Top Row, Left to Right: Meghanne Tighe ’15, Marvin Solberg ’15, Grace Theisen ’14,
Julian Lugo ’20, Holly Thompson ’15 Bottom Row, Left to Right: Kyle Funk ’18, Gabrielle
Barber ’19, Kaleigh Doan ’16, Raquel Mendizabal Martell ’15, Elisabeth Brewington
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Hope College will honor 10 young alumni with its annual “10 Under 10 Awards” on Friday, Oct. 25, during the college’s “One Big Weekend (Homecoming + Family Weekend)” celebration.
They will be honored during a reception on Friday, Oct. 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 during an Under 10 Soirée at Piek Events on the fifth floor of the Tulyp Hotel. They will also participate in a panel discussion earlier in the day on Friday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall, during which they will share perspective based on their educational and professional journeys.
Admission is free to both events, although advance registration is required for the evening reception. Registration is available through hope.edu/onebigweekend
The alumni being honored are: Gabrielle Barber ’19, assistant appellate defender, State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit; Elisabeth Brewington ’14, executive administrator, PrimeCare Health; Kaleigh Doan ’16, instructional designer, AuditBoard; Kyle Funk ’18, senior program specialist for infrastructure and transportation solutions, National League of Cities; Julian Lugo ’20, director of youth programs and advancement, Latin Americans United for Progress; Raquel Mendizabal Martell ’15, market research project manager, Applied Marketing Science; Marvin Solberg ’15, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing; Grace Theisen ’14, musician, nonprofit co-founder; Holly N. Thompson ’15, assistant attorney, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Kalamazoo County; and Meghanne Tighe ’15, research chemist, Naval Research Laboratory.
The “10 Under 10 Awards” honor emerging leaders who are making significant contributions by living out their callings; engaged in the local and global community through professional and/or volunteer involvement; and use their education to think about important issues with wisdom and clarity, communicate effectively to bridge boundaries that divide human communities and act as agents of hope living faithfully into their vocations. Designed for alumni who are within 10 years of graduation, they are presented by the Hope College Alumni Association.
The annual awards which debuted in the fall of 2018, succeeded the Hope College Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award program that ran from 2007 through 2017. Recipients are chosen by a committee of Alumni Board members, faculty and staff from among nominations made by members of the extended Hope community. More information about the “10 Under 10 Awards” program and a nomination form are available at hope.edu/alumni/awards
More information about the events during the Oct. 25-26 “One Big Weekend (Homecoming + Family Weekend)” is available at hope.edu/onebigweekend
To inquire about accessibility or if you need accommodations to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
Tulyp Hotel is located at 61 E. Seventh St., at the corner of Seventh Street and College Avenue. Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., between 10th and 12th streets.