Parents: This couple believes in giving back Ripon parents Larry Sisco and Deborah Sundmacher of Carlsbad, Calif., are enthusiastic participants on the Parents’ Advisory Committee and find it helps keep them close to their daughter, Sara Sisco ’11. “I wanted to be part of the discussion of programs that affect the quality of life and student education at the College, and I wanted to contribute my voice,” Deborah says. “There’s so much you learn when you’re on the advisory board that you wouldn’t normally know — especially with us in California and her so far away. To be able to be in a meeting and listen to what the president, the vice president and deans have to say helps us to understand what she’s experiencing and how we can help.” Deborah grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Hartford High School. She wanted to go to Ripon but
M/M Oliver L. Burton 6 Drs Frederick L. and Roswitha Burwick 3 M/M Mark J. Bushman M/M John D. Butterbaugh 2 Dr Charles A. Byler/Ms Kimberli J. Wilson M/M William M. Cage 3 M/M James W. Cahoon 34 Dr/M Todd G. Calder Mr Patrick L. Campbell 22 M/M Daniel Carney 2 M/M Daniel J. Carpenter 5 M/M Donald M. Carpenter 4 Ms Cheryl M. Carr M/M Leonard L. Cederholm 2 M/M Chris J. Christensen 3 M/M Richard L. Cloeter 2 M/M John F. Cluka M/M Thomas N. Cochran 19 M/M Richard H. Coles 6 M/M Nicolas C. Compra, Jr. 3 M/M John M. Considine 3 Mr Glenn D. Covert II 4 Mrs Patricia Woods Cram 16 M/M Allan Cummings 3 Dr/M S. Marshall Cushman, Jr. 45 M/M Charles A. Dahl 8 M/M Dominic Damico, Jr. 3 M/M Jeffery D. Davey 2 M/M Bradley F. Davis 2 M/M Gary M. Davis
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ended up attending the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. After receiving her master’s degree from the University of San Diego, she now is a professor of English there. Larry attended Montgomery College in Maryland and is a semiretired businessman. “When Sara was looking for a school, I took her to Ripon,” Deborah says. “Sara had always been in small schools from the time she was in kindergarten. She was used to a smaller environment, and she liked that about Ripon. “When we visited, we saw that everyone there truly believes — from the faculty to the students — that this is the right place for them and they’re just in love with the place.” Larry adds that Sara also really liked the politics and
M/M Neil R. Davis M/M Lance P. Dawson M/M Vincent P. DeCleene M/M Darryl W. Deets 3 M/M Mark J. Dehn 3 M/M Aucencio DeLosAngeles 2 M/M Martin K. Denis 4 Mr Leonard J. de Rosa 34 Mrs Augustus Detato 18 M/M Lyle J. DeVillers 4 Mr Ross E. Dick 2 Mrs Georganna D. Dickson 28 M/M Robert H. Diebboll 20 Mr Christopher R. Dillon Mrs Thomas A. DiMarco 21 M/M David J. Disterhaft 7 M/M Brian F. Donner 4 M/M Douglas W. Downey 29 M/M Arthur J. Doyle 7 Mr James T. Doyle 18 M/M Kevin P. Doyle M/M Allen G. Draeger 5 Mrs Marie Kaminski Driver 13 M/M Dennis Drozd M/M Charles W. Druba 5 M/M Donald J. Dunphy 3 M/M John S. Duros, Jr. 9 Mrs Raymond W. Duwel 31 M/M Frank T. Dwyer 2 M/M Gregory D. Ebert 5 M/M Steven C. Eichman 2 M/M Allen J. Emmer 5 M/M Jeffery Engelmann 5 M/M Dean A. Erickson 2 M/M Ronald L. Ernst 9
Larry Sisco and Deborah Sundmacher
government program at Ripon. Larry and Deborah are pleased with the whole Ripon experience for Sara. Deborah says they have many friends with children attending other schools, but not all of them are having good experiences. “Ripon has been such a phenomenal experience for Sara,” Deborah says. “She loves it there. She thinks it’s the place that she was meant to be and it offers something
M/M Mark P. Evans Mr Thom R. Evans 6 M/M Gerald A. Ewig 4 Ms Diane M. Falk 4 Mrs Dorothy M. Farley 2 M/M Wayne F. Fazzino 2 M/M Brian Fehly 3 Dr/M Peter P. Feimer 15 M/M Robert T. Felten 2 Dr Michael Fendrich/Ms Leslie A. Whitaker 3 M/M William G. Fenrich Mrs Lynne G. Ferriera 6 M/M James Field 3 Mrs Ruth Fingerson 2 M/M Richard Fink 2 M/M Manuel Finkelstein 27 M/M Roger Firgens M/M Randall L. Fischer 4 M/M Daniel Fladhammer 3 M/M Perry M. Flannery 2 M/M Raymond E. Fleegal 7 Mrs Catherine A. Forrest 4 M/M Robert M. Forster 6 M/M Frederick R. Foster 3 M/M Timothy Franz M/M Robert Franzen 2 Mr Ronald E. Fredrick 29 Dr/M Timothy J. Freeman 3 M/M William E. Freisleben 6 M/M Kevin E. Frome Mrs Teruo Fujikawa 13 Mr Stephen P. Fusfeld Mr David P. Gaie Ms Patricia A. Gain 7
big schools don’t. Sara’s been able to get involved in a wide range of activities. One night she had eight meetings! A small environment is great for a kid who really wants to participate. The staff and professors are so supportive in ways that make education more than just going to school. It’s a whole experience. As a professor myself, I know what it’s like for kids to be in an environment where they can connect to teachers and staff. That makes all the difference in the world when it comes to education — which is much more than learning from books.” Larry adds that their support for Ripon is natural because of what they are receiving in return. “We think you have to give back to those places in some way, and so we try to do what we can to help other kids who want to go there,” he says.
Ms Lyn M. Gamerdinger M/M Thomas G. Gardiner Mr David G. Garland Mrs Creighton E. Gatchell, Jr. 21 M/M Michael M. Gawlik M/M Timothy D. George 2 Mrs Suzanne B. Geroso 21 Ms Marcia K. Geyer 2 M/M James E. Giedd 30 M/M Richard W. Gigot 2 Ms Barbara R. Giles 5 M/M Robert G. Gillespie 17 Mrs John E. Gillstrom 22 M/M Harold C. Ginke 2 M/M George N. Gitcho 29 M/M John W. Glueckert 12 M/M James G. Gonio, Jr. 6 M/M Christopher Gonyo M/M Dennis D. Goodwin 3 Rev/M James L. Goodwin II 4 Ms Winola Goodwin 3 M/M Randall R. Gorske 4 M/M John W. Gosselin 17 M/M James P. Gosso 23 Ms Susan Greenwood 4 M/M Peter J. Gregor 3 M/M Rollin E. Gridley 3 M/M Ronnie Griffin 3 M/M Jeff G. Grothman 7 Dr/M Kirk E. Gustafson 5 M/M Steven Gustafson M/M Thomas Hack 6 Mrs Amy S. Hajduk M/M Tim A. Haldiman 4 M/M Tom J. Hall 2