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