Ripon College Annual Report

Momentum built on leadership

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 –11

ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11

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Momentum built on leadership Leadership is the catalyst of change. Change is created through fresh and innovative thinking. Our 2010-11 Annual Report is an overview of the significant and exciting achievements that are happening on campus and how your generous contributions continue to support Ripon.

The Joyce years have started our momentum through change, innovation and success. Under his leadership, we developed a vision that can be built upon for years to come. Our momentum, vision and leadership will make Ripon College stronger.

Thank you for helping advance and strengthen Ripon College.

Like any good story, Ripon is about character.

We all know the elements of storytelling: plot, character, setting, theme, etc. But any story, no matter how masterfully plotted, falls apart without character. Only by seeing what the characters are made of, and how they react to the caprices of the narrative, do we appreciate the story to its fullest.

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The people at Ripon College have had their character tested over and over again for 160 years, and they have proven themselves equal to any challenge. Through thin and flush, salad days and dog days, we have stuck to our mission. The teaching has never suffered as a result of economic downturns, war or political change. The spirit, or “theme,” if you will, of the institution has remained intact. I was lucky to inherit an organization where people truly care for one another. Our many successes are the result of students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and friends David C. Joyce working together to advance the President Ripon narrative. Although some question the relevance of the liberal arts, delivered in the context of a learning community like ours, it really does work. The success of our graduates attests to this.

Leadership is important in any organization, but the top-down model doesn’t work in higher education; the key is to create and empower leaders throughout our ranks, and we’ve done that. At Ripon, trustees, department heads, students, staff members and others all lead us toward our vision, which is a tangible outcome of our mission. We test, measure and refine our strategies to that end, and make the best decisions we can. But there is often guesswork involved with running a college, and there have been times when people had to look me in the eye and admit they didn’t have all the answers. Being comfortable with uncertainty is one of the challenges our people have had to face, but there’s no guess like an educated guess.

This Annual Report, you might have noticed, is new.

Like the magazine, it is a bolder and more readable publication than in years past. We envision this and future annual reports to be more focused on the state of the College rather than a retrospective on the past year.

As such, the list of class donors has been moved online, and you may find it at https://my.ripon.edu/ics/Alumni_ and_Friends. We still believe it’s vital to recognize our donors and will continue to highlight them in the online lists, along with class letters and other outlets.

The state of the College is excellent. We are on solid financial footing, we are executing on our strategic objectives, and we continue to attract students, faculty

and staff of high character. Our comprehensive campaign is off to a tremendous start. Alumni giving and engagement is strong. We have many new faculty members with diverse experiences and skill sets, and plenty of tenured faculty who continue to lead and innovate in their fields. The energy on campus is positive and infectious, and it’s only going to get better. I have nothing but confidence in the leaders who will take the reins in my stead, and I am eager to see what new ideas your next president will bring to bear on campus.

Change at a grand old academy like Ripon tends to make people uneasy, but you can’t spell challenge without change, and challenge has made Ripon what it is – a place of strength, wisdom and passion.

I’d like to think that Ripon is a better place than when Lynne and I began our relationship with the College, but that is ultimately for you to judge. What I know for certain is that we are better for having been members of this community and this family. I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure as president, due in no small part to the way this College and this community have embraced us Southerners as their own. The dedication and commitment of all those connected to the College is unbelievably strong. I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity to help channel that energy toward a common vision. It has been a privilege that Lynne and I will forever cherish.

As Lynne and I embark on our next adventure together, we will be bringing many of you with us in our hearts. I know I joke a lot about the Wisconsin weather, but there’s been no better remedy for it than the warmth of your collective company. We leave with anxious anticipation for the times to come, and nostalgia for the time we’ve had. We hope that the relationships we’ve forged and the success we’ve had will be our legacy. I look forward to the next chapter in the Ripon College story, and I am Lists of donors by individual proud and humble years were published in the Fall 2011 Class Letters. for having been a For a list of all donors, visit character in it.

MyRipon Portal: my.ripon.edu/ics/ Thank you. b Alumni and Friends

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Farewell to a president and a friend When hiring a new employee, you aim to answer two questions: “Can this person do the job?” and “Are they a good fit for the organization?” The first question is relatively easy to ascertain, but the latter is tricky. Poor performance reflects badly on the person hired; poor fit reflects badly on the organization.

Both of these questions were answered positively when David Joyce was hired in 2003, and have been confirmed for the past eight years, day in and day out. David and his wife, Lynne, brought with them intelligence, compassion and commitment. They also have been the biggest cheerleaders for Ripon College, which has flourished under their leadership.

While I wish David had stayed long enough to retire from Ripon, that wasn’t meant to be. The pull of home and family was too strong for the Joyces to resist, as it has been for so many of us throughout our lives. While they 4

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leave Ripon earlier than we would like, they are not leaving a school that lacks vision or aspirations.

In fact, our aspirations are a major piece of the Joyce legacy at Ripon.

David Joyce is not difficult to get to know. He is transparent, honest, decent and fair-minded. In fact, these were the qualities that the search committee recognized immediately almost 10 years ago. Throughout his tenure at Ripon, I have watched him interact with students, alumni, parents, faculty members, fellow Board members and with several local organizations in the community.

In virtually every instance, he consistently has treated each person with genuine respect and courtesy in equal measure. He loves to pull up a chair at Pickard, have lunch with students and talk about their interests and concerns. In fact, there have been times when David has been mistaken for a new faculty member, given his interest in Ripon students. This is another one of his legacies.

Another legacy of David and Lynne’s is their ability to nurture relationships with alumni and college friends.

Usually after spending time with David, alumni and friends asked how they can help David achieve Ripon’s goals. David is not the pick-pocketing kind of president that people dread. He possesses a strong financial acumen to complement his personality, and this intelligence has earned him the full confidence of the Board.

Thanks to David, the recently launched comprehensive campaign raised $19 million in gifts, pledges and deferred commitments in its first year. The momentum and support for this effort continues, and additional gifts will be announced in coming months. The campaign will increase our endowment to further allow Ripon to continue to provide an accessible, affordable and quality educational experience. The campaign will increase opportunities for faculty and student research and development and renovate key facilities to ensure our students are learning in the best environment possible.

During David’s tenure, the Campus Apartments, the vacation of Elm and Seward streets and the integration of upper campus, as well as several enhancements to the physical plant were approved, made possible through David’s confidence in Ripon’s capacity and ability. His faith inspired the Board to invest in these improvements.

Of course, I’d be remiss to talk about David without talking about bikes. It’s hard to say whether he prefers riding bikes or being violently thrown from them, based on the number of injuries he’s sustained, but in either case, his passion for spokes and wheels is evident throughout campus.

The Ripon Velorution Project, largely a result of David’s refusal to simply accommodate more cars on campus, earned Ripon College national attention and solidified Ripon as a thought leader in dealing with parking issues while promoting wellness and environmental responsibility.

Every strong leader has a partner. And David’s partner is the irrepressible Lynne Joyce. While David has influenced how the campus looks on the outside, Lynne brought

her influence to the interior spaces. Some of the most handsome spaces on campus – the East Hall lounge and the new lobby of the alumni office in Smith Hall, for example – are a result of Lynne’s sensitive eye for tasteful and practical elegance. Arts & All that Jazz bears Bob Kirkland her indelible print – Chair of the Board of Trustees pure class. This event is seen as one of the biggest and classiest parties of the year.

Ripon is known for its hospitality. David and Lynne have made 1 Merriman Lane one of the most welcoming addresses on campus. Several trustees mentioned to me that while they were students, they never set foot in the president’s house. During David and Lynne’s tenure, you’d be hard-pressed to find a student who hasn’t been to an ice cream social on the lawn or sampled one of Lynne’s amazing hors d’oeuvres at a school function. David and Lynne leave another legacy in teaching us the meaning of southern hospitality.

I am proud to call David and Lynne friends, and I know that throughout the last eight years, they have become friends to you and countless other alumni, students and staff members. The Joyces’ passion for life and travel has enabled them to meet alumni near and far. Never once did I hear them complain about having to attend another event or meeting, whether on campus, in Milwaukee or Chicago.

Even when the plane left early in the morning, or arrived home late at night, David and Lynne welcomed the many opportunities to talk about Ripon, both its past and its future. David, as well as I and the entire Ripon community, believes that Ripon’s best days are yet to come.

As their friend, I’m sad to see them leave Ripon.

As Chairman of the Board, I will miss the endless hours they gave so selflessly to this institution. Truly, they embody the spirit of Ripon: MORE TOGETHER. Brevard College will learn what we have learned in the last eight years: David and Lynne Joyce are tireless advocates for higher education, for building community, for servant leadership. We wish them Godspeed. b ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11

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Personal connections building our base of support A commitment to supporting top-notch students, recruiting and retaining quality faculty and staff, and creating a culture focused upon service to our various communities is a vital part of a liberal arts education at Ripon College. Each year, that commitment is renewed and strengthened through gifts to the institution.

Ripon is in the silent phase of a comprehensive fund-raising campaign. As we build on the momentum already gained in the recently launched Imagine Tomorrow campaign, the support of alumni and friends of the College is becoming increasingly significant in sustaining Ripon as one of the nation’s leading private liberal arts colleges. The primary goal of this effort focuses upon significantly increasing the endowment to support Ripon’s mission and vision as it moves toward the future.

We also recognize that updated facilities with the latest technological capabilities are important in providing our students with the best educational experiences. We cannot function without the annual unrestricted support of our donors whose gifts to the Annual Fund help underwrite our day-to-day operations.

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our strategic initiatives require a historic investment in our endowment, the backbone of a college’s financial framework.

We are sitting at more than $19 million in commitments and gifts as of June 30, the conclusion of the first year of this multi-year effort. The official public launch of the Imagine Tomorrow campaign,

which will bring the total campaign goal to fruition, is scheduled for the 2012-2013 school year.

The effectiveness of personal visits with prospects and donors is significant. With the efforts of new Advancement gift officers, prospects assigned to gift officers gave $485,370 more – not including future pledges –

Total Gifts in 2010-11 by Source Gifts in Kind

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Friends and Parents

Alumni Estates

5.33%

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31.66% Trustees

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Corporations and Foundations

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during 2010-11 than the previous year. Advancement staff made nearly 630 personal visits with prospects and donors, compared to 267 last year.

Relationships with alumni were strengthened in many additional ways. We had 51 off-campus visits of various types during 2010-11, compared to 37 last year. Nearly 1,000 alumni, parents and friends attended an off-campus event, and more than 500 documented alumni and friends attended Alumni Weekend activities June 24 through 26.

These personal connections not only increase the loyalty and feeling of family among our alumni, but they also have a significant impact on support to the College. Both unrestricted giving to the Annual Fund and restricted giving for facilities, endowments, etc., did well. We hit our historical annual fund mark of $2.2 million. In restricted giving, we hit a recent high of nearly $4.3 million, representing a $3 million increase over the previous two years. In total, we brought in nearly $6.5 million in cash, our best year since 2005. Nearly $13 million in pledges and deferred commitments were secured and documented.

We secured 21 new estate commitments from individuals who became Partners in the Legacy.

This more than doubles our total of eight last year and surpasses our goal of 16. During 2010-11, we created and launched the 1851 Club, designed to thank donors who make gifts of $1,000 or more annually, or more than $50,000 lifetime. We also allow recent graduates who give $100 per year

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Wayne P. Webster

Vice President for Advancement

through their 10th reunion the chance to qualify for 1851 Club privileges and recognition.

Other ways we are reaching out to maintain connections with our alumni: ▪▪ Revamped and redesigned Ripon Magazine and Annual Report, giving a more contemporary look and in-depth content to highlight our campus community in addition to our alumni, parents and friends.

▪▪ Bimonthly e-newsletter for alumni, parents and friends, which became monthly in fiscal year 2011-12.

▪▪ New stewardship and student philanthropy programs, including an annual scholarship donor recognition dinner.

▪▪ Alumni travel program with an

inaugural trip planned for the summer of 2012.

With the generosity of those who invest in its strategy, Ripon College will improve its ability to recruit the best and the brightest; lower our faculty-to-student ratio; grow our endowment to support our needs; dramatically improve the overall student experience; guide undergraduates to the highest levels of attainment; generously support faculty, staff and students; improve the campus; cultivate a new prominence in the larger landscape of liberal education; and ensure our long-term sustainability.

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First-year class brings highquality achievements to campus The primary responsibility of the offices of admission and financial aid is to attract prospective students to the College who share the ideals of our mission statement and who will contribute to the campus community.

Just as students look for the right fit in their college search, we, too, seek students who will continue the Ripon College legacy that has existed for 160 years. The growth that takes place in our students over a four-year period on campus is awe-inspiring.

By sharing the experiences of current students, faculty and staff, we help prospective students realize this opportunity.

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As of the fall semester census day, Sept. 2, 2011, there were 227 first-time, full-time students and 20 full-time transfer students joining the Ripon College community. This year, we received 1,115 applications for admission – the second-highest application total in the College’s history (2010 was the highest with 1,159). We offered admission to 837 students. The resulting acceptance rate of

75 percent represents a continuation of our increased selectivity over previous years and an all-time low rate.

The class of 2015’s academic profile is in line with our most recent entering classes. This class has an average high school grade point average of 3.43 on a 4.00 scale, with an average ACT Composite score of 25.

For those students whose high

school provided a class rank, 22 percent were ranked in the top 10 percent of their class. In addition to their academic prowess, this class, as with its predecessors, comprises an actively engaged group of students including varsity athletes, musicians, thespians, artists, volunteers and those who demonstrated leadership both in their schools and their communities. We are honored that 24 legacies are continuing the tradition of their family’s history of attendance at Ripon.

Conversations with faculty members and student life staff suggest that the class already has made a profound impact on the campus community with their engagement both inside and outside of the classroom.

The class also broadens the geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic and religious diversity of our campus community. The class has representatives from 16 states, including 165 students from Wisconsin. The out-of-state students comprise 27 percent of the class, with the highest numbers coming from Illinois, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Michigan.

There also are four international students. The male-to-female ratio for this class is 49:51, strikingly better than the national average of 43:57.

We were able to continue the tradition of access and making a nationally recognized, liberal arts education affordable to all qualified candidates regardless of their financial circumstances. Ninetynine percent of our new students

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new, first-time, full-time students new, full-time transfer students joined Ripon College fall 2011 Leigh Mlodzik ’02 Dean of Admission

received some form of financial assistance. Based on selfreported information from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 37 percent of the class are first generation, with neither parent having attended a college or university.

The end of the 2010-2011 year brought significant changes to the staffing in the offices of admission and financial aid. Steve Schuetz, vice president, departed to pursue an opportunity as vice president for enrollment at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. Stacy Chapin, director of transfer and international recruitment, left the admission profession to return to a career in insurance; and Jolene Rueden ’07, admission counselor, began a graduate program in professional counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

It should be noted that over the past five years, the office has been extremely fortunate to have had very little turnover, which is unusual in the admission profession.

I now have taken on the responsibility of dean of admission, initially overseeing both the

office of admission and the office of financial aid. Sally Webster has joined us as a campus visit coordinator/admission counselor, and Eliza Stephenson ’09 has transitioned from the advancement office to admissions. Steve Syverson has been engaged as an executive consultant and brings 35 years of admission and financial aid experience to the office to provide additional strategic input.

Moving into the next recruitment cycle, we are excited about the opportunity to continue to attract highly qualified students to Ripon College who will enhance the overall experience of everyone on campus. We have modified our admission deadlines, instituting two Early Action deadlines, as well as our Regular Decision deadline, a change we believe will allow us to best meet the needs of our prospective students and which has been well-received by prospective students and their families. We look forward to engaging the campus and alumni community in the recruitment process which will be an integral part of success to be had in the years to come. b

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Feedback paves the way to expanded student services New initiatives introduced to Student Life during 2010-11 contributed to a dynamic and rewarding academic year for our students. Staff activities aim to help students achieve a richly personalized education both inside and outside of the classroom. We are all committed to the students’ well-being, whether that be in what they eat, where they sleep, their emotional well-being, their academic success, or the leisuretime pursuits they desire.

Staff interact daily with individual students and groups of students.

It is so refreshing to witness their enthusiasm, curiosity and drive.

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be challenging – from managing one’s health and wellness to choosing how to use free time, learning to interact in a close community with students of various backgrounds and beliefs, exploring the path that follows college, and practicing leadership roles.

In 2010-11, major efforts included: ▪▪ The Office of Career Development

and a small group of students piloted a virtual mentoring program. Connections matter, and this arrangement may prove beneficial for future students.

▪▪ Many students attended a

“Return on Investment Panel,” allowing alumni to share insights of successful professional paths.

▪▪ A financial literacy program was coordinated by Student Support Services, providing tips on everything from responsible use of credit cards to budgeting, student loans and investment strategies.

A terrific piece of news extends into our future. The College has been awarded with an additional five years of federal funding for Student Support Services.

That office also began to see the intended outcomes of its McNair Scholars Program, placing lowincome, first-generation and students from underrepresented populations into graduate schools with expectations for them to acquire doctorates.

The changing volume of student interest and/or quality of student leadership within student organizations resulted in several new student groups being formed and recognized by the Student Senate. They include Rotaract, Campus Crusade for Christ, Ultimate Frisbee, Secular Student Alliance and Heavy Metal Society. Hundreds of students participated in Residence Life’s Big Four programs: Take Over the Union, Couch Potato Playoffs, Extravagameza and Murder Mystery.

Greek life totaled 27 percent of the student body during the fall semester. Fraternity and sorority leaders were pleased with the quality and with the 44 percent of men and 24 percent of women who pledged affiliation during the spring semester. Community

service continues to be a focal point, with significant dollars being raised for various causes and organizations.

Feedback in many forms allows Student Life to continually improve and advance its offerings.

Participation in national surveys allows outside comparisons with similar colleges as well as colleges and universities in general. While producing data for curricular and

for more outreach and preventative education efforts.

A task force on diversity and inclusion prompted housing options for international students over semester break, a fall international student orientation program, a listing of new diversitythemed program possibilities and discussions about the desired profile of the College’s faculty, staff and student body. A new assistant

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Vice President and Dean of Students

other various comparisons, recent results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSEE) and the College Student Survey (CSS) demonstrated real strengths in our Student Life area, particularly as students rated the following: ▪▪ Positive relations with administrative personnel and offices.

▪▪ Lack of racial tension on campus.

▪▪ Help with coping with nonacademic responsibilities.

▪▪ The ability to work effectively with others.

▪▪ The ability to find a staff mentor.

Visits to the Counseling Center have increased, up a record 11 percent in 2010-11 from the previous year. Starting with 201112, a second full-time counselor is helping to ease the flow and allow

director of student activities position was created to give additional attention to diversity issues and more intentional support for Greek life on campus.

Last year, the Board of Trustees requested attention to key benchmarks in all areas of the College. Now, Student Life is quantifying key strategic imperatives and operational metrics. Retention, student satisfaction, student involvement, quality of student interactions and upkeep of areas where students live, eat and play will be monitored.

As always, the profile of new students for 2011-12 will have a huge bearing on desired outcomes for the new academic year. b

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Increased gifts boost Ripon’s financial picture Ripon College ended the fiscal year in a good position financially.

The biggest impact was on the revenue side, with gifts up by $7 million – in both cash and pledges – and the market value of our endowment up by more than $11 million.

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Total cash gifts and cash pledges for fiscal year 2011 were $9,865.437. The endowment value as of June 30, 2011, was $62,372,927. The nice increase on our investments represented a 23-percent return. The market was much better than it had been the last two years, and that helped us quite a bit. We’re in a much better position now than we were even a year ago.

We had a large increase in gifts to the Annual Fund, and many of the contributions were significantly higher than the previous year. We are in the beginning of our capital campaign, and the Advancement office is getting geared up for that. We are certainly showing the results with increased gifts. It puts

our financial picture in a much better place.

Also during fiscal year 201112, our bank affiliation has been changed. We have worked for many years with M&I Bank, which is now BMO-Harris Bank. The College Letter of Credit for our bonds is with BMO-Harris, which has a AAA rating. This results in a lower interest rate on our bonds.

We want to continue working with BMO-Harris, which reflects the good relationship we have had with M&I Bank.

For the 2011-12 fiscal year, we have 26 new employees on campus, many replacing people who have retired. This brings new ideas and reinvigoration to the campus.

The construction work on

campus this year focused on deferred maintenance of the facilities. Often these are projects that people wouldn’t necessarily notice, but they are issues that need to be addressed.

In the John M. Storzer Center, we removed a wall from the weight room to make it bigger and refurbished the entire space. A new desk and equipment were added.

The pool room also was refurbished. Asbestos was removed from the ceiling, and new attractive panels were added.

Lighting output was increased by 30 percent, and the pool itself was repainted. Refurbishment will continue in this area.

Also in the athletics area, an in-ground sprinkler system was installed in the athletic fields. It had been difficult to get water out to them consistently, and this will help us to better maintain the fields and keep them in excellent condition.

Other maintenance work included replacing carpeting in some of the residence halls and classrooms, something that the students see and notice.

We also added top coatings on parking lots.

In the current fiscal year, we are continuing refurbishment of many of our campus facilities, using unrestricted gift money. This includes painting of classrooms and residence halls. We want to keep up with maintenance issues, especially in those areas which are visible to students and guests. New equipment was purchased for the chemistry department.

Moving forward, our wish list for other additions on the campus include new lab space in the sciences area and new gymnasium

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Vice President for Finance

space. We have space issues, with all the demands from athletics and intramural sports. Some intramural sports run as late as 11 p.m. because there is no other time for them to be scheduled.

A big focus this year will be on the presidential search. We will have numerous additional activities as we say good-bye to President David Joyce and hello to our new president. Financially, we’ll be dealing with those.

Finance plays very much a support role for the campus, and a lot of what we do is invisible.

But it’s critical to what we do as an institution. We support everything else that is going on at the College

to make the learning experience on campus the best we can.

Our yearly financial statements are important as we enter into debt with banks. If our finances aren’t in order, they’re not going to loan us money.

Finance is an important piece of what the College does. You have to have the underpinning in place.

If the support part isn’t there, it’s hard to maintain the teaching environment effectively. b Lists of donors by individual years were published in the Fall 2011 Class Letters.

For a list of all donors, visit MyRipon Portal: my.ripon.edu/ics/ Alumni and Friends

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The faculty: accomplished and intellectually vibrant Ripon College offers an excellent academic program that is grounded in the liberal arts and distinctive in its character.

The curriculum, and teaching and learning generally, are, and always have been, a reflection of our mission and of the commitment and quality of our faculty.

Quality of teaching and learning ▪▪ 80 percent of students graduated from Ripon in 2011 with a major in at least one liberal arts discipline.

▪▪ 92 percent of courses enrolled 30 or fewer students.

▪▪ 95 percent of students, in the 2010 College Student Survey (given every two years), indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of instruction.

▪▪ 92 percent said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their contact with faculty.

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▪▪ 94 percent said they were

satisfied or very satisfied with their overall educational experience.

Faculty achievements Our faculty distinguish themselves as educators, scholars and artists on a broad scale. Here is a shortened list of noteworthy accomplishments: ▪▪ Colleen Byron, professor of chemistry, and a collaborator presented a poster with Ripon student co-authors, Samuel B. Sondalle ’11, Heather M. Nennig ’11 and James A. Rindt

’13, at the 17th International Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins.

▪▪ Lamont Colucci, assistant professor of politics and government, received a Fulbright teaching scholarship to the Austrian Diplomatic Academy in Vienna for the spring of 2012.

▪▪ Head Coach Robert Duley was named Midwest Conference Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year.

▪▪ Head Football Coach Ron Ernst was named Wisconsin Private College Coach of the Year.

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MWC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year. He is second in most victories of all time by an MWC coach.

Softball Head Coach Jen Mueller and Assistant Coach Ryan Konitzer were named Regional Coaching Staff of the Year for the Great Lakes Region.

McKenzie Lamb and Andrea Young, both assistant professors of mathematics and computer science, were among 19 faculty from around the country who worked on typology notes in the Park City Mathematics Institute’s Undergraduate Faculty Program.

Eddie R. Lowry Jr., professor of Greek and Latin and Marie Zarwell Uihlein Chair in Classical Studies, mentored the ACM-Mellon Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow in Classics, Vincent Tomasso.

Rebecca Matzke, associate professor of history, wrote the book, “Deterrence through Strength: British Naval Power and Foreign Policy under Pax Britannica,” published by the University of Nebraska Press.

Tim Reed, assistant professor of Spanish, published an annotated edition of Federico García Lorca’s “Bodas de sangre,” with Linguatext Inc. Rafael Salas, assistant professor of art, attended an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center; and writes art reviews for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper.

Brian Smith, professor of religion and Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values, mentored the ACM-

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Gerald Seaman

Vice President and Dean of Faculty

Mellon Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow in Asian Religions, Michael Nichols.

Several faculty were awarded visiting ACM appointments for the fall of 2012: Sarah Kraaz, professor of music, was appointed visiting faculty to the Florence program; Molly Margaretten, assistant professor of anthropology, was appointed faculty director to the Tanzania program; and Brian Bockelman, assistant professor of history, was appointed faculty fellow to the Newberry Library program.

Moving forward As I step into the role of interim president, Russell Blake, professor of history, will become interim vice president and dean of faculty. Even during this transition, our focus

will remain on hiring and retaining faculty and providing them with the resources they need to thrive as artists, scholars, and teachers.

We have tenure-track searches under way in English, physics and psychology; a search for another ACM-Mellon Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow in sociology/ gender studies has begun; and a search to fill the newly endowed Pieper Family Chair in Servant Leadership will begin soon. This latter position is supported by a generous $1 million gift the College received last year. Hiring and faculty development are longterm investments. They invigorate the campus, define who we are today and allow us to build Ripon’s exciting future on the strength of our past. b ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11

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President David C. Joyce’s distinguished legacy

Inauguration parade, Homecoming, Oct. 11, 2003

Campus Apartments, October 2007 Founders’ Day Awards, Jan. 29, 2008, with Peter Kasuboski

Commencement 2006

There have been expansions in the curriculum, investments in technology, new and renovated classrooms, service learning efforts, and new and renovated facilities.

Joyce also was instrumental in adding green space and walkways to the campus.

Taking a spin

Greeting “Spud” Hannaford, Oct. 3, 2009

2003 through 2011

2003-04 Became 12th president of Ripon, effective July 1. Inaugurated Oct. 11. Quad renovation project continues. Enrollment tops 1,000.

Ethical Leadership Institute inaugurated. Revisions begin on Mission Statement and defining our core values.

2004-05 Hughes House becomes Evans Admission Center. Lower

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level of Pickard Commons renovated. Carnegie Library acquired in downtown Ripon, later renovated to house the Office of the President, the Office of the Vice President and Dean of Faculty, and the Office of Community Engagement. Ripon added to premier new listing “Colleges of Distinction.”

2005-06 Tim Russert of NBC’s Meet the Press provides keynote address at Ethical Leadership Conference.

New strategic plan mapped out.

Great Hall renovated. Todd Wehr renovated. Website overhauled.

Newsweek names Ripon one of “The 331 Most Interesting Colleges” in America.

Under the progressive leadership of the Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce, the College has seen consistently balanced budgets, successful Annual Fund campaigns, a $20 million capital improvement initiative, and high marks from every major college ranking.

Dedication of new mountain bike trail, August 2011

Wedding of Elizabeth Reible ’06 and Michael Nielsen ’07, Sept. 12, 2009, in Great Hall

With actor Harrison Ford ’64, August 2008

The comprehensive fund-raising campaign Imagine Tomorrow has almost doubled its first-year goal in the silent phase, securing more than $19 million in gifts and pledges. Alumni giving and loyalty are among the best in Wisconsin, and beyond.

Homecoming 2010

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New gifts and investment earnings have pushed the endowment portfolio to a record high level, and records were set in full-time enrollment.

Joyce and the Ripon cycling team leapt into icy-cold Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh in February 2011 during the Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin.

2003 through 2011

2006-07 New student apartment building constructed. Grammy Award-winning musician Al Jarreau ’62 returns to raise money for fine arts scholarships.

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2007-08 Velorution bike project established. Turf installed at Ingalls Field.

2009-10 Ripon named Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Ripon named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Welcoming “gateway” to campus added at Woodside and Seward streets.

2010-11 Silent phase of Imagine Tomorrow comprehensive fund-raising campaign begins.

Student Support Services receives five-year, $1.26 million grant.

Ripon named among “Top 25 Schools for Do-Gooders”

by Newsweek.

2008-09 Portions of Elm and Seward streets vacated to create more pedestrian-friendly campus.

Professor Robert V. “Spud” and Neola Hannaford Endowed Scholarship Fund established.

$25,000 grant funds mountain bike trail. Record enrollment hit in fall of 2010 with 1,066 students. b

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Board of Trustees 2010-11

William C. Jordan ’69 Dayton-Stockton Professor of History, Princeton University Princeton, N.J. David C. Joyce

Officers Robert J. Kirkland ’81,

chair President, Taylor Asset Management Inc. Chicago, Ill. Ronald R. Peterson ’70,

vice chair Partner/Corporate Restructuring, Jenner & Block Lake Forest, Ill. Mark J. Wright ’75,

treasurer Acadia Windows & Doors Perry Hall, Md. Doreen Conforti Chemerow ’73,

secretary Portland, Ore.

Members of the Board Thomas W. Abendroth ’81

Partner/attorney, Schiff Hardin LLP Evanston, Ill. Victoria L. Bleise ’73

Retired client business manager, AT&T St. Paul, Minn.

James R. Clark ’68 Attorney and partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Mequon, Wis. James P. Connelly

Attorney and senior partner, health care practice, Foley & Lardner LLP River Hills, Wis. Scott L. Dicks ’74

Senior manager, America’s sales and management development, EMC Corp.

Middleton, Wis.

Dennis G. Frahmann ’74

Executive vice president, marketing, Sage Software Los Angeles, Calif.

Jane Runkel Frederick ’74

Consultant - higher education Shorewood, Wis. Stephanie Greene ’72 Retired vice president, retail change management, JPMorganChase & Cos. New York, N.Y.

President, Ripon College Ripon, Wis.

Cheryl K. Rofer ’63 National security blogger, WhirledView Santa Fe, N.M. JoAnn Selleck ’73 Attorney/partner, Cozen O’Connor San Diego, Calif.

Treasurer, The Middlebury Corp.

Arlington Heights, Ill.

Pamela Price Smith ’68 President/owner Mathtyme Educational Services Fox Point, Wis.

William C. Mac Leod ’73

Richard J. Srednicki ’73

Partner, Kelley Drye Collier Shannon Falls Church, Va.

Retired chief executive officer, Chase Card Services, JPMorgan Chase Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Martin M. Lindsay ’87

Clarice Santeralli Gregoire ’77

President, KAMDEN Strategy Group Chicago, Ill. Helen E. Hansen ’66

Associate professor emerita, University of Minnesota School of Nursing St. Paul, Minn.

Retired partner, Foley & Lardner LLP River Forest, Ill.

Special Graduate Trustees Angela J. Twaroski ’09

Best Buy Co. Inc. Wausau, Wis. Paul G. Williams ’10

Executive team leader, Target Corp.

Greendale, Wis.

Honorary Life Trustees Robert V. Abendroth ’51 Donald W. Anderson ’42 Thomas E. Caestecker Patricia P. Francis Robert L. Hanley Robert O. Lambert ’52 Audrey Lyke Alice Burns Mijanovich* ’43 Samuel W. Pickard ’55 John A. Sturm ’58 Charles A. Van Zoeren ’53 K. G. Weiske ’50 Thomas R. Wyman ’50 J. Gibbons Zeratsky R. Douglas Ziegler

Administration/ Faculty David C. Joyce

President David G. Hartman ’64

Retired senior vice president and chief actuary, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies New Providence, N.J. Guy R. Henshaw ’68 Managing director/ partner, Henshaw & Vierra Danville, Calif.

Marcus D. Hoffman ’70

Wayne P. Webster

Vice President for Advancement Mary M. deRegnier

Vice President for Finance Christophor M. Ogle ’80 Philip K. Mc Cullough ’69

Katherine Stewart

Physician, Philip K. McCullough, M.D., S.C. Woodstock, Ill.

CUNA Mutual Group Madison, Wis.

Director of business applications, Ametek Philadelphia, Pa.

Gary R. Page ’84

David A. Janssen ’81

Michael R. Reese ’65

Plastic surgeon, Fox Valley Plastic Surgery, S.C. Oshkosh, Wis.

President, SDA Inc Atlanta, Ga.

Gerald E. Seaman Matthew J. Umhoefer

’95 Senior project manager, Hewitt Associates Hawthorn Woods, Ill. Dena G. Willmore ’67

Appleton, Wis.

Vice President and Dean of Students

Retired partner/senior vice president, Wellington Management Co. Buckland, Mass.

Robert J. Zimmerman ’70

Vice President and Dean of Faculty Steven M. Schuetz

Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid * Died June 23, 2011

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Fiscal Year 2010-11 Revenue Other Income

Total:

3.3%

$43,486,712

$1,445,738

Student Tuition and Fees

30%

Investments

27.8%

$13,048,994

$12,096,843

Auxiliary Enterprises

16.2%

Contributions

22.7

%

$7,029,700

$9,865,437

Fiscal Year 2010-11 Expenses

Total: $27,540,003

Academic Support

Public Services

$935,953

$589,853

3.4%

2.1%

Student Services

12.9% $3,555,294

Instruction

42.1%

Auxiliary Enterprises

20.7%

$11,578,460

$5,708,576

Institutional Support

18.8% $5,171,867

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Endowment Market Value Totals

70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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2010- 11 PA R T N E R S I N THE LEGACY

1909

1926

Helen Hughes*

Helen Klitzke Berndt* Elmer M. Burns* Dorothy Griffith Crist* Harley S. Jones* Jane Shaw Jones* Carolyn Parsons Kay* Marian Millard Sullivan*

1911 Ruth F. Gower* Cora M. Manaton*

1916 Jean Talbot*

1927 1918

Lola Schultz Castner*

Ruth Pilger Andrews* Arthur W. Jorgensen* Arthur D. Lohr* Margaret Lambert Neumann*

1920

1928

Margaret Griffiths Maitland* Meta Schmudlach Williams*

Alice Carter Brown* Chauncey C. Hale* Nila Schwartz Henry* Norman J. McCurdie* Grace Westenborg Oliver*

Harrison E. Farnsworth*

1919

1921 Frances L. Christison*

1923 Mildred Hotchkiss Banville* Guthrie B. Boon*

1925 Pearl Pierce Dopp* Harold A. Engel* Chester K. Rosenbaum*

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1932 James H. Barbour* Gordon M. Bly* Kenneth B. Falconer* Robert J. Farris* Carleton W. Schwiesow* Helen I. Wahoski* Margaret E. Wernecke* Hazel Sherwood Williams* Lester H. Williams*

1933 Henry L. Brooks* Helen Wells Cooke* Ralph W. Cooke* Densmore R. Dickinson* Paul A. Freye* Justin H. Hazen* Russell Jackson* Milo W. Lindow* Ethel Hamburg Weaver*

1929 Katharine Reuther Campbell* Fred V. Hein* Nina M. McCandless* Cora Gunderson Podell* W. Oscar Wilkinson*

1924 Klara E. Dahlke* Cora Trautman Foulkes* Georgia Campbell Gebhardt* Eunice S. Lovejoy* Sylvia Rhyner McCumber* Elizabeth Lyon Peters* Bradford A. Williams*

Partners in the Legacy was established in 1995 to recognize alumni and friends whose concern for the long-term future of Ripon College is manifested through making estate plans which include the College.

Partners in the Legacy move the College toward greater fiscal stability through endowments and other gifts their estate plans provide. These individuals have made their commitment to enhancing Ripon’s outstanding liberal arts educational experience for future generations of Ripon College students.

The more than 500 individuals listed here have remembered the College in the form of a bequest or a planned gift and have a special place in the College’s history.

They also have supported ongoing programs and, in many cases, have endowed the College in specific areas, creating a personal legacy and a permanent record of their affection for Ripon. We are grateful for the far-sighted planning by such dedicated alumni and friends.

1930 Marjorie Nielsen Gehner* Reinhold F. Gehner* Ellen Lowe Gormley* Neil F. Hein* Loren Oliver* Thelma Collins Rule* Verona Peters Van Ess* Lewis A. Walter* Dorothy Chesak Wiley*

1931 Lawrence A. Buckland* C. B. Wegner* Grant A. Wheeler*

1937

1943

R. E. McDonald* John B. Murray* Nellie Weiss Murray* Esther Jean Humphreys Page*

Frances Sischo Altheimer* Anonymous Albert S. Brodeur* James D. Cowan* Leonard G. Dahm Jr. Mary Ann Livingston Jenneke* Alice Burns Mijanovich* Doris Damon Miller* Daniel F. Muehlstein* A. N. Renner* Ervin A. Zippel*

1938 Berdyne Butcher Eddy* R. Harry Evans* Lester H. Page* Elfriede Stobbe Ryhlick* Gilbert E. Strickler* Beth Hoveland Younggren*

1939 Thomas Alderson* Anonymous George H. Bechtel Claire Klein* Jean Thiele Stevens*

1940 1934 Rose E. Butler* Victoria E. Hargrave*

William T. Gilkey* Herbert M. Haseltine* Mabel Schwiesow Lent* Verna Mace Zander

1935 Charlotte Williams Freye* Dorothea Himmler* Margaret Treleven Novitske* Daniel D. O’Connell* Harry C. Washkoske*

1936 Roberta Stuart Boismenue* George S. Hoban* Margaret Chittenden Ruhoff * Frank W. Ryhlick* Raymond C. Westphal*

1944 Lottie Kucher Bierman* Robert V. Cadieu Frank G. Hess* Barbara Elert Kate*

1945 Marilyn Dixon Anderson* Anonymous Barbara Doehling Doran* Dean A. Emanuel Miriam Beilke Huth Dean S. Johnston Phyllis Lindsley Purnell* DeVere L. Vandervort

1941 Ann E. Ewing* Howard J. Gould* Dorothy Bertschinger Hoslett Richard J. Parvis* John D. Roberts* John W. Roberts*

1946

1942

1948

Donald W. Anderson Anonymous Mary Jane Gordon* Charles E. Hoffman* Harry W. Knop Jr.* Robert S. Wilson* Helen Fossland Zippel

Samuel W. Dougan John R. Hoffmann* Jean Hammond Otto

Dorothy M. Evans

1947 William C. Holter* Jack T. Sneesby James C. Vebeck*

1949

1955

1962

Anonymous George J. Becker* Jerome R. Blackstone Edward F. Deren* James C. Pickard Phyllis Havens Van De Mark John C. Weiner Norma Palmer Weiner

Thomas A. Domencich Roxi-ann Parker Donovan Kent O. Olin Samuel W. Pickard Robert W. Tagge

John C. Diedrich Henry A. Holzkamper Judy Hughes Phillips Barbara Holt Wilson*

1956

1963

James P. Brost R. Keith Guise A. Dickson Hause* Patricia Underkofler Kegel* John A. Stoler

Stephen K. Astmann Paul R. Berens Patricia L. Hayes* John Kirchgeorg Cheryl K. Rofer Mary L. Sfasciotti Frank L. Smoll Margaret Bisson Wheatley

1950 Leonard T. Keith* James E. Maley* James M. Reed Diane Fairbrother Syme Michael Tinkham* Beth Millhouse Weisberger* K. G. Weiske Thomas R. Wyman Earl R. Zamzow*

1951 Robert V. Abendroth Thomas C. Babcock* Richard J. Bailar Carlton L. Blochwitz Joanne Klawiter Cochrane Ann Irwin Hines Lois Hoeft Perrine

1952 Rosemary Klement Best* Evelyn Bernahl Black Mary Jane Bumby James F. Cochrane Jack Dekker* Robert G. Lambert Barbara Young Males Richard T. Martin* A. Paul Nancarrow

1953 Blanche Bartizal Babcock Thomas E. Bastis* E. Wayne Black* Gloria Philippi Churchill* Faye Backus Herbst H. W. Herbst* Andy M. Palm Charles A. Van Zoeren Joan Hurley Van Zoeren Arthur Wong Bernice Gardner Zamzow*

1954 Verne B. Churchill Jr. James T. Cunningham Joyce L. Kiefer Rene H. Males

1957 Bruce P. Anderson Ray G. Besing Robert J. Fluhr Catherine Adamski Gant Samuel D. Holmes* Mary Anne Ryan Johnson* Judith Pallett Kaestner Paul L. Kegel Herrick S. Lauson* Barbara Zimay Riel* Lowell A. Weber

1958 Richard C. Barber John K. Clark Carol Diedrich Cooley Thomas E. Cooley J. Peter Jensen Steven J. Johnson Robert G. Laabs* William H. Popko John A. Sturm Jon P. Wilcox

1964 George C. Elliott III* Judy A. Fortmeier* William R. Haljun David G. Hartman David P. Schenck Donald L. Schober David C. Van Singel

1965 Anonymous Jeff C. Bumby James R. Christopher Craig T. Ferris

Barbara Berger Lascody Diane Vaughan Longcore Bruce M. McDonald* William A. Neill James E. Reed John C. Ryberg Dena G. Willmore

1968 Linda Jensen Bohnen Mary LeFevre Chavez James R. Clark R. Gregory Dunn Jr. Guy R. Henshaw Susan Siegel Henshaw Donna E. Kantner David M. Minor Judith Wilkinson Neill Jason Parker Pamela Price Smith Vicky Porth Tobias

Victoria L. Bleise Edward W. Bumby Doreen Conforti Chemerow John P. Frederick Owen P. Gleason* William C. MacLeod Michael R. Mizen Jr. David P. Titus

1974 Anonymous Douglas M. Cassell Linda Mohr Dicks Scott L. Dicks Thomas A. Fiedler Dennis G. Frahmann Jane Runkel Frederick Herbert P. Holcli* Mary Breese Ray David B. Wheeler Margaret E. Zellmer

1969 Anonymous Andrew E. Cook II Philip K. McCullough Cynthia Sanborn Nyquist Scott A. Nyquist Peter G. Porikos* Nicholas P. Retson John H. Wolfe

1975 James M. Curtis Ann W. Devenish-Cassell Margaret Seelbach Mizen Susan Schreyer Stander Marcia Wilson Wahoske Mark J. Wright

1976 Jeffrey P. Clark Richard A. Deck Gail L. Dobish Kelly G. O’Brien Sandy L. Ogden Hugh W. Whipple Margaret E. Wiff

1959

1977

Ann Di John Anderson* Plato D. Kinias Michael A. Messenger*

Anonymous Howard C. Draft Jack M. Heck Larry Malchow Richard Morrill* Kim Hinds O’Brien Birgit Abromaitis Retson Marsha J. Toll

1960 Georgene Klaner Koblenz Raymond H. Laub Barbara A. Lueck* Lynne Scherbarth Penicnak* Marilynn Deplewski Tykal Michael O. Willson

Thomas A. Fischer Larry C. Lascody Michael R. Reese

1961

Peter R. Bird P. Devers Weaver II* Gary G. Yerkey

Anonymous Robert C. Burress Werner W. Knuth Edwin A. Pfeiffer* Robert W. Tykal

1966

1967 William J. Bohnen* Kathryn Santimays Dunn Pamela Hendricks Gazaway

1970 Marcus D. Hoffman Sally Hand Mauson Robert W. Roth

1978 Anonymous Robert R. Meyer Gregg E. Petersen

1972 Thomas I. Altholz Anonymous Joan M. Finsilver Susan Frederick-Clarkson

1973

1979 Anonymous Mary C. Gavin Donald L. Mac Gregor Carla Drecktrah Nielsen Perry H. Robinson

Suellen Reigle Altholz *Indicates deceased members ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11

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1980

1993

Parents and Friends

Katherine Pine Avery Margaret Gero DaValt Kathy E. Goodbout Mark A. Greene James D. Greenebaum David J. Remondini Susan Angell Schmidt Lynn Frisvold Williams

Thomas C. Clapp

1981

2000

Thomas A. Abendroth Debora Border Arnold Mark B. Jacobs David A. Janssen Robert J. Kirkland Andrew W. Schmidt Kent E. Timm Seth F. Williams

Andre Miksha

Ann Abshier Anonymous Francis* and Georgia* Ariens Lois L. Arnegard* Barbara J. Arnold* Jeffrey D. Arnold Jane Shea Barclay Ruth-Alison Birch Bastis* James* and Jane* Bayer Horace M. Benstead* Donald L. and Anne A. Bentley Todd I. and Betty J. Berens Carol K. Blochwitz Carol E. Bly* Eloise F. Breitengross* Donna M. Bukowski Norma Cadieu Edward* and Mary Carbon Virginia L. Cassidy* James F.* and Gloria J. Clark Bill E. Clarkson Philip B. Clarkson Lyn Corder Leone Damon* Doris Dekker Florence H. Dick* Nephele Wing Domencich Louis I.* and Helga C.* Drecktrah Russell* and Dorothy* Duket John Ebenreiter* Leo H. Eberhardt* Lorrie Emanuel J. Thomas* and Patricia Emerson Helen D. Engel* Nancy B. Ferris

1982

1994 Jesse M. Estevez Sara E. Kleckner

1998 Joshua M. Satzer

2001 Dante A. C. Houston

2003 Bryan W. Gerretsen Paul B. Ranslow Stephanie W. Ranslow Daniel T. Trost David K. Williams Karen M. Berg Williams

Dorian A. Des Lauriers Kevin R. Hall Linda A. Hall Kristin Kohles Janssen 2004 Christopher L. Shepard Amy Gabriel Gerretsen Paul J. Weeks Nicholas A. Spaeth Martha Spittell Ziegelbauer

2005 1984

Paul M. Neuberger

Eric L. Lusty Gary R. Page

2006 Andrew P. Kitslaar

1985 Julia Lynch Kummer Elaine Adkins Wilcox Jay P. Wilcox

2007

1986

2009

Anonymous Robyn Hardt Schultz

Dustin R. Zuelke

1987 Anonymous

1989 Anonymous Sarah Hemstock Robinson Patrick K. Schmidt

1991 Laura M. Kreofsky

1992 Bret T. Reese Stephen D. Woolley

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Amanda R. Liethen Tylor S. Loest

Deborah M. Fiedler Mary Chappel Fischer* Theodore H. Fortmeier* Patricia Parker Francis Yvonne A. Gardiol* William S. Gazaway Robert K.* and Patricia* Gerling Edna Jordan Gilkey Marjorie Gould Vergene A. Graham* Nancy E. Hale Viola Hale* Robert and Heidi Hanley David L.* and Elizabeth W.* Harris Kitty Hartman JoAnn Ellen Haseltine Louise R. Hayes* Louise Hielsberg Hazen* Vera Baum Hein* Carol Sears Hess* Yvonne Gatzke Holmes Karen N. Hoyem Cornelia Loomis Hull* Roy W. Johnson* David C. and Lynne C. Joyce Erwin J. Kaiser* Curt* and Cora* Kanow Peter P. and Laurie Kasuboski Jean S. Keith Burton C. Kilbourne* Jason Kleckner Hugo John Kummer Wayne Larson Coye Allen Lindow* Nancy W. Livingston* A. Douglas* and Audrey Reichert Lyke Doris B. Mackay* Edna Joyner Martin*

Arline* and Philip K.* McCullough Sr. Gertrude McDonald* Elizabeth Yates McGreal* Adela P. Melchert* Don and Ruth Miksha George H. Miller* Deborah A. Nancarrow Francis Neilson* Vince and Ellie Palmer Kathleen S. Parvis* Clementine L. Peterson* Mitzi S. Pickard Susan R. Pierson* Harvey F. Podell* Paula Reed* Hanna Roberts* Helen A. Roberts Jody Dalton Roy Everett J. Rule* Ralph H. Ruppert* A. J. Ryberg Mary Jane Schenck Alex O. Schmidt* Lester O. Schwartz* Frank C. Shattuck* Melvin F.* and Hazel Haase* Siewert Robert L. Smith Harold Spelman William R. Stott Jr. Georgia Lurene Strickler* Lucille Swoboda* James F. and Linda Tator Don F. Thomann* Bess A. Thomas* William E. Tyree Kenneth H. Vanderford* Jean A. van Hengel* Bill and Paula Van Wie Maria A. Vittone Annie Washkoske* Carol A. Weber Theresa Weeks Elizabeth J. Wegner* Lois Weiske Arloine A. Wernecke* Barbara M. Wheeler* Jane Ann Wilcox Evelyn L. Wilkinson* Claricy W. Williams* Virginia Harris Williams* E. C. Winkenwerder* Rachel A. Woods* William J. and Jean G. Woolley John W. Wright* Newell A. Younggren* Gary J. Ziegelbauer R. Douglas Ziegler

During fiscal year 2010-11, Ripon College established the 1851 Club to recognize alumni, parents and friends whose leadership financial support helps secure Ripon’s proud heritage and tradition of academic excellence, now and well into the future.

Membership in the 1851 Club is offered to those who support the College at or above the $1,000 level in a given year or whose lifetime support is $50,000 or more.

Membership in the 1851 Club also is offered to young alumni who have supported the College at a level equivalent to $100 for each year post-graduation. For instance, for someone who graduated five years ago, a gift of $500 or more will qualify the alumnus for membership in the 1851 Club, and a gift of $600 or more would be needed to renew the membership next year.

1851 Club Members

Founders’ Society Robert V. ’51 and Roberta Abendroth Thomas W. Abendroth ’81 and Terri Mascherin Anonymous David I. and Doreen Conforti Chemerow ’73

James R. ’68 and Martha Clark Patricia M. Emerson Mark J.’83 and Janice Heinz Franzen ’83 Roxanne Sortino Gleason

David G. ’64 and Kitty Hartman John H. and Linda Masson Kastendiek Jr. ’66 Robert J. Kirkland ’81 Audrey Lyke A. Michael and Dorothy Mihaly

Ronald R. ’70 and Loretta Peterson Samuel W. Pickard ’55 Michael R. ’65 and Kaye Reese Robert L. and Pamela Price Smith ’68

Richard J. ’73 and Ginny Srednicki Charles A. ’53 and Joan Hurley Van Zoeren ’53 Dena G. Willmore ’67 and Martha J. Thurber

Robert G. ’52 and Margaret Lambert

Martin M.’87 and Heidi Walker Lindsay ’87

William C. ’73 and Karen MacLeod

Helen Fossland Zippel ’42

Steven P. ’72 and Ruth Cape Kent ’73 Nedra Linville Martz Philip K. ’69 and Patricia McCullough Stephen T.H. ’75 and Kelly Lo Ng

Gary R. ’84 and Mary Page Joann Selleck ’73 Robert W. Steffes ’52 Frederick M. ’74 and Betty Lange Strader ’77 John A. ’58 and Peggy Sturm Clare Villari

Mark J. Wright ’75 Thomas R. ’50 and Shirley Wyman R. Douglas Ziegler Robert J. Zimmerman ’70

Helen E. Hansen ’66 William A. ’83 and Kelly Sallee Jahn ’86 David C. and Lynne C. Joyce Robert G. Keeley ’48 Gail Carmichael Kimen William J. and Deborah Koch Gary L.’72 and Jean Kirkpatrick Lederer ’73

Dee Moore Mahuna ’62 William E. Moore ’66 Robert E. Nied Jr. ’66 Douglas A. and Lynn Northrop James C. ’49 and Gretchen Pickard Patricia Hooper Poate ’43 Robert L. Reilly ’65 Peter G. Roehl ’68 Cheryl K. Rofer ’63

Donald L. Schober ’64 Donna Veto Schulz ’68 Barbara J. Schutz Robert A. Schutz Christopher L. Shepard ’82 Katherine Stewart William D. ’62 and Linda Tichy

Richard A. Christensen ’58 David I. Cisar ’77 Daniel P. ’87 and Jean Kellogg Clark ’85 Joel W. Cler and Marjorie A. Kenyon-Cler Gary M. Cockrell ’61 Andrew T. ’79 and Lori Knaak Dickson ’80

John C. Diedrich ’62 Samuel W. Dougan ’48 Royce A. Dunbar ’79 Thomas J. Ebert ’75 David A. ’77 and Kay Eggert Joseph M. ’87 and Tracy Endrizzi Jr. Peter H. Engelking ’67

Joanna Malenfant Fischer ’92 Peggy Fossett Susan A. FrederickClarkson ’72 Keith C. Grant ’84 John S. Hinds ’96 Dorothy Bertschinger Hoslett ’41

Presidents’ Society Dennis G. Frahmann ’74 and Robert S. Tieman Marcus D. Hoffman ’70

Jeremiah W. Walcott Society Donald W. Anderson ’42 Jeffrey O. Anhaltzer ’83 H. Dayle Balliett ’39 Victoria L. Bleise ’73 Terry L. ’63 and Sharolyn Burkoth Robert G. Cruickshank ’55 Lynne DeBeck Cummins ’76

Guy R. ’68 and Susan Siegel Henshaw ’68 Richard B. Irland ’49 David A. ’81 and Kristin Kohles Janssen ’82 William C. ’69 and Christine Hershey Jordan ’70

Clarissa Tucker Tracy Society Anonymous Anonymous Dale E. Bikowski ’83 Jeff C. Bumby ’65 James R. Christopher ’65 James F. ’52 and Joanne Klawiter Cochrane ’51 Andrew E. ’69 and Karen Cook II

Joseph M. ’86 and Catherine McGinley Cullen ’89 Scott L. ’74 and Linda Mohr Dicks ’74 Brian P. Downey ’77 David A. Fellingham ’60 John P. ’73 and Jane Runkel Frederick ’74 Stephanie Greene ’72 William K. Grieb ’70

Orrin H. Ingram Society Michael J. Allan ’82 Bruce P. Anderson ’57 Mary E. Avery Thomas A. Avery Blanche Bartizal Babcock ’53 Jeff W. Bantle ’80 Ramzi B. ’86 and Margaret Lotacha Baydoun ’87

Michael J. ’69 and Susan Garrett Boyd ’69 John J. and Anchalee Bruce Douglas Cassell ’74 and Ann DevenishCassell ’75 C. R. and Barbara Charlson Jr.

Lifetime members who made a gift during the 2011 fiscal year are listed in italics.

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Richard A. Johnson ’55 Jean S. Keith Alan L. Klapmeier ’80 and Sara Dougherty Henry W. ’70 and Susan Thomson Knueppel ’70 Georgene Klaner Koblenz ’60 Joseph M. and Deborah Koenig James B. ’64 and Patricia Ostrom Kohnen ’64 A. Richard Konrad ’64

Mark J. Kortebein ’83 H. John and Julia Lynch Kummer ’85 Charles L. ’00 and Kersten Holm Larson III ’00 Martin A. Latsons ’61 William W. Leiner Jr. ’74 and Mary Munro ’74 Timothy B. Mahoney ’63 Daniel T. McNaughton ’86 Susan S. Meier ’79 Jack Meyer ’73 Connie Herbon Moser ’84

William A. ’67 and Judith Wilkinson Neill ’68 Janet E. Nelson ’82 Justin W. Niebank ’78 Scott A.’69 and Cynthia Sanborn Nyquist ’69 Ellen Robishaw Otis ’65 Andy M. Palm ’53 Elizabeth Pecha-Poelker ’78 Gregg E. Petersen ’78 and Shirley E. Reddoch Kathryn J. Philipp ’47

Bret T. ’92 and Jennifer Hanson Reese ’94 Elliot M. Samuels ’66 Daniel W. ’76 and Joanne Long Sherman ’76 Christopher M. ’67 and Colleen Durkin ’67 William C. Stege ’62 Robert W. Tagge ’55 William P. Tong ’70 Robert W. ’61 and Marilynn Deplewski Tykal ’60

Timothy J. Wepner ’76 and Anne B. Abernethy Bruce L. Wickert ’75 Dirk A. ’81 and Karen Johnson Wilken ’84 John H. Wolfe ’69 Stephen D. Woolley ’92 and Maria A. Vittone Peter D. ’71 and Joan Reinke Ziegler ’70 Richard W. Zuehl ’70

Wilfrid of Ripon Society Dale E. Abrams ’71 Michael R. Aldrich ’81 Frederick W. Allen ’45 Thomas I.’72 and Suellen Reigle Altholz ’73 Barbara Bagemihl Anderson ’54 Neil O. ’57 and Judith Rackow Anderson ’57 Anonymous Anonymous John F. ’88 and Alice Gallagher Archabal ’89 Robert C. ’71 and Peggy Johnson Arfman ’72 Paul A. Atkins ’69 Ronald J. ’53 and Mary Alice Miller Balej ’55 Robert J. Bechard ’84 James W. Beisner ’71 Donald L. and Anne Bentley Karl A. ’65 and Diane L. Beres ’65 Ray G. Besing ’57 Jean E. Black ’77 Linda Jensen Bohnen ’68 Phillip J. Bolda ’75 Nathan F. Brand ’59 Mary A. Brandt Robert G. Brennan ’73 William J. ’93 and Jennifer Doyle Brinkman ’90 Joseph A. and Marlene Bruno Donna M. Bukowski Mary Jane Bumby ’52 John T. Burr ’61 Julie B. Carlson ’76 Kenneth R. ’85 and Daedre Carlson Patricia Carroll Carson ’60 Ronald M. Case ’62

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Oliver Chan ’73 David D. Chase ’58 Verne B. Churchill Jr. ’54 Gloria Clark John K. Clark ’58 John H. ’83 and Barbara Williams Clay ’83 Nancy Gerathy Cole ’69 James P. and Christine Connelly Marvin L. Conney ’50 Thomas E. ’58 and Carol Diedrich Cooley ’58 Linda J. Corder Robert E. Corkery Jr. ’90 William B. ’68 and Barbara Paine Cramer ’68 James E. Czarnik ’89 Gregory M. and Mary deRegnier Donald H. Dew ’73 Joseph W. and Carol Rummel Dingman ’64 Jayne Blumenshine Dittberner ’45 Gail L. Dobish ’76 Christopher S. Doherty ’74 Mary Ellen Weis Doll ’75 Jon R. and Suellen Domencich Pamela Roe Durham ’82 John A. Erich ’69 Charles E. Estberg ’75 Michael W. Farrell ’72 Craig T. Ferris ’65 William F. Fiedler ’82 Michael J. ’87 and Elizabeth Cummings Flaherty ’86 F. Scott and Eloise Frey Harold and Catherine Hall Gant ’57 Jonathan C. Gausewitz ’06

Mary C. Gavin ’79 David H. Gebhardt Jr. ’66 Gregory D. Gerboth ’81 Christopher S. Giampapa ’82 Robert G. and Penny Gillespie Mark A. Greene ’80 Arthur G. Hall Jr. ’51 Thomas J. Hamilton ’65 Robert L. and Heidi Hanley Howard R. Hansen ’69 Richard A. Hansen Jr. ’67 Emily A. Hanson ’03 James A. Harper ’87 Marion Murner Harten ’59

Elizabeth Helgeson Hauser ’82 Mary Stake Hawker ’65 Daniel R. ’98 and Kristin Jablecki Hawksworth ’97 Lisa M. Heimler ’80 Jill A. HempenAnthony ’97 Daniel A. Henken ’02 and Andrea L. Johnson ’01 Robert A. Hingston ’71 Larry B. Hollmaier ’75 Boyd W. ’52 and Dayle Dunham Holmes ’52 Dante A. ’01 and Jennifer Houston

John C. Hyde ’65 Jeremy E. Hyllberg ’04 Virginia Newton Jacobi ’77 Thomas G. Jayne ’73 Peter R. Jochimsen ’61 Kathleen Burrall Justic ’92 Judith Pallett Kaestner ’57 Robb B. ’94 and Jennifer Kitslaar Kahl ’95 Peter L. ’59 and Joyce Prout Kasson ’61 Paul L. Kegel ’57 Barbara Spalding Keller ’60 Karen Kimen Andrew P. Kitslaar ’06 Christopher S. Klimp ’04 Kermit N. ’56 and Joyce Brownworth Klingbail ’57 Werner W. Knuth ’61 Constantine and D. Janice Hume Konstans ’58 Howard R. Kratz ’38 Geraldine Schmidt Krumwiede ’53 Richard D. ’67 and Lea Ann Kuehl Dawn Benning LaBarbera ’82 Deborah Jensen Lahteine ’93 Charles L. ’65 and Karen Larson Mark A. ’70 and Linda Wohlschlaeger Larson ’70 Rebecca S. Larson ’97 Susan J. Larson ’69 James F. Laufenburg ’79 Robert A.’67 and Suzanne Baldwin Lennox Jr. ’67 Ned Lufrano ’54

Eric L. ’84 and Louise Lusty H. Andersen and Jeanne Lyke Timothy D. and Mary Lyke Brian J. Macak ’06 Joan Howard Maclachlan ’64 Mary Jo MacSwain ’77 Larry P. Malchow ’77 Rene H. ’54 and Barbara Young Males ’52 Lorelei Carson Marshall ’81 Susan Keller Matthes ’63 Michael J. McKay ’87 Michael L. McLaughlin ’84 Roger C. ’48 and Jane Fleming McLean ’48 David K. Miller ’60 Larry H. and Betsey Miller Andrea C. Morris ’77 Debora A. Morrissey ’82 Philip R. Nack ’63 Mary Judith Neill Edward F. Norbery Jr. Donald A. Nunemaker ’69 Kelly G. ’76 and Kim Hinds O’Brien ’77 Christophor M. ’80 and Sharon Rejman Ogle ’84 James J. Okray ’83 Kent O. Olin ’55 Scott T. Oliver ’69 Thomas J. Oyster ’62 Walter G. Page ’82 Susan E. Palmer ’79 Dean A. and Vicki Lynn Pape ’00 Leon P. Pascucci ’75 Jane A. Person ’65 Judy Hughes Phillips ’62 James R. Pierce ’76 Michael R. Pierson ’88

Walter W. Polley ’72 Jeffrey M. Pomerantz ’71 Elizabeth Langer Quackenboss ’57 Christopher J. ’80 and Jayne Rufener Rauch Robert F. Rice ’66 Gregory T. Rieder ’82 Eric F. Rieders ’79 Barbara Volk Rivera ’70 Judith C. Roberts ’75 George S. Robinson ’48 John R. and Celia Roesch Sr. Gerald J. ’55 and Arlene Rosen Robb W. Rowe ’61 Jonathan Roy and Jody Dalton Roy Richard K. Russo Sr. ’76 Shirley B. Sather Robert J. and Joan Schaupp Robert D. ’56 and Charmaine Weyer Schieler ’56 Andrew W. ’81 and Susan Angell Schmidt ’80 Merle W. ’53 and Helen Matteson Schotanus ’54 Leland R. ’60 and Kathleen Ewers Schroeder ’61 Kathryn R. Schultz ’89 Everett L. Schwalbe Jr. ’55 Gerald E. Seaman and Patricia Vilches Jerome H. Semrad ’61 Dean R. Sharpe ’71 Kokki Shindo ’53 David E. Shogren ’84 Robert C. Siegel Mary Beth Redman Smith ’81 Albert Somit Frank J. Sotosek ’58

Peter R. ’80 Charlotte Pohanka Sparrow ’80 Corinne Mueller Spaulding ’50 Richard A. Staehler ’90 Susan Schreyer Stander ’75 Charles P. Stathas ’55 Gordon H. ’67 and Jacquelyn Stuit Steinbach ’69 Bruce A. Tammi ’72 Donald A. ’73 and Linda Dickinson Tase Jr. ’71 Noel B. Taylor ’57 Norbert W. ’59 and Sandra Thieme John H. Thorngate ’57 John R. Thorson ’52 Richard D. Threlkeld ’59 and Betsy Aaron Kent E. Timm ’81 Joseph M. ’81 and Anne Ullman Tolan ’83 Thaddeus A. Uczen III ’91 Matthew J. Umhoefer ’95 Doris Caballero Van Aken ’45 Roger D. Venden ’59 Michael K. Vernier ’71 Rudolf A. von Watzdorf ’65 Alice C. Walter ’71 James E. ’58 and Karlyn Webster Robert N. ’73 and Kathy Webster Wayne P. and Sally Webster Wilda G. Webster James J. Weishan ’77 K. G. ’50 and Lois Weiske Donat G. Wentzel

Hugh W. Whipple ’76 and Margaret E. Wiff ’76 Bruce R. White ’62 Darlene Etchingham White ’62 Chris R. ’90 and Mary Jo Lindgren Wiedey ’89 Timothy R. Wiedmeyer ’89 Seth F. ’81 and Lynn Frisvold Williams ’80 George H. and Michele Baran Wittler ’76 V. Gerald Woeste ’59 Lisa M. Wollan ’78

Arthur Wong ’53 Everett R. ’61 and Nancy Lee Wood William J. and Jean Woolley David W. ’65 and Virginia Krikorian Worden ’66 Gary G. Yerkey ’66 Verna Mace Zander ’40 Margaret E. Zellmer ’74 Richard N. Zimman and Valerie Cox George J. ’87 and Doretha Zornada

William S. Brockway Society Elvy Leake Draft ’79 Bryan W. ’03 and Amy Gabriel Gerretsen ’04

Joseph A. and Clarice Santeralli Gregoire ’77

Benjamin R. Konecny ’07 Steven A. Miller ’07 Robert G. and Joan Murray

David K. ’03 and Karen M. Berg Williams ’03

Patricia A. Mazur ’08 Gordon C. Minch ’50

Christopher R. Rydz ’07

Paul G. Williams ’10

Wayne Larson

William R. Schultz ’11

Mary Lou Spink Spindt ’40

Heritage Society Drew B. C. Davis ’07 Tylor S. Loest ’07

Robert E. Witt ’55

Donors Sarah M. Gustafson ’10

Lifetime members who made a gift during the 2011 fiscal year are listed in italics.

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1851 Club Lifetime Members Lifetime 1851 Club Members have given a total of at least $50,000 to Ripon College.

Robert V. ’51 and Roberta Abendroth Thomas W. Abendroth ’81 and Terri Mascherin Dale E. Abrams ’71 Thomas I. Altholz ’72 and Suellen Reigle Altholz ’73 Bruce P. Anderson ’57 Donald W. Anderson ’42 Blanche Bartizal Babcock ’53 H. Dayle Balliett ’39 Eileen Bauman Victoria L. Bleise ’73 Linda Jensen Bohnen ’68 Oscar C. and Patricia Boldt Thomas J. and Renee Boldt Alex and Svetlana Boulatov Terry L. ’63 and Sharolyn Burkoth Thomas E. Caestecker David I. and Doreen Conforti Chemerow ’73 James R. ’68 and Martha Clark James F. ’52 and Joanne Klawiter Cochrane ’51

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Dr. R. Marshall and Arlene Colburn Jr. James P. and Christine Connelly Andrew E.’69 and Karen Cook T. Ashley ’82 and Linda Cooper Terrence M. ’81 and Brenda Jones Cramer ’82 Robert G. Cruickshank ’55 Lynne DeBeck Cummins ’76 Leonard G. Dahm Jr. ’43 Scott L. ’74 and Linda Mohr Dicks ’74 John C. Diedrich ’62 Jayne Blumenshine Dittberner ’45 Thomas A. ’55 and Nephele Domencich Elvy Leake Draft ’79 Howard C. Draft ’77 Patricia M. Emerson Joan M. Finsilver ’72 Dennis G. Frahmann ’74 and Robert S. Tieman Robert E. and Patricia Francis Mark J. ’83 and Janice Heinz Franzen ’83

John P. ’73 and Jane Runkel Frederick ’74 Alexander L. Freed and Innessa Drabkin Roxanne Sortino Gleason Stephanie Greene ’72 Joseph A. and Clarice Santeralli Gregoire ’77 David G. ’64 and Kitty Hartman Thomas R. and Suzanne Hefty William F. and Eva Lee Hejna Guy R. ’68 and Susan Siegel Henshaw ’68 Marcus D. Hoffman ’70 Jeffrey D. ’78 and JoAnn Johnson William C. ’69 and Christine Hershey Jordan ’70 John H. and Linda Masson Kastendiek Jr. ’66 Paul L. Kegel ’57 Steven P. ’72 and Ruth Cape Kent ’73 Gail Carmichael Kimen Robert J. Kirkland ’81 William J. and Deborah Koch

James B. ’64 and Patricia Ostrom Kohnen ’64 Chester L. Krause Geraldine Schmidt Krumwiede ’53 Robert G. ’52 and Margaret Lambert Wayne Larson Gary L. ’72 and Jean Kirkpatrick Lederer ’73 Robert A. ’67 and Suzanne Baldwin Lennox Jr. ’67 Martin M. ’87 and Heidi Walker Lindsay ’87 Audrey Lyke William C. ’73 and Karen MacLeod Mary Jo MacSwain ’77 Dee Moore Mahuna ’62 Nedra Linville Martz Philip K. ’69 and Patricia McCullough A. Michael and Dorothy Mihaly Gordon C. Minch ’50 William E. Moore ’66 Robert G. and Joan Murray Barbara S. Nelson Stephen T. H. and Kelly Lo Ng ’75 Robert E. Nied Jr. ’66 Scott A. ’69 and Cynthia Sanborn Nyquist ’69 Ellen Robishaw Otis ’65 Gary R. ’84 and Mary Page Andy M. Palm ’53 Ronald R. ’70 and Loretta Peterson James C. ’49 and Gretchen Pickard Samuel W. Pickard ’55 Oscar H. Plotkin II ’76 Bret T. ’92 and Jennifer Hanson Reese ’94 Michael R. ’65 and Kaye Reese Robert L. Reilly ’65 Schuyler Riley Cheryl K. Rofer ’63 Shirley B. Sather Robert J. and Joan Schaupp

Donald L. Schober ’64 Donna Veto Schulz ’68 Julie E. Sgambelluri Daniel W. ’76 and Joanne Long Sherman ’76 Robert L. and Pamela Price Smith ’68 Natalia Sokov Mary Lou Spink Spindt ’40 Richard J. ’73 and Ginny Srednicki Robert W. Steffes ’52 William R. and Margaret Stott Jr. Frederick M. ’74 and Betty Lange Strader ’77 John A. ’58 and Peggy Sturm Robert W. Tagge ’55 Richard D. Threlkeld ’59 and Betsy Aaron Kent E. Timm ’81 Juris K. and Mara Ubans Charles A.’53 and Joan Hurley Van Zoeren ’53 Marilyn Schang Varas Marcia Wilson Wahoske ’75 K. G. ’50 and Lois Weiske Donat G. Wentzel Bruce L. Wickert ’75 Richard R. Willich ’64 Dena G. Willmore ’67 and Martha J. Thurber Barbara Z. Wilson Robert E. Witt ’55 Arthur Wong ’53 William J. and Jean Woolley Mark J. Wright ’75 Thomas R. ’50 and Shirley Wyman Fred M. and Sandra Young Jr. J. Gibbons and Katherine Zeratsky Margaret Gumm Ziegler Peter D. ’71 and Joan Reinke Ziegler ’70 R. Douglas Ziegler Helen Fossland Zippel ’42 Five anonymus donors

A Lifetime of Philanthropy

2010-11 Benefactors Donald W. ’42 and Marilyn Dixon Anderson ’45 Lois Ripley Arnegard Thomas C. ’51 and Blanche Bartizal Babcock ’53 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Sherlock Bristol William S. Brockway Thomas E. Caestecker Barbara Baldwin De Frees ’30 Densmore R. Dickinson ’33 Cornelius B. Erwin Kenneth B. ’32 and Catherine A. Falconer

Harrison E. Farnsworth 1918 Shirley Farr Harold D. ’24 and Cora “Coco” Trautman Foulkes ’24 The Ford Foundation Patricia Parker Francis Owen P. ’73 and Roxanne S. Gleason Chauncey C. ’28 and Viola S. Hale Frank J. Harwood Edward D. Holton Orrin H. Ingram Herbert F. and Irene Parcell Johnson Curt and Cora Kanow

Ripon College names these alumni and friends as Ripon College Benefactors in recognition of their lifetime philanthropy and significant gifts. Their philanthropic efforts have played a pivotal role in the life of the College since its founding in 1851.

The generosity of these Benefactors continues to assist generations of students and to enhance the liberal arts mission and financial stability of Ripon College. We gratefully acknowledge and thank them for their altruism and tradition of caring for the College community.

Harry William Knop Jr. ’42 Robert G. ’52 and Margaret M. Lambert Rollin B. Lane 1872 Mildred C. Schwiesow and Mabel E. Schwiesow Lent ’40 A. Douglas and Audrey Reichert Lyke George H. Miller Sir Francis and Helen Swift Neilson OshKosh B’Gosh Foundation Edgar E. ’24 and Elizabeth Lyon Peters ’24 James C. ’49 and Gretchen “Mitzi” S. Pickard

Samuel N. and Dorothea W. Pickard Samuel W. ’55 and Carmen K. Pickard Suzanne and Richard Pieper Family Foundation Ralph Hale and M. Lenore Ruppert Harold A. and May Bumby Severy 1908 Clarence A. Shaler Frank C. Shattuck S. Frank and Ruth Harwood Shattuck Valeria G. Stone Marie Zarwell Uihlein

Charles A. ’53 and Joan Hurley Van Zoeren ’53 Jeremiah W. Walcott Clarence B. “C.B.” ’31 and Elizabeth J. Wegner The Todd Wehr Foundation Inc. Delmar D. Wensink 1916 and Stolper-Wensink Foundation Dena G. Willmore ’67 Rachel A. Woods Thomas R. ’50 and Shirley F. Wyman R. Douglas Ziegler The Ziegler Foundation Inc.

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2011 R e u n i o n C h a i r s Gary J. Kazmier ’61, Brookfield, Wis. James W. Beisner ’71, Griffin, Ga. Pamela Hinds Heinrich ’81, Wauwatosa, Wis. Mary Mannebach Clegg ’86, Lansing, Mich.

Tracy A. Maher ’91, Hazlet, N.J.

Jason L. Wood ’96, Hoboken, N.J. Dante A. Houston ’01, Milwaukee, Wis. Nicole L. Baumann-Blackmore ’01, Verona, Wis. Andrew P. Kitslaar ’06, Ardmore, Pa.

2011 Class Agents 1948: (1949 and before) Samuel W. Dougan, Tucson, Ariz.

1950: Marcus A. McCorison, Worcester, Mass.

1951: Joanne Klawiter Cochrane, Lake Geneva, Wis. 1952: James F. Cochrane, Lake Geneva, Wis. 1953: Ronald J. Balej, Minneapolis, Minn.

1954: Sydney Rouse, Green Lake, Wis. 1955: Arthur R. Lundeberg, Tucson, Ariz.

1957: Paul L. Kegel, De Pere, Wis. 1958: Robert Humke, Middleton, Wis. 1959: Roger P. Venden, Hampton Fall, N.H. 1960: W. John Hammer Jr., Reston, Va.

Deborah Johnson Van Slyke, Scottsdale, Ariz.

1961: Gary J. Kazmier, Brookfield, Wis. 1962: Carol Pickhardt Fancher, Naperville, Ill. 1963: Marcia MacLeish Higgins, Green Lake, Wis. 1964: James B. Kohnen, Dublin, Calif.

Patricia Ostrom Kohnen, Dublin, Calif.

1965: John C. Hyde, Conover, Wis. 1966: Helen E. Hansen, St. Paul, Minn.

1967 Kathryn Santimays Dunn, Salisbury, N.C. 1968: Robert P. Martin, Havertown, Pa. 1969: Scott A. Nyquist, Burr Ridge, Ill. 1970: David A. Read, West Chester, Pa. 1971: James W. Beisner, Griffin, Ga. 1972: Susan A. Frederick-Clarkson, San Ramon, Calif.

Stephanie Greene, New York, N.Y. 1973: Jean Kirkpatrick Lederer, Bonita Springs, Fla. 1974: Janice Petrovski MacLeod, Clarendon Hills, Ill. 1975: Jolande K. Gumz, Scotts Valley, Calif.

1976: Julie B. Carlson, Greenfield, Wis. 1977: Alan N. Lawrence, Appleton, Wis. 1978: Gregg E. Petersen, Columbia, Md. 1979: Susan Rigler Palmer, El Dorado Hills, Calif.

1980: Peggy Gero DaValt, Columbus, Wis.

Jeffrey C. Penney, Granger, Ind. 1981: Joan Pendergast Sangl, Alexandria, Va. 1982: Peter E. Hintz, Ripon, Wis.

Catherine Lothrop Hager, San Ramon, Calif.

1983: Barbara Williams Clay, Eden Prairie, Minn.

1984: Eric L. Lusty, Grafton, Wis. 1985: Jeanne Tomlin Lawson, Noblesville, Ind. 1986: Mary Mannebach Clegg, Lansing, Mich.

1987: Rhea Bell Behlke, Fond du Lac, Wis.

Christina C. Boydston, Fremont, Neb.

Jannan A. Roesch, Ripon, Wis. 1988: David L. Jonas, Washington, D.C.

Katherine S. Wade, Glendale, Wis. 1989: Mitchell V. Rosin, Chicago, Ill.

Nicole Zens Lindberg, Minneapolis, Minn.

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Tracy A. Maher, Hazlet, N.J. Samantha L. Bailey, Kent, Ohio JuDee Stojsavljevic Fischer, Racine, Wis. Bonni Dembroski Fredrick, New Berlin, Wis. Erin M. McCormack, Raleigh, N.C. Marla K. May, Madison, Wis. W. Colin Dickerson, Seattle, Wash.

Kimberly Woolley, San Carlos, Calif.

Amy DeKeyser Padilla, Sun Prairie, Wis. Angela L. Keith, Flagstaff, Ariz.

Vincent P. Padilla, Sun Prairie, Wis. Jason L. Wood, Hoboken, N.J. Kristin Bazzoli Piotrowski, Shorewood, Wis. Stephanie Bosman Fernhaber, Mooresville, Ind. V. Leilani Kupo, Bloomsburg, Pa. Tek-Hui Sarah Eng, Chicago, Ill. Michael J. Berens, Port Orchard, Wash.

Trista L. Moffat-Larco, Neenah, Wis. Andre Miksha, Fishers, Ind. Nicole L. Baumann-Blackmore, Verona, Wis. Dante A. Houston, Milwaukee, Wis. Leigh D. Mlodzik, Princeton, Wis. Corryn Siegel Greenwood, Cincinnati, Ohio Elizabeth M. Matelski, Milwaukee, Wis. Elayne Monnens Norweb, Minneapolis, Minn.

Nicholas A. Spaeth, Plymouth, Wis. Sara Matzdorf Dassow, Racine, Wis. Amanda Zahn Przybyl, Ripon, Wis. Daphne Meyers Leigh, West Allis, Wis. Edward J. Hansen, Dekalb, Ill. Andrew P. Kitslaar, Ardmore, Pa. Nicole M. Klaas, Milwaukee, Wis. Lindsey M. Kreye, Bloomington, Minn.

Adam R. Krueger, Brookline, Mass.

Stacy Krusa Teachout, Waupun, Wis. Elizabeth H. Leach, Honolulu, Hawaii Zachary A. Schwandt, Wauwatosa, Wis. Stephanie Sommer Faulds, Cottage Grove, Wis. Leah Hover-Preiss, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Angela C. Olivas, Malone, Wis. Emily A. Meyer, St. Paul, Minn.

Paul G. Williams, Greendale, Wis. Ross R. Heintzkill, Polson, Mont.

Meagan M. Kochel, Racine, Wis. Leeanna M. Shultz, Beloit, Wis. Mary B. McDonald, Denmark, Wis. April A. Agamaite, Luxemburg, Wis. Leslie M. Sullivan, St. Louis, Mo. William R. Schultz, Ripon, Wis.

Parents’ Advisory Committee Rita Mc Gee P’12, P’13,

Jeanine Hying P’12

P’15 President Menomonie, Wis.

Waterford, Wis.

Richard and Kristine Nogal P’14

Rodney and Wendy Pichette P’13

Arthur III and Ann Rumpf P’09, P’12

Palos Park, Ill.

Watertown, Wis.

Oconomowoc, Wis.

David and Joyce Nutting

Randall and Tracy Rabata

P’14 Wausau, Wis.

P’12 Beaver Dam, Wis.

Kurtis and Ann-Josette (Zimmerman) ’13 Sauer

P’11 Ripon, Wis. Annette Schatz P’12

St. Peter, Minn.

Roger Jenisch and Carol Hart P’12

Todd and Dawn Henrickson P’11

Wheaton, Ill.

Vice president, Admission Menasha, Wis.

Kostas and Hui Kaounas P’14

Stuart Sisco and Deborah Sundmacher

P’11 Carlsbad, Calif.

Brookings, S.D.

Scott and Natalie Sondalle P’11, P’14

Donald Klingenberger and Mary Conrad P’14

Princeton, Wis.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Joseph Walsh and Anne Davies-Walsh P’14

Robert and Carol Burton

P’13 Vice president, Advancement Elkhorn, Wis.

Frank and Lori Kratky P’11

Watertown, Wis.

Jeffrey Anderson and Emily Hlavinka-Anderson

Cambria, Wis.

Terry and Penny Wegner

P’13 Hartland, Wis.

Richard Krueger Jr. ’80,

P’14 Waupun, Wis.

William and Kimberly Aumann P’14

P’13 Mayville, Wis.

Montello, Wis.

Keith and Kathy Lamal P’14

Roy Jr. and Karen Barnes P’14

Green Bay, Wis.

Waupun, Wis.

Scott and Kathy Markofski P’14

Kris and Nancy Boucher P’11

Oshkosh, Wis.

Beaver Dam, Wis.

Paul and Ruth Meese P’13 Waunakee, Wis.

John and Deborah Groff P’14

Neenah, Wis.

Andrew and Kimberly Weyker P’12

Appleton, Wis. Terry M. Williamson P’13

Milton, Wis.

John and Joan Mutschelknaus P’12

Ron and Carolyn Woods Donald and Beth Pachniak P’13

Madison, Wis.

Wayne and Elizabeth (Palmbach) ’79 Nemecek P’14

Gerard Hyring P’12

Neenah, Wis.

Waterford, Wis.

Fond du Lac, Wis.

P’13 Waupaca, Wis.

Oshkosh, Wis. David Redemann Jr. P’14 John Pearson P’13 Columbus, Wis.

Hartland, Wis. Donald Hausch and Joanne Thomson P’13

Louise Ransom P’12

David and Karen Peterson P’12

Menasha, Wis.

North Bend, Wash.

James and Wendy Robinson P’12 Stevens Point, Wis. Tony and Kristin Roy P’11, P’14

Gary and Elaine Worcester P’11

Chicago, Ill. Michael and Wendy Younglove P’14

Union Grove, Wis.

Fredonia, Wis. William and Denise Petkoff P’14

Delavan, Wis.

Lists of donors by individual years were published in the Fall 2011 Class Letters.

For a list of all donors, visit MyRipon Portal: my.ripon.edu/ics/Alumni and Friends

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Alumni Association Board 2010-11 Officers Dante A. Houston ’01

President Senior recruiter, talent acquisition, Johnson Controls Inc. Milwaukee, Wis.

Vice president Director of admissions, Lakeland College Plymouth, Wis. Amy Gabriel Gerretsen ’04

Executive secretary Associate director of alumni relations and parent programs, Ripon College Fond du Lac, Wis.

Board Members Ronald J. Balej ’53

Retired owner, Minnesota Lapidary Supply Corp.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Michelle L. Buss ’95

Assistant director of advancement operations, Concordia University Wisconsin Grafton, Wis. Kenneth R. Carlson ’85 Vice president, planning and business development, Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital Sauk City, Wis. Ronald C. Gillard ’58

Chief operating officer and senior consultant, Career Solutions Inc. New Berlin, Wis.

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John C. Ryberg ’67

Chair Governance Committee Vice president of consulting and training, BoardSource Chevy Chase, Md.

Retired regional pension consultant, Standard Insurance Company Atlanta, Ga.

Andrew P. Kitslaar ’06

Robert R. Meyer ’78

Chair Ripon Person Committee Associate director of major gifts, Haverford College Ardmore, Pa.

Freelance writer Kettle Falls, Wash.

Laura M. Kreofsky ’91 Nicholas A. Spaeth ’04

Susan S. Meier ’79

Chair Career Development Subcommittee Director, discovery and development, Impact Advisors Portland, Ore. Charles L. Larson III ’00

Vice president of communications, Milwaukee Admirals Hockey Team Menomonee Falls, Wis. James F. Laufenburg ’79

Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Army Distaff/ Knollwood Alexandria, Va. Peter W. Lenz ’89 Chair Alumni Relations Subcommittee Reseach associate, University of WisconsinMilwaukee Fredonia, Wis. Richard J. Lewandowski ’75

Attorney Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Madison, Wis. Kristen M. Mc Cullough ’04

Chair Advancement Committee Graduate student in social work, Loyola University, Chicago Chicago, Ill.

William S. Miller ’92 Assistant professor of sports management, University of WisconsinParkside Cudahy, Wis.

W. Andrew Voigt ’97 Chair Governance Committee Circuit court judge, Branch 2, Columbia County Portage, Wis. Katherine S. Wade ’88

IT Support, Kelly Services Inc. Glendale, Wis.

Amy De Keyser Padilla ’95

Chair Admission Subcommittee Human resources coordinator, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

Sun Prairie, Wis. Gregg E. Petersen ’78

Director, Tactical C4I, Cypress International Inc. Columbia, Md.

Julie A. Waldvogel ’02

Financial aid associate, Moraine Park Technical College Ripon, Wis. Kevin L. Warmack ’79

Chief compliance officer, Kiwanja Capital Partners LLC Chicago, Ill.

Alumni Trustees Helen E. Hansen ’66

Associate professor emerita, University of Minnesota School of Nursing St. Paul, Minn.

JoAnn Selleck ’73 Attorney/partner, Cozen O’Connor San Diego, Calif.

Matthew J. Umhoefer ’95 Senior project manager, Hewitt Associates LLC Hawthorn Woods, Ill.

Student Representatives Elyse M. Beine ’11

Mayville, Wis. Matthew P. Breuer ’12

Beaver Dam, Wis. Matthew L. Rohrbeck ’13

Portage, Wis. Tracy J. Waldinger ’11 Prairie du Sac, Wis.

Actions speak louder than words...

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F l a s h B A C K b 2003 The Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce is officially inaugurated as the 12th president of Ripon College, Oct. 11, 2003.