Saving tiny babies isn't a miracle, says Dr. Jonathan Muraskas '78. A premature child's normal development, however, is the miracle. He has led teams that have saved two of the world's smallest surviving babies - Madeline Mann in 1989 and Rumaisa Rahman in 2004.
By Lee Reinsch '89

Bob Otis has been studying killer whales since 1989. But the data he's collected, he says, isn't as important as the unique research opportunities the studies have offered hundreds of Ripon students on the shores of the San Juan Islands off Washington state. Otis' students rave about the experience that, for some, is life changing.
By Haley Jorgensen

Commencement '05 focused on leadership and the keynote speaker, a professor at Harvard University, challenged the graduates to rethink how leadership is regarded. Former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark was also on hand to receive an honorary degree and the College presented its first Distinguished Educator Award.
By Nicole Klaas '06