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Brenda DeVita speaking at Commencement

New Ripon College graduates urged to take sense of community out into the world

The Ripon College Class of 2022 celebrated the 156th Commencement ceremony at Ripon College on a picture-perfect day Sunday afternoon. The new graduates came together with joy, spirit and pride to celebrate a traditional ceremony after cancellations and modifications of the event during the pandemic. The theme was “The Stories We Tell: Connecting to Our […]

Jenna Tomschin'22

Class of 2022: Jenna Tomschin ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Jenna Tomschin ’22 of Oakfield, Wisconsin, majored in elementary education,with a minor in English. She hopes to get an elementary teaching position near to her hometown. At […]

Honorary degree recipient Brenda DeVita

Honorary degree recipient finds theatre’s greatest strength is ‘connections’

Brenda DeVita, artistic director of American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, has spent a lifetime in the theatre — as an actor, director and administrator. Sunday, May 15, she will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree and give the Commencement speech at Ripon College. The 2022 Commencement theme is “The Stories We […]

Steven Klika '22

Class of 2022: Steven Klika ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Steven Klika ’22 of Berlin, Wisconsin, majored in elementary education with minors in psychology and English. He has accepted a teaching position in Berlin as a middle […]

Anne Negri Lewinthal '03

Anne Negri Lewinthal ’03 to receive honorary degree Sunday

Ripon College will honor one of our own at the 2022 Commencement May 15. In celebration of the theme “The Stories We Tell: Connecting to Our Community through Theatre,” Anne Negri Lewinthal ’03 of Skokie, Illinois, will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree. Lewinthal is a drama specialist in District 65 Evanston-Skokie (Illinois) […]

Dillon Henke '22

Class of 2022: Dillon Henke ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Dillon Henke ’22 of Redgranite, Wisconsin, had a double major in history and broad social sciences, with a minor in education and a concentration in U.S. history […]

Cydney Pittenger '22

Class of 2022: Cydney Pittenger ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Cydney Pittenger ’22 of Broomfield, Colorado, majored in biology and chemistry. She will work as a certified nursing assistant to gain clinical experience and then apply to […]

Lydia Wiley Deal '22

Class of 2022: Lydia Wiley Deal ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, majored in music education and physics with a minor in mathematics. She will student teach in the fall, then find […]

Madelyn Pinnow '22

Class of 2022: Madelyn Pinnow ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Madelyn Pinnow ’22 of Ripon, Wisconsin, majored in education with a minor in English. She plans to find a position teaching middle school English/language arts. “The most […]

Ivy Hoffman '22

Class of 2022: Ivy Hoffman ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Ivy Hoffman ’22 of Pine River, Wisconsin, majored in history and politics and government with minors in psychology and criminal justice. She plans to work and attend […]

Jordan Pollard 2022 Distinguished Educator

West Allis teacher will be honored as Distinguished Educator

Jordan Pollard, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in West Allis, Wisconsin, will be honored as Ripon College’s Distinguished Educator for 2022 at Commencement May 15. He was nominated for the award by Lindsay Wigand ’22. Pollard is from West Allis originally and received his degree in elementary education with a minor […]

Alexis Krueger '22

Class of 2022: Alexis Krueger ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Alexis Krueger ’22 of Chicago, Illinois, majored in psychology with a minor in exercise science. She is applying for jobs as a psychology research assistant in Chicago […]

Travis Hammonds '22

Class of 2022: Travis Hammonds ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Travis Hammonds ’22 of Helenville, Wisconsin, majored in history with a minor in politics and government. He intends to work immediately. He says the most important lesson […]

Lee Kou Lee '22

Class of 2022: Lee Kou Lee ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Lee Kou Lee ’22 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is majoring in chemistry-biology. He will take a gap year and come back to Ripon during the fall semester to […]

Emma Klaiber '22

Class of 2022: Emma Klaiber ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Emma Klaiber ’22 of Chicago, Illinois, majored in educational studies and sociology with a minor in anthropology. She will return to Ripon in the fall to complete […]

Madison Rostollan '22

Class of 2022: Madison Rostollan ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Madison Rostollan ’22 of Hartford, Wisconsin, majored in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. She plans to work in the neuropsychology lab at UW Health in […]

Morgan Waye '22

Class of 2022: Morgan Waye ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Morgan Waye ’22 of Freeport, Illinois, majored in psychology with a minor in criminal justice. She will work as a legal assistant at McPherson Law Firm in […]

Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich

Kurt Dietrich to speak Monday about jazz in Wisconsin

Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music at Ripon College, will speak Monday, May 9, at Winchester Academy in Waupaca, Wisconsin. His talk will be “Wisconsin Jazz: From the Roots to the Present.” He will give an overview of important jazz artists from Wisconsin and the trends that have led from the early days up to […]

Timothy Reed

Timothy Reed publishes article in The Coastal Review

A peer-reviewed article by Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed was published in The Coastal Review. “Hauntology and Epistemology in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage” touches on contemporary Hispanic cinema, historical memory and the fantastic. The abstract reads: “This article analyzes the narrative function of the fantastic in two commercial […]

Keara Duffy '22

Class of 2022: Keara Duffy ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Keara Duffy ’22 of McFarland, Wisconsin, majored in psychology with a minor in French. She will be working with the Budweiser Clydesdales, traveling with the West-Coast hitch […]