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Catherine Fobes

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Awards, Honors, Recognitions

  • Barlow Award in Faculty Excellence, 2011
  • Outstanding Faculty in Social Sciences Award, Alma College, 2009, 2006, 2003, 2001
  • Omicron Delta Kappa Faculty Excellence Award, Alma College, 2007, 2004, 2002, 2001
  • Discovering Vocation Course Development Grant ($3,000), "Women, Work, and Calling," 2006
  • Joseph H. Fichter Award, Association for Sociologists in Religion, 2005
  • Discovering Vocation Faculty Research Grant ($20,000), "Discovering Vocation in Campus Ministry," The Lilly Project at Alma College, 2004-05
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Alma College, 2002

 

Since 2003, Alma College students have been awarded 43 prestigious nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, including 22 Fulbright scholarships. Alma’s Nationally Competitive Scholarship Committee identifies and nurtures exceptional candidates for postgraduate awards.

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Student Profile

Claire Swift

Claire Swift
Graduation: 2014
Major: Chemistry

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what’s the look on a patient’s face worth? For Claire Swift, it’s priceless.

The Grand Rapids junior, who is pursuing a career in medicine, recently completed hospital rotations at Mid Michigan Health Center—Gratiot. She says observing a patient with Parkinson’s disease was something she’ll never forget.

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