A sampling of Alma College news items, gleaned from newspaper clippings, Web searches and conversations with campus news sources from July through December 2005.
—Compiled by Mike Silverthorn, Director of College Communications, 463-7290.
The Alma College softball team has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 17 times in the last 19 years—a dynasty that ranks among the best in NCAA Division III athletics. The Scots boast a 735-254 overall record during head coach Denny Griffin’s 24-year tenure at Alma.
Dr. Mark Oemke
Departments: Biology
Mark Oemke grew up catching frogs and crayfish, sparking an interest in the water systems of Michigan.
“I find the uniqueness of aquatic plants and animals very interesting as their adaptations to life in the water are often quite extraordinary,” the assistant professor of biology says. “I am always finding something new to investigate and the questions are never answered.”
