AAR Recognition Booklet 2024

Alumni Admissions Representatives 2023–2024

Dear AARs,

Dear AARs,

As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with immense gratitude for your time, energy, and passion for Carleton.

Your connections with prospective students have made a significant impact in shaping the Class of 2028. Thank you for your thoughtful conversations and genuine enthusiasm that helped students envision themselves as part of the Carleton community. Your willingness to share your experiences and insights provided immeasurable guidance to those hoping to join the next generation of Carls.

We’ve all heard the saying, “You are a part of Carleton and Carleton is a part of you.” The volunteer hours you dedicate to the AAR program bring this famous saying to life as you share your lived Carleton experiences with the bold, daring, anxious, curious, and optimistic prospective and admitted students. In turn, they will carve out their own place in Carleton’s history, build on timeless traditions, and continue to shape Carleton into what it needs to be to remain that special place that connects us all.

Thank you for your contributions to the AAR program. We couldn’t do it without you.

WARMLY, SALLY DAVIS ELLWEIN ’94 BOARD CO-CHAIR

Your commitment to the AAR program supports Carleton’s efforts to meet its admissions needs in these dynamic times, ensuring that the college can continue to fulfill its mission of providing an exceptional undergraduate liberal arts education. The AAR Board is grateful beyond words for your time and support.

Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and dedication!

WITH GRATITUDE, ROSS A. CHÁVEZ ’01 BOARD CO-CHAIR

Phyllis Dixon pdixon@carleton.edu Chris Leppink-Shands ’19 cleppink@carleton.edu Adam Webster ’00 aswebster@carleton.edu THE AAR FRONT OFFICE

THANKS TO OUR AAR BOARD Over my three years working with the AAR board I have had the pleasure of working with many amazing members. They have taught me valuable lessons and have spurred interesting and productive discussions every step of the way. Included in this group are Erika Drezner ’94, Steve Maack ’90, and Susan Pham ’12.

Each of these members cycled off the board this year.

Their presence has been missed but their legacy is not forgotten. I am confident that the current board will continue to reach its vision of what this program can be. Thank you, Erika, Steve, and Susie, for all of your hard work and leadership.

With departures also come the welcome of new board members. Everyone, please join me in welcoming Raba Tefera ’21, Dana Mackey ’12, and Dick Trent ’88 to the AAR board. Each of these new members has spent the last year diving fully into the team and is already making incredible contributions to the future of the AAR program. I am so excited to see what we can all make together!

CHRIS LEPPINK-SHANDS ’19 ASSISTANT DEAN OF ADMISSIONS FOR THE AAR PROGRAM

2023–2024 AAR Board Nosipho Beaufort ’01

Clay Kingsbury ’20

Dick Trent ’88

nosiphobeaufort@gmail.com

kingsburyclay@gmail.com

dtrent31@gmail.com

Kevin Bui ’24

Dana Mackey ’12

Taylor Valore ’06

buik@carleton.edu

danabmackey@gmail.com

taylor@taylorvalore.com

Ross Chavez ’01

Ella Peoples ’25

Emily Wallace-Jackson ’87

rchavez4492@gmail.com co-chair

peoplese@carleton.edu

ewallace-jackson@comcast.net

Jevon Robinson ’22

Monica Welke ’10

Sally Davis Ellwein ’94

robinsonj2@carleton.edu

monicawelke@gmail.com

sally.ellwein@gmail.com co-chair

Raba Tefera ’21

Chase Garcia ’19 chaseagarcia254@gmail.com

raba.tefera@gmail.com

Mission The Alumni Admissions Representative (AAR) Program partners enthusiastic alumni with the admissions office, to share our Carleton stories, to elevate the college’s national reputation, and to attract and recruit an applicant pool that enhances the character of Carleton in the quality, depth, and diversity of its student body.

Practice We promote alumni connections, to the college and each other, via individual and collective engagement with prospective students and their families. In addition to communicating our personal knowledge of Carleton to prospective students, we also provide students with resources that highlight experiences they may have or are seeking, even if different from our own.

In this way, AARs help prospective students understand how Carleton, one of the very best liberal arts colleges in the country, fits into their plan for achieving their life and career goals.

go.carleton.edu/aar aar@carleton.edu

In April, we welcomed over 636 students and their families to campus for Carl Days. All of your hard work made this possible, so thank you!

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AARS BUILD THE CLASS OF 2028

INCOMING CLASS AT A GLANCE

26

7,869 applications | 18.5% admit rate

college fairs

420

student connections from college fairs

22,664

contacts made (postcards, emails, text, and phone)

1,141

admitted students contacted

296 students interviewed

1,447 active AARs

45 states and 24 countries represented 12% international 12% first generation 31 National Merit Scholars 10 National Hispanic Scholars

SPECIAL MILESTONE RECOGNITION

25

EVA BIRNBAUM ’91

30

CHRISTY CARLSON ’87

25

KEN COBLIN ’95

30

TUNIE HOWLAND ’85

25

KATIE EYES ’97

35

BECKY BIEGELSEN ’89

25

ALLAN FLINN ’97

35

SCOTT KAUFMANN ’75

25

RICK HELLER ’92

35

ANNE SIPHRON HATCH ’89

25

MICHELLE PROBERT ’99

40

DIANE HARRISON OGAWA ’84

25

DANI SICKLICK ’96

40

PETER RIZIK ’80

25

REUVEN STEINBERG ’97

25

DUSTIN WOEHL ’97