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Alumni Relations

  1. Ian and Rodger Clawson smile at the camera with arms around each other's shoulders

    Rodger Clawson Relishes Keeping Up With His Grandson’s Grinnell Endeavors

    Nov 16, 2023
    Math, muscle, and music is how Rodger describes the interests of Ian Clawson ’26
  2. A colorful quilt hangs on the wall

    Grinnellian Quilts her Way through the Pandemic

    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.
  3. fall on campus in front of mears

    Coming Full Circle, Alum Returns to Externship Program

    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.
  4. A row of tables is populated with young alums on each side. Most of the alum have a large, purple boot drink in front of them.

    Grinnell-in-Los Angeles: Drag Brunch Connects Young Alumni

    Oct 17, 2023
    In West Hollywood, Los Angeles, Grinnell’s young alumni gathered to enjoy a fabulous drag brunch.
  5. Bernadine Douglas

    Bernadine Douglas Appointed Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations

    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.
  6. A woman in full protective gear holds up a small plastic saliva collection tube. She gestures with the tube as she speaks through a plexiglass window.

    Doane Chilcoat ’93: The Pivot From Crops to COVID Tests

    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.
  7. reunion guests outside eating

    1,400 Alumni and Guests Returning to Grinnell College for 143rd Reunion Weekend

    Jun 01, 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.
  8. Tucker talks to students with a PowerPoint slide of cakes behind her.

    The Sweet Taste of Feminism

    May 12, 2023
    For Instagram-savvy and feminist baker Becca Rea-Tucker ’15, keeping in touch with her personal experiences and political line has been crucial in shaping her baking empire on Instagram, @thesweetfeminist, and her recipe book, “Baking by Feel.”
  9. Yuki Takahashi ’22 Receives an Inaugural Quad Fellowship

    Dec 09, 2022
    Grinnell College’s Yuki Takahashi ’22 has been awarded a Quad Fellowship by Schmidt Futures.
  10. Edith Renfrow Smith talks with students

    Grinnell College Civic Engagement Quad Core to be Named After Beloved Grinnellian Edith Renfrow Smith ’37

    Dec 05, 2022
    Grinnell College will honor Edith Renfrow Smith, Class of 1937, one of the College’s most accomplished and beloved alumni, by naming the Civic Engagement Quad (CEQ) Core Building in her honor.  

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