Category: Faculty
Paper co-authored by Patrick Willoughby published in Nature Chemistry journal
Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick H. Willoughby co-authored a paper published in Nature Chemistry, the chemistry-focused subsidiary journal of Nature. The paper, “Biocatalytic asymmetric aldol addition into unactivated ketones,” describes new approaches for the enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of amino acids. Willoughby worked alongside his students and his collaborators at UW-Madison to expand this idea to include […]
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Professor Salas’ artwork showcased in Trout Museum exhibit
Ripon College’s Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas has contributed artwork to an upcoming exhibition, “A Creative Place: Art from Northeastern Wisconsin 1940 to Present,” at the Trout Museum of Art in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, from Jan. 24 to May 18. An opening night reception will be held on Jan. 24 from 5-8 p.m. It […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Homepage Featured, Special Event, Staff.
Ripon College to host Trailways North Conference honors choir, band
RIPON, Wisconsin – Ripon College will host the Trailways North Conference honors choir on Monday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. in Demmer Hall in the Rodman Center for the Arts and the honors band on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. in Great Hall. Every year, the Trailways North Conference creates an honors choir and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Music Performance, Special Event.
“Never Givin’ Up” announced as finalist in ARSC Awards for Excellence, among other honors
“Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau,” written by Kurt Dietrich, professor of music emeritus at Ripon College, has been recognized by the Association For Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) as a finalist for Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz. “It is tremendously humbling just to see [my book] in the company of […]
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Lillian Brown to appear in play in Sturgeon Bay July 17 through Aug. 18
Assistant Professor of Theatre Lillian Brown will appear in the play “Jeeves Saves the Day,” by Margaret Raether, July 17 through Aug. 18 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The play is being produced by Third Avenue Playworks, a professional theatre company located at 239 N 3rd Ave. The “fizzy, family-friendly fun-fest” is about the lovably loopy […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Article by Patrick Willoughby, student collaborators published in journal
Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick H. Willoughby and three of his students contributed to an article published in Chemistry: A European Journal. Contributors to “Nitrene C−H Bond Insertion Approach to Carbazolones and Indolones, and a Reactivity Departure for 7-Membered Analogues” included Alexis M. Piette ’26 of Ripon, Wisconsin; Samuel P. Trzebiatowski ’25 of Custer, Wisconsin; […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Rafael Francisco Salas has work in regional exhibit opening May 18
Rafael Francisco Salas, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art and Art History, will have work included in “TMA Contemporary,” the annual juried exhibition at the Trout Museum of Art, 111 W College Ave., Appleton. The exhibit will run May 18 through Sept. 8 and will provide a comprehensive snapshot of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Associate Professor of Biology Benjamin Grady quoted in article published by Forbes
Associate Professor of Biology Benjamin Grady was quoted in an article published April 30 by Forbes Australia. “This miner might change the future of the iPhone: But an endangered wildflower could stand in the way. It’s a green vs. green dilemma and there might be a solution,” highlights an environmental dilemma on Rhyolite Ridge in […]
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Farewell and thank you to our 2023-24 retirees
MICHELE BARAN WITTLER ’76, 39 years Michele Baran Wittler ’76, associate dean of faculty and registrar, will retire from Ripon May 31. She started at Ripon in January 1985 as coordinator of academic computing. In addition to her current formal titles, she also is the Title IX coordinator, the Ripon College Primary Designated School Official […]
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Work of professor, students presented at cognitive development conference
Professor of Psychology Kristine A. Kovack-Lesh and two 2023 Summer Opportunities for Advanced Research (SOAR) students attended the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in Pasadena, California, in March. Ryan Davis ’24 of Fredericksburg, Texas, and Jacoby Cefalu ’25 of Hartland, Wisconsin, presented their poster “Exploring emotional contagion for dogs to early adolescents and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Greta M. Mahler ’25 is first author on published paper detailing laboratory exercise
A paper by Greta M. Mahler ’25 of Athens, Wisconsin, and Barbara Sisson, associate professor of biology, has been published in the journal Zebrafish. “Teaching Fin Regeneration Using a Dominant Negative Receptor” is included in the education issue of the journal. It details a laboratory exercise Sisson conducted with her Developmental Biology course students. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Director Emeritus of Theatre Robert Amsden to play lead in ‘Death of a Salesman’
Director Emeritus of Theatre Robert Amsden will play the lead role when Oshkosh Community Players presents Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” April 4-6. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. April 4, 5 and 6 and 2 p.m. April 6 at the Grand Opera House, Oshkosh. Amsden will play the role of William “Willy” Loman, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Jandelyn Plane recognized with award for broadening computing education
Jandelyn “Jan” Plane, associate professor of computer and data sciences, received a 2024 ACM SIGCSE Award. ACM SIGCSE is the Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, the international professional organization for computing education at all levels. Plane received the Award for Broadening Participation in Computing Education at the SIGCSE Technical […]
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Paul Dietrich releases fourth album of music, supports it with a tour
Paul Dietrich, adjunct instructor of music, released his fourth album as a leader, “5+4,” in October and supported it with a small tour in February. The album, which was released on Shifting Paradigm Records, was supported by a grant from Arts + Lit Lab in Madison, Wisconsin, and consists of eight original pieces of music […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Classical guitar recital to be presented Feb. 23 at Ripon College
A classical guitar recital with Dr. Christopher Cramer, adjunct professor of music, will be presented Friday, Feb. 23, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will include works by Jan Antonín Losy, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Tobin Shucha directs honors band for select students from nine schools
Tobin Shucha, assistant professor of music and director of bands and music education, was the invited conductor for the Flyway Conference Honors Band Jan. 31 at Horace Mann High School in North Fond du Lac. Seventy-five students from nine schools were selected by their directors to participate in the event. After rehearsing for about five […]
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William R. Stott Jr., Ripon’s 10th president, has died at the age of 88
William R. Stott Jr., Ripon College’s 10th president, died Feb. 1 at the age of 88. He served at Ripon College from 1985-1995. He was a retired lieutenant of the United States Naval Reserve and held degrees from Columbia University and Georgetown University, as well as honorary degrees from Fisk University and Georgetown. Under Stott, […]
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Artwork by Rafael Francisco Salas to go on view in West Bend exhibit
Work by Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas has been selected to be included in the exhibit “Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2024.” The exhibit will be on view from Feb. 3 through April 14 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave, West Bend, Wisconsin. A reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 3. A juror […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Student-written papers place in sociological association competition
Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology and the Helen Swift Neilson Professor of Cultural Studies; Kaeley Miller ’24 of Norway, Michigan; and Alison DeNamur ’25 of Elcho, Wisconsin, attended the recent Wisconsin Sociological Association’s (WSA) annual meeting. Both students presented posters which were based on their projects from this summer’s Summer Opportunities for Advanced Research program. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research, Student.
Othon, Willoughby among collaborators receiving major National Science Foundation grant
A National Science Foundation grant worth more than $259,000 over four years has been awarded for an interdisciplinary research study led by Associate Professor of Physics Christina Othon, and her collaborators Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby and Erika Taylor, associate professor of chemistry at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. The study was recommended for funding […]
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