Category: Alumni
Hedman ’78 Selected by Obama Administration
On May 22, President Obama announced his intention to nominate twelve individuals to posts in his administration, including Susan Hedman ’78 for the position of Commissioner for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. Hedman currently serves as the Region 5 Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directing the EPA’s operations in the Great […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Elizabeth Brown ’13
Chapter 6: A Year in Retrospect [Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Brown ’13, Jessie Lillis ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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 final “year in the life of Lizzie” post […]
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Life After Ripon – Jessie Lillis ’13
Chapter 6: The Things I’ve Learned [Editor’s Note: Jessie Lillis ’13, Elizabeth Brown ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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!] So this is it. The one-year anniversary of my graduation […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Commencement Speakers: Nine Tweets and a Selfie
“The New Media,” digital technology that has altered the way we perceive our world, was spotlighted at the 148th Ripon College Commencement, held Sunday on the Ripon College campus. David Plotz and Hanna Rosin of the online magazine Slate were Commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients. They offered an address in nine tweets and one […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Student.
Alumni Profile: Ross Lewis ’11
Ross Lewis ’11 of San Francisco, Calif., has taken his love of technology into several different directions. “I love gaming!” he says. “It’s been a major hobby of mine for my whole life, and I’m so fortunate I’ve been able to create content and put on events that other gamers can enjoy.” Last year, Lewis […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Kyle Ruedinger ’13
Chapter 5: Spring and Summer Plans, and How I Chose Ripon [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!] The snow has melted, the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Amy Browender ’13
Chapter 5: A Different Kind of Day [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!] At 7:30 AM on a bright Saturday morning earlier […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Jessie Lillis ’13
Chapter 5: Advice [Editor’s Note: Jessie Lillis ’13, Elizabeth Brown ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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!] When you’re getting ready to graduate from college, everyone has tons of advice […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Elizabeth Brown ’13
Chapter 5: Routines and Jobs [Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Brown ’13, Jessie Lillis ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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!] It is now about 1.5 months into my second semester. Classes […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumni Profile: Chris Wylie ’92
Tennis has always been a part of life for Chris Wylie ’92 of Appleton, Wisconsin. Wylie has coached tennis at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley in Menasha since 2005. He was named the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference Men’s Coach of the Year after the men’s team won the 2012 state championship. It was the first state […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Willoughby, Jansma ’06 Published in Nature Protocols
Patrick Willoughby, assistant professor of chemistry at Ripon College, co-authored an article that appeared in the most recent volume of Nature Protocols. The article, “A Guide to Small-Molecule Structure Assignment Through Computation of (1H and 13C) NMR Chemical Shifts,” was co-authored with a Ripon Alumnus, Matt Jansma ’06, and is based off of the work […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty.
Alumni Profile: Oussama El-Hilali ’89
When Oussama El-Hilali ’89 first started at Ripon College, he had no clear idea of his vocational interests. But the timing was right to lead him to the world of technology. “Like most people that first year, I was confused,” he says. But he met an “influential” professor, Kris Peters, associate professor of math and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Amy Browender ’13
Chapter 4: Frustration and Hope – A Day in My Life [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!] The beginning of February marked […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Kyle Ruedinger ’13
Chapter 4: Dealing with the Cold and “Cancelled” Lectures [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!] Well, the holidays have come and gone, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumni Profile: Nancy Cox Carter ’66
When Nancy Cox Carter ’66 of Alfred, Maine, took the required “Western Civilization” course during her freshman year at Ripon College, she found an interest in history. “History is perfect for me because it encompasses all subjects—science, family life, commerce, military and wildlife,” she says. This led her to found North Wind Picture Archives (northwindpictures.com), […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College campaign reaches goal early, sets new heights
Thanks to generous support from alumni, parents and friends, Imagine Tomorrow, Ripon College’s five-year comprehensive campaign, achieved its initial goal of $50 million in January 2014, 18 months ahead of schedule. The college has decided to keep to its original timeline with an ending date of July 2015. For the remaining months of the campaign, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Imagine Tomorrow.
Life After Ripon – Jessie Lillis ’13
Chapter 3: A Visit to Ripon and Plans for Grad School [Editor’s Note: Jessie Lillis ’13, Elizabeth Brown ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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!] My Midwestern heart was hoping […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Life After Ripon – Elizabeth Brown ’13
Chapter 4: “Optimism” vs. “Realism”: Epic Battle of the Universe [Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Brown ’13, Jessie Lillis ’13, Kyle Ruedinger ’13, and Amy Browender ’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!] If you’re like me, Winter Break […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumni Profile: Joe Truesdale ’07
Self-designed major takes Truesdale ’07 into digital marketing Digital marketing is the focus of Joe Truesdale ’07 of Oshkosh, Wis. He graduated from Ripon College with a self-designed major in mass media management. “The major primarily consisted of courses in business, communication and independent studies with a focus on broadcasting,” he says. As the digital […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Barbara Laskin ’61 and Canine Pals Love Serving Children
Barbara Laskin ’61 of San Jose, Calif., has had a widely varied career, including 10 years as a reports officer with the State Department in the Middle East; a buyer for Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.; 13 years as the executive director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; and her current position as a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.