Alumni News
September 12, 2012
A Creative Voice, Found
Mary Hatch (BS '70, Secondary Education- Art; MA '72, Painting) taught briefly—three years to be exact—helping students to find their creative voice. She's also taught classes at Kellogg Community College and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Although she felt well prepared for teaching, she returned to the studio to focus...
September 10, 2012
Our Brewing Company
Dane Sexton (BBA '98, Food Marketing) has built a financial planning practice at Morgan Stanley for the last 14 years, but he's about to embark on a long-time dream… to open a Micro-Brew Pub. Our Brewing Company is slated to open in late October, but the idea has been around...
September 09, 2012
Archer to be Honored
Dennis Archer (BS '65, Special Ed; WMU Board of Trustees; WMU Distinguished Alumni-1982) was honored in mid-September during a sold-out gala for a lifetime of work as an advocate for the benefits of diversity. The gala will be held in New York City at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall...
September 09, 2012
Making WMU Mobile
"This was a great real-life work experience for me," said Lance Danzy, Computer Science major. Danzy is among a handful of students who took part in creating and improving the WMU Mobile App. The App, which was solely built and coded by students, launched version 1.0 in May 2011. Version...
September 06, 2012
It's All About Networking
Johnson Controls has a program called Blue Sky Involve—which encourages employees to reach out to non-profits or other groups with leadership development. Employees may apply once a year with an organization in mind, and the organizations selected receive $1000. Good news for the College of Aviation— Ken Dombrowski (BS '93...
September 05, 2012
School Leader
Eugene Thompson (BA '63, Education, Ed.D. '72, Educational Leadership) is currently the vice chair of the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First), appointed in 2007 by then Gov. Janet Napolitano. Thompson has had an active 40-year career in education at both the K-12 and university levels...