Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Rashaad Abdur-Rahman ’03 is a dedicated advocate for racial and social justice, with a proven track record of leading transformative change in organizations nationwide. As…
Distinguished Alumna Award Dr. Rachel Saunders Carr ’08 is an accomplished physician and educator in obstetrics and gynecology, and she serves as an associate professor at the University…
Distinguished Alumna Award Alix Heintzman ’09, grew up outside of Bowling Green, Ky. She graduated from Berea at 19 years old with a history degree, and she spent…
Distinguished Alumnus Award Dr. Rashaad Abdur-Rahman ’03 is a dedicated advocate for racial and social justice, with a proven track record of leading transformative change in organizations nationwide.…
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2023 Awardees from Summer Reunion
Tore Borhaug ’90 was the first student from Norway to attend Berea College. He graduated with a degree in business administration and earned an MBA at the University…
For Leslie Parker Borhaug ’90, mountains have figured prominently in her life. She was born in the mountains of North Carolina but was raised in mountainous Switzerland as…
Most teachers are made, but a few are born. The late Kelva Nelson ’79 seemed to have been destined to be a teacher. For three decades, she brought…
Dr. Jim Gaines ’56: A Picture-Perfect Career In a laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, graduate student Jim Gaines ’56 needed a way to observe a quantum…