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gretchen brigden '89

Creating Change in the Face of Challenge

Sometimes, life doesn't go according to plan, and the challenges before us seem insurmountable. That's when the learning happens, says COO Gretchen Ernest Brigden '89.

$Leann Leiter '08 (right) in the field, with a local resident who wanted to learn more about the environmental effects of fracking near his home.$

Fighting Fracking

Leann Leiter '08 merges art, cross-cultural communication and critical thinking honed at Dickinson College to inform her social-justice career.

Linda Specht '82, P '20 has a career that spans nearly four decades with the Foreign Service. She recently came back to Dickinson to talk about her experiences with current students.

Laying the Foundation for Foreign Service

Linda Specht '82, P '20, sees the "intellectual resilience" she gained at Dickinson as the key to her successful foreign service career.

Steve Menzel and Mark Gorscak

NFL Combine 40-Yard Dash Starts With Mark Gorscak ’79

Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers scout and Dickinson College alumnus has been at the starting line for 15 years.

Melissa Lareau '03 is founder and owner of Dirt Revolution, a soil testing and rehabilitation organization that seeks to help individuals and families achieve healthier, food-secure lives. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Healthy Food, Healthy Outlook

Unexpected challenges and a liberal-arts edge drove Melissa Lareau ’03 to create a career-rehabilitating soil to make communities more healthy and food secure.

Alex Zobel '08 (left) with brother Gregory Zobel (right) opened Armistice Brewing Company in Richmond, Calif.

Brewing Connections

Inspired by Dickinson’s emphasis on service-leadership, former English major Alex Zobel ’08 opened a brewing company that benefits local nonprofits while creating a social space.

What can Dickinson do for you?

What Can Dickinson Do for You?

What can you do with a Dickinson liberal-arts education? Let's hear from some of the people who know best—our alumni.

Men at a computer working

Good Business

Bud Sturmak ’95 ties sustainability to the bottom line with BlueSky Investment Management.

impellizeri alumni in action

Finding Her Niche

Former English and philosophy major, Amy Impellizzeri ’92 left the world of corporate law to become an accomplished novelist, recently releasing her fourth book.

John Slike ’51

From Court to Court

John Slike ’51 remembers his basketball games at Dickinson in all their detail, despite half a century of separation. He spent his life in and on the court with Dickinsonians all around him.

Lauren Smith '06

Inside the Joke Factory

Discover how Lauren Smith ’06 carved out her spot in the comedy industry.

Yamilka Roque '15 Alumni in Action

Teaching the American Dream

Former Posse student and English major Yamilka Roque ’15 works to help students find their passion and their voice as an English teacher at the American Dream Charter High School in New York City.

Katherine Heacock Alumni in Action photo

Magical Diversity

Katherine Heacock ’13 makes magic for “guests” from around the world as a cast member at Walt Disney World.

Dan Myers Alumni in Action photo

Protecting the Ocean’s Wild Places

Former environmental studies major Dan Myers ’11 helps protect the last wild places in the ocean as the international policy manager for the National Geographic Society Pristine Seas project.

Ted and Kay Gleim Poitras ’53

Direct Effect

For Ted and Kay Gleim Poitras ’53, giving back is a gift that keeps on giving. Discover the impetus for and the impact of their generosity.

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