Stories of Sagehen Impact

Each year, the Alumni Association bestows awards on alumni and faculty for their unique and remarkable achievements. 

Francesca Capossela ’18, David Connor ’15 and Julius Taranto ’12, along with Tyriek White PZ ’13, convened this month on Pomona’s campus for the event “Four ‘First Novelists,’” presented by the Pomona College English Department.

Since hitting FM airwaves Feb. 12, 1956, KSPC has given Claremont Colleges students the platform and freedom to explore the intricacies of DJing, making the college radio station unique in its objective and longevity.

By day, Della Anjeh ’16 works as a software engineer at Google. On evenings and weekends, she moonlights as a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers. Her experiences at Pomona College helped launch both of her disparate careers.

Hear how Alumni Association Board member Robi Ganguly ’00 used his Pomona education experience and long-standing Sagehen friendships to forge an entrepreneurial path leading to his own successful company and the inspiration to pay it forward.

In 2018, Pomona College alumna Mackenzie Grieman '09 spent weeks living in a tent in Antarctica for postdoctoral research. Six years later, she's an associate editor at Springer Nature Group, the global publisher of scientific research.

In January, the Career Development Office’s (CDO) Smart Start Career Fellows Program partnered with several Bay Area alumni who helped to arrange an experiential learning trip for 20 sophomores. 

Monika Moore ’03 has been named the new Director of Alumni and Family Engagement and will begin her position on March 18, 2024.

Mikey Dickerson '01 helped rescue the HealthCare.gov website, a key part of the Affordable Care Act, in 2013. Now he is helping pilot a new program, "Return to Pomona," and teaching computer science spring semester at his alma mater.

Pomona College’s commencement ceremony, taking place May 12, 2024, will feature four distinguished speakers: Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Cecilia Conrad, Harry Elam and Emil Kakkis ’82.