GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Grinnell Graduates Are Finding Employment!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Grinnell Graduates Are Finding Employment!

2009 Commencement

Even in today's tough economic world, Grinnell graduates are still landing good jobs. This story in the South Jersey Courier-Post highlights such a story.

Of the nine graduating football players, they are getting jobs in education, sales, art, research, hotel management, and finance. While a couple others have chosen to pursue graduate school immediately after receiving their diploma.

There is no doubt times are tough, but with a Grinnell degree in your hand, the possibilities are endless!

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.