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Bette Brunsting

Central Receives $698,675 from Brunsting Estate

Central College has received a gift of $698,675 from the Bette Brunsting estate.

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faculty updates

Central Announces Changes Among Faculty

Central College is pleased to announce changes among its faculty for the 2019-20 school year.

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Linda Laine

Central Professor Linda Laine Awarded Weller Distinguished Professorship

Linda Laine, professor of communication studies at Central College, has been awarded the Kenneth J. Weller Distinguished Professorship of the Liberal Arts.

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Society of Actuaries

Central Certified by Society of Actuaries in VEE Areas

The Society of Actuaries has again certified Central College for all three Validation by Educational Experience areas—Economics, Accounting and Finance, and Mathematical Statistics.

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Willa Cather seminar

Central Professor and Alumnae Present at Willa Cather Seminar

K.E. Daft and Hannah Marcum Wells, Central College alumnae, joined Josh Dolezal, professor of English, in presenting at the 17th International Willa Cather Seminar.

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Central Receives Grant from Humanities Iowa for Oral History Podcast About the Midwest

Central College received an $18,630 grant from Humanities Iowa in support of a project titled “Middle Ground.”

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Central Faculty Receives $61,000 to Benefit Teaching

The Moore Family Foundation Faculty Development Program for Teaching is providing grant funding for 11 faculty projects at Central College for the 2019-20 academic year, totaling more than $61,000.

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Front and center: Mark Johnson. Back, left to right: Michael Harris, President Mark Putnam, Linda Laine, Kimberly Koza Harris, Kieth Ratzlaff, Marguerite “Peggy” Fitch, Vice President and Dean of the Faculty Mary E. M. Strey, Sara Shuger Fox, Brian Roberts, Treva Reimer, Lee Macomber and Allen Hibbard.

Central College Faculty Receive Recognition

Central College recognized its faculty for various awards and milestones.

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Marjorie Giles

Former Central College Dean of Students Marjorie Giles Dies

Marjorie Giles, 82, a longtime former Central College staff member and active participant in the Central and Pella communities, died May 5, 2019.

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Larry Happel, center, is joined by friends, from left, Steve Muller, Al Dorenkamp, Mark Ellingson and Sam Vande Weerd after the national championship trophy case inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium was named in Happel’s honor.

Central College Honors Happel with Name on National Championship Trophy Case

Larry Happel, longtime sports information director at Central College, recently was honored when the national championship trophy case inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium was named in his honor.

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