Alumni News
May 26, 2014
WIDR FM's First Station Manager
David Gorski (BA ’76, Communication Arts and Sciences) is the Manager of Multimedia for the Marketing and Communications division at College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, but before joining this award-winning organization he got his start as WIDR's first station manager. Gorski was a transfer student from St. Clair...
May 21, 2014
Dumela Beads
College is a place where people come to learn as much as they can. For the most part, this happens in the classroom, but sometimes in the midst of all the classes and programs students come across something that sticks in a different way; on a more spiritual level. That...
May 20, 2014
Empowering People
Nick L. Stanage (BS ’85, Mechanical Engineering) is Chairman, CEO & President of Hexcel Corporation. Before joining Hexcel as President in 2009, Stanage was President of the Heavy Vehicle Products group at Dana Holding Corporation and earlier held a number of technical, operational, and general management roles with Honeywell, Inc...
May 19, 2014
An Outstanding Woman in Technology
Tonya Noble (BS ’96, Electrical Engineering; Alumni Association Board) was the recipient of the Outstanding Woman in Technology Award at the 2014 National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention. She is currently the Director of Navy Training Systems Programs for The Boeing Company, where she has oversight of the delivery...
May 18, 2014
A Dedicated Spirit
For most, deciding which college to attend is fairly straightforward. You look at what you’re interested in, send out applications, and hopefully move into a dorm room in the fall. Then you buy your books and you’re ready for classes. While this is the norm for many, some have to...
May 14, 2014
Radio Personality, Cookbook Enthusiast
Western Michigan University has access to a variety of different radio stations; approximately 48 can be heard from the Kalamazoo area. With genres including rock, classical, talk, and country, listeners have their fair share of diverse stations. Alumnus Tim Murphy (BA ’86, Journalism) dove into broadcasting head first, trying to...