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Portrait of Timothy Haney

Timothy Haney ’03, professor and disaster researcher, featured in article

Timothy Haney ’03, a sociology professor and director of the Centre for Community Disaster Research at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and his wife, Sara Wichlacz Haney ’04, were featured in an article June 19, 2018, in the Calgary Herald. “Disaster chose Prof. Haney, not the other way around” details how his career […]

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Elizabeth Brown ’13 parlayed English degree to a career in library science

When deciding where she wanted to go to school, “Ripon College just felt right” for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brown ’13. “At the time, I was deciding between Ripon College and a state school in Wisconsin,” she says. “The other school had a lot of options with regards to clubs, programs, spaces and places to get involved; […]

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Maggie Wolf ’15, video game tester, featured in state newspaper article

Maggie Wolf ’15 was featured Tuesday in the Portage (Wisconsin) Daily Register newspaper. She will speak Friday at the Portage Public Library about working in the video game industry and her job as a quality assurance tester for Raven Software in Middleton. The article, Video game tester to share tips for teens Friday in Portage, […]

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Two to receive Outstanding Young Alumni awards Friday

Ripon College will honor two recent graduates with its Outstanding Young Alumni Award at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are Joshua D. Frey ’09 of Aberdeen, Maryland, and Rachel S. Resop ’08 of Washington, D.C. The Outstanding Young Alumni Award recognizes and honors recent Ripon […]

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Jimmy Amedeo ’18 has work published in East Asia Forum

Recent graduate Jimmy Amedeo ’18 of Orland Park, Illinois, has an article published in East Asia Forum June 17. Amedo had a major in politics and government and minors in national security studies as well as law and society. He is a researcher in the Asia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society in London […]

John Hughes

John Hughes featured in article about this week’s Green Lake Festival workshop

John Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, will direct a new four-day choral workshop, “Composer Residency,” featuring music of composer Ola Gjeilo June 21-24 at the Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College. The final concert of the Green Lake Festival of Music event will be held at 3:15 p.m. […]

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College to recognize four with Distinguished Alumni Citations

Four alumni will be honored with Ripon College’s Distinguished Alumni Citation during the annual 1851 Awards Dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22. The dinner will be held in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Those to be awarded are José M. Alemán ’78 of Panama City, Panama; Erika L. Doss ’78 of South Bend, Indiana; […]

High school coach got his grounding at Ripon College

The atmosphere of Ripon College made the difference for Josh Heisler ’01 on choosing to attend as a student. “The main factor that set Ripon apart from others was the people,” he says. “I was so impressed with the students, professors and coaches. The atmosphere of the campus separated it from other schools I was […]

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Self-designed major leads to career in nursing for Kelly Biallas ’11

The opportunity to create a self-designed major in health services at Ripon College led Kelly Biallas ’11 to later graduate from a nursing program at College of DuPage. She now is a registered nurse at Presence Health Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. “Upon my initial visit to Ripon, I was attracted to the small […]

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Professor of physics emerita Mary Williams-Norton publishes article about teaching

Mary Williams-Norton, professor of physics emerita, had an article published in the quarterly spring issue of Radiations, the official publication of the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society. In the “Hidden Physicists” section of the publication, Williams-Norton writes about her philosophy that “every child should be able to have fun with physics.” “This was my […]

Portrait of Craig Benzel

Business management studies led to job with Green Bay Packers for Craig Benzel ’86

The opportunity to continue to play football, as well as the small, liberal arts approach to education influenced Craig Benzel ’86 to attend Ripon College. At Ripon, he majored in business management and economics. He went on to receive a master’s in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Currently, he is the vice […]

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Harrison Ford ’64’s Ripon College connection celebrated on Star Wars Day

In honor of the fan-celebrated Star Wars Day on May 4, Chicago native and Ripon College alumnus Harrison Ford ’64 was profiled in The Bozho, a Madison, Wisconsin-based online publication. “Happy Star Wars Day! Han Solo lived in Wisconsin” chronicles how Ford started acting at Ripon College, took a job in summer stock theatre soon […]

Alumnus Kyle Greene as a student on the cycling team riding the Ceresco Prairie mountain bike trail

Gift from Kyle Greene ’15 and his family highlighted in Wall Street Journal article

Kyle Greene ’15 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a featured example in an article about donations with specific restrictions being made to colleges. “How College Alumni Donors Can Get What They Pay For” was published today in The Wall Street Journal. “When it comes to donating money to their college alma maters, more alumni are attaching […]

Anne Negri '03

Love of children’s theatre born at Ripon results in new plays

During her time at Ripon College, Anne Negri ’03 of Chicago, Illinois, was multi-faceted in interests. She majored in theatre and French. She later returned to Ripon College to complete Department of Public Instruction teaching credentials in both subjects, and completed a master of fine arts degree in theatre from Arizona State University. “A couple […]

Michael and Suzanne Poulos

Michael ’77 and Suzanne ’75 Poulos: Combining the legal and musical worlds

“If you look at the history of music, many of the great composers actually have a background in the law,” says Michael Poulos ’77 of Evanston, Illinois. Michael and Suzanne Poulos ’75 work together at Poulos Black PC in Evanston. They also are founding members of, and musicians in, the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra. […]

Mollie Oblinger

Mollie Oblinger to conduct walk in Milwaukee June 9

Associate Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger will participate in WaterMarks, a public art project, Saturday, June 9, in Milwaukee. WaterMarks invites artists, scientists, students and community members to explore together our connections to the land, the lake and rivers. On Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Oblinger and Nancy Frank, associate professor of urban planning […]

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New book by Thomas Bachhuber ’71 combines career planning with spiritual aspects

TranSpirations: Guidance for the Head & Heart through Career and Beyond is the fourth book of Thomas Bachhuber ’71, Ed.D., of Wauconda, Illinois, and recently was published. Bachhuber combines the insights of career/work experts with those of essential spiritual writers to provide substantive messages to address change in life. The book has been reviewed as […]

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Alumna addresses cancer disparities through collaborative initiative

Addressing cancer disparities across the state of Wisconsin has been a passion for Tobi Cawthra ’89 for the past two years. Cawthra, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, works with Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW), combining strong research and education with community and academic partnerships. Cawthra majored in English at Ripon College and further studied English at […]

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Rick Estberg ’75: NSA senior foreign relations staff officer by day, thespian by night

To his already busy schedule as a senior foreign relations staff officer at the National Security Agency, Rick Estberg ’75 of Severna Park, Maryland, incorporates theatre and public speaking into his life. For the past 10 years, Estberg has acted in seven productions; for the past 12 years, he has been a member of Toastmasters, […]

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RED Talks create new forms of expression and story-telling at Ripon College

During the academic year, Friday nights at Ripon College have been filled with storytelling, thanks to Real Entertaining Dialogue (RED) Talks, a weekly open-mic storytelling event at Bovay’s Study Bar and Mercantile in downtown Ripon. RED Talks have been incredibly successful and will continue next year, with plans to expand them in the near future. […]