Old Knight, by former Alma College faculty artist Kent Kirby, was printed in 1993 and included in Kirby’s retrospective shows at Saginaw Valley State University (2000) and Alma College (2003). Since 1960, his work has been shown in more than 150 juried and invitational exhibitions, and his art is included in the permanent collections of major museums and private collections. As a memorial to Kirby, who died June 7, 2005, the top award in the Alma College Statewide Print Competition has been renamed the Kent Kirby Memorial Purchase Award.
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Alma encourages its students to look beyond Michigan’s boundaries. The Posey Global Leadership Scholarship provides opportunities for Alma College students to travel anywhere in the world and complete a self-designed project. Alma students have completed projects on topics ranging from teaching to public policy, in places from the Philippines to South Africa.
Graduate Profile
Heather Hertema
Graduation: 2002
Major: Biochemistry
Dry ice balloons, liquid nitrogen ice cream and methane bubbles. These are a few of the things Heather Hertema ’02 uses to make a difference in the lives of children.
Inspired by her experiences at Alma College, Hertema, who recently earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco, fused her passions for service and science to create a summer science camp.