When Daniel Mikesell ’14 graduated from Ripon College, he imagined himself teaching abroad in Europe. Five years later, Mikesell has taught English in China and is working toward his master’s in international affairs with a concentration in energy, resources and environment at Johns Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) in Nanjing, China. He recently published a piece examining […]
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 […]
Being part of the global community of Ripon College alumni is a meaningful result of his education for Drew Petersen ’94. Petersen decided to attend Ripon College and move away from his home in New Hampshire because he felt that he would be successful here, enjoy small class sizes and graduate in four years. He […]
Ornella Umubyeyi ’13 was honored with a Ripon College Outstanding Young Alumni Award June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Umubyeyi, originally from Kigali, Rwanda, is a hospital chaplain for CaroMont Health in North Carolina. She became a certified life life coach in 2013. She has produced and directed the documentaries “Wipe a Tear in Rwanda” (Rwanda, […]
Drew Petersen ’94 of Middleton, Wisconsin, was elected president of the University of Wisconsin System’s governing board Friday, June 7. He will determine committee memberships, sign contracts and represent the Regents in front of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature during his one-year term. Petersen was appointed to the board by former Republican […]
Ripon College’s approach to the liberal arts, its small class sizes and its comfortable distance away from his home are all a part of the solid foundation of education and service leadership for Father Alan Leonard ’86 of Inman, South Carolina. Recently, Leonard began a new chapter in his career working as the Church of […]