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What compelled Guy Henshaw to become a Trustee was his firm belief in supporting the goals of educational institutions like Ripon College. He, in fact, was connected to the College long before he ever enrolled because his grandmother was a student and graduated in the Class of 1911. It was because of her encouragement, Guy says, that he decided to attend Ripon College. Guy also feels a deep connection to the Ripon community through his heritage because his great-grandfather was instrumental in the founding of the city of Ripon and the Republican Party.
Guy feels education should be viewed as a process and not a product. He says the focus of college should not be grades or purely taking classes one “likes.” “The goal of an educated student is … to wonder and question in context, in a rigorous environment,” Henshaw says. “Achieving that goal is risky, hard and often does not lead to an ‘A.’”
The liberal arts experience, Guy says, is the finest way to educate students. “Students need to have a broad view to learn to cope with the fast changing world they will live in,” says Henshaw. “Ripon College is providing the right environment for learning.” It is the College’s leadership and faculty that make Guy enthusiastic about its future. He has noticed the Board of Trustees, the President and the Dean each use their strengths to support the College and make it stronger.
While Guy is positive about the future, he feels that increasing and maintaining a strong teaching faculty is one of the Board of Trusees’ main challenges.
Guy’s focus on the future extends far beyond his role as a Trustee. One of his greatest pleasures is spending time with his grandchildren. Also, traveling has always been an important part of Guy’s life and he feels the best way to understand others is to talk to them.
“I love working with people who care about what they do, whether it’s creating new software, researching new biotech ideas or starting new financial services, says Henshaw. “As I grow older I find that I love teaching.”
Guy believes education is a lifelong process and one should never stop teaching, learning, growing and wondering.
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