Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Office of Development and Alumni Relations

The Alumni Association of Grinnell College was established in 1879 with 151 charter members. Today, the College’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, in coordination with the Alumni Council, serves more than 20,000 active class members living across the United States and around the world.  Alumni volunteers — class agents, class fund directors, class committees, regional planning committees, alumni admission representatives, and career development volunteers — all work to support the College. The College provides its alumni with such services as The Grinnell Magazine, coordination of regional activities, promotion of class and affinity reunions, alumni awards, and class letters. The College also offers an online directory to encourage alumni to get in contact with each other.

The Student Alumni Council (SAC) is a student-run group that strives to instill in students a lifelong connection to the College, to facilitate interaction between all Grinnellians, and to raise student awareness about Grinnell’s history and traditions. SAC fosters an atmosphere that guides students in their transition to life after Grinnell, bestowing a sense of pride in their alma mater that will carry over to their chosen careers. To join SAC, send an email to sac@grinnell.edu.

For more about Alumni Council, SAC, and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, visit our website at: https://alumni.grinnell.edu/.

Alumni Council Officers

Peter Calvert ‘79, president, Angela Onwuachi-Willig ‘94, past-president, and John (Fritz) Schwaller ‘69, president-elect.

Alumni Council Members 

Lester Alemán ‘07, Jim Asplund ‘88, Claudia Beckwith ‘77, Allison Brinkhorst ‘11, Peter Calvert ‘79, Cameo Carlson ‘93, Ann Poor Cary ‘81, Ryann Haines Cheung ‘93, Jeetander Dulani ‘98, Kelly Clements Hopfer ‘96, Graciela Guzmán’11, Phillip Hales ‘02, Brigham Hoegh ‘08, David Jarvis ‘04, G. Christopher Meyer ‘70, Angela Onwuachi-Willig ‘94, Mary Knuth Otto ‘63, Ahsan Rahim ‘11, Robert Ruhl ‘76, Saurabh Saraf ‘05, Howard Schein ‘66, John (Fritz) Schwaller ‘69, Rhonda Stuart ‘86, Rick Stuck ‘82, Lara Szent-Gyorgi ‘89, and Archie Tyson ‘05.

Alumni Awards, 2017

William Ingram ‘53, Judy Wise Bond ‘58, Margaret Megorden Bailly ‘67, Jay Greener ‘67, William B. Strean ‘86, Dawn Helsing Wolters ‘87, Sarah Jolie ‘87, Christopher A. Wilde ‘88, Jeffrey Shook ‘92, and Graciela Guzmán ‘11 – Pioneer Award.

Alumni Senior Awards 2017

Takahiro Omura ‘17 and Denisha Renovales ‘17.