Tagged As Development and Alumni Relations

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.

President Anne F. Harris is pleased to share news of an extraordinary $10 million gift from the estate of Ann Bowers, wife of Robert N. Noyce ’49.

Robert Gehorsam ’76 might be called a modern renaissance man. His career has spanned the entire arc of digital platforms and entertainment from the infancy of interactive online experiences through the introduction of generative artificial intelligence. He sees teaching Entrepreneurship and Social Change at Grinnell College as an outgrowth of his career as a “professional mentor.”

Karmi Mattson ’97 describes why she pledged a $150,000 gift to name the exterior garden event space behind Grinnell College’s new Alumni House.

A group of Grinnell alumni has created a fund to support a Mentored Advanced Project to study the history of concerts at Grinnell and Georgia Dentel, who made them possible.

Four Grinnell students are working with Professor Sarah Purcell ’92 to research the history of concerts at Grinnell. Their Mentored Advanced Project includes a focus on legendary Grinnell staff member Georgia Dentel.

Sarah Labowitz ’04 visited Grinnell to show her first feature-length documentary, Texas, USA (2023), and participate in a Q&A session with current students.

Mrs. Edith Renfrow Smith visited Grinnell College this past weekend as part of Renfrow Hall Dedication Weekend. Take a look at her weekend and other exciting events through this photo series.

On Sept. 28, Grinnell College will dedicate Renfrow Hall to Mrs. Edith Renfrow Smith ’37, DHL ’19, and her inspiring life of achievement, service, and generosity. The ceremony will celebrate not only the opening of this unique space but will also honor the remarkable legacy of Mrs. Edith Renfrow Smith.

As a Grinnell College student, Frederick Morgan Taylor 1926 sang first tenor with Glee Club; stared in a play, “The Goal;” studied English and business administration, and was known for dancing the best Charleston on campus. He also was the fastest hurdler in the world.