Freda Obeng-Ampofo ’08: Diplomatic press officer

Freda Obeng-Ampofo is equally fluent in English and in Twi—the principal native language of the Akan lands in Ghana. Both languages are absolutely necessary for her work as press and information officer for the Delegation of the European Union to Ghana.

Tim Hohman ’07: Alzheimer’s Researcher

It’s rare to choose a vocation in high school and make it stick, rarer still for the vocation to center on a disease of the elderly. But that’s Tim Hohman’s story.

Malcolm Foster ’88: Associated Press Journalist

As a Christian in the media, Malcolm believes that journalism plays important roles that carry spiritual significance: telling the truth, promoting global understanding, shedding light in dark places and holding people in authority accountable.

On the Front Lines of Capitol Hill

“Being in the foster care system I wasn’t always able to see that the state or government was working for me. But now to be on the other end, knowing that there are senators and representatives fighting for these issues, has been important to see. In a way, it’s been a healing process.”

Summer Research Tries to Fight World Hunger

What started as a few equations has evolved into a double major in economics and math, and a research project to battle world hunger.