Dec 14, 2023
Four projects developed by Grinnell College graduates have been selected for the 2023 Joseph F. Wall ’41 Alumni Service Awards.
Alumni Relations News
Nov 20, 2023
We write in community with you as Grinnellians with the hope that you are in community where you are, with mourning for the anguish that all impacted by the Israel-Hamas war are enduring, and with sorrow for the grief and losses we hold in its wake.
Nov 16, 2023
Math, muscle, and music is how Rodger describes the interests of Ian Clawson ’26
Nov 16, 2023
Ellen Heath Modersohn ’83 found a fun and therapeutic way to process the events of 2020 — she created a docu-quilt that became a way of documenting a year that was like no other.
Oct 27, 2023
The Externship Program helped Miranda Thomas ‘17 confirm her interest in veterinary medicine. Now a veterinarian herself, she returned as a mentor last spring to help current Grinnell students explore the field of veterinary medicine.
Oct 17, 2023
In West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Grinnell’s young alumni gathered to enjoy a fabulous drag brunch.
Jul 30, 2023
Grinnell College Board of Trustees member Christina Cutlip ’83 and her husband, Mark Cutlip, made a lead gift to establish The Gurira Family Scholarship Fund in honor of Rogers Gurira, who taught chemistry at Grinnell, and his wife Josephine, who worked in Burling Library.
Jul 17, 2023
Douglas brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of leadership, with a particular focus on fundraising and operational objectives within higher education.
Jun 12, 2023
As Iowa struggled to access COVID-19 PCR tests, Chilcoat ’93 and his team at Corteva Agriscience stepped up to play a pivotal role.
Jun 1, 2023
Grinnell College’s 143rd Alumni Reunion Weekend is taking place June 1-4 throughout numerous venues on campus and around Grinnell. At last count, 1,400 guests have registered to attend.
Alumni Relations Stories
Coming to Grinnell, seeing so many interesting people organizing and doing different things …, opened me to other ways of thinking and thinking I could do more [creative work].
Sam Nakahira ’19, Master of Fine Arts at the Center for Cartoon Studies
There was a point that I was like ‘I love teaching, but I also really love research,’ and I didn’t realize that there was a career where I could kind of meld the two.
Alexandra Odom ’16, Ph.D. student in history
Why would I go somewhere that doesn’t feel the way Grinnell feels? I knew I wanted to be in an intentional community — with individuals who were both focused on their academics and dedicated to creating a supportive environment.
Allison Wong ’12, Officer
After two younger brothers saw my financial aid package they chose to come to Grinnell too. Your support has changed the lives of my family.
Everyone in our class knew what Puppies and Pancakes meant. It brought back memories and got them excited to be here together.
Grinnell definitely prepared me for my future in medicine … good studying habits, how to keep up with courseload, how to advocate for myself in the classroom, seek out professors, and how to work with people. All of those skills got really fine-tuned at Grinnell.