A Bridge from Past to Present

“We really homed in on finding that match between what you’re skilled at and what’s in your heart.”
Stories, weddings and updates from our Ursinus classmates
Conrad E. Kruse, a professor emeritus of biology, died December 27, 2021.
Faye (French) Shaw, a professor emeritus of chemistry, died January 3, 2022.
Helen (Fehr) Eash, a former assistant to the president, died December 24, 2021.
Jennifer Thompkins ’09 was appointed president of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League (MWUL).
Mariana Morris ’02, together with the team at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, received the Secretary’s Diversity Award during the Department of the Interior’s 75th Honor Award Convocation. The award recognized the team’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through their work educating, engaging, and connecting communities to nature at America’s First Urban Refuge.
Robert “Bob” Poole ’49 (Trustee Emeritus), died January 18, 2022.
Evelyn Rubino ’23 from Oley Valley, Pa., is a neuroscience and psychology double major who is the recipient of the James P. & Irmgard H. Barrett Scholarship for Neuroscience. She participated in a surgical externship as a first-year student.
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