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Hood Building

The oldest building on campus, the Hood Building is home to the Advancement and Marketing and Public Relations offices as well as records of more than 12,000 living alumni — 40 percent of whom are donors to the College.

The Hood Building, originally constructed in 1899-1900 as a museum, was a gift in memory of Saginaw businessman Francis A. Hood by his widow and stepson, Frank. Over the years the building has served as an Army barracks as well as an office and classroom building. The Advancement and Public Relations offices moved to Hood in 2004.

Adjacent to the front steps of the Hood Building is a park bench donated by 1956 alumnus Lee Posey. The plaque on the bench reads: “In September 1952, Lee Posey ‘56 was wowed by Sally Souders ‘56 on this very location. She became the love of his life and still is.”

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Since 2003, twenty-seven Alma College students have won prestigious national fellowships, scholarships and awards, including 15 Fulbright fellowships and multiple Truman, Udall, and Gates-Cambridge scholarships.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Carstens

Melissa Carstens
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Marquette, Michigan
Interests: Singing, Dancing

Alma’s off-campus study programs do more than place students in exciting locales to meet interesting people; they also create new opportunities for personal growth and skill development. One of the best ways to learn about other societies and cultures is to study and travel in international settings. You do not always have to know a foreign language.