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2005 Homecoming Court Chosen

Members of the Alma College senior class voted 12 of their classmates to the 2005 Homecoming Court. During Homecoming Week, the entire student body votes for the King and Queen with the results announced during halftime ceremonies of the football game Saturday, Oct. 1.

The Court consists of, Queen candidates from left to right, Lexis Boothby-Shoemaker of Paw Paw, Melissa Ricketts of New Hudson, Tiffany Balducci of Burton, Naomi Vance of Huntsville, Texas, Janine Karbowski of Freeland and Andrea Radtke of Roscommon.

 

 

King candidates from left to right are Chad Abbey of Burton, Tristan Wilson of Paw Paw, Tyler Rummell of Lake Leelanau, Dustin Bissell of Northport, David Kohn of Greenville. The King candidate not pictured is Joe Wysmierski of Grand Haven.

 

 

The College welcomes alumni back for activities from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3. For a list of events visit http://www.alma.edu/alumni/homecoming05/schedule.

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Posted: Tue, September 20th, 2005 at 6:37PM

 

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.

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Graduate Profile

Andrew Pomerville
Graduation: 2002
Major: History
Minor: Religious Studies

Rev. Andrew Pomerville credits Alma College with preparing him for both his graduate studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and his future ministry.

“The history major and religious studies minor gave me ample opportunities to write, study a variety of languages and consider practical approaches to critical research,” says the pastor of Church in the Hills in Bellaire, Mich.

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