2010 – Fall ’21 Class Letter

2010 – Fall 2021 Class Letter

Co-Class Agents:

NICHOLAS BAKER ’10

(931) 444-4466 / [email protected]

TOMISSA PORATH FREISLEBEN ’10

(715) 853-6104 / [email protected] 

Greetings, Class of 2010!

We hope that this Class Letter finds you and your families healthy and safe during this time. We know we can all agree at this point we would rather move on from 2020 and 2021 and hope 2022 turns out to be the year we are all hoping for!

As you know we had our annual Alumni Weekend from August 6-8. Alumni were present representing classes of 1961 to 2023 and it was a great weekend gathering. From the reminiscing of lounge parties in the Brockway Theta Chi lounge to eating frozen cocktails in the Commons, it was a weekend to remember. Besides the rain (we all got soaked), it was amazing seeing classmates many of us have not seen since we graduated. Any interaction felt like an old habit, as if we had just hit the Pub (now The Spot) for breakfast before a long day of classes. 

In regards to campus, we know many of you have seen that the College is open for in-person instruction and students recently moved on campus as we write this letter. We are hopeful they have a great year making many of the same memories we did at Ripon College. It is because of generosity like yours the College continues to thrive today.

Class Notes:

HANNAH WENDLAKE DUFFEY ’10 of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, welcomed her daughter, Margot, to the family on June 1, 2021.

TOMISSA PORATH FREISLEBEN ’10 of Monona, Wisconsin, began a new job as an IT Product Owner at American Family Insurance. She’s excited about the new role, but she must make sure she calls it American Family Field instead of Miller Park whenever talking baseball with her coworkers. 

CARISSA ZUERCHER KARSTEN 10 and SHAWN KARSTEN 09 of Ripon, Wisconsin, welcomed a baby boy, Luther James Karsten, to their family on April 19, 2021.

AXEL OWEN ’10 of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is serving as the Deputy Coordinated Campaign Director for Forward 2021. 

DANIELLE SCHOLFIELD ROCCO ’10 and VINNY ROCCO ’11 of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, welcomed their second child, Lucy, to the family on August 22, 2021.

SARAH GUSTAFSON RUMPF ’10 and KASEN RUMPF ’13 of Brookfield, Wisconsin, welcomed their second child, Rollins, to the family on June 21, 2021.

KATHERINE STOTIS ’10 and William Dooling were married in June 2018. William is a criminal defense lawyer in Minneapolis. Katherine is the processing archivist for the Hennepin History Museum. They have a King Charles cavalier spaniel called Conan (after the Barbarian) and are house hunting.

ELIZABETH WEIGLER ’10 of Santa Barbara, California, writes, “I graduated with a Ph.D. in Anthropology and started as an Associate User Experience Researcher at AppFolio in February. I live in Santa Barbara, California, with my husband Tyler and dog, Pilot the Dog.”

As we close this letter, remember Alumni Weekend 2022 is June 23-26, 2022. We hope to see you all there and please take care and stay safe.

Be well,

NICHOLAS BAKER ’10

TOMISSA PORATH FREISLEBEN ’10