Summer 2007

A Woman Worth Knowing:

Edith Renfrow Smith '37
by Jacqueline Hartling Stolze

Grinnell's first black woman graduate, Edith Renfrow Smith '37, may surprise you. For starters, she probably wouldn't want anyone to pay attention to her just because she's black.

The Innovators
by Erin Peterson '98

Ever dream of starting your own business? These Grinnellians did - and succeeded.

Groundhog Day:
Seven Months in Iraq
by Jacqueline Hartling Stolze

How do you tell your child you're leaving for Iraq?

Star Informant
by Dan Weeks '80

Our Housecalls series pays a call on Hanna Griff '81.

Also

Secret Handshakes and Greek Letters:
Phi Beta Kappa Celebrates 100 Years at Grinnell

A Lifetime of Pioneering:
Memories of Al Jones

Grinnell's Trigger Man
by Marie Lister '03

Online Extras

Listen to our interview with Edith Renfrow Smith '37, Grinnell's first black woman graduate

and

Read more of Grinnell President Emeritus George Drake's thoughts on Phi Beta Kappa