Alumni News
December 11, 2013
Chicago Fire
Victoria Blade (BA '10, Theater Performance) recently propelled her career by making her television debut on NBC's "Chicago Fire," 15 years after her first stage debut with the Pinckney Players in the Jane Tasch Performing Arts Theatre of Pinckney, Michigan. In addition to her television debut, Blade was also nominated...
December 01, 2013
Empowering Girls
Sandy Barry-Loken (BA ’94, Public Relations; MA ’97, Counselor Education & Counseling Psychology) spends her days serving as a role model and mentor for more than 2,000 third through eighth grade girls in Southwest Michigan as the Director of the Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run. She leads the organization...
November 25, 2013
Incredible Interactions
Ed Gordon (BA '82, Communication; Political Science), host of Weekly with Ed Gordon on BET, will return to campus Monday, Dec. 2 to discuss the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., in celebration of the 50th anniversary of MLK's visit to Western Michigan University. He will also lead a panel...
November 20, 2013
Transportation Authority
Michael W. Lewis (BBA '71, Management), retired Chicago-area banking executive and WMU Foundation Board Member, has been named to the 16-member board of the Regional Transportation Authority. The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the financial oversight body for the three transit agencies in Northeastern Illinois: The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra...
November 18, 2013
Accelerating Michigan
Ryan Vaughn (BA '06, English) recently walked away from the fourth Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition as a grand prize winner. Well, his company Varsity News Network of Grand Rapids, won, and took home the $500,000 cash prize. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is an international business competition that awards cash...
November 13, 2013
The Wellness RN
Heather Ratliff (BSN '11, Nursing), the founder of The Wellness RN, will be on campus to discuss eating healthy while maintaining an on-the-go lifestyle as part of the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series at Western Michigan University. With a passion for wellness, Heather Ratliff began The Wellness RN in...