04 of Sacramento, Calif., does just that as the social media manager and staff writer for the Sacramento Business Journal. “Working in social media seemed like a natural progression since I’ve always enjoyed finding […]
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Ripon graduate brought the news to the world
Remembered at Ripon College as an editor of the Crimson yearbook and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Richard Threlkeld ’59 became a well-known news correspondent. His death after an automobile accident in January 2012 ended a career as a reporter, anchor and bureau chief with tenures at both CBS and ABC News. Threlkeld was […]
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Internships hone skills for senior communication major
The fast pace and global reach of communication appeals to Tsering Yangchen ’14 of Madison, Wis., a communication major with an interest in broadcast journalism. “Communication is everywhere, whether it’s email, social media or letters,” Yangchen says. “It’s how you connect with the people around you. “I also like reporting news to people,” she says. […]
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Cheryl Rofer ’63 dishes nuclear energy on blogosphere
For 35 years, Cheryl Rofer ’63 of Santa Fe, N.M., worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She now is a sought-after consultant on nuclear energy issues and CEO of nucleardiner.com, an online forum for discussing all aspects of nuclear energy. “A website allows rapid response to the news with little financial investment,” Rofer says. […]
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Bill Drake ’63 describes 55 years on air
Bill Drake ’63 has been in radio for 55 years and hosted the “Awake with Drake” morning show in Spartanburg, S.C., for the past 38 years. “I always wanted to be on the radio,” Drake says. “I was at a cross era when it was the center of family attention before television took over with […]
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Rory Nelson ’99 shares her start as a producer in D.C.
A self-designed major in broadcast journalism at Ripon College has paid big dividends for Rory Nelson ’99 of Arlington, Va. She now is producer of the 11 p.m. news at WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. Nelson says her job is unpredictable and exciting. “I really love producing breaking news, especially when it’s a huge story that […]
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Mark Porubcansky ’77 on covering foreign affairs for Los Angeles Times
Porubcansky ’77 of Los Angeles, Calif., has gone from his rural Wisconsin childhood home to places around the world for nearly 12 years as a foreign correspondent and now as foreign editor of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Previously, he served the Times as an assistant foreign editor, foreign projects editor and deputy foreign editor […]
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Max Kelln ’04 is helping companies be proactive
Helping businesses work toward better environmental practices is a priority for Max Kelln ’04. He is an associate regulatory compliance environmental attorney at Faegre Baker Daniels in Indianapolis. “I’m working with companies on compliance with new and existing environmental regulations in an attempt to avoid enforcement and litigation issues down the road,” Kelln says. “With […]
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Emily Brooks ’97 uses chemistry to reduce environmental footprint
“Creating chemistry for a sustainable future” is the goal of Emily Brooks ’97, Mendham, New Jersey, in her new role as head of applied sustainability North America for BASF in North America. BASF is the world’s largest chemical company, and “sustainability means aligning economic success with environmental and social responsibility – in both our internal […]
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Meghann Morrissey Jarchow ’03 is educating future environmentalists
Sustainability is becoming a leading force in a world of increasingly complex environmental and social issues. Yet only 12 universities across the country offer an undergraduate general sustainability degree. Meghann Morrissey Jarchow ’03 of Vermillion, South Dakota, coordinates one such program at the University of South Dakota where she is an assistant professor of sustainability […]
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Ron Case ’62 addressing community concerns
Growing up in the small paper mill town of Brokaw, Wisconsin, Ron Case ’62 of Lincoln, Nebraska, experienced the joys of the environment and outdoors first-hand. He taught wildlife biology and was director of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for three decades. Case’s concern for sustainability continues in retirement. […]
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President nominates Susan Hedman ’78 to lead EPA Region 5
On May 22, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Susan Hedman ’78 as Commissioner for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. She currently serves as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator for the Great Lakes region, a position to which Obama appointed her on Earth Day in 2010. “A […]
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Fascination with bees takes graduate toward a Ph.D.
Bees affect people’s everyday lives, says Liz Walsh ’14 of Watertown, Wisconsin. They directly pollinate about one-third of the food we eat; bee venom is used in arthritis treatments; and queen food is used in human fertility drugs. “The list of cool things goes on and on,” she says. But bees are in danger of […]
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