
Knox has a long history of alumni who have achieved prominence in international fields, from diplomacy to commerce and journalism. They include:
Foreign Service Officer/Career Diplomat, U.S. State Department, U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel. Eugene Tadie '74.
Diplomat, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. Virginia Canil '73.
Manager, International Rose Essences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Filip Lissicharov '97.
Foreign Affairs Officer, Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Benetia Chingapane '95.
Independent Consultant, Mara Simanis Consulting, Jurmala, Latvia. Mara Simanis '83.
International Services Director, ComPsych Corporation, Northbrook, Illinois. Robert Miller '79.
Central Asian Bureau Manager, Eastnet News Service, Moscow, Russia. Patricia Scymczyk '75.
Senior Vice President, International Banking Division, Bank One Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. Scott Baranski '72.
Strategic Planning, Former Head of Far East Operations, Caterpillar Inc., R. Bruce St. John '65.
Assistant Language Teacher, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, Japan. Rachael Dean '06.
Retired Deputy Secretary of State, now International Management Consultant. Joseph Sisco '41.
Manager, Old Sourdough Studios, Healy, Alaska. Hana Lewicki '07.U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Edgar Bancroft, Class of 1878.
Knox College is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation for Fulbright Scholar grants awarded to faculty during 2009-2010. Karen Kampwirth is studying feminism and politics at the University of Buenos Aires, and Jeremy Day O'Connell is conducting musicology and linguistics research at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Severed heads, a ghost in the well -- the Knox College Japanese Club marks Halloween by building a "Kimodameshi," which led visitors through scenes drawn from traditional Japanese ghost stories.
Too much government action, not too little, lengthened the Great Depression, according to author and columnist Amity Shlaes, in an October 15 lecture at Knox College.
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