Alumnae (page 7)


February 21, 2008

Alumna Poet Lynne Thompson ’72 to Speak at Scripps

Poet Lynne Thompson, Scripps alumna class of ’72, will present her 2007 Perugia Press prize-winning work, Beg No Pardon, at noon on February 26 in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, Scripps College.

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December 13, 2007

Scripps Alumna Highlighted in Clinton Speech

Scripps College alumna Eli Winkelman ’07 received rave reviews by former President Bill Clinton during MTV’s Clinton Global Initiative forum, which took place October 6. The segment, which discussed Winkelman’s creation and participation in the charitable group Challah For Hunger, was broadcast on the cable outlet Friday, October 12, at 8 p.m.

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October 11, 2007

Scripps Alumna to be Featured on MTV

Scripps College alumna Eli Winkelman ’07 will be featured on MTV television Friday, October 12, at 8 p.m. as part of a news segment about the Clinton Global Initiative forum.

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May 23, 2007

Five new trustees join Scripps College Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.

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April 12, 2007

Musica Latina: An outdoor concert with Perla Batalla

Singer-songwriter Perla Batalla will perform in an outdoor concert on Friday, April 27, at 5:30 p.m. on Elm Tree Lawn, Scripps College. The Los Angeles native combines traditional Mexican folk melodies with blues and jazz elements to create a unique sound.

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February 13, 2007

Writing with Sound: Aural Storytelling in Digital Times

Artist and educator Teresa Landgraff Gale, Scripps class of ’96, returns to Scripps College in February as the 2007 Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence (LLAiR). Gale will discuss her work employing sound as a viable artistic and narrative medium.

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February 1, 2007

Molly Ivins, 62, columnist and raconteur

Author and newspaper columnist Molly Ivins died January 31 at the age of 62. Ivins, a student at Scripps during the 1962-63 academic year, passed away at her Austin, Texas, home after a long bout with inflammatory breast cancer.

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November 8, 2006

Scripps College Alumna Gabrielle Giffords Elected to Congress

With her election this November to the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 8th district, Gabrielle Giffords ’93 starts her Congressional career with a series of impressive firsts: the first woman to represent Arizona in Congress in more than a decade, the first Democrat to win the Tucson-area district in more than 20 years — and the first Scripps College alumna elected to national office.

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April 17, 2006

Civil Rights Champion to Give Commencement Address

Barbara Arnwine ’73, civil rights advocate and the first African American woman to serve as executive director of the non-profit Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, will give the commencement address on Sunday, May 14.

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January 27, 2006

Scripps College Department of Dance presents The Inaugural Faculty and Alumnae Dance Concert

The Inaugural Scripps Faculty and Alumnae Dance Concert will take place Friday, February 3, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m. in the Garrison Theater of the Scripps College Performing Arts Center.

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