AmazonWhen Elizebeth Smith Friedman was solving hidden messages from a subpoenaed trunk in Houston, Texas, she didn’t expect to find evidence that would help save the United States face in the international community — and more than $300,000 related to a case that happened off the coast of Louisiana. But the 1915 Hillsdale College alumna...
Two years after alumna Nancie Petrucelli graduated from Hillsdale College in 1992 with a degree in biology, she applied to the University of Cincinnati’s graduate program in genetic counseling. At the time, only 14 of these programs existed, and each accepted no more than seven students. Despite the odds, she got in. Petrucelli is now...
Hillsdale graduates are filing into key positions in the Trump administration, ranging from speechwriters to legal counsel. “I admire them all,” Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said. “These are fine jobs of high service for accomplished, experienced young people.” At least four graduates have taken roles in the new administration. But with numerous Cabinet confirmations...
For exemplifying the ideals of “duty, honor, and country” in military service, 1st Lt. Jason Gehrke ’07 was awarded the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award by the Army chief of staff at the Pentagon Wednesday. Gehrke was one of 28 recipients selected from a pool of junior officers in the active Army, Army Reserve, and...
Mary Ann Marks ’64 walked out of the room without turning around. After 54 years playing on the cello — “an old friend,” according to her husband Bob Marks — Mary Ann was ready to say goodbye. When Mary Ann decided to give up her cello, her first thought was to sell it. The $40,000...