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.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Eric Calhoun

Dr. Eric Calhoun
Departments: Biology

Eric Calhoun knew he wanted to be a teacher when he was an undergraduate at Truman State University in Missouri.

“I started tutoring biology and chemistry students as a sophomore, and I just couldn’t get enough of it,” the assistant professor of biology says.