church pirnic and many fund-raising e'"enrs.They also have offereddonated or deeply discounteJ construction services for many projects. Pre.;idenrDav,d C. Joyce sa)"srhe couple have "built many bridgesover the
\"ears, literallyand figumh ·el1·-The bridges in Ripon are b<,,"·eenpeople." Laurie,\\•ho sa)·Stheir business is built entirely on relationships, told 1he audi~
ence asSembled in Great Hall for rhe evenr thar rhe award was a honor they would never forget.She credited the more than Z,OCO Ripon residents - including Ripon College studems - who also do community service work. Peter also felt the award represents the good work rhat is done throughout the con1ff1unity. "'Ir isn't about Laurieand Peterrece1\•in.g the 3\\'3rd: it'sabout the con1-
rnunicyreceiving the 3\\·ard,"he said.Riponrc~identsare''sonice. You're special. )'ou knO\I•ho,\· to gi\'e back,"he said. "It's hard ro imagine Riron without Ripon College. It's done so many things for the community. If we cominue to do good work and conrinue to work together, Ripon will forevtr beas good as it is today,"said Peter. The ceremony also included rhe opening of a cornerstone from Todd \tlehr Hall that had been sealed in 1968during the clas;room building's original construction. The come.rstonc \\"as discovered this su1nmerduring renovations to the building. BarbaraLewisJohnson '68, supervisor oi rhe chemisrrystockroom, and Dave Minor '68,director of corporate and foundation relations, revealed the coments, including a Ripon Collegedirectory; the guide "Student Protest,: What ro Do''; issuesof Ripon Magavne:GuidecoRiponCollege;a calendar of public e,·ents; and a donation request card. Br)''"' Schneider, a ;enior from P[o\'er, \Vis., ga,·e a report abour the 1960sat Ripon, including the builJing of new structures, establishmenr of a solid fmancial foundation, increased enroHmencs,and r.headdition o f irnemational students and those fromorher areas of the country.Schneider spent last summer working with Li•
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H OKOR MLK Th, Ret•.Dr. MartinL111'1.!r King'sdream of hannoniou.s co-existence~ru1eenraces and beUefsremains,mf1tlfilkd,b11this ,,ision is tiery muchalit-ecu Ripon. A week'smmh of ewnts honoringtire manand hislegacy«ru held)an. 11-27. high. lighredby a ke)110re from wrira/acri,isr acclai,ned damali ayo damaliayo. ayo is besr,knownfor hercont10<oeTJiol 1005bookHow to Rene a Negro, u hich exploresthe cornmodiritationof raceand theinteracrions berweenblacks and «•hir.!s in socicry. Sh, rrawlscxc.,nsi,,ely as a speak.er, />T<'Senter and coach,promoting fm.h dialogueabowma and procticalSO· lurionsfor orgaru ·~arionsand com,nunities alike.
brarian Valerie Viers,Professor of HistOr)' Ru,sell Blake and Pari,sa Djangi, a senior from Glen Ell\'fl,Ill., ,o augmenr the College's archives collecrion. ALP HA CH! O MEGA R UN
E T HICS S EMINARS ATIRACT I NFLUENTIAL P ROFESSIONALS, B USIN ESS L EADERS Ripon's Ethical LeadershipProgramrecemll' initiJted a new seriesof «He•study seminars for professional and business leaders. Dubbed ,;Ethical leadership lnsri· ruces."the progran1S are designed co bringt()pprofessiona ls fron, business,la\,•, mc<licine and other fields together with Ripon students for a day of stud1·and discussionof selected casestudies. LasrOctober, 18 execu"ws from the Milwaukeearea were paired with Ethical Leadership Gold Le\'el students, members of ScuJcnts in Free Enterpri..<e (SIFE) and others for a day of inten· sive examination of instances in \\•hich n1ajorcorporations faced
signific.antissuesill ethical leadership. Guided by faculcy facili• tators, the rarticipants sought to define the issues,consider altemath·es and seek be.s. c practices.
Thomas Hefcy,president of the Kern Family Founda,ion and fonner head of Cobalt Corporarion and Wisconsin Blue Cross ThomasHtft)· Blue Shield, presented rhe luncheon kernote . "Ethicalbusinessis good business,"Hefty said. "The cent~al question in erhics isn'r about making a mistake or a bad decision: ir's about what \"OU do after the mistake. is made." ErhrcalLeadershipProgram Executi,·e Director David Seligman says rhe day was a hugesuccess. "Many o( the execun\'eSwere ,·,siting Riron for the fir>ttime," he says. "Their interacrionswith each other and with Ripon students prodded some of ,he best that a liberalarrs education has to offer." Seligmanadds that he hopes to host se,·eral such institutes each year in addition
G ETS R ESPECT The Deanof Srudenr.sofficehasawarded Alph.~Chi Omegasorority tire2007fall s.,mesrarVoicesof Respect A«md for its 5K R,m/\Valkfor \/icrimsof Domesric\/,. olence.Th, ewnr raised$I ,700to /)TO· moreeducariona1 />TOgtmns for t-icrims oj
don,e.sric." tioknce. The sororityrecei<'es $250 to theirOC· corm, and isadde,l to a plaqueof au ard u inntrJ on displayin Barr/err Hall. The goalof rheawardis 10 enc01tmge groupsro organh<! ewnr.sandacti,itieschatpromore respect,raiseaHmenessof issires r~kuedto respecrand />Tompc solutionsco />Toblems associoredu•ichdisrespecr and incililiry amongpeople,accordingco Deanof Stu· dems ChrisOpfe'80 .
to the c0nrinuingprugran1of case 5tuditsseminars that bring a single senior profcs, sional h.'1campusfor a day of discussions ,virh students.
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