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Ruth '52 and Jack Colsell Ruth and John will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on June 6th. Ruth is one of the “Rose Girls”. Ruth and her sister Peggy (Rose) Kleckner with twin majorettes on campus.
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019

Carol Cummings '55 Carol Cummings -1955–is still dancing (both square and ballroom) five times a week. And after traveling to 100 countries, she is still trying to decide on #101. She lives 8 months in FL and 4 in NC (June, July, Aug. and Sept.) Her e-mail address is eugenekutzner@aol.com and she would love to hear from fellow Alma friends.
Posted: November 18, 2019

Richard Hamilton '60 I have an Alma College centennial commemorative plate 1886-1986 (10” diameter). Make me an offer and it is yours.
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019

Warren Slodowske '62 Warren Slodowske has served for the last six years as a volunteer docent and tour guide at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado. Recently, he was honored as the Volunteer of the Year.
Posted: April 28, 2019

Rebecca Walton '63 I love recalling my time at Alma and with friends Kay Colgan ’63, Fran (Henne) Garb’63 and Judy (Geisler) Watts ’63. My mother, Helen Logan Walton ’32 and daughter Barbara Logan McCarty Clauer ’94 and her husband Chris Clauer ’94 also value their Alma experience. 
Posted: July 1, 2019

Tom Cameron '70 Since retirement as a public school superintendent, I enjoy volunteering at the Belding Museum and Wings of Mercy in Zeeland, Michigan. I sit on the Board of the Greenville Area Aviation Association and flying my aging Piper Cherokee.
Posted: November 21, 2019

Terri Babcock Pease '71 Retired following a long career in higher education.  She and husband Rocky now split their time between the deserts and mountains of Southern New Mexico.
Posted: 9/17/2019

Roger Eddy '71 and Margaret (Peggy) '69 Roger will participate in graduation ceremonies on June 15, 2019 from Fuller Theological Seminary (Texas), with a Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, as he completes his final two courses during the summer quarter. He is currently serving as Lay Pastor for a church plant in Bryan, TX.
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Thomas Anthony '72 Tom and his wife Denise excitedly celebrated the birth of TWO grandsons in September of this year: Anthony Dibello and Charles (Charlie) Jackson. Anthony joins big sister Hayley in Daytona Beach, Florida and Charlie joins big sister Harper in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Posted: December 30, 2019

Cynthia Hawkins '72 I am currently living in Kailua, Hi with my daughter Jane Lee (Travis) Banning (Alma ’06) and her husband Brendan where I care for my grandson Barret William Banning. Future Scot?
Posted: September 3, 2019

Craig Wesley '72 Craig was an invited speaker at the Chinese Consulate in New York City on August 21 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the SUNY China 150 Project. While there he enjoyed meeting with his former students from Sichuan Provence and State University of New York colleagues.
Posted: August 26, 2019

Jim Daniels '78 Michigan State University Press just published my new co-edited anthology, RESPECT: The Poetry of Detroit Music. We’ve created a Spotify playlist so readers can listen along to the music that inspired the poems!
Posted: October 4, 2019

David Wallace '80 I am back in the courtroom as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Huron County and also involved with the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (MATCP), recently elected as the Treasurer. I was just recognized by the Prosecutor’s Association of Michigan and MATCP with the Jeff Sauter Award, as the Outstanding Prosecutor for the year working with treatment courts.
Posted: September 29, 2019

JulieAnne Gawel-Glass '86 Unfortunately, I lost my spouse, Davis H. Glass, from all too sudden , fast progressing cancer on August 7, 2019
Posted: August 26, 2019

Jill Lewis '87 After more than 10 years as the Executive Director of Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy, the Board of Directors presented me with their first Executive Director Legacy Award at our Picnic at the Farm event on September 8, 2019. 
Posted: September 15, 2019

Staci McKeon (Hill) '97 My husband, Mark, and I have published our first book! Available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle, Super Safari, Book 1: The Reemergence, is a young adult action-adventure story aimed at 10-16 year olds. Let us know what you think: mckeon04@ymail.com.
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Staci McKeon (Hill) '97 My husband, Mark, and I are very excited to announce that we have published our 1st book! You can find Super Safari: Book 1: The Reemergence on Amazon in paperback or on Kindle. Let us know what you think - mckeon04@ymail.com
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2019

Sondra Keckley (Cox) '97 After four years as a full-time, tenure-track faculty at Bakersfield College, in Bakersfield, CA, Sondra officially earned tenure in February 2019! She is a professor, as a Reference Librarian, and finds teaching at the college level extremely rewarding.
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019

Arrua Keerl '04 Graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. 
Posted: August 28, 2019

April Kerby '04 In June 2019 I was promoted to full professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Winona State University located in Winona, MN.  
Posted: August 22, 2019

Shannon Klonowski '05 Ed Klonowski ’05 and Shannon (Nystrom) Klonowski ’05 welcomed their second son, Alexander Michael Klonowski on March 25, 2018. Big brother Edward who is three years older adores his little brother.
Posted: August 28, 2019

Mollie Smith '07 On January 4th, Mollie Smith and husband, Alex, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Claire Elisabeth. She was baptized on 8/4 with Godparents Sarah Ellsworth-Thrubis (07) and Jim Thrubis (07) in attendance.
Posted: August 30, 2019

Devon Anthony '09 After 10 years with Northwestern Mutual, Devon accepted a new challenge and made a shift in her career to Morningstar as the Sales & Customer Success Talent Development Program Manager. She remains in Chicago and has been enjoying her new role since November!
Posted: December 30, 2019

Austin Schaar '09 and Elizabeth (Fishback) '09 Austin promoted to the rank of Major in the US Army on 6 June 2019. He has served as a dentist for the past 6 years in the military.
Posted: Monday, June 24, 2019

Kelly Pohlman '11 Started a 3 year orthodontic residency at the Georgia School of Orthodontics.
Posted: September 9, 2019

Mallory Montogmery '14 Mallory completed the requirements for becoming a nationally credentialed art therapist. She expanded the art therapy program at Henry Ford Cancer Institute to provide services for over 1700 patients at 3 key cancer treatment centers. She also partnered with Wayne State University to train counseling and art therapy graduate students.
Posted: November 18, 2019

Bonnie Hamilton '16 Bonnie started her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto this past fall (2018). Her research focuses on investigating the impacts of anthropogenic stressors in Arctic ecosystems.
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2019

Jessica Bigelow '17 Jessica graduated from Clark University in August 2019 with a master’s degree in English and moved to Bloomington, Indiana where she is now pursuing a master’s of library science from Indiana University with a specialization in rare books and manuscripts librarianship
Posted: September 21, 2019

Mika Obrecht '18 After my first year of law school, I spent my summer working for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism in Palau. I worked on amending a current law and writing regulations to make the country’s tourism sector more environmentally friendly.
Posted: August 29, 2019