Tagged As Development and Alumni Relations

The latest gift from Penny Bender Sebring ’64, H’15, a former Grinnell trustee, and her husband, Charles Ashby Lewis H’15, establishes an endowment that will provide CLS greater flexibility and ensure it can readily embrace new opportunities for supporting students.

President Anne F. Harris and her husband, Professor of Art History Michael Mackenzie, have created the Emmett and Pierrette Harris Endowed Scholarship, which honors Harris’ parents and benefits under-resourced students at Grinnell College.

Annette Bicher and Ken Nechin have been annual donors since Zoe “Zee’ Nechin ’25 arrived at Grinnell. Now that Zee is getting ready to graduate in May, Ken and Annette have made a capstone gift to be split between the Pioneer Fund and Chaverim, Grinnell’s Jewish student organization.

As the popular off-campus program turns 50, Grinnellians share their memories from the United Kingdom — and beyond

Grinnell alumnus and attorney Joseph Welch 1914 challenged Senator Joseph McCarthy in a 1954 congressional hearing. In the process, he helped bring about the end of McCarthyism.

Olivia Wang ’25 loves to surf. With support from Fischlowitz Travel Fellowship, she traveled to California, Wisconsin, and Florida to explore the sport.

For 10 years, alumni, parents, and faculty/staff have come together on Scarlet & Give Back Day to support Grinnell students. Every gift — of any size — makes a difference and can go even further thanks to exciting challenges and matches.

Donors make incredible opportunities possible for Grinnell students—opening doors to transformative experiences both on and off campus. The Global Learning Program is just one way students are gaining a broader perspective, exploring the world, and applying their knowledge in real-world settings.

Thanks to a new partnership involving Craig Cooper, Dick Knapp ’76, the late Bob Hamilton and Rachel Bly ’93, the Beyer building now houses Hamilton Lofts, Hope Family Counseling and the Spoiled Dogs Company.

Will and Evelyn Freeman kindly took a few minutes with us to reflect on what their time at Grinnell has meant to them and to share memories from their years of coaching, mentoring, and learning.