Alumni News
February 16, 2015
Jazz Alumni at #1
In the same week, two Western Michigan University Jazz Studies alumni have #1 records in their respective categories. Quincy Davis’ (’99) CD “Songs in the Key of Q” is #1 this week in the Jazz Charts. Click here to read more. Michael “Smidi” Smith’s (’89) CD “Planet Seven” by Sandaime...
February 15, 2015
Enabling Children with Autism
The Great Lakes Center for Autism Treatment and Research, a Residential Opportunities Inc. program, is the subject of an upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series event hosted by WMU’s Haworth College of Business. Jeana Koerber (BS ’05; MA ’09, Psychology), clinical director, will discuss “Enabling children to reach...
February 08, 2015
Start-up Success
When the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences inducted Rajesh Voddiraju (MS '93, Computer Science) into the Alumni Excellence Academy in 2014, he was described as a man who “has gone from a hands-on techie to executive management... to entrepreneurial success.” Voddiraju is the founder, president & CEO of HealthiPASS...
January 27, 2015
Helping Girls Build Confidence
After graduating from Western Michigan University, Shayne Wheeler (BA ’03, Sociology) knew she wanted to start a career in non-profits, but wasn’t sure of the capacity in which she wanted to work. She returned to WMU, studying public administration, to narrow her focus. While working on her Master’s, Wheeler heard...
January 21, 2015
A Wanderer's Soul
Tess Story (BS ’91, Applied Liberal Studies) has brought together her passion for the arts and love of writing in her first book, “A Wanderer’s Soul”. “It is set in post-plague Europe, and it’s based on two young survivors of the plague who lived outside Florence,” Story said. Her novel...
January 08, 2015
President, AAM Asia
Donald L. Joseph (BBA ’77, Industrial Marketing; MA ’93) has been appointed as President - American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Asia (Vice President - AAM Corporate). In this role, he will continue to lead AAM’s regional business, engineering, and manufacturing activity from AAM’s Asia Headquarters and Engineering Center located in...