The Alumni Association of Grinnell College was established in 1879 with 151 charter members. Today the association, headed by the Alumni Council, includes the more than 20,000 active class members living across the United States and around the world. The alumni volunteers — class agents, class fund directors, Asa Turner chairs, class committees, regional planning committees, alumni admission representatives, and career development volunteers —all work to encourage support for the College. The College provides its alumni with such services as The Grinnell Magazine, coordination of regional activities, promotion of regular class reunions, alumni awards, classletters, and lifetime e-mail addresses. The College also offers membership to an online community that fosters connections among alumni.

The Student Alumni Association (SAA) is a student-run group that strives to instill in students and alumni a lifelong connection to the College, to facilitate interaction between all Grinnellians, and to raise student awareness about Grinnell's history and tradition. SAA fosters an atmosphere that guides students in their transition to life after Grinnell, bestowing a sense of pride in their alma mater that will carry over to their chosen careers after graduation. To join SAA, send an e-mail to saa@grinnell.edu.

For more about Alumni Council, SAA, or alumni relations, visit our website.

Officers

Karmi J. Mattson ’97, Past President
P. Carter Newton ’77, President
Matthew E. Welch ’96, President-Elect

Council Members

Carl A. Adkins ’59
Mary E. Brooner ’71
Alexia S. Brue ’95
James T. Decker ’75
Joan Vander Naald Egenes ’58
Sean P. Flammer ’02
Catherine M. Gillis ’80
Susan Henken-Thielen ’80
Mark G. Henry ’05
Jodi C. Hester ’89
David G. Holmberg ’81
William Ingram ’53
Nancy Schmulbach Maly ’61
Karmi J. Mattson ’97
Barbara Hunt Moore ’65
Theretha Nelson-Littlejohn ’70
Renee Bourgeois Parsons ’96
Rania Mohamed Robb ’03
Pamela Dryden Rogacki ’64
W. Ed Senn ’79
Kirpal Singh ’97
Lee D. Weisel ’62
Matthew Welch ’96
Sherman P. Willis ’01

Alumni Awards, 2011

Jane Richardson Bredeson ’51
Joanne Bunge ’56
Charles E. Gottdiener ’86
Marilyn J. Kelsey ’61
Ellen R. McDonald ’81
F. Hudson Miller ’80

Alumni Senior Award

Rebecca H. Heller ’11
Benjamin M. Offenberg ’11