Athena Award
Given annually by the Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce, the recipient of this award must meet the following criteria:
1) Demonstrate excellence, creativity, and initiative in their
business or profession.
2) Provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community.
3) Actively assist women in realizing their full leadership potential.
Frank Knox’s accomplishments are extraordinary: From fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders and publishing the Chicago Daily News vice presidential candidate in 1936 to Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Through it all, the 1912 graduate stayed true to his Alma College roots. His portrait adorns the conference room in the Reid-Knox Administration Building.
Dr. John Rowe
Departments: Biology
Biologist John Rowe’s laboratory resembles a turtle zoo.
Children’s wading pools converted into baby turtle habitats are arranged in rows in his darkened lab. Large curtains surround each pool, with lights, some brighter than others, directly overhead. Students maintain the lab, take measurements and analyze data pertaining to the scientific question: Does the intensity of light affect turtles and their shell coloring and growth rates?
