Stories of Sagehen Impact

Dr. W. Benton Boone ’62, Louise Bryson, Justice Halim Dhanidina ’94 and David W. Oxtoby will address graduates at Pomona College’s 2025 Commencement ceremony to be held Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. on Marston Quad on the Pomona College campus. 

Dr. Pamela Sutton '69 has had an impressive career as a palliative care doctor and world traveler. She credits Pomona College for giving her the passion for global exploration and the foundation to pursue her dream of being a doctor. 

Pomona College celebrates Sagehen Athletics Giving Day on Thursday, March 6. We asked some of our student-athletes to share how our athletics program bolstered by the Pomona community’s generosity helps provide them with an unmatched experience.

With 16 Fulbright U.S. students this academic year, Pomona tied at No. 2 with Amherst and Barnard Colleges among baccalaureate institutions nationwide.

Erica Dobbs, assistant professor of politics at Pomona College, has received a grant of $48,036 from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the effectiveness of efforts to unionize workers in the South using the Justice for Janitors model. 

During his two-year term, Mac Barnett '04 will travel the country championing children’s picture books as a quintessential American art form.

Four years after graduating from Pomona College with a degree in politics, Gabby Herzig ’21 now covers golf as a staff writer at The Athletic—the sports vertical of The New York Times.

James Solomon ’06 developed a love for public service while majoring in public policy analysis at Pomona College. He has been a city councilman in Jersey City, New Jersey since 2017 and is now running for mayor. 

Sharon Russell ’52, who recently died at 93, ensures her passion for education and advocacy will live on at Pomona with a generous bequest gift of more than $1.75 million to the College.

While the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes individual excellence in academics, leadership and community service, Alexandra Turvey '24 sees herself as a product of her college environment. She is the first Sagehen to receive the honor.