Alumni will receive awards at homecoming
Three alumni award winners will be honored Oct. 10 during Central’s homecoming.
Three alumni award winners will be honored Oct. 10 during Central’s homecoming.

The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) has relied on handwritten records for decades. Computer science graduate Blake Rozendaal created a new system.
Central graduates have the highest mid-career median salary of any liberal arts college in Iowa.

After graduating from Central, Tyler Schipper ’09 completed a Ph.D. in economics. He is now assistant professor of economics at University of St. Thomas.

Some call it politics, but Michael Kacmarynski ’14 calls it a career. Kacmarynski was recently a field representative on David Young’s campaign for the House of Representatives.

Emmy Award-winning journalist Harry Smith ‘73 will interview entrepreneur Harold Hamm at Central College Feb. 26, during National Entrepreneurship Week.

Greg Ellingson ’13, former student body president and British Parliament intern, wants to help shape public policy in the Midwest.

Former auto industry executive and crisis communications expert Jason Vines, a 1982 Central College graduate, returns to campus Dec. 10-11 as part of a promotional tour for his new book.

Sam Scheckel ’13 hopes to be an art therapist in a memory care facility. A Central graduate from Bettendorf, Iowa, Scheckel has been passionate about art since her professional journey began.

Katie Zellmer ’14 began a service-learning project with an Iraqi family during her sophomore year. Nearly three years later, she still has a second home in the Salim household.