Alumni News
October 22, 2014
Dan Martin, 2014 Distinguished Alumnus
The three newest Distinguished Alumni will be honored with their awards on Friday, October 24 in the Bernhard Center. During the last few weeks, we’ve profiled each honoree. This week we feature Daniel Martin (BA ’76, Theatre) who is the Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon...
October 19, 2014
Granderson Returns to Campus
CNN contributor, ESPN senior writer and Western Michigan University alumnus LZ Granderson (BA '96, Interpersonal Communication) returns to campus this week to deliver a lecture in the Community and Communication Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the School of Communication. Granderson also is being inducted into the communication school’s alumni academy...
October 15, 2014
Donald Southwell, 2014 Distinguished Alumnus
The 51st Distinguished Alumni Awards reception will take place over Homecoming Weekend on Friday, October 24. This year, three alumni who have reached a high level of distinction in their professional lives will be honored with the University’s most prestigious award for alumni. One of this year’s honorees is Donald...
October 12, 2014
Flagstar CEO to Speak on Campus
As CEO of Flagstar Bank, Alessandro DiNello (BBA ’75) has played a critical role in strengthening the bank’s risk management, compliance and quality control. Prior to his current position, he was president and chief administrative officer of Flagstar Bank, and for a number of years, executive vice president of personal...
October 08, 2014
Wendell Christoff, 2014 Distinguished Alumnus
The 51st Distinguished Alumni Awards reception will take place over Homecoming Weekend on Friday, October 24. This year, three alumni who have reached a high level of distinction in their professional lives will be honored with the University’s most prestigious award for alumni. One of this year’s honorees is Wendell...
October 01, 2014
Reunions in Kuala Lumpur
Since 2010, a group of alumni in Malaysia have been coordinating reunion events in Kuala Lumpur. Hasnah Ishak (BBA ’87, Computer Information Systems) explained that it began when a few alumni ‘met’ on Facebook, set up a committee of sorts, and organized their first reunion. Since then, they’ve held one...