Alumni News
October 03, 2022
Dr. Stevens Bonhomme Just Keeps Climbing
Dr. Stevens Bonhomme (M.A. ′17, Applied Economics) loved admiring the lights of Kalamazoo at night from the vantage point of the steps at Heritage Hall. Since graduating from Western Michigan University, he’s only continued to climb, and his outlook shines even brighter. “Always follow your dreams,” he advised current Broncos...
September 23, 2022
WIDR Shaped More Than Curtis Cunningham’s Musical Tastes
Curtis Cunningham’s (B.S. ′87, Communications) time at WIDR not only shaped him musically, but professionally and personally, too. Professionally, he’s now a video strategist with Voyage Pictures, a video production and marketing agency based in Grand Rapids. Before that, he was the director of marketing and public relations for the...
September 22, 2022
Alumna Jamie Judson Barks Up the Right Tree
Dogged is one way you could describe Jamie Judson (B.B.A. ′11, Advertising and Promotion). Enthusiastic is another, because this Western Michigan University alumna has also shown great passion and joy when it comes to running City Bark, downtown Detroit’s first pet supply store. In 2014, Jamie founded City Bark as...
September 13, 2022
For Glen Dillon, Working at WIDR Hit All the Right Notes
Glen Dillion (B.A. ′04, Organizational Communication; M.A. ′18, Organizational Change Leadership) first learned about WIDR during his orientation at Western Michigan University. “The orientation leader mentioned there was a student-run radio station and my ears perked up. Later that day I went to Faunce and found WIDR,” he said. “Greg...
August 23, 2022
Alumnus Ben Lando Still Has a Nose and Passion for News
Running a trusted, high-quality news outlet today isn’t for the faint of heart. Fortunately, alumnus Ben Lando (B.A. ’05) remains undeterred. His reporting has taken him from Kalamazoo to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, the UK, and back to Kalamazoo again. Ben returned here in 2013...
August 18, 2022
Alumna Strives for Inclusion in the Ad World
“I have Brown and Gold in my heart and I will always be grateful for my time in Kalamazoo,” said Omo Ogbomo-Williams (B.A.’15, Organizational Communication). Omo is currently a senior manager of equity, inclusion, and belonging at VMLY&R in Chicago, a marketing and communications company specializing in advertising, digital and...