Hometown Hillsdale: Roni Roth Avra, ’12

Hometown Hillsdale: Roni Roth Avra, ’12

Written by Stephanie Gordon Growing up in Hillsdale, Michigan, didn’t deter Roni Roth Avra, ’12, from wanting to attend the college in her own backyard. Hillsdale College was familiar thanks to her mother, Renee Roth, who worked at Hillsdale for more than 27 years, retiring in 2024. Hillsdale was close to home and still allowed Roni, a seasoned equestrian, the freedom to show her then-beloved horse, Cherokee. Roni was born in Ohio and moved to H…