Grinnell College Virtual Alumni Spelling Bee Championship

Enjoy watching Grinnell College’s first Virtual Alumni Spelling Bee Championship. During the event, fifteen alumni finalists competed in a friendly, nostalgic spelling competition. The alumni spelled over 100 words ranging from “sapling” to “pterodactyl” to discover who will be the 2020 Spelling Bee Champion.

Participants

  • Zev Braun '15
  • Chloe Briney '17
  • Michael Cole '12
  • Sarah Cornell '97
  • Ellen Herring '59
  • David Hollond '91
  • Bristol Ivy '07
  • Carly Schuna '06
  • Evan Solomon '80
  • Marissa Thompson '02
  • Katie Tremper '85
  • Margie Wachtel '82
  • Rae S. Whatley '88
  • Arch Williams '18
  • Mariel Young '06

Staff

Jayn Bailey Chaney ’05, director of alumni and donor relations

Ashley Renstrom-Schaefer, associate director of alumni and donor relations

Jessica Stewart, senior associate director of alumni and donor relations