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Alma College was born on Oct. 14, 1886. George F. Hunting was appointed the College’s first president and professor of moral and mental science. The College’s founding was made possible by Ammi W. Wright, a lumberman, businessman and civic leader who gave 30 acres of land and more than $300,000 to found and sustain the institution in its early years.
Dr. Kristin Olbertson
Departments: History
Kristin Olbertson started college as an anthropology major, but a distributive requirement led her to take “Chaucer’s England,” turning her on to history. And while studying abroad she discovered legal history.
“I’m pretty sure I would never have discovered history, or developed an interest in legal history, if I hadn’t been at a liberal arts college that encourages a broad education, studying abroad and pursuing your passions,” she says.
