Category: Alumni
Teaching high school music in the age of COVID-19: Ben Ruetten ’07
The small size of the college was a deciding factor when Ben Ruetten ’07 decided to attend Ripon College. Ruetten graduated from high school in western Nebraska and he was interested in attending a few different colleges in Wisconsin. He chose to major in music and minor in educational studies. He didn’t want to attend […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Area teachers, including an alumna, honored for outstanding service
Teachers in the Ripon Area School District and the Fond du Lac School District have been honored as outstanding educators by Ripon College and the Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. They are Miranda Schmidt, a special education teacher at Barlow Park School in Ripon, and Adalyn McCauley Tangredi ’16, an eighth-grade English/language arts […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Rebekha Crockett ’17 brings historic past to life for diverse visitors
Serendipity brought Rebekha Crockett ’17 to Ripon College, and what she gained here started her on the road to a successful career in anthropology and archaeology. In November 2019, she defended her master’s thesis, “Bosque Redondo as a Pharmakon: A Contextualized Understanding of Health and Medical Care,” at Eastern New Mexico University. She how is […]
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Daniel Mikesell ’14 examines changing face of education amidst pandemic
An article by Daniel Mikesell ’14 appeared in the SAIS Observer June 12. “Education and Leadership during a Pandemic” looks at leadership styles and common goals of Ripon College and Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center in Nanjing China, where Mikesell is a graduate student.
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Two Ripon College alumnae honored as police officers of the year
Two Ripon College alumnae recently were honored as they shared the Fond du Lac County Law Enforcement Executive Association 2019 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award. Fond du Lac County is where Ripon College is located. Both members of the Ripon Police Department, Officer Kaylee Haring ’18 and Sgt. Lindsey Gorske Michels ’04 were […]
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Nobel Prize laureate Oliver E. Williamson ’54 dies at age 87
2009 Nobel Prize laureate Oliver E. Williamson ’54, a pioneer of organizational economics, died May 21, 2020, at the age of 87. Williamson majored in economics at Ripon from 1950 to 1952 on a dual two-year/three-year degree in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his bachelor’s degree from MIT in 1955, his […]
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Research by Kendra Holte ’19 received presentation invitation
Research based on the Ripon College senior thesis of Kendra Holte ’19 had been accepted for presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this spring. Although the conference was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was still an accomplishment. Holte is pursuing her master’s in kinesiology at Kansas State University. She used […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
On the front line of COVID-19: McKenna Meza ’19
Because she works as a medical scribe in an emergency department, McKenna Meza ’19 of Appleton, Wisconsin, has had to take extra precautions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her job duties are to start charts and document a patient’s emergency room stay for the doctor, physician assistant or nurse practitioner she is assigned to for […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, COVID-19, Uncategorized.
Don Stiernberg ’77 and his quartet featured on ‘Live at Studio5 Online’ tonight
Studio5 is an intimate performing arts venue in Chicago will feature a streaming performance by Don Stiernberg ’77 and the Don Stiernberg Quartet tonight, May 7, at 8 p.m. CDT. Stiernberg recently began his fifth decade as a working musician. Along the way he has been involved in many musical activities: performing, writing, recording, producing, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Chad Cleveland ’00 helps provide personal protective equipment
When Chad Cleveland ’00 learned there was a shortage of protective masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he realized he could use his 3D printers to help alleviate this shortage. Cleveland was a studio art major at Ripon College and now teaches middle and high school art in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The original design he worked […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, COVID-19.
Alumni Weekend 2020 Updates
Dear Ripon College Family, I am reaching out to you to share updates on plans for Alumni Weekend 2020. Like so many of you, over the past month I have been safer at home with my family adjusting to working remotely and helping our children with online school. It has no doubt been an interesting […]
Posted by james in Alumni, Health & Safety.
Mark Becker ’01 honored as a Wisconsin Small Business Person of the Year
Mark Becker ’01 of Delevan, Wisconsin, and his business partner, Jeff Peterson, have been named Wisconsin Small Business Persons of the Year 2020 by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Together, they founded Geneva Supply Inc. in 2009 as an online wholesaler and have since expanded into digital marketing and brand management. They also manufacture and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Alumnus transitions from making fishing tackle bags to COVID-19 mask kits
The response needs of the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted Jamie Hawley ’88 to shift production of his one-man business from creating fishing tackle bags to creating mask kits to protect against the virus. The south shore of Massachusetts, where Hawley lives with his wife, Kristen Diemer Hawley ’88, was hit early and hard by COVID-19, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Honorary Life Trustee Sam W. Pickard ’55 dies at age 86
Samuel W. Pickard ’55 of Cupertino, California, died Feb. 19, 2020. He had served on the Ripon College Board of Directors from 1983 to 2006, including six years as chairman of the board. He became an Honorary Life Trustee in 2007. At Ripon, he majored in economics and was a member of Alpha Phi Omega, […]
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Al Jarreau ’62 remembered on 80th anniversary of his birth
“Al Jarreau: The Most Gifted,” a personal recollection of the life and career of the late jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62, appeared March 10, 2020, in The Berlin Spectator. The English-language news and features site is about Germany and is focused toward expatriates, migrants, people around the world and Germans. Jarreau would have turned 80 […]
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Kylie Ainslie ’11 addresses coronavirus on television special
Kylie Ainslie ’11, research associate in influenza dynamics at Imperial College London, was among a group interviewed for “The Agenda: COVID-19 special” on CGTN (China Global Television Network). The international media organization brings a Chinese perspective to global news. The panel discusses vaccines, international co-operation and misinformation, and where the epidemic is headed. A second […]
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Grounding in liberal arts takes Rachel Hawley ’19 to graduate studies in pharmacy
Now a first-year doctor of pharmacy student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rachel Hawley ’19 appreciates the grounding she received as a student at Ripon College. At Ripon, Hawley majored in chemistry-biology, and she says this prepared her well for the Pharmacy College Admission Test. She also found Ripon’s course offerings very helpful. “All of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Erin Schaick ’12 honored for work with neighborhood housing
Erin Schaick ’12, assistant vice president of Community Relations for CATCH Neighborhood Housing in Concord, New Hampshire, is being honored on the 2020 40 Under Forty listing by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper. Schaick has worked for CATCH Neighborhood Housing for more than six years, and her position has grown to be a combination […]
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Lane Barnes ’19 signs with Berlin Adlers football club in Berlin, Germany
Lane Barnes ’19 of Selma, California, has signed with the Berlin Adlers, an American football club based in Berlin, Germany. The club is part of the German Football League and has won six German Bowls, 10 Ladies Bowls and five Junior Bowls. The preseason camp starts April 1, and the season will include 12 games […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College connections helped land teaching position for Kate Myszewski ’19
Ripon College’s beautiful campus and connections with professors during visits convinced Katherine “Kate” Myszewski ’19 to attend Ripon College. Though Ripon was not originally on her list of colleges to consider, Myszewski says “my mom’s friend was on the Board of Trustees so I came for a tour and I was able to sit down […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.