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The Tartan: Where Science Meets Imagination

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is featured in the Winter 2026 edition of The Tartan magazine. Read more from The Tartan at alma.edu/tartan. In the spirit of iGEM, Alma students unite

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Winter 2026 Edition

In Perfect Time

For more than three decades, Professor Dave Zerbe has set the tempo for Alma’s bands and percussion ensemble, blending musicianship, mentorship and tradition into a legacy that will resonate long after his final season on the field and in Presbyterian Hall.

 

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Key Stories

In a collegiate laboratory setting, a male student works with an eyedropper tool while a female student and male faculty advisor look on.
Where Science Meets Imagination
A middle-aged, blonde-haired woman with a big smile stands in the middle of a row of football players: her three sons and husband, who are wearing maroon-colored uniforms and holding their helmets at their sides.
Home-Field Advantage
A student wearing a suit stands at a lectern in a college classroom, surrounded by similarly-dressed students.
Arguing for Understanding
A middle-aged man and a female college student are pictured in an outdoors environment, wearing cold-weather clothes and holding maintenance supplies.
Listening and Learning — The Roots of our Next Chapter
In this vintage photo, a middle-aged, male college professor in the background instructs a student in the foreground.
Honoring George Gazmararian’s Legacy at Alma College
The Kilte Marching band walks in the Homecoming Parade.
Staying Connected to Alma — and to Each Other
In Memoriam
Alumni Notes
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The Tartan is the magazine of Alma College and is published two times yearly. Contact Tim Rath, editor of The Tartan and director of college communications.