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![Amalgam of all 2020 winners](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/alumni-feature.jpg?itok=JJGiOKS-)
These 13 Alumni Award winners epitomize what it means to be a Grinnellian.
![Mellon fellow Elijah Griffin ’21 with professor John Garrison](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/magazine-feature-images/melonmays.mentor.garrison.128_A.jpg?itok=Am0LpAe1)
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program is designed to support and advance underrepresented students, but it is leaving a distinct mark on the professors who mentor them as well.
![Sarah Purcell with students in Iowa Room](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/iowa.room_.purcell.195.jpg?itok=xq4uFl1U)
How a mentor can make a difference in a student’s life — just ask Sarah Purcell ’92
![Author signing copy of Mentor](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/magazine-feature-images/Mentor-Launch-Event--095.jpg?itok=i89vxJge)
A glimpse into his wide-ranging influence
![Sarah Weltz, Sandra Joy Stein, and Stein's son walking down a garden path](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/Care_MG_8040_web.jpg?itok=UDwoylub)
In which the “package” comes in the form of a human caregiver.
![rocket ship illustration](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/magazine-feature-images/Rocket%20Graphic2.jpg?itok=bzF4Pzd0)
For students as well as their supervisors, internships can be powerful learning experiences that help prepare students for careers that matter.
![Carlton Segbefia and Ridhika Agrawal](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/magazine-feature-images/20190807.interns.LA_.web_.jpg?itok=coleLSoq)
Part of the series “Internships Help Grinnellians to Launch”
![Chaz Del Mar](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/magazine-feature-images/20190730.intern.DelMar.Calvert.web_.jpg?itok=dbumGE6K)
Part of the series “Internships Help Grinnellians to Launch”
![Anya Grundmann](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/Anya-Grundmann_npr_web.jpg?itok=EwWsLIyl)
How a curious English major with musical interests forged a career in radio
![Mark Couch](https://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/Mark-Couch-87.jpg?itok=INzjEJk0)
Part of the series “Internships Help Grinnellians to Launch”